Ohio Revised Code (Last Updated: January 27, 2016)

Section 2915.03. Operating a gambling house

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(A) No person, being the owner or lessee, or having custody, control, or supervision of premises, shall:
(1) Use or occupy such premises for gambling in violation of section 2915.02 of the Revised Code;
(2) Recklessly permit such premises to be used or occupied for gambling in violation of section 2915.02 of the Revised Code.

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of operating a gambling house, a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a gambling offense, operating a gambling house is a felony of the fifth degree.
(C) Premises used or occupied in violation of this section constitute a nuisance subject to abatement pursuant to sections 3767.01 to 3767.99 of the Revised Code.

Effective Date: 07-01-1996

                    
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