Bill > HB194

This bill legalizes and regulates sports gaming in Ohio, levying a tax on businesses that provide sports gaming, creating a Sports Gaming Advisory Board, and requiring the State Lottery Commission to make certain lottery games available in Ohio. The key provisions of the bill include: - Defining terms related to sports gaming, including "sports gaming," "sports gaming agent," "sports gaming facility," and "sports gaming receipts." - Authorizing the State Lottery Commission to adopt rules governing the operation of sports gaming, including procedures for accepting wagers, types of wagers allowed, and responsible gaming measures. - Requiring persons to obtain appropriate sports gaming licenses from the Lottery Commission before operating or assisting in operating sports gaming. - Establishing licensing requirements and procedures for sports gaming agents, management services providers, and occupational licensees. - Prohibiting certain conduct related to sports gaming, such as accepting wagers from minors or participating in sports gaming as an employee of a sports gaming agent. - Imposing a 10% tax on a sports gaming agent's sports gaming receipts, with the revenue used to fund education, problem gambling programs, and administration of the law. - Requiring the Lottery Commission to establish a monitoring system to identify suspicious wagering activity. - Authorizing veteran's and fraternal organizations to offer sports gaming through a contract with a licensed sports gaming agent. The bill also makes various changes to existing law related to the State Lottery Commission, municipal income tax withholding, and the personal income tax.

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https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-194