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OH SB213
Bill
Status
10/23/2013
Primary Sponsor
Randall Gardner
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AI Summary
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Amends Ohio gambling laws to define "quarter auction" as a form of bingo where participants purchase numbered bid paddles for a chance to win prizes, with winners determined by random selection of matching numbered chips or tokens from a receptacle.
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Permits charitable organizations to conduct not-for-profit quarter auctions without obtaining a bingo license, provided the auctions are not conducted for profit.
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Establishes criminal penalties for illegal quarter auction conduct: misdemeanor of the first degree for initial violation, felony of the fifth degree for subsequent violations.
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Requires charitable organizations conducting quarter auctions to maintain detailed records of gross receipts, expenses, prizes, and net profit recipients for three years.
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Adds quarter auctions to the list of bingo supplies subject to regulation and includes quarter auction supplies (bid paddles, chips, tokens) and related materials in the definition of "bingo supplies."
Legislative Description
To permit charitable organizations to conduct not-for-profit quarter auctions.
Charitable organizations-conduct nonprofit quarter auctions
Last Action
To State Government Oversight & Reform
10/23/2013