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OHIO
CHARITABLE
GAMING
BINGO LAWS
WHAT IS A "POOL N OT C ONDUCTED WHAT IS "BINGO?"
FOR PROFIT?"
O.R.C. 2915.01 generally defines Bingo as:
(O.R.C. 2915.01) • “Traditional” bingo in which players
• No license is required for a scheme in cover spaces on cards which correspond
which a participant gives money for a to letters and numbers called by a bingo
chance to win a prize, and the total game operator;
amount of money wagered is distributed • Instant bingo, punch boards and raffles.
to a participant or participants.
For a complete
• Not a scheme of chance or bingo. definition, please see
O.R.C. 2915.01(S).
OHIO
CHARITABLE
GAMING
BINGO LAWS
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