Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the state lottery commission consisting of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. No more than five members of the commission shall be members of the same political party. Of […]
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) Subject to the advice and consent of the senate, the governor shall appoint a director of the state lottery commission who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The director shall devote full time to the duties of the office […]
Effective: September 26, 1996 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 211 – 121st General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall be employed by or continue employment with the state lottery commission who has been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony, or of a misdemeanor of the first, second, or third degree, […]
Effective: March 23, 2022 Latest Legislation: House Bill 29 – 134th General Assembly (A) The state lottery commission shall promulgate rules under which a statewide lottery may be conducted, which includes, and since the original enactment of this section has included, the authority for the commission to operate video lottery terminal games. Any reference in […]
Effective: August 1, 1980 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 139 – 113th General Assembly For the purpose of conducting any study or investigation, the state lottery commission may direct that public hearings be held at a time and place, prescribed by the commission, in accordance with section 121.22 of the Revised Code. Hearings shall be held […]
Effective: October 9, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 263 – 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, “person” means any individual, association, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, club, trust, estate, society, receiver, trustee, person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, instrumentality of the state or any of its political subdivisions, or any […]
Effective: September 26, 1996 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 211 – 121st General Assembly (A) The director of the state lottery commission may refuse to enter into any contracts or agreements with vendors whose activities on behalf of the commission could potentially affect the integrity of the state lottery’s on-line gaming system or instant ticket gaming […]
Effective: March 23, 2022 Latest Legislation: House Bill 29 – 134th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the state lottery gross revenue fund, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state but shall not be part of the state treasury. All gross revenues received from sales of lottery tickets, fines, fees, […]
Effective: March 23, 2022 Latest Legislation: House Bill 29 – 134th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, lottery prize awards shall be claimed by the holder of the winning lottery product, or by the executor or administrator, or the trustee of a trust, of the estate of a deceased […]
Effective: June 11, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 386 – 129th General Assembly (A)(1) If the amount of the prize money or the cost of goods or services awarded as a lottery prize award meets or exceeds the reportable winnings amounts set by 26 U.S.C. 6041, or a subsequent analogous section of the Internal Revenue […]
Effective: June 11, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 386 – 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, “prize winner,” “transferee,” and “transferor” have the same meanings as in section 3770.10 of the Revised Code. (B) The state lottery commission shall deduct amounts from lottery prize awards and file returns in accordance with sections […]
Effective: October 9, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 – 134th General Assembly (A) If a person is entitled to a lottery prize award and is indebted to the state for the payment of any tax, workers’ compensation premium, unemployment contribution, payment in lieu of unemployment contribution, certified claim under section 131.02 or 131.021 of […]
Effective: September 26, 1996 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 211 – 121st General Assembly (A) No person shall sell a lottery ticket at a price greater than that fixed by rule of the state lottery commission. (B) No person other than a licensed lottery sales agent shall sell lottery tickets, but nothing in this section shall […]
Effective: March 23, 2022 Latest Legislation: House Bill 29 – 134th General Assembly As used in sections 3770.07 to 3770.073 and 3770.10 to 3770.14 of the Revised Code: (A) “Court of competent jurisdiction” means either the general division or the probate division of the court of common pleas of the county in which the prize […]
Effective: September 17, 2002 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 226 – 124th General Assembly Prior to the date on which a prize winner becomes obligated under a transfer agreement, the transferee shall provide to the prize winner a disclosure statement, in boldface type of the minimum size of fourteen points, setting forth all of the following: […]
Effective: March 31, 2005 Latest Legislation: House Bill 362 – 125th General Assembly A court of competent jurisdiction shall approve a transfer of a lottery prize award only in a final order that is based on express findings of the court. The court shall approve the transfer if each of the following conditions that applies […]
Effective: March 31, 2005 Latest Legislation: House Bill 362 – 125th General Assembly Any state lottery commission rules allowing lottery prize awards to be paid in installments also shall allow a prize winner who is being paid a prize award in that manner to transfer all or a portion of the remainder of the prize […]
Effective: September 17, 2002 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 226 – 124th General Assembly (A) A transferee shall file an application under sections 3770.10 to 3770.14 of the Revised Code for the approval in advance of a transfer of a lottery prize award in a court of competent jurisdiction. (B) The following procedures shall apply to […]
Effective: September 17, 2002 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 226 – 124th General Assembly (A) Upon receipt of a court order issued under section 3770.13 of the Revised Code, the transferee shall provide a certified copy of the court order to the director of the state lottery commission. Not later than ten days after receipt of […]
Effective: June 11, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 386 – 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Video lottery terminal” means any electronic device approved by the state lottery commission that provides immediate prize determinations for participants on an electronic display that is located at a facility owned by a holder of […]
