Associated CSI Documents
Business Impact Analysis

Contact Information for Comments

The Commission welcomes comments regarding these proposed rules. To ensure your comments are considered as part of the Common Sense Initiative (“CSI”) review period, the Commission should receive them no later than October 3, 2018.

Any questions or comments with respect to these rules may be directed to William Cox via email at William.Cox@casinocontrol.ohio.gov or U.S. Mail at 100 East Broad Street, 20th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215. Comments may also be directed to the CSI Office at csipubliccomments@governor.ohio.gov.

Created by Executive Order 2011-01K, the Common Sense Initiative (CSI), and Senate Bill 2 of the 129th General Assembly, require state agencies, including the Casino Control Commission, to draft rules in collaboration with stakeholders, assess and justify any adverse impact on the business community (as defined by Senate Bill 2), and provide opportunity for the affected public to provide input on the rules. 

The Ohio Casino Control Commission submitted the following proposed rule to the CSI office for review on September 19, 2018: 

Brief Explanation of the Rule

This rule requires casino operators to engage an independent certified public accountant annually to conduct a financial audit. The rule also requires that the Commission be notified of Securities and Exchange Commission reports filed and given copies of suspicious activity reports filed. The rule also allows the Commission to require an annual compliance audit, if necessary. The amendment to the rule largely strips out unnecessary verbiage but does contain two substantive changes. First, it requires that the lead audit partner engaged by a casino operator for the annual financial audit must rotate off the assignment if that partner has served in that capacity for five years. Second, the rule eliminates the requirement that casino operators have internal controls related to certain federal regulations. Eliminating this requirement allows the casino operators to more quickly adjust to any changes required by federal government regulators without the need for Commission approval. The purpose of this rule is to ensure the integrity of casino gaming by having neutral third parties and the Commission conduct or receive audits, reports, and other important financial filings or documents.

3772-12 Voluntary Exclusion Program (2 Rules)

3772-12-04 (amendment) – titled “Responsibilities of excluded facilities.” This rule prescribes the minimum responsibilities of casino operators to ensure compliance with the VEP. The amendments provide slight changes to the responsibilities of excluded facilities under the jurisdiction of the Commission pursuant to the creation of the Ohio VEP. The first amendment reflects a change in how the Commission provides the list of individuals participating in the program and provides that operators should be checking and updating their database with changes to the list within seven days. The next amendment clarifies the notification requirements for when an excluded person is found on the premises of a casino, requiring operators to immediately notify the applicable commission employee, and then follow up with additional information within seventy-two hours. This is already existing practice. Finally, the amended rule makes some streamlining changes, stripping out specifics and allowing each excluded facility to create its own problem gambling plan created under rule 3772-12-06, with which the operator must comply. The purpose of this rule is to ensure that casino facilities help combat compulsive and problem gambling.

3772-12-06 (amendment) – titled “Compulsive and problem gambling plan.” This rule details the procedures that must be included in each casino operator’s compulsive and problem gambling plan, including procedures regarding the implementation and enforcement of the voluntary exclusion program, the provision of responsible gambling materials to patrons, and the operator’s commitment to preventing underage gambling and gambling by persons who are impaired by drugs or alcohol. The amended rule moves some of these procedures from 3772-12-04 to 3772-12-06, creating one rule regarding internal procedures. Additionally, there are minor amendments that seek to combine, simplify, and streamline language. The purpose of this rule is to ensure that casino facilities are aiding the Commission in productively combatting compulsive and problem gambling.

 

Associated CSI Documents
Business Impact Analysis

Contact Information for Comments
The Commission welcomes comments regarding these proposed rules. To ensure your comments are considered as part of the Common Sense Initiative (“CSI”) review period, the Commission should receive them no later than July 10.

Any questions or comments with respect to these rules may be directed to William Cox via email at William.Cox@casinocontrol.ohio.gov or U.S. Mail at 100 East Broad Street, 20th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215. Comments may also be directed to the CSI Office at csipubliccomments@governor.ohio.gov.


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