3772-50-17. Duties of skill-based amusement machine vendors  


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  • In addition to all other requirements under this chapter, each skill-based amusement machine vendor has an ongoing duty to:

    (A) Only manufacture, for use in this state, skill-based amusement machines and related equipment in accordance with the specifications of Chapters 2915. and 3772. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder.

    (B) Ensure that each skill-based amusement machine sold or otherwise provided in this state meets the minimum technical standards established by the commission.

    (C) Unless otherwise approved, submit all type-B and type-C skill-based amusement machines to a certified independent skill-based testing laboratory for testing in accordance with this chapter prior to selling or otherwise providing a type-B or type-C skill-based amusement machine for use in this state.

    (D) Ensure copies of testing reports and all other documentation from a certified independent skill-based amusement machine testing laboratory are made available to the commission upon request.

    (E) Ensure that all electronic or mechanical components, including the motherboard, that can or could be manipulated to affect the outcome of a game, excluding those components that interact with a player, are located in a locked cabinet or console.

    (F) Comply with all notices or directives from the commission, executive director of the commission, or his or her designee, to draft, edit, or implement policies, procedures, or practices.


Effective: 4/23/2018
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 04/23/2023
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3772.03
Rule Amplifies: 3772.03 , 2915.01