(A) No owner or lessor of a location shall assist a charitable instant bingo organization in the conduct of instant bingo other than at a bingo session at that location unless the owner or lessor has entered into a written contract, as described in Ohio R.C. 2915.093, with the charitable instant bingo organization to assist in the conduct of instant bingo other than at a bingo session.
(B) The location of the lessor or owner shall be designated as a location where the charitable instant bingo organization conducts instant bingo other than at a bingo session.
(C) No owner or lessor of a location that enters into a written contract as prescribed in division (A) above shall violate any provision of this chapter or Ohio R.C. Ch. 2915, or permit, aid or abet any other person in violating any provision of this chapter or Ohio R.C. Ch. 2915.
(D) No owner or lessor of a location that enters into a written contract as prescribed in division (A) above shall violate the terms of the contract.
(E) (1) Whoever violates divisions (C) or (D) above is guilty of illegal instant bingo conduct. Except as otherwise provided in this division (E), illegal instant bingo conduct is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of divisions (C) or (D) above, illegal instant bingo conduct is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(2) If an owner or lessor of a location knowingly, intentionally or recklessly violates divisions (C) or (D) above, any license that the owner or lessor holds for the retail sale of any goods on the owner’s or lessor’s premises that is issued by the state or a political subdivision is subject to suspension, revocation or payment of a monetary penalty at the request of the Attorney General.
(ORC 2915.094)