(a) No person shall be a bingo game operator unless he or she is eighteen years of age or older.
(b) No person who has been convicted of a felony or a gambling offense in any jurisdiction shall be a bingo game operator.
(c) Whoever violates subsection (a) hereof is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. Whoever violates subsection (b) hereof is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. The penalty shall be as provided in Section 698.02. (ORC 2915.11)