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(a) No charitable organization shall conduct a charitable game of chance between the hours of 12:.00 midnight and 10:00 a.m. on Mondays through Fridays, and no charitable organization shall conduct a charitable game of chance or charitable scheme of chance between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
(b) No person who has been convicted for a felony or gambling offense in any jurisdiction shall serve as a charitable game of chance operator.
(c) No person who is under the age of 18 years shall serve as a charitable game of chance operator.
(d) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Each day upon which a violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 156-2005. Passed 10-3-05.)
(a) No charitable organization shall conduct a charitable game of chance, as defined in the Ohio Revised Code, without first registering with the Chief of Police in accordance with this section.
(b) The registration form required to conduct a charitable game of chance shall be furnished to the Chief of Police and shall contain the following information:
(1) The name and address of the charitable organization;
(2) An affirmation that the charitable organization is a charitable organization;
(3) The location at which the charitable organization will conduct the game of chance;
(4) The days of the week and the times each day a game of chance will be conducted;
(5) A sworn statement that the charitable organization will comply with all of the requirements for conducting a game of chance under Ohio R.C. 2915.02;
(6) A sworn statement that the charitable organization will take reasonable steps to ensure that all of the charitable game of chance operators are volunteers, are over the age of 18, are not felons, and that none of the volunteers will be paid. A signed affidavit from each charitable game of chance operator attesting to these facts is a reasonable step. The Chief of Police shall provide sample affidavits to any charitable organization requesting them;
(7) A sworn statement that the charitable organization is receiving 100% of the proceeds less any costs or expenses allowed by law; and
(8) Identification of the source of the equipment and supplies for the operation of the charitable game of chance.
(c) A fifty dollar ($50.00) fee for each charitable game of chance shall accompany each registration application.
(d) Registration of a charitable game of chance shall be made at least 14 days prior to the proposed date of the charitable game of chance.
(e) Registration shall not be required for a charitable game of chance involving the sale of raffle tickets when the sale of raffle tickets may occur at more than one location.
(f) The Chief of Police, upon receiving a completed registration form, shall issue to the applicant a proof of registration. This proof of registration shall be kept at the gambling site during all hours of operation and shall be shown to any Euclid law enforcement officer who asks to see it.
(g) Whoever violates division (a) of this section is guilty of a fourth degree misdemeanor.
(Ord. 156-2005. Passed 10-3-05.)
(a) Each charitable game of chance operator shall, at a time between the registration by the charitable organization with the Chief of Police and prior to the date of the proposed charitable game of chance, present the Chief of Police with a valid photo ID and make a sworn statement attesting that they:
(1) Are over the age of 18;
(2) Have not been convicted of any felony or gambling offense in any jurisdiction;
(3) Are not being paid to operate the charitable game of chance; and
(4) That they will abide by the gaming laws of the City of Euclid and the Ohio Revised Code.
(b) The Chief of Police shall give the operator a license or certificate, at no cost to the operator, that states the operator's name and the dates of the proposed charitable game for which the license or certificate is good for.
(c) While operating a charitable game of chance, a charitable game of chance operator must at all times have both the photo ID used to register with the Chief of Police and the certificate or license granted them by the Chief of Police. When the operator is operating a charitable game of chance they must show the ID and the certificate or license to a Euclid law enforcement officer if an officer requests to see them.
(d) Any operator of a charitable game of chance who is found to have a prior conviction for a felony or gambling offense is guilty of a first degree misdemeanor. Any operator of a charitable game of chance found to be under 18 years of age is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 156-2005. Passed 10-3-05.)
At any location where a charitable organization is operating a charitable game of chance there shall be one area designated as the house bank.
(a) All the money used for any charitable game of chance shall be kept in the house bank.
(b) All money, in the form of cash or check only, must be exchanged for chips or markers at the house bank.
(c) The chips or markers are to be the only means of money to be used to place bets at a charitable game of chance.
(d) No cash is to be laid on a table, exchanged at a table, or used for placing bets at a table, where any game of chance is being operated.
(e) Only members of the charitable organization may operate the house bank or be in the house bank area, and those in or operating the house bank area must be registered with the Chief of Police as an operator of a charitable game of chance.
(Ord. 156-2005. Passed 10-3-05.)