(A) No person, being the owner or lessee, or having custody, control, or supervision of premises, shall:
(1) Use or occupy the premises for gambling in violation of § 138.03;
(2) Recklessly permit the premises to be used or occupied for gambling in violation of § 138.03.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of operating a gambling house, a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a gambling offense, operating a gambling house is a felony of the fifth degree and shall be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(C) Premises used or occupied in violation of this section constitute a nuisance subject to abatement pursuant to R.C. §§ 3767.01 to 3767.99.
(R.C. § 2915.03) (Ord. 64-1973, passed 1-7-74) Penalty, see § 130.99