(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 R.C. § 2915.02 or a substantially similar municipal ordinance.
(2) Recklessly permit the premises to be used or occupied for gambling in violation of R.C. § 2915.02 or a substantially similar municipal ordinance.
(b) Whoever violates division (a) of 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 to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(c) Premises used or occupied in violation of this section constitute a nuisance subject to abatement under R.C. Chapter 3767.
(R.C. § 2915.03) (`80 Code, § 630.03) Penalty, see § 698.02