§ 134.03 OPERATING A GAMBLING HOUSE.
   (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 § 134.02;
      (2)   Recklessly permit the premises to be used or occupied for gambling in violation of § 134.02.
   (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 under R.C. Chapter 3767.
(R.C. § 2915.03) ('80 Code, § 134.03) Penalty, see § 130.99