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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(A) The state lottery commission shall offer lottery sports gaming only at type C sports gaming hosts' facilities on self-service or clerk-operated terminals, and only to individuals who are at least twenty-one years of age and who are physically present on the premises of the facility.
(B) All of the following apply concerning lottery sports gaming:
(1) If a type C sports gaming proprietor intends to install more than two terminals in any type C sports gaming host's facility, the type C sports gaming proprietor shall notify the Ohio casino control commission of that fact not later than seven days before installing the additional terminals. The commission may disallow the installation of more than two terminals in the facility, in accordance with the commission's rules.
(2) The self-service terminal or the clerk, as applicable, shall verify that the lottery sports gaming participant is at least twenty-one years of age.
(3) A type C sports gaming proprietor may offer only the following types of wagers on sporting events, as approved by the Ohio casino control commission:
(a) Spread wagers;
(b) Over-under wagers;
(c) Moneyline wagers;
(d) Parlay wagers that are based on not more than four component wagers.
(4) A self-service terminal or clerk shall accept wagers only by cash, credit card, debit card, or electronic payment account. As used in this section, “electronic payment account” means an account maintained with a third party for purposes of making electronic payments, such as paypal, google pay, or apple pay, that is intended for general use and not only for sports gaming purposes.
(5) A self-service terminal or clerk shall not accept wagers aggregating more than seven hundred dollars in a calendar week from any one participant.
(6) The rules of the Ohio casino control commission and the state lottery commission concerning lottery sports gaming shall apply identically in all applicable respects to lottery sports gaming offered on a self-service terminal and to lottery sports gaming offered on a clerk-operated terminal.
(C)(1) A participant whose winnings from lottery sports gaming are of an amount that does not meet or exceed the reportable winnings amount set by 26 U.S.C. 6041 may receive the participant's winnings by any of the following methods:
(a) As a credit to the participant's credit card, debit card, or electronic payment account;
(b) In cash from any type C sports gaming host;
(c) By any additional method permitted by the state lottery commission by rule.
(2) A participant whose winnings from lottery sports gaming are of an amount that meets or exceeds the reportable winnings amount set by 26 U.S.C. 6041 may receive the participant's winnings in the manner determined by the state lottery commission, subject to withholding by the sports gaming proprietor under sections 718.031, 3123.90, 3775.16, and 5747.063 of the Revised Code or subject to withholding by the state lottery commission under sections 718.031, 3770.071, 3770.073, and 5747.062 of the Revised Code, as applicable.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Ohio Revised Code Title XXXVII. Health Safety Morals § 3770.25 - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/title-xxxvii-health-safety-morals/oh-rev-code-sect-3770-25/
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