Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2915.06 (2026)

Skill-based amusement machine prohibited conduct

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(A) No person shall give to another person any item described in division (VV)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code in exchange for a noncash prize, toy, or novelty received as a reward for playing or operating a skill-based amusement machine or for a free or reduced-price game won on a skill-based amusement machine.

(B) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of skill-based amusement machine prohibited conduct. A violation of division (A) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree for each redemption of a prize that is involved in the violation. If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of division (A) of this section, a violation of that division is a felony of the fifth degree for each redemption of a prize that is involved in the violation. The maximum fine authorized to be imposed for a felony of the fifth degree shall be imposed upon the offender.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1957–2018 · leading case: Perrin v. United States, 444 U.S. 37 (1979).
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Perrin v. United States, 444 U.S. 37 (1979). “§§2A:91-1, *45 2A:93-7, 2A: 93-10 (West 1969) (banking, labor, sports); Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2915.06 (1975) (sports); Okla.”
State v. Daboni, 2018 Ohio 4155 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “11 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to that date, any violation of section 2915.06 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, or any violation of division (B) of section 2915.”
Pickaway Cnty. Skilled Gaming, L.L.C. v. Cordray, 917 N.E.2d 305 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 15× “The amendments, inter alia, added an emergency clause to the bill, enacted R.C. 2915.06 and 2915.061, and amended R.”
State v. Syed, 2018 Ohio 1438 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “In Rocco, the defendant was convicted of one count of “skill-based amusement machine prohibited conduct” in violation of Section 2915.06. Id. at ¶ 2. On appeal, the Fifth District addressed the issue of whether the State presented sufficient evidence to establish that the gaming…”
State v. Cole, 2012 Ohio 4027 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). “Neely with two counts of gambling in violation of R.C. 2915.06(A). The Defendants pled not guilty and filed motions to suppress, arguing that the ODPS agents did not have the authority to conduct the search and that the warrant was not based upon probable cause.”
State v. Rocco, 2011 Ohio 4978 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 5× “Appellant was subsequently charged with one count of skill-based amusement machine prohibited conduct in violation of R.C. 2915.06. {¶3} A jury trial commenced on March 15, 2011.”
State v. Mills, 2012 Ohio 4387 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 12× “Mills pleaded not guilty to three counts of complicity to gambling in violation of Section 2915.06 of the Ohio Revised Code, one count of possession of criminal tools, and one count of public gaming.”
State v. Paxson, 2012 Ohio 4707 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 9× “{¶37} By Judgment Entry filed March 5, 2012, the court granted Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, finding that the receipts being exchanged for cash in these cases were not non-cash prizes, toys or novelties as prohibited by R.C. §2915.06 and R.C. §2915.01. Licking County, Case Nos.”
Benjamin v. City of Columbus, 167 Ohio St. (N.S.) 103 (Ohio 1957). · cites it 2× “Thus, Section 2915.06, Bevised Code, makes it a crime for any “person” to “play a game for money or other thing of value or make a wager” therefor; and a pin game such as described in the 1954 ordinance could obviously be very readily used in a private home as a means of…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2915.06(A) — 3 cases
State v. Cole, 2012 Ohio 4027 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). “Neely with two counts of gambling in violation of R.C. 2915.06(A). The Defendants pled not guilty and filed motions to suppress, arguing that the ODPS agents did not have the authority to conduct the search and that the warrant was not based upon probable cause.”
State v. Mills, 2012 Ohio 4387 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). “Mills pleaded not guilty to three counts of complicity to gambling in violation of Section 2915.06 of the Ohio Revised Code, one count of possession of criminal tools, and one count of public gaming.”
State v. Paxson, 2012 Ohio 4707 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). “{¶37} By Judgment Entry filed March 5, 2012, the court granted Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, finding that the receipts being exchanged for cash in these cases were not non-cash prizes, toys or novelties as prohibited by R.C. §2915.06 and R.C. §2915.01. Licking County, Case Nos.”
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