{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2915.03","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 2915.03","heading":"Operating a gambling house.","body":"(A) No person, being the owner or lessee, or having custody, control, or supervision of premises, shall:\n(1) Use or occupy such premises for gambling in violation of section 2915.02 of the Revised Code;\n(2) Recklessly permit such premises to be used or occupied for gambling in violation of section 2915.02 of the Revised Code.\n(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.\n(C) Premises used or occupied in violation of this section constitute a nuisance subject to abatement pursuant to sections 3767.01 to 3767.99 of the Revised Code.","path":["Title 29 Crimes-Procedure","Chapter 2915 Gambling"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2915.03","current_through":"1996-07-01 (Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:31Z","sha256":"d5f544e4f89fe7282448e4f6cc7b64980044f832c341664de499597c26f7346b","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2915.02","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2915.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}