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517.03 GENERAL OFFENSES CODE 46 (3) Any tag fishing tournament operated under a permit issued under Ohio R.C. 1533.92, as "tag fishing tournament" is defined in Ohio R.C. 1531.01. (e) Subsection (d) hereof shall not be construed to authorize the sale, lease or other temporary or permanent transfer of the right to conduct schemes of chance or games of chance, as granted by subsection (d) hereof, by any charitable organization that is granted that right. (f) Whoever violates this section is guilry of gambling, a misdemeanor of the first degree, if the offender has not previously been convicted of a gambling offense. (ORC 2915.02) 517.03 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 such premises for gambling in violation of Section 517.02; (2) Recklessl.y permit such premises to be used or occupied for gambling in violation of Section 517.02. (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of operating a gambling house, a misdemeanor of the first degree, if the offender has not previously been convicted of a gambling offense. (c) Premises used or occupied in violation of this section constitute a nuisance subject to abatement pursuant to Ohio R.C. Chapter 3767. (ORC 2915.03) 517.04 PLJBLIC GAMING. (a) No person, while at a hotel, restaurant, tavern, store, arena, hall or other place of public accommodation, business, amusement or resort shall make a bet or play any game of chance. (b) No person, being the owner or lessee, or having custody, control or super- vision of a hotel, restaurant, tavern, store, arena, hall or other place of public accommodation, business, amusement or resort shall recklessly permit such prernises to be used or occupied in violation of subsection (a) hereof. (c) This section does not prohibit conduct in connection with gambling expressly permitted by law. (d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of public gaming, a minor misdemeanor. If the offender has previously been convicted of any gambling offense, public gaming is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (e) Premises used or occupied in violation of subsection (b) hereof constitute a nuisance subject to abatement pursuant to Ohio R.C. Chapter 3767. (ORC 2915.04) 517.05 CHEATING. (a) No person, with purpose to defraud or knowing that he is facilitating a fraud, shall engage in conduct designed to corrupt the outcome of: (1) The sub ject of a bet; (2) A contest of knowledge, skill, speed, strength or endurance; (3) A scheme or game of chance. 1994 Replacement