The Ohio Attorney General’s Charitable Law Section has updated the way it presents information about charitable bingo on its
webpage.
The attorney general office has created a one stop shop that includes information on bingo enforcement efforts, authorized bingo locations, financial reports of licensed bingo organizations, and details about electronic instant bingo – the newest form of bingo available to qualifying veteran and fraternal organizations. The webpage also includes licensing information for manufacturers and distributors that supply the electronic equipment.
In an effort to better serve the needs of the bingo community, the office has refined its training approach. The traditional Bingo School training, which is an in-depth review of how to conduct bingo and various recordkeeping requirements, will continue to be offered. In addition, the following new trainings will be offered:
- Introduction to Charitable Bingo, designed for organizations considering using bingo as a fundraising tool. It will also be valuable training for newly licensed organization leaders.
- Traditional and Instant Bingo: Regulation and Inspections, a 90-minute training that covers traditional and instant bingo, not electronic instant bingo. It also includes information about preparing for inspections and other regulatory issues.
- Electronic Instant Bingo Townhalls, covering all of the details related to the new e-bingo licensing processes.
Board governance training is included in all these sessions since charitable board members have fiduciary duties to ensure compliance with the bingo operations, as well as other components of the organization’s operations.
Please note that dates of training sessions, which will be live and virtual, will be listed on the webpage as they are scheduled.
Organizations are always welcome to contact the Charitable Law Section with questions about bingo licenses and regulations by emailing
CharitableBingo@OhioAGO.gov.