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Thanks for that. I'll not likely ever enter a casino outside of some work-related task or event, and I am not one of those who flout the law with respect to signage, but still good to know.
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buckeye43210 wrote:Some of the people working there are government employees (security guards are state employees). That would make it a criminal offense to carry there under current Ohio law.
No it wouldn't. Not only must government workers be regularly present but the facility or portion of the facility must be owned or leased by a government entity. All casinos in Ohio are privately owned.
buckeye43210 wrote:Some of the people working there are government employees (security guards are state employees). That would make it a criminal offense to carry there under current Ohio law.
No it wouldn't. Not only must government workers be regularly present but the facility or portion of the facility must be owned or leased by a government entity. All casinos in Ohio are privately owned.
What if the state leases the Ohio Casino Control Commission satellite offices located in the casinos?
buckeye43210 wrote:What if the state leases the Ohio Casino Control Commission satellite offices located in the casinos?
Then that office is off statutorily off limits as it is "a part of a building that is owned or leased by the government of this state...." but that has no effect on the rest of the building that is not so leased. There's plenty of mixed tenant office buildings in this state where precisely this scenario applies. And in any event, I'm not so sure that the casino commission leases the offices within the casinos.
I've not read the casino law and related regulations from end to end but I'm fairly sure that each casino is required to provide the commission employees full access to the facility including dedicated office space. That's definitely the case for the video lottery racinos. Being provided space is not the same as leasing it.
buckeye43210 wrote:What if the state leases the Ohio Casino Control Commission satellite offices located in the casinos?
Then that office is off statutorily off limits as it is "a part of a building that is owned or leased by the government of this state...." but that has no effect on the rest of the building that is not so leased. There's plenty of mixed tenant office buildings in this state where precisely this scenario applies. And in any event, I'm not so sure that the casino commission leases the offices within the casinos.
I've not read the casino law and related regulations from end to end but I'm fairly sure that each casino is required to provide the commission employees full access to the facility including dedicated office space. That's definitely the case for the video lottery racinos. Being provided space is not the same as leasing it.
First off, the casino security officers are employees of the casino, not a private agency or the state.
Secondly, The gaming control agents are on property 24/7/365, are LEO and will arrest if caught CCW in the casino. They have an office in the casino
Third, The state gaming laws require all casinos be gun free zones.
Fourth, Columbus Police has officers there nightly for special duty.
I have seen the agents approach those with visible holsters to ensure the holster was empty. I have seen a couple who did not have empty holsters get arrested for carrying in the casino. I know those went to trial and were found guilty.
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(D) Except for the following persons, no casino operator licensee or applicant shall permit firearms at a casino facility, as defined in division (C) of section 3772.01 of the Revised Code:
And before you ask, NO, concealed handgun licensees are NOT on that list.