Ohio Code § 2915.092

§ 2915.092.

(A)(1) Subject to division (A)(2) of this section, a person or entity may conduct a raffle

to raise money for the person or entity and does not need a license to conduct bingo

in order to conduct a raffle drawing that is not for profit if the person or entity

is any of the following: (a) Exempt from federal income taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection

501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (b) A school district, community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised

Code, STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, college-preparatory

boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code, or chartered

nonpublic school; (c) Exempt from federal income taxation under subsection 501(a) and described in subsection

501(c)(4), 501(c)(6) , 501(c)(7) , 501(c)(8) , 501(c)(10) , or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code . (2) If a person or entity that is described in division (A)(1)(c) of this section conducts

a raffle, the person or entity shall distribute at least fifty per cent of the net

profit from the raffle to a charitable purpose described in division (V) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code or to a department or agency of the federal government, the state, or any political

subdivision. (B) Except as provided in division (A) of this section, no person shall conduct a raffle

drawing that is for profit or a raffle drawing that is not for profit. (C) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of illegal conduct of a raffle.  Except as otherwise provided in this division, illegal conduct of a raffle is a

misdemeanor of the first degree.  If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of division (B) of

this section, illegal conduct of a raffle is a felony of the fifth degree.