Pickaway County Skilled Gaming, L.L.C. v. Cordray

{¶ 1} R.C. 2915.02(A)(2) states that no person shall “[establish, promote, or operate or knowingly engage in conduct that facilitates * * * any scheme of chance.” R.C. 2915.01(C) defines “scheme of chance”; the subsection specifically states that a “scheme of chance” does not include a skill-based amusement machine. These machines range from games (e.g., Skee-ball and Whac-a-Mole) commonly found at fair and amusement-park midways and in family fun centers to more sophisticated skill-based games found in the members-only arcade involved in this case. Although Ohio law permits the operation of…