Prohibited sports betting participants include any person who is prohibited pursuant to §3775.13 of the Ohio Revised Code. Persons prohibited from participating in sports betting in Ohio include:
a) An individual who is on the commission's sports gaming exclusion list;
b) Any person involved in a sporting event which includes:
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An athlete, participant, coach, referee, team owner, or sports governing body with respect to the sporting event;
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An agent or employee of such an athlete, participant, coach, referee, team owner, or sports governing body; and
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An agent or employee of an athlete, participant, or referee union with respect to the sporting event.
c) A sports gaming proprietor, director, officer, agent, or employee of a sports gaming proprietor, a person who has a financial interest in a sports gaming proprietor, or a person living in the same household as any of those persons;
d) A member or employee of the Ohio Casino Control Commission or the state lottery commission.
A person placing a wager with the sports gaming proprietor on behalf of another person.