The AG’s office is hosting an Electronic Bingo Townhall Training event at Department HQ (in the DEC room) on Saturday, August 13, 2022 from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM. Post representatives and other interested parties are encouraged to sign up. Join the Charitable Law Section for a discussion on the recent launch of electronic instant bingo and future regulation.
The Townhall discussions are approximately 90 minutes in length.
Click HERE to register for this event.
(Be sure to select the field venue and date that has the Department of Ohio listed when registering)
Shirley Espenshade, Executive Secretary
Phone: 740-513-1722 | Email: espenshade@ohiolegion.com
Board of Directors
Glenn Hickman | Arthur Lustig | James Morris | Jean Wilson | Jerry Wilson
The American Legion Department of Ohio Charities was launched as a 501(C)3 public charity in 2003 to allow Legion Family members and friends to make a general donation to The American Legion Department of Ohio or choose a specific program to support.
or fill out the online form below to submit request to Charities Inc.
(be sure to click ‘Submit’ at the bottom of the form once)
Charities, Inc. is currently sorting through the $500 grant requests made by Posts. Jerry Wilson spoke to the DEC about funds available to help recover income lost when the old video raffle machines were shut down December 31, 2021. Arrow International gifted $100,000 to Charities, Inc. for naming Arrow the preferred company to supply the machines to the Posts. Jerry Wilson spoke at the winter DEC meeting and told the officers that “we want to be able to offer a grant to any Post that has gaming in our Department.” The Post must have sent in their Consolidated Post Report and then make their request on the Charities Financial Request Form found in this section of the Charities, Inc. webpage. Mr. Wilson continued, “All you have to do is send in your Consolidated Post Report (CPR) in with the request. That’s it. You don’t have to tell us what you’re doing with the money.” Please ensure to follow this method when submitting your requests.
Post AG Office Compliancy with Gaming Company agreements & licensing information:
Click HERE for Highlights about the new Electronic Instant Bingo rules from the Attorney General’s Bingo School presentation held at our 2022 Mid-Winter Conference in Columbus.
For more information please contact Angela Spurlock directly:
Angela Spurlock
Charitable Law Bingo Compliance Administrator
Angela.Spurlock@OhioAGO.gov
(330) 884-7503
ELECTRONIC CHARITABLE (VIDEO RAFFLE) GAMING UPDATE 8/26/2021
(Click Here to download more information)
Legislation for Electronic Charitable Gaming at veterans and fraternal locations was recently passed in the Ohio legislature and will be operated under the leadership of the Attorney General’s office, the same as Instant Bingo is set up. The timeline is to end all current video raffle operations by December 31, 2021 in preparation for the setup of contracts with the Attorney General’s office beginning January 1, 2022. April 1, 2022 is the target date to begin operating the new Electronic Charitable Gaming machines. The Attorney General strongly recommends the removal of all video raffle gaming machines currently in operation by January 1, 2022 to avoid a delay in issuing the location’s electronic instant bingo license.
This can be an excellent source of charitable income for the Posts. Our goal is to educate the Posts to follow the guidelines and avoid unnecessary shutdowns and hefty fines.
-Shirley Espenshade, Charities, Inc.
