Ohio Casino Control Commission

About this board

Casino licensing is tiered by influence: casino employees (front-line roles), management employees, and key employees (executives and those with significant control) face progressively deeper background investigations. The Commission’s public records let employers, regulators, and partners confirm a person’s current standing.

Since sports betting launched in Ohio, the Commission’s reach extends to sportsbook operators and their staff. Vendors and suppliers to the gaming industry also carry licenses, making this board relevant to a supply chain far larger than the casino floor.

Casino Control Commission by the numbers

These figures are ours, not the board's — we computed them from the full State of Ohio licence file so you can see this board in context rather than one record at a time. Data as of September 2026.

Only 31.6% of the 29,605 licences this board has on record are currently active — the other 68.4% belong to people who retired, moved, changed careers, or simply let a credential lapse. That gap is the single best reason to verify a licence rather than assume a name in a database means somebody may practise today.

Most common licence types

When a licence from this board is not active, the most common reason recorded is expired (16,451 records), followed by not renewing (2,251). Our status dictionary explains what each label actually means.

0.04% of this board's licences carry a recorded board action (13 of 29,605), against about 1.6% across all Ohio professions. A board action covers everything from an administrative consent agreement to revocation, and it is cumulative over a licence's whole life — see how we measured that before reading much into it.

Computed by OhioLicenseCheck from the State of Ohio eLicense dataset (issued licences only; application records excluded). Refreshed daily.

Who verifies these licenses?

• •Casinos and sportsbooks confirming employee licensure
• •Gaming vendors validating their own and partners’ credentials
• •Regulators and auditors reviewing industry compliance
• •HR teams processing transfers between gaming properties

Verification tips

• Match the license tier to the role — a key-employee position cannot be filled on a basic casino-employee license.
• Vendor companies serving casinos may need their own licensure; check both entity and individuals.
• License status changes matter fast in gaming — revocations are effective immediately.

Renewals and expiration

Gaming licenses renew on multi-year cycles with continuing suitability requirements — the background-check obligations do not end at issuance. Gaming employers monitor entire rosters, since an employee whose license lapses cannot legally work the floor.

Frequently asked questions