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Days, times, cost, contact and step-free entry in the Ohio Bingo Finder. Free to every hall.
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Your listing is free, always. When you want more players, we help you get the word out.
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You will be working with someone who ran and promoted bingo at the Marengo American Legion for three years: 113 players on opening night, 50 to 70 on a typical night, and special events near 100.
Travis Vought, founder of Veteran Home Guardians and a Marine Corps veteran.
What we do for halls
Free promotion help
A flyer, a game sheet, or help getting the word out. No charge.
Let's talkPrintable game sheets
A clean one-page sheet: when, where, what it costs and what it funds.
See a sampleMore, if you want it
Paid advertising, or a community partnership where your proceeds help veterans. Worked out hall by hall.
Ways we can helpOfficial forms and tools
These come straight from the Ohio Attorney General's Charitable Law Section.
- Charitable Account Management Portal Apply, amend and renew your license.
- Register for bingo training Training from the Attorney General's office.
- Daily Sheet Session record form.
- Instant Ticket Tracker Spreadsheet for instant bingo deals.
- November 1st Inventory Form
- License application tips for 2026
- Licensed manufacturers and distributors Buy supplies only from this list.
- Bingo financials What licensed organizations report.
Rules every hall should know
Plain-language notes. The statute controls, so follow the link and read it.
- You need a license. Bingo requires a license from the Attorney General's Charitable Law Section. Details
- Volunteers only. A charity may not pay its bingo game operators, and operators may not accept pay from any source. ORC 2915.09
- No consulting or concession fees. A charity running traditional bingo may not pay consulting fees for services related to its session, or concession fees to a refreshment provider. ORC 2915.09
- Where the money can go. Gross receipts may pay prizes, rent, bingo supplies, security, bingo advertising and the other listed expenses, at customary and reasonable amounts. ORC 2915.09
- Session limits. No more than three sessions in seven days, with a narrow exception, and no more than $6,000 in traditional bingo prizes per session. ORC 2915.09
- Separate bank accounts. Each type of bingo needs its own checking account. ORC 2915.10
- Who can work the game. No one with a felony or gambling conviction may be a bingo game operator. ORC 2915.11
- Licensed distributors only. Buy or lease bingo supplies only from a distributor licensed by the Attorney General. ORC 2915.09
This is a summary for orientation, not legal advice. For a ruling on your situation, call the Charitable Law Section at 800-282-0515 or talk with your attorney. More links are on the Ohio law page.
Ideas that fill seats
Guest callers
A local coach, pastor, veteran or radio voice at the microphone gives people a reason to come. A caller is a bingo game operator under Ohio law, so a guest must be 18 or older, have no felony or gambling conviction, and cannot be paid, tipped or given gifts for calling.
ORC 2915.09 · ORC 2915.11Invite the neighbors who cannot drive
Care facilities and senior centers plan outings weeks ahead. A flyer and a held table bring a van full of players.
We can make the flyerSay what the night funds
People come back when they know where the money goes. Put your cause on the flyer, the game sheet and your listing.
Causes and bingoWhy we charge for promotion and not for advice
Ohio lets a charity spend bingo receipts on advertising its game. It does not let a charity running traditional bingo pay consulting fees for services related to the session. So our paid work is promotion you can hold in your hand: flyers, game sheets, listings and outreach.
Questions about running your game? Ask. We answer them free, and we will point you to the Attorney General's forms and training.