Notice: the state legislature passed the electronic bingo bill. As of Jan 1st we may no longer run raffle machines. They will become Bingo machines probably April 1st. In the meantime all machines must be off and probably removed from the aerie by Jan, 1st. We will then apply for an electronic bingo license just like we do for type III bingo. More details will come before then.
NOTICE TO ALL AERIES WITH OVFCC RAFFLE MACHINES
THE FOLLOWING WAS RECEIVED FROM THE VENDOR
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS SEND TO JIM DONALDSON AT JDJR43@YAHOO.COM
Earlier this week I was made aware that some of you might have received a letter from your state organization instructing you to turn off and remove your charitable electronic raffle terminals by July 30, 2021.
There is absolutely no need for you to do that.
As you might remember, we requested that the Ohio Supreme Court hold our case in abeyance until July 30, 2021 while we pursued legislation that would give posts and lodges in Ohio the clear, legal right to operate electronic charitable gaming. The court granted our request.
On July 31st, the court may begin to review the merits of the case and decide whether to take our case or not. Until we hear something final from the court, the temporary restraining order (TRO) will remain in place and your post or lodge may continue to operate as you have over the past 10 years.
This is nothing new and has been consistently communicated to the board of the Ohio Veterans and Fraternal Charitable Coalition (OVFCC) in hopes that they would continue to keep all locations and their state organizations informed.
We suspect that this inaccurate information has been passed along by vendors whose only desire is for you to remove your existing charitable electronic raffle terminals so that they can replace them with their electronic instant bingo machines.
These vendors have concluded that the lost revenue that your club will experience by turning off your games on July 30th is much less important to them than being able to store their electronic instant bingo equipment in your locations until the April 1, 2022 "Go Live" date.
Attorneys with Crabbe Brown and James continue to work with the court on this, and until we hear from counsel you may continue to operate your electronic charitable raffle program under the TRO.
Thanks for your time and patronage. It's been a long, tough road for all of us, thanks for sticking with CMCG through all of it!
Al DeLeon
President
Charitable Management and Capital Group, LLC.
Office: 614.392.2545
Fax: 614.392.2841
CMCG is an approved vendor of the Ohio Veterans and Fraternal Charitable Coalition
THE FOLLOWING WAS RECEIVED FROM THE VENDOR
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS SEND TO JIM DONALDSON AT JDJR43@YAHOO.COM
Earlier this week I was made aware that some of you might have received a letter from your state organization instructing you to turn off and remove your charitable electronic raffle terminals by July 30, 2021.
There is absolutely no need for you to do that.
As you might remember, we requested that the Ohio Supreme Court hold our case in abeyance until July 30, 2021 while we pursued legislation that would give posts and lodges in Ohio the clear, legal right to operate electronic charitable gaming. The court granted our request.
On July 31st, the court may begin to review the merits of the case and decide whether to take our case or not. Until we hear something final from the court, the temporary restraining order (TRO) will remain in place and your post or lodge may continue to operate as you have over the past 10 years.
This is nothing new and has been consistently communicated to the board of the Ohio Veterans and Fraternal Charitable Coalition (OVFCC) in hopes that they would continue to keep all locations and their state organizations informed.
We suspect that this inaccurate information has been passed along by vendors whose only desire is for you to remove your existing charitable electronic raffle terminals so that they can replace them with their electronic instant bingo machines.
These vendors have concluded that the lost revenue that your club will experience by turning off your games on July 30th is much less important to them than being able to store their electronic instant bingo equipment in your locations until the April 1, 2022 "Go Live" date.
Attorneys with Crabbe Brown and James continue to work with the court on this, and until we hear from counsel you may continue to operate your electronic charitable raffle program under the TRO.
Thanks for your time and patronage. It's been a long, tough road for all of us, thanks for sticking with CMCG through all of it!
Al DeLeon
President
Charitable Management and Capital Group, LLC.
Office: 614.392.2545
Fax: 614.392.2841
CMCG is an approved vendor of the Ohio Veterans and Fraternal Charitable Coalition
BY ORDER OF THE STATE AERIE E-BOARD, ALL STATE MEETINGS WILL RESUME. THIS INCLUDES DISTRICT MEETINGS STARTING IN JULY....AND, AS WITH AERIE MEETINGS, SOCIALLY DISTANCE AND BE SAFE.
2021 STATE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
SWZ: Male-Joseph Kapszukiewicz, Female-Lauren Menke NWZ: Male-Garrett Siefring,
Female-Cassandra Shroyer NEZ: Male-Lincoln Warstler, Female-Jenna Vislosky SEZ: N/A,
Female-Emily McWilliams CENTRAL ZONE: Male-Trace Smith, Female-Trinity Tracy
Be safe out there
