CIRCLEVILLE, OH – The Circleville Aerie No. 685 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles (FOE #685) has reached a settlement agreement with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office following an investigation into the club’s charitable bingo operations.
The agreement resolves alleged violations of state gaming and charitable trust laws uncovered during a probe by the Attorney General’s Charitable Law Section . According to the settlement, FOE #685 will pay $10,000 in civil penalties and implement several compliance measures to continue operating charitable bingo in Ohio.
Investigation Findings
State investigators found that between April 2022 and December 2023 , FOE #685 conducted electronic instant bingo outside of licensed hours on at least 279 occasions , with four more instanc