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Pennsylvania Statutes, Title 4

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Title 4, AMUSEMENTS

26 chapters · 316 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 4316 Ch 13, Licensees41 Ch 13B, Interactive Gaming34 Ch 15, Administration and Enforcement30 Ch 13A, Table Games28 Ch 3, Fantasy Contests22 Ch 13C, Sports Wagering21 Ch 13F, Casino Simulcasting19 Ch 35, Application and Licensure19 Ch 12, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board17 Ch 14, Revenues12 Ch 16, Junkets11 Ch 33, Administration10 Ch 39, Enforcement8 Ch 19, Miscellaneous Provisions7

28 sections·Filtered byTitle 4✕Ch 13A✕

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A02 Regulatory authority
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The board shall promulgate regulations: (1) Establishing standards and procedures for table games and table game devices or associated equipment, including standards distinguishing electronic gaming tables, fully automated electronic gaming tables and traditional gaming tables. T…
4 Pa.C.S. § 13A03 Temporary table game regulations
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(a) Promulgation.--In order to facilitate the prompt implementation of this chapter, regulations promulgated by the board shall be deemed temporary regulations which shall expire not later than two years following the publication of the temporary regulation. The board may promulg…
4 Pa.C.S. § 13A04 Commonwealth resident employment goals
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(a) Employment opportunities.--It is the goal of the General Assembly that the board promote and ensure the availability of employment opportunities for Commonwealth residents in table games and table game-related operations as authorized in this chapter. The board shall work wit…
4 Pa.C.S. § 13A11 Authorization to conduct table games
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(a) Authorization.--The board may authorize a slot machine licensee to conduct table games, including table game contests and tournaments, and to operate a system of wagering associated with the conduct of table games at the slot machine licensee's licensed facility. Authorizatio…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A12 Petition requirements

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(a) General rule.--Unless otherwise prohibited under section 13A13 (relating to prohibitions), a slot machine licensee may seek approval to conduct table games by filing a petition with the board. (b) Petition contents.--A petition seeking authorization to conduct table games sha…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A13 Prohibitions

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(a) Slot machine licensee.--No slot machine licensee that is required as a condition of slot machine licensure to make payments to a municipality, municipal authority or other entity for an economic development project, including any project enumerated in the act of July 25, 2007…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A14 Table game authorization hearing process; public input hearings

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(a) General rule.--The board's consideration and resolution of all petitions to conduct table games shall be conducted in accordance with 2 Pa.C.S. (relating to administrative law and procedure) or with procedures adopted by order of the board. Notwithstanding the requirements of…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A15 Standard for review of petitions

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The board shall approve a petition if the petitioner establishes, by clear and convincing evidence, all of the following: (1) The petitioner's slot machine license is in good standing with the board. (2) The conduct of table games at the petitioner's licensed facility will have a…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A16 Award of certificate

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Upon approval of a petition, the board shall award a table games operation certificate to the petitioner. Awarding of a table game operation certificate prior to the payment in full of the authorization fee required by section 13A61 (relating to table game authorization fee) shal…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A16.1 Amendment of statement of conditions

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(a) Amendment.--Upon awarding a table game operation certificate, the board shall amend the slot machine licensee's statement of conditions governing the slot machine license to include conditions pertaining to the requirements of this part. If the slot machine licensee is a Cate…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A17 Table game operation certificate

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The following shall apply: (1) A table game operation certificate shall be in effect unless: (i) Suspended or revoked by the board consistent with the requirements of this part. (ii) The slot machine license held by the certificate holder is suspended, revoked or not renewed by t…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A18 Timing of initial table game authorizations

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The board shall approve or deny a petition within 60 days following receipt of the petition.

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A21 Authorized locations for operation

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(a) Restriction.--A certificate holder shall only be permitted to operate table games at the licensed facility, a temporary facility authorized under subsection (a.1) or an area authorized under subsection (b). (a.1) Temporary facilities.--The board may permit a certificate holde…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A22 Commencement of table game operations

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A certificate holder may not operate or offer table games for play at a licensed facility until the board determines that: (1) The certificate holder is in compliance with the requirements of this part. (2) The certificate holder's internal controls and audit protocols are suffic…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A22.1 Table game tournaments

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(a) Authorization.--A certificate holder may conduct tournaments at its licensed facility. (b) Submission of schedule.--The following shall apply: (1) A certificate holder that elects to conduct tournaments shall submit to the executive director of the board for approval a propos…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A23 Training of employees and potential employees

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(a) Adequacy.--A slot machine licensee that elects to offer table game training to its employees or potential employees shall submit to the board a detailed summary of the training program demonstrating the adequacy of the training. (b) Authorization.--Notwithstanding any provisi…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A23.1 Training equipment

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(a) Acquisition.--Notwithstanding section 1317 (relating to supplier licenses) or section 1317.1 (relating to manufacturer licenses), for a one-year period following the effective date of this section, a slot machine licensee may purchase, lease or otherwise obtain table game dev…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A24 Condition of continued operation

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As a condition of continued operation, a certificate holder shall agree to maintain all books, records and documents pertaining to table games in a manner and location within this Commonwealth as approved by the board. All books, records and documents related to table games shall…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A25 Table game accounting controls and audit protocols

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(a) Approval.--Prior to the commencement of table game operations, a certificate holder shall submit to the board for approval all proposed site plans, internal control systems and audit protocols for the certificate holder's table game operations. (b) Minimum requirements.--A ce…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A26 Cash equivalents

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(a) Checks.-- (1) A certificate holder may accept a check from a patron in exchange for cash or chips. The certificate holder shall present each check for payment to the financial institution upon which the check is drawn within ten days of receipt by the certificate holder. No t…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A27 Other financial transactions

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(a) Credit.-- (1) Notwithstanding section 1504 (relating to wagering on credit), a certificate holder may extend interest-free, unsecured credit to patrons for the purpose of playing slot machines or table games in accordance with this section; however, a certificate holder shall…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A28 Key employees and occupation permits

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Nothing in this part shall be construed to require any individual who holds a principal license, a key employee license or gaming employee license under Chapter 13 (relating to licensees) to obtain a separate license or permit to be employed in a certificate holder's table game o…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A29 Application of Clean Indoor Air Act

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For the purpose of section 3(b)(11) of the act of June 13, 2008 (P.L.182, No.27), known as the Clean Indoor Air Act, the term "gaming floor" shall include the areas of any licensed facility where the slot machine licensee is authorized to place and operate slot machines or conduc…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A29.1 Application of Liquor Code

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The provisions of section 493(24)(ii) of the act of April 12, 1951 (P.L.90, No.21), known as the Liquor Code, shall also apply to table games.

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A41 Table game device and associated equipment testing and certification standards

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(a) Expansion of independent testing and certification facility.--Within one year of the effective date of this section, the board shall expand the independent testing and certification facility created under section 1320(b) (relating to slot machine testing and certification sta…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A61 Table game authorization fee

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(a) Amount of authorization fee.-- (1) A Category 1 or a Category 2 slot machine licensee that submits a petition for a table game operation certificate under section 13A12 (relating to petition requirements) on or before June 1, 2010, shall pay a one-time nonrefundable authoriza…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A62 Table game taxes

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(a) Imposition.-- (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each certificate holder and a Category 4 slot machine licensee who is a holder of a table game operation certificate at a Category 4 licensed facility shall report to the department and pay from its daily gross table game…

4 Pa.C.S. § 13A63 Local share assessment

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(a) Required payment.--In addition to the tax imposed under section 13A62 (relating to table game taxes), each certificate holder shall pay on a weekly basis and on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department a local share assessment into a restricted receipts account est…