Title 4, AMUSEMENTS

An applicant may appeal any final order, determination or decision of the board involving the approval, issuance, denial, revocation or conditioning of a fantasy contest license in accordance with 2 Pa.C.S. Chs. 5 Subch. A (relating to practice and procedure of Commonwealth agenc…

(a) Record of proceedings.--The board shall maintain a record of all proceedings held at public meetings of the board. The verbatim transcript of the proceedings shall be the property of the board and shall be prepared by the board upon the request of any person and the payment b…

(a) General rule.--The annual report submitted by the board under section 1211 (relating to reports of board) shall include the following information on the conduct of fantasy contests: (1) Total fantasy contest adjusted revenues. (2) All taxes, fees, fines and other revenue coll…

(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no person may offer or otherwise make available for play in this Commonwealth a fantasy contest without a fantasy contest license. (b) Existing activity.--A person who applies for or renews a fantasy contest license in acco…

(a) Form and information.--An application for a fantasy contest license shall be submitted on a form and in manner as shall be required by the board. An application for a fantasy contest license shall contain the following information: (1) (i) if the applicant is an individual, t…

(a) Duty to review applications.--The board shall review all applications for a fantasy contest license and may issue a license to any applicant that: (1) Has submitted a completed application and paid the nonrefundable application fee as required by the board under section 322 (…

(a) Renewal.-- (1) A fantasy contest license issued under this chapter shall be valid for a period of five years. (2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve a licensed operator of the affirmative duty to notify the board of any changes relating to the status of …

As a condition of licensure, the board shall require each licensed operator to establish and implement procedures to govern the conduct of fantasy contests in this Commonwealth. The procedures, at a minimum, shall: (1) Permit only participants who have established a fantasy conte…

(a) General rule.--No licensed operator may: (1) accept an entry fee from or permit a natural person under 18 years of age to become a participant in a fantasy contest; (2) offer a fantasy contest based, in whole or in part, on collegiate or high school athletic events or players…

(a) Notification and approval.-- (1) A licensed operator shall notify the board upon becoming aware of any proposed change of ownership of the licensed operator by a person or group of persons acting in concert which involves any of the following: (i) More than 15% of a licensed …

(a) Suspension or revocation of license.--After a public hearing with at least 15 days' notice, the board may suspend or revoke a licensed operator's fantasy contest license in any case where a violation of this chapter has been shown by a preponderance of the evidence. (b) Admin…

(a) Imposition.--Each licensed operator shall report to the department and pay from its monthly fantasy contest adjusted revenues, on a form and in the manner prescribed by the department, a tax of 15% of its monthly fantasy contest adjusted revenues. (b) Deposits and distributio…

(a) Accounts established.--The State Treasurer shall establish within the State Treasury an account for each licensed operator for the deposits required under subsection (b) to recover costs or expenses incurred by the board and the department in carrying out their powers and dut…

(a) General rule.--The department shall administer and collect taxes imposed under section 331 (relating to fantasy contest tax) and interest imposed under section 806 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, and promulgate and enforce rules and re…

Each year, from the tax imposed under section 331, the amount equal to .002 multiplied by the total fantasy contest adjusted revenue of all active and operating licensed operators shall be transferred to the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs or a successor agency to be used…

(a) Unlawful gambling.--The provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 5513 (relating to gambling devices, gambling, etc.) shall not apply to a fantasy contest conducted in accordance with this chapter. (b) Pool selling and bookmaking.--The provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 5514 (relating to pool selli…

A licensed operator or employee of a licensed operator shall not be liable to any self-excluded person or to any other party in any judicial proceeding for any harm, monetary or otherwise, which may arise as a result of: (1) the failure of a licensed operator to withhold fantasy …

(a) Scope.--This section shall apply to a licensed gaming entity that holds a fantasy contest license. (b) Applicability.--Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the board's general and sole regulatory authority over the conduct of gaming or related activities under …

This chapter relates to lottery.

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Agent" or "lottery sales agent." A person licensed under section 305 of the State Lottery Law. "Department." The Depart…

(a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the department may operate iLottery games. (b) Temporary regulatory authority.-- (1) In order to facilitate the prompt implementation of iLottery or new sales methods of traditional lottery products over the In…

(a) Establishment.--The department shall establish a Retail Incentive Program to reward lottery sales agents that engage in department-recommended best practices which result in increased lottery sales at the agent's lottery sales location. Consistent with the State Lottery's res…

(a) Establishment.-- (1) The department shall establish a Lottery Sales Advisory Council which shall be comprised of the secretary, the Director of the Division of the State Lottery, a representative from the Department of Aging or a successor agency, members of a Statewide food …

This part shall be known and may be cited as the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act.

The General Assembly recognizes the following public policy purposes and declares that the following objectives of the Commonwealth are to be served by this part: (1) The primary objective of this part to which all other objectives and purposes are secondary is to protect the pub…

The following words and phrases when used in this part shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Affiliate," "affiliate of" or "person affiliated with." A person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermed…

(a) Board established.--There is established an independent board which shall be a body corporate and politic to be known as the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. (b) Membership.--The board shall consist of the following members: (1) Three members appointed by the Governor. (2) …

(a) General rule.--The following acts shall apply to the board: (1) The act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law. (2) The act of July 19, 1957 (P.L.1017, No.451), known as the State Adverse Interest Act. (3) The provisions of 65 Pa.C.S. Chs. 7 (relat…

(a) General powers.-- (1) The board shall have general and sole regulatory authority over the conduct of gaming and related activities as described in this part. The board shall ensure the integrity of the acquisition and operation of slot machines, table games, table game device…

(a) Scope.--The board shall adopt a comprehensive code of conduct prior to the consideration of any license, permit or registration application. The code of conduct shall supplement all other requirements under this part and 65 Pa.C.S. Pt. II (relating to accountability) and shal…

(a) Reimbursement.--Members and employees of the board, employees of the department and the Office of Attorney General, and troopers and employees of the Pennsylvania State Police, whose duties involve the regulation or enforcement of gaming under this part who are seeking reimbu…

(a) Promulgation.--In order to facilitate the prompt implementation of this part, regulations promulgated by the board shall be deemed temporary regulations which shall expire no later than three years following the effective date of this part. The board may promulgate temporary …

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania shall be vested with exclusive appellate jurisdiction to consider appeals of any final order, determination or decision of the board involving the approval, issuance, denial or conditioning of a slot machine license, the award, denial or conditio…

(a) General rule.--The board's consideration and resolution of all license or permit applications 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 2…

(a) Open proceedings and records.--(Deleted by amendment). (b) Record of proceedings.--The board shall cause to be made and kept a record of all proceedings held at public meetings of the board. The verbatim transcript of those proceedings shall be the property of the board and s…

The board shall have the power and its duties shall be to: (1) Deny, deny the renewal, revoke, condition or suspend any license, permit, certificate, registration or other authorization provided for in this part if the board finds in its sole discretion that a licensee, permittee…

The board has the following powers and duties: (1) To levy and collect fees from the various applicants, licensees and permittees to fund the operations of the board. Unless otherwise provided in this part, the fees shall be deposited into the State Gaming Fund as established in …

(a) Imposition.--Except as provided for a Category 3 licensed gaming entity under section 1305 (relating to Category 3 slot machine license) or a Category 4 slot machine licensee under section 1305.1 (relating to Category 4 slot machine license) and subject to the requirements of…

(a) Initial complement.--Except as provided for Category 3 slot machine licensees under section 1305 (relating to Category 3 slot machine license) or a Category 4 slot machine licensee under section 1305.1 (relating to Category 4 slot machine license), the following apply: (1) Al…

(a) Report of board.--Eighteen months after the effective date of this part and every year on that date thereafter, the board shall issue a report to the Governor and each member of the General Assembly on the general operation of the board and each slot machine licensee's perfor…

(a) Intent.--It is the intent and goal of the General Assembly that the board promote and ensure diversity in all aspects of the gaming activities authorized under this part. The board shall work to enhance the representation of diverse groups in: (1) The ownership of licensed en…

The following apply: (1) The board shall be prohibited from granting a principal license or a key employee license to an individual who has been convicted of a felony offense in any jurisdiction. (2) In addition to the prohibition under paragraph (1), the board shall be prohibite…

(a) Conditions.--Any slot machine licensee that is required as a condition of 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 (P.L.342, No.53), know…

Except as provided under section 1305.1 (relating to Category 4 slot machine license), there shall be three distinct classifications of slot machine licenses, designated by category, each permitting a licensed racing entity or person to apply for a qualifying license category and…

(a) Eligibility.--A person may be eligible to apply for a Category 1 license to place and operate slot machines at a licensed racetrack facility if the person: (1) has been issued a license from either the State Horse Racing Commission or the State Harness Racing Commission to co…

(a) Eligibility.--In addition to the criteria prescribed in section 1302 (relating to Category 1 slot machine license), an applicant for a Category 1 slot machine license shall be eligible for a license to place and operate slot machines at a licensed facility only if the applica…