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Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter D - RECORDKEEPING › DISTRIBUTOR RECORDS AND REPORTS › Section 901.444 - System type

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The records shall be maintained on the same basis as the
						distributor's Federal income tax records.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code §
													901.51 (relating to power and
						  duties).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter D - RECORDKEEPING › DISTRIBUTOR RECORDS AND REPORTS › Section 901.445 - Records

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A record must include the following:
(1)
Sales invoices
. A
					 distributor shall record every sale, return or other type of transfer of games
					 of chance by completing a standard sales invoice or credit memo. An invoice
					 must be prenumbered at the time of purchase. The numbering must be consecutive
					 using at least four digits. The invoice must contain the following information:
(i) The date of the sale.
(ii) The date of the delivery.
(iii) The name, address and license number of
					 the licensed eligible organization.
(iv) A full description of each item sold,
					 including serial numbers for punchboards and pull-tabs and form numbers. The
					 games may be listed as a separate attachment identifying the form numbers and
					 serial numbers.
(v) The quantity
					 and sales price of each individual item, including individual items of
					 merchandise to be used as prizes on punchboards and pull-tabs.
(vi) The gross amount of each sale to each
					 licensed eligible organization, including all discount terms and the total
					 dollar amount of any discount.
(vii) The total amount of the
					 invoice.
(viii) The ideal prizes
					 per game.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter D - RECORDKEEPING › LICENSED ELIBIBLE ORGANIZATION RECORDS › Section 901.461 - Annual records

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An eligible organization licensed to conduct games of
						chance shall keep and maintain annual records of the activities related to
						games of chance with separate totals of activity under the license for each
						operating week. Annual records shall be maintained for 2
						years.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter D - RECORDKEEPING › LICENSED ELIBIBLE ORGANIZATION RECORDS › Section 901.462 - General records required

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A record must include the following:
(1) The gross receipts from the conduct of
					 games of chance.
(2) The full
					 details of the expenses related to the conduct of games of chance.
(3) The total cost of the prizes paid out for
					 games of chance.
(4) The details as
					 to how the proceeds from games of chance were used or disbursed by the eligible
					 organization.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter D - RECORDKEEPING › LICENSED ELIBIBLE ORGANIZATION RECORDS › Section 901.463 - Raffles records

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The following records and information shall be maintained
						with regard to raffle prizes:
(1) The
					 amount of proceeds received from the raffle.
(2) The expenses deducted from the net
					 receipts of a raffle.
(3) A list of
					 prizes and receipts for purchase of prizes.
(4) A list of winners' names and addresses
					 for prizes in excess of $100.
(5)
					 The cash value of all prizes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter D - RECORDKEEPING › LICENSED ELIBIBLE ORGANIZATION RECORDS › Section 901.464 - Punchboard and pull-tab records

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Detailed annual records for the operation of punchboards
						and pull-tabs, must include the following:
(1) The name of the punchboard or pull-tab
					 deal.
(2) The manufacturer's serial
					 number on the punchboard or pull-tab deal.
(3) The date it was placed in play.
(4) The date it was removed from
					 play.
(5) The total number of plays
					 in each deal or punchboard.
(6) The
					 cost per play.
(7) The cost to the
					 eligible organization of the prizes paid, including cash and
					 merchandise.
(8) The cash value of
					 all prizes.
(9) A list of winners'
					 names and addresses for prizes in excess of $100.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter D - RECORDKEEPING › LICENSED ELIBIBLE ORGANIZATION RECORDS › Section 901.464a - Daily and weekly drawing records

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A licensed eligible organization shall maintain the
						following records and information with regard to each daily or weekly
						drawing:
(1) The type of drawing
					 (daily or weekly).
(2) The
					 operating day or operating week as applicable during which chances were sold
					 and the date of the drawing.
(3)
					 The list of entrants in the drawing.
(4) Each entrant's assigned or chosen
					 number.
(5) The cost per
					 chance.
(6) The proceeds from the
					 sale of chances and the prize payout percentage.
(7) The winner's name.
(8) The prize paid to the winner.
(9) The winner's name and address for a prize
					 over $100.
(10) The winner's signed
					 acknowledgment for receipt of the prize.
(11) A notation if the drawing is a
					 carryover, and the amount of the jackpot being carried over to the next
					 drawing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter D - RECORDKEEPING › LICENSED ELIBIBLE ORGANIZATION RECORDS › Section 901.465 - Cash over and short

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Cash over and short must be determined by:
(1) Subtracting actual cash from net receipts
					 for games of chance paying cash prizes.
(2) Subtracting actual cash from gross
					 receipts for games of chance which award merchandise prizes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter D - RECORDKEEPING › LICENSED ELIBIBLE ORGANIZATION RECORDS › Section 901.466 - Prize records

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A separate annual record shall be kept which may be
						easily cross-referenced to the other required records and which identifies the
						following:
(1) The number and amount
					 of individual prizes awarded in excess of $100.
(2) The total amount of prizes awarded per
					 operating week.
(3) The total
					 amount of raffle prizes awarded each month.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter D - RECORDKEEPING › LICENSED ELIBIBLE ORGANIZATION RECORDS › Section 901.467 - Other records

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Other records and reports as required by this part or the
						county licensing authority shall be maintained.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter D - RECORDKEEPING › LICENSED ELIBIBLE ORGANIZATION RECORDS › Section 901.468 - Length of record retention

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Records, including invoices, shall be maintained a
						minimum of 2 years.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter E - PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PENALTIES › PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES › Section 901.501 - Advertising

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(a)
General
. An eligible organization or other person may not
					 advertise the prizes or their dollar value to be awarded in games of
					 chance.
(b)
Exceptions
.
(1) Raffle
					 tickets may identify the raffle prizes.
(2) An eligible organization may advertise
					 prizes and values thereof in periodic publications that are limited in their
					 circulation to members of the eligible organization.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter E - PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PENALTIES › PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES › Section 901.502 - Persons

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(a) A person having
					 a pecuniary interest in a distributor or manufacturer or operator of games of
					 chance may not have been:
(1) Convicted
					 within 10 years of a violation of the Bingo Law, or of the act or of a
					 gambling-related offense under 18 Pa.C.S. (relating to the Crimes Code) or
					 other comparable State or Federal law.
(2) Convicted of a felony in a state or
					 Federal court within the last 5 years.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter E - PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PENALTIES › PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES › Section 901.503 - Compensation

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A licensed eligible organization may not pay compensation
						to a person for conducting games of chance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter E - PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PENALTIES › PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES › Section 901.504 - Persons who may conduct games

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Only licensed eligible organizations or auxiliary group
						managers, officers, directors, bar personnel or bona fide members of the
						licensed eligible organization may conduct games of chance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter E - PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PENALTIES › PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES › Section 901.505 - Promotional use of games of chance

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Games of chance may not be used as a part of promotional
						or advertising methods.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter E - PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PENALTIES › PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES › Section 901.506 - Credit play

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(a) Playing of
					 games of chance shall be on a cash basis.
(b) Cash includes checks and money orders but
					 does not include the use of a type of credit or debit card.
(c) The consideration to play a game of
					 chance shall be collected in full, by cash, check or money order, in advance of
					 a play.
(d) Credit play may not be
					 extended to a player.
(e) A
					 licensed eligible organization may not permit the purchase of tickets by means
					 of a deferred payment plan.
(f)
					 Licensed eligible organizations may establish their own policies concerning
					 acceptance of checks. A licensed eligible organization is not required to
					 accept a check.
(g) A licensed
					 eligible organization, manufacturer or distributor may not grant a non de
					 minimis loan or gift to a player, a licensed eligible organization, distributor
					 or manufacturer.
(h) Postdated or
					 altered checks may not be accepted.
(i) On the specific date on which the check
					 was written, a licensed eligible organization may allow a player to buy back a
					 check with cash or return a player's check to the player as part of a prize
					 payout. Licensed eligible organizations may not unnecessarily delay the bank
					 deposit of a check to accommodate either of these activities.
(j) A licensed eligible organization may not
					 lend or provide the use of gambling funds to a person as a loan.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter E - PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PENALTIES › PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES › Section 901.507 - Prizes in excess of $500

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A licensed eligible organization may not award an
						individual prize that exceeds $500 except under a special raffle permit, a
						daily drawing as provided in §
											901.702(e)(1)
						(relating to prize limits) or a weekly drawing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter E - PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PENALTIES › PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES › Section 901.508 - Prizes in excess of $5,000

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A licensed eligible organization may not award a prize
						that causes the total prizes awarded for an operating week to exceed $5,000
						except under a special raffle permit, a daily drawing as provided in §
											901.702(e)(1) or
						(2) (relating to prize limits) or a weekly
						drawing as provided in §
											901.702(f)(2).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter E - PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PENALTIES › PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES › Section 901.509 - Monthly raffle limit

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A licensed eligible organization may not award a raffle
						prize that causes the total prizes awarded in raffles to exceed $5,000 for the
						month except under a special raffle permit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter E - PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PENALTIES › PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES › Section 901.510 - Use of licensed premises by more than one organization

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A licensed eligible organization may not permit its
						premises to be used for games of chance by another licensed eligible
						organization at the same time that it is conducting games of chance on the
						premises. When a licensed eligible organization permits another licensed
						eligible organization to use its premises for purposes of games of chance, it
						shall cease the operation of its own games of chance during the period that the
						other licensed eligible organization is conducting its games on the
						premises.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code §
													901.704 (relating to licensed
						  premises).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter E - PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PENALTIES › PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES › Section 901.511 - Other activities

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Other activities that are grounds for revocation, notice
						of violation, denial or termination of a certificate or license are also
						prohibited.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter E - PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PENALTIES › PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES › Section 901.512 - Oral and written leases

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(a) An
					 eligible organization may only lease a location or premises for the operation
					 of games of chance under a written agreement.
(b) An eligible organization may not lease a
					 location or premises for the operation of games of chance under a written
					 agreement that provides for a rental price determined by the amount of receipts
					 realized from the playing of games of chance or by the number of people
					 attending, except that an eligible organization may lease a location or
					 premises for a banquet where a per head charge is applied in connection with
					 the serving of a meal.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter E - PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PENALTIES › PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES › Section 901.513 - Gambling facilities prohibited

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(a) A person, corporation, association,
					 partnership or other business entity may not offer for rent or offer for use a
					 building or facility to be used exclusively for conducting of games of
					 chance.
(b) A licensed eligible
					 organization may not lease under any terms a facility or building that is used
					 exclusively for conducting of games of chance.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code §
													901.704 (relating to licensed
						  premises).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter E - PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PENALTIES › PENALTIES › Section 901.531 - Eligible organizations

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An eligible organization violating the act is guilty of a
						summary offense, and upon conviction will be sentenced to pay a fine not
						exceeding $1,000 and shall, for a first offense forfeit its license to conduct
						games of chance for the remainder of the license term or 6 months, whichever is
						longer; for a second offense, forfeit its license for the remainder of the
						license term and be ineligible to be licensed for the following license term;
						for a third or subsequent offense, forfeit its license and be ineligible for a
						license renewal for 30 months thereafter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter E - PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PENALTIES › PENALTIES › Section 901.532 - Individuals

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A person who conducts, or who assists in the conduct of
						games of chance in violation of the act is guilty of a summary offense for the
						first violation, a misdemeanor of the third degree for a second violation and a
						misdemeanor of the first degree for a third or subsequent
						violation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter E - PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PENALTIES › PENALTIES › Section 901.533 - Distributors and manufacturers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A person who distributes games of chance without a
						license or in violation of the act or this part and a manufacturer of games of
						chance who delivers games of chance for sale or distribution in this
						Commonwealth who fails to obtain a certificate thereof, is guilty of a
						misdemeanor of the first degree. A license or certificate is not required for
						the manufacture or distribution of raffle, daily drawing or weekly drawing
						tickets.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter E - PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PENALTIES › PENALTIES › Section 901.534 - Rigging

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A person commits a misdemeanor of the first degree if
						with intent to prevent a game of chance from being conducted in accordance with
						the act or the rules and usages governing the game, the person:
(1) Confers, offers or agrees to confer a
					 benefit upon or threatens an injury to a participant or other person associated
					 with the game.
(2) Tampers with a
					 person or games.
(3) Solicits,
					 accepts or agrees to accept a benefit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter E - PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES/PENALTIES › PENALTIES › Section 901.535 - Contingent fees

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A person who distributes, manufactures or operates a game
						of chance and who requires a payment equal to a percentage of the total
						winnings of a game for equipment furnished or to play a game commits a
						misdemeanor of the first degree.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › PULL-TAB MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.601 - Uniform minimum quality standards

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(a) S
tandards
. Pull-tab
					 games manufactured for sale or other distribution in this Commonwealth shall
					 conform to the act, this part and NAGRA's manufacturing standards for pull-tab
					 games, as amended, to the extent consistent with this part. Copies of NAGRA
					 standards are available from the Department.
(b)
Packaging
. Packaging
					 shall also be in conformity with NAGRA criteria. Copies of these criteria are
					 available from the Department.
(c)
Randomization
.
(1) Pull-tabs
					 in a deal must be distributed and mixed among all other pull-tabs in a deal so
					 as to eliminate any pattern in the location of winning and losing pull-tabs in
					 a deal or between deals.
(2) A deal
					 may not be segregated into sub-deals or portions so that a part of a deal may
					 be distinguished or played separately from the rest of the deal.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › PULL-TAB MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.602 - Flares

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A flare provided by the manufacturer must accompany every
						deal. However, a licensed eligible organization may alter a flare as provided
						in §
											901.731(b)(2)
						(relating to punchboard and pull-tab operation).
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code §
													901.608 (relating to standards for
						  flares).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › PULL-TAB MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.603 - Minimum percentages for prizes

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A distributor or manufacturer of pull-tabs may not sell
						or otherwise provide to a person in this Commonwealth or for use in this
						Commonwealth a pull-tab deal that does not contain the following minimum
						percentage in prizes:
(1) At least 65%
					 of the maximum potential gross receipts from the sale of plays shall be payable
					 as prizes in cash or merchandise. For the purpose of determining the percentage
					 of prizes offered on a pull-tab deal under this section, total merchandise
					 prizes shall be the cash value of the merchandise.
(2) Single cash prizes on pull-tabs may not
					 exceed:
(i) Five hundred dollars in
					 cash.
(ii) A merchandise prize, or
					 combination merchandise prize, which has a market value of no more than
					 $500.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › PULL-TAB MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.604 - Rule compliance

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A distributor or manufacturer or representative thereof,
						with knowledge or if he reasonably should have known, may not possess, display,
						put out for play, sell or otherwise furnish to a person in this Commonwealth a
						pull-tab deal or pull-tab from any deal that does not comply with this
						part.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › PULL-TAB MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.605 - Deal in multiple packages

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(a) When the deal is packaged in more than
					 one container, the entire deal of individual pull-tabs shall be mixed so that
					 no person is able to determine the position or approximate location of one or
					 more of the winning pull-tabs or determine whether a package or portion of a
					 deal contains a larger or smaller percentage of winning pull-tabs than the
					 balance of the deal.
(b) The
					 containers may not be numbered as to distinguish one from the other.
(c) A pull-tab deal shall contain a packing
					 slip placed inside the package containing the name of the manufacturer, series
					 number, date the deal was packaged and the name or identification of the person
					 who packaged the deal. This information may be printed on the back of the flare
					 or the outside of at least one of the containers in which the pull-tabs are
					 packed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › PULL-TAB MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.606 - Sales promotions

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A manufacturer or distributor or representative thereof
						may not use as a sales promotion a statement, demonstration or implication that
						a certain portion of a pull-tab deal contains more winners than other portions
						of the deal or that a pull-tab deal may be sold by the operator in a particular
						manner that may give the operator an advantage in selling more of the pull-tabs
						before having to pay out winners.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › PULL-TAB MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.607 - One flare per deal

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A person may not place or have out in public view more
						than one flare identifying the prizes available from the operation of a
						pull-tab deal.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › PULL-TAB MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.608 - Standards for flares

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(a) A pull-tab
					 game flare must be made only by the manufacturer. Except as provided by §
											901.731(b)(2)
					 (relating to punchboard and pull-tab operation), a flare may not be altered
					 after it leaves the manufacturer's possession and control.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this
					 part, a flare for a pull-tab game must comply with NAGRA manufacturing
					 standards for pull-tab game flares.
(c) A pull-tab game flare must:
(1) Be placed only upon the face, or on the
					 top, of a dispenser used to dispense the pull-tabs.
(2) Clearly set out each of the prizes
					 available and the number or symbol that wins each prize.
(3) Set out the winning numbers or symbols
					 for prizes of $5 or more in cash or merchandise with a cash value of $5 or
					 more.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › PULL-TAB MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.609 - Name or logo imprinting

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The manufacturer's name or logo shall be placed on
						pull-tabs produced by the manufacturer.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › PUNCHBOARD MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.621 - Flares

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A flare provided by the manufacturer must accompany every
						punchboard. However, a licensed eligible organization may alter a flare as
						provided in §
											901.731(b)(2)
						(relating to punchboard and pull-tab operation).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › PUNCHBOARD MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.622 - Standards for construction

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Punchboards sold for use in this Commonwealth must be in
						compliance with the following standards:
(1)
General
.
(i) A punchboard must have a face sheet that
					 covers the punchboard receptacles.
(ii) The flare for the punchboard may be
					 manufactured to serve as the face sheet for the punchboard.
(iii) A punchboard, its punches and its flare
					 must be assigned an identical serial number.
(iv) Each punchboard receptacle must contain
					 an identical number of punches.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › PUNCHBOARD MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.623 - Punchboard restrictions

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A manufacturer or distributor may not sell or furnish to
						a person, a punchboard:
(1) To which a
					 key to a winning number or symbol exists other than a key which is furnished to
					 the operator designating the color codes for the chances on that board without
					 regard to whether or not the chances are designated winners.
(2) Which has taped sides, corners or
					 edges.
(3) On which the winning
					 punches or approximate location of a winning punch can be determined in advance
					 of punching the punchboard in a manner or by a device, including any patterns
					 in manufacture, assembly, packaging or programming. Winning punches shall be
					 distributed and mixed among all other punches in the punchboard.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › PUNCHBOARD MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.624 - Minimum percentages for prizes

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A distributor or manufacturer of punchboards may not sell
						or otherwise provide to a person in this Commonwealth or for use in this
						Commonwealth a punchboard that does not contain the following minimum
						prizes:
(1) At least 60% of the
					 maximum potential gross receipts from the sale of plays on each punchboard
					 placed out for play shall be payable as prizes in cash or merchandise. For the
					 purposes of determining the percentage of prizes offered on a punchboard under
					 this section, total merchandise prizes shall be the cash value of the
					 merchandise.
(2) Single cash prizes
					 on punchboards may not exceed:
(i) Five
					 hundred dollars in cash.
(ii) A
					 merchandise prize or combination merchandise prize, which has a cash value of
					 more than $500.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › PUNCHBOARD MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.625 - Rule compliance

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A distributor or manufacturer or representative thereof,
						with knowledge or if he reasonably should have known, may not possess, display,
						put out for play, sell or otherwise furnish to a person in this Commonwealth a
						punchboard that does not comply with this part.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › PUNCHBOARD MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.626 - One flare per punchboard

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A person may not place or have out in public view more
						than one flare advertising the prizes available from the operation of a
						punchboard.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › PUNCHBOARD MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.627 - Standards for flares

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(a) A
					 punchboard flare must be made only by the manufacturer. Except as provided by
					 §
											901.731(b)(2)
					 (relating to punchboard and pull-tab operation), a flare may not be altered
					 after it leaves the manufacturer's possession and control.
(b) A punchboard flare must:
(1) Be placed only upon the face or on the
					 top of a punchboard.
(2) Clearly
					 set out each of the prizes available and the number or symbol that wins each
					 prize.
(3) Set out the winning
					 numbers or symbols for prizes of $5 or more in cash or merchandise worth $5 or
					 more at retail so that each prize is won and awarded.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › PUNCHBOARD MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.628 - Name or logo imprinting

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The manufacturer's name or logo shall be placed on
						punchboards produced by the manufacturer.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › GENERAL MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.631 - Subcontracting and manufacturer responsibility

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(a) A registered manufacturer may subcontract
					 for the manufacturer or production of the parts, pieces, accessories and other
					 items that make up a completed game of chance.
(b) A subcontractor who only manufacturers or
					 produces parts, pieces, accessories and other items used to manufacturer a
					 completed game of chance is not required to be registered with the
					 Department.
(c) A registered
					 manufacturer that assembles and markets a completed game of chance is
					 responsible for complying with the provisions and requirements of this part to
					 sell the game of chance for use in this Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › GENERAL MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.632 - Predetermination of rules, winning chances and prizes

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Except as provided in §
											901.731(b)(2)
						(relating to punchboard and pull-tab operation), a manufacturer of a pull-tab
						game or punchboard shall predetermine the rules, prize structure, prizes, prize
						values, winning pull-tabs or punches and the corresponding prize for each
						pull-tab or punch during the manufacturing of the pull-tab game or punchboard.
						A person may not alter a pull-tab game or punchboard manufactured by a
						registered manufacturer and offered for sale and use within this
						Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter F - MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › GENERAL MANUFACTURING STANDARDS › Section 901.633 - Prohibition against participant control of winning chances or prizes

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A game of chance may not be manufactured for sale and use
						in this Commonwealth in which a participant who purchases a chance in the game
						can control, effect or choose the winning chance or chances or the
						corresponding prize or prizes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION OPERATION OF GAMES › Section 901.701 - Games of chance permitted

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(a) A
					 licensed eligible organization may conduct games of chance only for the purpose
					 of raising funds for public interest purposes as defined in the act or this
					 part.
(b) A licensed eligible
					 organization shall use games of chance proceeds exclusively for public interest
					 purposes or for the purchase of games of chance permitted by the act or this
					 part. For purposes of this subsection, the term "games of chance" includes
					 merchandise prizes awarded in a game of chance.
(c) A game of chance may not be conducted in
					 this Commonwealth in which a participant who purchases a chance in the game can
					 control, effect or choose the winning chance or chances or the corresponding
					 prize or prizes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION OPERATION OF GAMES › Section 901.701a - License required

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(a)
Eligible organizations
. An eligible organization may not
					 conduct or operate games of chance unless the eligible organization obtains and
					 maintains a valid license. An eligible organization shall be in existence and
					 fulfilling its purposes for 1 year prior to the date of application for a
					 license.
(b)
Auxiliary
					 groups
.
(1) An auxiliary group may
					 conduct or operate games of chance under its parent organization's license. An
					 auxiliary group may not be licensed separately. Any auxiliary group that
					 conducts games of chance must be listed on the parent organization's license
					 application.
(2) An auxiliary group
					 that conducts games of chance under its parent organization's license acts in
					 lieu of the eligible organization and is bound by the restrictions and
					 limitations of the eligible organization and its license under the act and this
					 part. Prizes from games of chance conducted by an auxiliary group must be
					 included in the total prizes paid out by the licensed eligible organization for
					 purposes of determining the licensed eligible organization's adherence to the
					 prize limits under the act and this part.
(3) A licensing authority may not charge an
					 additional licensing fee for an auxiliary group's right to conduct games of
					 chance under its parent eligible organization's license.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION OPERATION OF GAMES › Section 901.701b - Display

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The licensed eligible organization shall at all times
						publicly display its license at the site where it conducts games of
						chance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION OPERATION OF GAMES › Section 901.701c - Location of games

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(a) A license
					 will be valid at and authorize the holder to conduct games of chance on the
					 eligible organization's licensed premises as provided in §
											901.704 (relating to licensed
					 premises).
(b) A licensed eligible
					 organization may conduct games of chance at a location off its premises when
					 the games of chance are part of a reoccurring, annual carnival, fair, picnic or
					 banquet held or participated in by that eligible organization. The organization
					 shall notify, in writing, the district attorney and licensing authority of the
					 location, date and times of the events.
(c) A license issued by a licensing authority
					 in one county will be valid for purposes of selling raffle tickets in
					 municipalities of another county which have specifically approved games of
					 chance by an affirmative vote in a municipal referendum. A licensed eligible
					 organization that plans to sell raffle tickets in a municipality located in a
					 county other than the county in which it is licensed shall notify that county's
					 district attorney and licensing authority as to the location and the dates that
					 the organization plans to sell raffle tickets.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION OPERATION OF GAMES › Section 901.702 - Prize limits

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(a)
Maximum individual prize limit
. The maximum cash value of a
					 prize that may be awarded for a single chance in a game of chance is
					 $500.
(b)
Weekly
					 limit
. No more than $5,000 in cash or merchandise may be awarded as
					 prizes in games of chance conducted by a licensed eligible organization during
					 an operating week.
(c)
Raffle limit
. No more than $5,000 in cash or merchandise may
					 be awarded as prizes in raffles in a calendar month except under a special
					 raffle permit.
(d)
Special
					 raffle permit
. A licensed eligible organization may conduct a raffle
					 and award a prize valued in excess of $500 only if it has obtained a special
					 raffle permit. The total cash value of prizes awarded under all special raffle
					 permits during a calendar year may be no more than $100,000.
(e)
Prize limit exceptions for daily
					 drawings
.
(1) A licensed eligible
					 organization may award a prize in excess of the prize limitations in
					 subsections (a) and (b) if the prize is the result of a carryover of a drawing
					 when the following conditions apply:
(i) The
					 winning number was not held by one of the eligible entrants in the
					 drawing.
(ii) The carryover is not
					 the result of the licensed eligible organization's failure to hold a drawing on
					 an operating day during which chances for a daily drawing were sold.
(iii) The chances for the daily drawing were
					 not sold for an amount in excess of $1.
(iv) An eligible participant may not be sold
					 more than one chance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION OPERATION OF GAMES › Section 901.703 - Place of conduct

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A licensed eligible organization shall conduct games of
						chance only on the licensed eligible organization's licensed premises or at
						places as otherwise provided by the act and this part. A licensed eligible
						organization may sell raffle tickets off the licensed premises but only in
						municipalities that have approved games of chance through a valid
						referendum.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION OPERATION OF GAMES › Section 901.704 - Licensed premises

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(a) An
					 eligible organization's licensed premises must be the location or premises
					 owned or leased by the organization for use as its normal business or operating
					 site. When the premises consists of more than one building, the organization
					 shall designate which building will be used as the licensed premises for the
					 operation of games of chance. If the organization wishes to conduct games of
					 chance in a different building on its licensed premises, it shall notify, in
					 writing, the district attorney and the licensing authority of the change in
					 building site and the date and times that will be affected at least 10 days
					 prior to conducting games at the different site.
(b) If an eligible organization does not own
					 or lease a location or premises for use as its normal business or operating
					 site, the organization may:
(1) With the
					 written consent of another eligible organization, use another eligible
					 organization's licensed premises for purposes of conducting games of chance so
					 long as such use complies with §§
												901.510 and
					 901.709 (relating to use of
					 licensed premises by more than one organization; and eligible organizations per
					 premises).
(2) Lease a location or
					 premises on which to conduct games of chance as long as the lease does not
					 violate §
												901.513 (relating to gambling
					 facilities).
(3) Make other
					 arrangements to acquire a location or premises, consistent with the act and
					 this part, on which to conduct games of chance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION OPERATION OF GAMES › Section 901.705 - Purchase of games

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A licensed eligible organization shall purchase games of
						chance only from a licensed distributor. Raffles, daily drawings and weekly
						drawings are excluded from this requirement.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION OPERATION OF GAMES › Section 901.706 - Persons who may not operate or play games of chance

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(a) A person 17 years of age or younger may
					 not be permitted to operate or play games of chance.
(b) A licensed eligible organization may not
					 permit a person who has been convicted of a felony in a state or Federal court
					 within the past 5 years or a violation of the Bingo Law or the act in a State
					 or Federal court within the past 10 years to manage, set up, supervise or
					 participate in the operation of games of chance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION OPERATION OF GAMES › Section 901.707 - Compensation

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A licensed eligible organization may not pay compensation
						to a person for conducting games of chance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION OPERATION OF GAMES › Section 901.708 - Persons who may conduct games of chance

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Only licensed eligible organizations or auxiliary group
						managers, officers, directors, bar personnel or bona fide members of the
						licensed eligible organization may conduct games of chance.