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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.13 - Requirements for Counter Checks

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(a)
				  Counter Checks must be serially prenumbered forms. Each series of Counter
				  Checks shall be used in sequential order and the series numbers of all Counter
				  Checks received by a certificate holder shall be accounted for by employees
				  with no incompatible functions.
(b)
				  The original and all copies of void Counter Checks shall be marked "VOID" and
				  require the signature of the individual who marked the Counter Check as
				  void.
(c) For Counter Checks that
				  are manually prepared:
(1) The Counter Checks
				  must be a five-part form which consists of an original, a redemption copy, an
				  accounting copy, an issuance copy and an acknowledgement copy.
(2) Counter Checks must be attached in a book
				  that:
(i) Permits an individual to write on
				  the original copy of the Counter Check and all of the other copies
				  simultaneously, while still contained in the book.
(ii) Allows the removal of the original and
				  all duplicate copies.
(3)
				  Access to the Counter Checks shall be maintained and controlled by the finance
				  department employees responsible for the control of and accounting for the
				  unused supply of Counter Checks. The finance department may issue the book
				  containing the manually prepared Counter Checks to the table games department.
				  The finance department shall establish sign in and sign out procedures in its
				  internal controls to document the transfer and return.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.14 - Issuance and reconciliation of Counter Checks

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(a) A certificate holder may issue Counter
				  Checks in exchange for:
(1) Value chips or
				  plaques provided to a patron at a gaming table.
(2) Cash or gaming voucher provided to a slot
				  patron at the cage or at a slot machine.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.15 - Redemption of Counter Checks

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(a) A
				  patron may redeem or partially redeem a Counter Check that has not been
				  deposited by exchanging cash, cash equivalents, a check issued by a slot
				  machine licensee to the patron, value chips, gaming plaques, a personal check
				  in an amount less than or equal to the amount of the Counter Check being
				  redeemed or any combination thereof.
(b) When a patron elects to redeem or
				  partially redeem a Counter Check that has not been deposited by exchanging a
				  personal check for the Counter Check being redeemed, the personal check must
				  meet one of the following conditions:
(1) The
				  personal check must be drawn on the bank account in patron's credit file upon
				  which all Counter Checks are to be drawn.
(2) The personal check must be drawn on
				  another account that complies with §
											609a.3(c)(4)
				  (relating to application and verification procedures for granting
				  credit).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.16 - Substitution and consolidation of Counter Checks

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(a) A patron may substitute a personal check
				  for a Counter Check if either of the following apply:
(1) The personal check is drawn on the bank
				  account in patron's credit file upon which all Counter Checks are to be
				  drawn.
(2) The personal check is
				  drawn on another account that complies with §
											609a.3(c)(4) 
				  (relating to application and verification procedures for granting
				  credit).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.17 - Deposit of Counter Checks and personal checks substituted for Counter Checks

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(a) Counter
				  Checks and personal checks that have been substituted for Counter Checks shall
				  be deposited in accordance with the time periods established in the certificate
				  holder's internal controls. The time periods established by a certificate
				  holder may not exceed:
(1) Fifteen days after
				  the date of the Counter Check or the date on the personal check that has been
				  substituted for the Counter Check if the amount of the check is less than
				  $5,000.
(2) Thirty days after the
				  date of the Counter Check or the date on the personal check that has been
				  substituted for the Counter Check if the amount of the check is $5,000 or
				  more.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.18 - Collection of returned checks

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(a) A
				  certificate holder may designate specific employees with no incompatible
				  functions, including the certificate holder's general counsel or an outside
				  attorney, to engage in efforts to collect Counter Checks or personal checks
				  returned by a patron's bank.
(b) A
				  certificate holder, and any outside attorney acting on behalf of the
				  certificate holder, that is engaged in efforts to collect returned checks shall
				  comply with applicable Federal and State laws pertaining to debt collection
				  including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C.A. §§
											1692-1692p), the Fair Credit Extension
				  Uniformity Act (73 P. S. §§
											2270.1-2270.5) and the Unfair Trade Practices
				  and Consumer Protection Law (73 P. S. §§
											201-1-210-9.3).
(c) The certificate holder shall include in
				  the patron's credit file copies of all statements and other documents
				  supporting collection efforts.
(d)
				  The certificate holder shall maintain records, for the Board's inspection, that
				  describe credit collection arrangements and any written contracts entered into
				  with an outside attorney engaged in efforts to collect Counter Checks or
				  personal checks returned by a patron's bank on behalf of the certificate
				  holder.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												609a.19 (relating to use of an
						electronic credit system for the processing of Counter Checks and customer
						deposits).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.19 - Use of an electronic credit system for the processing of Counter Checks and customer deposits

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(a) A
				  certificate holder may utilize an electronic credit system for the processing
				  of Counter Checks and customer deposits. A certificate holder that utilizes an
				  electronic credit system shall comply with §§
										609a.1-609a.12,
				  609a.17 and 609a.18 unless
				  otherwise provided in this section.
(b) A certificate holder that elects to
				  utilize an electronic credit system shall submit internal controls specifying
				  all of the following:
(1) Which positions, as
				  described in the certificate holder's jobs compendium, will have administrator,
				  accounting and revenue audit, and cage function access to the electronic credit
				  system, and the functions or permissions assigned to each of those roles. The
				  certificate holder shall submit a narrative description of the permissions for
				  each of the roles and the level of access assigned.
(2) Which positions will have permission to
				  reset a patron's personal identification number (PIN) as provided in
				  subsections (d)(2) and (e)(1)(iii).
(3) How a patron's credit information and
				  limit established will be entered into the electronic credit system, ensuring
				  compliance with the approval of credit limit requirements in §
											609a.4 (relating to approval of
				  credit limits).
(4) The flow of
				  receipts and the reports generated through the revenue process.
(5) How a voided transaction in the
				  electronic credit system will be processed, specifying which positions will
				  have authority to void a transaction, ensuring that at least two employees with
				  no incompatible functions process the void and that a detailed explanation for
				  the void is recoded in the electronic credit system.
(6) How the certificate holder will ensure
				  that redemption, partial redemption, substitution and consolidation of Counter
				  Checks generated utilizing the electronic credit system complies with
				  §§
											609a.15(d) and
				  (g) and
				  609a.16(e) and
				  (f) (relating to redemption of Counter
				  Checks; and substitution and consolidation of Counter Checks).
(7) If the certificate holder allows patrons
				  to substitute or redeem Counter Checks through the mail, how the certificate
				  holder will process those redemptions and substitutions utilizing the
				  electronic credit system.
(8) How
				  credit transactions will be processed and accurately record if the electronic
				  credit system becomes inoperable.
(9) Which funds a patron is required to
				  utilize first if the patron has an established credit line and has a customer
				  deposit, as provided in subsection (e).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 611a - TABLE GAME MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDS › Section 611a.1 - Minimum training standards for dealers; minimum experience requirements for supervisors

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(a) When
				  filing an application to obtain an occupational permit under §
										435a.3 (relating to occupation
				  permit) to work as a dealer in any of the table games authorized in this
				  subpart, the applicant shall provide proof of at least one of the following:
(1) Satisfactory completion of a course of
				  curriculum related to the dealing of table games within the last 5 years which
				  meets the minimum proficiency requirements of §
											611a.2 (relating to minimum
				  proficiency requirements) at a gaming school, as defined in section 1103 of the
				  act (relating to definitions), or an equivalent curriculum at a gaming school
				  approved by another jurisdiction's state educational authority or gaming
				  regulatory body, to provide training related to the dealing of table
				  games.
(2) Satisfactory completion
				  of a training program offered by a certificate holder which includes a
				  curriculum related to the dealing of table games which meets the minimum
				  proficiency requirements of § 611a.2.
(3) At least 6 months of employment as a
				  dealer within the last 5 years in another gaming jurisdiction.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 611a - TABLE GAME MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDS › Section 611a.2 - Minimum proficiency requirements

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(a) A curriculum related to the conduct of
				  table games offered by a gaming school or by a certificate holder must, at a
				  minimum, include:
(1) The following minimum
				  hours of instruction on the conduct of table games in accordance with the
				  regulations in this subpart:
Table Game
Minimum
								Hours of Instruction
Blackjack and other banked card games
100
								hours over a 5-week period, at least 80 hours of which shall be in Blackjack
Craps, Mini-Craps and other dice games
160
								hours over a 6-week period
Nonbanked Poker
80 hours over a 4-week
								period
Roulette
80 hours over a 4-week period
Pai Gow Tiles
160 hours over a 6-week
								period
Sic Bo and Big 6 Wheel
30 hours over a
								2-week period
(2)
				  The proper use, control and shuffling of playing cards for authorized games
				  that involve the use of cards.
(3)
				  The proper use and control of dice for authorized games that involve the use of
				  dice.
(4) The proper use and
				  control of tiles for authorized games that involve the use of
				  tiles.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 611a - TABLE GAME MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDS › Section 611a.3 - Employee training by certificate holders

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A certificate holder shall develop a training program for
					 its dealers which, at a minimum, includes training in each of the following:
(1) Procedures for opening and
				  closing tables for gaming, including the proper security procedures regarding
				  table chip inventories.
(2)
				  Procedures for distributing and removing gaming chips and plaques from gaming
				  tables.
(3) Procedures for
				  accepting cash at gaming tables.
(4) Procedures for the acceptance of tips and
				  gratuities from patrons.
(5)
				  Procedures for shift changes at gaming tables.
(6) Procedures for the proper placement of
				  wagers by patrons and the proper collection of losing wagers and payment of
				  winning wagers.
(7) Training in
				  recognizing problem and compulsive gamblers at table games and procedures for
				  informing supervisory personnel.
(8) Training in cardio pulmonary
				  resuscitation (CPR).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												611a.4 (relating to submission of
						training programs to the Board); and 58 Pa. Code §
												611a.5 (relating to table test;
						employee personnel file).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 611a - TABLE GAME MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDS › Section 611a.4 - Submission of training programs to the Board

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(a) A certificate holder shall submit a
				  detailed description of its curriculum developed in accordance with §
										611a.2 (relating to minimum
				  proficiency requirements) and its employee training program developed in
				  accordance with §
										611a.3 (relating to employee
				  training by certificate holders) to the Board to demonstrate the adequacy of
				  the training in accordance with section 13A23 of the act (relating to training
				  of employees and potential employees).
(b) Curriculum and training programs required
				  under subsection (a) shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations in
				  accordance with §
										601a.10(a)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												611a.2 (relating to minimum
						proficiency requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 611a - TABLE GAME MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDS › Section 611a.5 - Table test; employee personnel file

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(a) Prior to conducting any table game on the
				  certificate holder's gaming floor, a prospective dealer shall pass a table test
				  on the table games that the dealer will be conducting. The table test must
				  consist of the dealer demonstrating proficiency at the table game to the
				  satisfaction of an employee of the certificate holder at the level of pit
				  manager or higher.
(b) A
				  certificate holder shall document the following in a dealer's personnel file:
(1) Completion of the minimum training or
				  experience required under §§
											611a.1 and
				  611a.2 (relating to minimum
				  training standards for dealers; minimum experience requirements for
				  supervisors; and minimum proficiency requirements).
(2) Completion of the training program
				  required under §
											611a.3 (relating to employee
				  training by certificate holders).
(3) Successful completion of the table test
				  required under subsection (a).
(4)
				  Completion of subsequent training on a different game type in accordance with
				  § 611a.2(b).
(5) Completion of
				  subsequent training for a different game of the same game type in accordance
				  with § 611a.2(d).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 613a - GAMING RELATED GAMING SERVICE PROVIDERS › Section 613a.1 - Definitions; general requirements

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(a)
Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this
				  chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
Gaming related gaming service provider
-A
					 gaming service provider that provides a gaming related service, is the owner of
					 a patent or has a patent pending for a gaming related service.
Gaming related service
-A new game, wager,
					 game variation, side bet or similar innovation relating to a table game.
(b)
Certification.
A person seeking to provide a gaming related
				  service to a certificate holder shall apply to the Board for certification as a
				  gaming related gaming service provider.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												461a.4 (relating to submission for
						testing and approval); and 58 Pa. Code §
												613a.8 (relating to permission to
						conduct business prior to
						certification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 613a - GAMING RELATED GAMING SERVICE PROVIDERS › Section 613a.2 - Gaming related gaming service provider certification applications

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(a) A gaming
				  related gaming service provider seeking certification shall submit:
(1) An original and one copy of a Gaming
				  Related Gaming Service Provider Certification Application and Disclosure
				  Information Form.
(2) The
				  nonrefundable application fee posted on the Board's web site at
				  www.pgcb.pa.gov.
(3) Applications
				  and release authorizations for each individual required to be qualified under
				  §
											613a.3 (relating to qualification
				  of individuals and entities).
(4) A
				  written statement from a certificate holder, stating that the certificate
				  holder intends to do business with the gaming related gaming service provider
				  for the purpose of utilizing a gaming related service.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 613a - GAMING RELATED GAMING SERVICE PROVIDERS › Section 613a.3 - Qualification of individuals and entities

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(a) The following individuals are required to
				  submit a Pennsylvania Personal History Disclosure Form and be found qualified
				  by the Board:
(1) Each officer and director
				  of a certified gaming related gaming service provider or applicant for gaming
				  related gaming service provider certification. For the purposes of this
				  paragraph, the term "officer" means a president, chief executive officer, a
				  chief financial officer and a chief operating officer and any person routinely
				  performing corresponding functions with respect to an organization whether
				  incorporated or unincorporated.
(2)
				  Each individual who has a direct or indirect ownership or beneficial interest
				  of 10% or more in the certified gaming related gaming service provider or
				  applicant for gaming related gaming service provider certification. A certified
				  gaming related gaming service provider or applicant for gaming related gaming
				  service provider certification shall provide information or documentation
				  requested by the Board necessary to determine compliance with this
				  paragraph.
(3) Each salesperson of
				  a certified gaming related gaming service provider or applicant for gaming
				  related gaming service provider certification who solicits or will be
				  soliciting business from, or has regular contact with, any representatives of a
				  certificate holder.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 613a - GAMING RELATED GAMING SERVICE PROVIDERS › Section 613a.4 - Certification term and renewal

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(a)
				  Gaming related gaming service provider certifications, and renewals issued
				  under this chapter will be valid for 4 years from the date of Board
				  approval.
(b) A certified gaming
				  related gaming service provider shall submit to the Board a completed renewal
				  application and fee, as posted on the Board's web site, at least 60 days prior
				  to the expiration of a certification.
(c) A certification for which a completed
				  renewal application and fee has been received by the Board will continue in
				  effect until the Board sends written notification to the holder of the
				  certification that the Board has approved or denied the
				  certification.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 613a - GAMING RELATED GAMING SERVICE PROVIDERS › Section 613a.5 - Certified gaming related gaming service provider responsibilities

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A holder of a gaming related gaming service provider
					 certification shall have a continuing duty to:
(1) Provide information requested by the
				  Board relating to licensing or regulation; cooperate with the Board in
				  investigations, hearings, and enforcement and disciplinary actions; and comply
				  with conditions, restrictions, requirements, orders and rulings of the Board in
				  accordance with the act.
(2) Report
				  a change in circumstances that may render the holder of a gaming related gaming
				  service provider certification ineligible, unqualified or unsuitable to hold a
				  certification under the standards and requirements of the act and of this
				  part.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 613a - GAMING RELATED GAMING SERVICE PROVIDERS › Section 613a.6 - Gaming related gaming service provider list

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The Board will maintain and post on its web site a list of
					 gaming related gaming service providers that are certified and have had their
					 gaming related service reviewed by the Bureau of Gaming Laboratory
					 Operations.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 613a - GAMING RELATED GAMING SERVICE PROVIDERS › Section 613a.7 - Requirements for use of a gaming related gaming service provider

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Prior to use of a gaming related service by a certificate
					 holder the following must occur:
(1)
				  The gaming related gaming service provider providing the gaming related service
				  must submit its gaming related service to the Bureau of Gaming Laboratory
				  Operations for review in accordance with §
										461a.4 (relating to submission for
				  testing and approval).
(2) The
				  gaming related gaming service provider shall pay all Bureau of Gaming
				  Laboratory Operations costs incurred in the review of the proposed gaming
				  related service.
(3) The
				  certificate holder shall make a written request to the Board's Executive
				  Director and receive written approval for use of the new gaming related service
				  in accordance with §
										601a.3 (relating to request to
				  offer a new table game or new feature for an existing table game).
(4) The gaming related gaming service
				  provider shall pay the certification fee required under §
										613a.2(a)(2) 
				  (relating to gaming related gaming service provider certification applications)
				  and will either receive written authorization from the Bureau of Licensing to
				  conduct business prior to certification or be certified.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												613a.8 (relating to permission to
						conduct business prior to
						certification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 613a - GAMING RELATED GAMING SERVICE PROVIDERS › Section 613a.8 - Permission to conduct business prior to certification

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(a) Notwithstanding §
										613a.1 (relating to definitions;
				  general requirements), the Bureau of Licensing may authorize an applicant for
				  gaming related gaming service provider certification to conduct business with a
				  certificate holder prior to the certification of the gaming related gaming
				  service provider if the following criteria are met:
(1) A completed Gaming Related Gaming Service
				  Provider Certification Application and Disclosure Information Form has been
				  filed in accordance with §
											613a.2 (relating to gaming related
				  gaming service provider certification applications) and passed a preliminary
				  review.
(2) The certificate holder
				  certifies that it has performed due diligence on the gaming related gaming
				  service provider.
(3) The applicant
				  for gaming related gaming service provider certification agrees, in writing,
				  that the grant of permission to conduct business prior to certification does
				  not create a right to continue to conduct business and that the Bureau of
				  Licensing may rescind, at any time, the authorization granted under this
				  section, with or without prior notice to the applicant, if the Bureau of
				  Licensing is informed that the suitability of the applicant may be at issue or
				  the applicant fails to cooperate in the application or investigatory
				  process.
(4) The gaming related
				  gaming service provider and the certificate holder have satisfied the
				  requirements in §
											613a.7 (relating to requirements
				  for use of a gaming related gaming service provider).
(5) The gaming related gaming service
				  provider has passed a preliminary review of its criminal history.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 613a - GAMING RELATED GAMING SERVICE PROVIDERS › Section 613a.9 - Certificate holders' duty to investigate

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(a) A certificate holder shall investigate
				  the background and qualifications of the applicants for gaming related gaming
				  service provider certification with whom it intends to have a contractual
				  relationship or enter into an agreement.
(b) A certificate holder shall have an
				  affirmative duty to avoid agreements or relationships with persons applying for
				  gaming related gaming service provider certification whose background or
				  association is injurious to the public health, safety, morals, good order and
				  general welfare of the people of this Commonwealth, or who threaten the
				  integrity of gaming in this Commonwealth.
(c) A certificate holder shall have a duty to
				  inform the Board of an action by an applicant for or holder of a gaming related
				  gaming service provider certification which the certificate holder believes
				  would constitute a violation of the act or this part.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 615a - CONDITIONAL TABLE GAME DEVICE LICENSES › Section 615a.1 - Table game devices, conditional licenses

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(a) The Board may grant an applicant for a
				  table game device manufacturer, manufacturer designee or supplier license a
				  conditional license to conduct table game business in this
				  Commonwealth.
(b) To be eligible to
				  obtain a conditional table game device license, the applicant for a table game
				  device manufacturer, manufacturer designee or supplier license shall:
(1) Submit a completed manufacturer,
				  manufacturer designee or supplier license application, including the
				  nonrefundable application fee as posted on the Board's web site at
				  www.pgcb.pa.gov, and pass a preliminary review.
(2) Be certified as a gaming service provider
				  in this Commonwealth or be licensed in good standing to manufacture or provide
				  table game devices in another jurisdiction in the United States or Canada that
				  the Board has determined has licensing standards that are as comprehensive and
				  thorough and provide similar adequate safeguards as those required under the
				  act.
(3) Submit a written statement
				  from a slot machine licensee, manufacturer licensee, manufacturer designee
				  licensee or supplier licensee that the slot machine licensee, manufacturer
				  licensee, manufacturer designee licensee or supplier licensee intends to do
				  business with the applicant for the purpose of purchasing, selling or marketing
				  table game devices.
(4) Pass a
				  preliminary review of the applicant's criminal history.
(5) Submit full payment of the licensing fee,
				  as posted on the Board's web site, for the table game device manufacturer,
				  manufacturer designee or supplier license prior to the issuance of the
				  conditional license.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 617a - ROULETTE › Section 617a.2 - Inspection and security procedures

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(a)
				  Prior to opening a Roulette table for gaming activity, a floorperson or member
				  of the certificate holder's security department shall:
(1) Inspect the Roulette ball by passing it
				  over a magnet or compass to assure its nonmagnetic quality.
(2) Inspect the Roulette table and Roulette
				  wheel for any magnet or contrivance that would affect the fair operation of the
				  Roulette wheel.
(3) Inspect the
				  Roulette wheel to assure that the wheel is level and rotating freely and
				  evenly.
(4) Inspect the Roulette
				  wheel to assure that all parts are secure and free from movement.
(5) Confirm that the layout and signage
				  comply with §
											617a.1(e)
				  (relating to Roulette ball; Roulette wheel and table; physical characteristics;
				  double zero Roulette wheel used as a single zero Roulette wheel) if a double
				  zero Roulette wheel is being used as a single zero Roulette
				  wheel.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 617a - ROULETTE › Section 617a.3 - Placement of wagers

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(a) All wagers
				  at Roulette shall be made by placing Roulette chips on the appropriate areas of
				  the Roulette layout. Verbal wagers accompanied by cash may not be
				  accepted.
(b) A player at a
				  Roulette table may not play with Roulette chips that are identical in color and
				  design to value chips or to Roulette chips being used by another player at that
				  same table. Roulette chips shall be cashed in for value chips or plaques before
				  a player leaves a Roulette table.
(c) Each player shall be responsible for the
				  correct positioning of his wager on the Roulette layout, regardless of whether
				  he is assisted by the dealer. The player shall be responsible for ensuring that
				  the instructions he gives to the dealer regarding the placement of a wager are
				  correctly carried out.
(d) A wager
				  shall be settled in accordance with its position on the layout when the ball
				  falls into a compartment of the wheel.
(e) The wagers in the game of Roulette
				  include:
(1) A Straight Wager that the
				  Roulette ball will come to rest in the compartment of the Roulette wheel that
				  corresponds to a single number selected by the player. The player shall make a
				  Straight Wager by placing a wager within the box on the Roulette layout that
				  contains the selected number.
(i) A
				  certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission under §
												601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), offer the option to make five simultaneous Straight Wagers
				  by selecting five adjacent numbers on the Roulette wheel.
(ii) A player shall make a Five Adjacent
				  Number Wager by placing Roulette chips on the number indicated on the Roulette
				  wheel replica that is the center number of the five adjacent numbers being
				  selected.
(iii) A player making a
				  Five Adjacent Number Wager shall be deemed to have made a separate Straight
				  Wager of equal value on each of the five numbers selected.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 617a - ROULETTE › Section 617a.4 - Payout odds

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(a) A certificate
				  holder shall pay out winning Roulette wagers at no less than the odds in the
				  following paytable:
Wager
Payout
								Odds
Straight
35 to 1
Split
17 to 1
Three Numbers
11 to 1
Four Numbers
8 to 1
First Five Numbers
6 to 1
Six Numbers
5 to 1
Column
2 to 1
Dozen
2 to 1
Red
1 to 1
Black
1 to 1
Odd
1 to 1
Even
1 to 1
1-18
1 to 1
19-36
1 to 1
(b)
				  When Roulette is played on a single zero wheel or double zero wheel and the
				  Roulette ball comes to rest in a compartment marked zero (0) or double zero
				  (00), wagers on red, black, odd, even, 1-18 and 19-36 will be lost.
(c) When Roulette is played on a double zero
				  wheel being used as a single zero wheel, as provided in §
										617a.1 (relating to Roulette ball;
				  Roulette wheel and table; physical characteristics; double zero Roulette wheel
				  used as a single zero Roulette wheel), the following apply:
(1) Notice shall be provided that the double
				  zero wheel is being used as a single zero wheel.
(2) If the Roulette ball comes to rest in a
				  compartment marked double zero (00), the dealer shall announce "no spin,"
				  declare the spin void and respin the wheel.
(3) Wagers on red, black, odd, even, 1-18 and
				  19-36 will be lost if the Roulette ball comes to rest in a compartment marked
				  zero (0).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 617a - ROULETTE › Section 617a.5 - Rotation of wheel and ball

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(a) The
				  Roulette ball shall be spun by the dealer in a direction opposite to the
				  rotation of the wheel and complete at least four revolutions around the track
				  of the wheel to constitute a valid spin.
(b) While the ball is still rotating in the
				  track around the wheel, the dealer shall announce "no more bets," in a manner
				  sufficient to be heard by all players at the table. Once "no more bets" has
				  been announced by the dealer, players may not touch any chips that have been
				  placed on the Roulette layout until the dealer has collected all losing wagers
				  and paid off all winning wagers in accordance with subsection (e).
(c) When the ball comes to rest in a
				  compartment, the dealer shall announce the number of the compartment and shall
				  place a point marker on that number on the Roulette layout.
(d) If a certificate holder offers the Five
				  Adjacent Number Wager, the dealer shall then move 1/5 of each winning Five
				  Adjacent Number Wager from the Roulette wheel replica to the box on the main
				  Roulette layout that contains the single number corresponding to the
				  compartment in which the Roulette ball came to rest.
(e) After placing the point marker on the
				  layout and, if applicable, complying with subsection (d), the dealer shall
				  first collect all losing wagers and then pay off all winning wagers in
				  accordance with §
										617a.4 (relating to payout
				  odds).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												617b.2 (relating to Blazing 7's
						wager).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 617a - ROULETTE › Section 617a.6 - Irregularities

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(a) If the ball is
				  spun in the same direction as the wheel, the dealer shall announce "no spin"
				  and attempt to remove the Roulette ball prior to it coming to rest in one of
				  the compartments.
(b) If the
				  Roulette ball does not complete four revolutions around the track of the wheel,
				  the dealer shall announce "no spin." The dealer shall inspect the ball for any
				  signs of damage and if the ball is damaged, ask the floorperson or above for a
				  new Roulette ball with which to continue gaming at the table.
(c) If the Roulette ball leaves the wheel
				  during the spin, the dealer shall announce "no spin." The dealer shall inspect
				  the ball for any signs of damage and if the ball is damaged, ask the
				  floorperson or above for a new Roulette ball with which to continue gaming at
				  the table.
(d) If a foreign object
				  enters the wheel prior to the ball coming to rest, the dealer shall announce
				  "no spin" and attempt to remove the Roulette ball from the wheel prior to it
				  coming to rest in one of the compartments.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 617b - ROULETTE SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 617b.4 - Roulette Up

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(a) A
				  certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission form filed under
				  §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), offer to each player who placed a Roulette wager in
				  accordance with §
										617a.3 (relating to placement of
				  wagers) the option of placing a Roulette Up wager. If the certificate holder is
				  offering the Roulette Up wager, Roulette may be played on a double zero
				  Roulette wheel or a single zero Roulette wheel as described in §
										617a.1(d)
				  (relating to Roulette ball; Roulette wheel and table; physical characteristics;
				  double zero Roulette wheel used as a single zero Roulette wheel).
(b) The layout for a Roulette table shall be
				  submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations for approval in accordance with
				  §
										601a.10(a)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment) and if the
				  certificate holder offers the Roulette Up wager, in addition to the
				  requirements in §
										617a.1, the layout shall contain a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the Roulette Up wager. The layout
				  shall also contain a Roulette Up streak tracker, which shall be used for
				  tracking the Roulette Up streak.
(c) If the certificate holder is offering the
				  Roulette Up wager as a progressive wager, the Roulette table must have a
				  progressive table game system, in accordance with §
										605a.7 (relating to progressive
				  table games), for the placement of the Roulette Up progressive wager. The
				  progressive table game system must include any of the following:
(1) A wagering device that acknowledges or
				  accepts the placement of the progressive wager.
(2) A device that controls or monitors the
				  placement of progressive wagers at the gaming table, including a mechanism,
				  such as a lock-out button, that prevents the recognition of any progressive
				  wager that a player attempts to place after the dealer has announced --no more
				  bets.--
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 617b - ROULETTE SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 617b.5 - Roulette X

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(a) A
				  certificate holder may offer to players a game entitled Roulette X, a variation
				  on Lightning Roulette. Unless otherwise provided under this section, Roulette X
				  shall follow the rules and procedures of Lightning Roulette under §
										617b.3 (relating to Lightning
				  Roulette).
(b) The layout for a
				  Roulette X table shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations for
				  approval in accordance with §
										601a.10(a)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment). A Roulette
				  X table shall have in place a board-approved Roulette random number generator
				  that determines the multiplier and also determines the specific payout that
				  will be paid for a winning straight wager placed on a multiplier.
(c) Roulette X may be played on either a
				  single zero or double zero roulette wheel.
(d) After all wagers have been placed, the
				  random number generator shall be initiated and will select between 2 and 5
				  numbers on the layout that are the multipliers. The multipliers will be
				  illuminated and will indicate what the increased payout will be for a winning
				  straight wager placed on that multiplier.
(e) If the Roulette ball comes to rest in one
				  of the numbers that has been illuminated as a multiplier and a player has
				  placed a straight wager on that number, the player's straight wager shall win
				  and be paid based upon the increased payout displayed on the layout.
(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of §
										617a.4 (relating to payout odds),
				  if a player's straight wager wins but the number the player wagered on is not
				  selected as a multiplier by the random number generator, the player shall be
				  paid at odds corresponding to the certificate holder's selected paytable under
				  subsection (g).
(g) Roulette X
				  wagers shall be settled according to one of the following paytables, which
				  shall be included in the certificate holder's Rules Submission form filed in
				  accordance with §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions):
Paytable A
Paytable B
Roulette wheels authorized
Single zero/double zero
								wheels
Double zero wheel
Straight wager payout odds
28 to 1
30 to 1
Multipliers
50 to 1
50 to 1
100 to 1
100 to 1
250 to 1
175 to 1
500 to 1
250 to 1
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 617c - ROULETTE SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 617c.1 - B2B Roulette wager

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(a) A
				  certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), offer to each player who placed a Roulette wager in
				  accordance with § 617a.3 (relating to placement of wagers) the option of
				  placing a B2B Roulette wager. If the certificate holder is offering the B2B
				  Roulette wager, Roulette may be played on a double zero Roulette wheel or a
				  single zero Roulette wheel as described in §
										617a.1(c)-(e)
				  (relating to Roulette ball; Roulette wheel and table; physical characteristics;
				  double zero Roulette wheel used as a single zero Roulette wheel).
(b) The layout for a Roulette table shall be
				  submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations for approval in accordance with
				  §
										601a.10(a)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment) and if the
				  certificate holder offers the B2B Roulette wager, in addition to the
				  requirements in §
										617a.1, the layout shall contain a
				  separate area designated for the placement of the B2B Roulette wager. The
				  certificate holder shall also have in place a board-approved Roulette reader
				  board that contains a random number generator to determine the payout of the
				  B2B Roulette wager.
(c) A player
				  may place a B2B Roulette wager before each Roulette spin at any time before the
				  croupier calls, "no more bets." A B2B Roulette wager may be made for any amount
				  within the table limits.
(d) After
				  placing a B2B Roulette wager, if the Roulette ball comes to rest on the same
				  number as the previous spin, the B2B Roulette wager will win. The B2B Roulette
				  wager shall lose in all other scenarios.
(e) If a B2B Roulette wager wins, the payout
				  shall be determined by a random number generator, which shall then be displayed
				  on the Roulette reader board. The possible payouts, all of which shall be
				  included in the certificate holder's Rules Submission filed in accordance with
				  § 601a.2, are as follows:
(1) 1000 to
				  1.
(2) 500 to 1.
(3) 250 to 1.
(4) 100 to 1.
(5) 50 to 1.
(6) 25 to 1.
(7) 10 to 1.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 617c - ROULETTE SIDE WAGERS AND VARIATIONS › Section 617c.3 - Lightning Roulette

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(a) A
				  certificate holder may, if specified in its Rules Submission under §
										601a.2 (relating to table games
				  Rules Submissions), offer to players a game variation entitled Lightning
				  Roulette, where each player who placed and wins a straight wager in Roulette
				  accordance with §
										617a.3 (relating to placement of
				  wagers) has the ability to win an increased payout based upon the results of a
				  random number generator. If the certificate holder is offering Lightning
				  Roulette, it must be played on a single zero Roulette wheel as described in
				  §
										617a.1(c)
				  (relating to Roulette ball; Roulette wheel and table; physical characteristics;
				  double zero Roulette wheel used as a single zero Roulette wheel).
(b) The layout for a Lightning Roulette table
				  shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations for approval in
				  accordance with §
										601a.10(a)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment). A
				  Lightning Roulette table shall have in place a board-approved Roulette random
				  number generator that determines the Lucky Numbers and also determines the
				  specific payout that will be paid for a winning straight wager placed on a
				  Lucky Number.
(c) A player may
				  place a straight wager before each Roulette spin at any time before the
				  croupier calls, "no more bets" in accordance with §
										617a.5 (relating to rotation of
				  wheel and ball).
(d) After all
				  wagers have been placed, the random number generator shall be initiated and
				  will select between 1 and 5 numbers on the layout that are the Lucky Numbers.
				  The Lucky Numbers will be illuminated and will also indicate what the increased
				  payout will be for a winning straight wager placed on that Lucky
				  Number.
(e) If the Roulette ball
				  comes to rest in one of the Lucky Numbers and a player has placed a straight
				  wager on that number, the player's straight wager shall win and be paid based
				  upon the increased payout displayed on the layout and listed in subsection
				  (g).
(f) Notwithstanding the
				  provisions of §
										617a.4 (relating to payout odds),
				  if a player's straight wager wins but the number the player wagered on is not
				  selected as a Lucky Number by the random number generator, the player shall be
				  paid 29 to 1.
(g) The possible
				  payouts, all of which shall be included in the certificate holder's Rules
				  Submission filed in accordance with §
										601a.2, that may be selected by
				  the random number generator are as follows:
(1) 499 to 1.
(2) 399 to 1.
(3) 349 to 1.
(4) 299 to 1.
(5) 249 to 1.
(6) 199 to 1.
(7) 149 to 1.
(8) 99 to 1.
(9) 49 to 1.