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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart N - Video Gaming › Chapter 1120a - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS FROM VIDEO GAMING › Section 1120a.9 - Petition to remove name from the exclusion list

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(a) An excluded person may file a petition
				  with the Clerk to request a hearing for removal of his name from the exclusion
				  list at any time after 5 years from the placement of his name on the exclusion
				  list.
(b) The petition shall be
				  signed by the excluded person, contain supporting affidavits and state the
				  specific grounds believed by the petitioner to constitute good cause for
				  removal from the exclusion list. Upon receipt of the petition, the Office of
				  Enforcement Counsel may file an answer in accordance with §
										493a.5 (relating to answers to
				  complaints, petitions, motions and other filings requiring a
				  response).
(c) An excluded person
				  who is barred from requesting a hearing concerning his removal from the
				  exclusion list by the 5-year period of exclusion in subsection (a) may petition
				  the Board for early consideration at any time. An excluded person may not,
				  within the 5-year period of exclusion, file more than one petition for early
				  consideration.
(d) A petition for
				  early consideration must contain the information required under subsection (b).
				  Upon receipt of the petition, the Office of Enforcement Counsel may file an
				  answer in accordance with § 493a.5.
(e) The Board will consider, when making its
				  decision on a petition for early consideration, the nature of the facts and
				  circumstances giving rise to the person's placement on the exclusion list, and
				  whether there are extraordinary facts and circumstances warranting early
				  consideration of the excluded person's request for removal from the exclusion
				  list.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1201a - FANTASY CONTESTS GENERALLY › Section 1201a.1 - Scope

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The purpose of this subpart is to implement and govern the
					 operation and conduct of fantasy contests in this Commonwealth as provided for
					 in 4 Pa.C.S. Chapter 3 (relating to fantasy contests).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1201a - FANTASY CONTESTS GENERALLY › Section 1201a.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this subpart,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Applicant
-A person who, on his own behalf
					 or on behalf of another, is applying for permission to engage in any act or
					 activity which is regulated under this subpart. If the applicant is a person
					 other than an individual, the Board will determine the associated persons whose
					 qualifications are necessary as a precondition to the licensing of the
					 applicant.
Beginner
-A participant who has entered
					 fewer than 51 contests offered by a single licensed operator or who does not
					 meet the definition of "highly-experienced player."
Entry fee
-The cash or cash equivalent paid
					 by a participant to a licensed operator to participate in a fantasy
					 contest.
Fantasy contest
-
(i) An online fantasy or simulated game or
				  contest with an entry fee and a prize or award in which all of the following
				  apply:
(A) The value of all prizes or awards
				  offered to winning participants is established and made known to participants
				  in advance of the contest and the value is not determined by the number of
				  participants or the amount of any fees paid by those participants.
(B) All winning outcomes reflect the relative
				  knowledge and skill of participants and are determined by accumulated
				  statistical results of the performance of individuals, including athletes in
				  the case of sports events.
(C) The
				  winning outcome is not based on the score, point spread or performance of a
				  single actual team or combination of teams, or solely on a single performance
				  of an individual athlete or player in a single actual event.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1202a - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 1202a.1 - General licensing requirements

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A fantasy contest license holder may conduct fantasy
					 contests in this Commonwealth in accordance with 4 Pa.C.S. Chapter 3 (relating
					 to fantasy contests) and this subpart.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1202a - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 1202a.2 - Fantasy contest licenses

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(a) An
				  application for a fantasy contest license shall be submitted on forms or in an
				  electronic format supplied or approved by the Board and must contain all of the
				  following information:
(1) The identity of the
				  applicant as follows:
(i) If the applicant is
				  an individual, the name, social security number, contact information and
				  address of the applicant.
(ii) If
				  the applicant is a corporation, the name and business address of the
				  corporation, Federal employer identification number, the state of its
				  incorporation, and the full name, contact information and business address of
				  each officer and director thereof.
(iii) If the applicant is a foreign
				  corporation, the name and business address of the corporation, whether it is
				  qualified to do business in this Commonwealth, and the full name, contact
				  information and business address of each officer and director
				  thereof.
(iv) If the applicant is a
				  partnership or joint venture, the name, contact information and business
				  address of each officer thereof.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1202a - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 1202a.3 - Principals

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(a) A principal as
				  defined in this subpart shall apply for licensure as a principal in accordance
				  with §
										433a.8 (relating to principal
				  applications).
(b) In addition to
				  information required under § 433a.8, an individual required to be licensed
				  as a principal, unless otherwise directed by the Board, shall submit all of the
				  following:
(1) The nonrefundable application
				  fee posted on the Board's web site.
(2) A description of responsibilities as a
				  principal.
(3) Details relating to
				  a similar license, permit or other authorization obtained in another
				  jurisdiction.
(4) The consent to a
				  background investigation by the Bureau and a release to obtain the information
				  necessary for the completion of the background investigation.
(5) Other information required by the
				  Board.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1202a - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 1202a.4 - Key employees

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(a) A key
				  employee as defined in this subpart shall apply for licensure as a key employee
				  in accordance with §
										435a.2 (relating to key employee
				  license).
(b) In addition to
				  information required under § 435a.2, an individual required to be licensed
				  as a key employee, unless otherwise directed by the Board, shall submit all of
				  the following:
(1) The nonrefundable
				  application fee posted on the Board's web site.
(2) A description of employment
				  responsibilities.
(3) The consent
				  to a background investigation by the Bureau and a release to obtain the
				  information necessary for the completion of the background
				  investigation.
(4) Details relating
				  to a similar license or other authorization obtained in another
				  jurisdiction.
(5) Other information
				  required by the Board.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1202a - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 1202a.5 - Gaming service providers

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The Board may, in its discretion, require a licensed
					 operator who is not a licensed gaming entity to apply for a certificate or
					 registration as a gaming service provider to provide fantasy contests to, or on
					 behalf of, a licensed gaming entity under
					 4
					 Pa.C.S. §
											342 (relating to licensed
					 gaming entities).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1203a - APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 1203a.1 - Application review and processing

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(a) The Board will review applications
				  submitted under this subpart to ensure compliance with 4 Pa.C.S. Chapter 3
				  (relating to fantasy contests) and Board regulations.
(b) If an applicant fails to include any
				  required documentation or information, the applicant will be notified and given
				  an opportunity to cure the deficiency.
(c) Upon a determination that the
				  prerequisites for filing have been met, the application will be accepted for
				  filing and Board staff, if applicable, will:
(1) Obtain information as may be necessary to
				  determine the qualifications of the applicant and any matter relating to the
				  application.
(2) Promptly conduct
				  an investigation of the applicant and on any matter relating to the
				  application, if applicable.
(3)
				  Request the Department to promptly conduct or update a tax clearance
				  review.
(4) Request the
				  Pennsylvania State Police or Federal Bureau of Investigation to conduct or
				  update a criminal history review.
(5) Request any agencies, entities or persons
				  to provide information to the Board as deemed necessary by the Board.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1203a - APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 1203a.2 - Application withdrawal

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(a) A
				  request for withdrawal of an application may be made at any time prior to the
				  Board taking action on the application in accordance with all of the following
				  requirements:
(1) A request for withdrawal of
				  an entity applying for a license, certification or registration, or an
				  individual applying for a principal license shall be made by filing a petition
				  with the Board in accordance with §
											493a.4 (relating to petitions
				  generally).
(2) A request for
				  withdrawal of an individual applying for a key employee license shall be made
				  on a form supplied by the Bureau of Licensing. If Board staff objects to the
				  request for withdrawal, the person filing the form will be notified and may be
				  required to file a petition for withdrawal with the Board in accordance with
				  § 493a.4.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1203a - APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 1203a.3 - Renewals

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(a) Licenses and
				  registrations issued under this subpart will be for a term of 5 years from the
				  date of issuance.
(b) An
				  application for renewal of a license or registration shall be submitted at
				  least 180 days prior to the expiration of the license or registration and must
				  include an update of the information in the initial application and any prior
				  renewal applications.
(c) A license
				  or registration for which an application for renewal has been timely filed will
				  continue in effect until the Board acts upon the application for
				  renewal.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1203a - APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 1203a.4 - Licensed entity representatives

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(a) A licensed entity representative shall
				  register with the Board in a manner prescribed by the Board. The registration
				  must include the name, employer or firm, business address and business
				  telephone number of the licensed entity representative and any licensed
				  operator, applicant for licensure or other person being represented.
(b) A licensed entity representative has an
				  affirmative duty to update its registration information on an ongoing basis.
				  Failure to update a registration is punishable by the Board.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1204a - FANTASY CONTEST LICENSES › Section 1204a.1 - Fantasy contest license issuance and statement of conditions

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(a)
Issuance criteria.
In addition to the criteria in 4 Pa.C.S.
				  Chapter 3 (relating to fantasy contests), the Board will issue or renew a
				  fantasy contest license if all of the following criteria have been established
				  by the applicant:
(1) The applicant has
				  fulfilled each condition set by the Board or contained in 4 Pa.C.S. Chapter 3,
				  including the execution of a statement of conditions.
(2) The applicant is found suitable
				  consistent with the laws of the Commonwealth and is otherwise qualified to be
				  issued a fantasy contest license.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1204a - FANTASY CONTEST LICENSES › Section 1204a.2 - Licensed fantasy contest operator change of ownership or control

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(a) A licensed
				  fantasy contest operator shall notify the Board upon becoming aware of any
				  proposed change of ownership of the licensed fantasy contest operator by a
				  person or group of persons acting in concert which involves any of the
				  following:
(1) more than 15% of a licensed
				  fantasy contest operator's securities or other ownership interests.
(2) the sale, other than in the ordinary
				  course of business, of a licensed fantasy contest operator's assets.
(3) any other transaction or occurrence
				  deemed by the Board to be relevant to fantasy contest license
				  qualifications.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1205a - FANTASY CONTESTS › Section 1205a.1 - Fantasy contests generally

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A fantasy contest licensee may offer a fantasy contest only
					 under all of the following conditions:
(1) The value of all prizes or awards offered
				  to winning participants is established and made known in advance of the fantasy
				  contest.
(2) The value of the prize
				  or award is not determined by the number of participants or the amount of fees
				  paid by the participants.
(3) The
				  winning outcome reflects the relative knowledge and skill of the
				  participant.
(4) The winning
				  outcome is not based on the score, point spread or performance of a single
				  actual team or combination of teams, or solely on a single performance of an
				  individual athlete or player in a single actual event.
(5) The winning outcome is based on
				  statistical results accumulated from fully completed athletic sports contests
				  or events, except that participants may be credited for statistical results
				  accumulated in a suspended or shortened sports event which has been partially
				  completed on account of weather or other natural or unforeseen event.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1205a - FANTASY CONTESTS › Section 1205a.3 - Fantasy contest accounts

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(a) A
				  participant may only enter a fantasy contest by a licensed operator by first
				  establishing a fantasy contest account with the fantasy contest operator,
				  unless the fantasy contest is through a fantasy contest terminal in a licensed
				  facility.
(b) The licensed operator
				  shall perform all of the following with respect to each participant account:
(1) Verify the age, location and identity of
				  participants in a fantasy contest prior to accepting an entry in a fantasy
				  contest by the participant account holder.
(2) Assure the participant has funds on
				  account sufficient to pay the fantasy contest entry fee at the time of
				  entry.
(3) Require that each time a
				  participant enters his registered fantasy account, the participant shall enter
				  his unique username and password to verify his identity.
(4) Provide the account holder the option to:
(i) Restrict the participant from entering a
				  fantasy contest or accessing a fantasy contest account for a specific period of
				  time as determined by the account holder.
(ii) Restrict the total amount of deposits
				  that the participant may pay to the licensed operator for a specific time
				  period established by the participant.
(iii) Restrict the total amount of entry fees
				  that the participant may pay to the licensed operator for a specific time
				  period established by the participant.
(iv) Restrict the number of fantasy contests
				  the participant may enter for a specific time period as determined by the
				  account holder.
(v) With respect to
				  subparagraphs (i)-(iv), a participant may make his limits more restrictive at
				  any time but any increase to these limits must become effective only after the
				  time-period of the previous limit has expired and the player reaffirms the
				  requested increase.
(5)
				  Prevent unauthorized withdrawals from a fantasy contest account.
(6) Establish protocols for participants to
				  withdraw funds whether the account is open or closed.
(7) Establish procedures for closing accounts
				  and paying balances.
(8) Establish
				  procedures for the disbursement of unclaimed prizes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1205a - FANTASY CONTESTS › Section 1205a.4 - Fantasy contest licensed operator duties

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(a) A licensed operator shall comply with the
				  conditions of licensure in 4 Pa.C.S. Chapter 3 (relating to fantasy contests)
				  and the Board's regulations.
(b) A
				  licensed operator shall continually monitor fantasy contests for conduct which
				  violates the provisions and restrictions of 4 Pa.C.S. Chapter 3 and the Board's
				  regulations, and immediately take steps to report this conduct to the Bureau
				  upon discovery.
(c) A licensed
				  operator shall implement measures to ensure the confidentiality of
				  participants' personal, financial and account information, and to prevent the
				  public disclosure of this information except as provided by law.
(d) A licensed operator shall timely remit
				  all taxes and assessments to the Department as provided for in 4 Pa.C.S.
				  Chapter 3.
(e) A licensed operator
				  shall cooperate with the Board, the Bureau, the Department and law enforcement
				  authorities performing any function or duties related to monitoring,
				  investigating or enforcing 4 Pa.C.S. Chapter 3 or regulations relating to
				  fantasy contest-related activities.
(f) A licensed operator shall permit access
				  to the licensee's premises and fantasy contest terminal premises used in
				  connection with the conduct of fantasy contests for the Board, the Bureau, the
				  Department and the Pennsylvania State Police to facilitate the ability to
				  perform regulatory oversight and law enforcement functions.
(g) A licensed operator shall maintain a
				  record of all participant complaints along with a description of how the
				  complaint was resolved and reconciled, which shall be made available to the
				  Board upon request.
(h) A licensed
				  operator shall submit to the Bureau a record of any suspicious transactions as
				  provided in
				  4
				  Pa.C.S. §
											325(4.5) (relating to
				  conditions of licensure) within 2 business days of having reason to know that a
				  suspicious transaction has occurred.
(i) Each licensed operator shall maintain an
				  office, place of business, or registered agent for service of process in this
				  Commonwealth and shall file with the Board the address and contact information
				  for a person or representative in this Commonwealth authorized to receive
				  service of process, documents and requests issued by the Board. If the Board
				  makes a request for information or delivers documents or a notice to that
				  address, it shall constitute receipt of those documents or requests by the
				  licensed operator or applicant. If the Board will require access to the
				  database for the licensed operator, this information shall be kept and be made
				  available to the Board at the Pennsylvania office, place of business, or
				  registered agent address, or at the offices of the Board.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1205a - FANTASY CONTESTS › Section 1205a.5 - Fantasy contest licensed operator restrictions

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A licensed operator shall not do any of the following:
(1) Permit an individual under 18
				  years of age in this Commonwealth to participate in a fantasy
				  contest.
(2) Permit an individual
				  under 21 years of age to participate in a fantasy contest which is conducted
				  within a licensed facility.
(3)
				  Offer a fantasy contest based in whole or in part on collegiate or high school
				  events or players.
(4) Permit a
				  participant to enter a fantasy contest prior to establishing a fantasy contest
				  account, unless the licensed operator is also a licensed gaming entity and the
				  participant enters the fantasy contest through a fantasy contest terminal
				  located within the licensed gaming entities licensed facility.
(5) Establish a fantasy contest account for a
				  person who is not an individual.
(6) Alter the rules established for a fantasy
				  contest after a participant has entered the fantasy contest.
(7) Issue credit to a participant to
				  establish or fund a fantasy contest account.
(8) Permit the use of scripts by
				  participants. A licensed operator shall implement technologies to prevent the
				  use of scripts.
(9) Knowingly
				  market to a participant during a time period in which the participant has
				  self-excluded from the licensed operator's fantasy contests.
(10) Knowingly allow a self-excluded person
				  to collect, keep or retain a prize or award.
(11) Knowingly accept a deposit or entry in
				  excess of a limit established by a participant for the specific time period
				  established by the participant.
(12) Share confidential information that
				  could affect fantasy contest play with third parties until the information is
				  made publicly available.
(13)
				  Knowingly permit a principal, an employee of a licensed operator or a relative
				  living in the same household of an employee, or a principal of a licensed
				  operator to become a participant in a fantasy contest offered by any licensed
				  operator in which the licensed operator offers a prize or award.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1205a - FANTASY CONTESTS › Section 1205a.6 - Licensed gaming entities

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(a) A
				  licensed gaming entity which holds a fantasy contest license may petition the
				  Board for authority to place and operate fantasy contest terminals within the
				  licensed gaming entity's licensed facility.
(b) A licensed gaming entity may not place a
				  fantasy contest terminal on its approved gaming floor. The Board's Executive
				  Director will approve the placement of terminals within the licensed
				  facility.
(c) A participant
				  entering a fantasy contest through a fantasy contest terminal is not required
				  to establish an account with the licensed gaming entity prior to entering the
				  fantasy contest.
(d) A licensed
				  gaming entity which offers a fantasy contest through a fantasy contest terminal
				  may offer slot machine promotional play or table game match play to a
				  participant who is at least 21 years of age or older as a prize or award or for
				  participating in a fantasy contest conducted by the licensed gaming entity, as
				  approved by the Board.
(e) A
				  licensed gaming entity which obtains authorization from the Board to conduct
				  fantasy contests through fantasy contest terminals is subject to all
				  requirements and restrictions, except for those relating to prior account
				  establishment, in this chapter and Chapters 1206a-1209a.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1205a - FANTASY CONTESTS › Section 1205a.7 - Record and data retention

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(a) A
				  licensed operator shall retain account information for a 5-year period,
				  including records of deposits into and out of a fantasy contest account,
				  winnings, payouts and withdrawals, and record of participant play of fantasy
				  contests.
(b) A licensed operator
				  shall retain records of each fantasy contest conducted by the licensed operator
				  for a 5-year period.
(c) A licensed
				  operator shall retain copies of all advertisements for at least 2 years from
				  the date of the last use of the advertisement and shall retain records to
				  identify where advertisements were placed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1206a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 1206a.1 - Fantasy contest accounting and internal controls

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(a) At least 45 days prior to commencing
				  fantasy contests under this subpart, a fantasy contest licensee or an applicant
				  for a fantasy contest license shall submit to the Board for approval all
				  internal control systems and audit protocols for the fantasy contest
				  operations.
(b) An applicant for a
				  fantasy contest license who is conducting fantasy contests in this Commonwealth
				  prior to the effective date of 4 Pa.C.S. Chapter 3 (relating to fantasy
				  contests) shall submit a copy of its internal control systems and audit
				  protocols for the fantasy contest operations simultaneously with its
				  application for a fantasy contest license.
(c) A fantasy contest licensed operator's
				  internal controls and audit protocols must include all of the following:
(1) Provide for reliable records, accounts
				  and reports of any financial event that occurs in the conduct of fantasy
				  contests, including reports to the Board related to fantasy contests.
(2) Provide for accurate and reliable
				  financial records related to the conduct of fantasy contests, including by or
				  through participants located in this Commonwealth.
(3) Establish procedures and security for the
				  recordation of wagering, winnings, and fantasy contest adjusted revenue and
				  taxation.
(4) Establish procedures
				  and security standards for the maintenance of fantasy contests and associated
				  equipment used in connection with the conduct of fantasy contests.
(5) Establish procedures and rules to govern
				  the conduct of fantasy contests and the responsibility of employees related to
				  fantasy contest.
(6) Establish
				  procedures for the collection, recording and deposit of revenue from the
				  conduct of fantasy contests by or through participants located in this
				  Commonwealth.
(7) Establish
				  reporting procedures and records required to ensure that all money generated
				  from fantasy contests by or through participants located in this Commonwealth
				  is accounted for.
(8) Ensure that
				  all functions, duties and responsibilities related to fantasy contests are
				  appropriately segregated and performed in accordance with sound financial
				  practices by qualified employees.
(9) Ensure the confidentiality of the
				  participant's personal and financial information.
(10) Ensure the segregation of participant
				  funds from operational funds in separate accounts and maintain a reserve in the
				  form of cash, cash equivalents, security deposits held by banks and processors,
				  an irrevocable letter of credit, payment processor reserves and receivables, a
				  bond or a combination thereof in an amount sufficient to pay all prizes and
				  awards offered to winning participants.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1207a - ADVERTISING › Section 1207a.1 - Fantasy contest advertising

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(a)
				  Advertisements related to fantasy contests used by a licensed operator through
				  any form of media, Internet application, or fantasy contest terminal or its
				  agent may not do any of the following:
(1)
				  Contain false or misleading information. An advertisement will be considered
				  misleading if it makes representations about average winnings without equally
				  prominently representing the average net winnings of all players and that not
				  all players will achieve the results referenced.
(2) Portray participation in sporting events
				  by minors (other than professional athletes who may be minors), students,
				  schools, colleges or their settings.
(3) Represent endorsements by minors, college
				  athletes, colleges or college athletic associations.
(4) Appear in a publication that is aimed
				  exclusively or primarily at minors, or individuals attending an elementary or
				  secondary school or school-related event.
(5) Fail to disclose conditions or limiting
				  factors associated with the advertisement.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1208a - COMPULSIVE AND PROBLEM GAMING › Section 1208a.1 - Signage requirements

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(a) A
				  fantasy contest licensee shall conspicuously post notices on the licensee's web
				  site, including on the account registration and access page, a statement
				  providing the following: "If you or someone you know has a gambling problem,
				  help is available. Call (1-800-GAMBLER)."
(b) The operator of any fantasy contest
				  terminal shall conspicuously post notice on the front of the fantasy contest
				  terminal and notices on the opening screen and on an account registration or
				  access screen, if applicable, a statement providing the following: "If you or
				  someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available. Call
				  (1-800-GAMBLER)."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1208a - COMPULSIVE AND PROBLEM GAMING › Section 1208a.2 - Problem gambling information

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A licensed operator shall make available through its web
					 site a Responsible Gaming page, as approved by the Board's Office of Compulsive
					 and Problem Gaming (Office), containing links to compulsive and problem gaming
					 treatment information and provider sites and materials provided by the Office
					 regarding compulsive and problem gaming.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1209a - FANTASY CONTEST SELF-EXCLUSION › Section 1209a.1 - Fantasy contest self-exclusion definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Fantasy contest activity
-The play of
					 fantasy contests at any location in this Commonwealth.
Fantasy contest related activity
-An
					 activity related to the play of fantasy contests including creating a player
					 account, funding a player account or withdrawing funds on account.
Fantasy contest self-excluded person
-A
					 person whose name and identifying information is included, at the person's
					 request, on the fantasy contest self-exclusion list maintained by the Board.
Fantasy contest self-exclusion list
-A list
					 of names and identifying information of persons who, under this chapter, have
					 voluntarily agreed to be excluded from the conduct of fantasy contests for a
					 period of time as selected by the person.
Winnings
-Any money or thing of value
					 received from, or owed by, a fantasy contest licensee as a result of a fully
					 executed fantasy contest transaction.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1209a - FANTASY CONTEST SELF-EXCLUSION › Section 1209a.2 - Fantasy contest self-exclusion procedure

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(a) A person requesting to be self-excluded
				  from fantasy contest activity shall submit a completed Request for Voluntary
				  Self-Exclusion from Fantasy Contest Activities Form to the Board by one of the
				  following methods:
(1) Electronically on the
				  Board's web site.
(2) In person by
				  scheduling an appointment at the Board's Harrisburg office, one of the Board's
				  other offices or at a licensed facility. To make an appointment, a person may
				  contact the Office of Compulsive and Problem Gaming at (717) 346-8300 or
				  problemgambling@pa.gov.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1209a - FANTASY CONTEST SELF-EXCLUSION › Section 1209a.3 - Fantasy contest self-exclusion list

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(a) The Board will maintain the official
				  fantasy contest self-exclusion list and shall make the fantasy contest
				  self-exclusion list available to each licensed operator by means of the Board's
				  self-exclusion system.
(b) The
				  information made available to licensed operators by the Board will include all
				  of the following information concerning a person who has been added to the
				  fantasy contest self-exclusion list:
(1) The
				  individual's complete name, including any aliases or nicknames.
(2) Current address.
(3) Telephone number.
(4) E-mail address.
(5) Age.
(6) Date of birth.
(7) Social security number, or the last 4
				  digits of the individual's social security number, when voluntarily provided in
				  accordance with section 7 of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C.A. §
												552A).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1209a - FANTASY CONTEST SELF-EXCLUSION › Section 1209a.4 - Duties of fantasy contest licensees

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(a) A fantasy contest licensee shall do all
				  of the following:
(1) Deny fantasy contest
				  related activities to a fantasy contest self-excluded person.
(2) Ensure that a fantasy contest
				  self-excluded persons may not establish an account or deposit money in an
				  established account while the person is on the fantasy contest self-exclusion
				  list.
(3) Retain a record of any
				  attempts of a fantasy contest self-excluded person to engage in fantasy contest
				  related activity and to provide the record to the Board's Office of Compulsive
				  and Problem Gaming (Office) in a form and manner as approved by the Office. The
				  record must include the name of the self-excluded person, the date of the
				  occurrence and a description of the attempted fantasy contest related
				  activity.
(4) Notify the Office
				  within 24 hours of identifying that an individual on the self-exclusion list
				  has gained access to the individual's account or has entered a fantasy
				  contest.
(5) Make available to
				  patrons materials explaining the fantasy contest self-exclusion
				  program.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart O - Fantasy Contests › Chapter 1209a - FANTASY CONTEST SELF-EXCLUSION › Section 1209a.5 - Removal from fantasy contest self-exclusion list

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An individual who has elected to self-exclude from fantasy
					 contest related activity will remain on the self-exclusion list for the
					 duration of the period selected and will be removed from the fantasy contest
					 self-exclusion list only upon the conclusion of the period of
					 self-exclusion.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart Q - Sports Wagering › Chapter 1401a - GENERAL SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Section 1401a.1 - Scope

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(a) The purpose of
				  this subpart is to govern the operation of sports wagering in this
				  Commonwealth. The purpose of this chapter is to establish definitions for this
				  subpart and create the process by which a slot machine licensee can seek
				  approval to conduct sports wagering. The act and the Board's regulations
				  promulgated thereunder shall otherwise apply when not in conflict with this
				  subpart.
(b) Any sports wagering
				  certificate holder or sports wagering operator who offers interactive or mobile
				  sports wagering as a form of interactive gaming shall also comply with all
				  applicable provisions in Subpart L (relating to interactive gaming) as it
				  pertains to the development, implementation, and use of interactive or mobile
				  sports wagering system operations, specifically Chapters 809a-815a.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart Q - Sports Wagering › Chapter 1401a - GENERAL SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Section 1401a.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this subpart,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Associated equipment
-Any equipment or
					 mechanical, electromechanical or electronic contrivance, component or machine
					 used in connection with sports wagering, including equipment which affects the
					 proper reporting and counting of gross sports wagering revenue and computerized
					 systems for controlling and monitoring sports wagering.
Authorized trader
-An entity who has been
					 authorized by a sports wagering certificate holder or sports wagering operator
					 to place a layoff wager pursuant to a layoff wager agreement.
Bureau
-The Bureau of Investigations and
					 Enforcement.
Cash equivalent
-An asset that is readily
					 convertible to cash, including any of the following:
(i) Chips or tokens.
(ii) Travelers checks.
(iii) Foreign currency and coin.
(iv) Certified checks, cashier's checks and
				  money orders.
(v) Personal checks
				  or drafts.
(vi) A negotiable
				  instrument applied against credit extended by a certificate holder, an
				  interactive gaming operator, sports wagering operator or a financial
				  institution.
(vii) A prepaid access
				  instrument.
(viii) Any other
				  instrument or representation of value that the Board deems a cash equivalent.
Gaming day
-The period of time from 6 a.m.
					 to 5:59:59 a.m. the following calendar day, corresponding to the beginning and
					 ending times of sports wagering activities for the purpose of accounting
					 reports and determination of gross sports wagering revenue.
Gaming employee
-An employee of any of the
					 following who the Board determines, after a review of the work to be performed,
					 requires a gaming employee permit for the protection of the integrity of sports
					 wagering within this Commonwealth:
(i)
				  A sports wagering certificate holder, interactive gaming operator or sports
				  wagering operator.
(ii) A sports
				  wagering manufacturer.
(iii) A
				  sports wagering supplier.
(iv) A
				  sports wagering gaming service provider.
(v) Any other person as determined by the
				  Board.
Gross sports wagering revenue
-
(i) The total of cash or cash equivalents
				  received from sports wagering minus the total of:
(A) Cash or cash equivalents paid to players
				  as a result of sports wagering.
(B)
				  Cash or cash equivalents paid to purchase annuities to fund prizes payable to
				  players over a period of time as a result of sports wagering.
(C) The actual cost paid by the sports
				  wagering certificate holder for any personal property distributed to a player
				  as a result of sports wagering. This clause does not include travel expenses,
				  food, refreshments, lodging or services.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart Q - Sports Wagering › Chapter 1401a - GENERAL SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Section 1401a.3 - Initial and renewal authorization and license fees

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(a) Prior to the Board issuing a sports
				  wagering certificate, sports wagering operator license or renewal thereof, the
				  sports wagering certificate holder or sports wagering operator shall pay the
				  authorization or license fee.
(b)
				  If an interactive gaming operator licensee, licensed in accordance with the
				  provisions of Subpart L (relating to interactive gaming), has already remitted
				  the required licensing fee, the Board will not assess an additional fee for the
				  interactive gaming operator licensee to acquire a sports wagering operator
				  license.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart Q - Sports Wagering › Chapter 1401a - GENERAL SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Section 1401a.5 - Conduct of sports wagering generally

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(a) Sports wagering may only be conducted in
				  this Commonwealth by a sports wagering certificate holder or a sports wagering
				  operator on behalf of a sports wagering certificate holder. A sports wagering
				  operator may be a licensed interactive gaming operator and provide interactive
				  gaming and sports wagering services.
(b) Sports wagering conducted in this
				  Commonwealth by a sports wagering certificate holder or a sports wagering
				  operator may only be offered to players as follows:
(1) At a designated, clearly identified
				  sports wagering area, at the sports wagering certificate holder's licensed
				  facility.
(2) At a temporary
				  facility that is physically connected to, attached to or adjacent to the sports
				  wagering certificate holder's slot machine licensed facility for a period not
				  to exceed 18 months.
(3) At a
				  nonprimary location of a Category 1 slot machine licensee under 3 Pa.C.S.
				  Chapter 93 (relating to race horse industry reform).
(4) At a Category 4 licensed facility, if the
				  holder of the Category 4 slot machine license also holds a Category 1, 2 or 3
				  slot machine license and has acquired a sports wagering certificate under that
				  Category 1, 2 or 3 license.
(5)
				  Through a single interactive sports wagering web site or mobile application
				  that clearly and prominently displays the name of the sports wagering
				  certificate holder.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart Q - Sports Wagering › Chapter 1401a - GENERAL SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Section 1401a.6 - Permitted sports wagering activities

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(a) A sports wagering certificate holder or
				  sports wagering operator shall submit to the Board for approval the events and
				  types of wagers it proposes offering to players prior to accepting any sports
				  wagering bets.
(b) The Board may
				  permit a sports wagering certificate holder or sports wagering operator to
				  offer wagering on any of the following sporting events:
(1) Professional athletic events.
(2) Collegiate athletic events.
(3) Professional motor race events.
(4) International team and international
				  individual athletic events.
(5) Any
				  other sporting events as approved by the Board.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart Q - Sports Wagering › Chapter 1401a - GENERAL SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Section 1401a.7 - Prohibited and restricted sports wagering activities

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(a) The following sports wagering activity is
				  prohibited:
(1) Wagering on high school
				  sporting events governed by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic
				  Association or a similar governing body.
(2) Wagering on amateur sporting events that
				  have not otherwise been specifically approved by the Board.
(3) Wagering on the account of or on behalf
				  of any other person, or any other form of proxy wagering.
(4) Any other sports wagering activity as
				  prohibited by the Board.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart Q - Sports Wagering › Chapter 1401a - GENERAL SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Section 1401a.8 - Persons prohibited from engaging in sports wagering activities

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(a) No person under
				  21 years of age may engage in sports wagering with a sports wagering
				  certificate holder or sports wagering operator.
(b) No collegiate, amateur or professional
				  athlete, referee, official, coach, manager, handler or athletic trainer or
				  employee or contractor of a team or athletic organization who has access to
				  nonpublic or exclusive information concerning an athlete or team may engage in
				  sports wagering on a sporting event or the performance of an individual in a
				  sporting event in which the person or team is participating.
(c) No collegiate, amateur or professional
				  athlete, referee, official, coach, manager, handler, athletic trainer or
				  employee of a team or athletic organization who has access to nonpublic or
				  exclusive information concerning an athlete or team may engage in sports
				  wagering on a sporting event or the performance of an individual in sporting
				  events in the sport or league in which the person is involved.
(d) No person identified in subsections
				  (a)-(c) may collect any winnings or recoup any losses from a sports wagering
				  certificate holder or sports wagering operator as a result of engaging in
				  sports wagering in violation of this section.
(e) Winnings of a person prohibited from
				  engaging in sports wagering under this section shall be confiscated and
				  retained by the sports wagering certificate holder or sports wagering operator
				  and shall properly be accounted for in all necessary reports.
(f) An athletic team or the governing body or
				  league of an athletic team may provide to the Board a list of all persons
				  within the team's organization as well as all league officials or referees
				  prohibited from engaging in sports wagering under this section, along with the
				  specific type of sporting events from which the person is prohibited from
				  participating in sports wagering activities. The Board shall provide that list
				  of persons identified by the athletic team or governing body or league to
				  sports wagering certificate holders and sports wagering operators to facilitate
				  these prohibitions on sports wagering activities.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												1408a.3 (relating to internal
						controls).