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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 435a - KEY, GAMING AND NONGAMING EMPLOYEES; BOARD-ISSUED CREDENTIALS › Section 435a.4 - Key employee license and occupation permit term and renewal

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(a) A key employee
				  license or occupation permit issued under this chapter shall be valid for 3
				  years from the date of Board approval.
(b) A renewal application shall be submitted
				  to the Board at least 60 days prior to the expiration of a key employee license
				  or occupation permit.
(c) A key
				  employee license or occupation permit 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 key employee license or
				  occupation permit that the Board has approved or denied the key employee
				  license or occupation permit.
The provisions of this § 435a.4 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1103,
						1202(b)(30), 1213, 1326 and
						1603.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 435a - KEY, GAMING AND NONGAMING EMPLOYEES; BOARD-ISSUED CREDENTIALS › Section 435a.5 - Nongaming employee registration

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(a) An applicant for a nongaming employee
				  registration shall submit:
(1) An original
				  and one copy of the Nongaming Employee Registration Form or an electronic
				  application using the SLOTS Link system. When an application for a nongaming
				  employee registration is filed using SLOTS Link, any additional documents
				  required, including releases, shall be submitted to the Board:
(i) Within 5 days of the submission of the
				  SLOTS Link application by an applicant for or holder of a slot machine
				  license.
(ii) Within 10 days of the
				  submission of the SLOTS Link application by an applicant for or holder of a
				  manufacturer, manufacturer designee, or supplier license or an applicant for or
				  holder of a gaming service provider registration or
				  certification.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 435a - KEY, GAMING AND NONGAMING EMPLOYEES; BOARD-ISSUED CREDENTIALS › Section 435a.6 - Board credentials

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(a) The
				  following individuals shall obtain a Board credential:
(1) A principal whose duties are required to
				  be performed at a licensed facility in excess of 12 days in a 12-month
				  period.
(2) Key
				  employees.
(3) Gaming
				  employees.
(4) Nongaming employee
				  registrants.
(5) State employees
				  whose duties require the employee's presence at a licensed facility more
				  frequently than once a month.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 435a - KEY, GAMING AND NONGAMING EMPLOYEES; BOARD-ISSUED CREDENTIALS › Section 435a.7 - Emergency credentials

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(a) A
				  principal, key employee, gaming employee or nongaming employee of the slot
				  machine licensee, manufacturer, manufacturer designee, supplier, gaming service
				  provider, gaming related gaming service provider or gaming junket enterprise
				  who does not have the credential issued to him on his person, or whose
				  credential has been stolen, lost or destroyed, may obtain an emergency
				  credential from the Board staff to enable the employee to perform the
				  employee's duties at the licensed facility.
(b) An employee seeking an emergency
				  credential shall present himself to a casino compliance representative at the
				  Board office at the licensed facility. Prior to issuing the emergency
				  credential, the casino compliance representative will verify:
(1) The identity of the individual requesting
				  the emergency credential.
(2) That
				  the employee holds a valid license, permit or registration.
(3) That fewer than 12 emergency credentials
				  have been issued to the employee in the past 12 months.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 435a - KEY, GAMING AND NONGAMING EMPLOYEES; BOARD-ISSUED CREDENTIALS › Section 435a.8 - Temporary credentials

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(a) A
				  temporary credential may be issued by the Board to a principal, key employee or
				  gaming employee.
(b) A temporary
				  credential issued to a principal, key employee or gaming employee is valid for
				  up to 270 days from the date of its issuance.
(c) The Board may extend the expiration date
				  of a temporary credential issued to a principal, key employee or gaming
				  employee if the Board determines additional time is needed to complete an
				  investigation for licensure.
(d) A
				  temporary credential may be issued by the Bureau of Licensing to a nongaming
				  employee if:
(1) The applicant has submitted
				  all of the application materials required under §
											435a.5 (relating to nongaming
				  employee registration).
(2) The
				  applicant has been fingerprinted and photographed by the Pennsylvania State
				  Police.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 435a - KEY, GAMING AND NONGAMING EMPLOYEES; BOARD-ISSUED CREDENTIALS › Section 435a.9 - Reserved

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The provisions of this § 435a.9 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						1308,
						1318 and
						1331; reserved under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(9)-(23), 1205,
						1206(f) and (g), 1207(1) and (2), 1208(1)(iii), 1209(b), 1212, 1213, 13A11,
						13A12-13A14, 13A15 and 1802 and Chapter
						13.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 435a - KEY, GAMING AND NONGAMING EMPLOYEES; BOARD-ISSUED CREDENTIALS › Section 435a.9a - Gaming service provider employee temporary access credentials

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(a) The Board's
				  casino compliance representatives at a licensed facility may issue a Gaming
				  Service Provider Employee Temporary Access Credential to an employee of a
				  registered or certified gaming service provider that is a construction company
				  that is completing work on the gaming floor or in a restricted area under the
				  registered or certified gaming service provider's original contract, change
				  orders or punch lists, or to complete periodic repairs or warranty work if:
(1) The employee's duties of employment do
				  not require the employee to touch or have contact with a slot machine, table
				  game device or associated equipment other than exterior contact that does not
				  affect the play of the game.
(2)
				  The employee signs in with the security department of the licensed facility and
				  will be escorted and under the constant supervision of an employee of the slot
				  machine licensee who is authorized to have access to the area where the work is
				  being performed.
(3) The gaming
				  service provider employee and the employee of the slot machine licensee who
				  will escort and supervise both sign in with the Board's casino compliance
				  representatives.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 435a - KEY, GAMING AND NONGAMING EMPLOYEES; BOARD-ISSUED CREDENTIALS › Section 435a.10 - Loss, theft or destruction of credentials

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(a) As soon as possible, but no later than 24
				  hours following the loss, theft or destruction of a Board credential, emergency
				  credential or temporary credential, the person to whom the credential was
				  issued shall notify the Board's casino compliance representatives at the
				  licensed facility.
(b) The slot
				  machine licensee, on behalf of an employee whose Board-issued credential was
				  lost, stolen or destroyed, may request a replacement Board credential by
				  submitting a Request for Duplicate PGCB Credential Form and the fee established
				  by the Board to the Bureau of Licensing.
The provisions of this § 435a.10 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(9)-(23), 1205,
						1206(f) and (g), 1207(1) and (2), 1208(1)(iii), 1209(b), 1212, 1213, 13A11,
						13A12-13A14, 13A15 and 1802 and Chapter
						13.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 436a - HORSEMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS › Section 436a.1 - 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:
Fiduciary
-A person who is entrusted by a
					 horsemen's organization or its members to hold or manage funds received for
					 horsemen under section 1406 of the act (relating to distributions from
					 Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund) or who exercises control or
					 discretionary authority over selection or management of a health or pension
					 benefit plan, disposition of its assets or distribution of its funds.
Health benefits
-A plan, fund or program
					 which is maintained by a horsemen's organization and provides healthcare
					 benefits to horsemen, their families and employees and others designated by the
					 rules and eligibility requirements of the organization consistent with the act.
Horsemen
-A thoroughbred or standardbred
					 horse owner or trainer who enters and runs a horse at a licensed racing entity
					 in the current or prior calendar year and meets the membership requirements of
					 a horsemen's organization to participate in the receipt of benefits there from.
Horsemen's organization
-A trade
					 association which represents the majority of horsemen at a licensed racetrack
					 and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of negotiating a
					 horsemen's contract and resolving grievances, disputes or other matters with
					 management of a licensed racing entity.
Pension benefits
-Any plan, fund or program
					 which is maintained by a horsemen's organization and provides retirement income
					 to horsemen, their families and employees and any others designated by the
					 rules and eligibility requirements of the organization consistent with the
					 act.
Representative
-
(i) A president, vice president, secretary,
				  treasurer, director, governing body member or any individual routinely
				  performing corresponding functions authorized to act on behalf of the
				  horsemen's organization.
(ii) An
				  individual, not otherwise specified in subparagraph (i), who is authorized to
				  act on behalf of a horsemen's organization or members thereof in matters
				  regarding horsemen's agreements with a licensed racing entity or who promotes,
				  facilitates or otherwise influences the relations between a horsemen's
				  organization and a licensed racing entity.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 436a - HORSEMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS › Section 436a.2 - Horsemen's organization notification

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(a) A horsemen's organization or affiliate
				  representing horsemen shall file a completed Horsemen's Organization
				  Notification Form and supporting documentation with the Bureau of Licensing
				  within 90 days of selection as a horsemen's organization or affiliate
				  representing horsemen.
(b) A
				  horsemen's organization or affiliate representing horsemen shall file an
				  updated version of the Horsemen's Organization Notification Form and supporting
				  documentation with the Bureau of Licensing within 30 days of a change in the
				  information contained therein.
(c)
				  Horsemen's organization notifications will be valid for 4 years from the date
				  on which the notification is filed with the Bureau of Licensing.
(d) Renewals shall be filed no later than 60
				  days prior to the expiration of the current notification period.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 436a - HORSEMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS › Section 436a.3 - Permitting of representatives and fiduciaries

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(a) Every representative or fiduciary shall
				  be permitted in accordance with this section.
(b) Every representative or fiduciary shall
				  file a completed Horsemen's Permit Application Form with the permit fee posted
				  on the Board's web site (www.pgcb.pa.gov).
(c) Applicants and permittees under this
				  section shall be subject to the general application requirements of Chapters
				  421a and 423a (relating to general provisions; and applications).
(d) Permits issued under this section will be
				  valid for 3 years from the date on which the permit is approved by the
				  Board.
(e) Renewals will be valid
				  for 3 years and shall be filed at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the
				  current permit.
(f) A permit 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
				  permittee that the Board has approved or denied the renewal of the
				  permit.
(g) If a representative or
				  fiduciary is denied a permit required by this section, that representative or
				  fiduciary shall be precluded from engaging in any activity involving gaming
				  funds allocated to, received by or distributed from the horsemen's
				  organization.
(h) A person who is a
				  third-party provider of a health or pension benefit plan to a horsemen's
				  organization shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 436a - HORSEMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS › Section 436a.4 - Responsibilities of horsemen's organizations, representatives and fiduciaries

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(a) Horsemen's
				  organizations, representatives and fiduciaries shall ensure that the funds
				  allocated to the horsemen and horsemen's organizations are used for the benefit
				  of all horsemen of this Commonwealth.
(b) Funds allocated to horsemen's
				  organizations for benevolent programs must be kept separate and apart from
				  funds acquired from other sources and may not be used for the personal benefit
				  of any representative or fiduciary of a horsemen's organization except to the
				  extent that the representative or fiduciary is a participant in the benevolent
				  programs on the same basis as other eligible program participants.
(c) Horsemen's organizations shall ensure
				  that the funds allocated for thoroughbred jockeys and standardbred drivers are
				  paid in accordance with section 1406(a) of the act (relating to distributions
				  from Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund) and that the distribution of
				  these proceeds is reflected in the annual audit required under section 1406(e)
				  of the act and Article XVII-O of The Fiscal Code (72 P. S. §
											1701-O).
(d) Horsemen's organizations shall maintain
				  adequate records of receipts and distributions of the funds allocated to them
				  under the act.
(e) Horsemen's
				  organizations shall file with the Board:
(1) A
				  quarterly report, due by the 20th day of the month following the end of each
				  calendar quarter, which shall account for:
(i)
				  The amounts received from the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund through
				  the Category 1 licensee conducting live racing into the account established by
				  and for the benefit of the horsemen under section 1406(a) of the act.
(ii) The amounts distributed for purse
				  supplements from the account established by and for the benefit of the horsemen
				  under section 1406(a) of the act.
(iii) The amounts received for health and
				  pension benefits under section 1406(a) of the act.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 436a - HORSEMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS › Section 436a.5 - Fiduciaries

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Fiduciaries shall:
(1) Ensure that the funds received for the
				  benefit of the horsemen are distributed pursuant to the act.
(2) Manage all health and pension benefit
				  plans for the exclusive benefit of participants and beneficiaries.
(3) Carry out their duties in a prudent
				  manner and refrain from conflict-of-interest transactions.
(4) Comply with limitations on certain plans'
				  investments in particular securities and properties.
(5) Fund benefits in accordance with
				  applicable law and plan rules.
(6)
				  Provide documents to the Board as may be requested in the conduct of
				  investigations or to ensure compliance with the act and this chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 436a - HORSEMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS › Section 436a.6 - Health and pension benefit plans

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(a) Contracts for health and pension benefit
				  plans established for the benefit of members of a horsemen's organization shall
				  be submitted to the Board at least 30 days prior to the proposed effective date
				  of the contract. Contracts are not effective until approved by the
				  Board.
(b) Administrative and
				  overhead costs incurred by the horsemen's organization for the administration
				  of health and pension benefit plans must be reasonable. Administrative costs
				  that do not exceed 15% of the statutory allocation are considered
				  reasonable.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 437a - GAMING SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION › Section 437a.1 - General gaming service provider requirements

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(a) Except as provided in §
										437a.10 (relating to emergency
				  gaming service provider), a gaming service provider or person seeking to
				  conduct business with a slot machine applicant or licensee shall apply to the
				  Board for registration if:
(1) The total
				  dollar amount of the goods or services to be provided to a single slot machine
				  applicant or licensee or to multiple slot machine applicants or licensees will
				  be or is anticipated to be equal to or greater than $100,000 but less than or
				  equal to $500,000 within a consecutive 12-month period.
(2) The employees of the gaming service
				  provider or person seeking to conduct business with a slot machine applicant or
				  licensee will be working either:
(i) In a
				  restricted area of the licensed facility.
(ii) On the gaming floor unless all of the
				  following conditions are met:
(A) The
				  employees will be on the gaming floor for less than 24 hours within a 72-hour
				  period no more than once in any consecutive 3-month period.
(B) The employees sign-in with the security
				  department at the licensed facility and the Board's casino compliance
				  representatives prior to entering the gaming floor.
(C) The gaming service provider has received
				  written approval from the Bureau of Licensing for the gaming service provider's
				  employees to be on the gaming floor.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 437a - GAMING SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION › Section 437a.2 - Gaming service provider registration applications

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(a) A gaming service provider seeking
				  registration shall do one of the following:
(1) If the gaming service provider has or
				  will be entering into an agreement to provide goods or services to a specific
				  slot machine applicant or licensee, the gaming service provider shall complete
				  an original and one copy of a Gaming Service Provider Registration
				  Form-Sponsored. The original copy and the fee toward the cost of the
				  investigation of the applicant posted on the Board's web site shall be
				  submitted to the Bureau of Licensing by the slot machine applicant or licensee
				  for whom the gaming service provider will provide goods or services unless
				  otherwise directed by the Bureau of Licensing.
(2) If a gaming service provider does not
				  have an agreement to provide goods or services to a specific slot machine
				  applicant or licensee but is seeking to conduct business with slot machine
				  applicants or licensees, the gaming service provider shall complete an original
				  and one copy of a Gaming Service Provider Registration Form-Unsponsored. The
				  original, copy and the fee toward the cost of the investigation of the
				  applicant, as posted on the Board's web site, shall be submitted to the Bureau
				  of Licensing by the gaming service provider unless otherwise directed by the
				  Bureau of Licensing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 437a - GAMING SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION › Section 437a.3 - Gaming service provider certification applications

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(a) A gaming service provider seeking
				  certification shall complete and the slot machine applicant or licensee for
				  whom the gaming service provider will provide goods or services shall submit:
(1) An original and one copy of a Gaming
				  Service Provider Certification Application and Disclosure Information Form
				  unless otherwise directed.
(2) The
				  nonrefundable application fee posted on the Board's web site.
(3) Applications and release authorizations
				  for each individual required to be qualified under §
											437a.4 (relating to qualification
				  of individuals and entities).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 437a - GAMING SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION › Section 437a.3a - Single transaction waiver

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(a)
				  A gaming service provider required to be registered or certified under this
				  chapter may request that the Board waive its obligation to be registered or
				  certified by filing a Single Transactional Waiver Form. To be eligible to
				  receive a waiver, the gaming service provider shall demonstrate that it is
				  proposing to engage in a single transaction and satisfies the following
				  requirements:
(1) The gaming service
				  provider's required performance under the contract with the slot machine
				  licensee does not require the gaming service provider's employees to be on the
				  gaming floor or in a restricted area.
(2) The gaming service provider has not filed
				  a Single Transactional Waiver Form within 2 years of the current waiver
				  request.
(3) The gaming service
				  provider will not have a continuing business relationship with the slot machine
				  licensee or have a continuing onsite presence at the licensed
				  facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 437a - GAMING SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION › Section 437a.4 - Qualification of individuals and entities

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(a) The following individuals shall be
				  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 service provider or applicant for gaming service
				  provider certification. For the purposes of this paragraph, "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 service provider or applicant for gaming service provider
				  certification. A certified gaming service provider or applicant for 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 service provider or applicant for gaming service provider
				  certification who solicits business from, or has regular contact with, any
				  representatives of a slot machine applicant or licensee or any employee of a
				  certified gaming service provider or applicant for gaming service provider
				  certification who will be engaging in that conduct.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 437a - GAMING SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION › Section 437a.5 - Construction subcontractors

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(a)
				  Instead of filing for registration or certification, a construction
				  subcontractor that is otherwise required to be certified or registered may
				  elect to file an On-site Subordinate Pre-Opening Construction Notification Form
				  with the Bureau of Licensing if:
(1) The
				  subcontractor is not providing goods or services through an agreement with a
				  slot machine applicant or licensee.
(2) The subcontractor is not a first-tier
				  subcontractor providing goods or services to the general contractor that has
				  entered into a contract with a slot machine applicant or licensee for the
				  construction of a licensed facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 437a - GAMING SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION › Section 437a.6 - Registration and certification term and renewal

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(a) Gaming service provider certifications,
				  registrations and renewals issued under this chapter will be valid for 4 years
				  from the date of Board approval.
(b) Publicly traded gaming service provider
				  authorizations approved under §
										437a.1(g) 
				  (relating to general gaming service provider requirements) will be valid for 4
				  years from the date of authorization.
(c) Registered, certified and authorized
				  publicly traded gaming service providers shall submit to the Board a completed
				  renewal application or form and renewal fee at least 60 days prior to the
				  expiration of a certification, registration or authorization.
(d) A certification or registration for which
				  a completed renewal application and fee has been received by the Bureau of
				  Licensing will continue to be in effect until the Board sends written
				  notification to the holder of the certification or registration that the Board
				  has approved or denied the certification or registration.
(e) A publicly traded gaming service provider
				  authorization for which a completed renewal form and fee has been received by
				  the Bureau of Licensing will continue in effect unless the Bureau of Licensing
				  sends written notification to the publicly traded gaming service provider that
				  the authorization has been rescinded.
The provisions of this § 437a.6 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1103,
						1202(b)(9)-(23) and (30),
						1205, 1206(f) and (g), 1207(1) and (2), 1208(1)(iii), 1209(b), 1212, 1213,
						1317(c), 1317.1(c), 1317.2, 1321, 1326, 13A11, 13A12-13A14, 13A15 and 1802 and
						Chapter 13.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 437a - GAMING SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION › Section 437a.7 - Registered, certified and authorized gaming service provider responsibilities

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(a) A
				  holder of a gaming service provider certification, registration or
				  authorization shall have a continuing duty to comply with the general
				  application requirements in Chapters 421a and 423a (relating to general
				  provisions; and applications; statement of conditions; wagering
				  restrictions).
(b) An employee of a
				  gaming service provider shall be required to obtain an occupation permit under
				  §
										435a.3 (relating to occupation
				  permit) if:
(1) The employee is the onsite
				  supervisor of other gaming employees, as defined in §
											401a.3 (relating to definitions),
				  of the gaming service provider.
(2)
				  The employee is a gaming employee as defined in §
				  401a.3.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 437a - GAMING SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION › Section 437a.8 - Authorized gaming service providers list; prohibited gaming service providers

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(a) The
				  Board will maintain a list of authorized gaming service providers and a list of
				  prohibited gaming service providers. The authorized list will contain the names
				  of persons who:
(1) Have been registered or
				  certified.
(2) Are eligible to file
				  and have filed a completed publicly traded gaming service provider form under
				  §
											437a.1(g)
				  (relating to general gaming service provider requirements).
(3) Have been authorized to conduct business
				  with a slot machine licensee or applicant under §
											437a.9 (relating to permission to
				  conduct business prior to certification or registration).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 437a - GAMING SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION › Section 437a.9 - Permission to conduct business prior to certification or registration

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(a) Notwithstanding
				  §
										437a.1 (relating to general gaming
				  service provider requirements), the Bureau of Licensing may authorize an
				  applicant for a gaming service provider certification or registration to
				  conduct business with a slot machine applicant or licensee prior to the
				  certification or registration of the gaming service provider applicant if the
				  following criteria are met:
(1) A completed
				  Gaming Service Provider Registration Form-Unsponsored has been filed by the
				  gaming service provider, a completed Gaming Service Provider Registration
				  Form-Sponsored has been filed by the slot machine applicant or licensee or a
				  completed Gaming Service Provider Certification Application and Disclosure
				  Information Form has been filed by the slot machine applicant or licensee in
				  accordance with §
											437a.2 or §
											437a.3 (relating to gaming service
				  provider registration applications; and gaming service provider certification
				  applications).
(2) The slot machine
				  applicant or licensee certifies that it has performed due diligence on the
				  gaming service provider.
(3) The
				  applicant for gaming service provider registration or certification agrees, in
				  writing, that the grant of permission to conduct business prior to registration
				  or 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 pursuant to 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.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 437a - GAMING SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION › Section 437a.10 - Emergency gaming service provider

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(a) A slot machine licensee may utilize a
				  gaming service provider that is not registered, certified or authorized to
				  conduct business in accordance with §
										437a.8 (relating to authorized
				  gaming service providers list; prohibited gaming service providers) when a
				  threat to public health, welfare or safety of the building or its occupants
				  exists or circumstances outside the control of the slot machine licensee create
				  an urgency of need which does not permit the delay involved in using the formal
				  method of gaming service provider certification or registration. A slot machine
				  licensee may not use a gaming service provider on the prohibited
				  list.
(b) When using a gaming
				  service provider that is not registered, certified or authorized to conduct
				  business to respond to an emergency, the slot machine licensee shall:
(1) Immediately notify the onsite casino
				  compliance representatives in the licensed facility of the emergency and the
				  gaming service provider that was selected to provide emergency
				  services.
(2) File a Gaming Service
				  Provider Emergency Notification Form with the Bureau of Licensing within 72
				  hours after commencement of the gaming service provider's services and a
				  written explanation of the basis for the procurement of the emergency gaming
				  service provider.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 437a - GAMING SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION › Section 437a.11 - Slot machine applicants' and licensees' duty to investigate

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(a) An applicant
				  for or holder of a slot machine license shall investigate the background and
				  qualifications of the applicants for gaming service provider registration or
				  certification with whom it intends to have a contractual relationship or enter
				  into an agreement.
(b) An applicant
				  for or holder of a slot machine license shall have an affirmative duty to avoid
				  agreements or relationships with persons applying for gaming service provider
				  registration or certification whose background or associations are 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) An applicant for
				  or holder of a slot machine license shall have a duty to inform the Board of an
				  action by an applicant for or holder of a gaming service provider registration
				  or certification or a gaming service provider that is eligible to file and has
				  filed a completed publicly traded gaming service provider form under §
										437a.1(g)
				  (relating to general gaming service provider requirements), which the applicant
				  for or holder of a slot machine license believes would constitute a violation
				  of the act or this part.
The provisions of this § 437a.11 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1103,
						1202(b)(9)-(23) and (30),
						1205, 1206(f) and (g), 1207(1) and (2), 1208(1)(iii), 1209(b), 1212, 1213,
						1317(c), 1317.1(c), 1317.2, 1321, 1326, 13A11, 13A12-13A14, 13A15 and 1802 and
						Chapter 13.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 438a - LABOR ORGANIZATIONS › Section 438a.1 - 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:
Labor organization
-An organization, union,
					 agency, employee representation committee, group, association or plan in which
					 employees who are required to obtain a license, permit or registration from the
					 Board participate which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing
					 with a slot machine licensee or licensed management company concerning
					 grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours, or other terms or
					 conditions of employment, including any conference, general committee, joint or
					 systems board or international labor organization.
Labor organization agent
-A person,
					 compensated or not, who is authorized to represent a labor organization in an
					 employment matter relating to employees who are employed by a slot machine
					 licensee or licensed management company, or who undertakes on behalf of the
					 labor organization to promote, facilitate or otherwise influence the relations
					 between the labor organization and a slot machine licensee or licensed
					 management company.
Labor organization officer
-An officer or
					 person authorized to perform the functions of an officer who exercises
					 authority, discretion or influence with regard to matters relating to employees
					 who are employed at a licensed facility.
Labor organization management employee
-An
					 employee of a labor organization who serves in a management, supervisory or
					 policy making position, who exercises authority, discretion or influence with
					 regard to matters relating to employees who are employed at a licensed
					 facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 438a - LABOR ORGANIZATIONS › Section 438a.2 - Labor organization notification

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(a) Each labor organization shall file a
				  completed Labor Organization Notification Form with the Bureau of
				  Licensing.
(b) Labor organizations
				  shall file an updated version of the Labor Organization Notification Form with
				  the Bureau of Licensing within 30 days of a change in the information contained
				  on the form.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 438a - LABOR ORGANIZATIONS › Section 438a.3 - Registration of labor organization officers, agents and management employees

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(a) Every labor
				  organization officer, agent and management employee shall be registered in
				  accordance with this section.
(b)
				  Every labor organization officer, agent and management employee shall file an
				  original and one copy of a completed Labor Organization Registration
				  Application Form with the registration fee posted on the Board's web site
				  (pgcb.state.pa.us).
(c) Applicants
				  and registrants under this section shall be subject to the general application
				  requirements of Chapters 421a and 423a (relating to general provisions; and
				  applications).
(d) Registrations
				  issued under this section will be valid for as long as the individual holds the
				  position which required the individual to seek registration.
The provisions of this § 438a.3 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1102(8) and
						(9),
						1202(b)(15) and (30) and
						1313.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 439a - JUNKET ENTERPRISES › Section 439a.1 - 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:
Gaming junket
-A gaming arrangement made by
					 a gaming junket enterprise or a gaming junket representative for an individual
					 who:
(i) Is selected or approved for
				  participation in the arrangement based on the individual's ability to satisfy
				  specific financial qualifications and the likelihood that the individual will
				  participate in playing slot machines or table games and patronize a licensed
				  facility for the purpose of gaming.
(ii) Receives complimentary services or gifts
				  from a slot machine licensee for participation in the arrangement including the
				  costs of transportation, food, lodging or entertainment.
Gaming junket enterprise
-A person, other
					 than a slot machine licensee, that employs or otherwise engages the services of
					 a gaming junket representative to arrange gaming junkets to a licensed
					 facility, regardless of whether the activities of the person or the gaming
					 junket representive occur within this Commonwealth.
Gaming junket representative
-An
					 individual, other than an employee of a slot machine licensee, who arranges and
					 negotiates the terms of a gaming junket or selects individuals to participate
					 in a gaming junket to a licensed facility, regardless of whether the activities
					 of the individual occur within this Commonwealth.
The provisions of this §
												439a.1 amended under the
						Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act, 4 Pa.C.S. Chapter 16.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 439a - JUNKET ENTERPRISES › Section 439a.2 - Gaming junket enterprise general requirements; participation in a gaming junket

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(a) A gaming
				  junket enterprise seeking to conduct business with a slot machine licensee
				  shall file a Gaming Junket Enterprise License Application and Disclosure
				  Information Form with the Board.
(b) Prior to organizing a gaming junket to a
				  licensed facility or receiving compensation from any person as a result of the
				  conduct of a gaming junket, the gaming junket enterprise shall be licensed by
				  the Board. A slot machine licensee may not engage the services of any gaming
				  junket enterprise that has not been licensed. An agreement between a slot
				  machine licensee and a gaming junket enterprise must contain a provision
				  stating that the gaming junket enterprise shall obtain a Gaming Junket
				  Enterprise License prior to organizing a gaming junket to a licensed facility
				  or receiving compensation from any person as a result of the conduct of a
				  gaming junket.
(c) A gaming junket
				  enterprise may not employ or otherwise engage the services of a gaming junket
				  representative except in accordance with §
										439a.5 (relating to gaming junket
				  representative general requirements).
(d) An individual may be selected or approved
				  to participate in a gaming junket on the basis of one or more of the following:
(1) The ability to satisfy a financial
				  qualification related to the individual's ability or willingness to gamble,
				  which shall be deemed to occur whenever an individual, as an element of the
				  arrangement, is required to perform one or more of the following:
(i) Establish a customer deposit with a slot
				  machine licensee.
(ii) Demonstrate
				  to a slot machine licensee the availability of a specified amount of cash or
				  cash equivalent.
(iii) Gamble to a
				  predetermined level at the licensed facility.
(iv) Comply with any similar
				  obligation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 439a - JUNKET ENTERPRISES › Section 439a.3 - Gaming junket enterprise license applications

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(a) An applicant for a gaming junket
				  enterprise license shall submit to the Bureau of Licensing an original, one
				  paper copy and one compact disc containing the Gaming Junket Enterprise License
				  Application and Disclosure Information Form and additional applications as
				  required under §
										439a.4a (relating to individual
				  and entity applications).
(b) In
				  addition to the materials required under subsection (a), an applicant for a
				  gaming junket enterprise license, shall:
(1)
				  Submit the nonrefundable application fee posted on the Board's web site
				  (pgcb.state.pa.us).
(2) Promptly
				  provide information requested by the Board and cooperate with the Board in
				  investigations, hearings, enforcement and disciplinary actions.
(3) Comply with the general application
				  requirements in Chapters 421a and 423a (relating to general provisions; and
				  applications).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 439a - JUNKET ENTERPRISES › Section 439a.4 - Reserved

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The provisions of this §
												439a.4 reserved under the
						Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act, 4 Pa.C.S. Chapter 16.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart B - Licensing, Permitting, Certification and Registration › Chapter 439a - JUNKET ENTERPRISES › Section 439a.4a - Individual and entity applications

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(a)
				  The following individuals shall be required to submit a Pennsylvania Personal
				  History Disclosure Information Form-Gaming Junket Enterprise and be found
				  qualified by the Board:
(1) Each officer and
				  director of a gaming junket enterprise applicant or licensee. The term
				  "officer" means a president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer,
				  chief operating officer and any individual 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 gaming junket enterprise. An applicant for a gaming junket enterprise
				  license shall provide information or documentation requested by the Board
				  necessary to determine compliance with this paragraph.