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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 603a - TABLE GAME EQUIPMENT › Section 603a.13 - Dice; receipt, storage, inspection and removal from use

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) When dice are received from a
				  manufacturer or supplier, the dice shall immediately be unloaded under the
				  supervision of at least two people, one of whom shall be an assistant table
				  games shift manager or above and one employee from the security department, and
				  transported to a secure area which is covered by the slot machine licensee's
				  surveillance system. The boxes of dice shall then be inspected by an assistant
				  table games shift manager or above and one employee from the security
				  department to assure that the seals on each box are intact, unbroken and free
				  from tampering. Boxes that do not satisfy these criteria shall be inspected at
				  this time to assure that the dice contained therein conform to the requirements
				  of this chapter and there is no evidence of tampering. Boxes satisfying these
				  criteria, together with boxes having unbroken, intact and untampered seals
				  shall then be placed for storage in a storage area, the location and physical
				  characteristics of which shall be approved by the Bureau of Casino Compliance
				  in accordance with §
										601a.10(f)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment).
(b) Dice which are to be distributed to
				  gaming pits or tables for use in gaming shall be distributed from the approved
				  storage area.
(c) The approved
				  storage area must have two separate locks. The security department shall
				  maintain one key and the table games department shall maintain the other key. A
				  person employed by the table games department below an assistant table games
				  shift manager in the organization hierarchy may not have access to the table
				  games department key.
(d)
				  Immediately prior to the commencement of each gaming day and at other times as
				  may be necessary, an assistant table games shift manager or above, in the
				  presence of a security department employee, shall remove the appropriate number
				  of dice for that gaming day from the approved storage area.
(e) Envelopes and containers used to hold or
				  transport dice must be:
(1)
				  Transparent.
(2) Designed or
				  constructed with seals so that any tampering is evident.
(3) Submitted to the Bureau of Gaming
				  Operations and approved in accordance with § 601a.10(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 603a - TABLE GAME EQUIPMENT › Section 603a.14 - Sic Bo shaker security procedures

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(a)
				  Manual and automated Sic Bo shakers which have not been filled with dice may be
				  stored in a locked compartment in a pit stand. An automated Sic Bo dice shaker
				  which has been filled with dice must be secured to the Sic Bo table at all
				  times.
(b) At the end of each
				  gaming day a pit manager or above shall inspect all Sic Bo shakers that have
				  been placed in use for gaming for evidence of tampering. Evidence of tampering
				  discovered at this time shall be immediately reported to the casino compliance
				  representatives. The reports must include, at a minimum:
(1) The date and time when the tampering was
				  discovered.
(2) The name and
				  signature of the individual discovering the tampering.
(3) The table number where the Sic Bo shaker
				  was used.
(4) The name and
				  signature of the person assigned to directly operate and conduct the game at
				  the Sic Bo table and the supervisor assigned the responsibility for supervising
				  the operation and conduct of the game at the Sic Bo table.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 603a - TABLE GAME EQUIPMENT › Section 603a.15 - Cards; physical characteristics

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(a) Cards used to play table games authorized
				  under this subpart must be in decks of 52 cards with each card identical in
				  size and shape to every other card in the deck. Nothing in this section
				  prohibits a manufacturer from manufacturing decks of cards with one or more
				  jokers contained therein. Jokers may not be used by the certificate holder in
				  the play of any game unless authorized by the rules of the game.
(b) Each deck must be composed of cards in
				  four suits: diamonds, spades, clubs and hearts.
(c) Each suit shall be composed of 13 cards:
				  ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. The face of the ace,
				  king, queen, jack and 10 may contain an additional marking, approved in
				  accordance with §
										601a.10(a)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment), which will
				  permit a dealer, prior to exposing his hole card at the game of Blackjack, to
				  determine if the value of the hole card gives the dealer a Blackjack.
(d) The backs of each card in a deck must be
				  identical and no card may contain any marking, symbol or design that will
				  enable a person to know the identity of any element printed on the face of the
				  card or that will in any way differentiate the back of the card from any other
				  card in the deck.
(e) The backs of
				  all cards in a deck shall be designed to diminish, as far as possible, the
				  ability of any individual to place concealed markings thereon.
(f) The design placed on the backs of cards
				  used by certificate holders must contain the name or logo of the certificate
				  holder.
(g) Each deck of cards
				  shall be packaged separately or in a batch containing the number of decks
				  authorized in this subpart and selected by a certificate holder for use in a
				  particular table game. Each package of cards shall be sealed in a manner
				  approved in accordance with §
										601a.10(a) to
				  provide evidence of any tampering with the package. If multiple decks of cards
				  are packaged and sealed in a batch, the package must have a label that
				  indicates or contain a window that reveals an adequate description of the
				  contents of the package, including:
(1) The
				  name of the certificate holder for which the cards were manufactured.
(2) The colors of the backs of the
				  cards.
(3) The date that the cards
				  were manufactured.
(4) The total
				  number of cards in the batch.
(5)
				  The total number of decks in the batch.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 603a - TABLE GAME EQUIPMENT › Section 603a.17 - Dealing shoes; automated card shuffling devices

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(a) The following words and terms when used
				  in this section have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
				  indicates otherwise:
Base plate
-The interior shelf of the
				  dealing shoe on which the cards rest.
Face plate
-The front
				  wall of the dealing shoe against which the next card to be dealt rests and
				  which typically contains a cutout.
(b) Each manual dealing shoe must be designed
				  and constructed to maintain the integrity of the game at which the shoe is used
				  and include the following features, at a minimum:
(1) At least the first 4 inches of the base
				  plate must be white.
(2) The sides
				  of the shoe below the base plate must:
(i) Be
				  transparent, have a transparent sealed cutout or be otherwise constructed to
				  prevent any object from being placed into or removed from the portion of the
				  dealing shoe below the base plate.
(ii) Permit the inspection of this portion of
				  the shoe.
(3) A stop
				  underneath the top of the face plate that precludes the next card to be dealt
				  from being moved upwards for more than 1/8 inch distance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 603a - TABLE GAME EQUIPMENT › Section 603a.18 - Pai Gow tiles; physical characteristics

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(a) Pai Gow shall be played with a set of 32
				  rectangular tiles. Each tile in a set must be identical in size and shading to
				  every other tile in the set.
(b)
				  Each tile used must:
(1) Be made of a
				  nontransparent black material, formed in the shape of a rectangle, and be no
				  smaller than 2 1/2 inches in length, 1 inch in width and 3/8 inch in
				  thickness.
(2) Have the surface of
				  each of its sides perfectly flat, except that the front side of each tile must
				  contain spots which extend into the tile exactly the same distance as every
				  other spot.
(3) Have on the back or
				  front of each tile an identifying feature unique to each certificate
				  holder.
(4) Have an identical
				  texture and finish on each side, with the exception of the front side
				  containing the spots.
(5) Have no
				  tile within a set contain any markings, symbols or designs that would enable a
				  patron to know the identity of any element on the front side of the tile or
				  that would distinguish any tile from any other tile within a set.
(6) Have identifying spots on the front side
				  of the tiles which are either red or white, or both.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 603a - TABLE GAME EQUIPMENT › Section 603a.19 - Pai Gow tiles; receipt, storage, inspection and removal from use

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(a) When sets of
				  tiles are received from a manufacturer or supplier, the tiles must immediately
				  be unloaded under the supervision of at least two people, one of whom shall be
				  an assistant table games shift manager or above and one employee from the
				  security department, and transported to a secure area which is covered by the
				  slot machine licensee's surveillance system. The boxes of tiles shall then be
				  inspected by the assistant table games shift manager or above and one employee
				  from the security department to assure that the seals on each box are intact,
				  unbroken and free from tampering. Boxes that do not satisfy these criteria
				  shall be inspected at this time to assure that the tiles contained therein
				  conform to the requirements of this chapter and there is no evidence of
				  tampering. Boxes satisfying these criteria, together with boxes having
				  unbroken, intact and untampered seals shall then be placed for storage in a
				  storage area, the location and physical characteristics of which shall be
				  approved by the Bureau of Casino Compliance in accordance with §
										601a.10(f)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment).
(b) Sets of tiles which are to be distributed
				  to gaming pits or tables for use in gaming shall be distributed from the
				  approved storage area.
(c) The
				  approved storage area must have two separate locks. The security department
				  shall maintain one key and the table games department shall maintain the other
				  key. A person employed by the table games department below an assistant table
				  games shift manager in the organization hierarchy may not have access to the
				  table games department key.
(d)
				  Immediately prior to the commencement of each gaming day and at other times as
				  may be necessary, an assistant table games shift manager or above, in the
				  presence of a security department employee, shall remove the appropriate number
				  of sets of tiles for that gaming day from the approved storage area.
(e) Envelopes and containers used to hold or
				  transport tiles must be:
(1)
				  Transparent.
(2) Designed or
				  constructed with seals so that any tampering is evident.
(3) Submitted to the Bureau of Gaming
				  Operations and approved in accordance with § 601a.10(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 603a - TABLE GAME EQUIPMENT › Section 603a.20 - Match Play Coupons; physical characteristics and issuance

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(a) A certificate
				  holder may utilize Match Play Coupons in accordance with this
				  section.
(b) Match Play Coupons may
				  not be issued by a certificate holder or utilized in a licensed facility until:
(1) The design specifications of the proposed
				  Match Play Coupons are submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Operations and
				  approved in accordance with §
											601a.10(a)
				  (relating to approval of table game layouts, signage and equipment).
(2) A system of internal procedures and
				  administrative and accounting controls governing the inventory, distribution
				  and redemption of the Match Play Coupons is submitted and approved as part of
				  the certificate holder's internal controls in accordance with §
											465a.2 (relating to internal
				  control systems and audit protocols).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 603a - TABLE GAME EQUIPMENT › Section 603a.21 - Match Play Coupon use

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(a) A Match
				  Play Coupon may be redeemed only at a gaming table in which patrons wager
				  against the house.
(b) A Match Play
				  Coupon shall be redeemed by a dealer or boxperson if accompanied by gaming
				  chips that are equal to or greater in value to the stated value of the coupon.
				  The Match Play Coupon shall be placed underneath the gaming chips wagered by
				  the patron so that the value of the coupon is visible at all times. If the
				  gaming chips wagered by the patron are greater in value than the stated value
				  of the Match Play Coupon, the dealer shall break down the wager by placing an
				  amount of gaming chips equal to the stated value of the coupon directly on the
				  coupon and the remainder of the gaming chips wagered next to the coupon. If the
				  wager wins, it shall be paid in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
				  coupon.
(c) A Match Play Coupon and
				  any gaming chips wagered shall be positioned as follows:
(1) For all games other than Craps,
				  Mini-Craps or Roulette, in the patron's betting area.
(2) For Craps and Mini-Craps, on the Pass or
				  Don't Pass Line.
(3) For Roulette,
				  in the box marked "Black," "Red," "Odd," "Even," "1-18," "19-36," "1st 12,"
				  "2nd 12" or "3rd 12."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 603b - DIRECT BET COUPONS-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 603b.1 - Direct Bet Coupons-statement of policy

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(a) On January 24, 2024, the board adopted
				  proposed regulations in proposed rulemaking # 125-247 to authorize Direct Bet
				  Coupons as an additional form of promotional gaming product. Direct Bet Coupons
				  are being authorized as a variation of Match Play Coupons which are authorized
				  under §§
										603a.20 and
				  603a.21 (relating to Match Play
				  Coupons; physical characteristics and issuance; and Match Play Coupon use).
				  Direct Bet Coupons do not require the patron to ante up money to place a
				  wager.
(b) Direct Bet Coupons or
				  similar products are presently authorized in competing jurisdictions. To ensure
				  this Commonwealth's gaming industry remains competitive, the board intends to
				  expedite Direct Bet Coupons in this Commonwealth.
(c) Beginning on the date of publication of
				  this statement of policy, all licensees may begin the process to develop and
				  implement Direct Bet Coupon promotional programs consistent with the proposed
				  regulations in proposed rulemaking # 125-247.
(d) Upon the adoption and publication in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
of the final-form regulations governing
				  Direct Bet Coupons, this statement of policy shall become void in favor of the
				  final-form regulations and shall be subsequently rescinded.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 605a - ELECTRONIC GAMING TABLES › Section 605a.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:
Electronic wagering system
-A computer or
					 server and any related hardware, software or other device that permits wagering
					 to be conducted at a gaming table or an electronic wagering terminal.
Electronic wagering terminal
-A mechanical,
					 electrical or computerized device utilizing an electronic wagering system
					 which, upon insertion of cash or cash equivalents or the placement of a wager,
					 is available for operation by a player wagering at a hybrid gaming
					 table.
Game account
-The funds that are available
					 to a player for use at an electronic gaming table or electronic wagering
					 terminal.
Hybrid gaming table
-A banked table game
					 operable with the assistance of a dealer that is connected to one or more
					 electronic wagering terminals.
Local area progressive controller
-The
					 hardware and software used to configure, maintain and operate a shared link
					 between progressive table games within a licensed facility.
The provisions of this § 605a.1 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						13A 02(1), (2), (2.1), (4)
						and (6), 13A25(c) and 13A65(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 605a - ELECTRONIC GAMING TABLES › Section 605a.3 - Procedures for buying in to and cashing out of a table game using an electronic wagering system

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(a) A player
				  shall buy in to a table game using an electronic wagering system as follows:
(1) If the gaming table or electronic
				  wagering terminal is equipped with a bill validator, a player shall buy in to
				  the game by either:
(i) Inserting currency
				  or, if the table game is a fully automated electronic gaming table or an
				  electronic wagering terminal, a gaming voucher, into the bill validator. The
				  electronic wagering system must credit an equivalent amount of funds into the
				  game account of the player, which must be displayed on the electronic fund
				  display.
(ii) Presenting currency
				  or value chips to the dealer or boxperson if the table game is not a fully
				  automated electronic gaming table or an electronic wagering system.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 605a - ELECTRONIC GAMING TABLES › Section 605a.4 - Electronic gaming tables

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(a) An
				  electronic gaming table must comply with the requirements in §
										605a.2 (relating to electronic
				  wagering systems).
(b) An
				  electronic gaming table system must contain a dedicated computer system. The
				  computer or server controlling the system shall be under dual key control, with
				  one key controlled by the finance department and the other key controlled by
				  the table games department or the slot operations department if the computer or
				  server is controlling a fully automated electronic gaming table or electronic
				  wagering terminal. All aspects of an electronic gaming table system, including
				  the computer or server and related hardware, software or related devices shall
				  be tested by the Bureau of Gaming Laboratory Operations and approved in
				  accordance with §
										461a.4 (relating to submission for
				  testing and approval), for compliance with the requirements of this section,
				  prior to use at any licensed facility in this Commonwealth.
(c) An electronic gaming table must have the
				  capacity to allow the Bureau of Gaming Laboratory Operations to verify all
				  relevant control software for authenticity.
(d) A certificate holder using an electronic
				  gaming table system shall include in its internal controls, at a minimum:
(1) Procedures to ensure the physical
				  security of the computer or server and related hardware, software and other
				  devices.
(2) Procedures to ensure
				  the integrity and security of all sensitive data and software.
(3) Procedures to ensure that access to
				  sensitive data and software is limited to appropriate personnel only.
(4) Procedures to ensure the logging of the
				  events and the availability of records to permit an effective audit of the
				  conduct of the system and the reporting of revenue.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 605a - ELECTRONIC GAMING TABLES › Section 605a.6 - Integrated live Roulette wheels used on fully automated electronic gaming tables

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(a) A fully
				  automated electronic gaming table with an integrated live Roulette wheel must
				  randomize the method by which the outcome is determined. This includes, but is
				  not limited to the speed at which the ball is ejected onto the wheel and the
				  speed at which the wheel rotates.
(b) A fully automated electronic gaming table
				  with an integrated live Roulette wheel must be capable of determining if the
				  wheel meets a 95% confidence limit using a standard chi-squared test for
				  goodness of fit. The calculation must be made based on the following criteria:
(1) Ten thousand outcomes have been
				  generated.
(2) A new calculation
				  must be made for each 10,000 subsequent outcomes.
(3) The calculation must consider only the
				  most recent 10,000 outcomes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 605a - ELECTRONIC GAMING TABLES › Section 605a.7 - Progressive table games

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(a) The
				  requirements in this section apply to progressives offered on a fully automated
				  electronic gaming table, electronic gaming tables, hybrid gaming tables and
				  live table games. Each progressive on a fully automated electronic gaming
				  table, electronic gaming table, hybrid gaming table or live table game must
				  have:
(1) A progressive meter visible from the
				  front of the gaming table, which must increase in value based upon wagers, that
				  advises the players of the amount which can be won if the player receives the
				  corresponding outcome.
(2) A meter
				  that accumulates the total value of credits paid as a result of progressive
				  awards paid directly by a fully automated electronic gaming table, electronic
				  wagering terminal or electronic gaming table.
(3) A meter that accumulates the total value
				  of credits paid as a result of progressive awards paid directly by an attendant
				  as a result of progressive awards that are not capable of being paid by a fully
				  automated electronic gaming table, electronic wagering terminal or electronic
				  gaming table.
(4) A cumulative
				  progressive payout meter that continuously and automatically records the total
				  value of progressive jackpots paid directly by a fully automated electronic
				  gaming table, electronic gaming table, or attendant.
(5) A key and keyed switch to reset the
				  progressive meter or meters or other reset mechanism.
(6) A key locking the compartment housing the
				  progressive meter or meters or other means by which to preclude unauthorized
				  alterations to the progressive meters. The key or alternative security method
				  must be different than the key or reset mechanism in paragraph (5).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 605a - ELECTRONIC GAMING TABLES › Section 605a.8 - Linked progressive table games

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(a) Two or more table games that are located
				  within the same licensed facility and offer a shared progressive jackpot must
				  be linked using an approved local area progressive (LAP) controller.
(b) The LAP controller:
(1) Must be capable of uniquely identifying
				  each linked progressive table game.
(2) Must become inoperable if any of the
				  following errors occur:
(i) RAM
				  failures.
(ii) Power
				  failures.
(iii) Self-check
				  errors.
(iv) Incorrect
				  configurations.
(v) Lost jackpot
				  configurations.
(3) Must
				  be designed to:
(i) Recover from an error or
				  communication failure and, when recovered, to return to the state it was in
				  prior to the error or communication failure.
(ii) Automatically and accurately calculate
				  the progressive jackpot amount based on a configured rate of progression and to
				  continuously update the required displays and meters.
(iii) Accurately identify and record the
				  order of winning progressive jackpots when two or more linked progressive table
				  games achieve the same winning game outcome at nearly the same time.
(iv) Complete a self-check when powered-up. A
				  LAP controller must be designed so that it becomes operational only if it has
				  successfully passed a self-check. A self-check must include an authentication
				  of the LAP controller software by means of, at a minimum, a 16-bit cyclical
				  redundancy check.
(4) May
				  not allow progressive parameter changes while a progressive link is in
				  operation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 605a - ELECTRONIC GAMING TABLES › Section 605a.9 - Hybrid gaming tables

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(a) In addition
				  to the requirement in this chapter, hybrid gaming tables and electronic
				  wagering terminals shall comply with the requirements in Chapter 461a (relating
				  to slot machine and table game device testing and control).
(b) Regardless of the number of hybrid gaming
				  tables, every five electronic wagering terminals count as one gaming table for
				  purposes of the number of gaming tables authorized under section 13A11(b) of
				  the act (relating to authorization to conduct table games). Electronic wagering
				  terminals in excess of multiples of five count as an additional gaming table.
				  For example, 26 electronic wagering terminals that are connected to 1 hybrid
				  gaming table count as 6 gaming tables for purposes of the overall table game
				  count.
(c) Wagering on a hybrid
				  gaming table shall be conducted on an electronic wagering terminal. Each
				  electronic wagering terminal must display the live table game play conducted on
				  a hybrid gaming table.
The provisions of this § 605a.9 issued under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						13A 02(1), (2), (2.1), (4)
						and (6), 13A25(c) and 13A62(a).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												461a.4 (relating to submission for
						testing and approval); and 58 Pa. Code §
												607a.2 (relating to table game
						device master list).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.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:
Bank verification service
-An agency that
					 provides businesses with the ability to verify the validity of a patron's bank
					 account, a check presented or the history of the bank account.
Casino credit bureau
-A consumer reporting
					 agency that provides casinos with reports on a patron's casino credit accounts.
Consumer credit bureau
-A consumer
					 reporting agency that collects information from creditors, lenders, debt
					 collection agencies and the courts on an individual's borrowing and bill
					 payment habits.
Credit clerk
-An employee of the cage or
					 credit department who is responsible for receiving, processing and verifying
					 the information in credit applications from patrons and who does not have
					 authority to grant credit or credit limit increases provided that an employee
					 who has the authority to grant credit may act as a credit clerk but may not
					 grant credit or credit limit increases on an application processed or verified
					 by that employee.
Derogatory information
-Information related
					 to a patron's credit accounts that are partially or completely uncollectible,
					 checks returned unpaid by a patron's bank, settlements, liens, judgments or any
					 other credit problems of a patron.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												609a.19 (relating to use of an
						electronic credit system for the processing of Counter Checks and customer
						deposits).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.2 - Internal control requirements

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Each certificate holder that issues credit shall include
					 procedures in the certificate holder's internal controls to implement the
					 requirements in this chapter.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												609a.19 (relating to use of an
						electronic credit system for the processing of Counter Checks and customer
						deposits).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.3 - Application and verification procedures for granting credit

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(a) A patron who wants to obtain credit from
				  a certificate holder shall file a credit application with the certificate
				  holder which contains, at a minimum, the following information:
(1) The patron's name.
(2) The address of the patron's
				  residence.
(3) The patron's
				  telephone number.
(4) Bank account
				  information including:
(i) The name and
				  location of the patron's bank.
(ii)
				  The account number of the patron's personal checking account upon which the
				  patron is individually authorized to draw and upon which all Counter Checks
				  will be drawn. Checking accounts of sole proprietorships to be considered as
				  personal checking accounts. Partnership or corporate checking accounts are not
				  considered to be personal checking accounts.
(5) The credit limit requested by the
				  patron.
(6) The approximate amount
				  of the patron's current indebtedness.
(7) The amount and source of income or assets
				  in support of the requested credit limit.
(8) The patron's signature indicating
				  acknowledgement of the following statement, which must be included at the
				  bottom of the credit application form containing the information required to be
				  submitted under this subsection: "I certify that I have read and understand
				  this application and its terms and I execute this document voluntarily and with
				  full knowledge of its significance. I authorize (insert the name of the
				  certificate holder) to conduct any investigations necessary for the approval of
				  my credit limit. I am aware that this application is required by the
				  regulations of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. I understand that a
				  Counter Check issued by (insert name of certificate holder) is identical to a
				  personal check and may be deposited or presented for payment to my bank or
				  other financial institution. I acknowledge that willfully drawing or passing a
				  credit instrument with the intent to defraud, including knowing there are
				  insufficient funds in my account, is a crime in this Commonwealth that may
				  result in criminal prosecution. I am also aware that providing false or
				  misleading statements or omitting information on this application may subject
				  me to civil or criminal penalties."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.4 - Approval of credit limits

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(a) A
				  credit limit, and any temporary or permanent increases thereto, shall be
				  approved by either:
(1) Two or more employees
				  holding the job positions of credit manager, assistant credit manager, credit
				  shift manager, credit executive or other key employee in a direct reporting
				  line above the credit manager provided that a credit supervisor who processed
				  and verified a patron's credit application may not grant credit or a credit
				  limit increase to that patron.
(2)
				  A credit committee composed of at least two of the employees in paragraph (1)
				  which may approve credit as a group.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.5 - Derogatory information; reduction or suspension of credit

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(a) A certificate holder may reduce or
				  suspend a patron's credit limit at any time.
(b) Derogatory information concerning a
				  patron's credit account shall be reported by each certificate holder on a daily
				  basis to the casino credit bureau used by the certificate holder. Each
				  certificate holder shall document any derogatory information pertaining to its
				  patrons that was reported to that certificate holder by the casino credit
				  bureau. Documentation obtained from the casino credit bureau shall be
				  maintained in the patron's credit file.
(c) In addition to the requirements in
				  subsection (d), whenever derogatory information is received by a certificate
				  holder's credit department relating to the patron's continued creditworthiness
				  the certificate holder's credit department shall reverify the patron
				  information required under §
										609a.3(c)(2)
				  (relating to application and verification procedures for granting
				  credit).
(d) A patron having a
				  check returned to any certificate holder unpaid by the patron's bank shall have
				  credit privileges suspended unless the returned check was due to a processing
				  error and an explanation for the error is noted in the patron's credit file or
				  until the returned check has been paid in full. Prior to reinstating a patron's
				  credit privileges, the certificate holder shall comply with subsection
				  (e).
(e) If a patron's credit
				  privileges have been suspended for any reason relating to the patron's
				  continued creditworthiness, the certificate holder's credit department shall
				  reverify the patron's information, as required under §
										609a.3(c)(2) and
				  (3), before reinstating the patron's credit
				  privileges. Credit suspensions and reinstatements and an explanation thereto
				  shall be documented in the patron's credit file.
The provisions of this § 609a.5 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.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												609a.19 (relating to use of an
						electronic credit system for the processing of Counter Checks and customer
						deposits).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.6 - Additional reverification requirements

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(a) Prior to the issuance of credit to a
				  patron whose credit file has been inactive for a 24-month period, the
				  certificate holder's credit department shall reverify the patron's information,
				  as required under §
										609a.3(c)(1)-(5)
				  (relating to application and verification procedures for granting
				  credit).
(b) The certificate
				  holder's credit department shall reverify the information required under §
										609a.3(a)(2) and
				  (4), in accordance with the procedures in
				  §
										609a.3(c)(1) and
				  (4), whenever the certificate holder has
				  reason to believe that this information has changed.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												609a.19 (relating to use of an
						electronic credit system for the processing of Counter Checks and customer
						deposits).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.7 - Patron credit transactions

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Transactions affecting a patron's outstanding indebtedness
					 to the certificate holder shall be recorded in chronological order in the
					 patron's credit file. Credit transactions shall be recorded separately from
					 transactions related to customer deposits under §
										465a.23 (relating to customer
					 deposits). The following information shall be included in the credit
					 file:
(1) The date, amount and check
				  number of each Counter Check accepted from the patron.
(2) The date, method, amount and, if
				  applicable, the personal check number of each redemption transaction and the
				  check number of the Counter Check returned to the patron.
(3) The date, amount and check number of each
				  personal check used for a substitution transaction and the check number of the
				  Counter Check returned to the patron.
(4) The date, amount and check number of each
				  replacement Counter Check accepted from the patron in a consolidation
				  transaction and the check numbers of the initial Counter Checks that were
				  consolidated and returned to the patron.
(5) The date, amount and check number of each
				  Counter Check deposited.
(6) The
				  date, amount and check number of each personal check or Counter Check returned
				  to the certificate holder by the patron's bank and the reason for its
				  return.
(7) The outstanding balance
				  after each transaction.
(8) The
				  date, amount and check number of any Counter Checks or personal checks that
				  have been partially or completely written off by the certificate holder and a
				  brief explanation of the reason for the write off.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												609a.19 (relating to use of an
						electronic credit system for the processing of Counter Checks and customer
						deposits).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.8 - Recordkeeping requirements

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(a) A log
				  of Counter Checks exchanged or consolidated and of personal checks received for
				  redemption or substitution shall be prepared, manually or by computer, on a
				  daily basis. The log must include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) The balance of the Counter Checks on hand
				  in the cage at the beginning of each shift.
(2) For Counter Checks initially accepted and
				  for personal checks received for redemption or substitution:
(i) The date of the check.
(ii) The name of the drawer of the
				  check.
(iii) The amount of the
				  check.
(iv) The serial number for
				  each Counter Check received.
(v) An
				  indication as to whether the check was initially accepted or received in a
				  redemption or substitution.
(3) For Counter Checks deposited, redeemed by
				  patrons with cash, cash equivalents, gaming chips and plaques, or any
				  combination thereof, substituted or consolidated:
(i) The date on which the Counter Check was
				  deposited, redeemed, substituted or consolidated.
(ii) The name of the drawer of the Counter
				  Check.
(iii) The amount of the
				  Counter Check.
(iv) The serial
				  number for each Counter Check deposited, redeemed, substituted or
				  consolidated.
(v) An indication as
				  to whether the Counter Check was deposited, redeemed, substituted or
				  consolidated.
(4) The
				  balance of the Counter Checks on hand at the end of each shift.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.9 - Voluntary credit suspension list

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(a) The Board will maintain a voluntary
				  credit suspension list of all individuals who have requested suspension of
				  credit privileges and will provide a current list of these individuals to the
				  credit department of each certificate holder.
(b) The list provided to certificate holders
				  will contain the following information for each individual on the list:
(1) The individual's name, including any
				  aliases or nicknames.
(2) The
				  individual's address.
(3) The
				  individual's date of birth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.10 - Request for voluntary credit suspension

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(a) An individual may request the suspension
				  of the individual's credit privileges at all licensed facilities by submitting,
				  in person, a completed Request for Voluntary Credit Suspension Form to the
				  Board. A submission to the Board may be made at the Board's office at a
				  licensed facility, at the Board's Harrisburg office or one of the Board's
				  regional offices.
(b) The Request
				  for Voluntary Credit Suspension Form shall also include the following
				  statement: "I certify that I have read and understand this request to be placed
				  on the voluntary credit suspension list and that I knowingly and voluntarily
				  execute this document. I am aware that my signature below authorizes the
				  Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to direct all Pennsylvania certificate
				  holders to suspend my credit privileges until such time as I submit a written
				  request to the Board for the reinstatement of my credit privileges. I also
				  understand that under § 13A27(i) of the Pennsylvania Race Horse
				  Development and Gaming Act, all certificate holders shall not be liable for any
				  claims, damages, losses, expenses or for any harm, monetary or otherwise, that
				  may arise as a result of the failure of a certificate holder to restore credit
				  privileges to me or otherwise permit me to engage in gaming activity in the
				  licensed facility while on the voluntary credit suspension list."
(c) An individual requesting to be placed on
				  the voluntary credit suspension list will be required to present a
				  government-issued photo identification containing the person's signature and
				  photograph when the individual submits the Request for Voluntary Credit
				  Suspension Form.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												609a.19 (relating to use of an
						electronic credit system for the processing of Counter Checks and customer
						deposits).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.11 - Reinstatement of credit and removal from the voluntary credit suspension list

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(a) An individual
				  on the voluntary credit suspension list may, at any time, request removal from
				  the voluntary credit suspension list by submitting a Request for Removal from
				  the Voluntary Credit Suspension List Form to the Board. The request may be made
				  at the Board's office at a licensed facility, at the Board's Harrisburg office
				  or one of the Board's regional offices.
(b) The Request for Removal from the
				  Voluntary Credit Suspension List Form must also include the following
				  statement: "I certify that I have read and understand this request to be
				  removed from the voluntary credit suspension list and that I knowingly and
				  voluntarily execute this document. I am aware that my signature below will
				  result in the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board notifying all Pennsylvania
				  certificate holders that I have been removed from the voluntary credit
				  suspension list."
(c) An individual
				  requesting to be removed from the voluntary credit suspension list will be
				  required to present a government-issued photo identification containing the
				  person's signature and photograph when the individual submits the Request for
				  Removal from the Voluntary Credit Suspension List Form.
(d) Within 3 business days after the Request
				  for Removal from the Voluntary Credit Suspension List Form is signed, the Board
				  will delete the name of the individual from the voluntary credit suspension
				  list and will notify each certificate holder of the removal.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												609a.19 (relating to use of an
						electronic credit system for the processing of Counter Checks and customer
						deposits).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart K - Table Games › Chapter 609a - CREDIT › Section 609a.12 - Duties of certificate holders

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(a)
				  A certificate holder shall maintain a copy of the voluntary credit suspension
				  list and ensure that the copy of the list is updated within 24 hours after the
				  certificate holder receives an updated list from the Board.
(b) A certificate holder shall immediately
				  suspend the credit privileges of any individual who has a credit account with
				  the certificate holder upon receipt of notice that the individual has been
				  added to the voluntary credit suspension list.
(c) If an individual has an existing credit
				  file, the certificate holder shall note any voluntary credit suspension or
				  removal from the voluntary credit suspension list in the credit file. A copy of
				  the applicable Board notice of the voluntary suspension or removal from the
				  voluntary credit suspension list and the date, time and signature of the credit
				  department representative making the suspension or removal entry shall be
				  included in the individual's credit file.
(d) Upon receipt of notice that an
				  individual's name has been removed from the voluntary credit suspension list,
				  the certificate holder may reinstate the individual's credit after reverifying
				  the information as required under §
										609a.3(c)
				  (relating to application and verification procedures for granting
				  credit).
(e) A certificate holder
				  shall establish procedures to ensure that an individual who is on the voluntary
				  credit suspension list is not granted casino credit.
(f) Certificate holders shall make available
				  to patrons written materials explaining the voluntary credit suspension
				  program.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												609a.19 (relating to use of an
						electronic credit system for the processing of Counter Checks and customer
						deposits).