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Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION OPERATION OF GAMES › Section 901.709 - One eligible organization per premises

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Only one licensed eligible organization may use a
						licensed premise to conduct games of chance. A licensed eligible organization
						may allow another licensed eligible organization that does not own or lease a
						normal business premises to conduct games of chance on its premises. When an
						eligible organization uses the premises of another eligible organization, each
						eligible organization shall notify its respective licensing authority and
						district attorney in writing at least 10 days prior to using the
						premises.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code §
													901.704 (relating to licensed
						  premises).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION OPERATION OF GAMES › Section 901.710 - Other standards and requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A licensed eligible organization may not provide for play
						or purchase a game of chance that violates the act or this
						part.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION OPERATION OF GAMES › Section 901.712 - Raffle, daily drawing and weekly drawing game rules and prizes

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
An eligible organization shall establish the rules, prize
						structure, prizes, and prize values in a raffle, daily drawing or weekly
						drawing prior to conducting the raffle, daily drawing or weekly
						drawing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › PUNCHBOARD AND PULL-TAB OPERATION PROCEDURES › Section 901.731 - Punchboard and pull-tab operation

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(a) A person 17 years of age and younger or a
					 person visibly intoxicated or visibly under the influence of a controlled
					 substance may not be allowed to play or sell a punchboard or pull-tab. It is
					 the responsibility of the licensee and the responsibility of the person
					 physically selling the punchboard or pull-tab deal to determine that an
					 unauthorized person is not allowed to play or sell.
(b) Limitations on punchboards, pull-tabs and
					 flares are as follows:
(1) A licensed
					 eligible organization may not permit the display or operation of a punchboard
					 or pull-tab which may have been marked, defaced, tampered with or otherwise
					 placed in a condition or operated in a manner which may deceive the public or
					 which affects the chances of winning or losing upon the taking of a chance
					 thereon.
(2) A licensed eligible
					 organization may alter a flare to indicate that merchandise of equivalent value
					 will substitute for a cash prize in a punchboard or pull-tab
					 game.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › PUNCHBOARD AND PULL-TAB OPERATION PROCEDURES › Section 901.732 - Punchboard or pull-tab price per play

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A punchboard or pull-tab deal may not be
					 placed out for public play unless the cost to the player for each punch or
					 pull-tab is clearly posted on the flare.
(b) Once placed out for public play, a
					 punchboard or pull-tab deal flare may not be modified or otherwise changed
					 except as provided in §
											901.733 (relating to control of
					 prizes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › PUNCHBOARD AND PULL-TAB OPERATION PROCEDURES › Section 901.733 - Control of prizes

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(a) Prizes
					 shall be displayed in the immediate vicinity of the punchboard or pull-tab
					 container and the prizes shall be in full view of a person prior to that person
					 purchasing the opportunity to play.
(b) When the prize is cash, it shall be
					 displayed as follows:
(1) If the punchboard
					 or pull-tab deal contains the opportunity to win cash and merchandise prizes,
					 the money itself may not be displayed but a coupon designating the cash
					 available to be won shall be substituted.
(2) If the only prizes which may be won are
					 cash prizes, they shall be clearly and fully described or represented by a
					 coupon displayed upon the flare attached to the face or displayed in the
					 immediate vicinity of the pull-tab container.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › PUNCHBOARD AND PULL-TAB OPERATION PROCEDURES › Section 901.734 - Punchboard and pull-tab inventory and retention

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A licensed eligible organization shall control and
						account for punchboard and pull-tab games as follows:
(1) A licensed eligible organization shall
					 closely monitor punchboards and pull-tab games purchased to assure that serial
					 numbers are correctly entered in records and that each punchboard and pull-tab
					 game purchased is recorded. The following control procedures apply:
(i) By the close of business on the last day
					 of a licensed eligible organization's license term and before operating
					 punchboards and pull-tab games after that date, the licensed eligible
					 organization shall take a physical inventory of punchboards and pull-tab games
					 in play and awaiting play and record the following information separately for
					 punchboards and pull-tab games:
(A) The name
					 of the game.
(B) The serial or
					 series number.
(C) The form
					 number.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › RAFFLES › Section 901.741 - Prize limits

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A prize awarded may not have a value in excess of $500
						unless the raffle is conducted under a special raffle permit. A licensed
						eligible organization may not award more than $5,000 in cash or merchandise in
						raffles in a calendar month.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › RAFFLES › Section 901.742 - Drawing dates

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Raffles may have one or more drawing dates except a
						raffle where the winner is determined by a drawing conducted by the Department
						under the State Lottery Law, in which case the drawing date will be the date of
						the applicable Department drawing. The drawing dates and times must be printed
						on the raffle tickets.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › RAFFLES › Section 901.743 - Raffle tickets

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Tickets for
					 entry into a raffle shall be sold or issued separately and each ticket shall
					 constitute a separate and equal chance to win with other tickets sold or
					 issued. A person may not be required to obtain more than one ticket, or to pay
					 for anything other than the ticket, to enter a raffle.
(b) Tickets for use in a raffle must have a
					 stub or other detachable section, be consecutively numbered and be accounted
					 for separately through the use of a log book showing to whom the tickets were
					 given to be sold. The ticket stub or other detachable section of the ticket
					 must bear a duplicate number corresponding to the numbers on the ticket and
					 contain the purchaser's name, complete address and telephone number. Both parts
					 must be imprinted with sequential numbers commencing with the number "1"
					 through the maximum number of tickets to be sold; or in the case of a raffle
					 where the winner is determined by a drawing conducted by the Department under
					 the State Lottery Law, the universe of eligible ticket numbers must correspond
					 to the universe of eligible numbers in the State Lottery drawing.
(c) A raffle ticket shall be sold for the
					 price stated on the ticket.
(d) A
					 person may not be required to be present at a raffle drawing to be eligible for
					 the prize drawing or to claim the prize awarded.
(e) A ticket seller shall return the stubs or
					 other detachable section of tickets sold to the eligible organization. The
					 eligible organization shall then place each stub or other detachable section of
					 ticket sold into a receptacle out of which the winning tickets are to be drawn.
					 The receptacle must be designed so that each ticket placed therein has an equal
					 opportunity with every other ticket to be the one withdrawn.
(f) If a ticket stub or other detachable
					 portion was not placed in the receptacle from which the winners were drawn,
					 prior to the drawing, the purchase price of the ticket must be refunded to the
					 purchaser.
(g) The purchaser's
					 name, address and telephone number must appear on the stubs or other detachable
					 section.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › RAFFLES › Section 901.744 - Control of raffle prizes

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A licensed eligible organization conducting a raffle in
						which real or personal property prizes are to be awarded shall have paid for in
						full or otherwise become the owner, without lien or interest of others, of the
						real or personal property prior to the drawing at which the winners of the
						prizes are to be determined.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › RAFFLES › Section 901.745 - Printing requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following information must be printed upon each
						raffle ticket sold:
(1) The dates and
					 times of the drawings.
(2) The
					 location of the drawings.
(3) The
					 name of the licensed eligible organization conducting the raffle.
(4) The games of chance license number of the
					 licensed eligible organization.
(5)
					 The special raffle permit number, if applicable.
(6) The price of the ticket.
(7) The prize or prizes to be
					 awarded.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › RAFFLES › Section 901.746 - Prize awarding

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(a) A
					 licensed eligible organization shall award raffle prizes on the dates indicated
					 on the raffle ticket unless the licensed eligible organization approves a
					 different date and purchasers of tickets are notified in writing. The dates of
					 the drawing may be extended only if one of the following occurs:
(1) Weather or a state of emergency declared
					 by the Governor has caused a postponement of the event at which the drawing was
					 to occur.
(2) Not enough tickets
					 are sold to cover the cost of the prizes and an extension will make a material
					 difference.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › RAFFLES › Section 901.747 - Free tickets

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A free ticket may be given to a person. A ticket may also
						be purchased and given to someone as a bona fide gift.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › RAFFLES › Section 901.748 - Prohibition of joint raffles held by licensees

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A licensed eligible organization may not join together
						with another licensed eligible organization to conduct a
						raffle.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › RAFFLES › Section 901.749 - Open drawing

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(a) A drawing
					 and allotment by chance shall be conducted openly and in plain view of players
					 present.
(b) A licensed eligible
					 organization shall immediately exhibit and hold open for inspection drawn
					 raffle ticket stubs or detachable sections until the end of the raffle. A
					 licensed eligible organization shall retain the stubs or detachable sections as
					 provided under the act or this part.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › RAFFLES › Section 901.750 - Printer invoice

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A licensee
					 shall secure an invoice from the printer of tickets showing:
(1) The number of tickets printed.
(2) The first and last numbers
					 used.
(3) The tickets were
					 consecutively numbered.
(4) A
					 sample of the ticket.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › RAFFLES › Section 901.751 - Ticket sales

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A licensed eligible organization may only sell raffle
						tickets in municipalities that have approved the use of games of chance by
						means of a valid local referendum in accordance with the act. A licensed
						eligible organization may sell raffle tickets at locations other than the
						licensed eligible organization premises. A licensed eligible organization that
						plans to sell raffle tickets in a municipality located in a county other than
						the county in which it is licensed shall notify that county's district attorney
						and licensing authority in writing of the location and date that the eligible
						organization plans to sell raffle tickets at least 10 days prior to selling
						raffle tickets in that county.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › RAFFLES › Section 901.752 - Printer requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
An entity providing raffle tickets to a licensed eligible
						organization shall attach a copy of the organization's games of chance license
						to the raffle ticket purchase invoice or other document evidencing the sale. If
						the raffle pays a prize or prizes in excess of $500 each, a copy of the
						licensed eligible organization's special raffle permit shall also be
						attached.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › RAFFLES › Section 901.753 - Means of determining winning numbers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A licensed eligible organization may use the following
						means to determine the winners in a raffle:
(1) A random drawing of ticket
					 stubs.
(2) A passive selection
					 device.
(3) By reference to a
					 drawing of the Department under the State Lottery Law. Both the date and the
					 name of the drawing that will be used must be identified on the raffle ticket.
					 This method may only be used if the licensed eligible organization sells enough
					 tickets equal to the universe of possible winning numbers in the Department
					 drawing. If insufficient tickets are sold, an alternate means of determining
					 the winning number must be used.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › DAILY DRAWINGS › Section 901.781 - Daily drawing procedures

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(a) A
					 licensed eligible organization may sell chances for and hold only one daily
					 drawing during each operating day. A bona fide member may purchase a chance in
					 a daily drawing only during the operating day on which the drawing will be
					 held.
(b) Daily drawing winners
					 must be determined by random drawing. Daily drawing winners may be determined
					 with the aid of a passive selection device or by reference to drawings
					 conducted by the Department under the State Lottery Law.
(c) A daily drawing must take place on the
					 eligible organization's licensed premises and be conducted in plain
					 view.
(d) A daily drawing must
					 begin and end on the same operating day. An eligible organization may conduct
					 no more than 7 daily drawings during an operating week.
(e) A licensed eligible organization may not
					 sell chances for or conduct a daily drawing during a period when weekly drawing
					 chances are being sold or a weekly drawing is taking place.
(f) Immediately prior to each daily drawing,
					 the eligible organization shall announce the prize amount for the
					 drawing.
(g) The name of a daily
					 drawing prize winner or the fact that a winner was not selected must be
					 prominently displayed on the licensed premises for at least 7 days after the
					 drawing date. If a winner does not claim a prize within 7 days of the drawing,
					 the eligible organization shall notify the winner of the prize and the
					 requirements for claiming the prize. See §
											901.784 (relating to claiming
					 prizes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › DAILY DRAWINGS › Section 901.782 - Daily drawing chances

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(a) Only a bona
					 fide member of an eligible organization may purchase a chance in a daily
					 drawing.
(b) A licensed eligible
					 organization shall sell a chance in a daily drawing only to a bona fide
					 member.
(c) A chance in a daily
					 drawing may not be sold to or purchased by one bona fide member for the benefit
					 of another bona fide member.
(d) A
					 licensed eligible organization may not sell a chance in a daily drawing for
					 more than $1.
(e) A licensed
					 eligible organization may sell no more than one chance per daily drawing to
					 each of its bona fide members.
(f)
					 A chance in a daily drawing may be sold and purchased only on the eligible
					 organization's licensed premises.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › DAILY DRAWINGS › Section 901.783 - Posting rules

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) An eligible
					 organization shall prominently display the rules for each daily drawing in the
					 area where the chances for the drawing are sold.
(b) At a minimum, the posted rules must
					 include:
(1) The cost of the chance.
(2) The manner of selecting the
					 winner.
(3) The time during which
					 chances may be purchased.
(4) The
					 time of the drawing.
(5) The payout
					 percentage.
(6) Whether the drawing
					 is a carryover drawing and the amount of the carryover jackpot.
(7) The requirements and time limits for
					 claiming prizes as provided for in §
												901.784 (relating to claiming
					 prizes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › DAILY DRAWINGS › Section 901.784 - Claiming prizes

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The winner
					 of a daily drawing need not be present at the time of the drawing to claim the
					 prize.
(b) An eligible organization
					 may not impose a penalty or limit the amount of a prize based upon a winning
					 member's nonattendance at the time of the drawing.
(c) Only the daily drawing winner may claim
					 the daily drawing prize.
(d) A
					 daily drawing winner shall claim the prize in person and sign for receipt of
					 the prize.
(e) A prize winner shall
					 claim the prize within 30 days from the date of the drawing.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code §
													901.781 (relating to daily drawing
						  procedures); and 61 Pa. Code §
													901.783 (relating to posting
						  rules).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › DAILY DRAWINGS › Section 901.785 - Invalid State Lottery drawing

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A drawing of the State Lottery that is invalidated must
						also result in an invalid drawing in a licensed eligible organization's daily
						drawing which is tied to the State Lottery drawing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › DAILY DRAWINGS › Section 901.786 - Unclaimed prize money

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A daily drawing prize that remains unclaimed more than 30
						days after the drawing shall be retained by the eligible organization for
						public interest purposes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › WEEKLY DRAWINGS › Section 901.791 - Weekly drawing procedures

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A
					 licensed eligible organization may sell chances for and hold only one weekly
					 drawing during an operating week. Bona fide members may purchase chances in a
					 weekly drawing only during the operating week in which the drawing will be
					 held. The drawing shall be held at the end of the operating week.
(b) Weekly drawing winners must be determined
					 by random drawing. Weekly drawing winners may be determined with the aid of a
					 passive selection device or with reference to drawings conducted by the
					 Department under the State Lottery Law.
(c) A weekly drawing must take place on the
					 eligible organization's licensed premises and be conducted in plain
					 view.
(d) A licensed eligible
					 organization may not sell chances for or conduct a weekly drawing during a
					 period when daily drawing chances are being sold or a daily drawing is taking
					 place.
(e) Immediately prior to
					 each weekly drawing the eligible organization shall announce the prize amount
					 for the drawing.
(f) The name of a
					 weekly drawing prize winner or the fact that a winner was not selected must be
					 prominently displayed on the licensed premises for at least 7 days after the
					 drawing date. If a winner does not claim a prize within 7 days of the drawing,
					 the eligible organization shall notify the winner of the prize and the
					 requirements for claiming the prize. See §
											901.784 (relating to claiming
					 prizes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › WEEKLY DRAWINGS › Section 901.792 - Weekly drawing chances

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Only a bona
					 fide member of an eligible organization may purchase chances in a weekly
					 drawing.
(b) A licensed eligible
					 organization shall sell chances in a weekly drawing only to a bona fide
					 member.
(c) Chances in a weekly
					 drawing may not be sold to or purchased by one bona fide member for the benefit
					 of another bona fide member.
(d) A
					 licensed eligible organization may not sell chances in a weekly drawing for
					 more than $1 each.
(e) Chances in a
					 weekly drawing may be sold and purchased only on the eligible organization's
					 licensed premises.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › WEEKLY DRAWINGS › Section 901.793 - Posting rules

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) An eligible
					 organization shall prominently display the rules for each weekly drawing in the
					 area where the chances for the drawing are sold.
(b) At a minimum, the posted rules must
					 include:
(1) The cost of the chance.
(2) The manner of selecting the
					 winner.
(3) The time during which
					 chances may be purchased.
(4) The
					 time of the drawing.
(5) The payout
					 percentage.
(6) Whether the drawing
					 is a carryover drawing and the amount of the carryover jackpot.
(7) The requirements and time limits for
					 claiming prizes as provided for in §
												901.794 (relating to claiming
					 prizes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › WEEKLY DRAWINGS › Section 901.794 - Claiming prizes

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The winner
					 of a weekly drawing need not be present at the time of the drawing to claim the
					 prize.
(b) An eligible organization
					 may not impose a penalty or limit the amount of a prize based upon a winning
					 member's nonattendance at the time of the drawing.
(c) Only the weekly drawing winner may claim
					 the weekly drawing prize.
(d) A
					 weekly drawing winner shall claim the prize in person and sign for receipt of
					 the prize.
(e) A prize shall be
					 claimed within 30 days from the date of the drawing.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code §
													901.793 (relating to posting
						  rules).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › WEEKLY DRAWINGS › Section 901.795 - Invalid State Lottery drawing

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A drawing of the State Lottery that is invalidated must
						also result in an invalid drawing in a licensed eligible organization's weekly
						drawing which is tied to the State Lottery drawing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter G - OPERATION OF GAMES › WEEKLY DRAWINGS › Section 901.796 - Unclaimed prize money

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A licensed eligible organization shall retain for public
						interest purposes a weekly drawing prize that remains unclaimed more than 30
						days after the drawing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter H - SPECIAL RAFFLE PERMITS › SPECIAL RAFFLE PERMITS › Section 901.801 - Prize limit

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The total value of all special raffle permit prizes
						during a calendar year may be no more than $100,000.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code §
													901.805 (relating to rule
						  applicability).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter H - SPECIAL RAFFLE PERMITS › SPECIAL RAFFLE PERMITS › Section 901.802 - Raffle number limit

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Only one raffle may be conducted under each special
						raffle permit.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code §
													901.805 (relating to rule
						  applicability).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter H - SPECIAL RAFFLE PERMITS › SPECIAL RAFFLE PERMITS › Section 901.803 - Special raffle permit limit

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A licensed eligible organization is eligible to receive
						two special raffle permits in a calendar year, except volunteer fire, ambulance
						and rescue organizations are eligible to receive three special raffle permits
						in a calendar year.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code §
													901.805 (relating to rule
						  applicability).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter H - SPECIAL RAFFLE PERMITS › SPECIAL RAFFLE PERMITS › Section 901.804 - Issuance of permits

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Special raffle permits shall be obtained from the
						licensing authority at least 30 days before the date on which ticket sales are
						to begin.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code §
													901.805 (relating to rule
						  applicability).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter H - SPECIAL RAFFLE PERMITS › SPECIAL RAFFLE PERMITS › Section 901.805 - Rule applicability

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The rules contained in this part apply to special raffle
						permits. To the extent they are inconsistent with §§
											901.801-901.804, this section and
						§§
											901.806-901.811, these provisions
						supersede those elsewhere in this part.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter H - SPECIAL RAFFLE PERMITS › SPECIAL RAFFLE PERMITS › Section 901.806 - Required permit

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A special raffle permit is required for each raffle in
						which a licensed eligible organization proposes to award an individual prize
						having a cash value in excess of $500 or total prizes having a cash value in
						excess of $5,000.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code §
													901.805 (relating to rule
						  applicability).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter H - SPECIAL RAFFLE PERMITS › SPECIAL RAFFLE PERMITS › Section 901.808 - Special raffle permit application

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The application for a special raffle permit must be made
						to the licensing authority. The application must include the following
						information:
(1) The licensed eligible
					 organization's name.
(2) The
					 licensed eligible organization's games of chance license number.
(3) The location of the drawing.
(4) The number of chances to be
					 sold.
(5) The price per
					 chance.
(6) The cash value of the
					 prizes to be awarded.
(7) The date
					 of the drawing.
(8) The date sales
					 will begin.
(9) The certified
					 statement that this part, including the advertising prohibition, will be
					 obeyed.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code §
													901.805 (relating to rule
						  applicability).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter H - SPECIAL RAFFLE PERMITS › SPECIAL RAFFLE PERMITS › Section 901.809 - Ticket purchase

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Raffle tickets may be purchased from other than licensed
						distributors.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code §
													901.805 (relating to rule
						  applicability).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter H - SPECIAL RAFFLE PERMITS › SPECIAL RAFFLE PERMITS › Section 901.810 - Effective period

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A special raffle permit will remain effective from the
						date on which ticket sales begin until the earlier of the date of the drawing,
						the expiration date of their games of chance license held when the special
						raffle permit was issued or 6 months.
This section cited in 61 Pa. Code §
													901.805 (relating to rule
						  applicability).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VIII - Treasury Department › Chapter 951 - ABANDONED AND UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 951.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this part, have
					 the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Act
-Article XIII.1 of The Fiscal Code
					 (72
					 P. S. §§
											1301.1-1301.29), referred
					 to the Disposition of Abandoned and Unclaimed Property Act.
Bureau
-The Bureau of Unclaimed Property
					 within the Department.
Claimant
-One who submits a property claim
					 or a claim for a payment otherwise alleged to be due from the
					 Department.
Department
-The Treasury Department of the
					 Commonwealth.
Final demand
-The Department's notification
					 to a holder that unclaimed and abandoned property shall be paid or delivered
					 within a given period of time. Notification may be in the form of a summary of
					 audit findings or a final decision on a petition for review.
Holder
-As defined in section 1301.1 of the
					 act (72 P. S. §
											1301.1).
Property claim
-An assertion of ownership
					 or the right to possess certain abandoned and unclaimed property held in the
					 custody and control of the Department.
State Treasurer
-The head of the
					 Department, as set forth in section 206 of The Administrative Code of 1929
					 (71
					 P. S. §
											66).
Summary of audit findings
-
(i) Notice sent to a holder after an audit
				  has been performed stating audit findings and notifying the holder of the
				  abandoned and unclaimed property due the Department.
(ii) The term also includes an assessment
				  made by the Department for late filing or late delivery of abandoned and
				  unclaimed property.
The provisions of this §
												951.1 amended under section
						1301.26 of The Fiscal Code (72 P. S. §
													1301.26).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VIII - Treasury Department › Chapter 951 - ABANDONED AND UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Subchapter B - REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS › Section 951.21 - Petitions for review

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(a) A claimant
				  or a holder who is aggrieved by a decision issued by the Department may file a
				  petition for review as set forth in subsection (c).
(b) The State Treasurer will designate a
				  presiding officer to exercise the powers and duties of the State Treasurer with
				  respect to matters concerning petitions for review.
(1) Except as otherwise provided herein,
				  practice and procedure before the presiding officer will be governed by 1 Pa.
				  Code Part II (relating to General Rules of Administrative Practice and
				  Procedure) and
				  2
				  Pa.C.S.A. §§
												101-106,
				  501-507 and
				  701-704 (relating to
				  general provisions; practice and procedure of Commonwealth agencies; and
				  judicial review of Commonwealth agency action).
(2) The presiding officer will issue a final
				  decision and order, including findings of fact and conclusions of
				  law.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VIII - Treasury Department › Chapter 951 - ABANDONED AND UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Subchapter C - ABANDONED AND UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 951.31 - Audit of holder records

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(a) A holder
				  subject to an examination of records as provided for in section 1301.23(a) of
				  the act (72 P. S. §
											1301.23(a)) shall comply
				  with requests by the State Treasurer or an authorized third party to make
				  records available for examination.
(b) When a holder's records do not exist or
				  are insufficient for examination, the State Treasurer may apply sampling and
				  estimation procedures to determine a holder's liability. These procedures will
				  be applied in accordance with standards of the American Institute of Certified
				  Public Accountants (AICPA) and the United States General Accounting Office
				  (USGAO).
(c) A holder who is
				  aggrieved by a summary of audit findings may file a petition for review under
				  Subchapter B (relating to review of administrative decisions). If the petition
				  is not timely filed, the summary of audit findings will be deemed to be a final
				  demand due and payable within 30 days after the expiration of the filing period
				  in §
										951.21(c)
				  (relating to petitions for review).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VIII - Treasury Department › Chapter 951 - ABANDONED AND UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Subchapter C - ABANDONED AND UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 951.32 - Proceeding to compel payment or delivery

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If a holder fails to pay or deliver property subject to the
					 Department's final demand, along with an accompanying holder report, the State
					 Treasurer may bring an enforcement action in a court of appropriate
					 jurisdiction under section 1301.24 of the act (72 P. S. §
											1301.24).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VIII - Treasury Department › Chapter 951 - ABANDONED AND UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Subchapter C - ABANDONED AND UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 951.33 - Assertion of property claims

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(a) A
				  claimant for abandoned and unclaimed property under the custody and control of
				  the Department shall submit forms and documentation required by the
				  Bureau.
(b) A claimant upon whose
				  claim the Bureau has taken no action within 90 days after all forms and
				  documentation were submitted may bring an action in Commonwealth Court under
				  section 1301.21 of the act (72 P. S. §
											1301.21).
(c) A claimant whose claim the Bureau denies
				  may file a petition for review under Subchapter B (relating to review of
				  administrative decisions).
(d) A
				  claimant who is aggrieved by the presiding officer's final decision and order
				  on a petition for review of property claim may commence an action in
				  Commonwealth Court within 30 days after the entry of the order in accordance
				  with section
				  1301.21 of the act. The action
				  shall be tried de novo without a jury.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part IX - Pennsylvania Gaming Cash Flow Management › Chapter 1001 - PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1001.1 - Scope

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This chapter establishes procedures for the administration
					 and distribution of all net slot machine revenue, gross table game revenue,
					 collection of tax and collection of other assessments under the act. In
					 addition, this chapter clarifies the administrative procedures for transferring
					 the statutorily established amounts of funding as prescribed in the
					 act.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part IX - Pennsylvania Gaming Cash Flow Management › Chapter 1001 - PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1001.2 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to notify prospective
					 licensed entities and certificate holders, as well as the general public, of
					 the procedures and requirements for distributing net slot machine revenue,
					 gross table game revenue, collection of tax and collection of other
					 assessments.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part IX - Pennsylvania Gaming Cash Flow Management › Chapter 1001 - PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1001.4 - Calculations of credit against tax and Race Horse Improvement Daily Assessment

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(a)
Credit
				  against tax.
The amount of the credit must be equal to the difference
				  between the tax calculated at the rate in effect when a license was issued to
				  the licensed gaming entity and certificate holder and the tax calculated at the
				  increased rate. The credit shall be applied on a dollar-for-dollar basis but
				  may not extend beyond the 10-year period following the initial issuance of the
				  license.
(b)
Race Horse
				  Improvement Daily Assessment.
The amount of this assessment shall be
				  calculated in accordance with section 1405(b) of the act (relating to
				  Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part IX - Pennsylvania Gaming Cash Flow Management › Chapter 1001 - PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1001.5 - Administration and distribution of moneys held by licensed gaming entities, certificate holders and the Commonwealth

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(a)
Application of section.
This section applies to the collection of tax, the collection of other
				  assessments and all transfers of moneys to and from the General Fund, State
				  Gaming Fund, Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund,
				  Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund and any other fund as specified in
				  this chapter.
(b)
Deposits
				  and transfers of gross table game revenue to Treasury by certificate
				  holders.
(1) Certificate holders
				  shall make computations of table game revenue in accordance with section 13A62
				  of the act (relating to table game taxes), on a daily basis and report the
				  computed amount to the Department on a weekly basis on the form and in the
				  manner prescribed by the Department.
(2) A deposit is required to be made at the
				  time the report is submitted to the Department into the Department's collection
				  account established to collect the taxes and assessments.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part IX - Pennsylvania Gaming Cash Flow Management › Chapter 1001 - PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1001.7 - Deposits of license, permit and other fees

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The fees for manufacturers' and suppliers' licenses,
					 employment permits and other licenses and permits as the Board may require,
					 excluding license fees paid for Categories 1, 2 and 3 licenses under sections
					 1209 and 1305 of the act (relating to slot machine license fee; and Category 3
					 slot machine license), shall be deposited with Treasury into a restricted
					 receipt account within the State Gaming Fund. Fees to be paid under section
					 13A61 of the act (relating to table game authorization fee) and fees related to
					 table games to be paid under section 1208 of the act (relating to collection of
					 fees and fines) shall be deposited within the General Fund in accordance with
					 section 13A61(f). The fees deposited within the Gaming Fund will be transferred
					 from a restricted receipt account into a restricted revenue account of the
					 State Gaming Fund to be used by the Board to pay its operating expenses.
					 License fees paid for Categories 1, 2 and 3 licenses under sections 1209 and
					 1305 of the act shall be paid into the State Gaming Fund in accordance with
					 sections 1209(d) and 1305 of the act.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part IX - Pennsylvania Gaming Cash Flow Management › Chapter 1001 - PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1001.8 - State Gaming Fund transfers

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(a)
Application of section.
This section applies to the transfers
				  of moneys to and from the State Gaming Fund.
(b)
Quarterly distributions.
Quarterly distributions from the State Gaming Fund to counties or
				  municipalities in which a licensed facility is located, as determined by the
				  Board, and as specified in Chapter 14 of the act (relating to revenues), shall
				  be performed in accordance with the Governor's Management Directive 305.4
				  (relating to payments to counties), §
										1001.5 (relating to administration
				  and distribution of moneys held by licensed gaming entities, certificate
				  holders and the Commonwealth) and the following provisions:
(1) The Department will submit payment
				  requisitions, accompanied by documentation, to the Office of the Budget for
				  payment through Treasury.
(2) The
				  Department will determine the annual inflation adjustment and will publish
				  notice of the inflation adjustment in the
Pennsylvania
				  Bulletin
by February 1 of each year.
(3) The Department will make distributions
				  quarterly, no later than 30 days following the end of each calendar
				  quarter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part IX - Pennsylvania Gaming Cash Flow Management › Chapter 1001 - PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1001.9 - State Gaming Economic Development Tourism Fund transfers

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(a) Department personnel will notify the
				  respective licensed gaming entity and Treasury of the amounts the licensed
				  gaming entity shall be required to deposit in the Department's Collection
				  Account. Deposits shall be made on the same banking day as the date of the
				  notice by the Department.
(b)
				  Moneys shall be transferred by the licensed gaming entity by EFT or other
				  method the Department may require and shall be deposited in the Department's
				  Collection Account prior to being transferred to Treasury's Concentration
				  Account.
(c) System problems or
				  failures, such as power outages and states of emergency, will not excuse the
				  licensed gaming entity from making the required deposits in a timely manner.
				  The licensed gaming entity shall immediately notify the Department and the
				  Board of the problems.
(d) The
				  Department will maintain records of the Department's Collection Account under
				  this chapter and will share information as practicable, to assist Treasury in
				  its reconciliation of deposits into its Concentration Account.