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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 812a - INTERACTIVE GAMING PLAYER ACCOUNTS › Section 812a.8 - Player loyalty programs

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If player loyalty programs are supported by an interactive
					 gaming system, all of the following must apply:
(1) Redemption of registered player loyalty
				  points earned must be by a secure transaction that automatically debits the
				  points balance for the value of the prize redeemed.
(2) All registered player loyalty database
				  transactions are to be recorded by the interactive gaming system. If the player
				  loyalty program is provided by an external service provider, the interactive
				  gaming system must be capable of securely communicating with that
				  service.
(3) The interactive gaming
				  system must make readily accessible to the registered player all terms and
				  conditions governing each available promotional or bonus feature.
(4) The terms and conditions must be clear
				  and unambiguous, especially when bonuses or promotions are limited to certain
				  tables or nontournament play, or when other specific conditions
				  apply.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 812a - INTERACTIVE GAMING PLAYER ACCOUNTS › Section 812a.9 - Player account controls

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(a) A player
				  session is started when a player logs in to the interactive gaming system.
(1) A player must be provided with the
				  electronic identifier created by the interactive gaming certificate holder or
				  interactive gaming operator, if applicable, and a password to start a
				  session.
(2) The interactive gaming
				  system must allow players to change their passwords.
(3) When a player has forgotten his password
				  or PIN, the interactive gaming system must provide a secure process for the
				  reauthentication of the player and the retrieval or resetting, or both, of the
				  password or PIN. Processes for dealing with lost player user IDs or passwords
				  must be clearly described to the player.
(4) When a player logs in to the interactive
				  gaming system, the date and time of his prior player session must be
				  displayed.
(5) Each player session
				  must have a unique identifier assigned by the interactive gaming system which
				  distinguishes the current session from previous and future sessions.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 812a - INTERACTIVE GAMING PLAYER ACCOUNTS › Section 812a.10 - Player withdrawals

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(a) An
				  interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator shall
				  establish protocols for players to withdraw funds, whether an interactive
				  gaming account is open or closed.
(b) An interactive gaming certificate holder
				  or interactive gaming operator shall prevent unauthorized withdrawals from an
				  interactive gaming account.
(c)
				  Funds may be withdrawn from a player's interactive gaming account for all of
				  the following:
(1) The funding of game
				  play.
(2) A cash-out at the
				  cashier's cage upon player's request.
(3) A cash-out through the issuance of a
				  check from the interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming
				  operator.
(4) A cash-out transfer
				  to a player's reloadable prepaid cash card, which has been verified as being
				  issued to the player and is nontransferable.
(5) Adjustments made by the interactive
				  gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator following the
				  resolution of disputes provided there is documented notification to the
				  player.
(6) Cash-out transfers
				  directly to the player's individual account with a bank or other financial
				  institution (banking account) provided that the interactive gaming certificate
				  holder or interactive gaming operator verifies the validity of the account with
				  the financial institution.
(7) Any
				  other means approved by the Board.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 812a - INTERACTIVE GAMING PLAYER ACCOUNTS › Section 812a.11 - Player account statements

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(a) At the
				  request of a player, interactive gaming systems must provide an interactive
				  gaming account statement which must include detailed account activity for at
				  least the 6 months preceding the request. In addition, an interactive gaming
				  system must, upon request, be capable of providing a summary statement of all
				  player activity during the past year. Information to be provided on the summary
				  statement must include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1) Deposits to the interactive gaming
				  account.
(2) Withdrawals from the
				  interactive gaming account.
(3) Win
				  or loss statistics.
(4) Beginning
				  and ending account balances.
(5)
				  Self-imposed responsible gaming limit history, if
				  applicable.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 812a - INTERACTIVE GAMING PLAYER ACCOUNTS › Section 812a.12 - Suspended accounts

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(a) Interactive
				  gaming systems must employ a mechanism to place an interactive gaming account
				  in a suspended mode:
(1) When requested by the
				  player for a specified period of time, which may not be less than 72
				  hours.
(2) When required by the
				  Board.
(3) When initiated by an
				  interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator that has
				  evidence to indicate any of the following:
(i)
				  Illegal activity.
(ii) A negative
				  player account balance.
(iii) A
				  violation of the terms of service has taken place on an authorized registered
				  player's interactive gaming account.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 812a - INTERACTIVE GAMING PLAYER ACCOUNTS › Section 812a.13 - Dormant accounts

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(a) An
				  interactive gaming account will be deemed dormant if there is no activity
				  (logins, game play, withdrawals, contacts with customer service) for 2
				  years.
(b) Interactive gaming
				  certificate holders and interactive gaming operators shall provide notification
				  to the player at the player's registered address (physical or electronic) if
				  the player's interactive gaming account remains dormant for 1 year.
(c) Funds remaining on deposit in an
				  interactive gaming account which is dormant and for which the player has not
				  requested payment must be abandoned 60 days after the notice in subsection (b)
				  is provided. Interactive gaming certificate holders and interactive gaming
				  operators shall report abandoned funds from dormant accounts in accordance with
				  rules and regulations on abandoned and unclaimed property set forth by the
				  Pennsylvania Treasury, Bureau of Abandoned and Unclaimed Property.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 812a - INTERACTIVE GAMING PLAYER ACCOUNTS › Section 812a.14 - Use of player data

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(a) An interactive
				  gaming certificate holder, interactive gaming operator, or an employee or other
				  person engaged in duties related to the conduct of interactive gaming may not
				  disclose information about the name of a player, or other identifying
				  information.
(b) Interactive gaming
				  certificate holders or interactive gaming operators with employees who have
				  direct contact with players by phone, e-mail, electronic chat or other means
				  shall implement training for those employees, at the start of their employment
				  and at regular intervals thereafter, addressing recognition of the nature and
				  symptoms of problem gambling behavior and how to assist players in obtaining
				  information regarding help for a gambling problem and self-exclusion
				  program.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 813a - INTERACTIVE GAMING ADVERTISEMENTS, PROMOTIONS AND TOURNAMENTS › Section 813a.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:
Celebrity player
-A well-known or
					 professional interactive gaming player who is under agreement with an
					 interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator whereby
					 the interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator pays
					 the celebrity player a fixed sum to engage in interactive gaming with the
					 certificate holder's or operator's players as an advertising or promotional
					 enticement to its customers.
Promotion
-An event conducted by an
					 interactive gaming certificate holder or an interactive gaming operator that
					 provides or offers registered or prospective players cash, credits,
					 merchandise, coupons, players club credits, or points, bonuses or anything else
					 of value to entice the player to wager with the interactive gaming certificate
					 holder or interactive gaming operator.
Restricted interactive gaming
					 credit
-Interactive gaming funds that cannot be cashed out by the
					 player until the wagering requirements or other restrictions associated with
					 those funds are met in accordance with disclosed terms and
					 conditions.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 813a - INTERACTIVE GAMING ADVERTISEMENTS, PROMOTIONS AND TOURNAMENTS › Section 813a.2 - Advertising

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(a) Interactive
				  gaming certificate holders and interactive gaming operators shall comply with
				  §
										501a.7 (relating to
				  advertising).
(b) All interactive
				  gaming advertisements exclusively directed to residents of this Commonwealth
				  shall be co-branded, clearly and prominently displaying the name or logo, or
				  both of the interactive gaming certificate holder and interactive gaming
				  operator in equal size and quality, including but not limited to:
(i) Television or radio advertisements
				  relating to the availability of interactive gaming or sports wagering in this
				  Commonwealth.
(ii) Direct mail
				  pieces, e-mails, or text messages sent to residents of this
				  Commonwealth.
(iii) Billboards
				  located in this Commonwealth.
(iv)
				  Newspaper, magazine and other print publications that are based in this
				  Commonwealth, including online editions of these publications.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 813a - INTERACTIVE GAMING ADVERTISEMENTS, PROMOTIONS AND TOURNAMENTS › Section 813a.3 - Promotions

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(a) An interactive
				  gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator shall notify and
				  provide to the Board, at least 5 days prior to implementing a promotion, terms
				  and conditions of each promotion. The terms and conditions must include, at a
				  minimum, all of the following:
(1) A
				  description of what is being offered as part of the promotion.
(2) The dates and times that the promotion is
				  being conducted.
(3) The persons
				  who are eligible to participate in the promotion.
(4) The required action to receive whatever
				  is being offered as part of the promotion.
(5) The procedure to claim or redeem the
				  promotional offer, if applicable.
(6) Registration procedures.
(7) Limitations on participation.
(8) Wagering requirements and limitations by
				  type of game.
(9) The order in
				  which funds are used for wagering.
(10) Eligible games.
(11) Any restrictions on the withdrawal of
				  funds.
(12) Rules regarding
				  cancellation.
(13) The statement
				  "If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available. Call
				  1-800-GAMBLER."
(14) Any other
				  information the Board may require.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 813a - INTERACTIVE GAMING ADVERTISEMENTS, PROMOTIONS AND TOURNAMENTS › Section 813a.4 - Interactive gaming tournaments

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(a)
				  An organized event that permits a player to purchase or be awarded the
				  opportunity to engage in competitive play against other players (that is, a
				  tournament) may be permitted providing all of the following:
(1) Prior to conducting an interactive gaming
				  tournament, an interactive gaming certificate holder or an interactive gaming
				  operator shall file for approval of the terms and conditions of each
				  interactive gaming tournament type with the Bureau of Gaming Operations as part
				  of the certificate holder's or licensee's internal controls. The terms and
				  conditions shall be followed and include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(i) Game type (for example, Hold 'Em
				  Poker).
(ii) Rules concerning
				  tournament play and participation.
(iii) All conditions registered players shall
				  meet to qualify for entry into, and advancement through, the
				  tournament.
(iv) Any conditions
				  concerning late arrivals or complete tournament no-shows and how auto-blind
				  posting or initial entry purchase, or both, is handled.
(v) Funding source amounts comprising the
				  prize pool (for example, buy-ins, re-buys or add-ons).
(vi) Prize structure on payout.
(vii) Methodology for determining
				  win.
(viii) Any other information
				  as the Board may require.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 813a - INTERACTIVE GAMING ADVERTISEMENTS, PROMOTIONS AND TOURNAMENTS › Section 813a.5 - Record retention and reports

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(a) Unless otherwise approved by the Board, a
				  record of all bonus and promotional wagering offers related to interactive
				  gaming shall be maintained in an electronic file that is readily available to
				  the Board. All bonus and promotional wagering offers must be stated in clear
				  and unambiguous terms and be readily accessible by the registered
				  player.
(b) Unless otherwise
				  exempted by the Board, a gaming system must record all promotional offers
				  (Promotions Log) issued through the system. The log must provide the
				  information necessary to audit compliance with the terms and conditions of
				  current and previous offers.
(c) An
				  interactive gaming system must be able to provide a Promotional Account Summary
				  Report (or similarly named report) on demand for any player loyalty promotions
				  or bonuses, or both, that are redeemable for cash, monetary game play credits
				  or merchandise. The report must contain, at a minimum, all of the following
				  information:
(1) Beginning balance for
				  promotion type.
(2) Total amount of
				  awards by promotion type.
(3) Total
				  amount used by promotion type.
(4)
				  Total amount expired by promotion type.
(5) Total adjustment amount by promotion
				  type.
(6) Ending balance by
				  promotion type.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 814a - COMPULSIVE AND PROBLEM GAMBLING REQUIREMENTS › Section 814a.1 - General requirements

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(a)
				  Interactive gaming shall only be engaged in by registered players who have
				  established an interactive gaming account for interactive gaming.
(b) The message "IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW
				  HAS A GAMBLING PROBLEM, HELP IS AVAILABLE, CALL 1-800-GAMBLER," or comparable
				  language approved the Board, must be prominently displayed to a person visiting
				  or logging onto and logging off of the interactive gaming certificate holder or
				  interactive gaming operator's interactive gaming skin.
(c) When a registered player logs on to an
				  interactive gaming system, the system must display the date and time of the
				  registered player's previous log on.
(d) If a registered player has suspended his
				  account, an interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming
				  operator may not send gaming-related electronic or direct postal mail to that
				  player while the account is suspended.
(e) Software utilized for interactive gaming
				  must display all of the following information, in addition to the minimum
				  display standards in this subpart:
(1) The
				  current time in the time zone where the registered player is physically located
				  and the time elapsed while in the current registered player session.
(2) Cause a pop-up notification, at least
				  every hour, to be prominently displayed on the interactive gaming device
				  advising the registered player of the amount of time elapsed since his log on,
				  and the amount of money wagered since his log on.
(3) Offer the registered player the option to
				  select a pop-notification, in 15-minute and 30-minute increments, advising the
				  registered player of the amount of money wagered since his log on.
(4) Offer the option to activate self-imposed
				  limits during the player account registration process.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 814a - COMPULSIVE AND PROBLEM GAMBLING REQUIREMENTS › Section 814a.2 - Responsible gaming self-limits

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An interactive gaming system must be capable of allowing a
					 registered player to establish the following responsible gaming limits. Any
					 decrease to these limits may not be effective later than the registered
					 player's next login. Any increase to these limits must become effective only
					 after the time period of the previous limit has expired and the registered
					 player reaffirms the requested increase:
(1) A deposit limit must be offered on a
				  daily, weekly and monthly basis and must specify the maximum amount of money a
				  registered player may deposit into his interactive gaming account during a
				  particular period of time.
(2) A
				  limit on the amount of money spent within a daily, weekly and monthly basis
				  must be offered. The registered player shall be unable to participate in gaming
				  for the remainder of the time selected if the registered player reaches the
				  loss limit.
(3) A limit on the
				  maximum amount of any single wager on any interactive game.
(4) A time-based limit must be offered on a
				  daily basis and must specify the maximum amount of time, measured hourly from
				  the registered player's login to log off, a registered player may spend
				  engaging in interactive gaming, provided that if the time-based limit is
				  reached a registered player is permitted to complete any round of play, or
				  active or prepaid tournament.
(5) A
				  table limit must be offered and must specify the maximum amount a registered
				  player may bring to a peer-to-peer interactive gaming table.
(6) A temporary suspension of a player's
				  interactive gaming account must be offered for any number of hours or days, as
				  selected by the registered player, which shall not be less than 72
				  hours.
(7) The interactive gaming
				  certificate holder or interactive gaming operator shall provide a mechanism by
				  which a registered player may change the controls of paragraphs (1)-(6).
				  Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, the registered player may
				  not change gaming controls while an interactive gaming account is suspended.
				  The registered player shall continue to have access to the interactive gaming
				  account and shall be permitted to withdraw funds from the account upon proper
				  application for the funds to the interactive gaming certificate holder or
				  interactive gaming operator.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 814a - COMPULSIVE AND PROBLEM GAMBLING REQUIREMENTS › Section 814a.4 - Employee training program

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(a) The
				  annual employee training program required under this chapter must include
				  instruction on all of the following:
(1)
				  Characteristics and symptoms of compulsive behavior, including compulsive and
				  problem gambling.
(2) The
				  relationship of gambling disorders to other addictive behavior.
(3) The social and economic consequences of a
				  gambling disorder, including debt, treatment costs, suicide, criminal behavior,
				  unemployment and domestic issues.
(4) Techniques to be used when a gambling
				  disorder is suspected or identified.
(5) Techniques to be used to discuss a
				  gambling disorder with registered players and advise registered players to
				  contact 1-800-GAMBLER to receive information regarding community, public and
				  private treatment services.
(6)
				  Procedures for suspending an interactive gaming account belonging to an
				  underage individual or a person on the interactive gaming self-exclusion list,
				  if necessary, procedures that include obtaining the assistance of appropriate
				  law enforcement personnel.
(7)
				  Procedures for preventing an excluded person or a person on the interactive
				  gaming self-exclusion list from being mailed any advertisement, promotion or
				  other target mailing no later than 5 business days after receiving notice from
				  the Board that the person has been placed on the interactive gaming
				  self-exclusion list.
(8) Procedures
				  for preventing an individual under 21 years of age from receiving any
				  advertisement, promotion or other target mailing.
(9) Procedures to prevent an individual under
				  21 years of age or a person on the interactive gaming self-exclusion list from
				  having access to or from receiving complimentary services, or other like
				  benefits.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 814a - COMPULSIVE AND PROBLEM GAMBLING REQUIREMENTS › Section 814a.5 - Reports

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(a) An interactive
				  gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator shall submit to the
				  Director of the Office of Compulsive and Problem Gaming (OCPG) an annual
				  summary of its compulsive and problem gambling program by the last business day
				  of July.
(b) The annual summary
				  must contain, at a minimum, detailed information regarding all of the
				  following:
(1) Employee training, including
				  all of the following:
(i) The dates of new
				  hires and annual reinforcement compulsive gambling training.
(ii) The individual or group who conducted
				  the training.
(iii) The number of
				  employees who completed the new hire compulsive gambling training.
(iv) The number of employees who completed
				  the annual reinforcement compulsive gambling training.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 814a - COMPULSIVE AND PROBLEM GAMBLING REQUIREMENTS › Section 814a.6 - Web site requirements

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Under section 1509(c) of the act (relating to compulsive
					 and problem gambling program), each interactive gaming certificate
					 holder/operator licensee shall cause the words "IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS
					 A GAMBLING PROBLEM, HELP IS AVAILABLE, CALL 1-800-GAMBLER" or comparable
					 language approved by the Board, which must include the words "gambling problem"
					 and "call 1-800-GAMBLER" to be prominently displayed to a person visiting or
					 logging onto the interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming
					 operator's interactive gaming skin or interactive gaming web
					 site.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 815a - INTERACTIVE GAMING SELF-EXCLUDED PERSONS › Section 815a.1 - Scope

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The purpose of this chapter is to provide players with a
					 process to self-exclude from interactive gaming activities in this Commonwealth
					 and detail the process by which individuals may exclude themselves from
					 interactive gaming activity and restore their ability to participate in
					 interactive gaming activity in this Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 815a - INTERACTIVE GAMING SELF-EXCLUDED PERSONS › Section 815a.2 - 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:
Fully executed gaming transaction
-An
					 activity involving interactive gaming or interactive or mobile sports wagering
					 occurring in this Commonwealth which results in an individual obtaining any
					 money or thing of value from or being owed any money or thing of value by an
					 interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator.
Gaming activity
-The play of interactive
					 gaming or interactive or mobile sports wagering including play during contests,
					 tournaments or promotional events.
Gaming related activity
-An activity
					 related to interactive gaming or interactive or mobile sports wagering
					 including applying for player club memberships or credit, cashing checks or
					 accepting a complimentary gift, service, promotional item or other thing of
					 value from an interactive gaming certificate holder, interactive gaming
					 operator or an affiliate thereof.
Interactive gaming self-excluded person
-A
					 person whose name and identifying information is included, at the person's own
					 request, on the interactive gaming self-exclusion list maintained by the Board.
Interactive gaming self-exclusion list
-A
					 list of names and identifying information of persons who, under this chapter,
					 have voluntarily agreed to be:
(i)
				  Excluded from engaging in interactive gaming or interactive or mobile sports
				  wagering in this Commonwealth.
(ii)
				  Prohibited from collecting any winnings or recovering any losses resulting from
				  interactive gaming or interactive or mobile sports wagering activity in this
				  Commonwealth.
OCPG
-Office of Compulsive and Program
					 Gambling.
Winnings
-Any money or thing of value
					 received from, or owed by, an interactive gaming certificate holder or
					 interactive gaming operator as a result of a fully executed gaming
					 transaction.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 815a - INTERACTIVE GAMING SELF-EXCLUDED PERSONS › Section 815a.3 - Requests for interactive gaming self-exclusion

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(a) A person requesting placement on the
				  interactive gaming self-exclusion list shall submit a completed Request for
				  Voluntary Self-Exclusion from Gaming Activities Form to the Board by one of the
				  following methods:
(1) Electronically on the
				  Board's web site.
(2) In person by
				  scheduling an appointment at the Board's Harrisburg office, one of the Board's
				  other offices or at a licensed facility. To make an appointment, a person shall
				  contact the OCPG at (717) 346-8300 or problemgambling@pa.gov.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 815a - INTERACTIVE GAMING SELF-EXCLUDED PERSONS › Section 815a.4 - Interactive gaming self-exclusion list

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(a) The Board will maintain the official
				  interactive gaming self-exclusion list and will make all necessary additions or
				  deletions of individuals removed from the list under §
										815a.6 (relating to removal from
				  interactive gaming self-exclusion list) within 5 business days of the
				  verification of the information received under §
										815a.3 (relating to requests for
				  interactive gaming self-exclusion) and shall make the interactive gaming
				  self-exclusion list available to interactive gaming certificate holders and
				  interactive gaming operators electronically by means of the Board's
				  self-exclusion system.
(b) The
				  information made available to interactive gaming certificate holder and
				  interactive gaming operators by means of the Board's self-exclusion system will
				  include the following information concerning a person who has been added to the
				  interactive gaming self-exclusion list:
(1)
				  Name, including any aliases or nicknames.
(2) Date of birth.
(3) Address of current residence.
(4) Telephone number.
(5) Social Security number, or the last 4
				  digits of the individual's Social Security number, when voluntarily provided by
				  the person requesting interactive gaming self-exclusion under section 7 of the
				  Privacy Act of 1974 (5
				  U.S.C.A. §
												552a).
(6) Physical description of the person,
				  including height, gender, hair color, eye color and other physical
				  characteristic, that may assist in the identification of the person.
(7) A copy of the photograph taken by the
				  Board or submitted electronically under § 815a.3.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 815a - INTERACTIVE GAMING SELF-EXCLUDED PERSONS › Section 815a.5 - Certificate holder and operator duties

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(a) An interactive gaming certificate holder
				  or interactive gaming operator shall train its employees and establish
				  procedures to do all of the following:
(1)
				  Refuse wagers from and deny gaming privileges to an interactive gaming
				  self-excluded person.
(2) Deny
				  gaming related activities and benefits to an interactive gaming self-excluded
				  person.
(3) Ensure that interactive
				  gaming self-excluded persons do not receive, either from the interactive gaming
				  certificate holder, interactive gaming operator or any agent thereof, targeted
				  mailings, telemarketing promotions, player club materials or other promotional
				  materials relating to interactive gaming activities.
(4) Make available to registered players
				  materials explaining the interactive gaming self-exclusion program.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 815a - INTERACTIVE GAMING SELF-EXCLUDED PERSONS › Section 815a.6 - Removal from the interactive gaming self-exclusion list

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(a) For individuals who are on the
				  interactive gaming self-exclusion list for 1 year or 5 years, upon the
				  conclusion of the period of self-exclusion, the individual will be removed from
				  the interactive gaming self-exclusion list without further action on his
				  part.
(b) For individuals who have
				  elected to be interactive gaming self-excluded for less than lifetime, the
				  individual may be removed from the interactive gaming self-exclusion list if
				  all of the following has occurred:
(1) The
				  individual has filed a petition with the Board's Office of Hearings and appeals
				  requesting to be removed from the interactive gaming self-exclusion
				  list.
(2) The individual has
				  presented facts and circumstances which, in the Board's discretion, demonstrate
				  a compelling reason for the Board to grant early removal from the interactive
				  gaming self-exclusion list.
(3) The
				  Board has found by a preponderance of the evidence that the person should be
				  removed from the interactive gaming self-exclusion list and issues an order to
				  that effect.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 815a - INTERACTIVE GAMING SELF-EXCLUDED PERSONS › Section 815a.7 - Exceptions for individuals on the interactive gaming self-exclusion list

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The prohibition against allowing interactive gaming
					 self-excluded persons to engage in activities related to interactive gaming
					 does not apply to an individual who is on the interactive gaming self-exclusion
					 list if all of the following apply:
(1) The individual is carrying out the duties
				  of employment or incidental activities related to employment.
(2) The individual does not otherwise engage
				  in any interactive gaming activities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 815a - INTERACTIVE GAMING SELF-EXCLUDED PERSONS › Section 815a.8 - Disclosures of information related to persons on the self-exclusion list

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(a) The Board may
				  periodically release to the public demographics and general information
				  regarding the interactive gaming self-exclusion lists such as the total number
				  of individuals on the list, gender breakdown and age range.
(b) The Board may make selected data
				  available, upon request, for the limited purpose of assisting in the proper
				  administration of responsible gaming programs.
(c) The Board will not disclose identifying
				  information or confirm or deny the existence of an individual's name on the
				  Board's interactive gaming self-exclusion lists.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 816a - INTERACTIVE GAMING LIVE STUDIO › Section 816a.1 - Live studio simulcasting

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(a) An
				  interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator shall
				  obtain Board approval to simulcast authorized table games.
(b) An interactive gaming certificate holder
				  or interactive gaming operator shall obtain Board approval for the location of
				  its proposed live simulcast studio.
(c) An entity producing, hosting, offering or
				  otherwise providing live studio services shall be licensed by the Board prior
				  to providing live studio services.
(d) An interactive gaming certificate holder
				  or interactive gaming operator seeking to offer live studio simulcasting, as
				  well as the entity producing, hosting, offering or otherwise providing live
				  studio services, shall adhere to §
										465a.9 (relating to surveillance
				  system; surveillance department control; surveillance department restrictions),
				  Chapter 611a (relating to table game minimum training standards) and game
				  approval as set forth in this chapter.
(e) Table game simulcasting must utilize a
				  simulcast control server for the purpose of recording all wagering activity and
				  game results. The simulcast control server must do all of the following:
(1) Provide the player with real time visual
				  access to the live game being played.
(2) Prevent anyone from accessing the
				  wagering outcome prior to finalizing a wager.
(3) Record dealer-verified game results
				  before posting.
(4) Be equipped
				  with a mechanism to void game results, if necessary.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 816a - INTERACTIVE GAMING LIVE STUDIO › Section 816a.2 - Submission of game rules for approval

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(a) Prior to offering a live studio table
				  game authorized under this subpart governing interactive gaming in this
				  Commonwealth, an entity producing, hosting, offering or otherwise providing
				  live studio services shall submit and obtain approval of a Rules Submission
				  which specifies which options the entity producing, hosting, offering or
				  otherwise providing live studio services will use in the conduct of the live
				  studio table game.
(b) The initial
				  Rules Submission for any live studio interactive game and any amendment to the
				  Rules Submission shall be submitted electronically to the Bureau of Gaming
				  Operations using the form specified on the Board's web site at
				  www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.
(c)
				  An entity producing, hosting, offering or otherwise providing live studio
				  services may implement the provisions in a Rules Submission upon receipt of
				  written notice of approval from the Board's Executive Director or on the 15th
				  calendar day following the filing of the Rules Submission unless the entity
				  producing, hosting, offering or otherwise providing live studio services
				  receives written notice under subsection (d) tolling the Rules Submission or
				  written notice of disapproval from the Board's Executive Director.
(d) If during the 15-day review period in
				  subsection (c) the Bureau of Gaming Operations determines that a provision in
				  the Rules Submission is inconsistent with the regulations for the conduct of
				  that interactive game, the Bureau of Gaming Operations, by written notice to
				  the entity producing, hosting, offering or otherwise providing live studio
				  services, will:
(1) Specify the nature of the
				  inconsistency and, when possible, an acceptable alternative
				  procedure.
(2) Direct that the
				  15-calendar day review period in subsection (c) be tolled and that the Rules
				  Submission not be implemented until approved under subsection (e).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 817a - INTERACTIVE GAMING COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS › Section 817a.1 - Definitions

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The following terms, when used in this chapter, have the
					 following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Remote game server
or
remote game
					 content
-Interactive gaming system hardware and software separate from
					 that which comprises the gaming platform which allows access to games or may
					 drive the features common to game offerings, game configurations, random number
					 generators, reporting, and the like. The registered player initially
					 communicates directly with the interactive gaming platform which can be
					 integrated with one or more remote game servers or include remote game content,
					 or both.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 817a - INTERACTIVE GAMING COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS › Section 817a.2 - Commencement of operations generally

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(a)
				  Prior to the commencement of interactive gaming operations, an interactive
				  gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator shall submit all of
				  the following:
(1) Documentation verifying
				  the platform and related information to include all of the following:
(i) Platform version number.
(ii) A list of all submitted games.
(iii) Documentation listing the entity that
				  created the submitted games.
(iv)
				  Certification that the system operates in accordance with Commonwealth law and
				  regulations.
(v) A list of all
				  critical files within the interactive gaming system.
(vi) A list of any remote game content
				  providers that will work in conjunction with the submitted platform.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 830a - MULTIUSE COMPUTING DEVICE GAMING PROVISIONS › Section 830a.1 - Scope

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The purpose of this chapter is to govern the operation of
					 interactive gaming at qualified airports through the use of multiuse computing
					 devices in this Commonwealth. The provisions of
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					 Pa.C.S. §§
											1101-1904 (relating to
					 Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act) as amended by the act of
					 October 30, 2017 (P.L. 419, No. 42), and the Board regulations promulgated
					 thereunder shall apply when not in conflict with this
					 chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 830a - MULTIUSE COMPUTING DEVICE GAMING PROVISIONS › Section 830a.2 - Board authorization required

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(a) Upon petition, the Board may authorize an
				  interactive gaming certificate holder to provide for the conduct of interactive
				  gaming, directly or indirectly through an interactive gaming operator under an
				  interactive gaming agreement, at a qualified airport through the use of
				  multiuse computing devices by eligible passengers in an airport gaming
				  area.
(b) If the interactive gaming
				  certificate holder intends to operate interactive gaming at a qualified airport
				  through the use of multiuse computing devices under an interactive gaming
				  agreement, the interactive gaming operator that is party to the interactive
				  gaming agreement shall have been issued an interactive gaming license or will
				  be issued an interactive gaming license prior to the commencement of
				  operations.
(c) The interactive
				  gaming agreement shall be subject to the review and approval of the
				  Board.
(d) The interactive gaming
				  certificate holder or interactive gaming operator may only offer on the
				  interactive gaming system on the multiuse computing devices the categories of
				  interactive gaming it has been authorized to offer under
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				  Pa.C.S. §
											13B 11(a.2) (relating to
				  authorization to conduct interactive gaming).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 830a - MULTIUSE COMPUTING DEVICE GAMING PROVISIONS › Section 830a.3 - Airport authority or concession operator agreements

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(a) Prior to petitioning for authorization
				  from the Board an interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming
				  operator on behalf of an interactive gaming certificate holder shall have in
				  place an agreement as follows:
(1) For the
				  conduct of interactive gaming at a qualified airport which is located partially
				  in a county of the first class and partially in a county contiguous to a county
				  of the first class, the written agreement shall be with either the airport
				  authority or its designee or a concession operator, except that, if the written
				  agreement is with a concession operator, the airport authority or its designee
				  must have approved or consented to lawful gaming within the airport gaming area
				  through the concession operator's concession contract, and the airport
				  authority must have received a copy of the written agreement with the
				  certificate holder or the interactive gaming operator.
(2) For the conduct of interactive gaming at
				  a qualified airport which is not located partially within a county of the first
				  class and partially in a county contiguous to a county of the first class, the
				  written agreement shall be with the airport authority or its
				  designee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 830a - MULTIUSE COMPUTING DEVICE GAMING PROVISIONS › Section 830a.4 - Multiuse computing device gaming petition and standards of review

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(a) An interactive
				  gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator on behalf of an
				  interactive gaming certificate holder seeking to offer interactive gaming at a
				  qualified airport through the use of multiuse computing devices in this
				  Commonwealth that satisfies the requirements in
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				  Pa.C.S. §
											13B 20 (relating to
				  authorization) may petition the Board for authorization in accordance with this
				  chapter.
(b) The petition filed by
				  an interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator on
				  behalf of an interactive gaming certificate holder shall comply with the
				  requirements of
				  4
				  Pa.C.S. §
											13B 20(c) and shall be in a
				  form as proscribed by the Board.
(c) The Board shall approve the petition
				  submitted under subsection (a) upon review and approval of the information
				  submitted under subsection (b) and a determination by the Board by clear and
				  convincing evidence that:
(1) The interactive
				  gaming certificate holder and the interactive gaming operator, if applicable,
				  have paid all required fees and taxes payable.
(2) The interactive gaming certificate
				  holder, or the interactive gaming operator, as the case may be, possesses the
				  necessary funds or has secured adequate financing to commence the conduct of
				  interactive gaming at the qualified airport.
(3) The proposed internal and external
				  security and surveillance measures at the qualified airport and within the
				  airport gaming area are adequate.
(4) Interactive gaming at the qualified
				  airport will be conducted and operated in accordance with this
				  chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 830a - MULTIUSE COMPUTING DEVICE GAMING PROVISIONS › Section 830a.5 - Multiuse computing device gaming fees and taxes

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(a) Upon authorization from the Board to
				  conduct interactive gaming at a qualified airport through the use of multiuse
				  computing devices, an interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive
				  gaming operator shall pay a one-time, nonrefundable fee, which upon receipt by
				  the Board shall be deposited in the General Fund.
(b) The amount of the authorization fee paid
				  shall be as provided for in
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				  Pa.C.S. §
											13B 20.3 (relating to
				  fee).
(c) If a qualified airport
				  that is not initially determined to be an international airport under this
				  chapter pays the lower fee amount as dictated by § 13B20.3(a)(2)(iv), but
				  later becomes an international airport, the qualified airport shall pay the
				  difference between the lower fee amount and the higher fee amount dictated by
				  § 13B20.3(A)(2)(IV) as a condition of continued offering of interactive
				  gaming through multiuse computing devices.
(d) An interactive gaming certificate holder
				  or interactive gaming operator authorized to conduct interactive gaming at a
				  qualified airport shall report to the Department of Revenue and pay the
				  multiuse gaming device tax and multiuse gaming device local share assessment as
				  required by the Act on the gross interactive airport gaming revenue from
				  multiuse computing devices in qualified airports.