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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 494a - HEARING PROCEDURE › Section 494a.8 - Rehearing or reconsideration

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(a) A
				  party to a proceeding may file an application for rehearing or reconsideration
				  by filing a motion within 15 days after the final order of the Board.
(b) Filing a motion for rehearing or
				  reconsideration does not toll or stay the 30-day appeal period.
(c) The motion must state concisely the
				  alleged errors in the adjudication or other order of the Board. If a final
				  order or other order of the Board is sought to be vacated, reversed or modified
				  by reason of matters that have arisen since the hearing and decision or order,
				  or by reason of a consequence that would result from compliance therewith, the
				  matters relied upon by the petitioner must be set forth in the
				  motion.
(d) Answers to motions for
				  rehearing or reconsideration will not be entertained by the Board. If the Board
				  grants the rehearing or reconsideration, an answer may be filed by a
				  participant within 15 days after the issuance of the order granting rehearing
				  or reconsideration. The response will be confined to the issues upon which
				  rehearing or reconsideration has been granted.
(e) If the Board does not act upon the motion
				  for rehearing or reconsideration within 30 days after it is filed, the motion
				  will be deemed to have been denied.
(f) This section does not apply to
				  proceedings resulting in any final order, determination or decision of the
				  Board involving the approval, issuance, denial or conditioning of licensed
				  entity applications which are subject to the appellate requirements of
				  4
				  Pa.C.S. §
											1204 (relating to licensed
				  gaming entity application appeals from board).
(g) This section supersedes 1 Pa. Code §
										35.241 (relating to application
				  for rehearing or reconsideration).
The provisions of this § 494a.8 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						1205 and
						1207(2) and (9).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 494a - HEARING PROCEDURE › Section 494a.9 - Briefs and oral argument

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(a) All parties
				  shall be afforded an opportunity to submit briefs prior to the issuance of a
				  report or report and recommendation in accordance with a briefing schedule
				  established by the OHA. Briefs shall be filed with the Clerk and served on the
				  parties.
(b) Oral argument may be
				  heard at the discretion of the Board or presiding officer.
The provisions of this § 494a.9 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30) and
						1207(2) and
						(9).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 494a - HEARING PROCEDURE › Section 494a.10 - Reserved

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The provisions of this § 494a.10 reserved under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30) and
						1207(2) and (9).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 494a - HEARING PROCEDURE › Section 494a.11 - Appeals

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(a) A party may
				  appeal final orders of the Board in accordance with the act, in the form
				  prescribed in the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure (See 210 Pa.
				  Code).
(b) The filing of an appeal
				  will not stay enforcement of the decision or final order of the Board unless a
				  stay is obtained from the court upon application in accordance with the Rules
				  of Appellate Procedure, or the Board grants a stay prior to the filing of the
				  appeal.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												403a.7 (relating to temporary
						emergency orders).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 495a - DOCUMENTARY FILINGS › Section 495a.1 - Form of documentary filings generally

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(a) Pleadings or other documents must be
				  divided into numbered paragraphs.
(b) Copies of contracts, agreements, permits
				  or other writings referred to in pleadings or other documents may be attached
				  as exhibits. Copies of writings or orders already of record with the Board in
				  the proceeding need not be attached.
(c) Pleadings or other documents filed with
				  the Clerk in a proceeding must clearly designate the docket number if one has
				  been assigned, and a short title identifying the pleading or document. The
				  identity of the individual making the submission, including name, mailing
				  address, status (for example, party or attorney for a party) and Board issued
				  credential number of the person subject to the pleading, if applicable, must
				  appear on the document.
(d)
				  Pleadings or other documents must include an address, fax number or e-mail
				  address where papers may be served in connection with the
				  proceedings.
(e) Notation of
				  counsel's current Supreme Court identification number issued by the Court
				  Administrator of Pennsylvania constitutes proof of the right to practice in
				  this Commonwealth.
(f) Subsections
				  (a)-(c) supersede 1 Pa. Code §§
										31.5 and
				  33.3 (relating to communications
				  and filings generally; and incorporation by reference).
The provisions of this § 495a.1 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						1205 and
						1207(2) and (9).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 495a - DOCUMENTARY FILINGS › Section 495a.2 - Form of documents

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(a) The
				  Board may establish the paper, printing and binding requirements for pleadings
				  filed with the Clerk. If the Board establishes paper, printing and binding
				  requirements, the requirements will be printed in the
Pennsylvania
				  Bulletin
and posted on the Board's web site.
(b) Subsection (a) supersedes 1 Pa. Code
				  § 33.2 (relating to form).
The provisions of this § 495a.2 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30) and
						1207(2) and
						(9).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 495a - DOCUMENTARY FILINGS › Section 495a.3 - Single pleading covering more than one matter

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(a) Except as otherwise provided under this
				  chapter (relating to formal proceedings), a single pleading may be accepted for
				  filing with respect to a particular transaction and one or more related
				  transactions and shall be deemed to be a single filing for purposes of the
				  computation of fees under Chapter 471a (relating to schedule of fees payable to
				  the Board).
(b) If, upon review,
				  the Board determines that the transactions are not closely related or otherwise
				  properly joined, the Board will direct that the single pleading be refiled as
				  two or more separate pleadings. Each pleading will be subject to a separate
				  filing fee.
(c) Subsection (a)
				  supersedes 1 Pa. Code §
										33.4 (relating to single pleading
				  or submittal covering more than one matter).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 495a - DOCUMENTARY FILINGS › Section 495a.4 - Execution of documents

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(a)
Signature
. Except as may be otherwise ordered or requested by
				  the Board, the original and all copies of a pleading, or other documents shall
				  be signed in ink by the party in interest, or by his attorney, as required by
				  subsection (b), and show the office and post office address of the party or
				  attorney.
(b)
Subscription
.
(1) A pleading
				  or other document filed with the Board shall be subscribed by one of the
				  following:
(i) The persons filing the
				  documents.
(ii) An officer if it is
				  a corporation, trust, association or other organized group.
(iii) An officer or authorized employee
				  thereof if it is another agency, a political subdivision, or other governmental
				  authority, agency or instrumentality.
(iv) An attorney authorized to subscribe on
				  behalf of the client.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 495a - DOCUMENTARY FILINGS › Section 495a.5 - Verification

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(a) Pleadings or
				  other documents containing an averment of fact not appearing of record in the
				  action or containing a denial of fact shall be personally verified by a party
				  thereto or by an authorized officer of the party if a corporation or
				  association. Verification means a signed, written statement of fact supported
				  by oath or affirmation or made subject to the penalties of
				  18 Pa.C.S. §
											4904
				  (relating to unsworn falsification to authorities). If verification is
				  required, notarization is not necessary.
(b) The verification form should comply
				  substantially with the following:
VERIFICATION
I, ____________ , hereby state that the facts above set
					 forth are true and correct (or are true and correct to the best of my
					 knowledge, information and belief). I understand that the statements herein are
					 made subject to the penalties of
					 18 Pa.C.S. §
												4904
					 (relating to unsworn falsification to authorities).
Date: ______________________________________
(Signature)
(c) When an affidavit is used, the form
				  should comply substantially with the following:
AFFIDAVIT
I, ____________ (Affiant) being duly sworn (affirmed)
					 according to law, depose and say that (I am authorized to make this affidavit
					 on behalf of___ corporation, being the holder of the office of ___ with that
					 corporation,) and that the facts above set forth are true and correct (or are
					 true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief).
_________________________
(Signature of affiant)
Sworn and subscribed before me this ____________ day of
					 ____________ , 20 ___ .
_________________________
(Signature of official administering oath)
(d) An individual who executes a
				  pleading or other document knowing that it contains a false statement and who
				  causes it to be filed with the Board shall be subject to prosecution of a
				  misdemeanor of the second degree in violation of
				  18 Pa.C.S. §
											4904(a).
(e) Subsections (a)-(d) supersede 1 Pa. Code
				  §
										33.12 (relating to
				  verification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 495a - DOCUMENTARY FILINGS › Section 495a.6 - Number of copies

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(a) An original
				  copy of pleadings or documents other than correspondence shall be furnished to
				  the Clerk at the time of filing, except as may be otherwise ordered or
				  requested by the Board or the presiding officer.
(b) Pleadings and documents filed
				  electronically, in accordance with §
										497a.1(a)(4)
				  (relating to date of filing), will be considered the original for purposes of
				  this section. If filed electronically with the Clerk at boardclerk@pa.gov, a
				  paper submission is not required.
(c) Subsection (a) supersedes 1 Pa. Code
				  §
										33.15 (relating to number of
				  copies).
The provisions of this § 465a.6 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						1205 and
						1207(2) and (9).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 497a - TIME › Section 497a.1 - Date of filing

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(a) Whenever a
				  pleading or other document is required or permitted to be filed under this part
				  or by statute, it will be deemed to be filed on one of the following dates:
(1) On the date actually received in the
				  Office of the Clerk.
(2) On the
				  date deposited with an overnight express package delivery service as shown on
				  the express delivery receipt attached to or included within the envelope
				  containing the document.
(3) On the
				  date deposited in the United States mail as shown by the United States Postal
				  Service stamp on the envelope or on a United States Postal Service Form 3817
				  certificate of mailing. A mailing envelope stamped by an in-house postage meter
				  does not constitute proof of the date of mailing.
(4) On the date that the pleading or other
				  document is received by electronic transmission, sent to boardclerk@pa.gov, in
				  the Office of the Clerk.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 497a - TIME › Section 497a.2 - Computation of time

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(a) In computing a
				  period of time prescribed or allowed by the act or this part, the day of the
				  act, event or default after which the designated period of time begins to run
				  is not included. The last day of the period is included, unless it is Saturday,
				  Sunday or a legal holiday in this Commonwealth, in which event the period shall
				  run until the end of the next day which is neither a Saturday, Sunday or
				  holiday. Intermediate Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays shall be included
				  in the computation.
(b) In
				  computing a period of time prescribed or allowed by the act or this part which
				  is measured by counting a specified number of days backward from a scheduled
				  future act, event or default, the day of the scheduled future act, event or
				  default is not included. The day on which the prescribed or allowed action is
				  to occur shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday
				  in this Commonwealth, in which event the day of the prescribed or allowed
				  action shall run until the next preceding day which is neither a Saturday,
				  Sunday or holiday. A part-day holiday shall be considered as a holiday.
				  Intermediate Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays are included in the
				  computation.
(c) Subsections (a)
				  and (b) supersede 1 Pa. Code §
										31.12 (relating to computation of
				  time).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 497a - TIME › Section 497a.3 - Issuance of Board orders

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(a) In
				  computing a period of time involving the date of the issuance of an order by
				  the Board, the day of issuance of an order will be the date the Clerk enters
				  the order. An order will not be made public prior to its entry except when, in
				  the Board's judgment, the public interest so requires. The date of entry of an
				  order may or may not be the day of its adoption by the Board. The Clerk will
				  clearly indicate on each order the date of its adoption by the Board and the
				  date of its entry.
(b) The date of
				  entry of an order which is subject to review by the Supreme Court of
				  Pennsylvania is governed by 2 Pa.C.S. Chapter 7, Subchapter A (relating to
				  judicial review of Commonwealth agency action). The date of issuance of an
				  order shall be deemed to be the date of entry for the purposes of computing the
				  time for appeal under an applicable statute relating to judicial review of
				  Board action.
(c) Subsections (a)
				  and (b) are identical to 1 Pa. Code §
										31.13 (relating to issuance of
				  agency orders).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 497a - TIME › Section 497a.4 - Effective dates of Board orders

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(a) An
				  order of the Board promulgating regulations will be effective upon publication
				  in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
unless otherwise specially
				  provided in the order.
(b) Except
				  as provided in subsection (a), an order of the Board will be effective as of
				  the date of entry unless otherwise specially provided in the order.
(c) Subsections (a) and (b) supersede 1 Pa.
				  Code §
										31.14 (relating to effective dates
				  of agency orders).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 497a - TIME › Section 497a.5 - Extensions of time and continuances

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(a) Extensions of time will be governed by
				  the following:
(1) Whenever under this part or
				  by order of the Board, or notice given thereunder, an act is required or
				  allowed to be done at or within a specified time, the time fixed or the period
				  of time prescribed may be extended by the Board, for good cause, upon a motion
				  made before expiration of the period originally prescribed or as previously
				  extended. Upon a motion made after the expiration of the specified period, the
				  time period within which the act may be permitted to be done may be extended
				  when reasonable grounds are shown for the failure to act.
(2) Requests for an extension of time in
				  which to file briefs shall be filed at least 5 days before the time fixed for
				  filing the briefs unless the Board or presiding officer, for good cause shown
				  allows a shorter time.
(3) Requests
				  for a continuance of a hearing shall be made orally or in writing to the
				  presiding officer, stating the facts on which the request rests. Requests for
				  continuance will be considered only for good cause shown.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 499a - REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 499a.1 - Appearance in person

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(a) An
				  individual who is a party in a proceeding before the Board may represent
				  himself before the Board.
(b) A
				  party, other than an individual appearing on his own behalf, in an adversarial
				  proceeding before the Board shall be represented by an attorney authorized to
				  appear before the Board in accordance with §
										499a.2 (relating to appearance by
				  attorney).
(c) This section
				  supersedes 1 Pa. Code §
										31.21 (relating to appearance in
				  person).
The provisions of this § 499a.1 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30), and
						1207(2) and
						(9).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												499a.2 (relating to appearance by
						attorney); and 58 Pa. Code §
												499a.3 (relating to other
						representation prohibited at
						hearings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 499a - REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 499a.2 - Appearance by attorney

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(a) A party in
				  a proceeding before the Board who elects to be represented by an attorney in
				  the proceeding, or who is required under §
										499a.1 (relating to appearance in
				  person) to be represented by an attorney in the proceeding, shall be
				  represented by:
(1) An attorney at law
				  admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
(2) An attorney admitted to practice before
				  the highest court of a jurisdiction other than this Commonwealth which permits
				  attorneys licensed in this Commonwealth to practice before its courts and
				  agencies without benefit of licensure in that state.
(3) An attorney authorized in accordance with
				  subsection (b) to appear in connection with the proceeding.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 499a - REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 499a.3 - Other representation prohibited at hearings

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(a) Participants, individuals, partnerships,
				  associations, corporations or governmental entities may not be represented at a
				  hearing before the Board except:
(1) As stated
				  in §§
											499a.1 and
				  499a.2 (relating to appearance in
				  person; and appearance by attorney).
(2) As otherwise permitted by the Board in a
				  specific case.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 499a - REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 499a.4 - Notice of appearance or withdrawal

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(a) An individual appearing without
				  representation before the Board shall file with the Office of the Clerk an
				  address for service of a notice or other written communication. A change in
				  address which occurs during the course of the proceeding shall be reported to
				  the Office of the Clerk within 3 business days.
(b) An attorney whose name and address appear
				  in a representative capacity on an initial pleading filed with the Office of
				  the Clerk shall be considered to have entered an appearance in that proceeding.
				  An attorney who enters the matter at a later stage of the proceeding shall file
				  with the Office of the Clerk a written notice of the appearance as required
				  under §
										499a.5 (relating to form of notice
				  of appearance). The notice shall be served on the other parties in the
				  proceeding. A change in address which occurs during the course of the
				  proceeding shall be reported to the Office of the Clerk within 3 business
				  days.
(c) Except as provided in
				  subsection (e), an attorney may not withdraw his appearance without leave of
				  the Board or presiding officer. An attorney may request leave to withdraw his
				  appearance through petition to the Board or presiding officer. Copies of the
				  petition shall be served on all parties. The attorney requesting withdrawal
				  shall immediately notify the party previously represented by ordinary mail of
				  an order granting leave to withdraw.
(d) An attorney may withdraw his appearance
				  without leave of the Board or presiding officer if one of the following occurs:
(1) Another attorney has previously entered
				  his appearance on behalf of the party.
(2) Another attorney is simultaneously
				  entering an appearance on behalf of the party, and the change of attorneys does
				  not delay any stage of the litigation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 499a - REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 499a.5 - Form of notice of appearance

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(a) The
				  form of notice of appearance is as follows:
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
BEFORE THE PENNSYLVANIA GAMINGCONTROL BOARD
In the Matter of:
[File, Docket or Other Identifying No.:]
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE
Please enter my appearance in the above designated matter
					 on behalf of .
I am authorized to accept service on behalf of said
					 participant in this matter.
[CHECK ONE]
[] On the basis of this notice, I request a copy of each
					 document hereafter issued by the Board in this matter.
[] I am already receiving or have access to a copy of each
					 document issued by the Board in this matter and do not on the basis of this
					 notice require an additional copy.
_________________________
Signature
_________________________
Attorney Identification Number
_________________________
Name (Printed)
_________________________
P. O. address
_________________________
City, state and zip code
_________________________
Telephone number (including area code)
_________________________
Fax Number (including area code)
_________________________
Email address
(b)
				   Subsection (a) supersedes 1 Pa. Code §
										31.25 (relating to form of notice
				  of appearance).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												499a.4 (relating to notice of
						appearance or withdrawal).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 499a - REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 499a.6 - Contemptuous conduct

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(a)
				  Contemptuous conduct at a hearing before the Board or a presiding officer will
				  be grounds for exclusion from the hearing and for summary suspension without a
				  hearing for the duration of the hearing.
(b) Subsection (a) is identical to 1 Pa. Code
				  §
										31.27 (relating to contemptuous
				  conduct).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart H - Practice and Procedure › Chapter 499a - REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE BOARD › Section 499a.7 - Suspension and disbarment

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(a) The
				  Board may deny, temporarily or permanently, the privilege of appearing or
				  practicing before the Board to a person who is found by the Board, after notice
				  and opportunity for hearing in the matter, to have done one or more of the
				  following:
(1) Lacked the requisite
				  qualifications to represent others.
(2) Engaged in unethical, contemptuous or
				  improper conduct before the Board.
(3) Repeatedly failed to follow Board
				  directives.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart I - Compulsive and Problem Gambling › Chapter 501a - COMPULSIVE AND PROBLEM GAMBLING REQUIREMENTS › Section 501a.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:
Advertisement
-Gaming related marketing
					 materials including a notice or communication by a licensee, certified or
					 registered entity or its agent to the public through signs, billboards,
					 broadcasts, publications, mail, e-mail, text message, tweet or other means of
					 dissemination.
OCPG
-The Office of Compulsive and Problem
					 Gambling.
The provisions of this § 501a.1 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(15) and
						(30),
						1207(2), (5), (8) and (9),
						1212, 13A02(2), 13A26(c), 1509, 1516, 1518(a)(13) and
						1602.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart I - Compulsive and Problem Gambling › Chapter 501a - COMPULSIVE AND PROBLEM GAMBLING REQUIREMENTS › Section 501a.3 - Employee training program

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(a) The
				  employee training program required under §
										501a.2(d)(5)
				  (relating to compulsive and problem gaming plan) must include instruction in
				  the following:
(1) Characteristics and
				  symptoms of compulsive behavior, including compulsive and problem
				  gambling.
(2) The relationship of
				  compulsive and problem gambling to other addictive behavior.
(3) The social and economic consequences of
				  compulsive and problem gambling, including debt, treatment costs, suicide,
				  criminal behavior, unemployment and domestic issues.
(4) Techniques to be used when compulsive and
				  problem gambling is suspected or identified.
(5) Techniques to be used to discuss
				  compulsive and problem gambling with patrons and advise patrons regarding
				  community, public and private treatment services.
(6) Procedures designed to prevent serving
				  alcohol to visibly intoxicated gaming patrons.
(7) Procedures designed to prevent persons
				  from gaming after having been determined to be visibly intoxicated.
(8) Procedures for the dissemination of
				  written materials to patrons explaining the casino self-exclusion program,
				  described in Chapter 503a (relating to casino self-exclusion).
(9) Procedures for removing an excluded
				  person, an underage individual or a person on the casino self-exclusion list
				  from a licensed facility including, if necessary, procedures that include
				  obtaining the assistance of appropriate law enforcement personnel.
(10) Procedures for preventing an excluded
				  person or a person on the casino 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
				  excluded person or casino self-exclusion list.
(11) Procedures for preventing an individual
				  under 21 years of age from receiving any advertisement, promotion or other
				  target mailing.
(12) Procedures to
				  prevent an excluded person, an individual under 21 years of age or a person on
				  the casino self-exclusion list from having access to or from receiving
				  complimentary services, or other like benefits.
(13) Procedures to prevent an excluded
				  person, an individual under 21 years of age or a person on the casino
				  self-exclusion list from cashing checks.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart I - Compulsive and Problem Gambling › Chapter 501a - COMPULSIVE AND PROBLEM GAMBLING REQUIREMENTS › Section 501a.4 - Reports

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(a) A slot machine
				  licensee shall submit to the Director of the 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:
(1) Employee training, including:
(i) The dates of live new hire 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.
(v) The dates of responsible alcohol
				  training.
(vi) The individual or
				  group who conducted the responsible alcohol training.
(vii) The number of employees who completed
				  the responsible alcohol training.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart I - Compulsive and Problem Gambling › Chapter 501a - COMPULSIVE AND PROBLEM GAMBLING REQUIREMENTS › Section 501a.5 - Signage requirements

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Under section 1509(c) of the act (relating to compulsive
					 and problem gambling program), each slot machine licensee shall post at least
					 20 signs that include a gambling assistance message that complies with §
										501a.7(d)
					 (relating to advertising). The complete text of the sign shall be submitted for
					 approval to the Director of OCPG utilizing the process contained in §
										501a.2(g)
					 (relating to compulsive and problem gambling plan). The signs must be
					 prominently posted at the following locations:
(1) Within 50 feet of each entrance and exit
				  of the facility.
(2) Above or below
				  the cash dispensing opening on all automated teller machines, automated gaming
				  voucher and coupon redemption machines, and other machines that dispense cash
				  to patrons in the licensed facility.
The provisions of this § 501a.5 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(15) and
						(30),
						1207(2), (3), (5), (7)-(9),
						1212, 1321, 1322, 13A02(2), 13A26(c), 1509, 1516, 1518(a)(13) and Chapter 16.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												501a.2 (relating to compulsive and
						problem gambling plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart I - Compulsive and Problem Gambling › Chapter 501a - COMPULSIVE AND PROBLEM GAMBLING REQUIREMENTS › Section 501a.6 - Reserved

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The provisions of this § 501a.6 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						1207(3), (5), (9) and (11)
						and 1322; reserved under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(15) and
						(30),
						1207(2), (5), (8) and (9),
						1212, 13A02(2), 13A26(c), 1509, 1516, 1518(a)(13) and
						1602.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart I - Compulsive and Problem Gambling › Chapter 501a - COMPULSIVE AND PROBLEM GAMBLING REQUIREMENTS › Section 501a.7 - Advertising

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(a) A licensee,
				  entity certified or registered by the Board, or its agent may not employ or
				  contract with an individual or entity to persuade or convince a person to
				  engage in gaming or play a specific slot machine or table game while on the
				  gaming floor of a licensed facility.
(b) A licensee, entity certified or
				  registered by the Board, or its agent shall discontinue as expeditiously as
				  possible the use of a particular advertisement upon receipt of written notice
				  that the OCPG has determined that the use of the particular advertisement in,
				  or with respect to, this Commonwealth could adversely impact the public or the
				  integrity of gaming.
(c)
				  Advertisements used by a licensee, entity certified or registered by the Board,
				  or its agent may not:
(1) Contain false or
				  misleading information.
(2) Fail to
				  disclose conditions or limiting factors associated with the
				  advertisement.
(3) Use a font, type
				  size, location, lighting, illustration, graphic depiction or color obscuring
				  conditions or limiting factors associated with the advertisement or the
				  statement required under subsection (d).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart I - Compulsive and Problem Gambling › Chapter 503a - CASINO SELF-EXCLUSION › Section 503a.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:
Casino self-excluded person
-A person whose
					 name and identifying information is included, at the person's own request, on
					 the casino self-exclusion list maintained by the Board.
Casino self-exclusion list
-A list of
					 names and identifying information of persons who, under this chapter, have
					 voluntarily agreed to be:
(i) Excluded
				  from the gaming floor and areas off the gaming floor where gaming activity is
				  conducted.
(ii) Excluded from
				  engaging in all gaming related activities at a licensed facility or other
				  location approved by the Board to conduct gaming activity.
(iii) Prohibited from collecting any winnings
				  or recovering any losses resulting from gaming activity.
Fully executed gaming transaction
-An
					 activity involving a slot machine, table game or associated equipment, or
					 placement of a sports wager which occurs on the gaming floor of a licensed
					 facility or other location approved by the Board to conduct gaming activity or
					 in areas off the gaming floor where contests or tournaments are conducted which
					 results in an individual obtaining any money or thing of value from, or being
					 owed any money or thing of value by, a slot machine licensee or slot system
					 operator.
Gaming activity
-The play of slot machines,
					 table games, or the placement of a sports wager, including play during
					 contests, tournaments or promotional events.
Gaming related activity
-An activity
					 related to the play of slot machines, table games, or the placement of a sports
					 wager, including applying for player club memberships or credit, cashing
					 checks, or accepting a complimentary gift, service, promotional item or other
					 thing of value at a licensed facility or other location approved by the Board
					 to conduct gaming activity.
OCPG
-Office of Compulsive and Program
					 Gambling.
Winnings
-Any money or thing of value
					 received from, or owed by, a slot machine licensee or slot system operator as a
					 result of a fully executed gaming transaction.
The provisions of this § 503a.1 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(15) and
						(30),
						1207(2), (5), (8) and (9),
						1212, 13A02(1) and (2), 13A26(c), 1509, 1516, 1518(a)(13) and 1602.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart I - Compulsive and Problem Gambling › Chapter 503a - CASINO SELF-EXCLUSION › Section 503a.2 - Request for self-exclusion

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(a) A
				  person requesting to be self-excluded from gaming activity at licensed
				  facilities or other locations approved by the Board to conduct gaming activity
				  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 may contact
				  the OCPG at (717) 346-8300 or problemgambling@pa.gov.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart I - Compulsive and Problem Gambling › Chapter 503a - CASINO SELF-EXCLUSION › Section 503a.3 - Casino self-exclusion list

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(a)
				  The Board will maintain the official casino self-exclusion list and will make
				  all necessary additions or deletions of individuals removed from the list under
				  §
										503a.5 (relating to removal from
				  casino self-exclusion list) within 5 business days of the verification of the
				  information received under §
										503a.2 (relating to request for
				  casino self-exclusion) and shall make the casino self-exclusion list available
				  to slot machine licensees electronically by means of the Board's self-exclusion
				  system.
(b) The information made
				  available to slot machine licensees by means of the Board's self-exclusion
				  system will include the following information concerning a person who has been
				  added to the casino 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 in
				  accordance with 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 § 503a.2(h) and
				  (i).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart I - Compulsive and Problem Gambling › Chapter 503a - CASINO SELF-EXCLUSION › Section 503a.4 - Duties of slot machine licensees

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(a)
				  A slot machine licensee shall train its employees and establish procedures to:
(1) Identify a casino self-excluded person
				  when present on the gaming floor, in areas off the gaming floor where gaming
				  activity is conducted or engaging in gaming related activities and, upon
				  identification, immediately notify the following persons:
(i) Employees of the slot machine licensee
				  whose duties include the removal of casino self-excluded persons.
(ii) Casino compliance representatives at the
				  licensed facility.
(iii) The
				  Pennsylvania State Police, or local police department if applicable.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart I - Compulsive and Problem Gambling › Chapter 503a - CASINO SELF-EXCLUSION › Section 503a.5 - Removal from self-exclusion list

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(a)
				  For individuals who are self-excluded from licensed facilities or other
				  locations approved by the Board to conduct gaming activity for 1 year or 5
				  years, upon the conclusion of the period of casino self-exclusion, the
				  individual may request removal from the casino self-exclusion list
				  electronically on the Board's web site or by scheduling an appointment with the
				  OCPG at (717) 346-8300 or problemgambling@pa.gov.
(b) The individual requesting removal shall
				  complete and submit a Request for Removal from Voluntary Self-Exclusion Form as
				  required under subsections (c) and (d). With an appointment, removal from the
				  list may be conducted at the Board's Harrisburg office, one of the Board's
				  regional offices or other location approved by the OCPG.
(c) A completed Request for Removal from
				  Voluntary Self-Exclusion Form must include:
(1) The identifying information specified in
				  §
											503a.2(b)
				  (relating to request for casino self-exclusion).
(2) The signature of the person requesting
				  removal from the casino self-exclusion list indicating acknowledgment of the
				  following statement:
"I certify that the information that I have provided above
					 is true and accurate. I am aware that my signature below constitutes a
					 revocation of my previous request for casino self-exclusion, and I authorize
					 the Board to permit all slot machine licensees of the Commonwealth of
					 Pennsylvania to reinstate my gaming privileges at licensed facilities or other
					 locations approved by the Board to conduct gaming activity."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart I - Compulsive and Problem Gambling › Chapter 503a - CASINO SELF-EXCLUSION › Section 503a.6 - Exceptions for individuals on the self-exclusion list

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The prohibition against allowing casino self-excluded
					 persons to be on the gaming floor or in areas off the gaming floor where gaming
					 activity is conducted does not apply to an individual who is on the casino
					 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 slot machine licensee's security
				  department and the Board's office located at the licensed facility have
				  received prior notice.
(3) Access
				  to the gaming floor or areas off the gaming floor where gaming activity is
				  conducted is limited to the time necessary to complete the individual's
				  assigned duties.
(4) The individual
				  does not otherwise engage in any gaming activities.
The provisions of this § 503a.6 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(15) and
						(30),
						1207(2), (5), (8) and (9),
						1212, 13A02(1) and (2), 13A26(c), 1509, 1516, 1518(a)(13) and 1602.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart I - Compulsive and Problem Gambling › Chapter 503a - CASINO SELF-EXCLUSION › Section 503a.7 - Disclosure 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 casino self-exclusion list 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 voluntary casino self-exclusion list.
The provisions of this § 503a.7 issued under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(15) and
						(30),
						1207(2), (5), (8) and (9),
						1212, 13A02(2), 13A26(c), 1509, 1516, 1518(a)(13) and 1602; and amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						13A 02(1) and (2) and
						1516(a) and (b).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart J - Exclusion of Persons › Chapter 511a - PERSONS REQUIRED TO BE EXCLUDED › Section 511a.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:
Career or professional offender
-A person,
					 who for the purpose of economic gain, engages in activities that are deemed
					 criminal violations under 18 Pa.C.S. (relating to crimes and offenses) or
					 equivalent criminal violations in other jurisdictions, or engages in unlawful
					 activities in
					 4
					 Pa.C.S. §
											1518(a)
					 (relating to prohibited acts; penalties).
Cheat
-
(i) To defraud or steal from any player or
				  slot machine licensee of the Commonwealth while operating or playing a slot
				  machine or table game, including causing, aiding, abetting or conspiring with
				  another person to do so.
(ii) To
				  alter or causing, aiding, abetting or conspiring with another person, without
				  authorization, to alter the elements of chance, method of selection or criteria
				  which determine:
(A) The result of a slot
				  machine game or table game.
(B) The
				  amount or frequency of payment in a slot machine game or table game.
(C) The value of a wagering
				  instrument.
(D) The value of a
				  wagering credit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart J - Exclusion of Persons › Chapter 511a - PERSONS REQUIRED TO BE EXCLUDED › Section 511a.2 - Maintenance and distribution of the exclusion list

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(a) The Board will maintain a list of persons
				  to be excluded or ejected from a licensed facility.
(b) The exclusion list will be open to public
				  inspection at the Board's central office during normal business hours, posted
				  on the Board's web site and will be distributed to every slot machine licensee
				  within this Commonwealth, who shall acknowledge receipt thereof in writing or
				  electronically.
(c) The following
				  information will be provided to the slot machine licensees for each person on
				  the exclusion list:
(1) The full name and all
				  aliases the person is believed to have used.
(2) A description of the person's physical
				  appearance, including height, weight, type of build, color of hair and eyes and
				  other physical characteristics which may assist in the identification of the
				  person.
(3) The person's date of
				  birth.
(4) The date the person was
				  added to the list.
(5) A recent
				  photograph, if available.
(6) The
				  last known address of record.
(7)
				  Other identifying information available to the Board.
(8) The reason for placement on the excluded
				  persons list.