Pennsylvania Code › Title 61 - REVENUE › Part VII - Local Option Small Games of Chance › Chapter 901 - LOCAL OPTION SMALL GAMES OF CHANCE › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › DEFINITIONS › Section 901.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this part,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Act
-The Local Option Small Games of
						Chance Act (10 P. S. §§
												311-327).
Applicant
-A person who prepares and
						files an application.
Application
-A form prescribed by the
						Department that a manufacturer, distributor or eligible organization shall
						complete and file to obtain a license or certificate.
Auxiliary group
-
(i) A division, subsidiary or affiliated
					 organization or association, incorporated or unincorporated, of an eligible
					 organization whose business and operation is subject to and restricted by the
					 bylaws, rules, regulations and procedures of the eligible organization and that
					 is established solely for the purpose of aiding or assisting the eligible
					 organization and its members in the fulfillment of the eligible organization's
					 purposes.
(ii) The term does not
					 include home associations.
Bingo Law
-The Bingo Law (10 P. S.
						§§
												301-308.1).
Board
-The Board of Appeals of the
						Department as provided for in Chapter 7 (relating to Board of Appeals).
Bona fide member
-An individual who holds
						a membership in the eligible organization as defined by that organization's
						constitution, charter, articles of incorporation or bylaws.
Chance
-A right purchased for
						consideration to participate in a game for a prize offered in the game, which
						right is represented by a tangible item such as a ticket, document, paper or
						other item.
Charitable organization
-A not-for-profit
						group or body of persons which is created and exists for the purpose of
						performing a humane service; promoting the welfare of the aged, poor, infirm or
						distressed; combating juvenile delinquency or advancing the spiritual, mental,
						social and physical improvement of young men and women. The term includes the
						YMCA and YWCA.
Civic and service association
-
(i) Any Statewide or a branch, lodge or
					 chapter of a nonprofit National or State organization which is authorized by
					 its written constitution, charter, articles of incorporation or bylaws to
					 engage in a civic or service purpose within this Commonwealth, which has
					 existed in this Commonwealth for 1 year.
(ii) The term also includes a similar local
					 nonprofit organization, not affiliated with a National or State organization,
					 which is recognized by a resolution adopted by the governing body of the
					 municipality in which the organization conducts its principal
					 activities.
(iii) The term
					 includes:
(A) Bona fide sportsmen's and
					 wildlife associations, federations or clubs, Statewide or local in
					 nature.
(B) Volunteer fire
					 companies.
(C) Volunteer rescue
					 squads.
(D) Volunteer ambulance
					 associations.
(E) Bona fide senior
					 citizens organizations.
(F)
					 Nonprofit organizations that are recognized by a resolution adopted by the
					 appropriate governing body and which are established to promote and encourage
					 participation and support for extracurricular activities within the established
					 primary and secondary public, private and parochial school
					 systems.