Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart Q - Sports Wagering › Chapter 1401a - GENERAL SPORTS WAGERING PROVISIONS › Section 1401a.4 - Sports wagering certificate petition and standards

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A slot machine licensee seeking to offer
				  sports wagering in this Commonwealth may petition the Board for a sports
				  wagering certificate.
(b) A
				  petitioner for a sports wagering certificate shall submit all of the following
				  to the Board:
(1) The name, business address
				  and contact information of the slot machine licensee petitioning for a sports
				  wagering certificate.
(2) The name,
				  business address and contact information of any affiliate, sports wagering
				  operator or other person that will be a party to an agreement with the sports
				  wagering certificate petitioner related to the operation of sports wagering on
				  behalf of the sports wagering certificate petitioner and a description of the
				  services to be provided.
(3) The
				  name and business address, job title and a photograph of each principal and key
				  employee of the sports wagering petitioner who will be involved in the conduct
				  of sports wagering and whether or not the principal or key employee is
				  currently licensed by the Board.
(4) A statement identifying what types of
				  sports wagering, including the sporting events, the sports wagering certificate
				  petitioner intends to offer.
(5) A
				  statement identifying whether the sports wagering petitioner intends to offer
				  retail sports wagering, interactive or mobile sports wagering, or a combination
				  thereof.
(6) A statement
				  identifying whether the sports wagering petitioner intends to utilize a
				  temporary facility for its retail sports wagering operations or
				  system.
(7) If the petitioner is a
				  Category 1 slot machine licensee, a statement identifying whether the sports
				  wagering petitioner intends to offer retail sports wagering in any nonprimary
				  locations.
(8) The estimated number
				  of full-time and part-time employment positions that will be created as a
				  result of sports wagering if a sports wagering certificate is issued.
(9) An updated hiring plan under section
				  1510(a) of the act (relating to labor hiring preferences) which outlines the
				  sports wagering certificate petitioner's plan to promote the representation of
				  diverse groups and Commonwealth residents in the employment
				  positions.
(10) A brief description
				  of the economic benefits expected to be realized by the Commonwealth if a
				  sports wagering certificate is issued.
(11) The details of any financing obtained or
				  that will be obtained to fund an expansion or modification of the sports
				  wagering certificate petitioner's licensed facility to accommodate sports
				  wagering and to otherwise fund the cost of commencing sports
				  wagering.
(12) Information and
				  documentation concerning financial background and resources to establish the
				  financial stability, integrity and responsibility of the sports wagering
				  certificate petitioner.
(13)
				  Information and documentation concerning the terms of any agreement with a
				  sports wagering operator.
(14)
				  Information and documentation to establish that the sports wagering certificate
				  petitioner has sufficient business ability and experience to conduct a
				  successful sports wagering operation, including the sports wagering certificate
				  petitioner's history in slot machine and table game operations, employment data
				  and capital investment in casino operations.
(15) Information and documentation that the
				  sports wagering certificate petitioner has or will have the financial ability
				  to pay the sports wagering authorization fee.
(16) Detailed site plans identifying the
				  proposed sports wagering area and sports wagering restricted area, including
				  security and surveillance plans and plans relative to compliance with the Clean
				  Indoor Air Act (35 P.S. §§
												637.1-637.11).
(17) An overview of all of the following:
(i) The sports wagering certificate
				  petitioner's initial system of internal and accounting controls applicable to
				  sports wagering including the areas described in paragraph (16).
(ii) The sports wagering certificate
				  petitioner's proposed standards to protect, with a reasonable degree of
				  certainty, the privacy and security of its registered players.
(iii) The sports wagering devices and
				  associated equipment and interactive or mobile sports wagering system, or both,
				  that the sports wagering certificate petitioner plans to or will utilize to
				  manage, administer or control its sports wagering operations or systems as well
				  as the identity of any third parties providing these devices and associated
				  equipment.
(18) A
				  description of accounting systems, including accounting systems for all of the
				  following:
(i) Sports wagering
				  accounts.
(ii) Per wager charges,
				  if applicable.
(iii) Transparency
				  and reporting to the Board and the Department.
(iv) Ongoing auditing and internal control
				  compliance reviews.
(19)
				  A description outlining the impact that sports wagering petitioner's plans will
				  have on the number of slot machines and table games in operation at its
				  licensed facility.
(20) An overview
				  of any necessary additions to the petitioner's Compulsive and Problem Gambling
				  Plan necessitated by sports wagering.