2017–2018 Regular Session

Senate Bill 477

An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for fantasy contests; in general provisions, further providing for legislative intent and for definitions; in Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, further providing for general and specific powers, for licensed gaming entity application appeals from board, for board minutes and records, for regulatory authority of board, for slot machine license fee, for reports of board and for diversity goals of board; in licensees, further providing for Category 3 slot machine license, for slot machine license application, for supplier licenses and for manufacturer licenses, providing for nongaming service provider and further providing for slot machine testing and certification standards and for license renewals and providing for slot machine license operation fee; in table games, further providing for other financial transactions, for table game device and associated equipment testing and certification standards and for local share assessment; providing for interactive gaming and for multi-use gaming devices; imposing a multi-use gaming device tax; in revenues, further providing for establishment of State Gaming Fund and net slot machine revenue distribution; in administration and enforcement, further providing for responsibility and authority of the Department of Revenue and for compulsive and problem gambling program, for financial and employment interests, for political influence, for regulation requiring exclusion or ejection of certain persons, for repeat offenders excludable from licensed gaming facility, for list of persons self excluded from gaming activities, for investigations and enforcement and for prohibited acts and penalties; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for appropriations; and making a related repeal.