Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) The
following individuals shall submit a Pennsylvania Personal History Disclosure
Form and be found qualified by the Board:
(1)
Each officer and director of a certified interactive gaming service provider or
applicant for interactive gaming service provider certification. For the
purposes of this paragraph, "officer" means a president, a chief executive
officer, a chief financial officer, and a chief operating officer and any
person routinely performing corresponding functions with respect to an
organization whether incorporated or unincorporated.
(2) Each individual who has a direct or
indirect ownership or beneficial interest of 10% or more in the certified
interactive gaming service provider or applicant for interactive gaming service
provider certification. A certified interactive gaming service provider or
applicant for interactive gaming service provider certification shall provide
information or documentation requested by the Board necessary to determine
compliance with this paragraph.
(3)
Each salesperson of a certified interactive gaming service provider or
applicant for interactive gaming service provider certification who solicits
business from, or has regular contact with, any representatives of an
interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator or any
employee of a certified interactive gaming service provider or applicant for
interactive gaming service provider certification who will be engaging in that
conduct.
(b) Each entity
that directly owns 20% or more of the voting securities of a certified
interactive gaming service provider or person applying for interactive gaming
service provider certification shall file a Certification Form-Holding Company
with the Bureau of Licensing and be found qualified by the Board.
(c) The following persons may be required to
submit a Certification Form-Holding Company or a Pennsylvania Personal History
Disclosure Form and be found qualified by the Board if the Bureau of Licensing
determines that the qualification of the person is necessary to protect the
public interest or to enhance the integrity of gaming in this Commonwealth.
(1) An intermediary or holding company of a
certified interactive gaming service provider or person or applicant for
interactive gaming service provider certification not otherwise required to be
qualified.
(2) An officer or
director of an intermediary or holding company of a certified interactive
gaming service provider or applicant for interactive gaming service provider
certification.
(3) An employee of a
certified interactive gaming service provider or applicant for interactive
gaming service provider certification.
(4) A person who holds any direct or indirect
ownership or beneficial interest in a certified interactive gaming service
provider or applicant for interactive gaming service provider certification, or
has the right to any profits or distribution, directly or indirectly, from the
certified interactive gaming service provider or applicant for interactive
gaming service provider certification.
(5) A trustee of a trust that is required to
be found qualified under this section.
(d) The Bureau of Licensing may issue a
temporary credential to an individual who is required to be qualified by the
Board under this section if all of the following apply:
(1) The individual's presence in an
interactive gaming restricted area is needed.
(2) The company with which the individual is
associated is on the authorized gaming service provider list.
(e) Upon request, the Bureau of
Licensing will issue a credential to an individual who has been found qualified
under this section if the interactive gaming service provider has been
certified.
(f) An employee of a
certified or registered interactive gaming service provider who is a gaming or
nongaming employee as defined in §
801a.2 (relating to definitions)
shall obtain a permit under §
808a.4 (relating to interactive
gaming employees) or registration under §
808a.5 (relating to interactive
nongaming employees).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
807a.2 (relating to interactive
gaming service provider certification applications); and 58 Pa. Code §
807a.3 (relating to interactive
gaming service provider registration
applications).
