Pennsylvania Code
Title 58 - RECREATION
Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD
Subpart L - Interactive Gaming
Chapter 808a - INTERACTIVE GAMING PRINCIPALS AND KEY, GAMING AND NONGAMING EMPLOYEES
Section 808a.1 - General provisions

Universal Citation: 58 PA Code ยง 808a.1

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) An individual seeking a principal license, key employee license, gaming employee occupation permit or nongaming employee registration to participate in interactive gaming in this Commonwealth shall apply to the Board as follows:

(1) Principal and key employee applicants shall submit a completed Multi-Jurisdictional Personal History Disclosure Form as well as a completed Principal/Key Employee Form-Pennsylvania Supplement to the Multi-Jurisdictional Personal History Disclosure Form.

(2) Gaming employee occupation permit and nongaming employee registration applicants shall submit the Gaming Employee or Nongaming Employee Registration Application using the SLOTS Link Electronic Application system.

(3) All applicants shall submit the nonrefundable application fee posted on the Board's web site.

(b) In addition to the materials required in subsection (a), an applicant shall comply with the general application requirements in Chapters 421a and 423a (relating to general provisions; and applications; statement of conditions; wagering restrictions).

(c) The holder of a principal license, key employee license, gaming employee occupation permit or nongaming employee registration shall provide an updated photograph at the request of Board staff.

(d) An applicant for a gaming employee occupation permit or nongaming employee registration shall be at least 18 years of age.

(e) After reviewing the application and the results of the applicant's background investigation, the Board may issue a principal license, key employee license, gaming employee occupation permit or nongaming employee registration if the individual has proven that he is a person of good character, honesty and integrity, and is eligible and suitable to be licensed as a principal, key employee, gaming employee or nongaming employee.

(f) Slot machine licensees, interactive gaming certificate holders, interactive gaming operators, interactive gaming manufacturers, interactive gaming suppliers and interactive gaming service providers that hire an individual who holds a key employee license, gaming employee occupation permit or registration issued by the Board shall contact the Bureau of Licensing to confirm that the individual's key employee license, gaming employee occupation permit or registration is in good standing prior to allowing the individual to perform work associated with interactive gaming in this Commonwealth.

(g) An individual who holds a principal license, key employee license, gaming employee occupation permit or registration is subject to all of the following wagering restrictions relative to interactive gaming:

(1) An individual whose job duties include interactive gaming and who holds a license, permit or registration and is currently employed by or is a principal of an interactive certificate holder may not place wagers on web sites offered by or associated with the interactive certificate holder. The licensed, permitted or registered individual shall wait at least 30 days following the date that the individual is no longer employed in a position that includes interactive gaming job duties before the individual may wager on web sites offered by or associated with the interactive certificate holder.

(2) An individual who holds a license, permit or registration and is currently employed by or is a principal of an interactive gaming operator may not wager on web sites operated by the interactive gaming operator. The licensed, permitted or registered individual shall wait at least 30 days following the date that the individual is no longer employed by the interactive gaming operator before the individual may wager on web sites operated by the interactive gaming operator.

(3) An individual whose job duties include interactive gaming and who holds a license, permit or registration and is currently employed by or is a principal of an interactive manufacturer or interactive supplier may not wager on web sites associated with interactive certificate holders in this Commonwealth that offer games or use equipment manufactured, supplied, developed or programmed by the interactive manufacturer or interactive supplier.

This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 808a.2 (relating to interactive gaming principals); 58 Pa. Code § 808a.3 (relating to interactive key employees); 58 Pa. Code § 808a.4 (relating to interactive gaming employees); 58 Pa. Code § 808a.5 (relating to interactive nongaming employees); and 58 Pa. Code § 830a.11 (relating to commencement of multiuse computing device gaming).

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