Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a)
Interactive gaming shall only be engaged in by registered players who have
established an interactive gaming account for interactive gaming.
(b) The message "IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW
HAS A GAMBLING PROBLEM, HELP IS AVAILABLE, CALL 1-800-GAMBLER," or comparable
language approved the Board, must be prominently displayed to a person visiting
or logging onto and logging off of the interactive gaming certificate holder or
interactive gaming operator's interactive gaming skin.
(c) When a registered player logs on to an
interactive gaming system, the system must display the date and time of the
registered player's previous log on.
(d) If a registered player has suspended his
account, an interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming
operator may not send gaming-related electronic or direct postal mail to that
player while the account is suspended.
(e) Software utilized for interactive gaming
must display all of the following information, in addition to the minimum
display standards in this subpart:
(1) The
current time in the time zone where the registered player is physically located
and the time elapsed while in the current registered player session.
(2) Cause a pop-up notification, at least
every hour, to be prominently displayed on the interactive gaming device
advising the registered player of the amount of time elapsed since his log on,
and the amount of money wagered since his log on.
(3) Offer the registered player the option to
select a pop-notification, in 15-minute and 30-minute increments, advising the
registered player of the amount of money wagered since his log on.
(4) Offer the option to activate self-imposed
limits during the player account registration process.
(f) An interactive gaming certificate holder
or interactive gaming operator offering interactive gaming shall have a
dedicated licensed employee responsible for notifying the Board upon detecting
a person participating in interactive gaming who is required to be excluded
under Board regulations or any person who is otherwise prohibited from engaging
in interactive gaming. This employee shall be licensed as a key
employee.
(g) All terms and
conditions for interactive gaming must be included as an appendix to the
internal controls or, when specified, as part of the interactive gaming
compulsive and problem gambling plan of the interactive gaming certificate
holder or interactive gaming operator addressing all aspects of the operation,
including all of the following:
(1) Registered
player's right to set responsible gaming limits and to self-exclude.
(2) Registered player's right to suspend his
account for any selected period of time.
(3) Information to be displayed on a
registered player protection page, which shall be accessible to a registered
player during a registered player session. The registered player protection
page must contain, at a minimum, all of the following:
(i) A prominent message, which states "If you
or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available. Call
1-800-Gambler" in a size and font as approved the Director of the Office of
Compulsive and Problem Gaming (OCPG).
(ii) A direct link to all of the following:
(A) The Council on Compulsive Gambling of
Pennsylvania's web site.
(B) The
Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs' (or successor agency) gambling
addiction participating provider list webpage.
(C) The OCPG webpage.
(iii) All of the following responsible gaming
information that shall be approved by the Board's Director of the OCPG:
(A) A clear statement of the interactive
gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator's policy and
commitment to responsible gaming.
(B) Informational documents, which shall be
reviewed and updated annually by the interactive gaming certificate holder or
interactive gaming operator, regarding all of the following subjects, or a
direct link to information regarding all of the following subjects, if
available, from an organization based in this Commonwealth or the United States
dedicated to helping people with potential gambling disorders and labeled as:
(I) Rules of responsible gambling.
(II) Myths about gambling.
(III) Risks associated with
gambling.
(IV) Signs and symptoms
of gambling disorders.
(V) The
Board's self-exclusion brochure.
(C) Rules governing self-imposed responsible
gaming limits, including all of the following:
(I) List of each type of self-imposed
limit.
(II) How to enroll in each
type of self-imposed limit.
(iv) The following statement: "A person who
has enrolled in interactive gaming self-exclusion or has otherwise been
excluded from interactive gaming activities, and individuals who are under the
age of 21, shall not participate in interactive gaming or interactive gaming
activities and will have their winnings forfeited and interactive gaming
accounts suspended upon violation." The text and font size of the notices shall
be submitted for approval to the Director of the OCPG.
(h) An interactive gaming system
must comport with all requirements regarding player accounts in Chapter 812a
(relating to interactive gaming player accounts).
