Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A
truck stop establishment in this Commonwealth seeking to offer video gaming
terminals through a licensed terminal operator on its premises shall apply for
an establishment license by filing a Video Gaming Terminal Establishment
License Application with the Board.
(b) To be eligible to file an application for
an establishment license, the truck stop establishment must meet all of the
following requirements:
(1) Be equipped with
diesel islands for the fueling of commercial motor vehicles and have sold on
average 50,000 gallons of diesel or biodiesel fuel each month for the previous
12 months or is projected to sell an average of 50,000 gallons of diesel or
biodiesel fuel each month for the next 12 months.
(2) Have at least 20 parking spaces dedicated
for commercial motor vehicles. For purposes of this paragraph, "parking spaces
dedicated for commercial motor vehicles" must be of sufficient size to
accommodate vehicles which are 8 feet in width and 53 feet in length or which
otherwise have a gross combination weight rating or gross combination weight of
26,000 pounds inclusive of a tow unit with a gross vehicle weight rating or
gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds, whichever is
greater.
(3) Have a convenience
store.
(4) Be situated on a parcel
of land not less than 3 acres and which is not located on property owned by the
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.
(5) Be licensed as a lottery sales agent
under section 305 of the State Lottery Law (72 P.S. §
3761-305).
(c) An applicant for an establishment license
shall submit all of the following:
(1) A
Video Gaming Terminal Establishment License Application.
(2) The nonrefundable application fee of
$1,000 in accordance with
4
Pa.C.S. §
4101(a)
(relating to fees).
(3)
Documentation to establish its eligibility to apply to be an establishment
licensee as set forth in subsection (b).
(4) A to-scale schematic or architectural
rendering of the floor plan of the establishment which shows all of the
following:
(i) Total square footage of the
video gaming area.
(ii) A depiction
of the video gaming area where video gaming will be offered in relation to the
overall facility.
(iii) Location of
the video gaming terminals and redemption terminals, and security and
surveillance equipment locations.
(iv) A detailed description of the
surveillance to be utilized.
(5) A description of the proposed
surveillance and security measures to ensure the security of the proposed video
gaming area.
(6) An executed
terminal placement agreement between the establishment licensee and terminal
operator.
(7) A diversity plan as
set forth in
4
Pa.C.S. §
3307 (relating to
diversity).
(8) A current tax lien
certificate issued by the Department.
(9) Information for each key employee
qualifier and principal qualifier as specified in the Video Gaming Terminal
Establishment License Application.
(10) The consent to a background
investigation by the Bureau of the applicant, its principal qualifiers and key
employee qualifiers or other persons required by the Board and a release to
obtain the information necessary for the completion of the background
investigation.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
1103a.2 (relating to establishment
principal and key employee
qualification).