Bill Text: PA HB2651 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In games of chance, further providing for licensing of eligible organizations to conduct games of chance.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-8)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-10-01 - Referred to GAMING OVERSIGHT [HB2651 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB2651-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 4123
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2651 Session of2012
INTRODUCED BY D. COSTA, MATZIE, DeLUCA, CALTAGIRONE, DALEY, DAVIS, FABRIZIO, GABLER, GRELL, GROVE, HALUSKA, HARHAI, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, MALONEY, MILLARD, MULLERY, MYERS, M. O'BRIEN, READSHAW, SAINATO, SCHMOTZER, STABACK AND TALLMAN, OCTOBER 1, 2012
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, OCTOBER 1, 2012
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156),
entitled, as amended, "An act providing for the licensing of
eligible organizations to conduct games of chance, for the
licensing of persons to distribute games of chance, for the
registration of manufacturers of games of chance, and for
suspensions and revocations of licenses and permits;
requiring records; providing for local referendum by
electorate; and prescribing penalties," in games of chance,
further providing for licensing of eligible organizations to
conduct games of chance.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 307(b.1) of the act of December 19, 1988
(P.L.1262, No.156), known as the Local Option Small Games of
Chance Act, renumbered and amended February 2, 2012 (P.L.7,
No.2), is amended to read:
Section 307. Licensing of eligible organizations to conduct
games of chance.
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(b.1) Location of games of chance.--
(1) (i) Every licensed eligible organization, except a
limited occasion licensee and as provided under
subparagraph (ii), may conduct small games of chance only
at a licensed premises. The licensed premises shall be
indicated on the eligible organization's license
application. Only one license shall be issued per
licensed premises. Except as provided under subparagraph
(ii) and paragraph (4), a licensed eligible organization
may not share a licensed premises with another licensed
eligible organization; and no licensed eligible
organization may permit its premises to be used for small
games of chance by another licensed eligible
organization.
(ii) Licensed eligible organizations that are
volunteer fire companies may conduct small games of
chance at the licensed premises of other licensed
eligible organizations that are volunteer fire companies
if the licensed eligible organizations that change their
licensed premises provide prior written notice to the
district attorney of the change in licensed premises and
the dates and times the games of chance will be conducted
in such manner.
(2) [Where] Subject to the provisions of paragraph (1)
(ii), where there exists a location or premises which is the
normal business or operating site of the eligible
organization and the location or premises is owned or leased
by that eligible organization to conduct its normal business,
that site shall be the eligible organization's licensed
premises. If that location consists of more than one
building, the eligible organization shall choose the building
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that will be the licensed premises.
(3) When an eligible organization does not own or lease
a specific location to conduct its normal business, the
eligible organization may make arrangements that are
consistent with this act to establish a licensed premises,
including leasing a premise under a written agreement for a
rental; however, the rental may not be determined by either
the amount of receipts realized from the conduct of games of
chance or the number of people attending. An eligible
organization may lease a facility for a banquet in connection
with the serving of a meal based on a per-head charge.
(4) (i) An eligible organization that has obtained a
limited occasion license under subsection (b.3) may use
another eligible organization's licensed premises to
conduct its games of chance.
(ii) When a licensed eligible organization is
permitting a limited occasion licensee to use its
licensed premises for purposes of games of chance, it
shall cease the operation of its own games of chance
during the period that the limited occasion licensee is
conducting its games on the premises.
(iii) Subparagraph (ii) shall not apply if the
limited occasion licensee and licensed eligible
organization are volunteer fire companies and operate the
games of chance in compliance with paragraph (1)(i).
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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