Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 437a.4 - Qualification of individuals and entities(a) The following individuals shall be required to submit a Pennsylvania Personal History Disclosure Form and be found qualified by the Board: (1) Each officer and director of a certified gaming service provider or applicant for gaming service provider certification. For the purposes of this paragraph, "officer" means a president, 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 gaming service provider or applicant for gaming service provider certification. A certified gaming service provider or applicant for 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 gaming service provider or applicant for gaming service provider certification who solicits business from, or has regular contact with, any representatives of a slot machine applicant or licensee or any employee of a certified gaming service provider or applicant for 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 gaming service provider or person applying for gaming service provider certification shall file a Gaming Service Provider Certification Form-Private Holding Company with the Bureau of Licensing and be found qualified by the Board.(c) The following persons may be required to submit a Gaming Service Provider Certification Form-Private 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 gaming service provider or applicant for gaming service provider certification not otherwise required to be qualified.(2) An officer or director of an intermediary or holding company of a certified gaming service provider or applicant for gaming service provider certification.(3) An employee of a certified gaming service provider or applicant for gaming service provider certification.(4) A person who holds any direct or indirect ownership or beneficial interest in a certified gaming service provider or applicant for gaming service provider certification, or has the right to any profits or distribution, directly or indirectly, from the certified gaming service provider or applicant for 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:(1) The individual's presence in the licensed facility 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 gaming service provider has been certified.The provisions of this § 437a.4 amended May 16, 2008, effective 5/17/2008, 38 Pa.B. 2251; amended February 19, 2010, effective 2/20/2010, 40 Pa.B. 975; amended October 22, 2010, effective 10/23/2010, 40 Pa.B. 6083; amended June 12, 2015, effective 6/13/2015, 45 Pa.B. 2829.The provisions of this § 437a.4 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. §§ 1103, 1202(b)(9)-(23) and (30), 1205, 1206(f) and (g), 1207(1) and (2), 1208(1)(iii), 1209(b), 1212, 1213, 1317(c), 1317.1(c), 1317.2, 1321, 1326, 13A11, 13A12-13A14, 13A15 and 1802 and Chapter 13.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 437a.3 (relating to gaming service provider certification applications); and 58 Pa. Code § 437a.8 (relating to authorized gaming service providers list; prohibited gaming service providers).