H1162B1385A01057 DMS:BTW 05/01/17 #90 A01057
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1162
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE CEPHAS
Printer's No. 1385
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 11 and 12, by striking out "one
year" and inserting
two years
Amend Bill, page 1, line 13, by striking out "immediately"
and inserting
on a quarterly basis
Amend Bill, page 1, line 15, by striking out the period after
"Fund" and inserting
to be used for the purposes of programs and services for
persons 65 years of age or older as provided in the act of
August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery
Law.
Amend Bill, page 1, line 16, by striking out "one-year" and
inserting
two-year
Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 8 and 9
(d) Regulations.--The department may promulgate regulations
necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.
(e) List.--No later than November 1, 2020, and each November
1 thereafter, the department shall publish on the Pennsylvania
State Lottery ' s publicly accessible Internet website a list of
the amount paid each quarter by each licensed gaming entity to
the Secretary of Revenue under this act.
(f) Notice.--
(1) A licensed gaming entity shall post notice within
the licensed facility that all winnings or prizes earned by a
player must be claimed within the two-year time period
described in subsection (a)(1) or the player shall forfeit
all right, title and interest to the winnings or prizes.
(2) A licensed gaming entity shall send written notice
to a player by first class mail or a method of electronic
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notice stating that the player has unclaimed winnings or
prizes subject to this act if:
(i) The value of the winnings or prizes is $50 or
more.
(ii) The winnings or prizes have remained unclaimed
for more than one year.
(iii) The licensed gaming entity has in its records
contact information for the player that the licensed
gaming entity ' s records do not disclose as inaccurate.
(3) In addition to the notice required under paragraphs
(1) and (2), a licensed gaming entity may give at any time
additional notice relating to unclaimed winnings and prizes.
Section 2. Winnings or prizes earned by players prior to the
effective date of this section shall continue to be subject to
the provisions of Article XIII.1 of the act of April 9, 1929
(P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code.
Amend Bill, page 2, line 9, by striking out "2" and inserting
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Amend Bill, page 2, line 10, by inserting after "entities"
on and
Amend Bill, page 2, line 12, by striking out "3" and
inserting
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