PRINTER'S NO. 1653
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1334
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MULLERY, YOUNGBLOOD, SCHLOSSBERG, GERGELY,
LONGIETTI, KNOWLES, DUNBAR, CALTAGIRONE, MILLARD, CARROLL AND
GILLEN, MAY 5, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, MAY 5, 2017
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 club licensees,
further providing for club licensee and for distribution of
proceeds.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 501(a) and 502(a.1) of the act of
December 19, 1988 (P.L.1262, No.156), known as the Local Option
Small Games of Chance Act, are amended to read:
Section 501. Club licensee.
(a) Report.--
(1) Beginning in 2014, a club licensee with proceeds in
excess of $20,000 in a calendar year shall submit annual
reports to the department for the preceding 12-month period
on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department.
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(2) The report under paragraph (1) must be filed under
oath or affirmation of an authorized officer of the club
licensee and shall include all of the following information:
(i) The proceeds received by the club licensee from
each game of chance conducted, itemized by [week]
quarter.
(ii) The amount of prizes paid from all games of
chance, itemized by [week] quarter.
(iii) Other costs incurred related to the conduct of
games of chance.
(iv) Verification and itemization of amounts
distributed for public interest.
(vii) Other information or documentation required by
the department.
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Section 502. Distribution of proceeds.
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(a.1) Amounts retained.--
(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if in a calendar
year beginning January 1, 2013, the proceeds from a game of
chance for a club licensee are [$40,000] $60,000 or less, the
licensee shall be eligible to retain the first $20,000 in
proceeds in the following calendar year before subsection (a)
applies.
(2) Amounts retained by a club licensee under subsection
(a)(2) shall be expended within one year of the end of the
calendar year in which the proceeds were obtained unless the
club licensee notifies the department that funds are being
retained for a substantial public interest purchase or
project.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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