PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CONTROL BOARD Expiration of Temporary Regulations [37 Pa.B. 2960]
[Saturday, June 30, 2007]The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (Board), under 4 Pa.C.S. § 1203 (relating to temporary regulations), was authorized to adopt temporary regulations. The authority to adopt temporary regulations expired on April 15, 2007. The temporary regulations will expire on July 5, 2007.
For the past 10 months, the Board has been promulgating permanent regulations to replace the temporary regulations. Proposed rulemakings have been adopted by the Board and published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin for all of the temporary chapters.
Final-form regulations, for the following chapters have been adopted by the Board, have been approved by the standing committees, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission and the Office of Attorney General, and published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin:
Chapter 401a. Preliminary Provisions
Chapter 403a. Board Operations and Organization
Chapter 405a. Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement
Chapter 407a. Public Access to Board Files
Chapter 451a. Recordkeeping Requirements
Chapter 471a. Filing Fees
Chapter 481a. DiversityThese chapters are in effect now.
Final-form rulemakings have been approved by the Board and have been submitted to or approved by the standing committees, the IRRC and the Office of Attorney General for the following chapters:
Chapter 461a. Slot Machine Testing and Certification
Requirements
Chapter 463a. Possession of Slot Machines
Chapter 465a. Accounting and Internal Controls
Chapter 466a. Slot Computer Systems
Chapter 467a. Commencement of Slot Operations
Chapter 491a. General Rules of Practice
Chapter 501a. Compulsive and Problem Gambling
Requirements
Chapter 503a. Self-Exclusion
Chapter 511a. Persons Required to be Excluded
Chapter 513a. Underage GamingFinal publication of these chapters can be anticipated to occur during the next 3 months and final publication of the remaining chapters shortly thereafter.
After July 5, 2007, and until final publication of each of the final regulations, the Board will rely on the statutory provisions of 4 Pa.C.S. Part II (relating to Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act) to govern Board operations. However, applicants for and holders of Board licenses, permits, certifications or registrations are expected to look to the proposed and final-form regulations that have been adopted by the Board for guidance on any matter that is not completely addressed by 4 Pa.C.S. Part II.
THOMAS A. DECKER,
Chairperson[Pa.B. Doc. No. 07-1145. Filed for public inspection June 29, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]
