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PA HB1050
Bill
Status
3/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Mehaffie
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AI Summary
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Amends Pennsylvania's Local Option Small Games of Chance Act to authorize electronic pull-tab games and devices for licensed eligible organizations, with device limits based on location occupancy (5-10 devices depending on capacity)
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Increases maximum single prize limit from $2,000 to $5,000 and weekly aggregate prize limit from $35,000 to $70,000, while capping single chance cost at $10 for pull-tab games, electronic pull-tab games, and punchboards
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Adds new definitions for electronic pull-tab devices, electronic pull-tab games, electronic pull-tab systems, event games, pick-board games, progressive pull-tab games, and subset pull-tab games
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Changes club licensee proceeds distribution requirements, reducing mandatory public interest allocation from 60% to 25% and allowing retention of up to 75% (increased from 40%)
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Establishes civil penalties up to $25,000 per device for operating illegal electronic gambling devices, with enforcement authority granted to Attorney General and county district attorneys
Legislative Description
In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in games of chance, further providing for prize limits and for sales limited, providing for pull-tab deals, further providing for distributor licenses, for registration of manufacturers, for regulations of department and for licensing of eligible organizations; in club licensees, further providing for distribution of proceeds; and, in enforcement, further providing for revocation of licenses and providing for other penalties.
Last Action
Referred to Gaming Oversight
3/24/2025