Timestamps recap of July 18th PA Gaming Control Board meeting held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

In October 2017, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed a statewide gambling expansion into law that is re-shaping the live and online gambling marketplace in the northeastern United States.

The PA Gaming Control Board is tasked with the creation, oversight, and enforcement of licensing guidelines for commercial casinos that operate (or will operate) within the commonwealth. This includes regulation of land-based and online poker, slot machines, sports wagers, parimutuel betting, house-edge table games, fantasy sports, Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs), and airport wi-fi games for mobile devices.

NOTE: The PGCB’s responsibilities do not extend to the PA Lottery, which is regulated separately by the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue.

The following guide is intended as instructional material for those who wish to learn more about statewide gambling governance in the United States. It provides a full outline of the 45-minute meeting conducted by the PGCB on July 18th, 2018.

Our readers should keep in mind that the following government business applies exclusively to Pennsylvania, and does not have jurisdictional standing in any other U.S. state or country. Nevertheless, this publicly-available information could serve as a general framework for understanding some of the issues that might come before an official gambling regulatory body in any geographical region where commercial casino activities are formally permitted.

PA Gaming Control Board Meeting (Timestamps – July 18, 2018)

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(0:00) Intro, Pledge of Allegiance

(1:18) Board held quasi-judicial deliberations 24 hours earlier in preparation for meeting

(1:32) Minutes of past PA Gaming Control Board meetings approved

(1:53) Kevin O’Toole – PGCB Executive Director

(2:01) PA casino tax revenue projections for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 (ended June 30th)

PA casino tax revenue projections for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 (ended June 30th) (3:05) Update on interactive gaming license petitions, 9 land-based casinos have applied

Update on interactive gaming license petitions, 9 land-based casinos have applied (4:16) Other four land-based license holders have until Aug 14th to apply for iGaming license

Other four land-based license holders have until Aug 14th to apply for iGaming license (4:32) O’Toole says 9 iGaming petitioners is an “impressive” number considering start-up costs

(5:12) Danette Bixler-George, Director of PGCB Office of Human Resources

(5:30) Hiring recommendation (Approved)

(6:15) Doug Sherman, PGCB Office of Chief Counsel

(6:22) New table game under “blackjack” to be added (Approved)

New table game under “blackjack” to be added (Approved) (7:00) Authorization of new blackjack side bets: TriLux Deluxe™ & Axman (Approved)

Authorization of new blackjack side bets: TriLux Deluxe™ & Axman (Approved) (7:32) Mount Airy petitions for two-month extension on filing Category 4 casino application (Approved)

(9:17) Deputy Chief Counsel Steve Cook, PGCB Office of Chief Counsel

(9:24) Withdrawals and surrenders (Approved)

Withdrawals and surrenders (Approved) (11:01) Various Office of Hearings & Appeals recommendations (Approved)

Various Office of Hearings & Appeals recommendations (Approved) (18:32) Recommendations related to PGCB’s Involuntary Exclusion List (Approved)

(22:29) Susan Hensel, Director of Licensing – PGCG Bureau of Licensing

(22:55) Recommended revised fee schedule for sports betting interests (Approved)

Recommended revised fee schedule for sports betting interests (Approved) (23:46) Recommendation to grant iGaming “manufacturer” license to IGT (Approved)

Recommendation to grant iGaming “manufacturer” license to IGT (Approved) (24:49) Order to grant conditional VGT “establishment” license to Fegley Oil Company (Approved)

Order to grant conditional VGT “establishment” license to Fegley Oil Company (Approved) (25:40) “Principal” and “Key Employee” licenses (Approved)

“Principal” and “Key Employee” licenses (Approved) (26:07) Temporary “Principal” and “Key Employee” licenses (Approved)

Temporary “Principal” and “Key Employee” licenses (Approved) (26:36) Gaming Employee Occupation permits and non-gaming registrations (Approved)

Gaming Employee Occupation permits and non-gaming registrations (Approved) (27:15) Recommendation of denial for 5 Gaming Employee applicants (Approved)

Recommendation of denial for 5 Gaming Employee applicants (Approved) (27:53) Withdrawal requests for key gaming and non-gaming employees (Approved)

Withdrawal requests for key gaming and non-gaming employees (Approved) (28:29) Recommendation to certify Petraglia Electric as a “Gaming Service Provider” (Approved)

Recommendation to certify Petraglia Electric as a “Gaming Service Provider” (Approved) (28:55) “Gaming Service Provider” registrations (Approved)

(29:25) Cyrus Pitre, PGCB Office of Enforcement Counsel

(29:30) Gaming Employee license and permit revocations/suspensions summary

(30:26) Sarah Kolesar – Assistant Enforcement Counsel – PGCB OEC

(30:33) Non-gaming employee registration license revocation – Meadows (Approved)

(32:16) Michael Roland – PA Office of Enforcement Counsel

(32:23) Non-gaming employee registration license revocation – Sands (Approved)

(33:26) Tamara Haken, PA Office of Enforcement Counsel

(33:32) Gaming Employee Occupation permit suspension – Parx (Approved)

(34:19) Cyrus Pitre, Sarah Kolesar, Michael Roland

(34:20) Placement of individuals on PGCB’s Involuntary Exclusion list (Approved)

(38:22) Dustin Miller, PA Office of Enforcement Counsel

(38:28) Placement of individuals on PGCB’s Involuntary Exclusion list (Approved)

(43:58) Conclusion, Announcement of August 15th meeting

(44:09) Motion to adjourn July 18th PGCB meeting (Approved)

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This guide is published as a community service to consumers, media, and operators on behalf of Part Time Poker. It is designed as supporting material that adds informational value on how the PA Gaming Control Board and other statewide gambling regulatory bodies may operate in an official capacity.

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