(1) The provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4902 (relating to perjury), 4903 (relating to false swearing) or 4904 (relating to unsworn falsification to authorities) shall apply to any person providing information or making any statement, whether written or oral, to the board, the commission, the bureau, the department, the Pennsylvania State Police or the Office of Attorney General, as required by this title.

(2) It shall be unlawful for a person to willfully:

(3) It shall be unlawful for any licensed entity, gaming employee, key employee or any other person to permit a slot machine, table game or table game device, interactive game or interactive gaming device or associated equipment to be operated, transported, repaired or opened on the premises of a licensed facility by a person other than a person licensed or permitted by the board pursuant to this part.

(3.1) It shall be unlawful for any person who does not possess a valid and then effective interactive gaming certificate or interactive gaming license to accept any wager associated with any authorized interactive game from any individual without verifying the age, identity and physical location of the player at the time of play or wager.

(4) It shall be unlawful for any licensed entity or other person to manufacture, supply or place slot machines, table games, table game devices or associated equipment, authorized interactive game or interactive gaming devices or associated equipment into play or display slot machines, table games, table game devices or associated equipment on the premises of a licensed facility without the authority of the board.

(4.1) It shall be unlawful for any slot machine licensee to offer interactive games into play or display such games on its interactive gaming skin or Internet website without the approval of the board.

(4.2) It shall be unlawful for any licensed entity or other person to manufacture, supply or place interactive gaming devices or associated equipment into operation at a licensed facility without the approval of the board.

(5) Except as provided for in section 1326 (relating to renewals), it shall be unlawful for a licensed entity or other person to manufacture, supply, operate, carry on or expose for play any slot machine, table game, table game device or associated equipment, interactive game or interactive gaming device or associated equipment after the person's license has expired and prior to the actual renewal of the license.

(7.1) It shall be unlawful for an individual to do any of the following:

(7.2) It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly alter, tamper or manipulate interactive gaming devices or associated equipment, including software, system programs, hardware and any other device or associated equipment used in interactive gaming operations, in order to alter the odds or the payout of an interactive game or to disable the interactive game from operating according to the rules of the game as authorized by the board.

(7.3) It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly offer or allow to be offered any authorized interactive game that has been altered, tampered with or manipulated in a way that affects the odds or the payout of an authorized interactive game or disables the interactive game from operating according to the authorized rules of the game as authorized by the board.

(9) It shall be unlawful for a person or licensed entity to possess any device, equipment or material which the person or licensed entity knows has been manufactured, distributed, sold, tampered with or serviced in violation of the provisions of this part with the intent to use the device, equipment or material as though it had been manufactured, distributed, sold, tampered with or serviced pursuant to this part.

(9.1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, offer for sale, represent or pass off as lawful any device, equipment or material which the person or licensed entity knows has been manufactured, distributed, sold, tampered with or serviced in violation of this part.

(10) It shall be unlawful for an individual to work or be employed in a position the duties of which would require licensing or permitting under the provisions of this part without first obtaining the requisite license or permit issued under the provisions of this part.

(11) It shall be unlawful for a licensed gaming entity that is a licensed racing entity and that has lost the license issued to it by the State Horse Racing Commission or the State Harness Racing Commission under the Race Horse Industry Reform Act or that has had that license suspended to operate slot machines, table games or authorized interactive games at the racetrack for which its slot machine license was issued unless the license issued to it by either the State Horse Racing Commission or the State Harness Racing Commission will be subsequently reissued or reinstated within 30 days after the loss or suspension.

(12) It shall be unlawful for a licensed entity to employ or continue to employ an individual in a position the duties of which require a license or permit under the provisions of this part if the individual:

(13) It shall be unlawful for an individual under 21 years of age to enter and remain in any area of a licensed facility where slot machines are operated or the play of table games is conducted, except that an individual 18 years of age or older employed by a slot machine licensee, a gaming service provider, the board or any other regulatory or emergency response agency may enter and remain in any such area while engaged in the performance of the individual's employment duties.

(13.1) It shall be unlawful for an individual under 21 years of age to wager, play or attempt to play a slot machine or table game at a licensed facility or to wager, play or attempt to play an interactive game.

(13.2) It shall be unlawful to allow a person under 21 years of age to open, maintain or use in any way an interactive gaming account. Any interactive gaming certificate holder, interactive gaming operator or employee of an interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator or other such person who knowingly allows a person under 21 years of age to open, maintain or use an interactive gaming account shall be subject to the penalty set forth in this section, except that the establishment of all of the following facts by an interactive gaming certificate holder, interactive gaming operator or employee of an interactive gaming certificate holder, interactive gaming operator or other such person shall constitute a defense to any regulatory action by the board or the penalty authorized under this section:

(14) (Reserved).

(15) It shall be unlawful for a licensed gaming entity to require a wager to be greater than the stated minimum wager or less than the stated maximum wager. However, a wager made by a player and not rejected by a licensed gaming entity prior to commencement of play shall be treated as a valid wager. A wager accepted by a dealer or through an authorized interactive game shall be paid or lost in its entirety in accordance with the rules of the game, notwithstanding that the wager exceeded the current table maximum wager or authorized interactive game wager or was lower than the current table minimum wager or minimum interactive game wager.

(16) An individual that engages in conduct prohibited by 18 Pa.C.S. § 6308 (relating to purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of liquor or malt or brewed beverages) in a licensed facility commits a nongambling offense.

(17) It shall be unlawful for an individual to claim, collect or take, or attempt to claim, collect or take, money or anything of value in or from a slot machine, gaming table or other table game device, interactive game or interactive gaming device with the intent to defraud, or to claim, collect or take an amount greater than the amount won, or to manipulate with the intent to cheat, any component of any slot machine, table game or table game device, interactive game or interactive gaming device in a manner contrary to the designed and normal operational purpose.

(2.1) A person that commits an offense in violation of subsection (a)(3.1) commits a felony and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500,000 nor more than $1,000,000. A person that is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of subsection (a)(3.1) commits a felony of the first degree and shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $1,000,000 nor more than $2,500,000.

(3) An individual who commits an offense in violation of subsection (a)(13), (13.1) or (13.2) commits a nongambling summary offense and upon conviction of a first offense shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000. An individual that is convicted of a second or subsequent offense under subsection (a)(13), (13.1) or (13.2) shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,500. In addition to the fine imposed, an individual convicted of an offense under subsection (a)(13), (13.1) or (13.2) may be sentenced to perform a period of community service not to exceed 40 hours.

(4) An individual that commits an offense in violation of subsection (a)(16) commits a nongambling offense to be graded in accordance with 18 Pa.C.S. § 6308, and the fine imposed for a violation of subsection (a)(16) shall be not less than $350 nor more than $1,000.

(1) In addition to any other penalty authorized by law, the board may impose without limitation the following sanctions upon any licensee or permittee:

(2) If the board refuses to issue or renew a license or permit, suspends or revokes a license or permit, assesses civil penalties, orders restitution, enters a cease and desist order or issues a letter of reprimand or censure, it shall provide the applicant or licensee or permittee with written notification of its decision, including a statement of the reasons for its decision by certified mail within five business days of the decision of the board. The applicant, licensee or permittee shall have the right to appeal the decision in accordance with 2 Pa.C.S. Chs. 5 Subch. A (relating to practice and procedure of Commonwealth agencies) and 7 Subch. A (relating to judicial review of Commonwealth agency action).

(3) In addition to any other fines or penalties that the board may impose under this part or regulation, if a person violates subsection (a)(2), the board shall impose an administrative penalty of three times the amount of the license fee, authorization fee, tax or other assessment evaded and not paid, collected or paid over. This subsection is subject to 2 Pa.C.S. Chs. 5 Subch. A and 7 Subch. A.