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§ 1326.1. Slot machine license operation fee

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 4 Pa.C.S.A. AmusementsEffective: January 1, 2017

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 4 Pa.C.S.A. Amusements (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Gaming (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 13. Licensees (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 1, 2017
4 Pa.C.S.A. § 1326.1
§ 1326.1. Slot machine license operation fee
Currentness
(a) Imposition.--Beginning January 1, 2017, the board shall impose an annual slot machine license operation fee on each Category 1 and Category 2 licensed gaming entity in an amount equal to 20% of the slot machine license fee paid at the time of issuance under section 1209(a) (relating to slot machine license fee).
(b) Payment of fee.--The department shall develop a payment schedule for the slot machine license operation fee imposed under subsection (a).
(c) Credit for payment.--The department shall credit against the slot machine license operation fee imposed under subsection (a) any amount paid by a:
(1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), Category 1 or 2 licensed gaming entity:
(i) under section 1403(c)(3) (relating to the establishment of State Gaming Fund and net slot machine revenue distribution) between January 1, 2017, and May 27, 2017; and
(ii) to a municipality under an agreement between the Category 1 or 2 licensed gaming entity and the municipality in lieu of a payment under section 1403(c)(3), as certified to the department by the municipality receiving the funds.
(2) Category 2 licensed gaming entity located in a city of the first class:
(i) under section 1403(c)(2) between January 1, 2017, and May 27, 2017; and
(ii) to a city of the first class under an agreement between the Category 2 licensed gaming entity and the city in lieu of a payment under section 1403(c)(2), as certified to the department by the city.
(d) Failure to pay.--The board may at its discretion suspend, revoke or deny a permit or license issued under this part if a Category 1 or Category 2 licensed gaming entity fails to pay the slot machine license operation fee imposed under subsection (a).
(e) Deposit of slot machine license operation fee.--The total amount of all slot machine license operation fees imposed and collected by the board under this section shall be deposited in the fund and shall be appropriated to the department on a continuing basis for the purposes under section 1403(c)(3) and (4).

Credits

2017, Oct. 30, P.L. 419, No. 42, § 18, retroactive effective Jan. 1, 2017.
4 Pa.C.S.A. § 1326.1, PA ST 4 Pa.C.S.A. § 1326.1
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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