Pennsylvania HB 1141: An Act amending Titles 4 (Amusements), 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in revenues, further providing for taxes and assessments; adding provisions relating to local gaming terminals by providing for general provisions, for administration, for application and licensure, for operation, for enforcement and for revenue; imposing the local gaming terminal tax; establishing the Local Gaming Fund; providing for ethics; in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, further providing for the offense of gambling devices, gambling, etc.; in Commonwealth services, establishing the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Programs Fund; prescribing penalties; and making appropriations.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1260
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1141
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY NEILSON, MADDEN, GIRAL, McNEILL, CERRATO,
T. DAVIS, RIVERA AND GREEN, APRIL 4, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAMING OVERSIGHT, APRIL 4, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Titles 4 (Amusements), 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 35
(Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in revenues, further providing for taxes and
assessments; adding provisions relating to local gaming
terminals by providing for general provisions, for
administration, for application and licensure, for operation,
for enforcement and for revenue; imposing the local gaming
terminal tax; establishing the Local Gaming Fund; providing
for ethics; in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses,
further providing for the offense of gambling devices,
gambling, etc.; in Commonwealth services, establishing the
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Programs Fund; prescribing
penalties; and making appropriations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4102(b)(1) of Title 4 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 4102. Taxes and assessments.
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(b) Video gaming terminal tax and assessments.--
(1) The department shall determine and each terminal
operator licensee shall pay on a bimonthly basis:
(i) A tax of [42%] 40% of its gross terminal revenue
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from all video gaming terminals operated by the terminal
operator licensee within this Commonwealth.
(ii) A [10%] 9% local share assessment from its
gross terminal revenue.
(iii) A regulatory assessment established in section
4104 (relating to regulatory assessments) from the
terminal operator licensee's weekly gross terminal
revenue.
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Section 2. Title 4 is amended by adding a part to read:
PART IV
LOCAL GAMING TERMINALS
Chapter
51. General Provisions
53. Administration
55. Application and Licensure
57. Operation
59. Enforcement
61. Revenues
63. Ethics
65. Miscellaneous Provisions
CHAPTER 51
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec.
5101. Scope of part.
5102. Legislative intent.
5103. Definitions.
§ 5101. Scope of part.
This part relates to local gaming terminals.
§ 5102. Legislative intent.
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The General Assembly recognizes the following public policy
purposes and declares that the following objectives of the
Commonwealth are to be served by this part:
(1) The primary objective of this part, to which all
other objectives and purposes are secondary, is to protect
the public through the regulation and policing of all
activities involving gaming, and to prohibit all forms of
gaming, wagering and gambling in this Commonwealth that have
not been expressly authorized by statute.
(2) The authorization of local gaming in this part is
intended to provide a significant source of new revenue to
the Commonwealth and to licensed clubs, fraternal
organizations and small businesses and to provide for new
employment opportunities by creating skilled jobs for
individuals related to the conduct of local gaming at
licensed facilities in this Commonwealth, as well as
supporting property tax relief, economic development
opportunities and other similar initiatives.
§ 5103. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this part shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Affiliate," "affiliate of" or "person affiliated with." A
person that directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common
control with a specified person.
"Applicant." A person that, on the person's own behalf or on
behalf of another, applies for permission to engage in an act or
activity that is regulated under the provisions of this part.
"Associated equipment." Equipment or a mechanical,
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electromechanical or electronic contrivance, component or
machine used in connection with local gaming terminals or
redemption terminals, including replacement parts, hardware and
software.
"Background investigation." A security, criminal, credit and
suitability investigation of a person as provided for in this
part that includes the status of taxes owed to the United
States, the Commonwealth and a political subdivision of the
Commonwealth.
"Board." The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board established
under section 1201 (relating to Pennsylvania Gaming Control
Board established).
"Bureau." The Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement of
the board.
"Cash." United States currency and coin, including cash
equivalent.
"Cash equivalent." A ticket, token, chip, gift card,
voucher, billet, electronic credit, prepaid debit card or other
similar instrument or representation of more than nominal value
that the board deems