(a) At the
request of a patron, a slot machine licensee may hold cash, value chips,
plaques, funds accepted by means of personal check in accordance with §
465a.20 (relating to personal
check cashing) or wire transfer in accordance with §
465a.21 (relating to wire
transfers) or cash equivalents accepted in accordance with §
465a.22 (relating to cash
equivalents) for a patron's subsequent use at the licensed facility. For the
purposes of this section, after complying with this chapter for acceptance and
verification, noncash items shall be considered converted to cash and deposited
as cash for credit to the patron in a customer deposit account maintained in
the cage.
(b) Prior to agreeing to
hold a patron's cash, value chips, plaques, funds accepted by means of personal
check in accordance with §
465a.20 or wire transfer in
accordance with §
465a.21 or cash equivalents
accepted in accordance with §
465a.22 for a patron's subsequent
use at the licensed facility, each slot machine licensee shall establish a
comprehensive system of internal controls addressing the receipt and withdrawal
of a customer deposit. The internal controls shall be submitted to and approved
by the Board under §
465a.2 (relating to internal
control systems and audit protocols).
(c) The internal control procedures developed
and implemented by the slot machine licensee under subsection (b) must include
all of the following:
(1) A requirement that
customer deposits be accepted at the cage.
(2) A requirement that customer deposits be
withdrawn by the patron at the cage, gaming table or upon receipt of a written
request for withdrawal whose validity has been established.
(3) A requirement that the patron receive a
receipt for any customer deposit accepted reflecting the total amount
deposited, the date of the deposit and the signature of the cage employee
accepting the customer deposit.
(4)
Procedures for verifying the identity of the patron at the time of withdrawal.
Signature verification shall be accomplished in accordance with the signature
verification procedures under §
465a.20. The slot machine licensee
shall maintain adequate documentation evidencing the patron identification
process and how the signature was verified.
(d) A certificate holder may utilize an
electronic credit system for the processing of customer deposits in accordance
with §
609a.19 (relating to use of an
electronic credit system for the processing of Counter Checks and customer
deposits).
Notes
The
provisions of this § 465a.23 amended October 10, 2008, effective
10/11/2008, 38 Pa.B. 5652;
amended May 11, 2012, effective 5/12/2012, 42 Pa.B. 2585; amended November 7,
2014, effective 11/8/2014, 44
Pa.B. 7057; amended November 1, 2019, effective 11/2/2019, 49 Pa.B.
6676.
The provisions of this § 465a.23 amended under
4
Pa.C.S. §§
1202(b)(15) and
(30),
1207,
1212,
1322, 13A 02(1)-(6), 13A25,
13A26(c), 13A27, 1509, 1516, 1518(a)(13), 1602, 1604 and 1608.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
465a.16 (relating to accounting
controls for the cage); 58 Pa. Code §
465a.20 (relating to personal
check cashing); 58 Pa. Code §
609a.7 (relating to patron credit
transactions); and 58 Pa. Code §
609a.19 (relating to use of an
electronic credit system for the processing of Counter Checks and customer
deposits).
