58 Pa. Code § 465a.7 - Complimentary services or items
(a)
A slot machine licensee shall develop, maintain and apply adequate internal
controls over the authorization and issuance of complimentary services or items
as defined in §
401a.3 (relating to definitions).
The slot machine licensee shall submit for approval in accordance with §
465a.2 (relating to internal
control systems and audit protocols) internal controls for complimentary
services and items.
(b) The
internal controls must include the following:
(1) The procedures by which the slot machine
licensee delegates to its employees the authority to approve the issuance of
complimentary services or items.
(2) The procedures by which the slot machine
licensee establishes, modifies or limits delegated authority, including limits
based on relationships between the authorizer and recipient.
(3) A matrix of job titles authorized to
issue complimentary services or items and a list of which complimentary
services or items or the maximum dollar value of complimentary services or
items each job title is authorized to issue.
(c) Complimentary services or items shall be
recorded as follows:
(1) A complimentary
service or item provided directly to a patron in the normal course of a slot
machine licensee's business shall be recorded at an amount based upon the full
retail price normally charged for the service or item by the
licensee.
(2) A complimentary
service or item not offered for sale to a patron in the normal course of a slot
machine licensee's business but provided directly by the slot machine licensee
shall be recorded at an amount based upon the actual cost to the slot machine
licensee of providing the service or item.
(3) A complimentary service or item provided
directly or indirectly to a patron on behalf of a slot machine licensee by a
third party not affiliated with the slot machine licensee shall be recorded at
an amount based upon the actual cost to the slot machine licensee of having the
third party provide the service or item.
(4) A complimentary service or item provided
directly or indirectly to a patron on behalf of a slot machine licensee by a
third party who is affiliated with the slot machine licensee shall be recorded
by the slot machine licensee in accordance with this section as if the
affiliated third party were the licensee.
(d) If a slot machine licensee provides
complimentary cash and noncash gifts recorded at a value of $10,000 or more to
a patron and the patron's guests within a consecutive 5-day period, the slot
machine licensee shall record the reason why the gifts were provided, maintain
the records and make them available for inspection by the Board and the
Pennsylvania State Police. When the reason complimentary cash and noncash gifts
were provided involves the patron's player rating, that rating must be based
upon an evaluation of the amount and frequency of play by the patron as
recorded in the slot machine licensee's player rating system. For the purposes
of this section, "guest" means any individual who receives complimentary
services or items as a result of his relationship with the patron receiving the
primary complimentary services or items.
(e) A slot machine licensee shall submit to
the Bureau of Casino Compliance a report listing each patron who, under
subsection (d), received $10,000 or more in complimentary cash and noncash
gifts within a consecutive 5-day period ending during the preceding month. The
report shall be filed by the last day of the month following the month in which
the complimentary cash and noncash gifts or reimbursements were issued and
include the total amount of complimentary cash or noncash gifts or
reimbursements provided to each patron broken down into categories for food and
beverage, hotel accommodations, travel, reimbursements and other
services.
(f) Notwithstanding the
requirements in subsections (a)-(e), a slot machine licensee is not required to
submit internal controls for the nondiscretionary awarding of the following:
(1) Points to patrons who are members of the
licensee's player rewards program.
(2) Promotional slots play.
Notes
The provisions of this § 465a.7 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. §§ 1207, 1322, 13A 02(1)-(6) and 13A25.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 461a.7 (relating to slot machine minimum design standards).
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