58 Pa. Code § 503a.2 - Request for self-exclusion
(a) A
person requesting to be self-excluded from gaming activity at licensed
facilities or other locations approved by the Board to conduct gaming activity
shall submit a completed Request for Voluntary Self-Exclusion from Gaming
Activities Form to the Board by one of the following methods:
(1) Electronically on the Board's web
site.
(2) In person by scheduling
an appointment at the Board's Harrisburg office, one of the Board's other
offices or at a licensed facility. To make an appointment, a person may contact
the OCPG at (717) 346-8300 or problemgambling@pa.gov.
(b) A request for casino self-exclusion must
include the following identifying information:
(1) Name, including any aliases or
nicknames.
(2) Date of
birth.
(3) Address of current
residence.
(4) Telephone
number.
(5) Social Security number,
or the last 4 digits of the individual's Social Security Number, when
voluntarily provided in accordance with section 7 of the Privacy Act of 1974
(5 U.S.C.A. §
552a).
(6) Physical description of the person,
including height, gender, hair color, eye color and any other physical
characteristic that may assist in the identification of the
person.
(c) The
information provided in subsection (b) shall be updated by the casino
self-excluded person within 30 days of a change. Updated information shall be
submitted on a Change of Information Form to the following address, or
submitted online in the "update my information" webform on the Board's web
site. A copy of the form can be obtained by calling the OPCG at (717) 346-8300,
by e-mail at problemgambling@pa.gov, or by writing to:
PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CONTROL BOARDOFFICE OF COMPULSIVE ANDPROBLEM GAMBLINGCOMMONWEALTH TOWER303 WALNUT STREET, 5TH FLOORHARRISBURG, PA 17101
(d) The length of
casino self-exclusion requested by a person must be one of the following:
(1) One year (12 months).
(2) Five years.
(3) Lifetime.
(e) A request for casino self-exclusion must
include a signed release which:
(1)
Acknowledges that the request for casino self-exclusion has been made
voluntarily.
(2) Certifies that the
information provided in the request for casino self-exclusion is true and
accurate.
(3) Acknowledges that the
individual requesting casino self-exclusion is a problem gambler.
(4) Acknowledges that a person requesting a
lifetime exclusion may only request removal from the casino self-exclusion list
in accordance with the procedures set forth in §
503a.5(f)
(relating to removal from casino self-exclusion list) and that a person
requesting a 1-year or 5-year exclusion will remain on the casino
self-exclusion list until a request for removal under §
503a.5 is accepted and the 7
business days required under § 503a.5(e) have elapsed.
(5) Acknowledges that if the individual is
discovered on the gaming floor, in areas off the gaming floor where gaming
activity is conducted or engaging in gaming related activities at any licensed
facility or other location approved by the Board to conduct gaming activity,
that the individual will be subject to removal and arrest for criminal trespass
under
18 Pa.C.S. §
3503
(relating to criminal trespass) and the individual's winnings will be subject
to confiscation and remittance to support compulsive and problem gambling
programs.
(6) Releases,
indemnifies, holds harmless and forever discharges the Commonwealth, the Board
and all slot machine licensees from claims, damages, losses, expenses or
liability arising out of, by reason of or relating to the casino self-excluded
person or to any other party for any harm, monetary or otherwise, which may
arise as a result of one or more of the following:
(i) The failure of a slot machine licensee to
withhold gaming privileges from or restore gaming privileges to a casino
self-excluded person.
(ii)
Otherwise permitting or not permitting a casino self-excluded person to engage
in gaming activity in a licensed facility or other location approved by the
Board to conduct gaming activity while on the list of casino self-excluded
persons.
(iii) Confiscation of the
individual's winnings.
(f) Casino self-exclusions for 1-year or 5
years remain in effect until the period of casino self-exclusion concludes and
the person requests removal from the Board's casino self-exclusion list under
§ 503a.5, the request for removal is accepted by the Board, and the
required 7 business days under § 503a.5(e) have elapsed.
(g) A person submitting a casino
self-exclusion request shall present or submit electronically a copy of that
person's valid government-issued identification containing the person's
signature and photograph when the person submits the request, or if the person
does not possess a valid government-issued identification, some other
documentation to verify the identity of the person (for example, a utility or
other bill in the person's name at the same address provided).
(h) A person requesting casino self-exclusion
in person under this chapter shall have a photograph taken by the Board, or
agent thereof, upon submission of the request to be on the list.
(i) A person requesting casino self-exclusion
electronically on the Board's web site shall submit a copy of a recent
passport-style photograph of the person upon submission of the request to be on
the list.
Notes
The provisions of this § 503a.2 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. §§ 1202(b)(15) and (30), 1207(2), (5), (8) and (9), 1212, 13A02(1) and (2), 13A26(c), 1509, 1516, 1518(a)(13) and 1602.
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