58 Pa. Code § 503a.5 - Removal from self-exclusion list
(a)
For individuals who are self-excluded from licensed facilities or other
locations approved by the Board to conduct gaming activity for 1 year or 5
years, upon the conclusion of the period of casino self-exclusion, the
individual may request removal from the casino self-exclusion list
electronically on the Board's web site or by scheduling an appointment with the
OCPG at (717) 346-8300 or problemgambling@pa.gov.
(b) The individual requesting removal shall
complete and submit a Request for Removal from Voluntary Self-Exclusion Form as
required under subsections (c) and (d). With an appointment, removal from the
list may be conducted at the Board's Harrisburg office, one of the Board's
regional offices or other location approved by the OCPG.
(c) A completed Request for Removal from
Voluntary Self-Exclusion Form must include:
(1) The identifying information specified in
§
503a.2(b)
(relating to request for casino self-exclusion).
(2) The signature of the person requesting
removal from the casino self-exclusion list indicating acknowledgment of the
following statement:
"I certify that the information that I have provided above is true and accurate. I am aware that my signature below constitutes a revocation of my previous request for casino self-exclusion, and I authorize the Board to permit all slot machine licensees of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to reinstate my gaming privileges at licensed facilities or other locations approved by the Board to conduct gaming activity."
(d) A person submitting a Request
for Removal from Voluntary Self-Exclusion Form shall be required to present or
submit a copy of that person's valid government-issued identification
containing the person's signature and photograph when the form is submitted
electronically or during the person's scheduled appointment, 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).
(e) Within 5 business days after the
completed Request for Removal from Voluntary Self-Exclusion Form is accepted by
Board staff, the OCPG will delete the name of the individual from the casino
self-exclusion list. An individual who was removed from the voluntary casino
self-exclusion list may not enter the gaming floor, areas off the gaming floor
where contests or tournaments are conducted or engage in gaming related
activities for 7 business days from the date Board staff accepts the complete
Request for Removal from Voluntary Self-Exclusion Form.
(f) For individuals who selected lifetime
casino self-exclusion under §
503a.2(d)(3):
(1) After being on the casino self-exclusion
list for a period of 10 years, the individual may petition the Board to be
removed from the casino self-exclusion list.
(2) The petition shall be filed with the
Board in writing, and shall be accompanied by all of the following:
(i) Documentation from a treatment provider
who is certified by the International Gambling Counselor Certification Board or
who has received a Problem Gambling Endorsement from the Pennsylvania
Certification Board to conduct problem gambling assessments that the individual
has completed a problem gambling assessment.
(ii) Documentation from a treatment provider
that the individual has completed the treatment recommendation, if any, made
after the assessment by the State-funded problem gambling treatment
provider.
(3) After the
petition is filed, OCPG will provide documentation to the Office of Enforcement
Counsel regarding whether the individual has been known to be present at any
licensed facilities or other locations approved by the Board to conduct gaming
activity while on the casino self-exclusion list, and if so, the names of the
licensed facilities or other locations and dates of attendance.
(4) The petition shall be handled in
accordance with the procedures for petitions found in Subpart H (relating to
practice and procedure) of the Board's regulations, including all
confidentiality provisions.
(5) As
the petitioner, the lifetime casino self-excluded individual filing the
petition for removal from the casino self-exclusion list bears the burden of
proof in showing that removal from the list would not be detrimental to the
individual's physical or mental well-being and would not have a negative impact
on gaming in the Commonwealth.
(6)
If the Board:
(i) Grants the petition, it
shall deliver to the individual by first class mail an Order approving the
petition for removal from the casino self-exclusion list, and provide to the
individual the contact information for OCPG for information on how to complete
the removal process.
(ii) Denies
the petition, it shall deliver to the individual by first class mail an Order
denying the petition for removal from the casino self-exclusion list, which
shall notify the individual that he or she shall remain on the casino
self-exclusion list and include the reason for denial.
(7) Any petitioner whose petition is denied
by the Board shall be prohibited from filing a subsequent petition for removal
from the lifetime casino self-exclusion list for a period of 5 years from the
date of denial.
Notes
The provisions of this § 503a.5 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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