Costs and fees are as follows:

(1) The applicant shall pay all costs incurred by the commission in reviewing an application for an initial license, including legal and investigative costs and the cost of other necessary outside professionals and consultants in accordance with the following:

(i) Except for a licensed racing entity, as an initial payment for these costs, the applicant shall submit, along with a license application, a cashier's check or certified check payable to the commission in the amount of $50,000.

(ii) Any portion of the payment not required to complete the investigation shall be refunded to the applicant within 20 days of the granting, withdrawal or rejection of the initial license application.

(iii) To the extent additional costs will be necessary, the applicant shall submit a cashier's check or certified check payable to the commission in an amount reasonably requested by the commission within 10 days of receipt of the request. Failure to submit an additional requested payment shall result in suspension of the processing of the license application and may result in denial of the license.

(2) An applicant for a renewal license shall pay all reasonable costs incurred by the commission in reviewing a renewal license, including legal and investigative costs and the cost of other necessary outside professionals and consultants in accordance with the following:

(i) The applicant shall submit a cashier's check or certified check payable to the commission in an amount reasonably requested by the commission within 10 days of receipt of request.

(ii) Failure to submit the payment shall result in suspension of the processing of renewing the license and may result in denial of the license.

(3) Initial license fee:

(i) The fee for an electronic wagering license under section 9351(a) (relating to general license requirements) shall be $50,000. If an applicant that is also a Category 1 slot machine licensee or its corporate successor or affiliate paid the license fee under 4 Pa.C.S. § 1209 (relating to slot machine license fee), the fee required under this paragraph shall be deemed paid. A fee paid under this paragraph shall be deposited in the State Racing Fund, or, in the case of a deemed payment, transferred to the State Racing Fund upon certification of the Secretary of the Budget.

(ii) The fee for an initial totalisator or racing vendor license under section 9351(a.1) shall be $25,000 and shall be deposited in the State Racing Fund.

(4) License renewal fee:

(i) The fee for an electronic wagering license renewal under section 9351(b)(2) shall be $10,000. If an existing licensee under this section that is also a Category 1 slot machine licensee or its corporate successor or an affiliate paid the license fee under 4 Pa.C.S. § 1209, the fee required under this paragraph shall be deemed paid. A license renewal may not be issued until receipt of the license renewal fee. The license fee shall be deposited into the State Racing Fund, or, in the case of a deemed payment, it shall be transferred to the State Racing Fund.

(ii) The fee for the renewal of a totalisator or racing vendor license under section 9351(b)(1) shall be $5,000 and shall be deposited in the State Racing Fund.

(5) The commission shall be reimbursed for any additional costs required to implement and enforce this chapter.

(6) Beginning two years following the effective date of this paragraph, the commission may annually increase a fee, charge or cost provided for under this section by an amount not to exceed an annual cost-of-living adjustment calculated by applying the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland area for the most recent 12-month period for which figures have been officially reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, immediately prior to the date the adjustment is due to take effect.

(Oct. 30, 2017, P.L.419, No.42, eff. imd.)

2017 Amendment. Act 42 amended pars. (3) and (4).