(a) Requirements for approval of petition.--

(1) The board may approve a petition under section 13B12 (relating to interactive gaming certificate required and content of petition) upon finding clear and convincing evidence of all of the following:

(i) The slot machine licensee's proposed conduct of interactive gaming complies in all respects with the requirements of this chapter and regulations promulgated by the board.

(ii) Age, identity and location verification requirements designed to block access to individuals under 21 years of age and persons otherwise excluded or prohibited from engaging in interactive gaming in accordance with this chapter, as approved by the board, have been implemented by the slot machine licensee.

(iii) The slot machine licensee has implemented or will implement appropriate data security standards to prevent unauthorized access by any person whose age, identity and location has not been verified or cannot be verified in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the board.

(iv) The slot machine licensee has implemented or will implement appropriate standards to protect the privacy and security of registered players with a reasonable degree of certainty.

(v) The slot machine licensee's initial system of internal and accounting controls applicable to interactive gaming, and the security and integrity of all financial transactions in connection with the system, complies with this chapter and regulations promulgated by the board.

(vi) The slot machine licensee is in good standing with the board.

(vii) The slot machine licensee agrees that the number of slot machines and table games in operation at its licensed facility, as of the effective date of this section, will not be reduced as a result of interactive gaming.

(2) It shall be an express condition of the issuance and continued validity of an interactive gaming certificate that a slot machine licensee shall collect, report and pay all applicable taxes and fees and shall maintain all books, records and documents pertaining to the slot machine licensee's interactive gaming operations in a manner and location within this Commonwealth as approved by the board. All books, records and documents shall be immediately available for inspection by the board and the department during all hours of operation in accordance with the regulations of the board and shall be maintained in a manner and during periods of time as the board shall require.

(b) Issuance of interactive gaming certificate.--

(1) Upon approval of a petition for an interactive gaming certificate, the board shall issue an interactive gaming certificate to the slot machine licensee. The issuance of an interactive gaming certificate prior to the full payment of the authorization fee required under section 13B51 (relating to interactive gaming authorization fee) shall not relieve the slot machine licensee from the obligation to pay the authorization fee in accordance with the requirements of section 13B51.

(2) Upon issuing an interactive gaming certificate, the board shall amend the slot machine licensee's statement of conditions to include conditions pertaining to the requirements of this chapter.

(c) Term of interactive gaming certificate.--Subject to the power of the board to deny, revoke or suspend an interactive gaming certificate, an interactive gaming certificate shall be valid for five years from the date of issuance and may be renewed in accordance with the requirements of section 1326 (relating to renewals).

(d) Sanctions.--An interactive gaming certificate holder that fails to abide by the requirements of this chapter or regulations of the board or any condition contained in the interactive gaming certificate holder's statement of conditions governing the operation of interactive gaming shall be subject to board-imposed administrative sanctions or other penalties authorized under this part.

(e) Background investigations.--Each petition for an interactive gaming certificate shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee established by the board to cover the cost of background investigations. The board shall determine by regulation the persons who shall be subject to background investigation. Any additional costs and expenses incurred in any background investigation or other investigation or proceeding under this chapter shall be reimbursed to the board by the petitioner.

Cross References. Section 13B13 is referred to in section 13B14 of this title.