(a) Record of proceedings.--The board shall maintain a record of all proceedings held at public meetings of the board. The verbatim transcript of the proceedings shall be the property of the board and shall be prepared by the board upon the request of any person and the payment by that person of the costs of preparation.

(b) Applicant information.--

(1) The board shall maintain a list of all applicants for a fantasy contest license. The list shall include a record of all actions taken with respect to each applicant. The list shall be available on the board's publicly accessible Internet website.

(2) Information under paragraph (1) regarding an applicant whose fantasy contest license has been denied, revoked or not renewed shall be removed from the list after seven years from the date of the action.

(c) Other files and records.--The board shall maintain such other files and records as it may deem appropriate.

(d) Confidentiality of information.--

(1) The following information submitted by an applicant for a fantasy contest license under section 322 (relating to application) or otherwise obtained by the board or the bureau as part of a background or other investigation from any source shall be confidential and withheld from public disclosure:

(i) All information relating to character, honesty and integrity, including family, habits, reputation, history of criminal activity, business activities, financial affairs and business, professional and personal associations.

(ii) Nonpublic personal information, including home addresses, telephone numbers and other personal contact information, Social Security numbers, educational records, memberships, medical records, tax returns and declarations, actual or proposed compensation, financial account records, creditworthiness or financial condition relating to an applicant or licensee.

(iii) Information relating to proprietary information, trade secrets, patents or exclusive licenses, architectural and engineering plans and information relating to competitive marketing materials and strategies that may include customer-identifying information or customer prospects for services subject to competition.

(iv) Information with respect to which there is a reasonable possibility that public release or inspection of the information would constitute an unwarranted invasion into personal privacy of an individual as determined by the board.

(v) Records of an applicant for a fantasy contest license or a licensed operator not required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by issuers that either have securities registered under section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (48 Stat. 881, 15 U.S.C. § 78l) or are required to file reports under section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (48 Stat. 881, 15 U.S.C. § 78o).

(vi) Records considered nonpublic matters or information by the Securities and Exchange Commission as provided by 17 CFR 200.80 (relating to commission records and information).

(vii) Financial or security information deemed confidential by the board upon a showing of good cause by the applicant for a fantasy contest license or licensed operator.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1), no claim of confidentiality shall be made regarding any criminal history record information that is available to the public under 18 Pa.C.S. § 9121(b) (relating to general regulations).

(3) Except as provided in paragraph (1), no claim of confidentiality shall be made regarding a record in possession of the board that is otherwise publicly available from the board under the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law.

(4) The information made confidential under this section shall be withheld from public disclosure, in whole or in part, except that any confidential information shall be released upon the order of a court of competent jurisdiction or, with the approval of the Attorney General, to a duly authorized law enforcement agency or shall be released to the public, in whole or in part, to the extent that such release is requested by an applicant for a fantasy contest license or licensed operator and does not otherwise contain confidential information about another person.

(5) The board may seek a voluntary waiver of confidentiality from an applicant for a fantasy contest license or a licensed operator, but may not require an applicant or licensed operator to waive any confidentiality provided for in this subsection as a condition for the approval of an application, renewal of a fantasy contest license or any other action of the board.

(e) Notice.--Notice of the contents of any information, except to a duly authorized law enforcement agency under this section, shall be given to an applicant or licensee in a manner prescribed by the rules and regulations adopted by the board.

(f) Information held by department.--Files, records, reports and other information in the possession of the department pertaining to licensed operators or applicants shall be made available to the board as may be necessary for the effective administration of this chapter.