The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania shall be vested with exclusive appellate jurisdiction to consider appeals of any final order, determination or decision of the board involving the approval, issuance, denial or conditioning of a slot machine license, the award, denial or conditioning of a table game operation certificate or the award, denial or conditioning of an interactive gaming certificate, an interactive gaming license, a casino simulcasting permit or a sports wagering certificate. Notwithstanding the provisions of 2 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 Subch. A (relating to judicial review of Commonwealth agency action) and 42 Pa.C.S. ยง 763 (relating to direct appeals from government agencies), the Supreme Court shall affirm all final orders, determinations or decisions of the board involving the approval, issuance, denial or conditioning of a slot machine license, the award, denial or conditioning of a table game operation certificate or the award, denial or conditioning of an interactive gaming certificate, an interactive gaming license, a casino simulcasting permit or a sports wagering certificate, unless it shall find that the board committed an error of law or that the order, determination or decision of the board was arbitrary and there was a capricious disregard of the evidence.
(Nov. 1, 2006, P.L.1243, No.135, eff. imd.; Jan. 7, 2010, P.L.1, No.1, eff. imd.; Oct. 30, 2017, P.L.419, No.42, eff. imd.)
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 12 - Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
Section 1201 - Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board established
Section 1201.1 - Applicability of other statutes
Section 1202 - General and specific powers
Section 1202.1 - Code of conduct
Section 1202.2 - Expenses of regulatory agencies
Section 1203 - Temporary regulations
Section 1204 - Licensed gaming entity application appeals from board
Section 1205 - License or permit application hearing process; public input hearings
Section 1206 - Board minutes and records
Section 1207 - Regulatory authority of board
Section 1208 - Collection of fees and fines
Section 1209 - Slot machine license fee
Section 1210 - Number of slot machines
Section 1211 - Reports of board
Section 1212 - Diversity goals of board
Section 1213 - License or permit prohibition
Section 1214 - Specific authority to suspend slot machine license