(a) Declaration of investment intent.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the following shall apply:
(1) An institutional investor holding 20% or less of the equity securities of an interactive gaming certificate holder's, interactive gaming operator's or applicant's holding, subsidiary or intermediary companies shall be granted a waiver of any investigation of suitability or other requirement if the securities are those of a corporation, whether publicly traded or privately held, and the holdings of the securities were purchased for investment purposes only. The institutional investor shall file a certified statement that it has no intention of influencing or affecting the affairs of the interactive gaming certificate holder, interactive gaming operator, applicant or any holding, subsidiary or intermediary company of an interactive gaming certificate holder, interactive gaming operator or applicant. However, an institutional investor shall be permitted to vote on matters put to the vote of the outstanding security holders.
(2) The board may grant a waiver to an institutional investor holding a higher percentage of securities upon a showing of good cause and if the other conditions specified in paragraph (1) are met.
(3) An institutional investor granted a waiver under this subsection who subsequently decides to influence or affect the affairs of an interactive gaming certificate holder, interactive gaming operator or applicant's holding, subsidiary or intermediary company of an interactive gaming certificate holder, interactive gaming operator or applicant shall provide not less than 30 days' notice of intent and shall file with the board a request for determination of suitability before taking any action that may influence or affect such affairs. An institutional investor shall be permitted to vote on matters put to the vote of the outstanding security holders.
(4) If an institutional investor changes its investment intent or if the board finds reasonable cause to believe that the institutional investor may be found unsuitable, no action other than divestiture shall be taken by the institutional investor with respect to its security holdings until there has been compliance with any requirements established by the board, which may include the execution of a trust agreement in accordance with section 1332 (relating to appointment of trustee).
(5) The interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator or applicant or any holding, intermediary or subsidiary company of an interactive gaming certificate holder, interactive gaming operator or applicant shall notify the board immediately of any information about, or actions of, an institutional investor holding its equity securities where the information or action may impact the eligibility of the institutional investor for a waiver under this subsection.
(b) Failure to declare.--If the board finds:
(1) that an institutional investor holding any security of a holding or intermediary company of an interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator or applicant or, where relevant, of another subsidiary company of a holding or intermediary company of an interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator or applicant which is related in any way to the financing of the interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator or applicant, fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (a); or
(2) by reason of the extent or nature of its holdings, an institutional investor is in a position to exercise such a substantial impact upon the controlling interests of an interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator or applicant that investigation and determination of suitability of the institutional investor is necessary to protect the public interest;
then the board may take any necessary action otherwise authorized under this chapter to protect the public interest.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 13B - Interactive Gaming
Section 13B02 - Regulatory authority
Section 13B11 - Authorization to conduct interactive gaming
Section 13B12 - Interactive gaming certificate required and content of petition
Section 13B13 - Issuance of interactive gaming certificate
Section 13B14 - Interactive gaming operators
Section 13B15 - Interactive gaming certificate and interactive gaming license
Section 13B16 - Timing of initial interactive gaming authorizations
Section 13B20.4 - Multi-use gaming device tax
Section 13B20.5 - Multi-use gaming device local share assessment
Section 13B20.7 - Construction
Section 13B21 - Situs of interactive gaming operations
Section 13B22 - Establishment of interactive gaming accounts
Section 13B23 - Interactive gaming account credits, debits, deposits and payments
Section 13B24 - Acceptance of wagers
Section 13B25 - Dormant interactive gaming accounts
Section 13B26 - Log-in procedure required
Section 13B27 - Information provided at login
Section 13B29 - Commencement of interactive gaming operations
Section 13B31 - Responsibilities of interactive gaming certificate holder
Section 13B32 - Internal, administrative and accounting controls
Section 13B51 - Interactive gaming authorization fee
Section 13B52 - Interactive gaming tax
Section 13B53 - Local share assessment
Section 13B54 - Compulsive and problem gambling
Section 13B55 - Certificate holder deposits
Section 13B61 - Participation in interactive gaming outside Commonwealth