Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 13B - Interactive Gaming
Section 13B63 - Internet cafes and prohibition


(a) General rule.--No person shall operate a place of public accommodation, club, including a club or association limited to dues-paying members or similar restricted groups, or similar establishment in which computer terminals or similar access devices are advertised or made available to be used principally for the purpose of accessing authorized interactive games. No interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator shall offer or make available computer terminals or similar access devices to be used principally for the purpose of accessing interactive games within a licensed facility.
(b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the owner or operator of a hotel or motel or other public place of general use in this Commonwealth to prohibit or block guests from playing authorized interactive games on their own computers or other devices.
(c) Computer access.--An interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator shall prevent registered players within a licensed facility from accessing authorized interactive games on the registered player's own computers or other devices through the use of geospatial technologies.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 4 - AMUSEMENTS

Chapter 13B - Interactive Gaming

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 13B02 - Regulatory authority

Section 13B03 - Regulations

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 - Authorization

Section 13B20.3 - Fee

Section 13B20.4 - Multi-use gaming device tax

Section 13B20.5 - Multi-use gaming device local share assessment

Section 13B20.6 - Regulations

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 13B28 - Prohibitions

Section 13B29 - Commencement of interactive gaming operations

Section 13B31 - Responsibilities of interactive gaming certificate holder

Section 13B32 - Internal, administrative and accounting controls

Section 13B41 - Interactive games and interactive gaming devices and associated equipment testing and certification standards

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

Section 13B62 - Institutional investors

Section 13B63 - Internet cafes and prohibition