Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 15 - Administration and Enforcement
Section 1504 - Wagering on credit


(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, slot machine licensees shall not extend credit. Slot machine licensees shall not accept credit cards, charge cards or debit cards from a patron or a player for the exchange or purchase of slot machine credits or for an advance of coins or currency to be utilized by a player to play slot machine games or extend credit in any manner to a player so as to enable the player to play slot machines. Slot machine licensees who hold a table game operation certificate may extend credit for slot machine gaming in accordance with section 13A26 (relating to cash equivalents).
(b) Prepaid access instruments.--Prepaid access instruments are not deemed to be a credit card, charge card, debit card or any other instrument of credit and are not prohibited under this section.
(Jan. 7, 2010, P.L.1, No.1, eff. imd.; Oct. 30, 2017, P.L.419, No.42, eff. imd.)

Cross References. Section 1504 is referred to in section 13A27 of this title.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 4 - AMUSEMENTS

Chapter 15 - Administration and Enforcement

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 1501 - Responsibility and authority of department

Section 1502 - Liens and suits for taxes

Section 1503 - Applicants to provide tax information

Section 1504 - Wagering on credit

Section 1505 - No eminent domain authority

Section 1506 - Licensed facility zoning and land use appeals

Section 1507 - Inapplicability of Keystone Opportunity Zone, Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone and Keystone Opportunity Improvement Zone Act

Section 1508 - Athletic event gaming

Section 1509 - Compulsive and problem gambling program

Section 1509.1 - Drug and alcohol treatment

Section 1510 - Labor hiring preferences

Section 1511 - Declaration of exemption from Federal laws prohibiting slot machines

Section 1512 - Financial and employment interests

Section 1512.1 - Additional restrictions

Section 1513 - Political influence

Section 1514 - Regulation requiring exclusion, ejection or denial of access of certain persons

Section 1515 - Repeat offenders excludable from licensed gaming facility

Section 1516 - List of persons self excluded from gaming activities

Section 1516.1 - Prosecutorial and adjudicatory functions

Section 1517 - Investigations and enforcement

Section 1517.1 - (Reserved)

Section 1517.2 - Conduct of board employees

Section 1518 - Prohibited acts; penalties

Section 1518.1 - Report of suspicious transactions

Section 1518.2 - Additional authority

Section 1518.3 - Applicability of Clean Indoor Air Act

Section 1519 - Detention

Section 1520 - Automated teller machines

Section 1521 - Liquor licenses at licensed facilities

Section 1522 - Interception of oral communications

Section 1523 - Electronic funds transfer terminals