Introduced in the Senate on June 22, 2009, to make significant reforms to the law governing casinos in Pennsylvania, including: reestablishing the prohibition on political campaign contributions by individuals and entities subject to the Gaming Act;
prohibiting future board members from having any outside employment; expanding the automatic felony ban provisions of the Act to include a lifetime ban on applicants with a felony conviction who seek a principal or key employee license (for all other license or permit applications, the existing automatic 15-year ban remains in place); prohibiting employees of the PGCB, including attorneys, from being employed by any regulated entity for a period of two years after leaving the PGCB; requiring the PGCB to post on its web site information related to individuals with a controlling interest or ownership interest in any licensed entity and any license applicant; and more
The vote was 47 in favor, 1 opposed and 2 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 0 at Senate Journal 0)
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