Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 901.506 - Credit play(a) Playing of games of chance shall be on a cash basis.(b) Cash includes checks and money orders but does not include the use of a type of credit or debit card.(c) The consideration to play a game of chance shall be collected in full, by cash, check or money order, in advance of a play.(d) Credit play may not be extended to a player.(e) A licensed eligible organization may not permit the purchase of tickets by means of a deferred payment plan.(f) Licensed eligible organizations may establish their own policies concerning acceptance of checks. A licensed eligible organization is not required to accept a check.(g) A licensed eligible organization, manufacturer or distributor may not grant a non de minimis loan or gift to a player, a licensed eligible organization, distributor or manufacturer.(h) Postdated or altered checks may not be accepted.(i) On the specific date on which the check was written, a licensed eligible organization may allow a player to buy back a check with cash or return a player's check to the player as part of a prize payout. Licensed eligible organizations may not unnecessarily delay the bank deposit of a check to accommodate either of these activities.(j) A licensed eligible organization may not lend or provide the use of gambling funds to a person as a loan.The provisions of this § 901.506 amended August 11, 2006, effective 8/12/2006, 36 Pa.B. 4475.