TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS
CHAPTER 9-700. AMUSEMENT BUSINESSES
§9-711. Local Option Small Games of Chance. [625]
(1) The Department of Licenses and Inspections
("Department") is designated as the licensing authority for the City under the
Local Option Small Games of Chance Act ("Act") (10 P.S. § 311 et seq.). The
Department shall have all the powers and shall carry out all the duties the Act
prescribes for licensing authorities.
(2) Eligible organizations, as
defined under the Act, shall apply to the Department on the form prescribed by
the Secretary of Revenue for a license to conduct or operate any games of chance
within the City. As set forth in the Act, each eligible organization shall pay
an annual license fee of one hundred dollars ($100), except the annual license
fee for a limited occasion license shall be ten dollars ($10).
(3) The
Department shall also issue special permits for raffles in which a licensee
proposes to award individual prizes having a cash value in excess of five
hundred dollars ($500). In accordance with the Act, the Department shall by
regulation establish a fee for such special permits, not to exceed twenty-five
dollars ($25).
(4) Issuance, revocation, and non-renewal of licenses and
permits under this Section shall be governed by the provisions of the
Act.