Pennsylvania § 13B53 Local share assessment

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 13B53 — Local share assessment

Pennsylvania § 13B53

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 4AMUSEMENTS

PartPART II

Ch. 13BINTERACTIVE GAMING

Subch.TAXES AND FEES

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4 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 13B53 (2026).

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(a)Required payment.--In addition to the tax imposed under section 13B52 (relating to interactive gaming tax), each interactive gaming certificate holder that conducts interactive gaming shall pay on a weekly basis, on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department, a local share assessment equal to 2% of the interactive gaming certificate holder's daily gross interactive gaming revenue.

(b)Deposit and distribution.--The department shall, on a quarterly basis, deposit the local share assessment imposed under subsection (a) as follows:

(1)The following shall apply:

(i)Except as provided under subparagraphs (ii), (iii) and (iv), 50% shall be added to and distributed according to the county classification of the host county and the slot machine license category of the interactive

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(a) Required payment.--In addition to the tax imposed under section 13B52 (relating to interactive gaming tax), each interactive gaming certificate holder that conducts interactive gaming shall pay on a weekly basis, on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department, a local share assessment equal to 2% of the interactive gaming certificate holder's daily gross interactive gaming revenue.

(b) Deposit and distribution.--The department shall, on a quarterly basis, deposit the local share assessment imposed under subsection (a) as follows:

(1) The following shall apply:

(i) Except as provided under subparagraphs (ii), (iii) and (iv), 50% shall be added to and distributed according to the county classification of the host county and the slot machine license category of the interactive gaming certificate holder under section 1403(c)(2) (relating to establishment of State Gaming Fund and net slot machine revenue distribution).

(ii) If a host county is both a county of the first class and a city of the first class which is coterminous, 50% shall be distributed to a school district of the first class.

(iii) If a host county of the interactive gaming certificate holder is a home rule county of the second class A where a Category 1 slot machine licensee is located at a harness racetrack, 50% shall be distributed to an authority created by the host county under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 56 (relating to municipal authorities), to be used for grants within the interactive gaming certificate holder's host county. Grants awarded by the authority shall be used for economic development, municipal police and emergency services and other purposes in the public interest.

(iv) If an interactive gaming certificate holder does not have a licensed gaming facility located in this Commonwealth, 50% shall be added to and distributed with the amount deposited under subsection (b)(2).

(2) Fifty percent shall be deposited into a restricted receipts account to be established in the Commonwealth Financing Authority to be used exclusively for grants for projects in the public interest in the Commonwealth.