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Regulation requiring exclusion of certain persons - 4 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1514

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     § 1514.  Regulation requiring exclusion of certain persons.
        (a)  General rule.--The board shall by regulation provide for
     the establishment of a list of persons who are to be excluded or
     ejected from any licensed facility. The provisions shall define
     the standards for exclusion and shall include standards relating
     to persons who are career or professional offenders as defined
     by regulations of the board or whose presence in a licensed
     facility would, in the opinion of the board, be inimical to the
     interest of the Commonwealth or of licensed gaming therein, or
     both.
        (b)  Categories to be defined.--The board shall promulgate
     definitions establishing those categories of persons who shall
     be excluded pursuant to this section, including cheats and
     persons whose privileges for licensure or registration have been
     revoked.
        (c)  Discrimination prohibited.--Race, color, creed, national
     origin or ancestry or sex shall not be a reason for placing the
     name of any person upon a list under this section.
        (d)  Sanctions.--The board may impose sanctions upon a
     licensed gaming entity in accordance with this part if the
     licensed gaming entity knowingly fails to exclude or eject from
     the premises of any licensed facility any person placed by the
     board on the list of persons to be excluded or ejected.
        (e)  List not all-inclusive.--Any list compiled by the board
     of persons to be excluded or ejected shall not be deemed an all-
     inclusive list, and a licensed gaming entity shall have a duty
     to keep from the licensed facility persons known to it to be
     within the classifications declared in this section and the
     regulations promulgated under this section whose presence in a
     licensed facility would be inimical to the interest of the
     Commonwealth or of licensed gaming therein, or both, as defined
     in standards established by the board.
        (f)  Notice.--Whenever the board places the name of any
     person on a list pursuant to this section, the board shall serve
     notice of this fact to such person by personal service or
     certified mail at the last known address of the person.
        (g)  Hearing.--Within 30 days after notice in accordance with
     subsection (f), the person named for exclusion or ejection may
     demand a hearing before the board, at which hearing the board
     shall have the affirmative obligation to demonstrate that the
     person named for exclusion or ejection satisfies the criteria
     for exclusion established by this section and the board's
     regulations. Failure to demand a hearing within 30 days after
     service shall be deemed an admission of all matters and facts
     alleged in the board's notice and shall preclude a person from
     having an administrative hearing, but shall in no way affect the
     right to judicial review as provided in this section.
        (h)  Review.--If, upon completion of a hearing on the notice
     of exclusion or ejection, the board determines that placement of
     the name of the person on the exclusion list is appropriate, the
     board shall make and enter an order to that effect, which order
     shall be served on all slot machine licensees. The order shall
     be subject to review by the Commonwealth Court in accordance
     with the rules of court.

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