HB44

In tavern gaming, further providing for definitions.

Introduced·1/10/25
Introduced Text

Pennsylvania HB44 amends definitions for "restaurant licensee" and "tavern" in tavern gaming.

Pennsylvania HB44 amends the definitions of "restaurant licensee" and "tavern" in the Local Option Small Games of Chance Act. It specifies that a restaurant licensee includes for-profit hotels, restaurants, golf courses, brewpubs, microbreweries, or wineries licensed to sell liquor. A tavern is defined as a for-profit hotel, restaurant, golf course, brewpub, microbrewery, or winery with a valid liquor license, excluding certain businesses like grocery stores. This act will take effect 60 days after enactment.

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Gaming Oversight Committee
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History

Jan 10, 2025

House

Referred to Gaming Oversight