2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 4 - AMUSEMENTS
Chapter 13A - Table Games
Section 13A62 - Table game taxes

§ 13A62.  Table game taxes.

(a)  Imposition.--

(1)  Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), each certificate holder shall report to the department and pay from its daily gross table game revenue, on a form and in the manner prescribed by the department, a tax of 12% of its daily gross table game revenue.

(2)  In addition to the tax payable under paragraph (1), each certificate holder shall report to the department and pay from its daily gross table game revenue, on a form and in the manner prescribed by the department, a tax of 34% of its daily gross table game revenue from each table game played on a fully automated electronic gaming table.

(3)  The tax reported and payable under paragraph (1) by each certificate holder shall be 14% of daily gross table game revenue for a period of two years following commencement of table games operations at its licensed facility.

(b)  Deposits and distributions.--

(1)  The tax imposed under subsection (a) shall be payable to the department on a weekly basis and shall be based upon gross table game revenue derived during the previous week.

(2)  All funds owed to the Commonwealth under this section shall be held in trust for the Commonwealth by the certificate holder until the funds are paid to the department. Unless otherwise agreed to by the board, a certificate holder shall establish a separate bank account into which gross table game revenue shall be deposited and maintained until such time as the funds are paid to the department under this section or paid into the fund under section 13A63(a) (relating to local share assessment).

(3)  The tax imposed under subsection (a) shall be deposited into the General Fund.

(c)  Deposits for property tax relief.--If, on the last day of a fiscal year the balance of the Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund established pursuant to section 1701-A of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, exceeds $750,000,000, as certified by the Secretary of the Budget, the deposits made into the General Fund pursuant to subsection (b)(3) shall cease and thereafter be deposited into the Property Tax Relief Fund established pursuant to section 1409 (relating to Property Tax Relief Fund).

Cross References.  Section 13A62 is referred to in section   13A63 of this title.