Pennsylvania § 502 - Municipal option for gaming.
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§ 502. Municipal option for gaming.
(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding 4 Pa.C.S. § 3514 (relating to establishment licenses), the following shall apply:
(1) A municipality may, by delivering a resolution of the municipality's governing body to the board no later than 60 days after the effective date of this subsection, prohibit the location of an establishment licensee within the municipality as follows:
(i) Prior to the board approving an application and issuing an establishment license within the municipality.
(ii) After an establishment license has been issued within the municipality.
(2) An establishment licensee may not be located in a municipality which has exercised its option under this subsection.
(3) A prohibition under this subsection shall not be affected by a reclassification of counties as a result of a Federal decennial census or pursuant to an act of the General Assembly or by a change in the population of a county.
(b) Rescission of prohibition.--
(1) A municipality that prohibits the location of an establishment licensee under subsection (a) may rescind that prohibition at any time by delivering a new resolution of the municipality's governing body to the board.
(2) A municipality that rescinds its prior prohibition according to this subsection may not subsequently prohibit the location of an establishment licensee in the municipality.
(3) A municipality's ability to rescind under this subsection shall not be affected by a reclassification of counties as a result of a Federal decennial census or pursuant to an act of the General Assembly or by a change in the population of a county.
(c) Refund of fees.--If a truck stop establishment has been approved for an establishment license or submits an application and the fees for an establishment license as required under 4 Pa.C.S. § 4101 (relating to fees) and the municipality within which the truck stop establishment is located elects to prohibit establishment licensees under subsection (a), the board shall refund the fees to the applicant.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 502 ("Municipal option for gaming.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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