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For Immediate Release
April 22, 2009
Contact: Sally Kohr
(717) 787-4651

Alloway Introduces Gaming Reform Legislation 

HARRISBURG – Senator Richard Alloway II (R-33) will introduce legislation that would prohibit Gaming Control Board employees from accepting employment in the gaming industry immediately following separation from employment. 

Senate Bill 813 would require prospective employees of the Board to agree to not accept employment in the gaming industry for a period of two years after leaving the Board.  Prospective employees will not be considered for hire unless they sign a contract agreeing to not seek employment with any affiliate, intermediary, subsidiary or holding company of any gaming operation during this time period.

Alloway introduced Senate Bill 813 as part of a comprehensive package of legislation introduced by Senate Republicans to provide greater transparency and accountability for gaming in Pennsylvania.   

“If we allow greed or corruption to creep into gaming operations, this could ultimately cast a dark shadow over our gaming industry and our state government as a whole,” Alloway said. “Pennsylvanians deserve to have confidence that gaming in Pennsylvania is operating with the highest level of integrity, and through these reform proposals, I feel we can accomplish this goal.” 

The package also includes legislation that would tighten regulations for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, protect against conflicts of interest, and prevent criminals from obtaining gaming licenses. Other measures would put the State Police or Attorney General in charge of licensing investigations, rather than the Gaming Control Board, and establish tighter financial suitability rules for license applicants. The bills would also require detailed audits and crack down on transportation costs.