|
|
Task
Force on Gaming
Senator Jane M. Earll, Co-chairman
Representative Harold James, Co-chairman
| House |
Representative Harold James
Representative Mike Vereb |
| Senate |
Senator Jane M. Earll
Senator Jay Costa |
| Administration |
Nora Winkelman, Executive Deputy General Counsel
Office of General Counsel |
| Attorney General’s Office |
Annmarie Kaiser, Director, Legislative Affairs
Attorney General’s Office
Rick Sheetz, Executive Deputy Attorney General
Criminal Law Division |
| PGCB |
Mary DiGiacomo Colins, Chairwoman
PA Gaming Control Board
Frank T. Donaghue, Chief Counsel
PA Gaming Control Board |
Agenda
August 18, 2008
10:30 a.m.
Rom 8 E-B East Wing
Ultimately, the direct regulation of gaming has been placed with the
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), which is guided by Act 71
(Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act) and PGCB
regulations. The Gaming Task Force is meeting to continue its efforts
to consider ways to enhance the existing regulatory system so as to
ensure the integrity of and public confidence in the Pennsylvania gaming
industry. Towards this end the panel will be hearing from the
following:
-
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board –
Presentation of the PGCB licensing process, which includes the
preparation of a Suitability Report that is undertaken to assure
the appropriate presentation of the facts based upon
substantiated information and evidence, the consistent treatment
of all applicants, and the formulation of an evidentiary
document in a manner consistent with Pennsylvania administrative
law and constitutional due process principles. A complete
understanding of the process in place will enable the General
Assembly to determine whether further guidance is necessary.
-
R. Douglas Sherman, Acting Chief Counsel (Office of Chief
Counsel)
- David
J. Kwait, Director (Bureau of Investigations & Enforcement)
- Cyrus Pitre, Chief
Enforcement Counsel (Bureau of Investigations & Enforcement)
- Legislative Staffers w/ Drafting and Historical Insight – Providing
comments and background regarding the qualified majority provisions
provided for in section 1201(f), provisions provided for in section
1201(h)(5) allowing members to engage in outside employment not
connected to or incompatible with their service as a board members,
and thought process behind decision not to subject the appointment
of board members to two-third (2/3) Senate confirmation.
- Christopher B. Craig, Legal Counsel (Senator Vincent J. Fumo)
- Fran Cleaver, Legal Counsel (Senator Robert M. Tomlinson)
|
