SB 265 — An Act amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fantasy contests, further providing for prohibitions; in lottery, further providing for iLottery authorization; in interactive gaming, further providing for interactive gaming account credits, debits, deposits and payments; and, in sports wagering, further providing for authorization to conduct sports wagering.
Congress · introduced 2025-02-20
Latest action: — Referred to COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Feb. 20, 2025
Sponsors
- Wayne D. Fontana (D, PA-42) — sponsor · 2025-02-20
- Jay Costa (D, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Lisa Baker (R, PA-20) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Timothy P. Kearney (D, PA-26) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Maria Collett (D, PA-12) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Nick Pisciottano (D, PA-45) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Katie J. Muth (D, PA-44) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Lindsey MARIE Williams (D, PA-38) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Feb. 20, 2025
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 217
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 265
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY FONTANA, COSTA, BAKER, KEARNEY, COLLETT,
PISCIOTTANO AND MUTH, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, in fantasy contests, further providing for
3 prohibitions; in lottery, further providing for iLottery
4 authorization; in interactive gaming, further providing for
5 interactive gaming account credits, debits, deposits and
6 payments; and, in sports wagering, further providing for
7 authorization to conduct sports wagering.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Sections 326(a) and 503(h) of Title 4 of the
11 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended by adding
12 paragraphs to read:
13 § 326. Prohibitions.
14 (a) General rule.--No licensed operator may:
15 * * *
16 (6.1) accept a credit card as a form of payment to fund
17 a fantasy contest account;
18 * * *
19 § 503. iLottery authorization.
20 * * *
1 (h) Restrictions.--
2 * * *
3 (3) The department may not accept a credit card as a
4 form of payment for the purchase of iLottery games.
5 * * *
6 Section 2. Section 13B23(a) of Title 4 is amended and the
7 section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
8 § 13B23. Interactive gaming account credits, debits, deposits
9 and payments.
10 (a) Duty of board.--The board shall, by regulation, develop
11 procedures to govern credits, debits and deposits to interactive
12 gaming accounts. [Notwithstanding] Subject to subsection (c) and
13 notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, all
14 credits, debits and deposits to interactive gaming accounts
15 shall be made in accordance with regulations promulgated by the
16 board, in consultation with the department, and all payments of
17 winnings shall be made in accordance with the rules of each
18 authorized interactive game.
19 * * *
20 (c) Credit card payment prohibited.--An interactive gaming
21 certificate holder may not accept a credit card as a form of
22 payment for deposit or wager.
23 Section 3. Section 13C11(a)(3) of Title 4 is amended by
24 adding a subparagraph to read:
25 § 13C11. Authorization to conduct sports wagering.
26 (a) Persons who may be authorized.--
27 * * *
28 (3) * * *
29 (iii) A sports wagering certificate holder may not
30 accept a credit card as a form of payment for sports
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1 wagering.
2 * * *
3 Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Community, Economic And Recreational Development Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne D. Fontana (D, state_upper PA-42) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Jay Costa (D, state_upper PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Katie J. Muth (D, state_upper PA-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Lindsey MARIE Williams (D, state_upper PA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Lisa Baker (R, state_upper PA-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Maria Collett (D, state_upper PA-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Nick Pisciottano (D, state_upper PA-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Timothy P. Kearney (D, state_upper PA-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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