§ 903. Criminal conspiracy.

(a) Definition of conspiracy.--A person is guilty of conspiracy with another person or persons to commit a crime if with the intent of promoting or facilitating its commission he:

agrees with such other person or persons that they or one or more of them will engage in conduct which constitutes such crime or an attempt or solicitation to commit such crime; or
agrees to aid such other person or persons in the planning or commission of such crime or of an attempt or solicitation to commit such crime.

(b) Scope of conspiratorial relationship.--If a person guilty of conspiracy, as defined by subsection (a) of this section, knows that a person with whom he conspires to commit a crime has conspired with another person or persons to commit the same crime, he is guilty of conspiring with such other person or persons, to commit such crime whether or not he knows their identity.

§ 5512. Lotteries, etc.

(a) Status of activity.--All unlawful lotteries or numbers games are hereby declared to be common nuisances. Every transfer of property which shall be in pursuance of any unlawful lottery or numbers game is hereby declared to be invalid and void.

(b) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree if he:

sets up, or maintains, any lottery or numbers game;

manufactures or prints, or sells, exposes for sale or has in his possession with intent to sell any unlawful lottery or numbers ticket or share, or any writing, token or other device purporting or intending to entitle the holder or bearer, or any other person, to any prize to be drawn or obtained in any lottery, or numbers game; or
publishes any advertisement of any lottery or numbers game.

(c) Status of purchaser.--The purchaser of any such ticket, or device, shall not be liable to any prosecution or penalty arising out of this crime, and shall in all respects be a competent witness to prove the offense.

(d) Definition.--As used in this section the term "unlawful" means not specifically authorized by law.

§ 5513. Gambling devices, gambling, etc.

(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree if he:

intentionally or knowingly makes, assembles, sets up, maintains, sells, lends, leases, gives away, or offers for sale, loan, lease or gift, any punch board, drawing card, slot machine or any device to be used for gambling purposes, except playing cards;

allows persons to collect and assemble for the purpose of unlawful gambling at any place under his control;

solicits or invites any person to visit any unlawful gambling place for the purpose of gambling; or

being the owner, tenant, lessee or occupant of any premises, knowingly permits or suffers the same, or any part thereof, to be used for the purpose of unlawful gambling.

(b) Confiscation of gambling devices.--Any gambling device possessed or used in violation of the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be seized and forfeited to the Commonwealth. All provisions of law relating to the seizure, summary and judicial forfeiture, and condemnation of intoxicating liquor shall apply to seizures and forfeitures under the provisions of this section.

(c) Antique slot machines.-- A slot machine shall be established as an antique slot machine if the defendant shows by a preponderance of the evidence that it was manufactured at least 25 years before the current year and that it was not used or attempted to be used for any unlawful purposes. Notwithstanding subsection (b), no antique slot machine seized from any defendant shall be destroyed or otherwise altered until the defendant is given an opportunity to establish that the slot machine is an antique slot machine. After a final court determination that the slot machine is an antique slot machine, the slot machine shall be returned pursuant to the provisions of law providing for the return of property; otherwise, the slot machine shall be destroyed.
It is the purpose of this subsection to protect the collection and restoration of antique slot machines not presently utilized for gambling purposes.

(d) Shipbuilding Business.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, a person may construct, deliver, convert or repair a vessel that is equipped with gambling devices if all of the following conditions are satisfied: ....

(e) Penalty.--Any person who fails to provide records as provided in subsection (d) commits a summary offense.

(f) Definitions.--As used in this section, the term "gambling place" does not include a vessel that is in the process of construction, delivery, conversion or repair by a shipbuilding business that complies with subsection (d).

[Repeal Note: Section 9 of the act of July 10, 1981 (P.L.214, No.67), known as the Bingo Law, repealed Title 18 to the extent that it is inconsistent with that act.]

§ 5514. Pool selling and bookmaking.

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree if he:

engages in pool selling or bookmaking;

occupies any place for the purpose of receiving, recording or registering bets or wagers, or of selling pools;

receives, records, registers, forwards, or purports or pretends to forward, to another, any bet or wager upon the result of any political nomination, appointment or election, or upon any contest of any nature;

becomes the custodian or depository, for gain or ward, of any property staked, wagered or pledged, or to be staked, wagered, or pledged upon any such result; or

being the owner, lessee, or occupant of any premises, knowingly permits or suffers the same, to be used or occupied for any of such purposes.

Bingo held by charities is governed by Chapter 10, Sec 301, et seq.

§ 311. Local Option Small Games of Chance Act.

§ 312. Legislative intent....

§ 313. Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Eligible organizations."
Includes qualifying nonprofit charitable, religious, fraternal and veterans organizations, clubs and civic and service associations as defined by this act. In order to qualify as an eligible organization for purposes of this act, an organization shall have been in existence and fulfilling its purposes for one year prior to the date of application for a license.

"Games of chance."
Punchboards, daily drawings, raffles and pull-tabs, as defined in this act, provided that no such game shall be played by or with the assistance of any mechanical or electrical devices or media other than a dispensing machine or passive selection device and further provided that the particular chance taken by any person in any such game shall not be made contingent upon any other occurrence or the winning of any other contest, but shall be determined solely at the discretion of the purchaser. This definition shall not be construed to authorize any other form of gambling currently prohibited under any provision of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (relating to crimes and offenses). Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize games commonly known as "slot machines" or "video poker."
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§ 314. Games of chance permitted.

Every eligible organization to which a license has been issued under the provisions of this act may conduct games of chance for the purpose of raising funds for public interest purposes. All proceeds of games of chance shall be used exclusively for public interest purposes or for the purchase of games of chance as permitted by this act.

§ 315. Prize limits.

(a) Individual prize limit.-The maximum cash value which may be awarded for any single chance shall be $500.
(b) Weekly limit.-No more than $5,000 in cash or merchandise shall be awarded by any eligible organization in any seven-day period.
(c) Limit on raffles.-No more than $5,000 in cash or merchandise shall be awarded in raffles in any calendar month.
(d) Exception[s]-....

§ 316. Sales limited.

No person shall sell, offer for sale or furnish games of chance for use within this Commonwealth except to an eligible organization or distributor licensed under this act. No game of chance, other than a raffle, sold, offered for sale or furnished for use within this Commonwealth shall contain, permit, depict or designate a prize having a cash value in excess of $500

Pennsylvania State Lottery. See Title 72, Section 3761-301 et seq.
Not available online as of 2003-9-8.

Bill to Allow Slot Machines Is Passed in Pennsylvania

By JAMES DAO
New York Times, July 5, 2004
Pennsylvania lawmakers enacted sweeping legislation yesterday that authorizes as many as 61,000 slot machines - the most in any state east of Nevada - for horse tracks, resorts and slot parlors across the state, and will generate $1 billion a year, officials say, for reducing taxes.