While you certainly have the right to have an attorney represent you, you are not required to have an attorney at your hearing. If you choose to have an attorney, you do so at your own expense.

You must contact the Office of Hearings and Appeals directly at (717) 265-7451. You will then be required to sign a Waiver of your Request for a Hearing. This form will be sent to you by a Board employee. When you receive the form in the mail you must sign and return it in the self-addressed stamped envelope provided. The form can also be found on the Board?s website (gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov). Only after the Board Clerk receives the signed Waiver from you will your hearing be cancelled.

You must call the Office of Hearings and Appeals at (717) 265-7451 as soon as possible. Your request will only be granted if you provide good cause for the need to reschedule. The Hearing Officer assigned to your case will decide if you have shown good cause for a new hearing date. A representative of the Office of Hearings and Appeals will contact you within 24 hours of your request regarding the Hearing Officer?s decision. If your request to reschedule the hearing is denied you must attend the hearing. If you do not attend, the hearing will be held in your absence.

All hearings are conducted by a Hearing Officer from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board?s Office of Hearings and Appeals located at: 2nd Floor, Strawberry Square (At the top of the escalators by the food court) Harrisburg, PA 17101 However, you will be given The addresses for the outlying offices are as follows: Conshohocken Office 375 Elm Street Suite 230 Conshohocken, PA 19428 Wilkes-Barre Office 100 N. Wilkes-Barre Blvd.

Immediately upon receipt of your Hearing Request Form, the Office of Hearings and Appeals will assign a hearing officer to manage your case and schedule a hearing date. Typically hearings are held two (2) to four (4) weeks after the Hearing Request Form is received. You will be notified of the date and time of your hearing at least ten (10) days before the day the hearing is to be held.

You may schedule a hearing only by completing a Hearing Request Form. Hearing Request Forms are available on the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board?s website (gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov). Print a copy of the form and mail it to the Office of the Clerk at the address listed above or call the Board Clerk at (717) 265-7451 to request another form.

You have ten (10) days from the receipt of the letter to file your Hearing Request Form with the Board Clerk at:

Yes, the company must provide a statement in its diversity plan regarding the entity?s commitment to diversity in the procurement process.

Yes, the company must provide a statement in its diversity plan regarding the company?s ?complaint process? as it relates to harassment or discrimination irrespective of the fact that no employee has ever filed a complaint against the company.

Slot machine licensees and certified vendors are required to provide the PGCB with an updated diversity plan on an annual basis.