Within approximately three (3) to four (4) weeks you will receive a Report and Recommendation from the Hearing Officer, by first class mail, which will outline the Hearing Officer?s decision and the reasons for the decision.

OEC counsel may request to meet with you before the beginning of the hearing. If you resolve the issues related to your application before your hearing, the attorney from OEC will put together with you a Proposed Settlement Agreement and ask you to sign it and a Waiver of Right to a Hearing Form.

In addition to any attorney you may choose to hire and any witnesses that you may choose to bring with you to support your application and appeal, the Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement, which has recommended to the Bureau of Licensing that your application be denied, will be represented at the hearing by an OEC attorney. In addition, an agent from the Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement may be called as a witness by OEC counsel to give oral testimony concerning the issues involved in your case. OEC also has the right to call other witnesses they believe are necessary.

You are the only person required to attend the hearing. However, you may bring individuals with you who you would like to have testify on your behalf about your background and character or provide any other information relevant to your appeal.

You should bring all documentation relating to your qualifications to hold a gaming permit or non-gaming registration, or gaming service provider certification or registration, or other appropriate documents.

A hearing may last anywhere from fifteen minutes to two (2) hours or more, depending on the circumstances of your case.

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.