Sports Wagering Compliance Representative (Casino Compliance Representative 1 Pgcb)

Full Job Description

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) is looking for a dedicated professional to join our team as a Sports Wagering Compliance Representative. This is professional and administrative work in monitoring interactive sports wagering and Pennsylvania’s horse racing within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for compliance with law, rules, regulations, policies and procedures, and approved internal controls to ensure the integrity of gaming. We are looking for someone who will be able to assist us in continuing to work on our mission to make responsible gambling our top priority!

Requirements

As a Sports Wagering Compliance Representative, you will review, analyze, and evaluate information from the gaming industry received via electronic reporting systems or other means of communication detailing sports wagering events, sports wagers, sports wagering tax returns and sports wagering promotions to determine potential regulatory violations, and prepares reports of findings. Key duties will include:

• Assists in the review of sports wagering internal controls and provides recommendations to the Director of Sports Wagering Operations for revisions to be communicated to other entities within PGCB and/or the gaming industry

• Monitors and evaluates information from sports wagering certificate holders and operators, sports leagues or teams, and/or public for patterns of unusual betting, questionable transactions, match fixing or other suspicious activities and prepares correspondence, reports or recommendations for review by the Director of Sports Wagering Operations with possible subsequent referral to the Office of Enforcement Counsel (OEC)

• Monitors operators’ reporting to ensure unusual or suspicious activity is reported and that integrity monitoring providers are complying with law and regulations

• Reviews and evaluates information received from integrity monitoring providers and provides recommendations to the Director of Sports Wagering Operations if the course of action proposed by the sports wagering operator is appropriate

Also in this role, at the direction of the Director of Sports Wagering operations you will serve as a liaison for the PGCB for the State Horse Racing Commission. Key duties will include:

• As assigned, monitors the management of the portion of gross profits from slot machine earnings designated for use by horsemen for purses, health and pension benefits, and breeding incentives

• As assigned, prepares reports related to horse racing activities and funds administration including but not limited to purses, health and pension benefits, breeding incentives, and backside improvements

• As assigned, reviews health and pension benefit plans received from horsemen’s organizations and prepares reports detailing each plan

• Assists, reviews and maintains financial analysis reports detailing the impact of gaming on the racing and pari-mutuel wagering industry

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday.

Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time.

In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.

If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.

Additional details may be provided during the interview.

• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $51,971.00 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Associate’s Degree in a criminal justice, accounting or gaming related field; or
• Two years of experience performing gaming assignments related to slot machines, gaming software, surveillance or sports wagering; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.
  

Additional Requirements:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Two years of experience in incident report writing

Legal Requirements:

• Employment is contingent upon the completion of a Personal History Questionnaire with a thorough background investigation, including drug screening and the subsequent review and approval by the Board.

How to Apply:

• Your application must include a resume and transcript.
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.