This position focuses on conducting detailed investigations that ensure applicants and participants in gaming activities meet legal and ethical standards. As an Investigator for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, you will perform the following duties:
- Financial Reviews: Examine complex financial data to determine suitability for gaming licensure
- Background Checks: Conduct in-depth assessments of personal and business histories
- Interviewing: Carry out structured interviews to gather essential investigative information
- Report Preparation: Compile clear findings for review by supervisors and leadership
- Law Compliance: Review activities for potential violations of Act 71, the Code of Ethics, or related requirements
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment
- Work hours are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday.
- Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework). 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 Conshohocken.
- Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $60,538.00 (before taxes).
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- Two years as a Casino Compliance Representative; or
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in criminal justice, accounting, finance or related field; or
- Four years of law enforcement, financial investigative, or administrative experience in background investigations, organized crime investigations, white collar crime investigations, public corruption, narcotics trafficking or money laundering, or intelligence collection; or
- An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Special Requirement:
- You must possess a valid driver’s license.
Additional Requirements:
- You must have experience completing pre-employment background investigations.
- You must have the ability to prepare detailed written investigative reports.
- You must have the ability to organize assigned investigative work and analyze investigative findings.
- You must have experience conducting interviews.
- You must be willing and able to travel extensively both in the United State and abroad.
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
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.
- 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.
- All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.
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.