Pulis is unhappy at the number of footballers who use simulation to win free-kicks and penalties, and believes it is time the Football Association took action.
He feels there is too much pressure being placed on referees and feels video evidence can confirm the guilt of any player suspected of cheating.
"I see players simulating (to win) free-kicks and falling over and putting enormous pressure on referees," said Pulis. "That's an area we have to look at and an area we have to address.
"If you catch a player who has cheated I think you should be banned for three games.
"If you get someone who goes in the box and falls over and cheats, you've got enough video replays now to show the fella's cheated.
"If you've got a team and three or four of their players are falling over and staying down till the opposition player's booked and then jumping up, or he's trying to gain an unfair advantage, it's enormous pressure on referees."
The Potters chief also believes it is time to clear up the offside rule, with its two phases leading to several managers to voice concern.
He said: "I just think it should be cleared up. It's too open.
"The referees and the linesmen I think sometimes are making it up as they go along.
"I think they're always trying to favour the attacking team.
"That's fair in terms of entertainment, but when you're a professional football club and you work very, very hard on trying to organise teams and you put teams out to defend properly, it affects you, and I think it is an area which has to be cleared up once and for all.
"For me, if there's a player in the way of the goalkeeper and if he's not interfering with play he shouldn't be on the pitch. He's on the pitch, so he's interfering with play."
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