PA Gaming Control Board Fines Casinos For Violations $67,000
by Alex Lloyd Gross
July 26,2023
The PA Gaming Control Board announced that several casinos were fined for violation of the gaming law, from allowing minors to gamble and consume alcohol to having untrained people deal in casino games.
Specifically,
- Downs Racing, L.P., operator of Mohegan Pennsylvania, a $50,000 fine for allowing individuals under the age of 21 to gain access to the gaming floor. In the first incident, the individual gained access multiple times to gamble. In the other incident, the individual gained access and was provided alcohol;
- Holdings Acquisition, L.P., operator of Rivers Casino Pittsburgh, a $10,000 fine for allowing an individual under the age of 21 to gain access to the gaming floor and gamble; and
- Sugarhouse HSP Gaming, L.P., operator of Rivers Casino Philadelphia, a $7,500 fine for allowing an untrained employee to deal roulette.
In addition to that, four people were barred from setting foot in Pennsylvania Casinos, after they left children alone in vehicles or hotel rooms while they gambled in casinos in the Delaware Valley. They were caught by casino security personnel . This includes children as young as 11 months.
- A male patron was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after leaving a 7-year-old child unattended in a vehicle in the parking lot of Parx Casino Bensalem for 23 minutes while he gambled in the sportsbook and at a slot machine; and,
- A male patron was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after leaving an 11-month-old child unattended in a vehicle in the parking lot of Rivers Casino Philadelphia for 42 minutes while he gambled at table games.
- A male patron was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after leaving a 5-year-old child unattended in a vehicle in the parking garage of Rivers Casino Philadelphia for 35 minutes while he gambled in the sportsbook;
- A male patron was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after leaving a 3-year-old child unattended in a vehicle in the parking lot of Live! Philadelphia Hotel and Casino for 10 minutes while he gambled in the sportsbook;
When banned, a person will be arrested for trespassing if they enter any casino in Pennsylvania for the rest of their lives.