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Man, woman banned from all state casinos after leaving children in cars outside Western Pennsylvania casino

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A man and woman were banned from a casino in Erie after they were accused of leaving children unattended in vehicles in the parking lot while they gambled. According to a news release last week from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the unidentified man was placed on the involuntary exclusion list after leaving a 9-year-old…

Land-based ・ 29 February 2024

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Woman banned from gambling in Pa. after leaving child in Hollywood Casino parking lot

The 12-year-old child was left alone in the car for 15 minutes while the woman gambled at a slot machine, the state Gaming Board said. GRANTVILLE, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Gaming Board announced this week that it has banned three people from patronizing all casinos across the Commonwealth for leaving their children unattended while gambling. One of…

Land-based ・ 28 February 2024

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Pennsylvania regulator fines Hollywood Casino, slot machine manufacturer $45K

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has imposed fines totaling $45000 in response to breaches, including instances of underage gambling and failure to notify financial changes. The Board's Office of Enforcement Counsel presentedtwo consent agreements during the latest public meeting, leading to fines being levied on Mountainview Thoroughbred…

Law ・ 17 November 2023

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Pennsylvania Casino Fined $40,000 For Underage Gambling

Hollywood Casino at Penn National was slapped with a $40000 fine by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Wednesday for three instances of underage gambling. The incidents involving individuals as young as 17 occurred on three different days between July 2021 and June 2022, according to a consent agreement between the state regulator and the PENN…

Law ・ 17 November 2023

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1-year-old left in hot car: The latest Pennsylvania casino lifetime bans

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) - More people have been banned for life from all Pennsylvania casinos for allegedly leaving children in vehicles so they could go inside and gamble. In November's meeting, the PA Gaming Control Board approved the lifetime ban of four, three of which left children - including a 1-year-old while it was 84 degrees outside - in…

Land-based ・ 17 November 2023

The Indiana Gazette

Blairsville man banned from casinos for leaving two minors unattended

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said Wednesday that a Blairsville man was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List for every casino in the commonwealth. A spokesman for the board said the man was put on that list at the board's regular meeting in Harrisburg after he left two minors, aged 6 and 8, unattended in a vehicle in the parking lot of…

Land-based ・ 16 November 2023

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Operator of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course is fined $40,000 for allowing minors to gamble

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said it levied the fine against Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing LLC for three instances of allowing minors to gamble. GRANTVILLE, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has fined the operator of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course $40000 for allowing minors to access the gaming floor and gamble,…

Land-based ・ 16 November 2023

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Bethlehem casino patrons barred after leaving 9-year-old unattended in car, state says

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board this week banned four people from casinos statewide for three separate incidents of leaving minors unattended while they engaged in gambling, according to a news release from the agency. The board announced Wednesday it had approved petitions from its Office of Enforcement Counsel to add the four to the…

Law ・ 25 August 2023

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7 more people banned from Pennsylvania casinos in July

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) - Seven more people have been banned from all Pennsylvania casinos for allegedly leaving children unattended during the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's public meeting in July. The seven who were banned allegedly left a total of nine children unattended so they could gamble, some even left in a car in the parking garage,…

Land-based ・ 27 July 2023

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Golden Nugget Cleared To Launch IGaming In Pennsylvania

Golden Nugget Online Gaming is poised to add its platform to Pennsylvania's competitive iCasino market after receiving licensing approval Wednesday. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved Golden Nugget's online operation, which is now owned by DraftKings, as a "qualified gaming entity," meaning it can operate in the state without being…

Law ・ 27 July 2023

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Pennsylvania Casino Fined $78,000 For Security Staffing Shortage

Discussion about staffing difficulties in the casino industry has been widespread ever since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and that issue proved costly for one Pennsylvania venue in particular Wednesday. At its monthly meeting, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board voted to fine Hollywood Casino York $78000 under a consent agreement in which the…

Sports ・ 24 May 2023

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Pennsylvania regulator fines three operators $60K for online gaming breaches

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has approved three consent agreements presented by the board's Office of Enforcement Counsel. The fines, all related to online gaming, total $60000. Two relate to breaches of self-exclusion requests. Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, the operator of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, was…

Industry ・ 26 March 2023

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Pennsylvania Issues Online Gambling Fines

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved three consent agreements presented by the Board's Office of Enforcement Counsel during its public meeting regarding violations in iGaming. The total fines levied amounted to $60000. The approved consent agreements resulted from negotiations between OEC and several online gambling…

Industry ・ 24 March 2023

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Former Valley Forge Patron Banned from All PA Casinos

KING OF PRUSSIA PA - A female former patron of the Valley Forge Casino and Resort, 1160 First Ave., was one of two individuals banned Wednesday (March 22, 2023) by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board from entering all casinos within the state. The woman, who was not identified by name, age, or municipality of residence, was placed on the board's…

Land-based ・ 23 March 2023

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WynnBET In The Wings To Launch Online Casino In Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's online casino market will be expanding, though there's no indication of how soon that will come. The state's Gaming Control Board approved an interactive gaming operator license Wednesday for WynnBET, which has a major national presence but does not operate currently in Pennsylvania. The license covers online slots and table…

Law ・ 15 December 2022

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PA Gaming Control Board fines casino for allowing underage gambling

Board also places seven adults on exclusion list for gambling at casinos while leaving children unattended HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board ("Board") on Wednesday approved a consent agreement presented by the Board's Office of Enforcement Counsel ("OEC") during its public meeting that fined a casino for an incident in which an…

Law ・ 18 November 2022

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Gambling in Pennsylvania: Too many kids left alone while their parents play

State gaming officials announced a plan Wednesday to protect children from degenerate parents who put their kids at risk while they get their gambling fix. The "Don't Gamble with Kids" campaign was prompted by the alarming number of children who have been abandoned in cars and hotel rooms at or near casinos, including Wind Creek Bethlehem, while…

Law ・ 17 November 2022

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PA Gaming Board Campaign Targets Gamblers Who Abandon Kids

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board voted Wednesday to ban from the state's casinos eight more adults who abandoned their kids to gamble - as the regulator had done 147 times previously - but it took an additional step to address the problem more directly than it ever has. At its monthly meeting, the agency announced the launch of a "Don't Gamble…

Covid ・ 17 November 2022

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Gambling patrons banned for leaving children alone

Two patrons of the Rivers Casino Pittsburgh have been placed on the statewide involuntary exclusion list for leaving children unattended in vehicles while they were inside gambling. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board issued those orders Wednesday, banning the adults from all casinos in the commonwealth. The two were among eight incidents…

Land-based ・ 20 October 2022

The Epoch Times

Pennsylvania Casinos Warn Gambling Parents: Don’t Leave Children in Cars

While inside a warm casino, playing slot machines, a Pennsylvania woman's small children, ages 2 years and 11 months, sat alone in a cold car at the Lady Luck Casino in Pennsylvania. She is not the only parent who left children unattended while they gambled. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, which oversees all aspects of gambling in the state,…

Gaming Authorities ・ 19 June 2022

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Wind Creek Bethlehem OK'd To Reduce Slots On Casino Floor By 655

Wind Creek Bethlehem is the latest Pennsylvania casino to win state approval to reduce the number of slot machines on its gaming floor as part of adaptation to the post-COVID era. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday granted the large casino's request to pare down its number of authorized machines from 2973 to 2318. The net reduction…

Law ・ 16 June 2022

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Kids left alone at casinos while parents gamble is a problem across Pa.

Children as young as 2 months old have been found alone at Wind Creek while a parent or guardian gambles. Hundreds of kids are left at Pa. casinos while parents or guardians gamble. Wind Creek has a new safety plan From 2018 to 2021hundreds of children were left in cars and hotel rooms while their parents or guardians went to Wind Creek Casino in…

Travel ・ 23 May 2022

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ICasino Player Stole IDs To Create 187 Phony Accounts, Claim Bonuses

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Incidents ・ 19 May 2022

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Pennsylvania regulator fines four casinos and two manufacturers totaling $238K

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved Wednesday consent agreements between the PGCB's Office of Enforcement Counsel and two licensed manufacturers plus four casino operators resulting in a total of $238500 in fines. The Board also approved the placement of another adult on its Involuntary Exclusion List for choosing to gamble in a casino…

Industry ・ 15 April 2022

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PGCB Hands Fines, Expects Strong Gaming Revenue for March

The gambling regulator in Pennsylvania approved multiple fines surpassing $230000 earlier this week. Despite the fines, a new report reveals that March is expected to be a strong month for casinos in the state. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), which is the gambling regulator in the state, announced Wednesday that it approved consent…

Finance ・ 14 April 2022

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Four parents banned from PA casinos after leaving their kids in the car

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) - The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (Board) banned four people from all casinos across the Commonwealth after they left their children unattended so they could gamble. According to the Board, unattended children were left in parked vehicles and one in a hotel room at casinos. In each case, the parent left a young child or…

Games ・ 20 January 2022

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New Gaming Venues Approved, Others Are Fined And Reducing Slots

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday fined three casinos for violations of regulations, gave a green light for opening of a mini-casino in Berks County and an OTB race and sportsbook in Chester County, approved two casinos' plans to reduce their number of slot machines, and heard one casino outline an intensified program to prevent…

Sports ・ 11 November 2021

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Gaming Control Board takes action in first public meeting since 2020

Harrisburg, Pa. -The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (Board), in its first in-person public meeting since March 2020, approved actions related to the permitting of underage gambling at a casino and children left by parents unattended in vehicles in the parking lot of a casino. In the first matter, the Board approved a $10000 fine against…

Law ・ 18 October 2021

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Underage Gambler's Access To Casino Results In State Fine Against Parx

State regulators have imposed a $10000 fine on Parx Casino for a September 2020 incident when an 18-year-old accessed the gaming floor and played slot machines for less than a half-hour. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved the fine Wednesday under a consent agreement with Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, which owns the Bucks County…

Covid ・ 15 October 2021

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Pennsylvania: Parx Casino Gets Fine for Teen Gambler’s Entry

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has fined the operator of Parx Casino $12500 for allowing a teenage male - who later caused a scene with firecrackers - access into the gambling establishment in Bensalem, Bucks County. The PGCB took to Twitter to share the news of its October 13 decision in relation to the underage gambler, aged 18,…

Covid ・ 15 October 2021

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Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board fines several casinos a total of $284,000

he Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board fined three casino operators a total of $284000 Wednesday for violating state regulations. The consent agreements approved this week are as follows: Boyd Gaming Corporation, a $150000 fine for failure to disclose facts relating to the suitability of a principal. Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association,…

Law ・ 17 June 2021