Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board bans three adults from all state casinos

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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

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

Leigh Valley Live

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

WTAJ

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

Yogonet

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 ・ 24 March 2023

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PGCB Fines Three Operators $60K, Bans Two Punters from Casinos

Image Source: Shutterstock.com Three consent agreements featuring $60000 of fines to online casino operators were approved by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) at its latest public meeting. The watchdog also punished two punters for leaving their kids unattended at a casino while gambling. Presented by PGCB's Office of Enforcement…

Travel ・ 24 March 2023

Sanatoga Post

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

Penn Bets

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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Pennsylvania urges parents not to leave kids unattended in casino parking lots as incidents surge

As Pennsylvania grapples with a surge in reports of unattended children in parking lots near its casinos, the Gaming Control Board has unveiled a campaign to raise awareness of the harms and consequences of leaving children in order to gamble. On Thursday, state regulators launched "Don't Gamble With Kids" in order to help curb a nearly 60% spike…

Travel ・ 18 November 2022

Penn Bets

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

NBC News Online

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 ・ 19 October 2022

Casino Guru

Pennsylvania bans two adults from entering casinos statewide

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and casinos in the Keystone State have been working together to ensure that irresponsible adults leaving children unattended in casino parking lots and garages face consequences for their actions. In the latest such enforcement action, the state's single gambling regulator banned two adults from entering…

Law ・ 23 August 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

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Valley Forge Casino vows additional measures to prevent unattended children in its parking lot

Valley Forge Casino Resort in Montgomery County vowed Wednesday to step up enforcement efforts against parents and guardians who leave children unattended while they gamble, including the installation of first-of-its-kind infrared cameras to detect minors in parked vehicles. Officials from the casino and its parent company, Boyd Gaming of Las…

Land-based ・ 11 November 2021

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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