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Man steals $5,000 in cash dropped at Rivers Casino, police say

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A man is accused of stealing $5000 a person at the Rivers Casino unknowingly dropped while playing the slot machines. Pennsylvania State Police said the victim had hit the jackpot at a slot machine and was paid out in cash on the afternoon of March 8. When he sat back down to keep playing, a bundle of $100 bills fell out of his…
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Man steals $5,000 in cash dropped at Rivers Casino, police say
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Man in wheelchair steals $5k from player at Rivers Casino

An investigation is underway after $5000 was stolen from a slot machine player at Rivers Casino. Pennsylvania State Police say the incident happened on March 8, and the incident was released on Friday. According to troopers, a man won $5000 playing slots. He cashed out and went back to the machines with the money wrapped in $100 bills, placing the…
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Erie man allegedly attempts to play slot machines with counterfeit money

An Erie man was taken into custody after he allegedly attempted to play a slot machine using counterfeit money. On Thursday, Jan. 18, a 31-year-old Erie man was contacted by Pennsylvania State Police after a Presque Isle Downs and Casino slot machine he was using malfunctioned. The machine reportedly malfunctioned due to "motion picture money"…
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Erie man allegedly attempts to play slot machines with counterfeit money
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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Operator of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course is fined $40,000 for allowing minors to gamble
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Pennsylvania State Police casino reports

State police gave the following accounts of incidents at casinos in the area: Trespass: At 4:15 p.m. a 71-year-old Collingdale woman entered Harrah's Philadelphia Casino in Chester and actively played at a slot machine for three hours. She had been prohibited from entering any casinos in Pennsylvania for life since April 2014. Criminal mischief: At…
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Troopers: Fist Flies in Casino, Slot Machine Damaged

KING OF PRUSSIA PA - Ouch! That had to hurt. A 75-year-old North Wales man was arrested after he let his temper get the better of him, Pennsylvania State Police said Monday (May 15, 2023). He damaged equipment at the Valley Forge Casino Resort, they reported, when he punched a slot machine. Troopers from the Skippack Barracks, on duty at the casino…
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Troopers: Fist Flies in Casino, Slot Machine Damaged
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Parx Casino is bringing jobs and more to Shippensburg and the regional economy

Shippensburg's newest major employer is already having an enormous impact in Shippensburg Township and the broader community. Parx Casino Shippensburg is hiring left and right and will ultimately create up to 200 jobs - a significant number for our town. Parx paid $8.1 million for the license and invested another $80 million to remake an empty…
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Man's Wallet, Lost on Casino Floor, Returned by Finder

KING OF PRUSSIA PA - What Pennsylvania State Police reportedly consider a valid mistake, which occurred at the Valley Forge Casino Resort on First Avenue, has prompted troopers to decline filing charges against an unidentified suspect, the agency said Thursday (Feb. 9, 2023). Skippack-based troopers, on duty at the casino on behalf of the state…
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Man's Wallet, Lost on Casino Floor, Returned by Finder
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Gaming parlor opens in Cumberland County with casino-like skill machines that can pay cash

A central Pennsylvania business is bringing casino-style skill games out of backroom bars. Keystone Klub Gaming Parlor at 5001 Carlisle Pike in Hampden Township opened in November at the former Bamboo Frozen Yogurt Cafe and specializes exclusively in skill games for money. The business is highlighting the electronic games, which are common at…
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Pennsylvania fines Live! Casino Philadelphia for failure to secure restricted areas

A thief spent several hours wandering around the Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia in May 2021, entering restricted areas such as offices and the poker dealers' lounge, going through desk drawers and purses, lifting wallets, a cell phone and voucher paper used in slot machines. She was unchallenged by staff and aided by doors left propped open by…
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Gaming Americas Weekly Roundup

Welcome to our weekly roundup of American gambling news again! Here, we are going through the weekly highlights of the American gambling industry which include the latest news and new partnerships. Read on and get updated. International Game Technology (IGT) announced that its award-winning cashless gaming solutions, Resort Wallet and IGTPay, are…
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Harrah's Casino police blotter

Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Gaming's August police blotter for Harrah's Casino, Chester: A 59 year-old Ridley Park woman was charged with criminal trespass on Aug. 26. The investigating trooper was alerted that at approximately 12:10 a.m., a woman had arrived at the casino and played a number of slot machines. At 12:22 one of the machines…
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Lottery Analysis Says Hundreds Of Millions Lost To Skill Games

The Pennsylvania Lottery sold nearly $15 billion in scratch-off tickets from October 2017 to March 2022, but it says the number would have been another $650 million higher if not for the growth in competitive "skill game" gambling machines at lottery retailers and elsewhere. The lottery's primary vendor, Scientific Games, recently conducted an…
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Lottery Analysis Says Hundreds Of Millions Lost To Skill Games
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Man steals Wind Creek Casino rewards cards and wins $1,600 on slots, police say

A 35-year-old Pottsville man in early January used rewards cards from at least 26 people to steal more than $2500 in credits and win more than $1600 on Wind Creek Casino slot machines in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania State Police report. The man was charged Tuesday with 63 third-degree felonies, including theft, identity theft and access device fraud,…
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Man steals Wind Creek Casino rewards cards and wins $1,600 on slots, police say
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ICasino Player Stole IDs To Create 187 Phony Accounts, Claim Bonuses

It is common for online casinos to incentivize new customers, including promotions like the $10 bonus that Hollywoodcasino.com is willing to automatically deposit into new players' accounts simply for signing up. But what if you were offered $25 in free play, as that Penn National Gaming online site was willing to give away soon after its launch in…
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Troopers Look for Suspect Who Damaged Slot Machine

KING OF PRUSSIA PA - Pennsylvania State Police hope to find a so-far unidentified gambler who allegedly battered a slot machine at the Valley Forge Casino Resort on First Avenue. He cracked its screen and caused more than $1000 in damage, they reported Monday (April 4, 2022) from the Troop K Barracks in Skippack. Troopers, working at the casino on…
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Fair fun that ‘helps the little guys,’ or illegal gambling machines?

he Lycoming Mall sits along Route 220 west of Muncy, surrounded by mostly empty parking spots, an edifice constructed more than four decades ago in farm fields slowly fading into a monument to former commercial glory. Many businesses inside this former shopping mecca and the surrounding area outside it have closed their doors in recent years. But…
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Police: Meadville man creates disturbance at casino

A Meadville area man faces a magisterial district court hearing in Erie County for alleged disorderly conduct at Presque Isle Downs Casino in December. Michael V. Feleppa, 44, of 10601 Cutter Road, has been charged by Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Gaming with disorderly conduct for the alleged incident 10:40 p.m. Dec. 22 inside the…
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Police seek information on purse theft at Pittsburgh's Rivers Casino

Pennsylvania State Police gaming enforcement officers are asking the public's help identifying a man accused of taking an 85-year-old woman's purse at Rivers Casino early Sunday. The victim forgot her purse - which contained her cell phone, an unspecified amount of cash and credit cards - at a slot machine just after 1 a.m. Dec. 26, according to…
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Caernarvon police add officer ahead of casino opening

CAERNARVON TWP., Pa. - Berks County's first casino has local police raising the stakes. The Hollywood Casino Morgantown will open to the public at noon Wednesday. From then on, Caernarvon Township police officers are adding looking out for casino customers to their list of duties. "Due to the casino, we have increased our department size by one…
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Operating slot machines outside of casinos is illegal

While operators and backers o f illegal so-called "skill" slot machines are knocking on lawmakers' doors once again, let's keep in mind that the Pennsylvania State Police, the Office of Attorney General, and local district attorneys continue to confiscate these machines because, well, they are illegal. Under Pennsylvania laws related to gaming and…
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Operating slot machines outside of casinos is illegal
Sanatoga Post

Casino Patrons' Winnings Taken in Separate Incidents

VALLEY FORGE PA - Two gambling patrons had their slot machine winnings stolen in separate and unrelated incidents that occurred Saturday (Nov. 13, 2021) and Sunday (Nov. 14) inside the Valley Forge Casino Resort, 1160 First Ave., according to Pennsylvania State Police from the Troop K Barracks in Skippack. They were working at the casino on behalf…
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Skill Games Issue Keeps Vexing Lawmakers, Law Enforcement, Casinos

Nothing appears likely to happen in the Pennsylvania Legislature regarding skill games legislation this year, but a couple of lawmakers are trying to stimulate discussion for an effort next year. Sen. Gene Yaw and Rep. Jeff Wheeland held a press conference at the state Capitol last week to announce their plans to introduce legislation that would…
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Skill Games Issue Keeps Vexing Lawmakers, Law Enforcement, Casinos
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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…
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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,…
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Firecracker-flinging teen who sneaked into Parx earns casino a $12,500 fine

If it hadn't been for the firecrackers, the underaged gambler at Parx Casino probably would have gotten away with sneaking in. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, at a public meeting Wednesday in Harrisburg, fined the Bucks County casino $12500 for allowing an 18-year-old man to slip by security guards who were busy administering COVID-19…
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Troopers Investigate Alleged Casino Voucher Theft

KING OF PRUSSIA PA - A suspect is being pursued by Pennsylvania State Police from the Troop K Barracks in Skippack, in what troopers allege is a case of theft by unlawful taking that occurred Sept. 19 (2021; Sunday) at 6:20 a.m. at the Valley Forge Casino Resort, 1160 1st Ave. The victim, they added, is a 50-year-old man from Harleysville. The…
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As Slots Are Removed, The Question Of Skill Games Competition Arises

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday approved additional slot machine reductions in the state - this time for Mount Airy Casino Resort - while raising concerns about how the proliferation of unregulated "skill games" may be hurting casinos. Mount Airy won approval to reduce its authorized complement of slots by 130, from 1817 to 1687.…
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Violence Grips Pittsburgh With Casino Garage Shooting

Violence descended on the city of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania over the weekend as a man shot a victim in the leg in a casino parking garage. A fight also broke out that same day at the neighboring Heinz Field stadium during an NFL preseason game. The shooting incident occurred at around 1:00am on August 21 at the 700 block of Casino Drive,…
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Her Backpack Got Left Behind; She Got Arrested

VALLEY FORGE PA - A 45-year-old Lancaster woman who allegedly carried a backpack containing suspected drugs into the Valley Forge Casino Resort, and then left it behind at a slot machine, has been arrested by Pennsylvania State Police from the Troop K Barracks in Skippack. She is expected to be charged with drug possession and related offenses,…
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Jackpot winner in Pennsylvania out of luck after leaving voucher behind at slot machine

To quote Rod Stewart; "Some guys have all the luck, some guys have all the pain." A recent casino-goer at Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem, Pa., had both, according to Fox News. The man, a 40-year-old New Yorker, won nearly US$2000 at a slot machine on June 30 but walked away without his winning voucher. Pennsylvania State Police say someone else…
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Gambler loses $2k jackpot day after casino reopens over a year after closing

Some people have the worst luck. A casino goer went from winner to loser after forgetting his winning ticket at a slot machine. Unfortunately for him, somebody else apparently noticed the winning ticket and cashed it in, making off with the nearly $2k jackpot. According to the police report, the incident occurred at Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem,…
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Slot Machine Winner Loses $1,956 To Thief After Forgetting To Grab Voucher

A forgetful mistake led to a slot machine player losing their $1956 jackpot at a Pennsylvania casino. Lehigh Valley Live reports the 40-year-old man from New York City won the jackpot at the Wind Creek casino in Bethlehem, but forgot to grab his printed voucher needed to cash out from the slot machine last month, Pennsylvania State Police…
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Slot machine jackpot stolen after Wind Creek winner forgets to grab voucher

A slot machine player hit the jackpot and then lost it all in a matter of moments at Wind Creek casino, Pennsylvania State Police said. The 40-year-old man from New York City was playing a machine the afternoon of June 30, when hit the jackpot at the Bethlehem casino and won $1956. Except after winning, the man left the machine and did not grab the…
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Arrests Made in NJ and Pennsylvania Casino Counterfeit Case \

Last year, several casinos located in Pennsylvania and one in New Jersey were affected by a counterfeit money scheme. At the time, the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, now known as Wind Creek, was hit along with Parx Casino, Harrah's, SugarHouse and Valley Forge. Police found that around $16000 in fake money was used at these casinos. Now arrests…
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