Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has issued a new set of restrictions, adding people to the state’s involuntary exclusion list
Two women were banned from entering Pennsylvania’s casinos, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced in a press statement.
PGCB Goes After Two Women Who Left Kids Alone, While They Gambled
The case concerns two individuals who, on separate occasions, left children unattended at casinos’ parking lots in dangerous atmospheric conditions.
The first case pertains to an anonymous woman who left her 11-year-old alone in a vehicle parked at the Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia.
The woman proceeded to gamble inside the property while the child was alone in the 80-degree heat for at least 40 minutes. The PGCB makes a point of timing how long children are left unattended and refers such instances to the state’s social services.
Another case involves a woman who left three children unattended in a hotel room at Mount Airy Casino Resort for nearly two hours while she was gambling. The children aged eight, nine and 13 were all by themselves during that time.
The PGCB similarly issued more penalties and put five more people on its iGaming Involuntary Exclusion List, as the individuals were found to have tried to access various online gambling platforms by presenting false personal information, as well as for illegal requesting and receiving chargebacks.
Two individuals were able to successfully request the illegal chargebacks totalling more than $32,000.
Presently, the list has 47 people on it. In the meantime, the Stadium Casino RE, LCC, which operates the Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia property has been fined $50,000 for allowing four people banned from Keystone State casinos to gamble.
Two individuals, for example, were able to open as many as 20 online gambling accounts, even though the operator’s T&Cs clearly state that a single legal person can only own a single account.
Another individual was able to create 16 accounts registered in other people’s names and withdrew a total of $11,250 to their bank.
Pennsylvania Busy Dealing with Offending Operators and Patrons
The property was previously fined $100,000 for accepting 15 proxy wagers through its sportsbook, making it the latest enforcement action issued against the company.
In previous enforcement actions, the PGCB fined DraftKings $10,000. The PGCB has had a busy 2024, continuing to issue fines and put people on its involuntary exclusion lists.
