The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) on Wednesday placed 17 individuals on its various Involuntary Exclusion Lists. Placement on an Involuntary Exclusion List prohibits individuals from either gaming in a casino in Pennsylvania through an online betting site or a Video Gaming Terminal (VGT) location.
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Now Has 1,379 Individuals On Its Various Involuntary Exclusion Lists
According to the Board’s Office of Chief Counsel and Office of Enforcement Counsel, there are now 1,379 individuals on the Board’s various Involuntary Exclusion Lists.
The actions by the PGCB include placement on the Involuntary Casino Exclusion List of four individuals who left a minor or minors unattended while gambling in a Pennsylvania casino:
- A male patron who left three children, ages 2, 11, and 12, in a vehicle in the parking garage at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course for two hours and six minutes while he gambled at table games;
- A male patron who left minors unattended on two occasions at Rivers Casino Philadelphia:
- two children ages 3 and 12 in a vehicle in the parking lot for nine minutes while he gambled at the sportsbook; and,
- two children, both 14 years of age, in a vehicle in the parking lot for 10 minutes while he gambled at the sportsbook;
- A male patron who left three children, ages 8, 11, and 13, unattended in a vehicle in the parking lot at Presque Isle Downs and Casino for 10 minutes while he gambled at the sportsbook; and,
- A male patron who left a 12-year-old unattended in the lobby of Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia for 41 minutes while he gambled at slot machines.
The PGCB noted that denying statewide gambling privileges is supposed to serve as a reminder that “adults are prohibited from leaving minors unattended in the parking lot or garage, a hotel, or other venues at a casino since it creates a potentially unsafe and dangerous environment for the children.”
PGCB Placed Seven Other Individuals On The Involuntary Casino Exclusion List
In addition, the PGCB placed seven other individuals on the Involuntary Casino Exclusion List due to various crimes in the Keystone State and throughout other U.S. states.
Four of these individuals were part of a dice sliding team from Texas who were able to cheat and obtain nearly $50,000 in winnings at Hollywood Casino Morgantown before their activity was detected and shut down.
Six other individuals were also placed on the Board’s Involuntary Interactive Gaming list for fraudulent actions. An example of iGaming fraud would be illegally requesting and receiving chargebacks to a credit card.
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