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Read Full BioThe Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has placed 19 individuals on its Involuntary Exclusion Lists, the Board announced Thursday. The Involuntary Exclusion List prohibits individuals from either gaming in a casino in Pennsylvania or placing wagers via an online betting site regulated by the Board or a Video Gaming Terminal (VGT) location.
According to the PGCB’s news release, 1,363 individuals are now currently on the Board’s several Involuntary Exclusion Lists. The Board placed two individuals, a man and a woman, on the Casino Involuntary Exclusion List for leaving a minor or minors unattended while gambling in a Pennsylvania casino.
The male patron allegedly left two children, ages 8 and 13, in a vehicle in the parking lot of Valley Forge Resort Casino for 52 minutes while he gambled, and the female patron reportedly left an 8-year-old unattended in a hotel room at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia for over an hour while she gambled on slot machines.
Eight More Added To Involuntary Casino Exclusion List, Nine Others Placed On Involuntary Interactive Gaming List
The PGCB also denied a request for removal from the list: A female patron who, in 2022, left three minors, ages 10, 14 and 15, unattended in a vehicle in the parking garage of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course for 1 hour and 41 minutes while she gambled at slot machines.
Under Pennsylvania law, 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.
Furthermore, the Board added eight more individuals to the Involuntary Casino Exclusion List due to criminal offenses, and nine others were placed on the Board’s Involuntary Interactive Gaming list for fraudulent actions as well.
The PGCB also announced that it approved a consent agreement presented by its Office of Enforcement Counsel (OEC), which resulted in a fine of $10,000 jointly against Washington Trotting Association LLC, operator of Hollywood Casino at The Meadows and Sports Information Services Limited.
The fine was the result of allowing an individual to post 35 past-posted sports wagers at kiosks in the casino.
