Pennsylvania Board fines two casinos

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved fines for different violations against two casinos that reach an amount of US$84,500.

US.- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board issued fines against two casinos for diverse violations, totalling US$84,500. The penalties were approved at the Board’s public meeting of consent agreements between the PGCB’s Office of Enforcement Counsel.

The most heavily fined company was Downs Racing, LP, operator of Mohegan Sun Pocono in Luzerne County. It was fined with US$70,000 for five instances of failing to prevent underage access to its gaming floor: a 20-year-old who wagered at slot machines and consumed alcohol, a 15-year-old who also wagered on slot machines, another 20-year-oldt hat wagered at table games, a 12-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy that gained access onto the gaming floor, though neither gambled.

Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, LP, operator of the Valley Forge Casino Resort in Montgomery County was the other business penalised, in this case for US$14,500 for an instance in which an employee was not authorized to perform certain job duties that required licensure by the PGCB.