Pennsylvania gaming regulator adds more people to involuntary exclusion lists
The action raises the number of people who are prohibited from gaming in Pennsylvania to 1,481.
US.- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has put 18 more people on its involuntary exclusion lists. The move raises the number of people who are prohibited from gaming in the state to 1,481.
PGCB said placement on an involuntary exclusion list prohibits people from either gaming in a casino, via an online betting site, or at a Video Gaming Terminal (VGT) location.
The 18 people were placed on the involuntary casino exclusion list for different actions. Of the total, four adults were added to the list for leaving minors unattended at a casino property while they gambled.
According to the regulator, a woman left two children, ages 8 and 13, in a vehicle in the parking lot of Valley Forge Casino Resort for 52 minutes while she participated in various forms of gambling, and a woman left three children, ages 8, 9, and 13, in a hotel room at Mount Airy Casino Resort for 1 hour and 48 minutes.
In Live! Casino Philadelphia, a woman left a 10-year-old in a vehicle in the parking lot for 3 hours 8 minutes, and in Hollywood Casino York, a man left a 12-year-old in a vehicle for 30 minutes.
The board said that denying statewide gambling privileges is a reminder that adults are prohibited from leaving minors unattended in the parking lot or garage, a hotel, or other venues at a casino. On this topic, it created an awareness campaign named “Don’t Gamble with Kids.”
In March, the PGCB also launched a campaign to raise awareness of underage gambling problems. The “What’s Really at Stake” campaign included social media posts, online advertising, a website, and promotional materials.
