Pennsylvania regulator fines Live! Casino Philadelphia

Stadium Casino has received a $10,000 fine for two incidents.

US.- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has approved a consent agreement fining Stadium Casino, operator of Live! Casino Philadelphia, $10,000 for two incidents. The offences relate to people gaining access to restricted areas of the casino.

The approved consent agreement was the result of negotiations between the Office of Enforcement Counsel (OEC) and Stadium Casino. It is the first such agreement between OEC and this operator since the opening of the casino in January 2021.

In the first incident, a woman entered restricted “back of the house” areas at both the casino and hotel, and stole items from employees. In the second incident, three casino patrons were able to enter an unsecured restricted area and gain access to the casino floor after previously being denied access by security.

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The PGCB has also banned eight adults from all casinos in the Commonwealth for leaving children unattended while they gambled. It said 16 children were left unattended, including a group of five ranging from ages three to 11, who were left in a vehicle outside the Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack for 25 minutes.

It said the decision “serves 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.”

The PGCB added that “leaving minors unattended at a Pennsylvania casino subjects the offending adult to criminal prosecution in addition to exclusion from all Pennsylvania casinos.”

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