Pennsylvania regulator fines venues over video gaming terminals
The PGCB has also revoked one venue’s operating licence.
US.- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has taken action against video gaming terminal (VGT) establishments, resulting in fines of $89,500 and the revocation of one venue’s operating licence.
The board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel (OEC) said establishments owned by Raceway Management Company, which operates convenience stores in Gibson and Lake Ariel, failed to have board-certified employees physically present on numerous occasions when VGTs were operational. A fine of $63,500 was levied against the licence for the Gibson location and $26,000 for Lake Ariel.
Meanwhile, the board revoked the Establishment and Individual Principle licence of Mann & Sidhu, which operated VGTs at Bald Eagle Truck Stop in McEllhatten. The regulator said it failed to have a credentialed employee on duty when the games were available for play, allowed a minor to be present in the VGT gaming area and place wagers, and failed to maintain its status as a qualified truck stop establishment by not selling an average of 50,000 gallons of diesel or biodiesel per month over a 12-month period.
PGCB has also placed 10 more people on its various involuntary exclusion lists. Three were added to the casino exclusion list for leaving minors unattended at a casino while they gambled. The move raises the number of people who are prohibited from gaming in the state to 1,458.
In October, the regulator approved three consent agreements presented by the board’s OEC resulting in $72,000 in fines for incidents that occurred at a VGT establishment and two casinos.
