Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racecourse has been fined by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) for allowing underage gambling on its premises. The PGCB imposed a $35,000 penalties on the operator, Chester Downs and Marina. In addition, the PGCB fined SportsHub $13,000 for unauthorized modifications in license control. In order to protect youngsters, the PGCB has also imposed bans on those who have left minors unaccompanied within casinos.
The PGCB has sanctioned Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack for permitting individuals under the age of 21 to enter the gaming floor and engage in gambling activities. The PGCB judged this violation unacceptable and fined Chester Downs and Marina, the casino’s operator, $35,000 for it.
The PGCB has also investigated SportsHub, a licensed fantasy contest operator. The corporation was discovered to have changed control of its license without receiving the requisite PGCB clearance. As a result, SportsHub was fined $13,000 for their activities.
The PGCB has established banning orders for people found guilty of leaving minors unaccompanied within casinos in an effort to guarantee the safety and well-being of children. These people are then placed on the state’s Involuntary Exclusion List.
Employees of Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack were recently added to the Involuntary Exclusion List after they left a 14-month-old infant unattended in a vehicle in the casino’s parking lot while attending dealer school and the human resources office.
Another person was barred from entering the casino after leaving a two-year-old alone in a vehicle outside Valley Forge Casino Resort for two minutes.
Furthermore, when entering a cashier’s cage at Rivers Casino Philadelphia, a player left two children, ages six and eleven, alone in a vehicle for six minutes. While gaming at the sportsbook, another male player at the same casino left a three-year-old and a 13-year-old unsupervised in a vehicle for seven minutes.
Finally, while gambling at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh, a male player left two children, ages five and nine, alone in a vehicle for nine minutes.
The PGCB recorded 370 cases involving people leaving children unsupervised to gamble at Pennsylvania casinos between January 2022 and May 2023. To protect the welfare of kids, the PGCB remains committed to taking immediate action against such careless behaviour.
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