The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board banned two casino employees and five other adults from all PA casinos this week for leaving a total of nine children unattended at gambling facilities.
In the latest round of offenses, children as young as 14 months were left unattended while their parents entered a casino. The longest a child was left was for 28 minutes.
Leaving a child alone in a vehicle or at a casino is against the law, and PA casinos continue to deal with the issue month after month. In the PGCB’s latest meeting on Wednesday, June 28, the seven casino patrons were added to the state’s Involuntary Exclusion List. Only one of them faced criminal charges for their misstep.
