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Pennsylvania: 4 people banned from casinos for leaving kids alone while gambling

Thursday, June 18, 2026 2:22 PM
Photo: Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
  • Janet Pickel, Penn Live

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board banned 18 people from gambling at casinos, online and at video gaming terminals in the state — including four adults who left children unattended while they gambled.

Those four were:

  • A woman who left two children, ages 8 and 13, in a vehicle at Valley Forge Casino Resort’s parking lot for 52 minutes while she gambled.
    A woman who left three children, ages 8, 9 and 13, in a hotel room at Mount Airy Casino Resort for 1 hour and 48 minutes while she played table games.
    A woman who left a 10-year-old child in a vehicle at Live! Casino Philadelphia’s parking lot for 3 hours and 8 minutes while gambling at slot machines.
    A man who left a 12-year-old in a vehicle at Hollywood Casino York’s parking lot for 30 minutes while he gambled at slot machines.