The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Wednesday approved recommendations by its Office of Enforcement Counsel to put seven individuals on the iGaming Involuntary Exclusion List.
The online transactions made by the individuals, totaling $27,168, were investigated by the PGCB’s Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement and were found fraudulent in two respects:
- Individuals used a fraudulent scheme to obtain an online account or accounts in another person’s name and identifiers, placed funds into these accounts using payment methods owned by other persons, and without engaging in any gaming activity, withdrew funds from the fraudulently established account or accounts directly into their own bank account.
- The request for and receipt of a refund for a disputed credit or debit card transaction from a card issuer even though that refund was fraudulent.
The specific fraudulent conduct the seven individuals included:
- Created two separate online sports wagering accounts using the personal identification and credit cards of other individuals, and withdrew $300
- Created 13 separate online casino-type games accounts using the personal identification and credit cards of other individuals, and withdrew $545
- Created six separate online sports wagering accounts using the personal identification and credit cards of other individuals, and withdrew $1,000
- Created four separate online sports wagering accounts using the personal identification and credit cards of other individuals, and withdrew $1,123
- Created two separate online sports wagering accounts using the personal identification and credit cards of other individuals, and withdrew $1,500
- Illegally requested and received six chargebacks to a credit card associated with an online casino-type games account totaling $10,100
- Created one online sports wagering account using the personal identification and credit card of another individual, and withdrew $12,600
The PGCB acted on its commitment to keep individuals who have committed fraud from gaming online in Pennsylvania. The additions announced Wednesday bring to 37 the number of individuals who are currently on the iGaming Involuntary Exclusion List.
The Board also placed four individuals on its Casino Involuntary Exclusion List, which currently has 1,197 individuals. The exclusions stem from reasons including theft, cheating, child endangerment, disorderly conduct, and using counterfeit currency.
