The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday approved two consent agreements presented by its Office of Enforcement Counsel resulting in fines of $81,575.
Both fines were assessed against the operator of Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Erie County:
- A $50,000 fine for having less than the approved number of active slot machines on the floor
- A $31,575 fine for failure to timely file a Principal License application.
The PGCB also took action to place or deny requests for removal of a previous placement nine people from its various involuntary exclusion lists. Placement on an involuntary exclusion list bans people from gaming in a casino in Pennsylvania, via an online betting site regulated by the board or a video gaming terminal site.
The actions by the PGCB include three people who left a minor or minors unattended while gambling in a Pennsylvania casino.
- A male patron left a 5-year-old unattended in a vehicle in the valet parking lot at Rivers Casino Philadelphia for 12 minutes as he attempted to conduct financial business in the casino.
- A male patron left a 10-year-old unattended in a vehicle with the windows rolled up and the engine not running in the parking garage of Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem for 45 minutes with an outside temperature of 90 degrees while he gambled on slot machines.
- Denied a request for removal from earlier placement on the involuntary exclusion list was a female patron who, in 2022, left three minors, ages 10, 14 and 15, unattended in a vehicle in the parking garage of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course for one hour and 41 minutes while she gambled at slot machines.
