The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday moved forward on the renewal of a casino’s license and placed five players on its Involuntary Casino Exclusion list for leaving minors unattended at a casino property while they gambled.
The PGCB unanimously voted to renew the Category 4 casino license of Stadium Casino Westmoreland, operator of Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Westmoreland County.
The board determined that Stadium Casino Westmoreland had fulfilled the obligations under its previously approved casino operator’s license and qualified to have its license renewed for an additional five years.
The decision was based on a process used by the PGCB that enables the operator and the public to provide information relevant to the renewal decision. A public input hearing was held in June, where personnel of Live! Casino Pittsburgh submitted exhibits and presented testimony on aspects of the facility’s operation since its last license renewal was granted.
The public also was permitted to provide testimony about the casino and its effect on the community.
In reaching its decision, the PGCB received information from local government officials, community groups and the Pennsylvania State Police, along with the gaming control board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel, Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement, Office of Compulsive and Problem Gambling, and Bureau of Casino Compliance.
A public hearing was held Wednesday in Harrisburg to permit board members to further question representatives of Stadium Casino Westmoreland about any remaining issues prior to voting on the renewal.
Since opening in November 2020, Live! Casino Pittsburgh has generated $647 million in gross revenue from retail slot machines, table games, and sports wagering, and has returned to the Commonwealth $314.7 million in tax revenue.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today also took actions to place five people on its Involuntary Casino Exclusion List, which bans them from gaming in a casino in Pennsylvania:
- A woman who left an 11-month-old in a vehicle in the parking garage of Rivers Casino Philadelphia for 1 hour, 52 minutes while she played table games.
- A man and woman who left an 11-year-old in the food court of Wind Creek Bethlehem for 1 hour, 14 minutes while they gambled on slot machines.
- A man and a woman who left an 11-year-old and two dogs in a vehicle in the parking lot of Live! Philadelphia Casino for 23 minutes while they gambled on slot machines.
