PA Gaming Control Board Revokes Playing Privileges from 18 Individuals

HARRISBURG, PA: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (“Board”) at present took actions to put 18 people on its numerous Involuntary Exclusion Lists. Placement on an Involuntary Exclusion List prohibits people from both gaming in a on line casino in Pennsylvania, by way of a web-based betting web site regulated by the Board, or at a Video Gaming Terminal (“VGT”) location.

The actions by the Board at present embody placement of 4 adults on the Involuntary Casino Exclusion record for leaving minors unattended at a on line casino property whereas they gambled:

• A feminine patron who left two youngsters, ages 8 and 13 in a automobile within the parking zone of Valley Forge Casino Resort for 52 minutes whereas she participated in numerous types of playing;

• A feminine patron who left three youngsters, ages 8, 9 and 13 in a lodge room at Mount Airy Casino Resort for 1 hour 48 minutes whereas she gambled at desk video games;

• A feminine patron who left a 10-year-old in a automobile within the parking zone of Live! Casino Philadelphia for 3 hours 8 minutes whereas she gambled at slot machines; and,

• A male patron who left a 12-year-old in a automobile within the parking zone of Hollywood Casino York for half-hour whereas he gambled at slot machines.

Actions corresponding to these to disclaim statewide playing privileges function a reminder that adults are prohibited from leaving minors unattended within the parking zone or storage, a lodge, or different venues at a on line casino because it creates a doubtlessly unsafe and harmful atmosphere for the youngsters. To complement the efforts by casinos to mitigate this subject, the Board created an consciousness marketing campaign, “Don’t Gamble with Kids” (DontGamblewithKids.org).

In addition to the adults listed above, 14 others have been positioned on the Involuntary Casino Exclusion List for numerous actions. These issues, offered by the Board’s Offices of Chief Counsel and Enforcement Counsel, increase the variety of people now on the Board’s numerous Involuntary Exclusion Lists to 1,481.

The Gaming Control Board is scheduled to satisfy subsequent at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 within the Board’s Public Hearing Room positioned on the second flooring of the Strawberry Square Complex in Harrisburg. More info, together with the agenda, can be posted on the Board’s web site previous to the assembly.