A woman plays slot machines at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, December 2, 2022. The city’s nine casinos posted a combined gross operating profit of $731 million, according to figures released by the New Jersey Gambling Regulatory Authority on April 10, 2023. In 2022, it will decrease by 4.6% from the previous year. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WHTM) — Seven people, including two former employees, have been barred from a casino in Pennsylvania, the Gaming Control Commission said.
Nine children were left alone in a car while a parent or guardian was inside a casino gambling hall, resulting in a total fine of $48,000 for prohibited adults.
- A 14-month-old child was left in a car in the parking lot of Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack for 14 minutes before being placed on the involuntary exclusion list by men and women to enter the casino’s dealer school and human resources office. was put inBoth were casino employees but were fired.
- In a parking lot in Mohegan Sun, Pennsylvania, a male patron who was gambling at a sportsbook was put on an involuntary exclusion list after leaving a 6-year-old child in his car for 28 minutes.
- A male patron has been placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after failing to enter the casino by leaving a 2-year-old child unattended in the parking lot of the Valley Forge Casino Resort for 2 minutes.
- A male patron involuntarily left two children, ages 6 and 11, in his car in the parking lot of Rivers Casino Philadelphia for six minutes while he ran errands at the cash register inside the casino. Placed on the exclusion list.
- A male patron involuntarily expelled after leaving two children, ages 3 and 13, in a car in the parking lot of Rivers Casino Philadelphia for seven minutes while gambling at a sportsbook. Listed.
- Involuntary exclusion list after a male patron left two children, ages 5 and 7, in a car in the parking lot of Rivers Casino Pittsburgh for nine minutes while gambling at a sportsbook Published in
“The Board’s action prohibits adults from leaving minors in casino parking lots, garages, hotels and other venues because it creates a potentially unsafe and dangerous environment for children. It is a reminder that,” said the Council. Wednesday news release.
There have been more than 370 incidents of adults leaving children alone while out gambling at casinos in Pennsylvania.
