The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved a consent agreement presented by the Board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel during its public meeting resulting in a fine of $7,500 against Evolution U.S., LLC for permitting an unauthorized person to gain access to its live dealer studio in Philadelphia.
The fine was levied after an unidentified male was able to enter various locations within the Evolution studio suite including a dressing area for employees. The approved Consent Agreement containing additional details on the incident are available upon request through the Board’s Office of Communications.
The Board also acted to ban three adults from all casinos in the Commonwealth for leaving minors unattended in order to engage in gaming activities:
– A male patron was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after leaving a 13-year-old unattended in a vehicle while the outside temperature was 92 degrees in the parking lot of Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia for 39 minutes while he gambled in the sportsbook;
– A male patron was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after leaving two minors of ages 12 and 13 unattended in a running vehicle while the outside temperature was 87 degrees in the parking lot of Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia for 31 minutes while he gambled at a slot machine;
– A female patron was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after leaving four minors of ages 3, 6, 7 and 10 unattended in a running vehicle while the outside temperature was 86 degrees in the parking garage of Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack in Delaware County for 25 minutes whiles she gambled at a slot machine and patronized the food court; and,
Actions such as these to deny statewide gambling privileges serve as a reminder that adults are prohibited from leaving minors unattended in the parking lot or garage, a hotel, or other venues at a casino since it creates a potentially unsafe and dangerous environment for the children. To compliment the efforts by casinos to mitigate this issue, the Board created an awareness campaign, “Don’t Gamble with Kids”.
