Underage Gambling

2008 -

September 30th, 2008
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board

Casino Operator Fined By PGCB For Underage Gambling Violation

Board also suspends or revokes seven employee licenses and awards two local law enforcement grants

HARRISBURG: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today assessed Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association d/b/a Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Court a fine of $5,000 for permitting an underage person to play slot machines.
The fine stems from a July 20, 2008 incident where a 20 year old entered the gaming floor and played slot machines for about 25 minutes before casino security personnel requested identification and found the person to be underage. At the time of the incident, Penn National permitted individuals 18 and older to be on the gaming floor but not play slot machines. This matter, however, has caused Penn National to alter their policy and ban all patrons under the age of 21 from being on the gaming floor. This similar policy is now in effect at all 7 operating casinos in Pennsylvania.
The Board also today suspended or revoked five non-gaming employee registrations and suspended or revoked two gaming employee permits where circumstances rendered the holder ineligible, unqualified or unsuitable to hold the registration under the standards and requirements of the Gaming Act.

Fast forward -- 2009 -- Hollywood Casino fined $24K for underage gambling

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Racecourse has been fined $24,000 for allowing underage gambling on three occasions this past summer.
Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, which operates the casino in Grantville, Dauphin County, agreed to the civil penalties assessed by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for three violations in July and August.
A 20-year-old man used a slot machine for about an hour and 20 minutes in July; and in August, a 19-year-old man used a slot machine for about 20 minutes, and on a different day, an 18-year-old woman was betting for more than two hours.
The Gaming Control Board said it has levied $211,500 in fines for six occasions of allowing underage gambling or allowing minors on the gaming floor.
Pennsylvania law bars anyone under 18 from being on a gaming floor, and no one under 21 is allowed to use slot machines. - Roslyn Rudolph