Presque Isle Downs, Inc. was fined $52,000 for three instances of permitting underage persons onto the gaming floor and for permitting a patron on the Self-Excluded List to play slot machines and collect a jackpot.
The three violations involving underage patrons resulted in fines of $47,000 . These violations occurred between August 2110, and November 2110.
The self-exclusion violation resulted in a $5,000 fine, occurred on May 21, 2010, 13 months after an individual was placed on the PGCB’s Self-Exclusion list for 1-year but prior to him requesting removal.
Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment, Inc., operator of Parx Casino , also received a fine of $20,000 for removing slot machines without the proper authorization by the Pa Gaming Control Board.
The fine against Greenwood Gaming stemmed from a violation of the Gaming Act wherein 10 slot machines were moved without proper authorization. The PGCB imposed a $2,000 per machine fine, and Parx agreed to institute preventive measures to prevent this type of violation from occurring again in their Pa casino.
