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Gaming Board fines Par-A-Dice $17,500

CHICAGO – As reported by Copley News Service: ``The state's gaming regulators on Tuesday fined the Par-A-Dice riverboat casino $17,500 for allegedly not telling them soon enough about a theft at the East Peoria property.

``Operators waited seven days in July 2002 to inform the Illinois Gaming Board after determining that $10,000 had been stolen from the vault, the board's chief legal counsel, Mark Ostrowski, told panel members. Rules mandate immediate notification in such cases, officials said.

``The board approved the $17,500 fine recommended by its administrators, giving the Par-A-Dice 21 days to respond. A challenge may be pending.

``…Par-A-Dice vault employee Kerry Garmann admitted to investigators that he stole the $10,000, Ostrowski said. Garmann, 23, of Washington pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge in November 2002…"

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