 Newsletter Signup
Stay informed with the
NEW Casino City Times newsletter! Related Links
Related News
|
Gaming News
PA Gaming Control Board levies $60,000 fine for underage gambling18 December 2019(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today approved a fine of $60,000 against Sugarhouse HSP Gaming, L.P., operator of Rivers Casino Philadelphia for underage gaming violations. The fines were the result of Board approvals at its public meeting of consent agreements between the PGCB’s Office of Enforcement Counsel and Sugarhouse HSP Gaming, L.P. following numerous incidents in which individuals under the age of 21 accessed the gaming floor: 1. A 20-year-old female gained access onto the gaming floor on four separate days and wagered at slot machines, table games and was served alcohol; 2. A 20-year-old male gained access onto the gaming floor, wagered at slot machines and stole a slot machines voucher belonging to another patron; and, 3. A 20-year-old male gained access onto the gaming floor and wagered at table games. The next meeting of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, 15 January 2020 in the PGCB’s Public Hearing Room located on the second floor of the Strawberry Square Complex in Harrisburg. |