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Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board levies $272,500 in fines6 February 2019(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved fines today totaling $272,500 against two casinos. The fines were the result of Board approvals at its public meeting of consent agreements between the PGCB’s Office of Enforcement Counsel and: - Mount Airy #1, LLC, operator of Mount Airy Casino Resort in Monroe County, a fine of $250,000; and - Presque Isle Downs, Inc., operator of Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Erie County, a $22,500 fine. The fine levied against Mount Airy #1, LLC was for $250,000 and stemmed from the casino’s failure to implement an alcoholic beverage tracking system in 2017 after publicly testifying to the Board that it would be installing and training personnel in the system within two weeks of that testimony. The failure to install the system, which is designed to track and limit the number of drinks served to a patron during a specific time period, came to light after a February 2018 incident in which a patron who had consumed alcohol and drove from the casino, struck and killed a pedestrian and was subsequently charged with homicide by vehicle and driving under the influence. The fine of $22,500 against Presque Isle Downs, Inc., was for table games violations. According to the consent agreement, both incidents involved the use of compromised decks, one at a blackjack table and the other at a poker table. The next meeting of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, 6 March 2019 in the PGCB’s Public Hearing Room located on the second floor of the Strawberry Square Complex in Harrisburg. |