Child left in hot car with windows up at Pennsylvania casino, officials said
During their monthly meeting, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board added nine people to the involuntary exclusion list to prevent them from legally gambling in Pennsylvania. Two of those nine were specifically banned for leaving a child in a vehicle while they gambled inside.
According to a release, one man left a 10-year-old in a car that wasn't running with the windows rolled up while it was 90 degrees outside. the child was reportedly in the car for 45 minutes while the man was inside Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem for 45 minutes.
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Another man at Rivers Casino in Philadelphia left a 5-year-old in a car in the valet parking area for 12 minutes while he conducted 'financial business' inside, the board said.
Seven others were added to various exclusion lists including a list for iGaming in Pennsylvania.
In addition to adding players to the lists, the board also levied fines of $81,575 against PID, LLC, operator of Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Erie County for having less than the approved number of active slot machines on the floor and failing to timely file a Principal License application.The board's next monthly meeting will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, in the Board's Public Hearing Room located on the second floor of the Strawberry Square Complex in Harrisburg.
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