Presque Isle Downs & Casino fined over $80k by PA Gaming Control Board
According to the press release, the board approved fines against PID, LLC, the owner and operator of Presque Isle Downs & Casino, totalling $81,575.
PID faces a $50,000 fine for having less than the approved number of active slot machines on the floor; and, a $31,575 fine for failure to timely file a Principal License application.
During the board meeting, February 26, a total of 9 people were placed on the
machines.
Along with these two men, seven others were placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List, which prohibits individuals from either gaming in a casino, online, or Video Gaming Terminal location. Currently, 1,344 persons are on the Board's various Involuntary Exclusion Lists.
Of these nine people, two men were banned from Pennsylvania casinos for leaving kids unattended.
One man left a 5-year-old unattended in a vehicle in the valet parking lot at Rivers Casino Philadelphia for 12 minutes as he 'attempted to conduct financial business in the casino.'
A second man left a 10-year-old unattended in a vehicle with the windows rolled up and engine not running in the parking garage of Wind Creek Casino for 45 minutes with an outside temperature of 90 degrees while he gambled on slot machines.
The board also reviewed one request by a female requesting to be removed from the Involuntary Exclusion List, which was denied. She was placed on the list after she, in 2022, left three minors, ages 10, 14, and 15, unattended in a vehicle in the parking garage of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course for one hour 41 minutes while she gambled at slot machines.
'Actions such as these to deny statewide gambling privileges serve as a reminder that adults are prohibited from leaving minors unattended in the parking lot or garage, a hotel, or other venues at a casino since it creates a potentially unsafe and dangerous environment for the children,' said the gaming control board on Wednesday.
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