{"id":64282,"date":"2025-12-18T13:24:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/64282\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T13:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:24:06","slug":"15-banned-from-pennsylvania-casinos-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/64282\/","title":{"rendered":"15 banned from Pennsylvania casinos, gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(WBRE\/WYOU) \u2014 The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced 15 people have been banned from Pennsylvania casinos\u00a0and online gambling after going against various laws.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Being placed on an Involuntary Exclusion List prohibits people from either gaming in a casino in Pennsylvania, via an online betting site regulated by the Board, or at a Video Gaming Terminal location.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Board placed 15 people on the Involuntary Casino Exclusion List, including four adults who left minors unattended while gambling in a Pennsylvania casino:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A man who left two 3-year-olds in a vehicle in the parking lot of Parx Casino for 16 minutes while he gambled in the sportsbook<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A woman who left two 11-year-olds in a vehicle in the parking lot at Presque Isle Downs &amp; Casino for 30 minutes while she gambled at slot machines<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A woman who left a 13-year-old in a vehicle in the parking garage at Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino for 1 hour and 1 minute while she gambled at slot machines<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A woman who left two children, ages 5 and 11 years old, in a vehicle in the parking lot at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course for 27 minutes while she gambled at slot machines<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/arizona-man-sentenced-drug-trafficking-042018877.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Arizona man sentenced for drug trafficking in NEPA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Arizona man sentenced for drug trafficking in NEPA <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The board says denying gambling privileges serves as a reminder that adults are prohibited from leaving minors unattended, since it creates an unsafe environment for the children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">These bans raise the number of individuals now on the Board\u2019s various Involuntary Exclusion Lists to 1,469.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Information about both the PGCB\u2019s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania\u2019s gaming industry can be found at\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PA Gaming Board website;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PA Gaming Board website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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