HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) – The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced that five individuals have been banned from all casinos in the state as penalty for leaving children unattended while they gambled.
The Board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel petitioned for the exclusion of one female and four male patrons after they allegedly left children ranging in age from four to 12 alone in dangerous conditions while they went inside casinos to engage in gaming activities.
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According to the Board, these visitors were placed on the Involuntary Exclusion list for:
- leaving a 10-year-old unattended in a vehicle with an outside temperature of 86 degrees in the parking garage at Live! Casino Philadelphia for 4 hours while he gambled at table games;
- leaving a 9-year-old unattended in a vehicle with an outside temperature of 91 degrees in the parking lot of Rivers Casino Philadelphia for 1 hour and 8 minutes to gamble in the sportsbook and at table games;
- leaving a 5-year-old unattended in a vehicle with an outside temperature of 85 degrees in the parking lot of Presque Isle Downs and Casino in Erie County for 25 minutes while he gambled at table games;
- leaving two children, ages 4 and 12, unattended in a vehicle with an outside temperature of 8 degrees in the parking lot of Mount Airy Casino Resort in Monroe County for 45 minutes while she gambled at slot machines; and
- leaving a 10-year-old child unattended in a vehicle outside the mall entrance at Live! Casino Pittsburgh in Westmoreland County for 10 minutes while he gambled at table games.