PORTSMOUTH — Rivers Casino Portsmouth has again agreed to pay a hefty fine following a slew of violations the Virginia Lottery spotted last year and earlier this year.
Rivers Casino Portsmouth was fined $545,000 in two settlements. One was reached in September and resulted in a $40,000 fine, and the other was reached in May at a cost of $505,000.
In September, the Virginia Lottery, which regulates casinos throughout the commonwealth, worked with the Portsmouth casino to review alleged violations of the Casino Gaming Law, according to the settlement agreement. Violations included the presence of underaged individuals on the gaming floor in August — the same offense Rivers Casino Portsmouth was fined for last year for $275,000.
The settlement made in May states that there was again the presence of underaged individuals as well as voluntarily excluded persons in December and January. It also cited a lack of controls over accounting and surveillance operations last July and again in February, and a lack of controls over revenue reporting and table game operations between September and January.