Woman banned from Pennsylvania casinos, left three young kids in car on a hot day

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has banned people from PA casinos including a woman who left three children, ages 10 and under, in a car on a hot day.

The Board announced revenue, an iGaming fine and three people being banned from all Pennsylvania casinos at their monthly meeting.

The three adults have been banned for leaving minors unattended to engage in gaming activities:

• A male patron was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after leaving a 13-year-old unattended in a vehicle while the outside temperature was 92 degrees in the parking lot of Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia for 39 minutes while he gambled in the sportsbook;
• A male patron was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after leaving two minors of ages 12 and 13 unattended in a running vehicle while the outside temperature was 87 degrees in the parking lot of Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia for 31 minutes while he gambled at a slot machine; and,
• A female patron was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after leaving four minors of ages 3, 6, 7 and 10 unattended in a running vehicle while the outside temperature was 86 degrees in the parking garage of Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack in Delaware County for 25 minutes whiles she gambled at a slot machine and patronized the food court.

The Board also levied a $7,500 fine on Evolution US, LLC for allowing an unauthorized person to gain access to its live dealer studio in Philadelphia, including in employee-only areas.

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The next meeting of the Board is scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, September 18, in the Board’s Public Hearing Room located on the second floor of the Strawberry Square Complex in Harrisburg.

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