Pennsylvania Slaps Video Game Terminal Venues with Penalties
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has issued financial penalties to three video gaming terminal (VGT) venues after ruling they breached state regulations.
As outlined by the PGCB, Raceway Management Company owns two of the sites in question. These were convenience stores in both Gibson and Lake Ariel.
The PGCB found both sites failed to have certified employees physically present on several occasions when VGTs were operational and available to the public. As such, the regulator issued a $63,500 penalty against the Gibson venue and $26,000 for the Lake Ariel location.
“Per board regulations, at least one employee who has completed a mandatory training program must be located on the premises and supervising the VGT area at all times when the games are available for play,” the PGCB said.
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Meanwhile, the PGCB also took action against Mann & Sidhu and its Bald Eagle Truck Stop in McEllhatten. In this instance, the regulator elected to revoke establishment and principle licenses for the location.
This came after the PGCB noted several failings at the venue, including a failure to have a credentialed employee on duty when VGTs were available for play.
Other errors included allowing a minor to be present in the VGT gaming area and place wagers. In addition, the location breached a requirement that to be classed as a qualified truck stop establishment, it must sell an average of 50,000 gallons of diesel or biodiesel per month over a 12-month period – something it failed to do.
In related news, 10 individuals were placed on involuntary exclusion lists in Pennsylvania for leaving children unattended to gamble inside casinos. Cases included a female player leaving a seven-year-old in a hotel room at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia for almost four hours while she gambled at table games.
