The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has been hard at work this year attempting to keep order over a casino industry that is
The latest fine came courtesy of Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Erie. On April 17th, a nineteen year old patron placed bets on a slot machine at Presque Downs for a period of just under fifteen minutes. In May, another nineteen year old gamblers played slot machines for about a half an hour.
Those two incidents cost Presque Downs $15,000 in fines. The Gaming Board has been strongly enforcing the gambling age law in the state, and Presque Downs is just one of several casinos that have been hit with fines already this year.
Earlier this year, lawmakers in Pennsylvania legalized table games at casinos in the state. In July, those table games became operational, but the Gaming Board has kept a close eye on the gaming floors to ensure that underage gambling did not become a problem. In most cases, the underage gambling has been taking place on the slots and not the table games.
Over the past couple of years, Governor Ed Rendell has become a major supporter of expanded gambling. The state budget has been decimated by the economic recession, and gambling has become the central force behind bridging the budget gaps. Before legislators expanded table games, Gov. Rendell threatened to slash government jobs if the legislation was not completed.
The jobs were saved when the table games bill finally passed. In addition to the Presque Downs fine, Harrah's Chester Casino & Racetrack and Hollywood Casino were also docked cash for allowing underage gambling. Harrah's had seven incidents of underage gambling, and was fined $70,000, while Hollywood National was hit with a $65,000 fine for three incidents.
October 7, 2010
Posted By Tom Jones
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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