Penn National Gaming expects 20,000 customers to show up when its Hollywood Casino Columbus opens at W. Broad Street and Georgesville Road on Monday, and about 10,000 a day once the opening fervor wanes. That could mean that at least a few opportunistic thieves and overzealous gamblers also will show up. Here’s a guide to who will slap the summons or handcuffs on those who misbehave.
• Trying to sneak one over on the blackjack dealer or using some elaborate technique to tip the odds in your favor? Expect to get a summons from the gaming agents of the Ohio Casino Control Commission, said Karen Huey, the director of enforcement for the commission.
The undercover agents are sworn peace officers with arrest powers, but most casino-cheating cases take time to investigate. Huey noted that 15 people have been indicted in Cleveland and 12 in Toledo on cheating charges since casinos opened there in May.
• Underage and trying to get into the casino? You’ll probably be stopped by Penn National casino security. “They’re responsible for making sure everyone conducts themselves in an appropriate fashion,” Huey said.
• Smash a car window in the parking lot and grab a purse? Columbus police will be happy to arrest you. The casino and grounds are in Columbus, so that’s the city’s jurisdiction.
“They’re responsible for anything of a criminal nature that’s not a gaming crime,” Huey said. “A domestic-violence type situation or a break-in in the parking garage — casino security will call the Columbus police, and they’ll respond.”
Columbus Deputy Police Chief Richard Bash agreed that the casino is no different from a mall or other business in the city. “This is not a new phenomenon,” he said.
• Lose all your money and use your stiletto heel to destroy the slot machine that gobbled up your rent payment? Again, that’ll be the Columbus police hauling you away. Even inside the casino, they have jurisdiction.
• Have one too many celebratory shots of whiskey and drive your car straight across Georgesville Road into a building? A deputy sheriff will be citing you for drunken driving and property damage.
Franklin Township abuts the casino property west of Georgesville Road. The township has its own police force, but the Franklin County sheriff’s office assists on about 40 percent of its calls. • Speed down I-270 on your way to the gaming tables? Those flashing lights you see in your rearview mirror pulling you over could belong to any of the police agencies or the State Highway Patrol.
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