Sometimes life can get in the way of what we want the most. But it is amazing how far people are willing to go to get what they want.
In Pennsylvania, 8 players have been banned by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board after leaving minors under their care unattended while gambling. In a statement issued on the 19th of October, the PGCB noted that;
“The Board’s actions regarding adults who chose to enter a casino while leaving children under their care unattended serves as a reminder that adults are prohibited from leaving minors unattended in the parking lot or garage, a hotel, or other venues at a casino since it creates a potentially unsafe and dangerous environment for the children. Leaving minors unattended at a Pennsylvania casino subjects the offending adult to criminal prosecution in addition to exclusion from all Pennsylvania casinos.”
The statement goes on to outline 8 separate occasions where adults left children in potentially harmful circumstances while gambling.
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- A male patron was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after leaving five children, ages ranging from 11 to 3, unattended in a vehicle in the Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack parking garage. The children were unattended for 25 minutes while the adult played table games;
- A female patron was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after leaving a 12-year-old child unattended in her vehicle in the Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack parking garage. The child was unattended for 57 minutes while the adult wagered at slot machines;
- A female patron was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after leaving a 9-year-old child unattended in her vehicle in the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course parking garage. The child was unattended for 30 minutes while the adult wagered at slot machines;
- A male patron was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after leaving a 2-year-old child unattended in a vehicle in the Presque Isle Downs & Casino parking lot. The child was unattended for 32 minutes while the adult wagered in the sportsbook.
- A male patron was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after leaving a 12-year-old child unattended in a vehicle in the Valley Forge Casino Resort parking lot. The child was unattended for 8 minutes while the adult wagered in the sportsbook;
- A male patron was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after leaving three children, ages 13, 12 and 10, unattended in a vehicle in the Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino parking lot. The children were unattended for 12 minutes while the adult observed table games;
- A male patron was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after leaving an 8-year-old child unattended in his taxi service vehicle in the bus lobby parking area of Rivers Casino Pittsburgh. The child was unattended for 20 minutes while the adult wagered in the sportsbook; and,
- A male patron was placed on the Involuntary Exclusion List after leaving three children, ages 9, 6 and 5, unattended in a vehicle in the Rivers Casino Pittsburgh parking garage. The children were unattended for 21 minutes while the adult played table games.