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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board fined MGM Resorts International $50,250 over a late licensing application and approved a $50,000 settlement with gaming supplier CountR GmbH at its Sept. 23 meeting.
The board also added 10 people to its gambling exclusion lists. One was a man who left a 5-year-old unattended in a parking garage at Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino while he played slot machines.
The PGCB announced the actions following its monthly public meeting. The man’s exclusion bars him from gambling at Pennsylvania casinos.
MGM fined for late principal licensing application
MGM was fined for failing to file a principal licensing application on time. The board approved the penalty through a consent agreement.
Principal licensing lets Pennsylvania regulators review people associated with licensed gambling businesses. MGM filed an application late, but the PGCB did not identify the applicant or say how long it was delayed.
The board said the approved agreement contains additional details and is available on request through its Office of Communications.
CountR to pay $50,000 under separate agreement
The board also approved a consent agreement with CountR GmbH, a German-based gaming supplier. According to the PGCB, CountR underwent an unapproved change of control of its license and failed to pay required licensing fees.
Under the agreement, CountR will pay the board $50,000 to settle the unpaid license matter. That payment is separate from MGM’s fine.
The board did not say when CountR’s change of control occurred or provide further details about the licensing fees in its announcement.
Patron excluded after leaving 5-year-old in casino garage
The PGCB placed the man who left the child at Harrah’s Philadelphia on its Involuntary Casino Exclusion List. He left the child unattended in the parking garage for 36 minutes while he played slot machines inside the casino, according to the board.
A casino exclusion prevents him from gambling at casinos throughout Pennsylvania. Unlike voluntary self-exclusion, which a person requests for themselves, involuntary exclusion is imposed by the regulator. The PGCB also has separate involuntary exclusion lists for online gambling and video gaming terminals. Its announcement identified only a casino exclusion in this case.
Nine other people were added to the board’s various exclusion lists at the meeting, bringing the total number of listed individuals to 1,507. The PGCB did not describe their cases or specify which gambling restrictions apply to each of them.
Unattended-child incidents continue at PA casinos
Adults are prohibited from leaving children unattended in casino parking lots, garages, hotels, or other areas of casino properties while they gamble. The PGCB’s Don’t Gamble with Kids campaign warns patrons about the danger of leaving children alone during a casino visit.
The Harrah’s incident follows other exclusions involving unattended children this year. In August, the PGCB barred two patrons from Pennsylvania casinos after one left a 1-year-old in a vehicle at Parx Casino for more than two and a half hours and another left a 10-year-old in a vehicle at Hollywood Casino York for 18 minutes.
The board took similar action earlier in the year. In June, it excluded four adults over unattended-child incidents, including one who left a 10-year-old in a vehicle at Live! Casino Philadelphia for three hours and eight minutes.
