Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board issues casinos fines

The fines were the result of Board approvals at its public meeting of consent agreements between the PGCB's Office of Enforcement Counsel and:

Holdings Acquisitions Co. LP, operator of the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, which was fined $30,000 for two separate violations, one involving holding poker tournaments with unauthorized rules and a second for failing to prevent underage gambling

SugarHouse HSP Gaming, LP, operator of the SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia, which was fined $22,500 for violations related to the Board's Self-Exclusion List

Sands Bethworks Gaming, LLC, operator of the Sands Casino Resort in Northampton County, which was fined $22,500 for violations involving the play of table games

Mount Airy #1, LLC, operator of the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Monroe County, which was fined $7,500 for violations involving the play of table games.

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The larger fine approved against Holdings Acquisitions Co. LP was $20,000 and stemmed from a decision to hold two poker tournaments at the Rivers Casino that utilized a rule variation which lacked the necessary approval from the PGCB

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The second approved fine involving Holdings Acquisitions Co. LP was $10,000 for failing to prevent a 20-year-old female to gain access to the Rivers Casino gaming floor and gamble at both table games and a slot machine.

SugarHouse HSP Gaming, LP received a fine of $22,500 for three instances where individuals on the PGCB's problem gambler assistance program, the Voluntary Self-Exclusion List, were not prevented access to the gaming floor, to gamble and, in one of the incidents, to cash personal checks. Gaming facilities in the Commonwealth must refuse wagers from, and deny gaming privileges, including check cashing and cash advances, to individuals who are on the Self-Exclusion List.

A $22,500 fine was also levied against Sands Bethworks Gaming, LLC for two instances in which table games play was compromised when personnel of the Sands Casino Bethlehem Resort did not follow approved procedures.

Finally, the fine against Mount Airy #1, LLC of $7,500 was the result of one instance in which table games play was compromised when personnel of the Mount Airy Casino Resort did not follow approved procedures.