(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced four people have been banned from Pennsylvania casinos for abandoning children to gamble.
Officials with the board say they placed, or denied the removal of four people from the casino's Involuntary Exclusion list for leaving minors unattended while gambling in a Pennsylvania casino.
26 banned from gaming in Pennsylvania casinos
According to the release, placed on the list were the following:
A man left a 12-year-old unattended in a vehicle in the parking lot at Live! Casino Philadelphia on two occasions on the same day for a total of 20 minutes while he gambled at the sportsbook. The patron also was cited for cheating.
A woman left a 12-year-old unattended in the bus lobby of Mount Airy Casino Resort for 26 minutes while she gambled on slot machines.
Officials say the following people were denied from being removed from their placement on the Involuntary Exclusion list:
A man in 2022, left five children, ages 2,4, 5, 11, and 13 unattended in a car in the parking lot of Presque Isle Downs & Casino for 35 minutes while he gambled at slot machines.
A woman who, in 2021, left her 14-month-old child unattended in a locked car in the parking lot of Valley Forge Resort Casino on multiple occasions the same day for a total of 11 minutes with temperatures of 88 degrees while she gambled in the sportsbook.
The board says denying gambling privileges serves as a reminder that adults are prohibited from leaving minors unattended since it creates an unsafe environment for the children.
