Security staff must ask for ID from anyone who appears under 30 years of age, Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) officials were quoted by State House News.<\/p>\n
In announcing the incidents, the MGC’s Investigations and Enforcement Bureau (IEB) said MGM Springfield \u201cmade timely notification of each instance.<\/p>\n
\u201cMGM Springfield has fully cooperated with regulators throughout this process and is taking proactive steps to remedy this matter,\u201d the MGC said in a recent statement.<\/p>\n
MGM Springfield must also file a plan that will spell out improved compliance with underage gambling and drinking prohibitions. It is to include additional training of security staff and table dealers.<\/p>\n
In addition, MGM Springfield internally disciplined its employees for their improper actions in the three recent incidents, State House News said. The casino is also stressing to workers the importance of ID compliance.<\/p>\n
The $18,000 fine is a civil administrative penalty. It was mutually agreed upon and MGM waived its right to have a hearing on the incidents.<\/p>\n
This is not the first penalty against MGM Springfield for underage gambling. In May 2019, MGM Springfield was fined $100,000 in connection with 22 alleged incidents of underage players on the casino floor.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe MGC takes seriously our obligation to ensure the safety and well-being of underage persons and minors,\u201d Loretta Lillios, IEB director, said in the MGC\u2019s recent statement. \u201cWe appreciate MGM Springfield\u2019s commitment to taking all necessary steps to ensure that underage persons and minors do not access the gaming floor.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Lillios was appointed to her new IEB post in January. She has worked at the MGC since 2014.<\/p>\n
First, she was deputy general counsel and then chief enforcement counsel\/deputy director of IEB. She was interim director of the IEB since last September until her permanent appointment to the position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MGM Springfield was fined $18,000 recently by Massachusetts regulators for allowing underage patrons on the casino floor over the prior few months. One of the minors also got a free alcoholic drink. The incidents took place on Dec. 25, Dec. 31, and Jan. 20. Altogether, there were three confirmed violations. On Christmas Day, a 17-year-old […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":168750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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