\nOn March 19, 2015, it was discovered that Mr. Benward and a co-conspirator engaged in a scheme to cheat at various casinos,”<\/strong> the PGCB explained of its decision to ban Benward.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nThe PGCB did not name Benward’s alleged co-conspirator in the 2015 incident. But Derohan is not on the state’s casino exclusion list, nor did a court records search turn up any other cases against her other than the one filed this week.<\/p>\n
Benward’s legal record is a much different story. One of the two open cases against him is for a 2015 disorderly conduct charge for engaging in a fight with another person.<\/p>\n
The other also stems from 2015, but is for the much more serious charge of being a fugitive of justice. Benward was later apprehended in that case and served an unknown amount of time inside the Delaware County Prison.<\/p>\n
Potential Penalties Severe<\/b><\/h2>\n
Benward, who sports a baseball cap in his PGCB Exclusion List photo that reads “Fantasy Football Legend,” is now facing a felony theft by deception charge. Derohan has been similarly charged.<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh-based criminal defense law firm Worgul, Sarna & Ness explain that a conviction for felony theft by deception is punishable with up to seven years in prison and a fine up to $15,000.<\/p>\n
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Speaking of fines, Rivers Casino Pittsburgh will likely receive one soon from the PGCB. Licensed casinos are responsible for assuring that bad actors on the involuntary exclusion list, as well as those on the self-exclusion list, are not granted access.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Pennsylvania’s self-exclusion list is voluntary and confidential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh was the site of a crime allegedly committed by two people, police say. Pennsylvania State Police arrested and charged Shaun Benward, 35, and Denielle Derohan, 42, both registered residents of Mississippi, for their alleged criminal conduct committed recently at the Rivers gaming property. Casino security said the two worked in conjunction to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":206554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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