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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board<\/a> (PGCB) imposed a $125K fine on Wind Creek Bethlehem<\/a> on Wednesday after almost a dozen visitors illegally entered the casino’s gaming floor despite their ages.<\/p>\n

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Wind Creek Bethlehem, pictured above. The Pennsylvania casino was fined for several underage gamblers. (Image: Booking.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The penalty was imposed after 11 underage guests<\/a> ranging from 18 to 20 years old went to the casino floor at 10 different times. One needs to be at least 21 to gamble at state casinos in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

The instances took place between November 2021 and September 2023, according to LehighValleyLive.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Young Violators Permanently Banned<\/h2>\n

Some of the young violators were permanently banned from returning to Wind Creek Bethlehem. Some even got citations from the Pennsylvania State Police.<\/p>\n

As part of the agreement, Wind Creek Bethlehem will post signs in the casino detailing penalties if guests show false IDs in an effort to gain access to the property.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The casino will also place PGCB warning posters in the gaming property that are part of the \u201cWhat\u2019s Really at Stake? Underage gambling will cost you!\u201d educational\/enforcement initiative.<\/p>\n

In addition, Wind Creek Bethlehem staff routinely checks IDs of guests who look under 30 years of age.<\/p>\n

During the two years when violations took place, casino staff checked 737,257 IDs, the report said. As a result, 4,779 underage visitors were stopped from entering the gaming floor.<\/p>\n

Baby Left Alone in Car<\/h2>\n

The PGCB recently banned an unnamed couple from visiting any Pennsylvania casino. The two left a five-month-old baby unattended in a car<\/a> at a state casino.<\/p>\n

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While they kept the engine on, the couple went into Harrah\u2019s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack<\/a> in Delaware County to gamble, according to Pennsylvania TV station WTAJ<\/em>.\u00a0The outside temperature while the baby was in the car was 47 degrees. There was no indication the child was injured.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The couple returned to the vehicle after about a half hour.<\/p>\n

Both adults were placed on an involuntary exclusion list for the state\u2019s casinos.<\/p>\n

Woman Fails to Get Off List<\/h2>\n

During the same meeting, the PGCB refused to take a woman off the involuntary exclusion list.<\/p>\n

Her name was placed on the list in 2017 after she left a four-year-old child in a vehicle at a gaming property.<\/p>\n

The engine was turned off and the temperature outside at the time was 95 degrees. The unidentified woman went inside the casino to gamble. She returned to the vehicle after about 15 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a PGCB statement, the board explained, \u201cAdults are prohibited from leaving minors unattended in the parking lot or garage, a hotel, or other venues at a casino since it creates a potentially unsafe and dangerous environment for the children.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLeaving minors unattended at a Pennsylvania casino also subjects the offending adult to criminal prosecution in addition to exclusion from all Pennsylvania casinos,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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