Politics & Government
Gaming Control Board Fines Parx
The casino allowed two people on the self-exclusion list to gamble.
On Aug. 18, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board levied fines on .
According to a release, the casino fine was the result of a consent agreement between the PGCB’s Office of Enforcement Counsel and Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, Inc., operator of Parx Casino and Racetrack.
Greenwood was fined $15,000 for permitting two different individuals on the PGCB’s Self-Exclusion List to enter and gamble in the Parx Casino on numerous occasions during 2009 and 2010.
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The Self-Exclusion Program assists problem gamblers who choose to ban themselves from gambling at Pennsylvania casinos. Once a person is placed on the Self-Exclusion List, gaming facilities in the Commonwealth must refuse wagers from and deny any gaming privileges to a self-excluded person.
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