Gaming board fines The Meadows for two violations
HARRISBURG – The operator of The Meadows Casino has been fined $27,500 by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for two recent violations at the North Strabane Township gaming site.
The PGCB said in a news release Wednesday that the two fines at The Meadows were among six consent agreements it approved between four casino operators involving various violations with the resulting fines totaling $57,500.
The fines were the result of the approvals of consent agreements between the PGCB’s Office of Enforcement Counsel and:
• Washington Trotting Association Inc., operator of The Meadows Casino for two separate violations totaling $27,500, including $15,000 for three instances in which people on either the voluntary self-exclusion list or involuntary exclusion list were permitted to receive players cards and gamble. Gaming facilities in the commonwealth must refuse wagers from, and deny gaming privileges to excluded persons, including issuance of a Player’s Club membership.
The second fine of $12,500 was levied for the casino conducting an unspecified promotion after being notified by the PGCB to not conduct it.
• Isle of Capri-PA LLC /Woodlands Fayette LLC, operator of Lady Luck Casino at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Fayette County, was fined $7,500 for allowing a 20-year-old male to access the gaming floor, then participate in table games gambling and consume alcohol.
• SugarHouse HSP Gaming L.P., operator of SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia received a $15,000 fine for allowing a single slot machine to operate at a payout percentage different than the paytable setting submitted to the PGCB on its gaming floor slot machine master list.
• Chester Downs and Marina LLC., operator of Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino in Delaware County, was fined $7,500 for allowing a 20-year-old male to access the gaming floor and participate in table games gambling, along with the failure of casino personnel to contact either the PGCB or state police about the incident in a timely manner.