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Casino fined for allowing underage gambling

By admin on 2009-12-02 08:29:42

It seems that it is easier to gamble in a casino in America than it is to get a drink; you need to be 21 to do either but anyone fortunate enough to look even close to 21 and who has travelled in the USA knows to carry some form of identification at all times because you are continually being asked for it if you order a drink. Why is it then that on three separate occasions in the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Racecourse in Pennsylvania underage individuals were allowed to operate slot machines for a considerable time before being caught?. Between July 4th (independence day) and August 15th 2009 a 20 year old male, a 19 year old male and an 18 year old female all gambled at slot machines for a total of nearly 4 hours. The operators of the casino, Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association agreed to pay $24000 for the charges brought by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board; the same Board has levied fines in the state totalling more than $200000 in the last two years. The Pennsylvania Racehorse Development and Gaming Act says that it illegal for any person under 18 to enter a casino and for any person under 21 to place bets. If it is so easy to ask for identification in bars and restaurants why is it so difficult in a casino? Online casinos, at least those that we recommend, have pretty stringent controls to guard against this activity which is part of the requirement for a license.