PA Gaming Control Board Approves $47,000 Fine for Underage Patron ViolationsHARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 16, 2010.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today fined Downs Racing. L.P., operator of Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, a total of $47,000 for three occurrences where persons under the age of 21 played slot machines.
The civil penalty was unanimously approved by the Board at its public meeting Thursday in Harrisburg as part of consent agreement between the Board's Office of Enforcement Counsel and Downs Racing.The Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act provides that it is unlawful for persons under 21 years of age to wager, play or attempt to play a slot machine or table game at a licensed facility.
This was the fifth occasion in which Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs was fined by the Board for similar violations, the other four occasions occurring in December 2007 for $1,744.99, January 2009 for $5,000, September 2009 for $49,500 and September 2009 for $49,000.
Source: Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
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