PA casino fined, 3 banned after allowing minors access
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A Pennsylvania casino has been fined after allegedly allowing underage people to gain access to the gaming floor.
According to a press release, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control fined Wind Creek Bethlehem $125,000 for allowing minors to access the gaming floor on ten different incidents.
The release states throughout 20 months 11 people between the ages of 18-20 were given access to the gaming floor at Wind Creek Bethlehem in Northampton County.
Fish-for-free day in Pennsylvania
The report also states that three adults have also been banned from casinos in the Commonwealth for leaving minors unattended to play casino games.
A man and a woman allegedly left their 5-month-old unattended in the car outside when it was 47 degrees in the parking garage. Another woman requested to be moved off the banned list for a 2017 incident where she left her four-year-old in the car for 15 minutes in 95-degree weather, officials continued.
As stated in the release the next board meeting is scheduled for June 26 at 10:00 a.m.
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