Pennsylvania regulator bans 18 individuals
24 August 2025(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board took actions to place 18 individuals on its various Involuntary Exclusion Lists. Placement on an Involuntary Exclusion List prohibits individuals from either gaming in a casino in Pennsylvania, via an online betting site regulated by the Board, or a Video Gaming Terminal (“VGT”) location.
These matters, presented by the Board’s Office of Chief Counsel and Office of Enforcement Counsel, raise the number of individuals now on the Board’s various Involuntary Exclusion Lists to 1,428.
The actions by the Board include placement of 10 individuals on the Involuntary Casino Exclusion List, including 2 adults who left minors unattended while gambling in a Pennsylvania casino:
· A male patron who left his 12-year-old child in a vehicle in the parking lot of Rivers Philadelphia Casino for 22 minutes while he gambled in the sportsbook; and,
· A male patron who left children ages 6 and 13 in a vehicle in the parking lot of Live! Casino Philadelphia for 13 minutes while he gambled in the sportsbook.
Actions such as these to deny statewide gambling privileges serve as a reminder that adults are prohibited from leaving minors unattended in the parking lot or garage, a hotel, or other venues at a casino since it creates a potentially unsafe and dangerous environment for the children. To complement the efforts by casinos to mitigate this issue, the Board created an awareness campaign, “Don’t Gamble with Kids”.
Additionally, 8 others were placed on the Board’s Involuntary Interactive Gaming Exclusion list for fraudulent actions involving online gambling.
The Gaming Control Board is scheduled to meet next at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 in the Board’s Public Hearing Room located on the second floor of the Strawberry Square Complex in Harrisburg. More information, including the agenda, will be posted on the Board’s website prior to the meeting.