Fines totaling $160,000 Enforced against two Pennsylvania casinos

Two Pennsylvania casinos received penalties totaling $160,000 for various crimes this past week.

The penalties were approved by the Commonwealth’s Gambling Control Board at a public assembly of approval agreements between the bureau ’s Office of Enforcement Counsel along with the two casino’s operators.

Based on the official media launch …

The $80,000 fine levied against Washington Trotting Association, Inc. , operator of The Meadows Racetrack & Casino (envisioned ) resulted from immigrant workers at the Washington County place devoting over $830,000 worth of complimentary services throughout a period spanning approximately eight decades, from 2009 to 2017.

Licensed facilities in Pennsylvania are required to possess a predetermined set of employees who have been approved to award complimentary services, in addition to a predetermined amount to be authorized. These authorizations fall inside the centre ’s Board-approved inner controllers.

Two fines totaling $80,000 were issued into Valley Forge Convention Center Partners, L.P. , operator of the Valley Forge Casino Resort.

A $50,000 fine was issued to the Montgomery County casino resulting from:

• Failure to protect its earnings and resources
• Failure to maintain reliable and accurate fiscal records, including ensuring access, record and compare its assets, conducting routine audits and ensuring segregation of audit functions and obligations.

The issues listed made themselves known via a scheme completed by an employee of the casino to fraudulently collect reimbursements associated with work. As a result of the action, criminal charges had been filed against the employee.

The lesser fine of $30,000 resulted from the casino’s non-compliance of its Board-approved guidelines and rules for the drama Spanish 21, a version of blackjack.

In other gambling news from the Keystone State, the Pennsylvania Lottery has debuted two virtual sports games, Xpress Football and Xpress Car Racing, that provide players the opportunity to win up to $250 in cash for accurately predicting the outcome of arbitrary computerized draws.

The launch comes on the heels of the state’s Lottery incorporating keno to its offering in May.