HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has barred 22 people from gambling statewide after actions ranging from leaving young children unattended at casinos to committing fraud on online betting platforms.
The board’s actions, taken during the past week, placed individuals on its various Involuntary Exclusion Lists, which prohibit gambling at Pennsylvania casinos, regulated online betting and iGaming sites, and Video Gaming Terminal locations.
Five adults were added to the Involuntary Casino Exclusion List after investigations found they left minors unattended while gambling. In one case, a woman left two children, ages 8 and 9, alone in a hotel room at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows for more than seven and a half hours while she played table games. Another woman left three children, ages 2, 6, and 12, in a vehicle at Hollywood Casino York for nearly 30 minutes while gambling. Additional cases involved children left alone in hotel rooms, a casino bus lobby, and vehicles at casinos in Bethlehem and at Parx Casino.
The board said such actions create potentially unsafe and dangerous conditions for minors and violate casino regulations that prohibit leaving children unattended anywhere on casino properties, including parking areas and hotels.
To reinforce that message, the board continues its public awareness campaign, “Don’t Gamble with Kids,” which highlights the risks to children and the consequences for adults who violate the rules.
Beyond the five child endangerment cases, the board placed 12 additional people on the Involuntary Casino Exclusion List and five others on the Involuntary Interactive Exclusion List for fraud related to online gaming or sports wagering.
The latest actions bring the total number of individuals on the board’s involuntary exclusion lists to 1,491, according to officials.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is scheduled to hold its next public meeting at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 25, 2026, in the Public Hearing Room on the second floor of the Strawberry Square Complex in Harrisburg. Meeting details and the agenda will be posted in advance on the board’s website.
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