Two Casino Fines Approved By the PA Gaming Control Board

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 17, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today levied fines totaling $22,500 for violations.

The fines were the result of Board approvals at its public meeting of consent agreements between the PGCB's Office of Enforcement Counsel and:

• IOC-PA, LLC, operator of the Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin in Fayette County, which was fined $10,000 for a violation involving the play of table games; and,
• Rhode Island-based IGT Global Solutions Corporation, holder of a Manufacturer's License, which was fined $12,500 for allowing an unlicensed employee to serve on its Board of Directors and function in the position of Chairman of the Board for 96 days.

The next meeting of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 7, 2017 in the PGCB's Public Hearing Room located on the second floor of Strawberry Square in Harrisburg. 

About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board:
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of the state's casino industry. There are 10 stand-alone and racetrack casinos in operation, along with the two smaller resort casinos.  These facilities collectively employ 18,000 people and annually generate approximately $1.4 billion in tax revenue from slot machine and table games play. The largest portion of that money is used for property tax reduction to all Pennsylvania homeowners.

Additional information about both the PGCB's regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania's casino gaming industry can be found at www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov. You can also follow the agency on Twitter by choosing @PAGamingControl.

CONTACTS: Doug Harbach or Richard McGarvey
(717) 346-8321

SOURCE Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board