Hollywood Casino fined $24K for underage gambling

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Racecourse has been fined $24,000 for allowing underage gambling on three occasions this past summer.

Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, which operates the casino in Grantville, Dauphin County, agreed to the civil penalties assessed by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for three violations in July and August.

A 20-year-old man used a slot machine for about an hour and 20 minutes in July; and in August, a 19-year-old man used a slot machine for about 20 minutes, and on a different day, an 18-year-old woman was betting for more than two hours.

The Gaming Control Board said it has levied $211,500 in fines for six occasions of allowing underage gambling or allowing minors on the gaming floor.

Pennsylvania law bars anyone under 18 from being on a gaming floor, and no one under 21 is allowed to use slot machines.    - Roslyn Rudolph