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Gambling in Pennsylvania: Too many kids left alone while their parents play

State gaming officials announced a plan Wednesday to protect children from degenerate parents who put their kids at risk while they get their gambling fix. The "Don't Gamble with Kids" campaign was prompted by the alarming number of children who have been abandoned in cars and hotel rooms at or near casinos, including Wind Creek Bethlehem, while…

Law ・ 17 November 2022

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PA Gaming Board Campaign Targets Gamblers Who Abandon Kids

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board voted Wednesday to ban from the state's casinos eight more adults who abandoned their kids to gamble - as the regulator had done 147 times previously - but it took an additional step to address the problem more directly than it ever has. At its monthly meeting, the agency announced the launch of a "Don't Gamble…

Covid ・ 17 November 2022

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Before leaving your kid alone in a car to gamble at a casino, consider this

Eight people were banned from Pennsylvania casinos on Wednesday after authorities said they left children unattended in vehicles while they went inside. The bans, one of which stemmed from a poor parenting incident at Wind Creek Bethlehem, sadly are just the latest. This is a big problem, and there's no excuse for it. Since the beginning of last…

Law ・ 21 October 2022

Daily Mail Online

Las Vegas Dem official 'throttled wife in drunken Bellagio casino brawl' court documents reveal

A Las Vegas Democratic official who is accused of killing a journalist who exposed his affair had previously been arrested for abusing his wife and resisting arrest. Robert Telles, 45, was arrested on March 1, 2020, after Metropolitan police received a frantic call from his wife, Mae Ismael, shortly after 11pm the night before. She told officers…

Land-based ・ 15 September 2022

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Pennsylvania Casinos Warn Gambling Parents: Don’t Leave Children in Cars

While inside a warm casino, playing slot machines, a Pennsylvania woman's small children, ages 2 years and 11 months, sat alone in a cold car at the Lady Luck Casino in Pennsylvania. She is not the only parent who left children unattended while they gambled. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, which oversees all aspects of gambling in the state,…

Gaming Authorities ・ 19 June 2022

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Kids left alone at casinos while parents gamble is a problem across Pa.

Children as young as 2 months old have been found alone at Wind Creek while a parent or guardian gambles. Hundreds of kids are left at Pa. casinos while parents or guardians gamble. Wind Creek has a new safety plan From 2018 to 2021hundreds of children were left in cars and hotel rooms while their parents or guardians went to Wind Creek Casino in…

Travel ・ 23 May 2022

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Unattended Children Is a Problem at Pennsylvania Casinos

Unattended child cases have been a growing problem in Pennsylvania casinos. [Image: Shutterstock.com] 268 children were left unattended across 147 incidents in a four-year span at Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino in Pennsylvania. The copious cases reflect a growing and concerning trend in Pennsylvania casinos, shared by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control…

Travel ・ 19 May 2022

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Four parents banned from PA casinos after leaving their kids in the car

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) - The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (Board) banned four people from all casinos across the Commonwealth after they left their children unattended so they could gamble. According to the Board, unattended children were left in parked vehicles and one in a hotel room at casinos. In each case, the parent left a young child or…

Games ・ 20 January 2022

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Man Leaves Four Kids in SUV to Bet in a Delaware Casino

Police have hit William Brisco, 37, with a variety of charges including felony drug possession after he left four kids in his vehicle to gamble at the Casino at Delaware Park in Wilmington, Delaware. Delaware State Police on Sunday shared news of Brisco's arrest via Facebook: According to the state police, troopers on an extra duty assignment at…

Incidents ・ 13 December 2021

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Delaware Man Charged with Leaving Kids Unattended at Casino

There have been quite a few cases of gross neglect of parental duties by gamblers who thought bunking off at a local casino, while their children stayed behind and waited in a vehicle, was a good idea. One such case involves a Delaware man, 37-year-old William Brisco, who has been charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child. The…

Incidents ・ 13 December 2021

Gambling News

Valley Forge Casino Adds Infrared Cameras to Catch Irresponsible Parents

While casinos cannot always be held accountable for their patrons' behavior, this doesn't mean they would not want to do the right thing anyway. Pennsylvania's Valley Forge Casino Resort is one of those facilities that is taking matters into its own hands to deliver on a more responsible gambling experience even when adults fail to. The casino is…

Travel ・ 15 November 2021

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Valley Forge Casino vows additional measures to prevent unattended children in its parking lot

Valley Forge Casino Resort in Montgomery County vowed Wednesday to step up enforcement efforts against parents and guardians who leave children unattended while they gamble, including the installation of first-of-its-kind infrared cameras to detect minors in parked vehicles. Officials from the casino and its parent company, Boyd Gaming of Las…

Land-based ・ 11 November 2021

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Gaming Control Board takes action in first public meeting since 2020

Harrisburg, Pa. -The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (Board), in its first in-person public meeting since March 2020, approved actions related to the permitting of underage gambling at a casino and children left by parents unattended in vehicles in the parking lot of a casino. In the first matter, the Board approved a $10000 fine against…

Law ・ 18 October 2021

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Pennsylvania: Parx Casino Gets Fine for Teen Gambler’s Entry

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has fined the operator of Parx Casino $12500 for allowing a teenage male - who later caused a scene with firecrackers - access into the gambling establishment in Bensalem, Bucks County. The PGCB took to Twitter to share the news of its October 13 decision in relation to the underage gambler, aged 18,…

Covid ・ 15 October 2021

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Police save baby left in car at Las Vegas casino in 100-degree heat

Police in North Las Vegas arrested a dad who they said admitted to leaving his 6-month old son in a car while he gambled inside a casino. The temperature on the night of the incident was 100 degrees Fahrenheit. (Credit: North Las Vegas Police Department via Storyful) NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A dad is facing charges after allegedly telling arresting…

Land-based ・ 10 August 2021

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Nevada dad leaves baby in car in 100-degree heat to gamble at Vegas casino, police say

A man is facing child abuse charges after leaving his 6-month-old son inside a vehicle amid triple-digit temperatures outside while he went inside a Nevada casino to gamble, police said. The father, Mitchell Hooks, was arrested by North Vegas police officers after the baby was rescued during the July 16 incident. He is charged with child abuse or…

Incidents ・ 30 July 2021

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Police: Nevada man left toddler in hot car while he gambled in casino

LAS VEGAS - A Nevada man is accused of leaving his 6-month-old son in a hot car outside a casino while he went inside to gamble, authorities said. Mitchell Anthony Hooks, 39, of North Las Vegas, was arrested July 16 and charged with child abuse and leaving a child in a vehicle, KLAS reported. According to the North Las Vegas Police Department,…

Incidents ・ 28 July 2021

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Dad told police he left 6-month-old in car while gambling

A father was arrested last week in North Las Vegas after police said he went into a casino to gamble for 30 minutes while his infant son sat in a sweltering car. Mitchel Hooks, 39, was arrested July 16 and charged with a felony count of child abuse, according to court documents. Officers were called at 10:15 p.m. on July 16 to the Bighorn Casino,…

Incidents ・ 29 July 2021

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Videos show police rescuing 6-month-old baby left in car outside casino

NORTH LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Video released Tuesday shows North Las Vegas police officers rescuing a 6-month-old baby from a car parked outside a casino. The temperature outside at the time was 100 degrees. The boy was found when another customer heard him crying in the car and went to casino security. When police arrived, they found security personnel…

Incidents ・ 28 July 2021

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Police rescue baby left in car outside casino

NORTH LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Video released Tuesday shows North Las Vegas police officers rescuing a 6-month-old baby from a car parked outside a casino. The temperature outside at the time was 100 degrees. The boy was found when another customer heard him crying in the car and went to casino security. When police arrived, they found security personnel…

Incidents ・ 28 July 2021

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Baby rescued after being left alone in car outside Las Vegas-area casino while dad gambled: Police

Video released Tuesday showed North Las Vegas police officers rescuing a 6-month-old baby from a car parked outside a casino. The incident occurred on the night of July 16 outside the Bighorn Casino, according to KTLA sister station KLAS in Las Vegas. The temperature was around 100 degrees when another casino patron heard the little boy crying in…

Incidents ・ 05 August 2021

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Las Vegas police rescue 6-month-old baby left in car outside casino

NORTH LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Video released Tuesday shows North Las Vegas police officers rescuing a 6-month-old baby from a car parked outside a casino. The temperature outside at the time was 100 degrees. The boy was found when another customer heard him crying in the car and went to casino security. When police arrived, they found security personnel…

Incidents ・ 29 July 2021

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Cops Smash Car Window at Casino to Rescue Dogs Locked Inside

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers rescued a mother dog and its puppy trapped in a car for a long time without any water in the hot summer weather. Even though the car was in a covered parking garage, the temperature was sweltering in the confined space. Weather data indicates a high of 96 degrees. The security team at the garage adjacent to…

Incidents ・ 24 July 2021

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‘I know I’m in trouble:’ North Las Vegas man charged after 6-month-old son left in car outside casino

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A North Las Vegas man arrested Friday night after his 6-month-old son was left alone in a car outside a casino told police, "I know I'm in trouble" when officers found him inside, according to an arrest report. The boy was found when another customer heard him crying in the car and went to casino security, according to statements…

Trust and Safety ・ 21 July 2021

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Police: Man arrested for leaving infant inside car while gambling at North Las Vegas casino

NORTH LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A Las Vegas man was arrested by police Friday night after leaving an infant locked inside a car while he was gambling at a North Las Vegas casino. It happened at the Bighorn Casino, located near Belmont Street and East Lake Mead Boulevard, around 8:15 p.m. North Las Vegas police officers arrived and found the child, less…

Land-based ・ 17 July 2021