Rivers Casino Portsmouth agrees to pay $275K for alleged gaming law violations
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According to the settlement agreement, the Virginia Lottery found violations regarding underage people and unauthorized games.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Rivers Casino Portsmouth agreed to pay $275,000 to the Virginia Lottery following allegations of violations.
According to a settlement agreement and a brief presentation by Virginia Lottery Executive Director Kelly Gee in April, the Virginia Lottery found multiple violations in January and February of this year.
"Our compliance team, alongside the casino, concurrently reviewed some alleged regulatory violations," Gee told her fellow board members.
The settlement statement from the Lottery does not specifically point out the actual violations, but it states they were related to "underage and voluntarily excluded persons, licensing requirements relating to slot machines and unauthorized games in play."
It’s not clear what violation occurred among underaged individuals.
"Rivers cooperated fully with the lottery’s inquiry into the matters and took immediate remedial measures and has developed a corrective action plan," said Gee.
The agreement states no formal findings have determined the merit of the violations.
"We consider the matter closed," she said.
The settlement shows Gee proposed the settlement amount to avoid an administrative hearing.
She said that $275,000 fine will go into the Commonwealth’s General Fund.
One board member asked how they became aware of the violation, but Gee said they couldn’t discuss those details in an open meeting.
The violations came shortly after Rivers Casino Portsmouth's opening on January 23. The casino brought in more than $56 million in revenue during that time.
