{"id":4783,"date":"2021-11-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/4-casinos-in-the-united-states-fined-for-letting-minors-gamble\/"},"modified":"2021-11-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T00:00:00","slug":"4-casinos-in-the-united-states-fined-for-letting-minors-gamble","status":"publish","type":"america","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/4-casinos-in-the-united-states-fined-for-letting-minors-gamble\/","title":{"rendered":"4 casinos in the United States fined for letting minors\u2019 gamble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Catfish Bend Casino in Burlington, Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Prairie Meadows in Altoona and Diamond Jo Worth Casino in Northwood, have been fined a combined $130,000 dollars by the Iowa Racing and Gambling Commission for gambling violations involving minors.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">The properties were found to have failed to verify patrons were aged over 18 to access their gambling floors.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Racing and Gambling administrator, Brian Ohorilko, said the Catfish Bend Casino in Burlington allowed an underage male to enter the casino floor &ldquo;unchallenged&rdquo;. He was on the floor for 47 minutes and pulled a ticket out of a machine. &ldquo;Based on a preponderance of the evidence, we felt the individual did gamble,&rdquo; Ohorilko said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Ohorilko said the casino agreed to a $30,000 fine. He said: <em>&ldquo;The normal fine for this is 20 (thousand dollars), but there were the aggravating circumstances of a lack of surveillance coverage, and the age of the minor elevated that fine.&rdquo;<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">The Horseshoe Casino, a Caesars Entertainment-operated property in Council Bluffs, received two fines totaling $60,000. The first incident involved an underage female in January who entered the gambling floor with an adult: &ldquo;gambled at a number of slot machines and was on the gambling floor for over 30 minutes&rdquo;, according to Ohorilko.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Two months later, a 17-year-old girl spent five hours on the gambling floor and gambled during that time.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">The Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack &amp; Hotel in Altoona, owned by Polk County and operated by a non-profit, 13-member board of directors, must pay a $20,000-fine for allowing an underage gambler to enter with two adults.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">IRGC said the minor <em>&ldquo;was not challenged at the turnstile, had gambled, and was on the floor for approximately 60 minutes&rdquo;. <\/em>It said the individual was identified by another security officer who was conducting routine business.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">The final venue fined is Diamond Jo Worth Casino in Northwood. The casino was fined $20,000 for allowing a minor to gamble for two hours. He was never challenged by casino personnel but was finally identified by casino staff before being asked to leave.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Ohorilko pointed out that the violations were the first for all four properties in the past nine months. He didn&rsquo;t specify if the fines had already been paid, or if the casinos are challenging them.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"background-color:white\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">No Copyright infringement intended. 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