Stadium Casino RE, LLC, operator of Live! Hotel and Casino Philadelphia, was served with $100,000 in fines by the Pennsylvania Gaming Board for sports wagering regulatory violations.
According to the PA Gaming Control Board, the casino took and placed 15 wagers by telephone totaling $287,421 over an eight-day period.
According to the board, the patron was not present in the casino and placed a “proxy wager,” which is not permitted through policies established by the casino and approved by the Board. In addition, the Pennsylvania Gaming Act specifically prohibits knowingly accepting a wager from any person other than the person making the wager.
According to the Board, the three Live! Casino Sportsbook employees who accepted and placed the wagers were terminated and the Board revoked the gaming employment license of each. The patron was placed on the Board’s Involuntary Exclusion list and can no longer gamble in Pennsylvania.
