“If they win a jackpot, they have to give their ID and can get caught that way.” “Many people get caught through being recognized” as repeat patrons, he said. If someone on the list attempts to enter a casino’s gambling area, they are to be turned away. He said the list is provided to casinos, mainly directed to the security staff or the player interaction staff.
McGarvey noted casinos are not to provide player cards or send promotional materials to anyone on the self-exclusion list, which is updated weekly.
They can seek placement in the program for a period of one year, five years or for life, according to Gaming Control Board spokesperson Richard McGarvey. The board offers self-exclusion programs that allow people affected by problem gambling to voluntarily ban themselves from casinos, internet-based gambling, video gambling terminals and fantasy sports wagering. One of the women was on the gambling floor at the Westmoreland Mall venue for more than seven hours before being removed by casino security, according to the board. Live Casino Pittsburgh has been fined $30,000 for allowing access to its Hempfield gambling floor by a man who was younger than 21 and by two women who were on a casino self-exclusion list administered by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
