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- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has added 22 people to state exclusion lists, barring them from casinos and regulated online wagering.
- This move – approved at a recent board meeting – reinforces enforcement of responsible gaming and integrity rules across one of the US’s largest regulated markets.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) voted to place 22 individuals on the state’s exclusion lists, prohibiting them from entering casinos, wagering at online casinos, or collecting winnings at regulated facilities.
The action, announced in a PGCB press release, covers two main categories: the Casino Exclusion List (physical casinos) and the Interactive Gaming Exclusion List (online casino games and sports wagering).
Reasons cited include criminal conduct on casino property, cheating or attempts to defraud gaming operations, disruptive or threatening behavior, and violations tied to interactive gaming.
Separately, five adults were added to the Involuntary Casino Exclusion List after leaving minors unattended while gambling, incidents that ranged from several minutes to over seven hours. The bans take effect immediately and carry penalties for attempts to circumvent them.
Casinos required to enforce list
Affected individuals lose access to legal retail and online gambling in Pennsylvania and risk forfeiture of any winnings obtained while excluded; attempting to gamble while banned can lead to criminal charges.
Operators – both land-based casinos and online platforms – are required to integrate and enforce the updated lists, increasing reliance on ID checks, account monitoring, and real-time exclusion screening. That raises operational costs for compliance teams but also helps protect integrity and public confidence.
For bettors, the action reinforces the importance of following rules, and it highlights that serious conduct (including leaving minors unattended or gaming-related fraud) can result in long-term loss of privileges and legal exposure.
Based on reporting by Mark Sullivan for Gaming America.
