Gambling regulators approve bans for 15 scofflaws who join 1,390 others who can't bet in Pa.

Three people who left children unattended while they gambled at Philadelphia-area casinos were among those banned from gambling at casinos, using online betting sites or video gaming terminals in Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday placed a total of 15 people on its involuntary exclusion lists.

There are now 1,405 people on the board’s involuntary exclusion list. Their names and offenses are detailed on the board’s website. There are separate lists for exclusion from casinos, online betting sites and video gaming terminals.

The list include names, photos and a short description of what the person did to get banned. As of Wednesday afternoon, the website did not appear to be updated to reflect the latest actions.

To read the list, click here.

Among the nine people banned from Pennsylvania casinos were a man who left a 3-year-old in a vehicle parked at Rivers Philadelphia Casino for four minutes to place an online sports bet.

Another of the scofflaws were a man and woman who played table games for 50 minutes at Parx Casino in Bucks County while they left a 5-year-old in a parked car while the outdoor temperature was 19 degrees, according to the state board.

Adults are expressly prohibited from leaving minors unattended in the parking lot, garage, a hotel or other areas of a casino in Pennsylvania.

None of the incidents involved Live Casino Pittsburgh in Hempfield and there was only one incident involving Rivers Casino Pittsburgh.

The Rivers incident involved three people who were then employed by the casino in a scheme that netted about $10,000 in fraudulent roulette winnings.

The other people were placed on the exclusion list for fraudulent actions involving online gambling. Most of those involved using other people’s identities to make online wagers.

Those placed on the exclusion list are permitted to play the lottery because it is governed by a separate state agency.

Here’s video of the gaming control board meeting:

This story was updated June 26, 2025, to correct the number of people who were added to the list.