Banned gambler has to return $2,001 jackpot
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ERIE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man who won a $2,001 slot machine jackpot must forfeit the winnings and will be charged with trespassing, because he had previously banned himself from casinos under a state program for problem gamblers.
State police have not identified the 55-year-old Waterford Township man who won the jackpot Friday at Erie’s Presque Isle Downs & Casino.
Under the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s self-exclusion program, problem gamblers can choose to ban themselves from casinos for one year, five years or for life. Banned players are charged with criminal trespass if they enter a casino and must forfeit any winnings. The money goes to a compulsive and problem gambler treatment fund.
Well this guy has to feel like a real horse's ass. He self reports himself as a gambling-aholic and then loses out on $2,000 in winnings. This would be equivalent to a NCAA team suspending itself for bowl games without being caught and then going undefeated the next season. I'm sure this guy is really reconsidering being such a boy scout when he sobers up. Hopefully he didn't ban himself for life.
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