LOCK HAVEN — This week, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) approved three consent agreements resulting in $72,000 in fines related to Video Game Terminal (VGT) establishments — with the largest fine levied against a Clinton County business.

“The consent agreements were presented by the Board’s Office of Enforcement Counsel and outlined the facts about incidents that occurred at a (VGT) establishment and at two casinos,” a release from the PGCB said.

The largest of the fines was $50,000 — including $45,000 assessed against Vasas, Inc. — for the Lucky 7 Travel Plaza along Walnut Street in Lock Haven, according to the release.

Two owners of the facility were also fined $2,500 each, the release continued.

Among the findings of PGCB investigators were:

— That the establishment failed to have board credentialed employees on duty while the VGTs were operational; and,

— Individuals under 21 years of age were able to access the VGT room and, on two occasions, minors operated the VGT machines.

The PGCB additionally approved Consent Agreements against two casinos resulting in fines of:

— $12,000 against Stadium Casino RE, LLC, operator of Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia, for allowing a compromised deck of cards to be used.

— $10,000 against Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, LLC, operator of Hollywood Casino York, for allowing an involuntary excluded person to access the gaming floor and gamble.

The PGCB also took action to place 11 individuals on its various Involuntary Exclusion Lists.

Placement on an Involuntary Exclusion List prohibits individuals from either gaming in a casino in Pennsylvania, via an online betting site regulated by the Board or a Video Gaming Terminal (“VGT”) location.

The actions by the PGCB on Wednesday include placement of 10 individuals on the Involuntary Casino Exclusion List, three of those for leaving minors unattended in vehicles while they gambled:

— A male and a female patron who together left two children, ages 11 and 12, in a vehicle in the parking lot of Hollywood Casino Morgantown for 32 minutes while they gambled on slot machines and in the sportsbook; and,

— A female patron who left three children, ages 2, 6 and 12, in a vehicle in the parking lot of Hollywood Casino York for 29 minutes while she gambled on slot machines and at table games.

“Actions such as these to deny statewide gambling privileges serve as a reminder that adults are prohibited from leaving minors unattended in the parking lot or garage, a hotel or other venues at a casino since it creates a potentially unsafe and dangerous environment for the children,” the release said.

These matters, presented by the Board’s Office of Chief Counsel and the OEC, raise the number of individuals now on the Board’s various Involuntary Exclusion Lists to 1,448.