State Agents Don’t Miss a Trick

Agents with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement are at every casino in Pennsylvania. They keep track of everything leading up to the opening of the casino, and follow it all the way through until the slot machines are up and running. Even then, they still don’t leave.

They are aware of everything that goes on inside that casino, day and night. They have cameras all over the place that see every inch of the casino; they know when a slot machine hits, and when it seems that not enough people are winning. They make sure that you aren’t getting ripped off by tainted slot machines, and they make sure that you aren’t doing the ripping off.

Agents spend their time walking up and down the rows of slot machines, keeping an ever watchful eye on everything that goes on. You have probably seen them; they are the guys in suits.

The agents have the responsibility of following all the rules and regulations of the casino, and making sure that the casino follows them as well. The agents meet with their supervisors and the deputy director of the Bureau of Investigations, Tom Sturgeon, on a regular basis to ensure that they are following the letter of the law.

They are responsible for enforcing all laws and regulations, as well as making sure that underagers don’t make it onto the slot machine floor. They are also responsible for ensuring that the “exclusion list” is enforced – although no one is on it yet, someday there will be names. They have to make sure that if someone tries to get in, that they are there to stop them. They also make sure that the casino follows proper auditing procedures, and keep a record of any violations that the casino has so that they can fine them accordingly.




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