if they're of age. And the reason I raise that, I am well past 30 years old. Well past it. And
the liquor the state stores or liquor stores whatever we call them in pennsylvania i get
carded now and they said that they now is a requirement it's a requirement that everybody
get card regardless if you look like you're 21 or not so that that is i'm not putting words in
your mouth that could be a policy that could be established is that correct yes sir thank you
given that you're intimately aware with um incidents of underage gambling at parks casino
can you tell the board approximately how many times the gaming control board has fined parks for
underage gambling i don't have the statistics in front of me now but i'll give you an example in
2020 we had one incident involving an underage patron who surreptitiously entered the casino
while security officer was assisting a patron. We typically have 80,000 patrons a week who
enter the casino. So I stand by my security team and the statistics.
Well, but you didn't give me the statistics. So would it be 10 times in the history of parks,
at least? I'm not going to speculate. You're not going to speculate. You're the head of
security at parks oh i think he answered he said it was one in 2020 well he was are you saying it
was only one occasion in 2020 yes sir okay how does an underage um let's say someone goes into
parks and they're 17 years old and they get past the security for whatever reason i'm not gonna
let's not focus on how they got in but let's just say they got in and they're sitting at a slot
machine and they're putting money into the slot machine and they're losing and they lose $100
and they walk out and they go home. How do you, well, let's change the hype. How do you catch
that person for being an underage gambler? Sir, everyone that enters the casino and they're
card it we give them a wristband every day the wristband color has changed um different colors
different uh patterns um they're required to wear that wristband security officers as well as any
member of the parks team uh if they see someone who appears to be underage they challenge them
that's a requirement and they ask them for id um and you know we've discovered individuals on the
floor in the past who who appear to be underage and and indeed they were uh they were underage
We immediately notified the gaming board, as well as the Pennsylvania State Police, and they were arrested.
And, you know, the gaming board decides whether or not there's a fine or not.
I'm going to move on.
Thank you.
I don't want to rush you, Mr. Bondi, but it is approaching 1.30.
we're going to have to continue this case yes but but let me let me just see
We're going to have to continue this case.
Yes, but let me just see.
give me a few seconds to review my notes just to make sure because uh um thank you while mr
bonnie's doing that the board have any questions for mr fritz no no no
i mean how much time do we have mr chairman it's already 128
28th. We were supposed to be wrapping it up at 1 15, but we got another.
Well, let me ask you, Mr. Chairman, because I have a lot.
Could we break now and I'll just finish up with Mr. Fretz next time?
Whatever works for you.
I think that works best for me.
Any objection, Mr. Mattione?
Obviously, I'd like to finish Mr. Fretz if we could, because then it's one less person to bring back next time.
but you know we don't have tanya we're out of time correct totally we are out of time
and on behalf of the board and everyone else we apologize we know that folks have been waiting
to testify this is the third meeting hearing i believe but we will have to we will have to
continue this and a notice tanya a notice will be given uh as to when the next date and timer
correct yes so the date is to be determined and mr manioni we will supply posters you're breaking up
tanya you're breaking up also
breaking up
um this is sharon saletta i i can speak for ms sunkett i believe she was going to say that this
is going to be continued to a date that will be announced and that a reposting of the property
will be required okay thank you everyone thank you mr chairman everybody stay safe thank you
thank you mr fritz thank you mr chairman all right talk to you guys bye guys okay bye-bye
is that all for today
um i believe it is yes that's it okay thank you have a good day have a good one all thank you
have a good day bye-bye