Pa. man who had banned himself from casino hits $2,001 jackpot, but must forfeit it Associated Press
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — 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.
-We are all guilty of this so don't judge. Here's why.....
Every Sunday I wake up feeling like I have been tackled by Lawrence Taylor and my breath smells like I've been eating out of the cat box. I look down to find I'm still wearing my jeans, wallet still in the back pocket and I've been sweating so hard I think I pissed the bed. It's called a hangover, or in my case Sunday. I swear off drinking forever......OK at least until Thursday. Then my friends show up with a case of beer and a breakfast burrito. Of course I saddle up. The difference between me and the poor bastard who won the jackpot is that nobody comes running into my house to steal my beer because I swore it off just minutes earlier.
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