Game Over For 7 Accused of PA iGaming Fraud

It’s game over for seven players after the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) placed them on the iGaming Involuntary Exclusion List after they were found guilty of fraudulent gambling at PA online casinos to the tune of almost $30,000.

The fraudulent activity was confirmed by the PGCB’s Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement (BIE).

Multiple Accounts & Identity Fraud Suspected

The PGCB announced in a press release that these seven individuals’ online activity was fraudulent on two counts:

• The setting up an online account or accounts using another person’s name and details, making account deposits using these other persons’ payment methods, and withdrawing from the same accounts directly into their own bank account. All this, without engaging in any gaming activity, and, 
• Requesting and receiving a refund for a disputed credit or debit card transaction from a card issuer even though that refund was fraudulent.

These acts resulted in fraud that amounted to $27,168. The specific fraudulent activity involved the below:

• Two separate online sports wagering accounts using another person’s identity and withdrawing $300.
• 13 separate online casino-type games accounts using another person’s identity and withdrawing $545.
• Six separate online sports wagering accounts using another person’s identity and withdrawing $1,000.
• Four separate online sports wagering accounts using another person’s identity and withdrawing $1,123.
• Two separate online sports wagering accounts using another person’s identity and withdrawing $1,500.
• Illegally requesting and receiving six chargebacks to a credit card associated with an online casino-type games account totaling $10,100.
• One online sport wagering account using another person’s identity and withdrawing $12,600.

This case brings the total number of those currently on the iGaming Involuntary Exclusion List to 37.