Pennsylvania’s Hollywood Casino at William Penn National Race Course temporarily was shuttered for most 17 hours starting on Billy Sunday dark due to a technical glitch.
It began shortly before 7:15 p.m. on Christmas Eve when visitors were asked to leave behind the gaming property.
It wasn’t until 12:42 p.m. on Monday, midday Christmas, when the Grantville, Pa. cassino reported it had reopened and guests were capable to paying back to the gaming complex.
No details were released on what caused the holiday closure. It was blamed on a “technical issue,” according to regional tidings land site PennLive.com.
Whatever the difficulty, PennLive reported it didn’t affect the police. So, practice of law enforcement didn’t hold to respond to the cassino when the dimension temporarily shut down.
No details nearly the shuttering were provided inward a sparse societal media post.
Although we had briefly shut due to a technical issue, we wanted to reassert the cassino is currently open,” the casino’s 12:42 p.m. Facebook station stated.
“Thank you for your longanimity and have a great day!,” the statement added.
Some visitors complained almost the closing, according to societal media posts.
Officials further told PennLive the casino had a smaller staff workings on the holiday due to Christmas, which seemingly made it a slower mental process to reopen the facility.
The Hollywood Casino had been scheduled to remain unresolved end-to-end Xmas Eve and Christmas Day Day.
The casino’s gaming floor on a regular basis is surface 24 hours a day and vii days a week. The gambling casino story includes o'er 1,750 slot machines, as good as table games such as blackjack, poker, snake eyes and roulette.
Recent Arrest
In an unrelated incident, a 45-year-old piece was arrested earliest this month after he allegedly vandalized an elevator at Hollywood Casino.
The unnamed Harrisburg, Pa. resident lost money patch wagering and became wild during his December 9 see to the gaming property.
In a fit of anger, he walked into the lift and and then repeatedly kicked the lift doors. The lift got stuck between floors, trapping him until he could be reclaimed by Grantville, Pa. firefighters, according to Pennsylvania TV post WHTM.
Authorities didn’t instantly describe his charges.
Prior Fines
Also, last-place month, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) fined Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course $40K after minors allegedly got onto the gaming level and gambled during trey incidents.
Each of the minors was under the eld of 21.
The gaming operator, Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association LLC, was given the fine.