One concern with the prevalence of online gambling is its consistent regulation.  Online casinos are being hard pressed to increase their security policies and gaming structure to make sure that no one underage is allowed to log-on to their system.  This poses a difficult problem because many young people have access to their parents’ personal information and are more attuned to online gaming than anyone else in the culture.  In addition, there are some countries toying with the idea of lowering the online gambling age to 18, rather than 21.  All these legal issues come with a lot of ethical debates. 

In Pennsylvania, one casino operator was fined $97,500 recently as a result of 15 counts of underage gambling that occurred in his casino.  There were two votes on the large fine and both times it was pushed through with relatively no resistance from the Gaming Control Board members.  It was the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs that violated the age limit and ended up paying big. 

The Mohegan Sun agreed to pay a civil fine of $49,500 for the first 11 incidents of underage gambling. These incidents involved slot machines on the gaming floor that were accessed by underage gamblers between the ages of 18 to 21. In the midst of security and video surveillance, the underage people were still able to enter the casino, gain access to slots and gamble.

The second part of the fine was paid out for $48,000. This was for four separate incidents were individuals under 18 were allowed access to the casino floor. This was despite an agreement stating that individuals under 18 are not allowed to enter the gaming floor at all.  

The final part of the ruling was for changes to occur at the Mohegan Sun. The casino agreed to increase staff and security at all entrances to the casino. They had to submit proposals and estimates of the added security to be staffed at all times at the entrances.  The company had to create additional ID scanning locations also.  The major part of the fine was not just the money, but the requirement and regulation of a higher security standard for the casino at all times.