An information security breach at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Pa., means thousands of customers’ personal information may be in the hands of criminals.Even some who have never gambled at the casino -- hundreds of miles away from Pittsburgh -- could be at risk.VIDEO: Watch Shannon Perrine's reportOne Pittsburgh-area man who did not want to be identified said he received a letter from the Sands telling him of the security breach. The casino offered him one year of free credit monitoring.He said he has only gambled at Pittsburgh’s Rivers Casino.The man put himself on the voluntary exclusion list at the state Gaming Control Board office inside the Rivers Casino.That means he wanted help staying away from gambling, so he agreed to not go to the casino for one year. If he shows up, he can be arrested.There are about 6,600 people who have voluntarily added themselves to the exclusion list, and another 200 who have been put on the list involuntarily.The exclusion lists are shared with all 12 casinos in Pennsylvania. When someone is on the exclusion list, he or she must share lots of personal information.“I gave them my driver's license, Social Security number, address, date of birth,” the man said.He was shocked when he got the letter informing him of the security breach.“I made the decision there that I had to give myself a break and what was best for myself and my family,” he said. “I made that decision and I really thought I was doing the right thing, and I never thought in a million years something like this would happen.”A representative for the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh stresses there has been no threat to personal data at the Rivers Casino.

An information security breach at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Pa., means thousands of customers’ personal information may be in the hands of criminals.

Even some who have never gambled at the casino -- hundreds of miles away from Pittsburgh -- could be at risk.



VIDEO: Watch Shannon Perrine's report


One Pittsburgh-area man who did not want to be identified said he received a letter from the Sands telling him of the security breach. The casino offered him one year of free credit monitoring.

He said he has only gambled at Pittsburgh’s Rivers Casino.

The man put himself on the voluntary exclusion list at the state Gaming Control Board office inside the Rivers Casino.

That means he wanted help staying away from gambling, so he agreed to not go to the casino for one year. If he shows up, he can be arrested.

There are about 6,600 people who have voluntarily added themselves to the exclusion list, and another 200 who have been put on the list involuntarily.

The exclusion lists are shared with all 12 casinos in Pennsylvania. When someone is on the exclusion list, he or she must share lots of personal information.

“I gave them my driver's license, Social Security number, address, date of birth,” the man said.

He was shocked when he got the letter informing him of the security breach.

“I made the decision there that I had to give myself a break and what was best for myself and my family,” he said. “I made that decision and I really thought I was doing the right thing, and I never thought in a million years something like this would happen.”

A representative for the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh stresses there has been no threat to personal data at the Rivers Casino.