The man, 20, said he was in gender transition. Presque Isle Downs & Casino ordered to pay a total of $47,500 for five cases of underage gambling.

In May, a 20-year-old man used the identification card of a 42-year-old woman to get onto the gaming floor of Presque Isle Downs & Casino, where patrons must be at least 21 to wager.

The man said he was in gender transition.

His gamble with the ID worked, but only for a time.

And his gamble did not turn out well for the casino.

Citing the case of the 20-year-old man and four other underage patrons, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday fined Presque Isle Downs & Casino $47,500, which includes $2,500 to cover the cost of the investigations.

The case of the 20-year-old man, who was banned from the casino, is the most unusual of the five cases.

According to a consent decree between the casino and the Gaming Control Board, the man entered the casino with a woman at around 12:05 a.m. on May 15 and, claiming he was in gender transition, the man was allowed to stay on the gaming floor, where he placed two $50 bets at the blackjack table shortly before 3:50 a.m.

When he entered the casino, the man "provided identification to a security officer who did not scan the identification," according to the consent decree. "The security officer initially called for an identification check due to the fact that the identification provided was that of a 42-year-old female, but then allowed the underage individual to proceed onto the gaming floor at approximately 12:08 a.m. without any additional verification after the underage individual explained that he was in gender transition."

After placing the bets at the blackjack table, the man left and re-entered the casino at about 6:20 a.m. and was allowed back on the gaming floor, but he did not gamble, according to the consent decree. The man attempted to get back on the gaming floor again at 7:02 a.m., but was stopped after he presented the ID of the 42-year-old woman, according to the consent decree.

A security manager and the Pennsylvania State Police then got involved, and the man was forced to leave the casino at 7:52 a.m. The state police cited him for underage gambling, and the casino issued a "management exclusion" against him, according to the consent decree.

Also, according to the consent decree, the casino issued two written warnings to the first two security officers "who gave the underage individual access to the gaming floor."

These are the other four cases for which Presque Isle Downs & Casino was fined, according to the Gaming Control Board:

• Another 20-year-old male was allowed onto the gaming floor and wagered at table games in August. He was cited for being on the gaming floor though underage, and the casino gave a security officer a final warning.

• A 19-year-old female was allowed onto the gaming floor and consumed an alcoholic beverage in November 2017. She was cited for being on the gaming floor though underage and excluded from the casino. The casino issued verbal warnings to a server and a security officer.

• An 18-year-old male was allowed onto the gaming floor and wagered at table games in December 2017. He was cited for being on the gaming floor though underage and excluded from the casino. The casino issued a security supervisor a "verbal corrective action."

• A 19-year-old female was allowed onto the gaming floor and wagered at slot machines in August. She was cited for being on the gaming floor though underage and excluded from the casino. The casino fired the security officer who let her on to the gaming floor.

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