Pennsylvania State Troopers Sue Over Background Checks for Slots Operator Employees
According to a recent report, the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association has filed a lawsuit in the state Supreme Court against Pennsylvania gaming authorities in an attempt to prevent them from cooperating with private companies to check the backgrounds of employees hired by slots operators. The troopers maintained that it is a violation of the Pennsylvania constitution.
The suit filed by the aforementioned union coincides with the time during which the state Gaming Control Board is getting ready to produce slots operation licenses for casino operators. The Troopers' lawsuit claims that the law passed in July 2004, legalizing the operation of as much as 61,000 slot machines at 14 separate gaming venues across the state, authorized Pennsylvania police to perform the related investigations, not the board.
However, board members have reportedly taken a firm stand on the matter. They insist that the board's bureau of investigations and enforcement is the agency to handle the process, and that the task should be divided between staff investigators, Pennsylvania police and several private companies. As it seems thus far, most of the investigations are expected to be limited to criminal records checks of slots operators' junior employees.
