Ethics and the Slot Machines

It is not a matter of winning at the slot machines, because that is certainly legal, but for McNaughton, the issue arises because he did not choose to disclose is slot machines winnings on his ethics forms, and now some believe he could have a conflict of interest. When McNaughton applied for a position on the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, there are certain steps to the application process that he had to go through—and on perhaps one of the most important steps, McNaughton decided to lie.

And McNaughton’s slot machines winnings aren’t just chump change. Over the past two years he has won over $15,000. What really sticks is that had he reported the slot machine winnings, he would not have been disqualified from the position, they just needed him to be honest in his reports.

Further, McNaughton is an open opponent to slot machines. He has previously been outspoken against bringing slot machines into Pennsylvania, and now it is apparent that McNaughton does enjoy slot machines and gambling. And in perhaps another conflict of interest, some of McNaughton’s gambling trips to Atlantic City were in the company of Boyd Gaming (they were one of the companies vying for a slots license).

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