(Radio Iowa) — State regulators have fined Harrah’s Casino in Council Bluffs ten-thousand dollars for filing late paperwork on three requests from people who wanted to ban themselves from gambling. Racing and Gaming Administrator, Brian Ohorilko says it took a couple of months to get the paperwork filed. “The commission’s expectation is that anyone who wants to participate in the program — that there information is uploaded in the state system within seven days,” Ohorilko says.

He says the number of violations dictated the fine. “It was the first time the commission has had to work with Harrahs on something like this. Typically those first offense violations within the past year come in at five-thousand dollars,” according to Ohorilko. “But since there were multiple incidents with respect to this review — the commission did set a penalty of ten-thousand dollars.” Ohorilko says the casino has taken steps to improve its operation to prevent future violations. “Essentially it incorporates multiple individuals as part of the process, and so that will help add some extra checks and balances to make sure that these forms are submitted timely,” Ohorilko says.

The I-R-G-C took that action at its meeting Thursday in Dubuque.