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Mandatory Pa. casino theft fine ruled tossed out

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional a mandatory $75,000 fine imposed on a Pittsburgh casino poker dealer convicted of having stolen $200 worth of chips.

The unanimous ruling Tuesday by the state’s highest court called the fine “strikingly disproportionate” and said the fact that it was mandatory “merely exacerbates the disproportion.”

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