Child wanders casino hotel while mother played slot machine

Palace security was notified by a customer that he found the five-year-old female child wandering around one of the floors of the hotel. The child was turned over to hotel security, and officials notified the sheriff’s department.

The mother approached security about 8 p.m. after spending several hours playing a slot machine.

Medina, a Hanford resident, was booked into the Kings County Jail for child endangerment. The child was turned over to Kings County Child Protective Services.