La. Admin. Code tit. 42 § III-2915

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section III-2915 - Age Restrictions for the Casino; Methods to Prevent Minors from Gaming Area

A. No persons under the age of 21 shall:

1. enter the designated gaming area, except responding emergency personnel acting in their official capacity;

2. loiter or be permitted to loiter in or about any room, premises, or designated area where any licensed game or gaming device is located, operated or conducted;

3. play or be allowed to play any game or gaming device; or

4. be employed as a gaming employee or an operator of any game or gaming device.

B. Each licensee and casino operator shall implement methods to prevent minors from entering the designated gaming area. Such methods shall be part of the internal controls and include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. policies and procedures pertaining to documentation relating to proof of age and the examination of such document by a responsible gaming employee or employees of security service providers and to provide suitable security to enforce the policies and procedures;

2. posting signs at all entrances to the gaming area notifying patrons that persons under 21 years of age are not permitted to loiter in or about the gaming area. The signs shall be displayed in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese;

3. posting signs or other approved means displaying the date of birth of a person who is 21 years old that date; and

4. monitoring the access to the designated gaming area by all emergency service personnel under the age of 21 to ensure that they do not participate in gaming activities.

C. Each quarter the licensee and casino operator shall report and remit to the division all winnings withheld from customers who are determined to be under the age of 21.

D. As used in this Section, emergency service personnel are individuals who are:

1. employed or affiliated with a bonafide emergency service agency, department or company;

2. on official business rendering aid in an emergency situation; and

3. wearing clothing, uniforms or other insignia which distinguishes them as being affiliated with an emergency service agency, department or company.

E. As used in this Section, emergency services agency, department or company shall mean: police department, fire department, emergency medical service company, or private ambulance service company.

La. Admin. Code tit. 42, § III-2915

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Gaming Control Board, LR 38:1657 (July 2012), Amended by LR 41:1494 (8/1/2015).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 27:15 and 24.