Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
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.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
27:15 and 24.
