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Can you summarize 12 CTGS 576?
Gaming Policy, Regulation and Revenue - Secs. 12-557 to 12-578bb > Presence of minors at gaming establishments; penalties. Licensing of minors. Payment of claims for winnings.
Short Summary
This legal document governs the presence of minors at gaming establishments, licensing of minors, and payment of claims for winnings. It prohibits any person from knowingly permitting minors to wager in gambling activities authorized under this chapter. Both the person permitting the minor and the minor placing the wager are guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Additionally, it is illegal for minors to be present in certain establishments during off-track betting or racetrack/fronton meetings. Minors sixteen years of age or over may be fined if found in violation. However, the commissioner may issue a license to a minor sixteen years of age or older with written permission from a parent or legal guardian. The commissioner is also prohibited from paying any claim for winnings made by or on behalf of a minor who has wagered in any gambling activity authorized under this chapter. The document includes specific penalties for non-compliance, including fines of up to $25 for permitting minors to be present in certain establishments and fines of up to $50 for licensees if any minor is found at their facility in violation of the law.
Whom does it apply to?
Any person who permits minors to wager in gambling activities authorized under this chapter; minors who place wagers in gambling activities authorized under this chapter; licensees authorized to conduct meetings for jai alai or racing
What does it govern?
Presence of minors at gaming establishments; licensing of minors; payment of claims for winnings
What are exemptions?
Minors sixteen years of age or over may be present in certain establishments when off-track betting or racetrack/fronton meetings take place, but they may be fined; the commissioner may issue a license to a minor sixteen years of age or older with written permission from a parent or legal guardian
What are the Penalties?
Guilty of a class A misdemeanor for permitting minors to wager; fined not more than $25 for permitting minors to be present in certain establishments; fined not more than $50 for licensees if any minor is found at their facility in violation of the law
Jurisdiction
Connecticut