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Can you summarize Gaming Control Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 24, Part I.1?
Gaming Control Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 24 > OPERATION OF LOTTERY SCHEMES
Short Summary
The legal document, the Gaming Control Act, 1992, prohibits the sale of lottery tickets to individuals under 18 years of age by persons authorized to sell them. However, there is an exemption if the person sells a ticket to an individual who provides prescribed documentation without any apparent reason to doubt its authenticity. Additionally, individuals under 19 years of age are prohibited from entering or remaining in a gaming site, except for those acting in the course of employment. It is also prohibited to permit individuals under 19 years of age to play a lottery scheme in a gaming site, and to facilitate such contravention. Furthermore, individuals are not allowed to enter or remain in a gaming site during the playing of a lottery scheme if the Registrar has served a direction to leave or not to enter the gaming site. It is important to note that this section is not considered to infringe the right to equal treatment without discrimination because of age as per the Human Rights Code. The document does not specify the penalties for non-compliance or violation of its provisions.
Whom does it apply to?
Persons authorized to sell lottery tickets, individuals under 18 years of age, individuals under 19 years of age, individuals named in a direction issued by the Registrar
What does it govern?
Operation of lottery schemes conducted and managed by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC) or its lottery subsidiary
What are exemptions?
Selling a ticket to an individual who provides prescribed documentation without any apparent reason to doubt its authenticity, individuals under 19 years of age acting in the course of employment
What are the Penalties?
The document does not specify the penalties for non-compliance or violation of its provisions.
Jurisdiction
Ontario