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Can you summarize Gaming Control Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 24, s. 2?
OPERATION OF LOTTERY SCHEMES > Prohibitions re minors
Short Summary
This 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 and individuals under 19 years of age
What does it govern?
Prohibitions regarding minors in the operation of lottery schemes
What are exemptions?
The prohibition on selling lottery tickets to individuals under 18 years of age is not contravened if the person sells a ticket to an individual relying on prescribed documentation without apparent reason to doubt its authenticity. The prohibition on entering or remaining in a gaming site for individuals under 19 years of age does not apply to individuals acting in the course of employment.
What are the Penalties?
Not specified.
Jurisdiction
Ontario