§ 19921

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 432, Sec. 5. (AB 649) Effective January 1, 2020.
(a)A person under 21 years of age is not permitted to enter upon the premises of a licensed gambling establishment, or any part thereof, except for the following areas:
(1)An area separated from a gambling area, used for a nongaming purpose, including for maintenance, parking, or business offices, or for the purpose of dining or food or beverage service or preparation. For purposes of this subdivision, a place where food or beverages are dispensed primarily by a vending machine is not a place for dining.
(2)Restrooms.
(3)A supervised room that is physically

separated from a gambling area and used primarily for the purpose of entertainment or recreation.

(4)Those areas authorized in connection with employment in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 19911.
(b)A person who is under 21 years of age and not a gambling enterprise employee may enter upon or pass through a gambling area on a designated pathway to reach any of the areas described in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (a) only if accompanied by a person or gambling enterprise employee who is 21 years of age or over.
(c)A person under 21 years of age shall not be permitted to loiter in a gaming area.

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