2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
General - Continued
Article 47.1 - Colorado Limited Gaming Act
Part 8 - Unlawful Acts
§ 12-47.1-809. Age of participants - violation as misdemeanor - applicability
(1) (a) It is unlawful for any person under twenty-one years of age to:
(I) Linger in the gaming area of a casino;
(II) Sit on a chair or be present at a gaming table, slot machine, or other area in which gaming is conducted; or
(III) Participate, play, be allowed to play, place wagers, or collect winnings, whether personally or through an agent, in or from any limited gaming game or slot machines.
(b) Subparagraphs (I) and (II) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) shall not apply to a person employed by the casino in which the person is present.
(c) Nothing in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) shall prevent any person under twenty-one years of age from passing through a casino to nongaming areas.
(2) It is unlawful for any person to engage in limited gaming with, or to share proceeds from limited gaming with, any person under twenty-one years of age.
(3) (a) It is unlawful for any licensee to permit any person who is less than twenty-one years of age to:
(I) Linger in the gaming area of a casino;
(II) Sit on a chair or be present at a gaming table, slot machine, or other area in which gaming is conducted; or
(III) Participate, play, place wagers, or collect winnings, whether personally or through an agent, in or from any limited gaming game or slot machine.
(b) Subparagraphs (I) and (II) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) shall not apply to a person employed by the casino in which the person is present.
(c) Nothing in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) shall prevent any person under twenty-one years of age from passing through a casino to nongaming areas.
(4) Any person violating any of the provisions of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S.
(5) Any person violating any of the provisions of this section with a person under eighteen years of age may also be proceeded against pursuant to section 18-6-701, C.R.S., for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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