2019 US Virgin Islands Code
Title 32 - Sports and Parks
Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995
Article VII - Conditions of Operations
§ 453. Hours of operation; patronage by minors prohibited
(a) No casino licensed pursuant to this chapter shall operate between the hours of 4 a.m. and 10 a.m., except that the Commission may extend the hours of operation, up to and including 24 hours of operation on any Saturday, Territorial, or Federal holiday, or on any day that an extension of the operating hours would, in the judgment of the Casino Commission, have an economic impact on the casino industry or on tourism on St. Croix which would justify the extension of those hours. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a casino at the horse racetrack in St. Croix or St. Thomas may not operate more than 14 hours within a 24-hour period.
- In making this finding, the Commission shall consider, among other factors:
(1) the anticipated volume of visitor, convention or tourist traffic as a result of any scheduled meetings or events;
(2) any special promotions or market expansion programs undertaken by the casino industry or others to increase such traffic; or
(3) any other basis for the conclusion that an extension of operating hours would, under the circumstances, effect a significant impact on the volume of casino business and thereby on revenues dependent thereupon. Any resolution approving an extension of operating hours shall be considered at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission.
(b) A casino licensee shall file with the Commission a schedule of hours prior to the issuance of an initial operation certificate. If the casino licensee proposes any change in scheduled hours, such change may not be effected until such licensee files a notice of the new schedule of hours with the Commission. Such filing must be made 30 days prior to the effective date of the proposed change in hours.
(c) Nothing herein shall be construed to limit a casino licensee in opening its casino later than, or closing its casino earlier than, the times stated in its schedule of operating hours; provided, however, that any such alterations in its hours shall comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and with regulations of the Commission pertaining to such alterations.
(d) No person under the age of twenty-one (21) years of age shall be admitted into, nor be permitted to place any wager in any hotel casino or horse racetrack casino.
