Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19921 · Article 9. Conditions of Operation
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19921
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 432, Sec. 5. (AB 649) Effective January 1, 2020.
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