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1 1 Section 1. Section 99D.11, subsection 7, Code 2003, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 7. A person under the age of twenty-one years shall not
1 4 make or attempt to make a pari-mutuel wager. A person who
1 5 violates this subsection commits a scheduled violation under
1 6 section 805.8C, subsection 4.
1 7 Sec. 2. Section 99F.9, subsection 5, Code 2003, is amended
1 8 to read as follows:
1 9 5. A person under the age of twenty-one years shall not
1 10 make or attempt to make a wager on an excursion gambling boat
1 11 or in a racetrack enclosure and shall not be allowed in the
1 12 area of the excursion gambling boat where gambling is being
1 13 conducted or in the area of a racetrack enclosure where slot
1 14 machines are operated. However, a person eighteen years of
1 15 age or older may be employed to work in a gambling area of an
1 16 excursion gambling boat or a racetrack enclosure. A person
1 17 who violates this subsection with respect to making or
1 18 attempting to make a wager commits a scheduled violation under
1 19 section 805.8C, subsection 4.
1 20 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 725.19 GAMBLING BY MINORS.
1 21 1. Any person under the age of twenty-one years shall not
1 22 make or attempt to make a gambling wager, except as permitted
1 23 under chapter 99B. A person who violates this subsection
1 24 commits a scheduled violation under section 805.8C, subsection
1 25 4.
1 26 2. A person who knowingly permits a person under the age
1 27 of twenty-one years to make or attempt to make a gambling
1 28 wager, except as permitted under chapter 99B, is guilty of a
1 29 simple misdemeanor.
1 30 Sec. 4. Section 805.8C, Code 2003, is amended by adding
1 31 the following new subsection:
1 32 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. GAMBLING VIOLATIONS. For violations
1 33 of legal age for gambling wagering under section 99D.11,
1 34 subsection 7, section 99F.9, subsection 5, and section 725.19,
1 35 subsection 1, the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.
2 1 Failure to pay the fine by a person under the age of eighteen
2 2 shall not result in the person being detained in a secure
2 3 facility.
2 4 EXPLANATION
2 5 This bill deals with gambling by persons under the age of
2 6 21. The bill provides that it is a scheduled violation for a
2 7 person under age 21 to make or attempt to make a pari-mutuel
2 8 wager. The bill also makes it a scheduled violation for a
2 9 person under age 21 to make or attempt to make a wager on an
2 10 excursion gambling boat or at a racetrack enclosure. The bill
2 11 further provides that it is a scheduled violation for a person
2 12 under age 21 to make or attempt to make a gambling wager,
2 13 except as permitted under Code chapter 99B. The bill
2 14 establishes the scheduled fine for these violations at $100.
2 15 The bill also establishes that a person who knowingly permits
2 16 a person under age 21 to make or attempt to make a gambling
2 17 wager, except as permitted under Code chapter 99B, commits a
2 18 simple misdemeanor.
2 19 LSB 5280DP 80
2 20 ec/gg/14
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