No person shall knowingly permit any person under the age of 18 to participate in a game of bingo or to wager in any gambling activity authorized under this chapter. No person shall knowingly permit a person under the age of 18 years, unless accompanied by an adult, to be present in any room, office, building, or establishment where bingo, raffles, or Monte Carlo night parties is being played. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $300 or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days or both.
(Mar. 10, 1981, D.C. Law 3-172, § 4, 27 DCR 4736; Apr. 11, 1987, D.C. Law 6-220, § 2(b)(6), 34 DCR 900; May 3, 2019, D.C. Law 22-312, § 2(b), 66 DCR 1402.)
2001 Ed., § 3-1334
1981 Ed., § 2-2534.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 6 - Lottery, Gaming, and Sports Wagering
Subchapter I - Lotteries and Gambling Generally
§ 36–601.03. Executive Director and Deputy Director
§ 36–601.04. Bonding and fingerprinting
§ 36–601.05. Conflict of interest
§ 36–601.06. Enforcement; rules and regulations
§ 36–601.08. Power to administer oaths and take testimony; subpoena power
§ 36–601.10. Authority to establish divisions
§ 36–601.12. Lottery, Gambling, and Gaming Fund
§ 36–601.13. Operation of lottery
§ 36–601.14. Operation of daily numbers games
§ 36–601.15. Sale of lottery and daily numbers games tickets by licensed agents; unauthorized sale
§ 36–601.16. Sales agents’ special accounts; reports of receipts and transactions
§ 36–601.20. Persons ineligible to purchase tickets or shares or receive prizes
§ 36–601.21. Rules and regulations governing conduct of lottery and daily numbers games
§ 36–601.22. Operation of bingo and raffles
§ 36–601.22a. Monte Carlo night party
§ 36–601.23. Licenses to conduct bingo games, raffles, and Monte Carlo night parties
§ 36–601.24. Rules and regulations governing conduct of bingo and raffles
§ 36–601.26. License to supply bingo equipment and supplies
§ 36–601.28. Persons ineligible for suppliers’ license
§ 36–601.29. Prohibited suppliers’ activities
§ 36–601.30. Standards for bingo cards
§ 36–601.31. License suspension or revocation
§ 36–601.33. Forged, counterfeit or altered tickets
§ 36–601.34. Gambling by minor prohibited
§ 36–601.35. Payment of prize by or on behalf of minor