{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-19921","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 19921","heading":"","body":"(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:\n(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.\n(2) Restrooms.\n(3) A supervised room that is physically separated from a gambling area and used primarily for the purpose of entertainment or recreation.\n(4) Those areas authorized in connection with employment in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 19911.\n(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.\n(c) A person under 21 years of age shall not be permitted to loiter in a gaming area.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 8. SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [18400. - 22949.92.2.]","CHAPTER 5. The Gambling Control Act [19800. - 19987.]","ARTICLE 9. Conditions of Operation [19920. - 19924.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"fce12ce0d01ad5ebdc0f558174eabaa90924d1c1d2d022fe7b5b066e3401a3e7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-19920","next":"us-ca/bpc-19922"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}