(a) A person under 21 years of age is not eligible for a work permit, and a permit shall not be issued to a person under 21 years of age.

(b) A person who is 18 through 20 years of age may be employed to work in a gambling establishment, without a work permit, but shall not be allowed to perform any duties of a gambling enterprise employee on the floor of the gambling establishment or in areas that are identified as restricted access areas to gambling enterprise employees, including, but not limited to, the cage, count room, surveillance room, security office, vault, and card storage. A person who is 18 through 20 years of age may be employed in job classifications that entail providing services exclusively off the gaming floor and that are not involved in the play of a controlled game.

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Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 19911

  • Controlled game: means any controlled game, as defined by subdivision (e) of Section 337j of the Penal Code. See California Business and Professions Code 19805
  • Gambling: means to deal, operate, carry on, conduct, maintain, or expose for play a controlled game. See California Business and Professions Code 19805
  • Gambling enterprise: means a natural person or an entity, whether individual, corporate, or otherwise, that conducts a gambling operation and that by virtue is required to hold a state gambling license under this chapter. See California Business and Professions Code 19805
  • Work permit: means any card, certificate, or permit issued by the commission, or by a county, city, or city and county, whether denominated as a work permit, registration card, or otherwise, authorizing the holder to be employed as a gambling enterprise employee or to serve as an independent agent. See California Business and Professions Code 19805

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 432, Sec. 2. (AB 649) Effective January 1, 2020.)