L-6, r. 8 - Rules respecting conditions governing admission of the public, maintenance of public order and safety of persons in State casinos

Updated to 1 September 2012

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chapter L-6, r. 8

Rules respecting conditions governing admission of the public, maintenance of public order and safety of persons in State casinos

Act respecting lotteries, publicity contests and amusement machines

(chapter L-6, s. 20.2).

1. State casinos may be open to the public every day, 24 hours a day.

O.C. 1256-93, s. 1; O.C. 894-96, s. 1.

2. To be admitted to a State casino, a person must be of full age. If requested, that person must attest to his age by means of a passport, an act of birth, a driver’s licence or an identity card.

O.C. 1256-93, s. 2.

3. Any person may be refused admission to a State casino for any of the following reasons:

(1)  because he has applied in writing to the director of the State casino to be so excluded for a period determined by him;

(2)  because his presence or behaviour is of such a nature as to disturb order, tranquility, or the activities of the State casino;

(3)  because he is under the influence of alcoholic beverages, drugs, hallucinogenic substances or narcotic or anaesthetic preparations, and his faculties or his motor coordination are obviously disturbed;

(4)  unless he is a member of the security staff authorized by the Société, or a member of a police force, because he has in his possession an offensive weapon such as a firearm or a knife.

O.C. 1256-93, s. 3.

4. A person may be expelled from a State casino if he does not respect the terms of paragraphs 2 to 4 of section 3, or sections 6 to 11.

O.C. 1256-93, s. 4.

5. Despite section 2, a minor is admitted into a State casino to cross its gaming halls if he is accompanied by a person of full age and is going to a business or a place incidental to the operation of the casino, such as a restaurant, a performance hall, a boutique or a washroom.

O.C. 1256-93, s. 5.

6. No one may enter the gaming areas of a State casino with a coat or a bag, such as a suitcase or hand luggage, except a handbag.

In these Rules, “gaming areas” means the spaces reserved for the games offered and for the activities directly related to the games within a State casino.

O.C. 1256-93, s. 6.

7. No one, unless authorized by the Société, may penetrate a security zone identified for the purpose by means of a fence, such as a rope, by the Société, the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux or a member of the Sûreté du Québec.

In these Rules, “Société” means the Société des loteries du Québec, also known as “Loto-Québec”, or any of its subsidiaries.

O.C. 1256-93, s. 7.

8. The sale, service and consumption of alcoholic beverages are permitted solely outside the gaming areas of any State casino.

O.C. 1256-93, s. 8.

9. Only the gaming material offered by the Société may be used to play a game offered by a casino lottery system.

O.C. 1256-93, s. 9.

10. No one may change, alter or damage the gaming materials and machines in a State casino.

O.C. 1256-93, s. 10.

11. A person may use only a pencil and paper, for himself or for another, when he participates in a casino lottery system.

O.C. 1256-93, s. 11.

12. (Omitted).

O.C. 1256-93, s. 12.

REFERENCES

O.C. 1256-93, 1993 G.O. 2, 5145

O.C. 894-96, 1996 G.O. 2, 3362