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Caesars Fined for Letting Minors Gamble, Drink4 January 2001ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – Jan. 4, 2001 – As reported by the Associated Press: "Caesars Atlantic City Hotel Casino was fined $85,000 Wednesday for letting minors gamble and drink there. "On four occasions during a two-month period in 1999, people under 21 were caught playing slot machines in the casino by state police and the state Division of Gaming Enforcement officials. "The arrests stemmed from a `Cops In Shops' program aimed at underage drinking but expanded into casinos that summer. "…Underage gambling in New Jersey is the equivalent of a disorderly persons offense and punishable by up to 6 months in jail and a $1,000 fine. "Typically, casinos get fined $10,000 per violation. But Caesars was fined $45,000 - $15,000 for each person - because they were playing a game that required face-to-face interaction with casino employees, according to Katherine Lyons, a spokeswoman for the state Division of Gaming Enforcement. "…According to Caesars, more than 9,300 minors were either ejected, arrested or barred from entering its casino in 1998, 10,860 in 1999 and 8,317 in the first 10 months of 2000…" |