Prohibición de juegos de azar en lugares de entretenimiento público

Explicación Simple

Si tienes un bar o un lugar donde la gente se divierte, no puedes permitir que jueguen por dinero. Si lo haces, puedes meterte en problemas y perder tu permiso para operar.

Es como si en tu casa invitas a amigos a ver una película, pero les dejas jugar a las cartas y apostarle dinero. Eso podría causarte problemas con la policía.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene un bar llamado 'El Rincón Diversión'. Un día, permite que sus clientes jueguen a las cartas apostando dinero. Cuando la policía se entera, Juan enfrenta cargos y pierde su licencia para seguir operando el bar.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

§ 14-293. Allowing gambling in houses of public entertainment; penalty. Except as provided in Chapter 18C of the General Statutes, if any keeper of an ordinary or other house of entertainment, or of a house wherein alcoholic beverages are retailed, shall knowingly suffer any game, at which money or property, or anything of value, is bet, whether the same be in stake or not, to be played in any such house, or in any part of the premises occupied therewith; or shall furnish persons so playing or betting either on said premises or elsewhere with drink or other thing for their comfort or subsistence during the time of play, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Any person who shall be convicted under this section shall, upon such conviction, forfeit his license to do any of the businesses mentioned in this section, and shall be forever debarred from doing any of such businesses in this State. The court shall embody in its judgment that such person has forfeited his license, and no board of county commissioners, board of town commissioners or board of aldermen shall thereafter have power or authority to grant to such convicted person or his agent a license to do any of the businesses mentioned herein. (1799, c. 526, P.R.; 1801, c. 581, P.R.; 1831, c. 26; R.C., c. 34, s. 76; Code, s. 1043; 1901, c. 753; Rev., s. 3716; C.S., 4431; 1967, c. 101, s. 1; 1981, c. 412, s. 4(4); c. 747, s. 66; 1993, c. 539, s. 205; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2005-344, s. 3(f).)