SECTION 249-7 — Forbidden Access in gaming and lotteries

(1) Whoever: a) fails to take measures to block access of minors to a casino ; b) allows access to casinos for the following: - military and law and order personnel in uniform ; - persons who are in a drunken state or likely to cause scandals or incidents ; - persons to whom access has been prohibited by the minister in charge of gaming, shall be punished with imprisonment for from 1 (one) to 3 (three) years or fine of from CFAF 5 000 000 (five million) to CFAF 10 000 000 (ten million) or with both such imprisonment and fine. (2) The penalties provided for in Sub-section (1) above shall be applicable to the operator of online gaming and betting who fails to take the following measures to block access of minors to such gaming and betting: a) post on the gaming site's home page and registration page, in visible manner, a message explicitly prohibiting access of minors to the gaming service; b) require the player on his honour, to state his age and enter his personal identity information; c) require the player to use online payment methods; d) have his gaming website submitted to parental control software to block access of minors