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State police back making under-21 online gaming a misdemeanor; civil-liberties group opposes
Summary
The committee heard conflicting testimony on a bill to align iGaming age rules with existing statutes; the ACLU urged fines rather than criminal penalties, while Rhode Island State Police supported misdemeanor penalties to close enforcement gaps; the committee voted to hold the bill.
Legislation to make participation by under-21 players in iGaming a misdemeanor drew opposition from the ACLU and support from the Rhode Island State Police during a Senate Labor and Gaming Committee hearing.
The bill, introduced to align casino-crime statutes with the state’s iGaming law, would make it a misdemeanor for anyone under 21 to play iGaming and would…
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