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V.I. Code tit. 32, § 474 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IX - Sanctions|§ 474. Unlawful use of bogus chips, or gaming billets, marked cards, dice, cheating devices, unlawful coins; penalty

 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person playing any licensed gambling game: (1) Knowingly to use or counterfeit chips or gaming billets, or knowingly to substitute and use in any such game cards or dice that have been marked, loaded or tampered with; or (2) Knowingly to use or possess any cheating device with intent to cheat or defraud. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person, playing or using any slot machine in a licensed casino: (1) Knowingly to use other than a lawful coin or legal tender of the United States of America, or to use coin not of the same denomination as the coin intended to be used in such slot machine, except that in the playing of any slot machine or similar gaming device, it shall be lawful for any person to use gaming billets, tokens or similar objects therein which are approved by the Commission; or (2) To use any cheating or thieving device, including but not limited to tools, drills, wires, coins or tokens attached to strings or wires, or electronic or magnetic devices, to facilitate the alignment of any winning combination or removing from any slot machine any money or other contents thereof. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to possess or use while on the premises of a licensed casino, any cheating or thieving device, including but not limited to tools, wires, drills, coins attached to strings or wires or electronic or magnetic devices to facilitate removing from any slot machine any money or contents thereof, except that a duly authorized employee of a licensed casino may possess and use any of the foregoing only in furtherance of his employment in the casino. (d) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to possess or use while on the premises of any licensed casino any key or device designed for the purpose of or suitable for opening or entering any slot machine or similar gaming device or drop box, except that a duly authorized employee of a licensed casino or the Commission may possess and use any of the foregoing only in furtherance of his employment. (e) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and shall be subject to a fine of not more than $50,000.00 or subject to not more than two years imprisonment or both, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, to a fine of not more than $250,000.00 and any other appropriate disposition authorized by Title 14 of this code.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 475 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IX - Sanctions|§ 475. Cheating games and devices in a licensed casino; penalty

 (a) It shall be unlawful: (1) Knowingly to conduct, carry on, operate, deal or allow to be conducted, carried on, operated or dealt any cheating or thieving game or devices; or (2) Knowingly to deal, conduct, carry on, operate or expose for play any game or games played with cards, dice or any mechanical device, or any combination of games or devices, which have in any manner been marked or tampered with, or placed in condition, or operated in a manner, the result of which tends to deceive the public or tends to alter the normal random selection of characteristics or the normal chance of the game which could determine or alter the result of the game. (b) It shall be unlawful knowingly to use or possess any marked cards, loaded dice, plugged or tampered with machines or devices. (c) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a felony or subject to not more than three years imprisonment or a fine of $50,000.00 or both, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, to a fine of not more than $250,000.00.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 476 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IX - Sanctions|§ 476. Unlawful possession of devices, equipment or other material illegally manufactured, distributed, sold or serviced

 Any person, applicant or licensee who possesses, buys, sells, transfers to another, or imports any slot machine, gambling device, equipment or material which he knows has been imported, manufactured, distributed, sold, tampered with or serviced in violation of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a felony and subject to not more than two years imprisonment or a fine of $50,000.00 or both, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, to a fine of not more than $250,000.00.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 477 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IX - Sanctions|§ 477. Employment without licensed/registration or work permit; penalty

 (a) Any person, who, without obtaining the requisite license or registration as provided in this chapter, works or is employed in a position whose duties would require licensing or registration under the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to not more than one year imprisonment or a fine of $10,000 or both, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, to a fine of not more than $50,000. (b) Any person who employs or continues to employ an individual not duly licensed or registered under the provisions of this chapter in a position whose duties require a license or registration under the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to not more than one year imprisonment or a fine of $10,000 or both, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, to a fine of not more than $50,000. (c) Any person who employs an individual without obtaining a work permit as required by this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $10,000.00, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, to a fine of not more than $50,000.00. (d) Any person violating the provisions of subsection 456(e) of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than $25,000.00, or both and in the case of a person other than a natural person, to a fine of not more than 100,000.00 and any other appropriate disposition authorized by Title 14 of this code. Any licensee permitting or allowing such a violation shall also be punishable under this subsection, in addition to any sanctions the Commission may impose.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 478 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IX - Sanctions|§ 478. Employment or offer to employ by applicant licensee or registrant of persons prohibited from employment; penalty

 (a) No applicant or person or organization licensed by or registered with the Commission shall employ or offer to employ any person who is prohibited from accepting employment from a licensee or applicant or any holding or intermediary company. (b) An applicant or licensee or person or organization who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to not more than one year imprisonment or a fine of not more than $25,000.00 or both and in the case of a person other than a natural person, to a fine not more than $100,000.00.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 479 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IX - Sanctions|§ 479. Regulation requiring exclusion or rejection of certain persons from licensed casinos; unlawful entry by person whose name has been placed on list; penalty

 Any person whose name is on the list of persons promulgated by the commission pursuant to the provisions of section 423 of this title who knowingly enters the premises of a licensed casino is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by incarceration of up to six (6) months or a fine of not more than $25,000.00 or both; except that any person who has been convicted of this offense on at least three occasions is guilty of a felony for each subsequent offense and is subject to a period of incarceration of not more than eighteen (18) months or a fine of not more than $50,000.00.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 480 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IX - Sanctions|§ 480. Gaming by certain persons prohibited; penalties; defenses

 (a) No person under the age of 21 shall enter, or wager in a licensed casino or simulcasting facility; provided however, that such a person may enter a casino or simulcasting facility by a way of passage to another room and provided further, however, that any such person who is licensed or registered under the provisions of this chapter may enter a casino or simulcasting facility in the regular course of the person. (b) Any licensee or employee of a casino or other person or any licensed or unlicensed gambling operation except such persons and organizations licensed by the Horse Racing Commission who allows a person under the age of 21 to enter into, to remain, or wager in a casino or to gamble in any commercial establishment or other place where organized gambling is being conducted, whether, licensed or unlicensed or in a gambling enterprise of any description is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to imprisonment of not more than six (6) months or a fine of not more than $25,000.00 except that the establishment of all the following facts by a person, organization licensee or employee allowing any such underage person to remain shall constitute a defense to any prosecution thereof: (1) That the underage person falsely represented in writing that he or she was at or over the age of 21. (2) That the appearance of the underage person was such that an ordinary prudent person would believe him or her to be at or over the age of 21. (3) That the admission was made in good faith, relying upon such written representation and appearance, and in the reasonable belief that the underage person was actually at or over the age of 21.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 481 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IX - Sanctions|§ 481. Prohibited political contributions; penalty

 Any person who makes or causes to be made a political contribution prohibited by the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a felony and subject to not more than three years' imprisonment or a fine of $100,000.00 or both, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, to a fine of not more than $250,000.00.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 482 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IX - Sanctions|§ 482. Authority of gaming licensee and agents to detain or question persons suspected of cheating; immunity from liability; posted notice required

 (a) Any licensee or its officers, employees or agents may question any individual in the casino reasonably suspected of violating any of the provisions of sections 473 through 476 of this title. No licensee or its officers, employees or agents shall be criminally or civilly liable by reason of any such questioning. (b) Any licensee or its officers, employees or agents who shall have probable cause for believing there has been a violation of sections 473 through 476 of this title in the casino by any person may refuse to permit such person to continue gaming or wagering or may take such person into custody and detain him in the establishment in a reasonable manner for a reasonable length of time, for the purpose of notifying law enforcement or commission authorities. Such refusal or taking into custody and detention shall not render such licensee or its officers, employees or agents criminally or civilly liable for false arrest, false imprisonment, slander or unlawful detention, unless such refusal or taking into custody or detention is unreasonable under all of the circumstances. (c) No licensee or his officers, employees or agents shall be entitled to any immunity from civil or criminal liability provided in this section unless there is displayed in a conspicuous manner in the casino a notice in bold face type clearly legible and in substantially this form: “Any gaming licensee or officer, employee or agent thereof who has probable cause for believing that any person is violating any of the provisions of the Casino Control Act prohibiting cheating or swindling in gaming may detain such person in the establishment for the purpose of notifying a police officer or Casino Control Commission authorities.”
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 483 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IX - Sanctions|§ 483. Other offenses; general penalty

 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, anyone who violates any provision of this chapter, the penalty for which is not specifically fixed, is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to imprisonment of not more than one (1) year and a fine of not more than $25,000.00. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the maximum fines for misdemeanors, as designated in this chapter is $25,000.00 for natural persons and $100,000.00 for persons other than natural persons. (c) The maximum fines for felonies as designated under this chapter, unless otherwise stated, is $50,000.00 and the maximum term of imprisonment five (5) years for natural persons and the maximum fine for persons other than natural persons is $250,000.00. (d) Notwithstanding any other law, and whether specifically stated in the provision of this chapter or not, the violations set forth in this chapter and the penalties assessed thereof shall be and are in addition to any other violation and penalty which may be charged and assessed pursuant to Title 14 and Title 33, Virgin Islands Code and other applicable criminal provision of the Virgin Islands Code.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 484 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IX - Sanctions|§ 484. Continuing offenses

 (a) A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter which is an offense of a continuing nature shall be deemed to be a separate offense on each day during which it occurs. Nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude the Commission of multiple violations within a day of those provisions of this chapter which establish offenses consisting of separate and distinct acts. (b) Any person who aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces, procures or causes another to violate a provision of this chapter is punishable as a principal and subject to all sanctions and penalties, both civil and criminal, provided by this chapter.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 485 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IX - Sanctions|§ 485. Exemption from gambling statutes

 The provisions of Title 14, sections 1224 and 1225 of this code, shall not apply to any person who, as a licensee operating pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or as a player in any game authorized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, engages in gaming as authorized herein.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 488 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IX - Sanctions|§ 488. Civil remedies

 (a) The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of section 487 of this title by issuing appropriate orders, including, but not limited to, ordering any person to divest himself of any interest, direct or indirect, in any enterprise; imposing reasonable restrictions on the future activities or investments of any person, including, but not limited to, prohibiting any person from engaging in the same type of endeavor as the enterprise engaged in, the activities of which affect casino gaming operations or ancillary industries which do business with any casino licensee; or ordering dissolution or reorganization of any enterprise, making due provision for the rights of innocent persons. (b) The Attorney General may institute proceedings in Superior Court for violations of section 487 of this title. In any action brought under this section, the court shall proceed as soon as practicable to the hearing and determination thereof. Pending final determination thereof, the court may at any time enter such restraining orders or prohibitions, or take such other actions, including the acceptance of satisfactory performance bonds, as it shall deem proper. (c) Any person injured in his business or property by reason of a violation of section 487 of this title may sue therefor in any appropriate court and shall recover threefold any damages he sustains and the cost of the suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee. (d) A final judgment or decree rendered in favor of the Government in any criminal proceeding brought under this chapter shall estop the defendant from denying the essential allegations of the criminal offense in a subsequent civil proceeding brought by the Attorney General.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 490 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IX - Sanctions|§ 490. Supplemental sanctions

 In addition to any penalty, fine or term of imprisonment authorized by law, the commission shall, after appropriate hearings and factual determinations, have the authority to impose the following sanctions upon any person licensed or registered pursuant to this chapter: (1) Revoke the license or registration of any person for the conviction of any criminal offense under this chapter or for the commission of any other offense or violation of this chapter which would disqualify such person from holding his license or registration; (2) Revoke the license or registration of any person for willfully and knowingly violating an order of the commission directed to such person; (3) Suspend the license or registration of any person pending hearing and determination, in any case in which license or registration revocation could result; (4) Suspend the operation certificate of any casino licensee for violation of any provisions of this chapter or regulations promulgated hereunder relating to the operation of its casino, including games, internal and accountancy controls and security; (5) Assess such civil penalties as may be necessary to punish misconduct and to deter future violations, which penalties may not exceed $10,000.00 in the case of any individual licensee or registrant, except that in the case of a casino licensee the penalty may not exceed $50,000.00; (6) Order restitution of any moneys or property unlawfully obtained or retained by a licensee or registrant; (7) Enter a cease and desist order which specifies the conduct which is to be discontinued, altered or implemented by the licensee or registrant; (8) Issue letters of reprimand or censure, which letters shall be made a permanent part of the file of each licensee or registrant so sanctioned; or (9) Impose any or all of the foregoing sanctions in combination with each other.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 491 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IX - Sanctions|§ 491. Imposition of sanctions standards

 In considering appropriate sanctions in a particular case, the Commission shall consider: (a) The risk to the public and to the integrity of gaming operations created by the conduct of the licensee or registrant; (b) The seriousness of the conduct of the licensee or registrant, and whether the conduct was purposeful and with knowledge that it was in contravention of the provisions of this chapter or regulations promulgated hereunder; (c) Any justification or excuse for such conduct by the licensee or registrant; (d) The prior history of the particular licensee or registrant involved with respect to gaming activity; (e) The corrective action taken by the licensee or registrant to prevent future misconduct of a like nature from occurring; and (f) In the case of a monetary penalty, the amount of the penalty in relation to the severity of the misconduct and the financial means of the licensee or registrant. The Commission may impose any schedule or terms of payment of such penalty as it may deem appropriate. (g) It shall be no defense to disciplinary action before the Commission that an applicant, licensee, registrant, intermediary company, or holding company inadvertently, unintentionally, or unknowingly violated a provision of this chapter. Such factors shall only go to the degree of the penalty to be imposed by the Commission, and not to a finding of a violation itself.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 492 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 21 - Virgin Islands Casino and Resort Control Act of 1995|Article IXA - Casino License Conservatorship|§ 492. Institution of conservatorship and appointment of conservators

 (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Casino Control Act, (1) upon the revocation of a casino license, (2) upon, in the discretion of the Commission, the suspension of a casino license or operation certificate for a period of in excess of 120 days, or (3) upon the failure or refusal to renew a casino license, and notwithstanding the pendency of any appeal therefrom, the Commission shall appoint and constitute a conservator to, among other things, take over and into his possession and control all the property and business of the licensee relating to the casino and the approved hotel; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply in any instance in which the casino in the casino hotel facility for which the casino license had been issued has not been, in fact, in operation and open to the public, and provided further that no person shall be appointed as conservator unless the Commission is satisfied that he is individually qualified according to the standard applicable to casino key employees; (b) The Commission may proceed in a conservatorship action in a summary manner or otherwise and shall have the power to appoint and remove one or more conservators and to enjoin the former or suspended licensee from exercising any of its privileges and franchises, from collecting or receiving any debts and from paying out, selling, assigning or transferring any of its property to other than a conservator, except as the Commission may otherwise order. The Commission shall have such further powers as shall be appropriate for the fulfillment of the purposes of this chapter. (c) Every conservator shall, before assuming his duties, execute and file a bond for the faithful performance of his duties payable to the Commission in the office of the Commission with such surety or sureties and in such form as the Commission shall approve and in such amount as the Commission shall prescribe. (d) When more than one conservator is appointed pursuant to this section, the provisions of this article applicable to one conservator shall be applicable to all; the debts and property of the former or suspended licensee may be collected and received by any of them; and the powers and rights conferred upon them shall be exercised by a majority of them. (e) The Commission shall require that the former or suspended licensee purchase liability insurance, in an amount determined by the Commission, to protect a conservator from liability for any acts or omissions of the conservator occurring during the duration of the conservatorship which are reasonably related to, and within the scope of, the conservator's duties.