Protection of minors

14. Subject only to exceptions specified under this Act, no person shall offer, permit, entice, cause, invite or induce a minor to participate in a game which must, in terms of this Act or any other regulatory instrument, solely be offered to persons who are not minors, whether by means of allowing entrance into gaming premises, selling a gaming ticket, employment or engagement in the provision of a gaming service, advertising or promotion of a gaming service or by any other means whatsoever:

Provided that a person shall not be deemed to be in contravention of this article due to advertising or promotion of a gaming service if such advertising or promotion is carried out in accordance with applicable regulatory instruments:

Provided further that casinos in gaming premises operating in virtue of a concession granted by the Minister in terms of article 11 shall not allow a citizen of Malta under the age of twenty-five years to make use of the casino’s gaming service during its hours of operation.