I have to appear in court. I got busted in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Im 20 years old and I thought you had to be 18 to gamble because thats how it is in my hometown and pretty much every other state. Im not going to fight it, and im prolly going to be fined $500- $1000 ... any Lawyer-ish people here know if how I can talk the judge into decreasing my Fine?
p.s. I cant afford a lawyer.
2006-11-26 16:26:13 · 6 answers · asked by BeRandom 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
SORRY BUT, YOUR A** IS GRASS. YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GAMBLING IN THE FIRST PLACE
2006-11-26 16:28:52 · answer #1 · answered by iGNORANT GiRL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that the gambling age is set to 21, due to the alcohol that's served on the floor. This way, waiters don't have to go through as much trouble when getting drinks for people. I can't say 100% if this is the reason, but you can play the lottery when you're 18, and that's just a state-sanctioned way of gambling.
2016-03-12 23:38:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An individual charged with underage gambling faces a disorderly persons offense and can face imprisonment of up to six months and fines up to $1,000. If the individual is under 18 years old, he or she will be processed as a juvenile.
If this is you first offence, you might just get off with a small fine, if you have a tough judge, you just might get 6 months in jail!
p.s. go get yourself a lawyer....if you had money to go into a casino (and you were under the legal age) you can afford to hire someone to help reduce your fine or you prison sentence).
My advice, just call a lawyer and find out what they can do for you. Most lawyers I’ve talked to over the years, will talk to you for free if they might have a chance to make some money off of you in the future.
Good luck.
2006-11-27 00:37:38 · answer #3 · answered by gungaroo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just tell the truth. After all, Atlantic City is all about gambling now. If there are signs all over stating that you must be 21, then you're out of luck. Show that you regret your mistake.
2006-11-26 16:34:42 · answer #4 · answered by Susan M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell them you were trying to yes out their security or comething and congratulate them on being GREAT! Tell the judge you just wanted to see if they would catch you, and they did. Either way you look at it, your probably going to end up paying, so just tell the judge straight up, tell him the truth, "it won't happed again" (next time you'll be over 21) and roll with it. What have you got to loose? If you end up paying, well you knew that was coming, if he lets you of with a "STERN warning" all the better...
2006-11-26 16:56:05 · answer #5 · answered by zaitsev_v1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My advice is this...
Plead guilty or no contest, but then ask the judge to show you leniency. If he believes you are sincere, he will cut you some slack.
2006-11-26 23:11:44 · answer #6 · answered by The Proof Is In The Pudding 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Offer to settle the matter with the judge.
A nice game of poker should do.
2006-11-26 16:34:03 · answer #7 · answered by asshat.mcpoop 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋