In Florida years ago it was against the law for a minor to be in a pool room. The exceptions were, if they were with a parent, had a notarized card on file in the pool room signed by the parent, on active duty in the military, or and this was strange, were married.
I was one of the group that got this changed in Florida. Part of the argument we presented was bowling alleys. There was actually an exception written into the law for bowling alleys. I guess if you were Brunswick it's ok.
The law had nothing to do with alcohol by the way, it was pool rooms. Oddly enough a pool table was defined as a gaming device by Florida law and every public table was licenced. May still be I don't know.
I bet if you checked around the country even today you will still find a lot of laws still on the books pertaining to pool and pool rooms that are crazy and discriminating. In some towns it is almost impossible to even open a pool room.
You know in Florida technically pool tournaments are illegal if the players put up entry fees. I was at a tournament that was actually shut down by the cops a Pete Ohman's room
Florida laws in 2026 governing billiard rooms strictly prohibit proprietors from knowingly allowing minors (under 18) to play or bet on games of chance, a third-degree felony, and forbid gambling for money or items of value on billiard tables. Illegal gambling remains heavily regulated, with new 2026 measures aimed at enhancing enforcement,HB 1017, SB 1580.
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