Las Vegas Requires New Agreement at Check-in to Keep Minors Away from Minibar Alcohol
Posted on: July 22, 2025, 10:58h.
Last updated on: July 22, 2025, 03:05h.
- Beginning September 1, all overnight guests at Las Vegas Strip resorts will be asked to sign an agreement to keep minibar alcohol out of the hands of minors
- Failure to sign requires all alcohol to be removed from the room
Beginning this fall, all overnight guests of Las Vegas Strip resorts will be asked to sign an agreement assuming control of minibar alcohol, specifically to prevent minors from accessing it. This agreement is required by an ordinance passed by the Clark County Commission on July 15.
An adult must sign the agreement at check-in, regardless of whether they are traveling with children. If it is not signed, according to the ordinance, all alcohol must be removed from the room.
Las Vegas resorts were already not liable (either criminally or civilly) under Nevada law for the accidental consumption of minibar alcohol by minors. The new ordinance serves mainly to deter future incidents by bringing the potential for a problem to the attention of every guest, and also to prevent the public relations disaster that would ensue if a minor were sickened or died after consuming alcohol provided in a hotel room.
The ordinance is set to go into effect September 1, but many Las Vegas tourists report already being required to sign the agreement.
The ordinance also applies to private booths and viewing areas in resort hotel movie theaters, as well as private skyboxes. It doesn’t apply to hotels located in the City of Las Vegas (downtown).
Though the ordinance suggests that prior incidents may have prompted it, no specific cases have been reported.
An earlier draft of the ordinance required that all alcohol be stored in a locked refrigerator or cabinet. That requirement was removed.
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Easy solution...stop allowing minors to stay at ANY hotel casino!!