In the hospitality sector, underage sales represent one of the most serious compliance risks a business faces — commercially, reputationally, and in some cases existentially. Yet, the mechanism most venues rely on to prevent them is one of the least reliable tools available: a human being making a quick judgement call.

New data published in 2026 by compliance specialists Serve Legal puts a number on just how unreliable that judgement is. Download the white paper to read the details.