Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Beaumont Municipal Code Ch. 9.08 Gambling
Beaumont Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Beaumont
Cite as: Beaumont Municipal Code Chapter 9.08 · Text as of 2026-10-04
9.08.010 - Prohibited games.¶
Every person who deals, plays or carriers on, opens or causes to be opened, or who conducts, either as owner or employee, whether for hire or not, any game not mentioned or included in Section 330 of the Penal Code of the state, played with cards, dice, or any other device of whatsoever nature, for money, checks, credit, merchandise, or other representative of value, and every person who plays or bets at or against any of the prohibited games, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $200.00, nor more than $500.00 or by imprisonment in the City jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(Ord. 269 §1, 1954)
9.08.020 - Permitting prohibited games on premises prohibited.¶
Every person who, knowingly, permits any of the games mentioned in Section 9.08.010 to be played, conducted or dealt in any house owned or rented by such person, in whole or in part, is punishable as provided in Section 9.08.010.
(Ord. 269 §2, 1954)
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