Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE›Division II — OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC MORAL STANDARDS
Brisbane Municipal Code Ch. 9.12 Card Games
Brisbane Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Brisbane
Cite as: Brisbane Municipal Code Chapter 9.12 · Text as of 2026-10-04
9.12.010 - Certain gambling games prohibited.¶
No person shall play any games of chance or skill not mentioned in Section 330 of the Penal Code of the state with cards for money, checks, credit or other representative of value in any public barroom, or other public place, or place open to public view, or in any place where money or other valuable consideration is charged in any manner for the privilege of playing such games of chance or skill.
(Ord. 13 § 1, 1961).
9.12.020 - Gambling house—Public place.¶
No person having possession, charge of, or control of any public barroom or public place shall permit, suffer, let or allow any game of chance or skill played with cards, not mentioned in Section 330 of the Penal Code of the state, to be played therein for money, checks, credit or other representative of value.
(Ord. 13 § 2, 1961).
9.12.030 - Gambling house—Private place.¶
No person having possession, charge of or control of any room, quarters, flat, apartment or any premises shall charge any person or persons any sum of money, or representative of value, for the privilege of playing any game of chance or skill with cards not mentioned in Section 330 of the Penal Code of the state.
(Ord. 13 § 3, 1961).
9.12.040 - Gambling or bookmaking paraphernalia in barricaded rooms prohibited.¶
It is unlawful for any person in the city to exhibit or expose to view in any barred or barricaded house or room, or in any place built or protected in a manner to make it difficult of access or ingress to police officers, when one (1) or more persons are present, any cards, dominoes, fantan table or layout, roulette wheel, crap table, racing scratch sheet, bookmaking markers, lottery or pool tickets or markers, or any other gambling implements or paraphernalia whatsoever.
(Ord. 13 § 4, 1961).
9.12.050 - Visiting barricaded gambling rooms prohibited.¶
It is unlawful for any person in the city to visit or resort to any such barred or barricaded house or room or any other place, built or protected in a manner to make it difficult of access or ingress to police officers, where any of the gambling paraphernalia or implements as set forth in Section 9.12.040 are exhibited or exposed to view when two (2) or more persons are present.
(Ord. 13 § 5, 1961).
9.12.060 - Violation—Penalties.¶
The violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor, punishable by the fines, penalties and enforcement provisions set forth in Chapters 1.14, 1.16 and 1.18 of this code.
(Ord. 13 § 6, 1961).
(Ord. No. 554, § 26, 1-18-11)
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