Chapter 9.04 — GAMBLING

State Law reference— For statutory provisions on gaming, see Penal Code § 330 et seq.

It is unlawful for any person, either as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, to keep, conduct or maintain within the city any house, room, apartment, office or place used in whole or in part as a place where any game or device not mentioned in Penal Code § 330 or 330a of the state of California is played, operated, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice, balls, billiard balls, pool balls or other device, for money, checks, chips, credit, or any other representative of value or for any merchandise, or any other thing of value.

(Ord. 7, § 1, 1964)

It is unlawful for any person, either as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, knowingly to permit any house, room, apartment, office or place owned by him, or under his charge, management or control, in the city, to be used in whole or in part for playing, operating, conducting, dealing or carrying on any game or device not mentioned in Penal Code § 330 or 330a of the state of California with cards, dice, balls, billiard balls, pool balls, or other device, for money, checks, chips, credit, or any other representative of value or for any merchandise, or any other thing of value.

(Ord. 7, § 2, 1964)

It is unlawful for any person in the city to play or bid at, for or against any game or device not mentioned in Penal Code § 330 or 330a of the state of California, which is played, operated, conducted, dealt or carried on with card, dice, balls, billiard balls, pool balls, or other device, for money, checks, chips, credit, or any other representative of value or for any merchandise, or any other thing of value.

(Ord. 7, § 3, 1964)

It is unlawful for any person in the city to act as a guard, lookout, doorman or watchman of any house, room, apartment, office or place used in whole or in part as a place where any game or device is played, operated, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice, balls, billiard balls, pool balls, or other device, for money, checks, ships, credit, or any other representative of value or for any merchandise, or any other thing of value, including but not limited to the games prohibited by Section 330 and to the games and devices prohibited by Penal Code § 330a of the state of California.

(Ord. 7, § 4, 1964)

It is unlawful for any person to visit, frequent or be present at or within any house, room, apartment, office or place used in whole or in part as a place where any game or device is played, operated, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice, balls, billiard balls, pool balls, or other device, for money, checks, ships, credit, or any other representative of value or for any merchandise, or any other thing of value, including but not limited to the games prohibited by Section 330 and to the games and devices prohibited by Penal Code § 330a of the state of California.

(Ord. 7, § 5, 1964)

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offence for each day during any portion of which any violation of any of the provisions of this

chapter is committed, continued or permitted by such person and shall be punishable as provided for in this chapter.

(Ord. 7, § 6, 1964)