Hawthorne Municipal Code Ch. 9.70 Gambling

For the purpose of this chapter, "person" includes a person, firm and corporation.

(Ord. 1223 § 7, 1980)

A person shall not deal, play, carry on or conduct:

A. Any game where players bet or wager money, checks, credits or other things of value against each other; or

B. Any game of chance for money, checks, credits or other things of value.

(Ord. 1223 § 7, 1980)

A person shall not bet or wager at or on any game.

(Ord. 1223 § 7, 1980)

A person shall not knowingly permit any game prohibited by this chapter to be played, conducted or dealt in any house or other premises owned by, rented by, or in the lawful possession of such person.

(Ord. 1223 § 7, 1980)

A person shall not resort to, attend, visit or be in any house, room or other place in the city where there is any gambling being conducted, played or carried on, when said person knows such activity is occurring.

(Ord. 1223 § 7, 1980)

Any premises occupied for the purpose of, or used for the purpose of, conducting the business of illegal gambling as prohibited by this chapter, is a public nuisance and may be abated as such by action brought by the city attorney.

(Ord. 1223 § 7, 1980)

A. The chief of police services shall destroy anything which is used, kept, placed or maintained in violation of any statute or of this chapter or any other ordinance after any person owning, possessing or having control of such cards, game or thing has pleaded guilty to or has been convicted of such violation and such plea of guilty or conviction has become final.

B. The chief of police services shall deposit in the city treasury to the credit of the general fund all money received or obtained in the enforcement of this chapter, after any person owning, possessing or having control of such money has pleaded guilty to or has been convicted of violating this chapter, and such plea of guilty or conviction has become final.

C. The chief of police services shall apply to the judge of any court which has custody of anything subject to destruction, or money subject to deposit in the general fund under the terms of this chapter, the disposition of which is not otherwise provided for by state law, for an order releasing such cards, game, things or money to him for the purpose of complying with this chapter.

(Ord. 1223 § 7, 1980)

Every person violating any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 1223 § 7, 1980)

A. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

B. This chapter does not prohibit any act either positively permitted or prohibited by state law.

(Ord. 1223 § 7, 1980)