Inglewood Municipal Code § 8-107 Unlawful Acts

(a) Unlawful Locations. It shall be unlawful for any individual to play, or permit the playing of, any game regulated or referred to by the provisions of this Article at any place within the City, except a place operated under a license held or issued pursuant to the provisions of this Article, and operated, owned, controlled and directed by pointholder and key management employees issued permits pursuant to the provisions of this Article.

(b) Unlawful Games. The only lawful games permitted are draw poker, low ball poker and panguingue and such other games not made unlawful by state law, played on the premises of duly licensed card clubs and permitted by their license.

(c) Unlawful Interests. It shall be unlawful for any City employee or City official to directly or indirectly own, operate or have any interest, legal or equitable, in any card club or card club license. It shall be unlawful for any City employee or City official to directly or indirectly conduct business with or be employed in any manner whatever by a card club or card club licensee.

For purposes of this Section 8-107, indirect performance of any prohibited act shall include but not be limited to the performance of such prohibited act by the spouse or other person related by blood or marriage to any party prohibited from directly performing such act.

For purposes of this Section 8-107, the term "conduct business" shall include but not be limited to the provision of loans or any other form of financing, sale or lease of any real or personal property, and the provision of any services, supplies, goods or other materials, but shall not include the conduct of business as a patron or customer in a manner available to the general public.

(Ord. 93-05 3-16-93)

Any individual violating any of the provisions of this Article or any of the rules and regulations set forth, established or promulgated in this Article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. 93-05 3-16-93)