Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 11 — PUBLIC MORALS, SAFETY AND WELFARE›Division 5 — GAMBLING
Laguna Niguel Municipal Code Art. 1 Cards, Dice and Similar Games
Laguna Niguel Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Laguna Niguel
Cite as: Laguna Niguel Municipal Code Article 1 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 11-5-1. - Prohibited games.¶
(a) Every person who, for profit or for anything of value or for commercial purposes of any nature, keeps, operates, conducts or maintains, either directly or indirectly, in the city, any house, room, apartment, dwelling place or other place where any game, gambling or gaming not mentioned or included in Penal Code § 330 or 330a is played, conducted, dealt or carried on, whether with cards, dice or any other device of whatsoever nature, for money, checks, credit, merchandise or other representative of value, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) Every person, either as owner, lessor, lessee, principal, agent, employee or participant or otherwise, who maintains or keeps or operates or conducts, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, or who directly or indirectly is in possession, in whole or in part, of any house, room, apartment, dwelling place or other place upon or in which any gambling, games or gaming prohibited in this section is played, conducted, dealt or carried on, and who imposes or collects a fee or anything of value for the privilege of participating in any way whatsoever in any such games, gambling or gaming, or who directly or indirectly gains or receives anything of value or any financial profit from playing, conducting or dealing of any such games, gambling or gaming, shall, for the purposes of this article, be deemed to be keeping, conducting, operating and maintaining the games, gambling or gaming for profit or commercial purposes.
(Ord. No. 90-11, § 3, 3-6-90)
Sec. 11-5-2. - Permitting illegal games.¶
Every person who knowingly permits any of the games, gambling or gaming which by section 11-5-1 is made unlawful to be played, maintained, operated, conducted or dealt, in any house, room, apartment, dwelling place or other place owned or rented by such person in whole or in part, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 90-11, § 3, 3-6-90)
Sec. 11-5-3. - Participation in illegal games.¶
Every person who visits, frequents, participates in or knowingly permits any games, gambling or gaming which by section 11-5-1 is made unlawful to be played, operated, maintained, conducted or dealt, in any house, room, apartment, dwelling place or other place, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 90-11, § 3, 3-6-90)
Sec. 11-5-4. - Betting on illegal games.¶
Every person who shall place or bet at or against any of the games, gambling or gaming which by section 11-5-1 is made unlawful shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 90-11, § 3, 3-6-90)
Secs. 11-5-5—11-5-14. - Reserved.¶
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