Monrovia Municipal Code Ch. 9.08 Gambling

For the purpose of this chapter, HIRE shall be defined to mean anything of value or representative of a thing of value and whether represented by ticket, coupon, chip, or device of any kind whatsoever, or an order upon any person, firm, corporation or association for any goods, wares, merchandise or stock in trade.

(`83 Code, § 9.08.010)

It shall be 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 Cal. Penal Code §§ 330 or 330a is played, operated, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice, 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 or value.

(`83 Code, § 9.08.020)

It shall be 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 therein any game or device not mentioned in Cal. Penal Code §§ 330 or 330a with cards, dice, billiard balls, pool balls, or other device, for money, check, chips, credit, or any other representative of value or for any merchandise, or any other thing of value.

(`83 Code, § 9.08.030)

It shall be unlawful for any person in the city to play or bid at, for or against any game or device not mentioned in Cal. Penal Code §§ 330 or 330a, which is played, operated, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice, billiard balls, or other representative of value or for any merchandise, or any other thing of value.

(`83 Code, § 9.08.040)

It shall be unlawful far 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, billiard balls, pool balls, or other device, for money, checks, chips, credit, or any other representative of value, including but not limited to the games prohibited by Cal. Penal Code § 330 and to the games and devices prohibited by Cal. Penal Code 330a.

(`83 Code, § 9.08.050)

It shall be unlawful for any person to visit, frequent or be present at or within any house, room, apartment, office or place in the city 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, billiard balls, pool balls, or other device, for money, checks, chips, credit, or any other representative of value, including but not limited to the games prohibited by Cal. Penal Code § 330 and to the games and devices prohibited by Cal. Penal Code § 330a.

(`83 Code, § 9.08.060)