Title 3 — PUBLIC SAFETY, MORALS AND WELFARE›Division 7 — GAMBLING
Chapter 3 — GAMES OF CHANCE
San Diego County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · San Diego County
*Note--Chapter 3, including Title, Bingo and Similar Games, amended by Ord. No. 7309 (N.S.), effective 7-2-87.
SEC. 37.301. PROHIBITED GAMES.¶
It shall be unlawful for any person to set up, manage, conduct or maintain any game, machine, device or enterprise in which all of the following are present:
(a) A person pays something of value to play or participate.
(b) A prize is awarded to a player or participant based upon skill or by any combination of skill and chance.
(c) A person plays or participates in the game, machine, device or enterprise concurrently with or in conjunction with a lottery or other game of chance.
(Added by Ord. No. 7309 (N.S.), effective 7-2-87; amended by Ord. No. 9970 (N.S.), effective 3-12-09)
SEC. 37.302. FREE GAMES AS ENTICEMENT PROHIBITED.¶
It shall be unlawful for any person to set up, manage, conduct or maintain any combination of games, machines, devices or enterprises in which games of chance and games of skill are alternated or played in any sequence with each other so that free games are used to entice or lure a player or participant to pay to play or participate.
(Amended by Ord. No. 7309 (N.S.), effective 7-2-87; amended by Ord. No. 9970 (N.S.), effective 3-12-09)
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