Earlier editions: 2026-09
San Rafael Municipal Code Ch. 8.04 Gambling
San Rafael Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Rafael
Cite as: San Rafael Municipal Code Chapter 8.04 · Text as of 2026-10-04
8.04.010 - Keeping, conducting or maintaining gambling place prohibited.¶
It is unlawful for any person, either as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, to keep, conduct or maintain within the city, any house, room, apartment or place used in whole or in part as a place where any game not mentioned in Section 330 of the Penal Code of the state of California, is played, conducted, dealt or carried on, with cards, dice, billiard balls, pool balls, cues, or other device, for money, checks, chips, credit or any other representative of value or for any merchandise or any other thing of value.
(Ord. 178).
8.04.020 - Use of premises for gambling prohibited.¶
It is unlawful for any person, either as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, knowingly to permit any house, room, apartment or place owned by him or under his charge or control, in the city, to be used in whole or in part for playing, conducting, dealing or carrying on therein any game not mentioned in Section 330 of the Penal Code of the state of California with cards, dice, billiard balls, pool balls, cues or other device, for money, checks, chips, credit or any other representative of value or for any merchandise or any other thing of value.
(Ord. 178).
8.04.030 - Gambling and betting prohibited.¶
It is unlawful for any person, within the city, to play or bet at or against any game not mentioned in Section 330 of the Penal Code of the state of California which is played, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice, billiard balls, pool balls, cues, or other device, for money, checks, chips, credit or any other representative of value or for any merchandise or any other thing of value, at any house, room, apartment or place kept, conducted or maintained, and used in whole or in part, as the place where any such game is played, conducted, dealt or carried on.
(Ord. 178).
8.04.040 - Exceptions.¶
The provisions of this chapter shall not be constructed so as to prohibit games of dice played for merchandise only at or in any regularly established place of business maintained for the sale of such merchandise and bingo games; providing all the conditions set forth in this chapter have been complied with.
(Ord. 1248 § 1, 1976: Ord. 178).
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