San Ramon Municipal Code Art. 1 General Provisions

For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used in this chapter are defined as follows: Applicant means a person or persons holding a valid registration and currently valid Gaming Registration Certificate from the Attorney General who has or is applying for a license from the city to operate a cardroom. Cardroom means any room, enclosure, or space furnished with a table or tables used, or intended to be used, as a card table for the playing of cards for currency, check, credit or other thing of value which is not prohibited and made unlawful by Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 319) or Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 330) of Title 9 of Part 1 of the Penal Code or by ordinance and similar games, the use of which table is available to the public, or any portion of the public. Cardroom employee means any person, other than the licensee, directly connected with the operation of a cardroom as a supervisor, dealer of any game, or a participant in whose winnings or loss the licensee has a direct or indirect financial interest, but not a bartender, culinary worker, waiter, waitress or other person not directly participating in the cardroom operation. Cardroom license means a license issued by the city to an applicant permitting the operation of a cardroom at a specific location and under specified conditions. A cardroom license shall only be issued to a person possessing a valid registration and current Gaming Registration Certificate from the Attorney General. Licensee is a person or persons issued a license by the city to operate a cardroom.

It is the intent of this chapter to regulate cardrooms and tables in the city of San Ramon concurrently with the state of California, to the extent authorized by, and as required by, the Gambling Control Act (Business and Professions Code § 19800 et seq.) and regulations of the state of California Department of Justice, Division of Gambling Control. This chapter does not allow the licensing of any cardroom for the playing of any game prohibited by California statute, and any such play violates any license or permit issued hereunder.

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(Ord. 325 § 1, 1999: prior code § B1-3)

B1-3 . - No vested right.

A valid cardroom license or work permit creates no vested property or personal right for the licensee or permittee, and is entirely subject to this chapter and to ordinances affecting the license or permit from time to time, including new restrictions, conditions, fees and duration of license or permit validity. Any change required by the chapter to be noted on the license, permit or application, or noted in required supplementary information, constitutes a termination of the license or permit except for the purpose of paying fees. (Prior code § B1-6)

B1-4 . - Exemptions.

The city council may partly or wholly exempt any nonprofit society, club, fraternal, labor or other nonprofit organization that has members, bylaws and duly elected directors and that applies for exemption from compliance with this chapter, if the city council finds that the cardroom is for the exclusive use of the members and that no charge is made therefor. (Prior code § B1-7)

The total number of licensed cardrooms permitted in the city shall not exceed the number of which the population of the city (as determined by the city council) is divisible by twenty thousand; but no valid license shall be invalidated by a decrease in that ratio. (Prior code § B1-8)

Violation of any fire and safety ordinance, rule or regulation of the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District or the Dougherty Regional Fire Authority, whichever district has jurisdiction, is a violation of this chapter. (Ord. 201 § 2, 1990: prior code § B1-4)

B1-7 . - Violation—Penalty.

A. No person shall, for himself or any other person, own, lease, operate, or maintain a cardroom unless he has a valid license therefor. B. No person who has or should have a cardroom license shall allow any other person to commit acts contrary to subsection C of this section or Section B1-32D. C. No person without a valid cardroom work permit shall act as a cardroom employee. (Prior code § B1-5)

B1-8 through B1-10. - Reserved.