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Chapter 9.25 — GAMBLING

Santa Barbara Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Santa Barbara

§ 9.25.010. Gambling Place Prohibited.

It is hereby declared unlawful for any person to keep, conduct, or maintain within the City, or knowingly to permit any house, room, apartment or place, owned by him or her or under his or her charge or control in the City, where any game not mentioned in Sections 330, 330a and 337a of the Penal Code of the State of California, including, but not limited to, draw poker, lowball poker, high-low split or panguinque, is played, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice or other device, for money, checks, chips, credit or any other representative of value. (Ord. 4094, 1981)

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§ 9.25.020. Playing or Betting Prohibited.

It is hereby declared unlawful for any person to play or bet at or against any game not mentioned in Sections 330, 330a, and 337a of the Penal Code of the State of California, including, but not limited to, draw poker, lowball poker, high-low split or panguinque, which is played, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice or other device, for money, checks, chips, credit or any other representative of value, at any place within the corporate limits of the City. (Ord. 4094, 1981)

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§ 9.25.030. Exceptions.

Sections 9.25.010 and 9.25.020 shall not apply to bingo conducted in accordance with Chapter 9.26 of Title 9 of this code.

(Ord. 4094, 1981; Ord. 4908, 1995)

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