Windsor Municipal Code Art. 1 General

No person shall permit or suffer gambling of any type lawful under the laws of the State of California to be conducted in any premises owned, possessed, or controlled by him/her within the Town, without a current gambling license valid under this chapter, provided, however, that this section shall not apply to any person exempt under Section 3-13-245.

No individual shall act as operator, dealer, or shill in any premises licensed for gambling hereunder without a current dealer's permit, valid under this chapter; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to any person exempt under Section 3-13-245 nor shall this section apply to any person holding a valid gaming license pursuant to this chapter.

As used in this chapter:

Chief of Police shall mean the Chief of the Town of Windsor Police Department or his/her authorized deputy.

Dealer shall mean any individual dealing a gambling game or who operates or manages the game or games on the premises licensed hereunder.

Gambling shall mean the playing for chips representing money to those card games which are not outlawed by California statutory law.

Gaming Commission shall mean the gaming commission established by the provisions of this chapter.

Gaming licensee shall mean any person or persons who are currently licensed under this article.

Person shall mean and include individual, partnership, corporation, association, club, firm, or entity of any character whatsoever.

Shill shall mean any individual playing in a gambling game with chips belonging to a gaming licensee.

No gaming licensee shall permit or suffer in the licensed premises:

a. Any game to be played without a dealer who has in his/her possession a valid dealer's permit and who wears an identification badge as required by Section 3-13-215.

b. An individual to act as dealer, shill, or operator without a valid dealer's permit.

c. An individual not employed by the licensee to act as dealer, shill or operator.

d. An individual under age twenty-one (21) to act as a dealer, shill or operator.

e. Any game to be played at an unlicensed table.

f. Any game to be played at any table where a licensed dealer is not present at all times.

No gaming licensee shall permit or suffer in any licensed premises:

a. Gambling on credit or for anything of value other than chips representing cash or lawful money of the United States.

b. Gambling by any individual noticeably under the influence of intoxicants or drugs of any kind.

c. Gambling by any individual under twenty-one (21) years of age.

d. Gambling between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. the same day; provided, however, that gambling may occur twenty-four (24) hours a day between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on the following Monday. The gaming licensee shall be responsible for all security on the licensed premises as it applies to the gaming tables and customers. The Chief of Police may require that a qualified uniformed security guard be present between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

e. Any gambling game declared illegal under the laws of the State of California.