A. Unlawful Locations. It is unlawful for any person to play, or permit the playing, of any Game regulated or referred to by the provisions of this Chapter at any place within the City, except upon a parcel of real property located entirely within the City limits that is designated for Card-Room use in accordance with the Adelanto Zoning Code, and operated under a permit and licensed under licenses held or issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. [Ord. No. 249, § 210A, adopted 9/22/92; amended by Ord. No. 646, § 2, adopted 12/13/23.]
B. Unlawful Games. It is unlawful for any person to play in, or permit the playing of, any Game at any place licensed pursuant to this Chapter which Game is not permitted by the provisions of this Chapter as amended, or in any Game played in violation of this Chapter. [Ord. No. 249, § 210.B, adopted 9/22/92; amended by Ord. No. 301, § G, adopted 9/26/95.]
C. City Employees and Officers. It is unlawful to provide credit of any kind, or to provide gratuities, goods or services in, upon or about the Card Club to City employees or officers at reduced or no cost.
D. Operation of Card Clubs. It is unlawful for any operator of a Card Club permitted under this Chapter, or for any owner, principal, employee or agent of a Card Club permitted under this Chapter:
1. To knowingly permit any unlawful activity to take place upon the premises of the Card Club or to fail to take reasonable steps to prevent such activities from taking place, including, but not limited to, illegal gambling activities and cheating. The Licensee shall have the power to formulate reasonable policies and procedures to control such activities, and these policies and procedures may be published in the players’ house rules.
2. To permit any employee on duty to play in any of the Games authorized by this Chapter other than pursuant to policies of the Licensee that are disclosed in the players’ house rules.
E. Cheating. It is unlawful for any person to attempt to gain any unfair advantage for any player in a licensed Card Game through a fraudulent technique or mechanical or electrical device. Prohibited cheating techniques include, but are not limited to dealing, drawing, distributing or burning any playing cards other than the top card of a deck; prearranging or shuffling any playing cards in a manner other than in a random manner; altering in any way the shape, appearance, texture or number of cards to play; switching any card; or using any apparatus or method to gain information not available to other players.
[Ord. No. 249, § 210, adopted 9/22/92; Ord. No. 462, Section 3, 5/9/07; amended by Ord. No. 646, § 2, adopted 12/13/23.]