(a) "Mechanical or electrical amusement device" means any mechanical or electrical amusement instrument which, upon the insertion of a coin or slug, operates or may be operated for the use of a game, contest or any amusement of any description; which may be used for any such game, contest or amusement; which contains no automatic pay-off device for the return of slugs, money, coin, checks, tokens, merchandise or any thing of value; or which contains no automatic device by the operation of which the player may win at uncertain intervals a free game, a free play or any other additional amusement. This definition does not include any mechanically or electrically operated amusement instrument which is a gambling device as such. This definition does not include merchandise vending machines. A juke box shall not be considered as a "mechanical or electrical amusement device".
(b) "Amusement arcade" means a place of amusement which derives in excess of seventy percent (70%) of its gross receipts from the operation of mechanically or electrically operated amusement devices or which has five or more mechanical or electric devices. However, in the case of any person operating a carnival which contains an amusement arcade as a part of it, the seventy percent (70%) gross receipts referred to above shall apply only to the gross receipts of the amusement arcade and not to the gross receipts for the operation of the entire carnival. An "amusement arcade" shall have a closing time of 10:30 p.m. each evening.
(Ord. 81-45. Passed 12-9-81.)
(c) "Owner" means any person actually owning and having title to any mechanical or electrical amusement device, who receives all or any of the profit from the use and exhibition of such device installed, used and exhibited by such person in his own place of business.
(d) "Exhibitor" means any person contracting for or permitting any mechanical or electrical amusement device to be installed, used and exhibited in other than his own place of business. (Ord. 480. Passed 12-19-46.)