For the purpose of this subchapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AMUSEMENT ARCADE. A place of amusement which derives in excess of 70% of its gross receipts from the operation of mechanically or electrically operated amusement devices as defined herein. Provided, however, that in the case of any person operating a carnival which operates an amusement arcade as a part thereof, the 70% gross receipts shall apply only to the gross receipts of the amusement arcade and not to the gross receipts of the operations of the carnival company.
EXHIBITOR. Any person, firm, or corporation contracting or permitting any mechanical or electrical amusement device to be installed, used, and exhibited in other than his own place of business.
MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL AMUSEMENT DEVICE. Any machine which, upon the insertion of a coin or slug, operates or may be operated, for use as a gain, contest or amusement of any description, or which may be used for any such gain, contest, or amusement, and which contains no automatic payoff 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 gain, a free play or any other additional amusement. This definition shall not include any mechanically or electrically operated amusement device which is a gambling device per se and is not intended to include merchandise vending machines.
OWNER. Any person, firm, or corporation, actually owning and having title to any such mechanical or electrical amusement device and receiving all or any of the profit from the use and exhibition of such device installed, used, and exhibited in his own place of business.
(`63 Code, § 725.01) (Ord. 2540, passed 11-5-45)