(A) Any internet sweepstakes cafe shall have an adult who is 21 years of age or over on the premises and supervising at all times the computerized sweepstakes devices during all hours of operation.
(B) The interior of the interior sweepstakes cafe shall provide a minimum area of 40 square feet per computerized sweepstakes device in each room in which such devices are located.
(C) No operator shall permit the sale, possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises of an internet sweepstakes cafe.
(D) No operator shall fail to maintain order and quiet on the premises so as not to violate the public peace.
(E) No persons under the age of 21 years shall be permitted on the premises of any internet sweepstakes cafe.
(F) The operator shall require a valid photo identification of every person to whom anything of value is given in connection with the internet sweepstakes cafe and shall record the person’s name, date of birth, home address, a description of the thing given, a stated dollar value of the thing given, the date and time of the giving, and, if an entertainment device is involved in the circumstances of the giving, the serial number or other identifying description of the device. If the dollar value given, for any single event for which there is a chance of winning, is $600 or more, the operator shall also include in the record a copy of the photo identification and record the person’s social security number. By the second Tuesday of each month the operator shall cause to be delivered to the tax commissioner a copy of the record containing the information set forth above for the preceding month. The operator and the tax commissioner shall not disclose the social security number of any person to anyone except as required by the laws of the state and of the United States.
(G) The operator shall post in a conspicuous place on the premises in the room where the computerized sweepstakes devices are located in no less than 20-point type:
(1) Each separate prize that may be given and each separate dollar amount that might be given.
(3) A complete statement of the rules and conditions pertaining to the giving of any prizes or anything of value to any person, whether or not the determination the giving of the thing of value or the delivery of the thing of value occurs totally within the confines of the premises or requires some event, occurrence, or happening at another location.
(H) The operator shall keep a complete set of all records of the operations at the premises at all times, including all federal, state, and local tax records; all records of payments and receipts; all records of expenses and revenues of the operation; all banking records; all contracts, leases, and agreements affecting the premises, equipment, and operation; all personnel records; and all other records pertaining to the business. Records shall be maintained for ten years.
(I) No applicant shall make a false or incorrect statement in an application for a license; and no operator shall fail to update the information supplied to the City of Cheviot to reflect existing operations as required in § 112.03(B).
(J) Operators and owners shall be strictly liable for any violation of this chapter, and there shall be no required proof of mens rea for the conviction of an offender or for the finding of an administrative violation.
(K) No person shall be denied any license or the right to use a licensed computerized sweepstakes device under this chapter in the City of Cheviot because of race, color, creed, sex, religious belief, or natural origin.
(Ord. 11-16, passed 7-19-11)