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Work permits shall be valid until the end of the city’s fiscal year in which such permit is issued. Only one such work permit shall be required each fiscal year even though the holder thereof may change places of employment within the city.
(Ord. 1249 §1 (part), Ord. 2203)
Any person aggrieved by any decision or determination made pursuant to this chapter may appeal to the city council in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2.80 of this code.
(Ord. 1249 §1 (part), Ord. 2113 §1, Ord. 2173 §7, Ord. 2203)
It shall be unlawful to operate a cardroom in violation of any of the following regulations and rules:
A. Location. Not more than one cardroom shall be located at any one address or within any building. A cardroom shall not operate at any location for which a valid use permit is not in effect pursuant to the zoning regulations of this code.
B. Minors. No person under the age of twenty-one shall be permitted at any card table, nor shall participate in any game played thereat. This subsection does not permit greater access to cardrooms than what is set forth in the Gambling Control Act.
C. Hours of Operation. Cardrooms may operate twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Each cardroom shall adopt a schedule specifying its hours of operation. Each cardroom shall clearly post its hours of operation so as to give law enforcement and patrons adequate notice of the hours of operation.
D. Police Inspection. All cardrooms shall be open to police inspection during all hours of operation, or at any other time which, in the judgment of the chief of police, it is necessary to inspect for violations of this chapter.
E. Doors to be Unlocked. During the hours of operation, all entry and exit doors shall be unlocked and accessible to the general public.
F. Supervision of Tables. Each card table shall have assigned to it a person whose duty shall be to supervise the game and to see that it is played strictly in accordance with the terms of this chapter and with the provisions of the Penal Code. That person may have more than one table under supervision at any one time but shall not, however, participate in the game unless that person is clearly identified on a nameplate or such other visible means of identification as an employee of the establishment.
G. Signs to be Posted. There shall be posted in every cardroom in letters plainly visible from all parts thereof signs stating such information relating to the regulations contained herein as the director may require including, but not limited to, the amount of the time charge for participation, the hours of operation in the cardroom, and the wagering limits established by that cardroom.
H. Intoxicated Persons. No person who is in a state of intoxication shall be permitted in a cardroom. This subsection does not prohibit other grounds for removing individuals from cardrooms as set forth in California Business and Professions Code Section 19835.5A or any successor statutes thereto.
I. “Cuts” of Pots. The operator of a cardroom shall establish a reasonable time charge to customers and there shall not be permitted any “rakeoff” or “cut” of any pots or bets.
J. No “Shills.” In addition to the limitations set forth in subsection F above, no other person employed by or receiving consideration from the cardroom establishment shall participate in any card game unless such person is clearly identified on a nameplate or such other visible means of identification as an employee of such establishment.
K. Food and beverage service. Cardrooms may serve complimentary food or beverages to patrons incidental to the cardroom operations. The provision of complimentary food and beverages shall not be used to directly solicit any person to participate by offering to provide free food or beverages in exchange for that person’s participation in a card game.
L. Money on Tables, Etc. It shall be illegal to have money on any card table or to use money in any card game.
M. Exhibition of Permits. Operators and employees shall present their state and city licenses or permits on demand of any law enforcement officer.
N. Security. Each cardroom shall be responsible and liable for its patrons’ safety and security in and around it. Each cardroom shall adopt and enforce a plan that is sufficient to provide for the safety and security of its patrons.
O. Unlimited Wagering. There are no mandatory limits on the amount wagered in any permitted games. A gambling establishment permittee may impose wagering limits on any game, at his or her discretion. Before a gambling establishment is allowed to operate, the rules for wagering limits shall be approved by the city council. Such rules shall be clearly posted at the gambling tables where the games are offered during hours of operation to provide the patrons adequate notice of those rules.
(Ord. 1249 §1 (part), Ord. 2203, Ord. 2366, Ord. 2390)(Ord. 2430 §4, Ord. 2439 §51)
The city council hereby declares that it is not the intention of this chapter to permit the licensing of any cardroom for the playing of any game prohibited by the laws of the state, including but not limited to those games enumerated in Section 330 of the Penal Code or any successor statutes thereto.
(Ord. 2203)