No person shall keep or maintain any gaming house or room, or any place where gaming or betting of any kind is done or going on, or shall procure or permit any persons to come together in any house, rooms or place occupied or owned by him/her, or under his/her control, for the purpose of playing at any game for money or other valuable thing, or anything representing or intended to represent money or other thing of value, or shall permit any such persons to play at any such game when they have come together in any such room, house or place. [65 ILCS 5/11-5-1] (1997 Code)