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For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly requires a different meaning.
AUTHORIZED CARD GAME. Card games known as bridge, cribbage, hearts, panguingue, pinochle, pitch, rummy, whist, solo and poker.
CARD GAME. Any game played with cards for which prize is money or any item of value.
DEALER’S PERMIT. A permit issued by the town authorizing an individual to deal, supervise, participate in, conduct and operate authorized card games and games of chance as an agent, servant, employee or independent contractor for a licensee on a premise for which a gaming license or temporary license has been issued pursuant to this chapter.
EQUIPMENT. With respect to bingo, the receptacle and numbered objects drawn from it, the master board upon which such objects are placed as drawn, the cards or sheets bearing numbers or other designations to be covered and the objects used to cover them, the boards or signs, however operated, used to announce or display the numbers or designations as they are drawn, public address system and all other articles essential to the operation, conduct and playing of bingo or with respect to raffles, the implements, devices and machines designed, intended or used for the conduct of raffles and the identification of the winning number or unit and the ticket or other evidence of right to participate in raffles.
GAME OF CHANCE. The specific kind of game of chance commonly known:
(1) BINGO, in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card which conforms to numbers or symbols selected at random; and such prizes must be in tangible personal property only and not in money, cash, stocks, bonds, evidences of indebtedness, or other intangible personal property and must not exceed the value of $100 for each individual bingo award. The price for an individual bingo card shall not exceed $0.50. It shall be unlawful to, in any manner, combine any awards so as to increase the ultimate value or such award; and
(2) RAFFLES, which are conducted by drawing for prizes. Prizes must be in tangible personal property only and not in money, cash, stocks, bonds, evidences of indebtedness or other intangible personal property and must not exceed the value of $1,000 for each individual raffle card. It shall be unlawful to, in any manner, combine any award so as to increase the ultimate value of such award.
GAMING LICENSE. A license issued by the town to a qualified person under which it shall be lawful for the licensee to provide a place and equipment for the conduct of and operate games of chance and authorized card games, as provided in this chapter and the state’s Card Games Act and Bingo and Raffles Law.
GAMING MACHINE. Any implement, device, equipment or machine designed, intended or used for the conduct of raffles or the receptacle and master board used for the conduct of bingo.
GAMING TABLE. A piece of furniture used as a surface for playing any authorized card games.
LICENSEE. The person to whom a license is issued.
MINOR. An individual under the age of 18 years.
PERSON. Every individual, copartnership or corporation who owns or operates premises which have been licensed for the sale of liquor, beer, food, cigarettes or any other consumable product.
PREMISES. Any building, structure, lot or parcel of real property under the control of any person.
TEMPORARY LICENSE. A gaming license issued by the town for a specified period not to exceed two weeks.
(Prior Code, § 5.10.010) (Ord. 204, passed - -)
No minor may enter a room used for the conduct of games of chance or authorized card games.
(Prior Code, § 5.10.240) (Ord. 204, passed - -) Penalty, see § 112.99
No game of chance or authorized card game may be operated in any premises, licensed hereunder, during the following hours:
(A) Sunday from 2:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; and
(B) On any other day between 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
(Prior Code, § 5.10.250) (Ord. 204, passed - -) Penalty, see § 112.99
(A) No licensee operating authorized card games or games of chance, pursuant to this chapter, may operate at one time on the premises more than five gaming tables or more than five gaming machines, and may not conduct more than two games of bingo or two raffles at any time, or more than the number of tables and machines authorized by his or her license, whichever is fewer.
(B) A licensee may at any time increase the number of gaming tables or gaming machines authorized on his or her premises up to the maximum authorized by this chapter by first paying to the Director of Finance the necessary fees and applying for a license amendment.
(C) The amendment shall be granted by the Director of Finance on payment of the requisite fees, and shall be posted with the original license during the balance of the license year.
(Prior Code, § 5.10.360) (Ord. 204, passed - -; Ord. 221, passed 11-8-1982) Penalty, see § 112.99
LICENSING REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS
Gaming licenses may be issued to qualified applicants as herein provided, whereby the licensee shall be authorized and permitted to provide gaming tables for authorized card games and equipment for games of chance and to operate and conduct authorized card games and games of chance. No person shall permit the operation or conduct of any card game or game of chance on his or her premises until he or she has obtained a gaming license.
(Prior Code, § 5.10.020) (Ord. 204, passed - -) Penalty, see § 112.99
No gaming license or temporary license shall be issued to:
(A) A person who has been convicted of being a keeper or is keeping a house of ill fame;
(B) A person who has been convicted of pandering or other crimes or other misdemeanors opposed to decency and morality under the laws of the federal government or any state of the United States;
(C) A person whose license, issued under this chapter or the ordinance or resolution of any other city, town or county in the state relating to gaming, has been revoked for cause;
(D) A person who, at the time of application for renewal of any license issued hereunder would not be eligible for such license upon a first application;
(E) A person who is not a citizen of the United States and who has not been a resident of the state for at least one year immediately preceding the filing of the application for a license;
(F) A person who is not the owner and operator of the business licensed for the sale of liquor, beer, food, cigarettes or other consumable products;
(G) Minors; and/or
(H) A person who has been convicted of any crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or violence against an individual.
(Prior Code, § 5.10.030) (Ord. 204, passed - -)
(A) A gaming license may be denied if the Town Council deems that the place or location for which the license is sought is unsuitable for the conduct of gaming operations.
(B) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following places or locations may be deemed unsuitable:
(1) Premises located within the immediate vicinity of churches, hospitals, schools and children’s public playgrounds;
(2) Premises located in a place where gaming would be contrary to a zoning ordinance; and
(3) Premises difficult to police by reason of physical layout or construction.
(Prior Code, § 5.10.040) (Ord. 204, passed - -)
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