The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
AMUSEMENT REDEMPTION MACHINE. Any electronic, electromechanical or mechanical contrivance, including sweepstake machines, designed, made and adapted solely for bona fide amusement purposes, and that by operation of chance or a combination of skill affords the user, in additional to any right of replay, an opportunity to receive exclusively non-cash merchandise prizes, toys or novelties, or a representation of a value redeemable for those items and is in compliance with Tex. Penal Code § 47.01(4)(b). AMUSEMENT REDEMPTION MACHINE does not include:
(1) A machine that awards the user non-cash merchandise prizes, toys or novelties solely and directly from the machine, including claw, crane or similar machines; nor
(2) A machine from which the opportunity to receive non-cash merchandise prizes, toys or novelties, or a representation of value redeemable for those items, varies depending upon the user’s ability to throw, roll, flip, toss, hit or drop a ball or other physical objects into the machine or a part thereof, including basketball, golf, bowling or similar machines. A representation of value means cash paid under authority of sweepstakes contestants as provided by the Tex. Business and Commerce Code § 43, or a gift certificate or gift card that is presented to a merchant in exchange for merchandise.
CITY OFFICIAL. A police officer, code enforcement officer, fire marshal or building official of the city.
GAME ROOM. A building, facility or other place where one or more amusement redemption machines are present.
GAME ROOM OWNER or OWNER. A person who has an ownership interest in a game room.
LICENSEE. Any person, individual, firm, company, association or corporation operating an amusement redemption machine game room in the city.
MANAGER, OPERATOR or OWNER. An individual who supervises, manages or participates in the performance of activities that contribute to the functioning of a game room, including, but not limited to, operating cash register/drawer, credit card transaction or some other depository on the premises of a game room, displays, delivers or provides to a customer of a game room merchandise, goods, entertainment or other services, takes orders from a customer of a game room for merchandise, goods, entertainment or other services or acts as a door attendant to regulate entry of customers.
(Ord. 21500-10-2014, § 1, passed 10-14-2014, eff. 10-23-2014)