As used in this chapter:
(a) "Billiards" means any of the several games played on a table surrounded by an elastic ledge or cushions, with balls which are impelled by a cue, including all forms of the game known as pool, with the exception of coin operated miniature tables.
(b) "Billiard room" means any public place or room where the game of pool or billiards is permitted to be played, and any and all rooms contiguous with or adjacent thereto and under the same management or control.