A. Prohibited: It shall be unlawful to play at, run, operate or own any game or games of chance played with dice, cards, punch boards, slot machines or any other gambling device by whatsoever name known, for money or anything of value. (1961 Code § 6-8-1)
B. Operator Of Game: Any person or the members of any organization or club who manages, controls or banks any such game of chance, or who takes or receives any money or thing of value, or anything representing value, for himself, themselves or such organization or club, or for any other person from any such game of chance to buy drinks, cards, chips or markers, or for expenses of the game or the running of such game, or for any other like or similar purpose shall be deemed operator of such game. (1961 Code § 6-8-2)
C. Public Nuisance Declared: The existence of any gaming house, gambling tables, banking games, punch boards, slot machines, dice or any kind of equipment of a gambling house is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and such gambling tables and paraphernalia mentioned in this section may be ordered destroyed by the municipal judge upon a hearing. (1961 Code § 6-8-3)
D. Violators Designated: Any person who is the owner or possessor of any game mentioned in subsection C of this section or any person engaged in operation of any such game, or knowingly supplying any such game with cards, dice or other device, or who is in actual control as owner, lessee or otherwise of the premises upon which any such game is run or operated, or who shall knowingly lease premises so to be used, or who having leased such premises, knowingly permits same to be so used, or any person who shall play at any game of chance mentioned in subsection C of this section shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this code. (1961 Code § 6-8-4)
E. Penalty: Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (1961 Code § 6-8-5; amd. 2006 Code)