(A) Bookmaking prohibited; possession of apparatus prima facie evidence of violation.
(1) Whoever by himself, his servant, clerk or agent, or in any manner, has, keeps, exercises or maintains a horse or dog booking establishment in the city, or who solicits or accepts bets or makes books on horses or dog races shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of violating this section.
(2) If any of the implements, devices, apparatus, telephones or boards, commonly used in bookmaking establishments are found in any house, room shelter or other place in the city, it shall be prima facie evidence that such implements, devices, apparatus, telephone or boards as well as the person in possession thereof, is violating the provisions of this section and the implements, devices, apparatus, telephone or boards as well as the person in possession thereof, is violating the provisions of this section and the implements, devices, apparatus, telephones or boards so found shall be taken into custody by the officer so finding the same.
('72 Code, § 21-37) (Ord. 352, passed - - ; Am. Ord. O-88-14, passed 4-6-88)
(B) Gambling prohibited. No person, by himself, his servant or agent, or in any manner, shall keep, exercise, use, or maintain a gaming house or gaming table or room, or gaming implements or apparatus, slot machine, punchboard, or house, booth, tent, room, shelter, or other place for the purpose of gaming or gambling, or shall, in any place of which he may, directly or indirectly, have charge, control or management, either exclusively or with other, procure, suffer or permit any person to play for money or other thing of value at any game whatever, or device for the hazarding of money.
('72 Code, § 21-38)
(C) Renting premises for gambling. No person, whether as agent or owner, shall knowingly rent to another a house, room, booth, tent, shelter, or other place for the purpose of gaming or for the purpose of conducting any device, slot machine, punchboard, banking game, or apparatus for the hazarding of money or other thing of value.
('72 Code, § 21-39)
(D) Possession of gambling apparatus prima facie evidence of illegal use of premises. If any of the implements, devices or apparatus, slot machines or punchboards commonly used in games of chance or for the hazarding of money or other thing of value in gambling houses or by gamblers, are found in any house, room, shelter or any other place, it shall be prima facie evidence that the said house, room, booth, shelter or other place, is kept for the purpose of gambling; the implement, device, slot machine, punchboard, or apparatus so found shall be taken into custody by the officers so finding said implement, device, or apparatus.
('72 Code, § 21-40)
(E) Games of chance. No person shall play or engage in any game at cards, roulette, faro, slot machines, punchboards, or other game of chance at any place, by any device whatever, for money or for the hazarding of money or other thing of value.
('72 Code, § 21-41)
(Ord. 3, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 10.99