For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
GAME ROOM or AMUSEMENT ARCADE. A place of business within a building or any part of a building having one or more mechanical or electrically operated amusement devices which are used for the purpose of public entertainment through the operation, use, or play of any table game or device commonly known as electronic games.
MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICALLY OPERATED AMUSEMENT DEVICE. Any machine, device or instrument which by the payment of a fee or other things of value, or by the insertion of a coin, plate, disc, slug, key or token, operates or may be operated as a game, contest or amusement of any description, or which may be used for any such game, contest or amusement, and which contains no automatic pay-off device for the return of money, coins, tokens or merchandise or checks redeemable in money or anything of value. The terms include but are not limited to devices such as mechanical baseball, mechanical football, pinball machines, pool tables, any table game or device commonly known as electronic games and other similar types of devices; provided, however, that this definition is not intended to nor shall it be construed to include merchandise vending machines or coin operated mechanical or electrical musical instruments or devices.
PERSON. Any person, firm, corporation or association which owns or has title to any such mechanical or electrically operated amusement device, any person, firm, corporation or association in whose place of business any such device is placed for use by the public, or any person, firm, corporation or association having control over any such device.
(Ord. 736, passed 12-7-82)