(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to set up, maintain or support or be an inmate of, or in any way connected with, or to frequent or visit or be found within any gambling house or room or place used for the practice of gambling or playing for money or property; or to knowingly permit any building or premises owned or controlled by him or her to be used for such purpose; or to keep or use or permit to be used in any building or place occupied, controlled, or owned by such person, any wheel of fortune, roulette, shuffleboard, cards, dice, or other instrument or device commonly used for the purpose of gaming; or to conduct or be connected with any game of chance or hazard; or to allow, permit, or encourage any person to wager or bet any money or other valuable thing on the game or games played on any billiard table, pigeon hole table, bagatelle table, or pool table or any other such table, or any pin or ball alley, whether licensed or not. This section shall not apply to video gaming machines licensed by the state pursuant to the Video Gaming Act, being 230 ILCS 40/1 et seq.
(B) No retailer of liquors licensed under the provisions of this village code or any other person shall, by himself or herself, his or her agent, servant, or clerk, suffer or permit any species of gaming in any part of his or her premises or in any place adjacent thereto under his or her control, except as permitted pursuant to 230 ILCS 40/1 et. seq.
(C) Any machines licensed by the state pursuant to 230 ILCS 40/1 et seq. shall conspicuously post said license for such gaming terminal/machine in plain view of the public.
(Prior Code, § 6-1-5) (Ord. 12-9, passed 7-16-2012) Penalty, see § 130.99