9.44.020 Playing certain games for money unlawful
It is unlawful for any person to play or bet at or against, or as owner or employee to open, deal, play, carry on or conduct, any game of chance not mentioned in Section 330 or 330a of the Penal Code of the state or other state law, which is played, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice, billiard balls, pool balls, cues, pins, checkers, counters, quoits, beans, spindles, tables, wheels, machines or any other device, contrivance or apparatus, for money, checks, chips, credit or any other representative of value or for any merchandise or any other thing of value.
(Ord. 2643, 2-02-65; Ord. 536, 11-04-1913)
(People v. Woodland (1956) 145 Cal.App.2d 529, 531-532)