A. Gambling Prohibited:
1. It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, or agent or employee thereof, to do any of the following:
a. To play, to open or cause to be opened, or to operate, carry on or conduct, whether for hire or not, any game of faro, monte, poker, roulette, craps, any banking, percentage or other game played with dice, cards, or any device, for money, checks, chips, credit or any other thing of value;
b. To set up, operate or permit to be operated, any slot machine or other device whatsoever where money, checks, chips, credit or any other things of value are played, when the act of playing the same might result in a gain or loss to the party playing;
c. To gamble knowingly in any other manner; or
d. To knowingly permit his or its premises, houses, lot or other property to be used in connection with, or for, any act declared unlawful in this section.
2. It is unlawful and an offense against the city for any person to play any roulette wheel or slot machine or any other device or machine wherein the element of chance is involved by losing or winning money, credits, checks or any other representatives of value. (2000 Code § 10-416)
B. Loitering Near Gambling Place: It is unlawful for any person to loiter about in the immediate vicinity where a person or persons are gambling, whether by playing games, operating a slot machine or other device, or otherwise. (2000 Code § 10-417)