(A) A proprietor of any business, building, or space intending to establish a gaming room or to place amusement redemption machines in their establishment must first apply for a gaming room/gaming device license at City Hall.
(1) An onsite inspection will be conducted by the Code Enforcement Officer, Building Inspector and the Chief of Police to ensure all prerequisites for licensing are met.
(2) If the prerequisites for licensing are not met, the application will be denied.
(a) The proprietor will be given 30 days from the date of denial to comply with the licensing prerequisites.
(b) If after 30 days the prerequisites are not met, the application will be denied and the proprietor and/or business will be excluded from re-applying for the license for a period of six months.
(3) If all prerequisites are met and the Code Enforcement Officer, Building Inspector and Chief of Police have approved the application, then the proprietor/business owner must provide a $200 licensing fee to the city. This will ensure a license to operate for a period of one year.
(4) Operating a gaming room or amusement redemption machine without a city operations license is a violation of this chapter each day that the business is operating the gaming room or amusement redemption machine.
(B) Once a city operating license is obtained, the proprietor/business owner must register each machine that will be placed in the business. Registration includes the serial number of the machine, owner of the machine, the owner of the space, and the manager of the business.
(C) A manager of the business or the owner of the business must report any change of ownership or managers within ten business days. Any change of ownership or new transfer of ownership will be subject to all regulations and restrictions contained in this chapter. Failure to comply is a violation of this chapter.
(D) Any removal or addition of an amusement redemption machine must be reported to the city within three business days.
(E) A new amusement redemption machine must have a proper occupations tax sticker before it can be operated.
(F) A city occupations tax of $15 will be imposed on each machine per year pursuant to Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.451. Each machine being operated without a city occupations tax sticker will be in violation of this chapter each day it is being operated.
(Ord. 2018-01, passed 6-21-2018)