It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person to rent, open up, carry on, conduct or have charge of or control of any room, apartment or place in the city whether as an owner, employee or otherwise, whether for hire or not, wherein any game played with cards, dice or any other instrument, thing, device or machine, which game is prohibited by any law of the state, is played, dealt, conducted, carried on, permitted to be played or conducted, for money, either directly or indirectly, or for checks, credit, chips or any other article exchangeable for or redeemable in money.
(1995 Code, § 6.24.040)