(a) "Gamerooms or amusement arcades" means a place of business within a building or any part of a building having more than three mechanical or electrically operated devices which are used for the purpose of public entertainment through the operation, use or play, of any table, game or device commonly known as electronic games which is operated by placing therein any coin, plate, disc, slug, key or token, of value or by payment of a fee.
(b) "Mechanical or electrically operated amusement device" means any coin-operated machine device or instrument, which upon the insertion of a coin, token, slug, or payment of a fee, operates or may be operated for use as a game, contest of skill, or amusement, of any description which in no way intends to encourage gambling. "Mechanical or electrically operated amusement device" does not include vending machines in which are not incorporated gaming or amusement features nor does the term include any coin-operated mechanical musical machine.
(c) "Owner" means any person having possession of any mechanical or electrical amusement device or any person operating an amusement arcade or gameroom.
(Ord. 1501. Passed 8-25-83.)