Unless sanctioned by state law, no licensee in this city holding a license covering any premises open to the public for the sale of intoxicating liquor or beer shall directly or indirectly permit gambling on or in the licensed premises; nor shall he or she permit the operation or possession of any payoff gambling device, slot machine or punchboard, mechanical or otherwise, whether payoff is in cash or merchandise, in, on or about the licensed premises.
(Prior Code, § 4-217) Penalty, see § 10.99