No person shall bet or play at any gaming table, bank or device as mentioned in § 132.01, or, at any hotel or tavern, other public place or place of public resort, play at any game except bowling, chess or backgammon, draughts or a licensed game, or bet on the side of those who play at any game, whether or not the game is permitted or licensed.
(W.Va. Code § 61-10-4) (1986 Code, § 513.04) Penalty, see § 132.99