It is hereby unlawful for any person to own, maintain, control,
operate, use or play or permit to be owned, maintained, controlled,
operated, used or played, either as operator, user or player or as
owner, proprietor, lessee, employee or agent, any coin-in-the-slot-operated
mechanical game or device such as pinball, bagatelle, baseball, bowling,
mechanical grab machines, Skee-ball or pokerino machines, or other
devices of like character, regardless of whether such game or device
be operated or played for a profit or prize or for further operation
or play, or for the display or exercise of skill or for amusement,
and whether or not any element of skill is involved in any way in
said operation, use or play. This section shall not be deemed to apply
to music devices, commonly known as "jukeboxes," or merchandise vending
machines.
Any individual, corporation or partnership which shall violate
the foregoing section of the Code shall, upon conviction thereof,
pay a fine in an amount not to exceed $500 or imprisonment in the
county jail for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both, within the
discretion of the Borough Judge.