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Editor's Note: For licensing provisions, see also Ch. 485, Licenses and Business Regulations.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
COIN-CONTROLLED AMUSEMENT DEVICE
A machine which, upon the insertion of a coin or slug, operates or may be operated or used as a game or contest of any description, or which may be used for any such game or contest, and which does not contain any form of payoff device for the return of slugs, money, coin, checks, tokens or merchandise, and shall include pinball machines and other coin-controlled devices in which marbles, balls or pellets are projected or propelled by spring or plunger or any other means whereby such marbles, balls or pellets fall into slots, tracks, grooves or position or whereby said marbles, balls or pellets strike pins or objects. Such term, however, shall not include any coin-controlled automatic music device or coin-controlled record-playing machine, as defined in § 193-29, or mechanical amusement device, as defined by § 193-26 of this chapter. "Coin-controlled amusement device" shall also include:
A. 
Any type of coin-controlled moving-picture machine or device showing pictures of any type or description, including any type of coin-controlled devices regulating and allowing the observing of live shows and/or entertainment of any type upon the insertion of a coin, such "coin-controlled devices" as defined in this section.
[Amended 4-9-1987 by Ord. No. MC-2289]
B. 
Any type of coin-controlled pool table or billiard table, in whatever form the game is permitted to be played.
C. 
Video-type games or machines or similar devices that use a display screen for points, lines and dots of light that can be manipulated to simulate games or other types of entertainment.
COIN-CONTROLLED DEVICE
Any device actuated by the insertion of a coin or any type of monetary consideration to regulate any type of amusement device by the measure of time, length, feet or by any other type of time measurement. Any type of device measuring time shall first be certified as to the accuracy of the timing device by the City of Camden Bureau of Weights and Measures, and proof of such certification shall be submitted to the Chief License Inspector before a license will be issued.
No coin-controlled time measurement device shall be permitted on any licensed premises unless a sign is first posted in full view of the general public stating the exact amount of time or measure to be obtained by the insertion of a coin, slug, card or any other type of monetary consideration.
A. 
No more than a total of two coin-controlled amusement devices, as defined in § 193-14 of this article, shall be permitted in any establishment.
B. 
No more than a total of one coin-controlled pool table or billiard table, as defined in § 217-1 of Chapter 217, shall be permitted in any establishment.
C. 
Limitation of the number of devices, as outlined in Subsections A and B above, shall not apply to holders of arcade licenses, as defined in Article I, or to holders of alcoholic beverage licenses issued by the State of New Jersey to businesses known as "taverns," "bars" and "cafes."
[Amended 12-8-1983 by Ord. No. MC-1994]
Coin-controlled amusement device licenses, as required and defined in this chapter, shall not be issued to any person for placement in any premises, or permitted to be placed in any premises, until such premises are first licensed by the Division of Inspections for the type of primary business intended to be conducted on said premises.
A. 
The holder of a license issued hereunder shall be permitted to transfer such license from any coin-controlled amusement device to any other like or similar machine operated in the same premises for which the license is issued by removing the license from such machine and affixing it to such other machine.
B. 
The holder of any license shall be permitted to transfer any license issued hereunder from a machine in any establishment by surrendering such license to the Division of Inspections and obtaining a new license for such machine for the location to which the license is transferred, upon payment to the Division of Inspections of a transfer fee of $10.[1]
[Amended 12-8-1983 by Ord. No. MC-1994]
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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 485, Licenses and Business Regulations, § 485-14A.
No person shall use or permit to be used any coin-controlled amusement device licensed hereunder for the purpose of gambling.
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Editor's Note: See also § 193-11.
A. 
No person who has not reached the age of 18 years shall be permitted to play pool or billiards on any coin-controlled pool or billiard game.
B. 
A sign is required to be permanently affixed to every coin-controlled pool or billiard game, reading that no minors under the age of 18 years shall be permitted to play or operate this pool or billiard device. Failure to affix said sign and/or post notice prohibiting minors from playing and/or operating pool tables as described in this article,[1] shall cause said device to be deemed to be an unlicensed device and shall also subject the owner and/or operator to additional penalties as provided for in this chapter.
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Editor's Note: See § 193-14.
Use and/or operation of any coin-controlled amusement device, as defined in this article, shall not be permitted between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. This prohibition shall apply to licensees, attendants and patrons.
A. 
Coin-controlled amusement devices, as defined in this article, shall not be permitted to be placed in any back rooms or any other obstructed areas which inhibit full view from the outside.
B. 
No license shall be issued under this article unless an unobstructed view of the entire interior of the licensed premises is available from the public sidewalk or street in closest proximity to the front entrance of the licensed premises.
C. 
No person shall place or permit to be placed any screens, curtains, blinds, partitions or other obstructions on or between the front windows and the rear wall of the licensed premises.
D. 
This section shall not prohibit the existence and maintenance of washrooms, toilet rooms or storage closets reasonably placed to avoid unnecessary obstruction.
No alcoholic beverages shall be sold, served, delivered or consumed, nor shall any licensee suffer to permit the sale, service, delivery or consumption of any alcoholic beverages upon the premises licensed under any section of this article, directly or indirectly.
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Editor's Note: See also § 193-12 and Ch. 181, Alcoholic Beverages.
A. 
No coin-controlled amusement device shall be placed, operated, maintained or used or permitted to be placed, operated, maintained or used in the City of Camden until the license required hereunder shall be affixed thereto in a conspicuous place so that the same may be easily identified.
B. 
Any such coin-controlled amusement device which shall not have a license, as required herein, affixed thereto shall be deemed to be an unlicensed device or machine.
C. 
Any person having supervision or control over any building, store or other place where the public may enter or any clubhouse or club room wherein any such device or machine without a license affixed thereto is operated, used or maintained shall be deemed to have permitted such unlicensed device or machine to be placed, operated, used and maintained therein in violation of the provisions of this article.