The following terms as used in this division are defined as
follows:
Any machine, instrument, device or thing used or operated,
or which may be used or operated, for the purpose of gambling, or
for playing any game of chance for money or any other article or thing
of value.
Every coin-operated marble machine, marble table machine,
marble-shooting table, or marble machine of any description, or any
pinball machine, whether enumerated or not, and for the playing of
which a fee is charged, regardless of whether such machine be used
for the purpose of amusement, entertainment, or for vending commodities,
merchandise, confections, or services of any kind, and which is operated
by coins, slugs or tokens of any sort.
Any machine, instrument, device or thing which is used or
operated, or which may be used or operated, by the insertion of any
coin, slug or token, and which, as a result of certain combinations
of numbers, symbols, pictures or any other items, may entitle the
player to any money, slugs, tokens, merchandise or any other article
of value as a prize or reward resulting from the operation of such
machine, instrument, device or thing, the player having no control
over such prize or reward and no skill on his part being involved.
The fact that such machine, instrument, device or thing may also vend
merchandise shall be immaterial, and the vending of such merchandise
in any manner shall not take such machine out of the foregoing definition
of a slot machine.
(2001 Code, sec. 110.15)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to set up for operation, operate, lease, exhibit, or distribute for the purpose of operation or exhibition, any gambling device or slot machine, as those terms are defined in section 4.02.061.
(2001 Code, sec. 110.16)
No marble machines shall be permitted within five hundred (500)
feet of any school building.
(2001 Code, sec. 110.17)
No person may engage in the operation for profit of any marble
machine within the city on weekdays between the hours of 11:00 p.m.
and 10:00 a.m., provided, that on Saturdays said establishment may
stay open until 12:00 midnight; and further provided, however, that
such marble machine may be operated on Sunday only between the hours
of 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
(2001 Code, sec. 110.18)
The sale of alcoholic beverage or beverages in or on the premises
licensed hereunder is prohibited. No person, firm, association of
persons, corporations, and any other organizations authorized under
the laws of the state, licensed hereunder, shall knowingly permit
the sale, use or consumption of any kind of alcoholic beverage or
beverages in or upon the premises for which a license has been issued,
as provided in this division.
(2001 Code, sec. 110.19)
The city council is hereby authorized and empowered to revoke
or cancel the license of any person, firm, association of persons,
corporations and every other organization authorized under the laws
of the state, licensed to own and operate a gambling device, slot
machine or marble machine, after giving such licensee ten (10) days’
notice of a hearing and after conducting such hearing for the purpose
of determining whether such license should be revoked; provided, however,
that such power of cancellation or revocation shall be exercised only
under the following conditions:
(1)
For
the violation of any of the provisions of this division.
(2)
For
knowingly permitting the sale, use or consumption of any alcoholic
beverage or beverages in or upon the premises licensed.
(4)
For
knowingly permitting the presence on the premises of a person or persons
under the influence of intoxicating liquor.
(5)
For
knowingly permitting disorderly conduct or immoral practices on the
premises.
(6)
For
knowingly permitting the violation of the law or laws of the state
or of the ordinances of the city.
(2001 Code, sec. 110.20)
It shall be unlawful to erect or construct on the licensed premises,
any partition or partitions obstructing the view of any part of the
building or premises licensed herein, or cutting the building into
two or more rooms by constructing partitions therein, in which a marble
machine is or are displayed, owned and operated for profit; provided,
however, that toilets or other sanitary facilities shall be enclosed
and adequately ventilated in accordance with health, plumbing, sanitary
and other applicable ordinances of the city.
(2001 Code, sec. 110.21)
Places of business governed by this division shall be located
on the ground floor or street level only of any building and shall
not be licensed for any other floor than the ground or street level
floor.
(2001 Code, sec. 110.22)
The city manager shall appoint or designate the city building
inspector to make periodic inspections of the licensed premises, whose
duty shall be to determine compliance with the building provisions,
the maintenance of toilets and other sanitary facilities and compliance
with the health, plumbing, sanitary and other applicable ordinances
of the city.
(2001 Code, sec. 110.23)
