For the purpose of this chapter,
a “cardroom” is any space, room, or enclosure furnished
or equipped with a table used or intended to be used as a card table
for the playing of cards and similar games, the use of which is available
to the public or any portion of the public.
(Ord. 2690 §
1, 1993)
It is unlawful for any person, for
himself, or for any other person to engage in, carry on, maintain
or to conduct any cardroom in the City of Roseville.
(Ord. 2690 §
1, 1993)
Notwithstanding the provisions of
this chapter, cardrooms existing on January 1, 1993 may remain in
existence for five years from the date of adoption of the ordinance
codified in this chapter.
(Ord. 2690 §
1, 1993)
Any cardroom in existence on January
1, 1993 shall comply with the following regulations:
A.
Cardroom permits shall not be sold, transferred,
inherited or otherwise given to any person or organization.
B.
There shall be no more than two tables
in any cardroom, with a table consisting of a dealer and a maximum
of seven players.
C.
All card games are prohibited with the
exception of (1) five card draw, lo-ball poker and (2) Panquinque
(“Pan”). (Pan is a variation of Corquian, a game of Mexican
origin which was a predecessor to the game of rummy. The game is played
with six to 12 decks of cards which have had tens, nines, eights,
and jokers removed. Each player is dealt 10 cards, and the purpose
of the game is to meld sets and sequences of cards with certain cards
having special values. Each player, in turn, draws either a card from
the top of the remaining deck or from the top of an adjacent discard
pile. This sequence of play continues until one player goes out with
a total meld of 11 cards, including the card just drawn.)
D.
A player may bet only the chips the player
has at the beginning of a hand. After the dealing begins, a player
is not permitted to purchase additional chips.
(Ord. 2690 §
1, 1993)
The city council of the city declares
that it is not the intention of this chapter to permit the playing
of any game prohibited by the laws of the State of California, including,
but not limited to, those games enumerated in Section 330 of the Penal
Code of the State of California, which section includes banking and
percentage games.
(Ord. 2690 §
1, 1993)
