No person shall keep, conduct or maintain any house, room, apartment or place, used in whole or in part as a gambling house or place where any game is played, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice, dominoes, or other device, for money, checks, chips, credit, or any representative of value, as the result of which game chance is any determining factor, except as set forth in Sections 10.12.040 through 10.12.070. The word "cards" as used in this chapter is not intended to and shall not include games known as bridge or whist.
(Prior code §4-1(a): initiative measure passed 11/3/64)
No person shall knowingly permit any house, room, apartment or place owned by him or under his charge or control to be used in whole or in part as a gambling house or place of playing, conducting, dealing or carrying on any game, played with cards, dice, dominoes, or other device, for money, checks, chips, credit or any representative of value, as the result of which game chance is any determining factor, except as set forth in Sections 10.12.040 through 10.12.070.
(Prior code §4-1(b): Initiative measure passed 11/3/64)
No person shall deal, operate, attend, play or bet at or against any game, as the result of which game chance is any determining factor, which game is played, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice, dominoes, or other device, for money, checks, chips, credit or any representative of value, in any house, room, apartment or place, except as set forth in Sections 10.12.040 through 10.12.070.
(Prior code §4-1(c): Initiative measure passed 11/3/64)
The provisions of Sections 10.12.010 through 10.12.030 shall not apply to occasional private games, otherwise lawful, carried on for purely social purposes in a private home. Neither shall said provisions apply to otherwise lawful games, other than card games, conducted by a private group of customers, for the sole purpose of determining which member of said group shall pay for food, refreshments or beverages for immediate consumption by the group.
(Prior code §4-2(a): Initiative measure passed 11/3/64)
The provisions of Sections 10.12.010 through 10.12.030 shall not apply to a licensed benevolent organization. A license may be issued in the reasonable discretion of the sheriff to any incorporated or charter fraternal, labor, benevolent or charitable organization or to any religious association, which organization or association has been continuously carrying on within the county the activities for which it was organized for a period of not less than two years immediately preceding making application therefor. Said license shall authorize such organization or association to conduct a game room or rooms wherein games not in conflict with any state law may be played and conducted, incidental to the other activities of such organizations, but in conformity with the provisions of this section. No advertising or advertising signs shall be permitted in connection with the operation. The licensee shall have a paid attendant in the room at all times when games are in progress, and it shall be his duty to report to the licensee any violation of law. No such game room shall be open to the public, but shall be used only by the members of the respective organization or association licensed and shall be maintained in the building principally used by the licensee.
(Prior code §4-2(b): Initiative measure passed 11/3/64)
Application for a license under the provisions of Section 10.12.050 shall be made to the sheriff in writing and shall set forth facts which applicant contends entitled it to a license thereunder. The application shall be verified. The license shall be valid only for the county fiscal year, and shall be issued originally or renewed annually upon application to the sheriff without action by the board of supervisors, unless a written objection to the issuance of the license has been filed with the sheriff or he or she recommends denial of the license, in which event the application shall be referred by him or her to the board of supervisors for action in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.08.030.
(Prior code §4-2(c): Initiative measure passed 11/3/64)
An application or license under the provisions of Section 10.12.050 may be denied, suspended or revoked by the board of supervisors upon proof to its satisfaction of a violation of any law by the applicant or licensee, or upon a determination of the board of supervisors that the applicant or licensee does not meet the requirements of said section, or upon determination by the board of supervisors that the conduct of the particular game room would be or is inimical to the public health, morals, safety, peace or general welfare. If a license is revoked, no new license shall be issued to the licensee for a period of one year subsequent to the revocation. No license shall be denied, suspended, or revoked until after a hearing has been held by the board of supervisors, notice of which shall be given in writing by the sheriff at least ten days prior to the date of the hearing by depositing the notice with postage fully prepaid thereon in the mail, addressed to the applicant or licensee at the address appearing on its application of license.
(Prior code §4-2(d): Initiative measure passed 11/3/64)