Township of Montclair, NJ Article II Gambling Devices

[Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Montclair 4-15-1980 by Ord. No. 80-12 as Art. II of Ch. 166 of the 1979 Code]

§ 166-2 Prohibited devices and games.

No person shall set up, keep or maintain or permit to be set up, kept or maintained, in any house or premises occupied by him or her, any faro table, faro bank, roulette or other device or game of chance for the purpose of gaming.

§ 166-3 Right of entry; seizure of property.

It shall be the duty of the police, and they are hereby authorized and empowered, to enter upon any premises wherein instruments or devices employed in gaming as described in § 166-2 shall be used contrary to the provisions of this article. Except in the case of bowling alleys and billiard tables, the police are hereby authorized and empowered to carry away and destroy such instruments or devices employed in said gaming.

§ 166-4 Prohibited acts.

No person shall deal, play or engage in faro, roulette or other device or game of chance, or buy or sell what is commonly known as a "pool" or any interest or share in any such pool, or shall make or take what is commonly known as a "book," upon the running, pacing or trotting of any horse, mare, gelding or other animal or any game, racing or contest. No person shall have in his or her possession any ticket, slip or other writing or printing of an interest or share, or showing or indicating an interest, share, bet or pledge, in any pool, lottery, racing, contest or other game of chance. No person shall keep or attend a place to which persons may resort for engaging in any such acts or for betting upon the event of any horse race or other race or contest or for gambling in any form. No person shall aid, abet, assist or participate in any such pool, lottery, race or other contest or game of chance.

§ 166-5 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 5-23-2000 by Ord. No. 00-19; 4-10-2007 by Ord. No. 07-17]

Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment in the county/municipal jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof as determined by the Municipal Court Judge. Each day on which a violation of an ordinance exists shall be considered a separate and distinct violation and shall be subject to imposition of a separate penalty for each day of the violation as the Municipal Court Judge may determine.