§ 4-1.702. Unlawful Games.

(a)

Gambling House Prohibited. 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 devices, for money, checks, chips, credit or any representative of value, in the result of which game chance is any determining factor, except as set forth in Section 4-1.703 hereunder. The word "cards" as used in this article is not intended to and shall not include games known as bridge or whist.

(b)

Permitting Use as a Gambling House. 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, in the result of which game chance is any determining factor, except as set forth in Section 4-1.703 hereunder.

(c)

Betting. No person shall deal, operate, attend, play or bet at or against any game, in 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 Section 4-1.703 hereunder.

(Ord. 196-N.S., amended by Ord. 497-C.S., and Ord. 544-C.S., effective 4-1-63)