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 Butte County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 15. OFFENSES—MISCELLANEOUS
 Article III. Poker Games

  § 15-85. Rules and regulations for card rooms.  

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  • It shall be unlawful to operate a card room in violation of any of the following regulations and rules:

    (a)

    Location. Not more than one card room shall be located at any one address.

    (b)

    Visibility. Card rooms shall be located and so arranged that card tables and the players at the tables shall be plainly visible from the front door opening to the card room when the door is opened. No wall, partition, screen or similar structure between the front door opening and any card table located in the card room shall be permitted if it interferes with such visibility.

    (c)

    Minors. No minors shall be permitted at any card table, nor shall participate in any game played thereat.

    (d)

    Hours of operation. All card rooms shall be closed at 5:00 a.m. and shall remain closed until 9:00 a.m. Card rooms may operate seven (7) days a week.

    (e)

    Police inspection. All card rooms shall be open to police inspection during all hours of operation.

    (f)

    Doors to be unlocked. During hours of operation, doors must be unlocked and accessible to the general public.

    (g)

    Supervision of tables. Each card table shall have assigned to it a person whose duty shall be to supervise the game and to see that it is played strictly in accordance with the terms of this article and with the provisions of the Penal Code of the state. This person may have more than one (1) table under his supervision.

    (h)

    Signs to be posted. There shall be posted in every card room in letters plainly visible from all parts thereof, signs stating that no game except pangini, lowball or draw poker, without variations as defined by Hoyle, shall be played in the card room. These signs shall also contain such other information relating to the regulations contained herein as the sheriff may require, including the amount of the time-charge for participation.

    (i)

    Intoxicated persons. No person who is in a state of intoxication shall be permitted in a card room.

    (j)

    "Cuts" of pots. The operator of a card room shall establish a reasonable time-charge to customers and there shall not be permitted any "rake-off' or "cut" of any pots or bets.

    (k)

    "Shills." No operator nor employee may use a "shill" in any card game unless a work permit is obtained under section 15-79 and a copy of same is posted in a conspicuous place on the premises.

    (1)

    Solicitation of players. No card room operator or employee shall solicit or induce a person to participate in a card game by offering or providing to such person free food or drink.

    (m)

    Money on tables, etc. It shall be illegal to have money on any card table or to use money in any card game.

    (n)

    Exhibition of permits. Operators and employees are required to exhibit their permits on demand of any law enforcement officer.

(Ord. No. 1789, § 2, 2-1-77; Ord. No. 1817, § 13, 5-29-77; Ord. No. 2483, § 1, 9-17-85)