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For the purposes of this chapter, the words and phrases hereinafter set forth shall have the following meanings ascribed to them unless the context clearly requires to the contrary: (1)
"Card club" means a business or enterprise licensed under the provisions of this chapter for the playing of draw poker, panguingue, or any other gambling game approved by the city manager.
(2)
"Commence" means and includes commence, begin, initiate, start, open and establish.
(3)
"Conduct" means and includes conduct, transact, maintain, prosecute, practice, manage, operate and carry on.
(4)
"Employee" means every person, either an agent, employee, as owner, or under the direction of the owner of any card club or appurtenant or accessory facility or use of a card club.
(5)
"Game," "games" or "gaming activity" means any game of chance, including any gambling device, played for currency, check, credit or any other thing of value, and any other endeavor, game, device or promotional scheme that is appended to, references, or relies upon, any game of chance approved pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.48.310 of this chapter.
(6)
"License" means a license or permit for the playing of the games of draw poker, panguingue or any other gambling game (whether or not cards are used in playing it) approved by the city manager.
(7)
"Owner" means every person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or other entity having any interest, legal or equitable, in any card club or card club license.
(8)
"Person" means and includes a natural person, or any other legal entity which owns, operates, or proposes to operate a card club in the city.
(9)
"Playing cards" or "card games" means the playing of the games of draw poker, panguingue or any other gambling game (whether or not cards are used in playing it) approved by ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council.
(10)
"Pointholder" means any person, having any interest whatsoever, in the ownership in a card club, whether legal, equitable, or of whatsoever kind or character.
(11)
"Purport to commence" and "purport to conduct" means and includes any showing, representation, indication or action which:
a.
By means of sign, advertisement, or advertising matter, whether in, upon or about any premises or otherwise;
b.
By the appearance or arrangement of any premises; or
c.
By acts or statements of any person, or by the agents, servants, or employees of any person, indicates, suggests, holds out, or represents that any person is, would be, or appears to be conducting or in a position to conduct any business referred to in this chapter within the city.
(12)
"Proposition player" means an employee, using player's own money for wagering, used to start up new games and to maintain existing games.
(13)
"Associated equipment" means any equipment or mechanical, electromechanical or electronic contrivance, component or machine used by players to remotely or directly place wagers.
(Ord. No. 804, § 2, 12-13-2022)