§ 7.44.02. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

Amusement device means any machine, device or apparatus which provides amusement, diversion, or entertainment which is coin or token operated and includes but is not limited to, pinball machines, slot machines, video games, video poker, or any other machine whose operation may produce a numeral score, pool tables, pusher machines, novelty arcade machines, and other miniature games whether or not such machines show a score, and which is not otherwise excluded in this chapter.

Any money or property or other articles or other valuable things, or any representative of anything that is esteemed of value as defined in the anti-gambling code section of the state code, shall not include by law:

A.

A free amusement feature such as the privilege of playing additional free games if a certain score is made on a pinball table or other amusement game described in this chapter, or

B.

To non-cash prizes, toys, novelties or representations of value redeemable for those items which are won by a player of a amusement game or device which rewards players exclusively with merchandise limited to such non cash prizes, toys or novelties, or representations of value redeemable for those items , which have a wholesale value of not more than ten (10) times the cost charged to play the game once, or five dollars ($5.00), whichever is less.

C.

In the event of accumulation of redeemable representations of value by any player, no non cash prize having a value of more than fifty dollars ($50.00) may be given or awarded by any amusement machine operator or redeemed by any player.

Coin operated or token operated machine means any device, machine or apparatus which is operated by placing through a slot, or any kind of opening or container, any slug, coin, token or other object or article necessary to be inserted before the machine operates or functions, but does not include any machine or device which is classified by the United States Government as requiring a federal gaming stamp under applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

Person means and includes any individual, firm, association, company, partnership, corporation, joint stock company, club, agency, syndicate, or any other entity capable of doing business.

( Ord. No. 98-23, § 2 )