Ordinance 2000-04ORDINANCE NO. 2000-4
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF GILROY
AMENDING SECTION 16.6-1 OF THE GILROY CITY CODE
RELATING TO PERMISSIBLE GAMBLING GAMES
IN CITY CARDROOMS.
WHEREAS, the City's existing cardroom ordinance requires the city council, by
resolution, to establish the rules of play for permissible gambling games within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is more appropriate for the Chief of Police to
have authority for establishing the rules of play for p~-missible gmnbling gmnes within the City
because the Police Department is the enforcing agency in this matter.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Section 16.6-1(a)(8) of the Gilroy City Code is hereby amended to state:
"Permitted games shall mean those card games established by
resolution of the city council, as may be amended from time to
time. The rules of play of said games shall be those rules approved
by the Chief of Police of the City of Gilroy. The Chief of Police,
when reviewing proposed rules of play submitted by a cardroom
permittee, may approve, deny or modify the rules."
SECTION II: Section 16.6-1(q) of the Gilroy City Code is hereby amended to state:
"Permitted games. The games permitted within the city
boundaries are those set by resolution of the city council, as may
be amended from time to time, and that are also permitted under
applicable local, state, and federal law, and shall also be played
pursuant to the rules of play approved by the Chief of Police. It
shall be unlawful for any cardroom permittee, or its agent or
employee, to allow the playing of any game not permitted by the
provisions of this section or state law, or to allow the playing of
any permitted game in a manner other than in strict conformance
with the rules of play approved by the Chief of Police. The
permitted games may not be banking games or percentage games."
SECTION III: Section 16.6-1(x) of the Gilroy City Code is hereby amended to state:
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"Posted rules of play. It shall be the responsibility of each and
every cardroom permittee to post the rules and regulations relating
to cardrooms and permitted card games in a conspicuous and easily
available location within the cardroom premises. Permittees,
owners and managers shall be responsible to ensure that all
cardroom employees have read and understood the posted rules.
The posted rules shall include at least one set of the rules of play
for each permitted games as approved by the Chief of Police.
These posted rules shall either be posted on a wall or other
conspicuous place visible from any card.room table, or printed and
made available upon request to each and every person playing any
game upon the cardroom premises, so long as a notice of the
availability of said rules of play is conspicuously posted and
visible from any cardroom table. The posted rules shall also
include at least one (1) set of the following rules and regulations
posted in a conspicuous and easily available location within the
cardroom premises: ..."
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7~ day of February, 2000, by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
G. ARELLANO, P. ARELLANO MORALES,
PINHEIRO, SUDOL, VELASCO, SPR1NGER
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
Tom Springer, Ma~'o~/
Rhonda Pellin, Qity Clerk
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I, RHONDA PELLIN, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached
Ordinance No. 2000-04 is an original ordinance, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy
at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 7th day of February, 2000, at which meeting a
quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the City of Gilroy this 3rd day of March, 2000.
City Clerk of the City of G-ilroy
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