§ 52-3.505. Operations.

(a)

Deposit Winnings. The licensee shall have a check issued to any player so requesting in exchange for his winnings no later than the next banking day, but the player may instead in writing require the licensee to keep the player's winnings for him or her for an agreed reasonable time.

(b)

Extension of Credit. The licensee may extend credit for gambling purposes to any player.

(c)

Hours of Operation; Alcoholic Beverages Restrictions. Cardrooms may be open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. No alcoholic beverages may be served or consumed at a cardroom between two a.m. and six a.m. The licensee shall conspicuously display signs in the cardroom stating these matters.

(d)

Wagering Limits. No more than "table stakes" shall be allowed in any game at any cardroom. "Table stakes" means that no wager in any hand shall exceed the amount that the player has in front of him or her at the start of the hand. The licensee shall conspicuously display signs in the cardroom stating that no more than table stakes shall be allowed in any game. If further limits on wagering apply to any table, the licensee shall conspicuously display a sign at or next to the table stating the further wagering limits.

(e)

Licensee Responsible. The licensee is responsible that the operation and playing are strictly in accordance with state law and this chapter.

(f)

Name Badges. Every person who has or should have a work permit or a cardroom license shall, while at the card tables, always wear at about chest height on the outermost garment an identification badge in a form approved by the sheriff, always plainly readable and in good condition.

(g)

Signs. The licensee shall post one or more signs, plainly visible throughout the cardroom, stating as many of the regulations of this chapter as the sheriff may require.

(h)

Every cardroom must be open to official inspection at all times for purposes enforcing this chapter.

(i)

Every cardroom licensee shall, within seventy-two hours of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section, file with the sheriff a written list stating the name and cardroom work permit number of every cardroom employee employed at each licensed premises. During the first week of February, June, and October of each year, the licensee shall notify the sheriff in writing of the name and cardroom work permit number of each cardroom employee employed or terminated at each licensed premises during any portion of the previous four months.

(Ords. 2008-29 § 2, 2008-14, 98-28, 89-34, 82-44, 1506, 1548: § 52-2.416 in part: prior code § 5213).

(Ord. No. 2008-29, § II, 11-4-08)