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Chapter 10 <br />GAMBLING <br /> <br />Sec. <br /> <br />Sec. <br />Sec. <br />Sec. <br />Sec. <br />Sec. <br /> <br />10-1. <br />10-2. <br />10-3. <br />10-4. <br />10-5. <br />10-6. <br />10-7. <br /> <br />Sec. 10-8. <br />Sec. 10-9. <br />Sec. 10-10. <br />Sec. 10-11. <br />Sec. 10-12. <br /> <br />Definitions. <br />Illegal gambling generally. <br />Winning by fraud. <br />Permitting gambling to continue in one's premises, <br />Aiding or abetting operation of illegal gambling activity. <br />Illegal possession of gambling device. <br />Forfeiture of money, gambling devices, etc., seized from illegal gambling enter- <br />prise. <br />Certain acts not deemed "consideration" in prosecution under chapter. <br />Exceptions from chapter--Contests of speed or skill. <br /> Same--Games of chance in private residences. <br /> Same--Bingo games and raffles. <br /> Immunity of witness testifying in prosecution under chapter; compulsory testi- <br /> mony. <br /> <br />Sec. 10-1. Definitions. <br /> <br /> For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the mean- <br />ings respectively ascribed to them by this section: <br /> <br /> Gambling device. A "gambling device, includes: <br /> <br /> (1) Any device, machine, paraphernalia, equipment or other .thing, including books, <br /> records and other papers, which are actually used in an illegal operation or activity. <br /> <br /> (2) Any machine, apparatus, implement, instrument, contrivance, board or other thing, <br /> including but not limited to, those depending upon the insertion of a coin or other <br /> object for their operation, which operates, either completely automatically or with <br /> the aid of some physical act by :the player or operator, so that, depending upon <br /> elements of chance, it may eject something of value or determine the price or other <br /> thing of value to which the player is entitled; provided, however, Ithat the return to <br /> the user of nothing more than additional chances or the right to use such machine is <br /> not deemed something of value within the meaning of this subparagraph; and pro- <br /> vided further, that machines that only sell or entitle the user to items of merchandise <br /> of equivalent value that may differ from each other in composition, size, shape or <br /> color shall not be deemed gambling devices within the meaning of this subparagraph. <br /> <br />Such devices are no less gambling devices if they indicate beforehand the definite result of one <br />or more operations, but not all the operations, nor are they any less gambling devices if, apart <br />from their use or adaptability as such, they also sell or deliver something of value on a basis <br />other than chance. ~ <br /> <br /> Illegal gambling. The making, placing or receipt of any bet or wager in the city of money <br />or other thing of value, made in exchange for a! chance to win a prize, stake or other <br />consideration or thing of value, dependent upon the result of any game, contest or other event <br /> <br />~609 <br /> <br /> <br />