05-11-15 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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paraphernalia, on which games of chance can be played for a consideration and which afford the player an opportunity to win a prize, gift certificate or thing of value, whether or not the prize is automatically paid by the contrivance. Game room means a for-profit business located in a building or other place that contains six or more amusement redemption machines. Game room owner means an individual who: (1) Has an ownership interest in or receives income from a game room or an amusement redemption machine located in a game room; (2) Is a partner, director, or officer of a business, company, or corporation that has an ownership interest in a game room or in an amusement redemption machine located in a game room; (3) Is a shareholder that holds more than ten percent of the outstanding shares of a business, company, or corporation that has an ownership interest in a game room or in an amusement redemption machine located in a game room; (4) Has been issued by the county clerk an assumed name certificate for a business that owns a game room or an amusement redemption machine located in a game room; (5) Signs a lease for a game room; (6) Opens an account for utilities for a game room; (7) Receives a certificate of occupancy for a game room and/or zoning permit; (8) Pays for advertising for a game room; or (9) Signs an alarm permit for a game room. Game Room Operator means an individual who supervises, manages, or participates in the performance of activities that contribute to the functioning of a game room, including the following activities: (1) Operates a cash register, cash drawer, or other depository on the premises of a game room or of a business where the money earned or the records of credit card transactions or other credit transactions generated in any manner by the operation of a game room or activities conducted in a game room are kept: (2) Displays, delivers, or provides to a customer of a game room; merchandise, goods, entertainment, or other services offered on the premises of a game room; (3) Take orders from a customer of a game room for merchandise, goods, entertainment, or other services offered on the premises of a game room; or (4) Acts as a door attendant to regulate entry of customers or other persons into a game room.