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ORDINANCE NO. .249.33
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
AMENDING REDDING MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 6.14, CARD
ROOMS, BY AMENDING SECTION 6.14.150 PERTAINING TO
AUTHORIZED GAMES.
The City Council of the City of Redding does hereby ordain
as follows:
Section 1. Redding Municipal Code Section 6.14.150,
Authorized Games, is hereby amended as follows:
I . Paragraph A. is amended to read as follows:
A. Except as provided in this section, or otherwise
authorized by statute, all games of chance, or
mixed chance and skill, played with cards, dice,
or any other device in which a wager is made, are
prohibited. Wagers may be made only in the
following games:
1. Draw Poker (high-low split)
2 . Panquinque ( "Pan" )
3 . Seven-card Stud Poker (high, low, high-low
split)
4. Hold-em Poker (high, low, high-low split)
5 . Double-handed Poker
6. Super Pan 9
7 . California Aces, copyright by Roger L.
Wisted.
None of the games authorized by this section may be
played as a banking or percentage game.
II. Paragraph B. is amended by adding the following:
7 . Wisted' s "California Aces" is played with a
standard deck of playing cards, with the addition of
four California "Aces," for a total of 56 cards. Each �y,
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of the eight Aces counts as 1 or 11 points; all face
cards count as 10 points each; and all other cards are
counted as their face value.
The object of the game is to make a hand of 22
points. Otherwise, the objective is to be closer to 22
points than your opponent(s) . When two hands are
equidistance from 22 points, the hand under 22 wins.
The hand-ranking system from best-to-worst is therefore
22 , 21, 23 , 20 , 24, 19, 25 , 18, 26, 17, 27 , etc.
The best hand is a Natural, which is accomplished
by being dealt two of the eight Aces in the deck.
Because the Aces are counted optionally as 1 or 11
points, two of them dealt to a player total 22 points
and become an instant winner if turned face up within
the allotted time, which is until the first player to
draw either receives a draw card or passes.
Two variations exist for play of "California
Aces" : the "Poker" game and the "Dealer" game. The
fundamental difference between the two is the number of
opponents a player is competing against during the
hand. In the "Poker" game, each player competes
against all other players in the game at once, or
SIMULTANEOUSLY; only the best hand will be the winner.
In the "Dealer" game, players are competing not among
themselves but only against the "Dealer' s" hand,
INDIVIDUALLY.
An explanation of the common elements of both
variations: In each game, players make their wagers to
begin the hand on one or more of the three betting
circles in front of each seat. Because the casino is
not involved in the outcome but merely operates the
game, players must also pay a time collection when they
place their bets. Each hand, the dice cup containing
three dice is shaken in order to determine where the
last action button is placed. The house dealer then
begins dealing two cards face down to each player in
the game, starting with the player seated to the left
of the last action player. When each player has
received two cards, the house dealer then asks them to
check for Naturals. If one or more exist, then they
are paid appropriately. If no one has a Natural, play
then continues with each having the option of drawing
additional cards until they wish to stand (pass) or
until they have reached or exceeded 22 points. When
the last action player has passed, the house dealer
then begins the process of hand comparison,
establishing who will receive winnings and which hands
lose. The house dealer then settles the wagers,
regains control of the entire deck of playing cards,
drops the house collection into the collection box, and
then begins the process of preparing for the next hand.
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Section 2. It has been determined that this matter is
categorically exempt from the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Ordinance and cause its publication according to law.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced
and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Redding on the 17th day of November , 1992, and was duly read and
adopted on the 1st day of December , 1992, at a regular meeting
of the City Council by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Anderson, Arness, Kehoe & Moss
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dahl
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
CHARLIE MOSS, Ma-or
City of Redding
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CONNIE STROHMAYER, jr y Clerk
FORM/ • •PROVED:
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'ALL A. HAYS, City Attorney
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