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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 2418 - Amend Title 6 . . I ORDINANCE NO. 2418 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDDING AMENDING TITLE 6 (BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS), CHAPTER 6.14 (CARD ROOMS), OF THE REDDING MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 6.14.150 (AUTHORIZED GAMES) WHEREAS, the City of Redding regulates card rooms pursuant to and consistent with the Gambling Control Act; and WHEREAS, the Gambling Control Act requires the City to exercise discretionary regulatory control over the wagering limits of the games played in card rooms; and WHEREAS, the only legally permissible card room business in the City of Redding is the Casino Club, located at 1885 Hilltop Drive, Redding, California; and WHEREAS, the State Division of Gambling Controls has deemed it necessary for the City Council to amend its local regulation governing the definitions of authorized games to be consistent with Department of Justice licensing requirements and approvals granted to the Casino Club. WHEREAS, the State Division of Gambling Control has reviewed the proposed amendment to the Redding Municipal Code and determined that this change would bring the Code into compliance with the Gambling Control Act. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Title 6, Chapter 6.142, Section 6.14.150 (Authorized Games), is hereby amended to read as follows: 6.14.1150 Authorized Games. 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. [No Change to subsections I through 4]; 5. Omaha Hi/Omaha 8 (Hi-Lo); 6. [No change to subsection 6]; 7. Double-handed poker; ~ 8. [No change to subsections 9 through 10]: - D<2J . . ! II. California Aces. None of the games authorized by this section may be played as a banking or percentage game. B. Definition of games: [No change to Subsections I through 4] 5. Omaha Hi is a variation of Hold' EM where the players are dealt four down cards instead of two. In order to make a hand, a player must use two hole cards with any combination of three board cards. The betting rounds are exactly the same as in Hold' Em. Omaha is also played hi-lo split, 8-or-better. You may use any combination of two hole cards and three board cards for the high hand and another (or the same) combination of two hole cards and three board cards for the low hand. The only time there will be a low hand is when there are three low cards showing on the board no higher than an eight. [No change to subsection 6] 7. "Double-handed poker" means any game played with a standard fifty-two-card deck, or fifty-three cards when played with a joker. Double-handed poker involves the individual receipt of seven uninterrupted cards by up to seven players. The cards are singly dealt, face down, and referred to as the deal. One individual is designated as the "player-dealer" for each round, and the designated position moves clockwise around the table. This designated position controls the game, although the actual dealing of the cards may be conducted by the house. No player may act as a dealer for more than two consecutive hands. This rotation must be offered to the next occupied seat. At least two other seated players must accept the deal in any round of play before the deal may return to any previous "player-dealer." Following the betting and subsequent receipt of their seven cards, players arrange them in two hands, one consisting of two cards known as the "front" hand, and the other containing five cards known as the "back" hand. In arranging his or her cards, the "back" hand must outrank the "front" hand. The ranking of the hands are the same as in draw poker (high). There are no discards. Moving clockwise from a hand selected at random, the "player-dealer" compares his or her two hands against those held by each player for a decision. The goal of the game is to achieve the highest ranking "front" hand and "back" hand. A win occurs when one player's "front" hand and "back" hand outrank the corresponding hands of his or her opponent, or, if there is a tie on the "front" hands, the player with the highest ranking "back" hand wins. The round of play ends when the designated "player-dealer" has either lost or won a total amount equivalent to his or her original bet or all players have compared their hands against those of the "player-dealer." In the event the round of play ends before all players at the table have had an opportunity to compare their hands against the "player-dealer," their bets are returned to them. 2 . . [No change to subsections 8 through 10] II. Wisted's "California Aces" is played with a standard deck of playing cards, with the addition of four California "Aces," for a total of fifty-six cards. Each of the eight Aces counts as one or eleven points; all face cards count as ten points each; and all other cards are counted as their face value. The object of the game is to make a hand of twenty-two points. Otherwise, the objective is to be closer to twenty-two points than youropponent(s). When two hands are equidistant from twenty-two points, the hand under twenty-two wins. The hand-ranking system from best-to-worst is therefore twenty-two, twenty-one, twenty-three, twenty, twenty-four, nineteen, twenty-five, eighteen, twenty- six, seventeen, twenty-seven, 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 one or eleven points, two of them dealt to a player total twenty-two 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 ofthe 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 exists, 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 twenty-two 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. Section 2. The passage of this ordinance is not a "project" according to the definition in the California Environmental Quality Act, and therefore is not subject to the provisions requiring environmental review. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after the date of its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption thereof and cause its publication according to law. 3 . . , , I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced and read by the City Council at a regular meeting on the 5th day of August, 2008; and was duly read and adopted at a regular meeting on the 19th day of August, 2008, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bosetti, Dickerson, Jones, Murray, and Stegall None None None .J., Attest: , .... _J~ ~ "j .~ ..:-.. I , I":" ,)),'" r Form Approved: " .j ~~ lerk -, '" ~ l....~ -', ~ .. '..., ~) '- '\, ,,- ,.. \', 4