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Title 16

Chapter 16.22

San Jose Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-26 · San Jose

RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYEE AND OWNER GAMBLING

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16.22.010 Employee gambling.

  • A. No employee of a cardroom permittee, with the exception of a proposition player, shall play any permissible game during the employee's work hours in a gaming day, including any paid or unpaid breaks in the employee's work hours during a gaming day.

  • B. No cardroom permittee or licensee shall allow, permit, or suffer any employee of the permittee, with the exception of proposition player, to play any permissible game during the employee's work hours in a gaming day, including any paid or unpaid breaks in the employee's work hours during a Gaming Day.

  • (Ord. 28517.)

16.22.020 Coercion of employee to gamble.

No cardroom permittee, owner, or employee shall coerce, threaten, intimidate, or take any action adversely affecting the terms and conditions of employment of any employee who does not play permissible games at the cardroom of the employing cardroom permittee during his or her non-work hours.

(Ord. 28517.)

16.22.030 Owner and key employee gambling prohibited.

  • A. No Cardroom Permittee, Owner, or Key Employee shall play any Permissible Game on the Cardroom Premises at which they are the Permittee, Owner or Key Employee, except during major tournaments held at the Cardroom Premises upon prior written notice and approval by the Administrator.

  • B. Notwithstanding Subsection A, an Owner may play in poker games and poker tournaments held at his or her Cardroom.

  • (Ords. 28517, 30481.)

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