330.1
. (a) Every person who manufactures, owns, stores, keeps,
possesses, sells, rents, leases, lets on shares, lends or gives away,
transports, or exposes for sale or lease, or offers to sell, rent,
lease, let on shares, lend or give away or who permits the operation
of or permits to be placed, maintained, used, or kept in any room,
space, or building owned, leased, or occupied by him or her or under
his or her management or control, any slot machine or device as
hereinafter defined, and every person who makes or permits to be made
with any person any agreement with reference to any slot machine or
device as hereinafter defined, pursuant to which agreement the user
thereof, as a result of any element of hazard or chance, may become
entitled to receive anything of value or additional chance or right
to use that slot machine or device, or to receive any check, slug,
token, or memorandum, whether of value or otherwise, entitling the
holder to receive anything of value, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) A first violation of this section shall be punishable by a
fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by
imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by both
that fine and imprisonment.
(c) A second offense shall be punishable by a fine of not less
than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars
($10,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six
months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(d) A third or subsequent offense shall be punishable by a fine of
not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) nor more than
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or by imprisonment in a
county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and
imprisonment.
(e) If the offense involved more than one machine or more than one
location, an additional fine of not less than one thousand dollars
($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall be
imposed per machine and per location.
(f) A slot machine or device within the meaning of Sections 330.1
to 330.5, inclusive, of this code is one that is, or may be, used or
operated in such a way that, as a result of the insertion of any
piece of money or coin or other object the machine or device is
caused to operate or may be operated or played, mechanically,
electrically, automatically, or manually, and by reason of any
element of hazard or chance, the user may receive or become entitled
to receive anything of value or any check, slug, token, or
memorandum, whether of value or otherwise, which may be given in
trade, or the user may secure additional chances or rights to use
such machine or device, irrespective of whether it may, apart from
any element of hazard or chance, also sell, deliver, or present some
merchandise, indication of weight, entertainment, or other thing of
value.