§ 9-492. Annual license required.

(a)

In accordance with M.G.L.A. c. 140, § 177A, as amended from time to time, hereafter, any individual or business desiring to keep and operate an automatic amusement device for hire, gain or reward shall secure an annual license from the license commission which shall design a license application to be completed by the applicant for each device and each location where such device is to be kept and operated. The fee for each device licensed pursuant to this article shall be $100.00.

(b)

The license commission shall not grant a license for any device that is intended for use as a gaming device nor for any automatic amusement device which may reasonably be considered to present a risk of misuse as a gaming device. Automatic amusement devices which may reasonably be considered to present a risk of misuse as gaming devices are those devices which simulate actual gaming devices, including so-called "video poker" and games which involve matching forms, shapes or random number combinations.

(Ord. No. 1371, § 9-20, 3-18-04)