It’s illegal to play poker within 300 feet of a school
so if your house is within 300 feet from a school, it’s illegal for you to play poker in your own house.
SECTION 8-121. GAMBLING ON OR ABOUT SCHOOL PROPERTY. No person shall play, participate in, or bet for or against any game not mentioned in Section 330 or 330a of the Penal Code of the State of California, in any public place or in any place exposed to the public view located within three hundred feet of any school if said game is played, conducted, dealt, or carried on with cards, dice, or other device, for money, checks, chips, credits, or any other thing which has or represents value. (Added Ord. 72-30, 1972).
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So much for this “idiot” law since an idiot posted it.
It clearly states “in any public place or in any place exposed to the public view located within three hundred feet of any school”
Your home is considered a PRIVATE place. “Exposed to the public view” means you can’t play it out where everyone could see – to state the obvious. Try the backyard or something. Genius.
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Monica
October 17, 2009