§ 12-199. Definitions.

Bona fide coin operated amusement machine means every machine of any kind or character used by the public to provide amusement or entertainment whose operation requires the payment of or the insertion of a coin, bill, other money, token, ticket, access number, magnetic card, or similar object or upon the payment of anything of value and the result of whose operation depends in whole or in part upon the skill of the player, whether or not it affords an award to a successful player pursuant to [O.C.G.A. §] 16-12-35(b)—(g), and which can be legally shipped interstate according to federal law. Examples of bona fide coin operated amusement machines include, but are expressly not limited to, the following:

(1)

Pinball machines;

(2)

Console machines;

(3)

Video games;

(4)

Crane machines;

(5)

Claw machines;

(6)

Pusher machines;

(7)

Bowling machines;

(8)

Novelty arcade games;

(9)

Foosball or table soccer machines;

(10)

Miniature racetrack, football, or golf machines;

(11)

Target or shooting gallery machines;

(12)

Basketball machines;

(13)

Shuffleboard games;

(14)

Kiddie ride games;

(15)

Skeeball machines;

(16)

Air hockey machines;

(17)

Roll down machines;

(18)

Trivia machines;

(19)

Laser games;

(20)

Simulator games;

(21)

Virtual reality machines;

(22)

Maze games;

(23)

Racing games;

(24)

Computerized sweepstakes device;

(25)

Coin operated pool tables or coin operated billiard tables as defined in [O.C.G.A. §] 43-8-1(3); and

(26)

Any other similar amusement machine which can be legally operated in the State.

The term also means machine of any kind or character used by the public to provide music whose operation requires the payment of or the insertion of a coin, bill, other money, token, ticket, card or similar object such as jukeboxes or other similar types of music machines.

The term "bona fide coin operated amusement machine" does not include the following:

(1)

Coin operated washing machines or dryers;

(2)

Vending machines which for payment of money dispense products or services;

(3)

Gas and electric meters;

(4)

Pay telephones;

(5)

Pay toilets;

(6)

Cigarette vending machines;

(7)

Coin operated scales;

(8)

Coin operated gumball machines;

(9)

Coin operated parking meters;

(10)

Coin operated television sets which provide cable or network programming;

(11)

Coin operated massage beds; and

(12)

Machines which are not legally permitted to be operated in the State. Shall have the same definition as found in [O.C.G.A. §] 50-27-70.

(13)

Machines designed for use by the State Lottery Commission.

Business location means the entire office or area of the business in any one location owned or leased by the same proprietor or proprietors where the Lessor or Lessors allow the space to be used for business purposes.

Location owner or location operator means an owner or operator of a business where one or more bona fide coin operated amusement machines are available for commercial use and play by the public.

Class B machine means a bona fide coin operated amusement machine that allows a successful player to accrue points on the machine and carry over points won on one play to a subsequent play or plays in accordance with [O.C.G.A. §] 16-12-35(d)(2) and:

(1)

Rewards a successful player in compliance with the provisions of [O.C.G.A. §] 16-12-35(d)(1) and (2); and

(2)

Does not reward a successful player with any item prohibited as a reward in [O.C.G.A. §] 16-12-35(i) or any reward redeemable as an item prohibited as a reward in [O.C.G.A. §] 16-12-35(i).

Operator means any person, individual, firm, company, association, corporation, or other business entity that exhibits, displays, or permits to be exhibited or displayed, in a place of business other than his own, any bona fide coin operated amusement machine in this state.

Owner means any person, individual, firm, company, association, corporation, or other business entity owning any bona fide coin operated amusement machine in this state.

(Ord. No. 2013-04, § I, 10-3-2013)