§ 42-164. Gambling; immunity.

No person shall be liable to prosecution or conviction for violation of section 54-276 for the following:

(1)

Possessing, selling or in any manner disposing of in the city any shares, tickets or rights to participate in any game or games of chance conducted or to be conducted under any license lawfully issued pursuant to this article;

(2)

Lawfully conducting or participating in the conduct of any such game of chance; or

(3)

Permitting the conduct of any such game of chance upon premises owned by him or it of any game of chance conducted or to be conducted under any license lawfully issued pursuant to this article.

This immunity shall not extend to any person or corporation knowingly conducting or participating in the conduct of any game of chance under any license obtained by any false pretense or statement in any application for such license or otherwise, or possessing, selling or disposing of shares, tickets or rights to participate in, or permitting the conduct upon any premises owned by him or it, of any game of chance conducted under any license known to him or it to have been ordained by any such false or fraudulent pretense or statement.

(Code 1956, § 14-81)