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811. GAME ROOMS 811.010. DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this Chapter, certain terms and words are defined as follows: 1. Game Room. Any room or area, open to the public, located within a building or structure, such as a bar, restaurant, lounge, supper club or bowling establishment, the purpose and use of which is to provide amusement or entertainment through the operation of mechnical amusement devices. 2. Mechanical Amusement Device. Any machine or device which operates or may be operated by the public by inserting a coin or coins therein and intended for entertainment or amusement. This definition includes such devices as pin ball machines, table shuffleboard games, table hockey and soccer games, electronic devices, motion picture machines, and all other machines and devices which operate or are operated for the entertainent or amusement of the public. 811.020. LICENSE REQUIRED. No person, firm or corporation shall own or operate a game room within the City of Little Canada without first having applied for and received a license therefore as hereinafter provided. 811.030. APPLICATION. Each applicant for a game room license shall apply to the City Clerk upon such forms as are provided by the City and shall answer all questions and provide all information required on said form. 811.040. LICENSE FEE. Game room licenses shall be issued for one (1) year periods to qualified applicants. The annual license fee is One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and upon applicant's initial application, said fee shall be paid at the time of making application. In the event said application is rejected, the full fee shall be refunded. 811.050. REVOCATION. Any license granted pursuant to this Chapter may be suspended or revoked by the City Council at any time without a hearing or notice to licensee. 811.060. HOURS OF OPERATION. All game rooms, as herein defined, shall close by 10:00 o'clock p.m. and shall not open for business earlier than 9:00 o'clock a.m. Excepted from this requirement are those game rooms which operate in conjunction with a bar, supper club, tavern, or similar establishment. In those cases the closing time shall be no earlier than the lawful closing time of said establishment.