§ 26-153. Intent.

(a)

The intent of the board of county commissioners in adopting this article is to help preserve peace and good order and safeguard the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Orange County by prohibiting the possession or use of simulated gambling devices, including any related activity or behavior which can be reasonably construed to be the use of simulated gambling devices, subject to the violator being permitted to assert any of the affirmative defenses or exceptions enumerated in this article.

(b)

Furthermore, in prohibiting simulated gambling devices, the board in no way intends to approve the use of actual slot machines, other forms of casino gambling, or other types of gambling devices.

(c)

In addition, this prohibition is aimed directly at devices that simulate gambling activity, regardless of whether the devices or the simulations in and of themselves can be said to constitute gambling, slot machines, or a lottery, as those terms may be defined elsewhere.

(Ord. No. 2011-12 , § 1, 10-18-11)