Hamilton By-law 07-170, s. 1(a) — Licensing By-law (Short-Term Rentals)

“ amusement machine ” means a machine, device or contrivance activated by mechanical or other action or any other means by the user thereof with a view to achieving a desirable result through skill or chance or a combination of both, in terms of points, score, measurement of any other characteristic of the machine, device or contrivance but does not include a pinball machine;

• (b) “ amusement machine parlour ” means a premises or place on a premises where four or more amusement machines are kept for the amusement of the users thereof;
• (c) “ billiard parlour ” means a premises or place on a premises on which there is one or more billiard tables or pool tables for hire or gain;
• (d) “ bingo parlour ” means a premises or place on a premises used as a public hall for the assembly of persons playing bingo;
• (e) “ Certificate of Inspection ” means a certificate in a form approved by the Medical Officer of Health which sets out the results of an inspection or inspections conducted under the Health Protection and Promotion Act or its regulations; Revised: November 2023 C:\Users\apepper\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Outlook\38JEUW0B\Business Licensing 07-170 Consolidated (November 2023).docx
• (f) “pinball machine ” means a machine in which a ball, object, thing, or image, or symbol or sign becomes mobile or otherwise active or visible upon being activated or called into existence or use by mechanical or other action or any other means so as to mechanically or otherwise project the ball, object, thing, or image, or symbol or sign through skill or part skill and part chance of the user thereof, upon or under

a surface, or on a screen or other viewing surface within a full or part enclosure or not within an enclosure, with a view to achieving a desirable result in terms of points, score, measurement or any other characteristic of the machine, device or contrivance;

• (g) “ pinball machine parlour ” means a premises or place on a premises where four or more pinball machines are kept for the amusement of the users thereof;
• (h) “ place of amusement ” includes a bingo parlour, pinball parlour, amusement machine parlour and all other places of amusement;
• (i) “proprietary club ” means all clubs other than those in which the use of any billiard, pool or bagatelle table is only incidental to the main objects of the club;
• (j) “public hall ” means premises or a part thereof, including a portable building or tent, used as a place of assembly which is operated as a business, where members of the public gather for the purpose of any meeting, dancing or entertainment, but does not include premises used solely for religious purposes or a theatre within the meaning of the Theatres Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. T-6, as amended; and
• (k) “ public health inspector ” means a public health inspector employed in the Public Health Services Department. 2.(1) No person shall for profit or gain, and no proprietary club shall, directly or indirectly, keep or have any billiard, pool, or bagatelle table on or about the premises which the person or club controls, including a house or place of public entertainment or resort, without a licence entitling the person to do so. Revised: November 2023 C:\Users\apepper\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Outlook\38JEUW0B\Business Licensing 07-170 Consolidated (November 2023).docx