Boonville Throwing dice; betting; playing with minor ordinance (§ 14-100)
Chapter 14: Offenses: Miscellaneous · Article V. Offenses Against Morals
In short: Playing cards, dice or other games of chance for money or gain is an offense, and adults may not play such games for money with anyone under 21.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
(a) If any person shall play at any game whatsoever for money, property or gain, with cards, dice or any other device which may be adapted to or used in playing any game of chance, or in which chance is a material element, or shall bet or wager on the hands or cards or sides of such as do play as aforesaid, every such person shall be deemed guilty of an offense.
(b) Every adult person who shall play at any game whatsoever for money or property or gain, with any minor under the age of 21 years, with cards, dice or other device, as aforesaid, with or without the consent of the parent or guardian of said minor, or shall bet or wager on the hands or cards or sides of such game in which said minor shall play, as aforesaid, shall, on conviction, be guilty of an offense.
Official source: City of Boonville official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 14-100
Text from Supplement 8 (December 2025), through Ordinance 4678 of December 16, 2024.
Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.