Columbia Gambling devices prohibited ordinance (§ 4-26)
Chapter 4: Alcoholic Beverages · Article II. Intoxicating Liquor
In short: Businesses licensed to sell liquor may not allow any gambling device to be set up or used in or around their premises, and operating or possessing an unlawful gambling device there can get the liquor license suspended or revoked.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
The operation or possession of any unlawful gambling device in or about the premises where intoxicating liquor is sold, either in the original package or for consumption on the premises where sold, shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of the license required by this article, and no licensee shall permit any gambling device to be set up or used in or about such premises.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 4-26
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.