Nothing in this chapter shall be so construed as to consider a gaming room or casino operated in conjunction with a hotel, either by an innkeeper, or by any other person, as a place of public accomodation, or to deny to such innkeeper or other person operating such casino or gaming room the discretionary right to refuse admission thereto to any person, or the discretionary right to remove or cause the removal of any person from such gaming room; Provided, however, That no person shall be denied admission to any gaming room, or be removed therefrom for political, religious, race, or color reasons or for any other reason not applicable to the public in general.
History —June 23, 1956, No. 85, p. 540, § 15, renumbered as § 17 on July 18, 1986, No. 151, p. 471, § 10.