A. Playing: No person shall deal, play or engage in any device or game of chance or hazard, either as banker, dealer, player or otherwise, nor bet on any game others may be playing for the purpose of gaming.
B. Possession Of Gaming Device: No person shall bring into the village or have in his possession in the village, for the purpose of gaming, any table, thing or device of any kind or nature whereon or with which money or any other thing of value may be played for.
C. Lottery: No person shall keep, maintain, direct or manage, or aid in the keeping, maintaining, directing or managing of, any lottery or thing for the drawing or disposing of money or any other property.
D. Seizing Gaming Devices: It is the duty of every member of the police force to seize any table, instrument, device or thing used for the purpose of gaming; and all such tables, instruments, devices or things shall be destroyed. No person shall obstruct or restrict any member of the police force in the performance of any act authorized by this section.
E. Delivering Wagers: No person shall engage in the business of delivering wagers or bets.
F. Gambling Houses:
1. Maintaining Or Patronizing: It shall be unlawful to maintain or patronize any establishment maintained for a gambling house or resort anywhere in the village.
2. Advertising: It shall be unlawful to advertise any gambling house or resort in any street, alley or other public place within the village. (Ord. 45-2012, 9-11-2012)
G. Video Gaming: Video gaming of all kinds is prohibited within the corporate limits of the village, except as is conducted in accordance with the video gaming act, 230 Illinois Compiled Statutes 40/1 et seq., and section 4-3-38 of this chapter. (Ord. 42-2013, 6-25-2013)
H. Exemptions: The aforesaid subsections A through G of this section shall not apply in the following circumstances:
1. Agreements to compensate for loss caused by the happening of chance including, without limitation, contracts of indemnity or guaranty and life or health or accident insurance;
2. Offers of prizes, award or compensation to the actual contestants in any bona fide contest for the determination of skill, speed, strength or endurance or to the owners of animals or vehicles entered in such contest;
3. Pari-mutuel betting as authorized by the law of Illinois;
4. Manufacture of gambling devices, including the acquisition of essential parts therefor and the assembly thereof, for transportation in interstate or foreign commerce to any place outside this state when such transportation is not prohibited by any applicable federal law; or the manufacture, distribution, or possession of video gaming terminals, as defined in the video gaming act, by manufacturers, distributors, and terminal operators licensed to do so under the video gaming act, 230 Illinois Compiled Statutes 40/1 et seq.;
5. Lotteries when conducted by the state of Illinois in accordance with the Illinois lottery law, 20 Illinois Compiled Statutes 1605/1 et seq.;
6. Possession of an antique slot machine that is neither used nor intended to be used in the operation or promotion of any unlawful gambling activity or enterprise. An antique slot machine is one manufactured twenty five (25) years ago or earlier;
7. Raffles when conducted in accordance with the raffles act, 230 Illinois Compiled Statutes 15/0.01 et seq.;
8. Charitable games when conducted in accordance with the charitable games act, 230 Illinois Compiled Statutes 30/1 et seq.;
9. Pull tabs and jar games when conducted under the Illinois pull tabs and jar games act, 230 Illinois Compiled Statutes 20/1 et seq.;
10. Games of skill or chance where money or other things of value can be won but no payment or purchase is required to participate. (Ord. 45-2012, 9-11-2012)