8-12-010 Gambling prohibited.
8-12-020 Lottery and policy games.
8-12-030 Places for gambling.
8-12-040 Devices for gambling.
8-12-050 Slot and tape machines.
8-12-060 Duty of police.
8-12-070 Betting or gambling at tracks.
8-12-080 Taking bets or pool-selling.
8-12-090 Publishing or circulating information.
8-12-100 Violation – Penalty.
No person shall play or engage in faro, roulette, or gambling for money or other valuable thing, or in any other device or game of chance, hazard, or skill, either as bookmaker, dealer, keeper, player, or otherwise, for the purpose of gaming or gambling for money or other valuable thing. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any conduct authorized by the following statutes, each as in effect on May 4, 2022: the Illinois Lottery Law, the Illinois Horse Racing Act, the Raffles and Poker Runs Act, the Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act, the Bingo License and Tax Act, the Charitable Games Act, the Illinois Gambling Act, or the Illinois Sports Wagering Act.
(Prior code § 191-1; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 158; Amend Coun. J. 12-15-21, p. 42922, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 5-25-22, p. 48413, § 7)
No person shall keep, occupy or use, or permit to be kept, occupied or used, a place, building, room, establishment, table, or apparatus for policy playing or for the purchase, sale, exchange, or redemption of what are commonly called lottery tickets or policy tickets.
No person shall deliver or receive money or other valuable consideration in playing policy or in aiding in the playing thereof, or for lottery or policy tickets, or for any writing, paper, or document in the nature of a bet, wager, or insurance upon the drawing or drawn numbers of any lottery or policy game, whether such drawing be real or imaginary.
No person, except a public officer, shall have in his possession or control any writing, paper, or document representing or being a record of any chance, share, or interest in numbers sold, drawn, or to be drawn, in what is commonly called policy, or in the nature of a bet, wager, or insurance upon the drawing or drawn numbers of any public or private lottery or policy game, whether such drawing be real or imaginary.
No person, other than a public officer, shall have in his possession or control any paper, print, writing, numbers, device, policy slip, policy sheet, or article of any kind such as is commonly used in carrying on, promoting, or playing the game commonly called policy.
No person shall sell, offer for sale, barter, exchange, give away, or in any way dispose of or redeem any ticket, order, slip, or device of any kind for or representing any number of shares or any interest in any lottery, policy, or scheme of chance of any kind or description by whatever name, style, or title the same may be denominated or known, and whether located or drawn, or to be drawn, paid, or carried on within or without the limits of the city, or whether such purported drawings be real or imaginary.
No person shall either publicly or privately, as owner or agent, establish, carry on, promote, make, draw, or act as "backer" or "vendor" for or on account of any lottery, policy, or scheme of chance described in the previous paragraph; nor shall any person be in any way concerned in any such lottery, policy, or scheme of chance.
No person who is the owner, lessor, lessee, agent, superintendent, janitor, or caretaker of any place, building, or room shall permit policy playing or the barter, sale, exchange, or redemption of what are commonly called lottery or policy tickets or slips, or the sale of any chances in alleged drawings in lotteries or policies to be carried on in such place, building, or room, whether such drawings be real or imaginary.
No person shall patronize, frequent, or be found in any place, building, room, or establishment kept, occupied, or used for policy playing, for policy or lottery drawings, or for the sale of what are commonly called lottery or policy tickets or slips, or in which are kept any paper, prints, writings, numbers, devices, policy tickets, policy sheets or articles of any kind, such as are commonly used in carrying on, promoting, or playing the game or scheme commonly called policy.
No person shall write, print, publish, circulate, or distribute in any way an account of any lottery, policy, or scheme of chance of any kind or description by whatsoever name, style, or title the same may be denominated or known, and no person shall write, print, publish, circulate, or distribute any book, pamphlet, circular, sheet, or paper whatsoever containing or purporting to contain information concerning any lottery, policy, or scheme of chance, or where the same is to be or has been drawn, or the prizes therein, or the price of a ticket, or where any such ticket may be or has been obtained, or in any way giving publicity to any such lottery, policy, or scheme of chance, whether the drawings therein referred to be real or imaginary.
No person shall aid, assist, or abet in any manner, or be a party to any of the offenses, acts, or matters hereinbefore specified.
(Prior code § 191-2)
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