All definitions contained in the Illinois Raffles Act, being 230 ILCS 15/0.01 et seq., shall apply to this subchapter, and in case of any conflict between the provisions of this subchapter and the provisions of the Illinois Raffles Act, as amended, the Illinois Raffles Act shall control.
BUSINESS. A voluntary organization composed of individuals and businesses who have joined together to advance the commercial, financial, industrial, and civil interests of a community.
CHARITABLE. An organization or institution organized and operated to benefit an indefinite number of the public. The service rendered to those eligible for benefits must also confer some benefit on the public.
EDUCATIONAL. An organization or institution organized and operated to provide systematic instruction in useful branches of learning by methods common to schools and institutions of learning which compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the course of study presented in tax-supported schools.
FRATERNAL. An organization of persons having a common interest, the primary interest of which is to both promote the welfare of its members and to provide assistance to the general public in such a way as to lessen the burdens of government by caring for those that otherwise would be cared for by the government.
LABOR. An organization composed of workers organized with the objective of betterment of the conditions or a higher degree of efficiency in their respective occupations.
NET PROCEEDS. The gross receipts from the conduct of raffles, less reasonable sums expended for prizes, license fees and other reasonable operating expenses incurred as a result of operating a raffle.
NON-PROFIT. An organization or institution organized and conducted on a not-for-profit basis with no personal profit inuring to anyone as a result of the operation.
RAFFLE. A form of lottery, as defined in the Illinois Criminal Code of 1961, conducted by an organization licensed under the Illinois Raffles Act, in which:
(1) The player pays or agrees to pay something of value for a chance or ticket, represented and differentiated by a number or by a combination of numbers or by some other medium, one or more of which chances is to be designated the winning chance or ticket; and
(2) The winning chance or ticket is to be determined through a drawing or by some other method based on an element of chance by an act or set of acts on the part of persons conducting or connected with the lottery, except that the winning chance shall not be determined by the outcome of a publicly exhibited sporting contest.
RELIGIOUS. Any church, congregation, society, or organization founded for the purpose of religious worship.
VETERANS. An organization or association comprised of members of which substantially all are individuals who are VETERANS of military service, the primary purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its members and to provide assistance to the general public in such a way as to confer a public benefit.
(1977 Code, § 3:6-13) (Ord. passed 11-13-2001)