For the purposes of this chapter the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings ascribed to them respectively.
GAMBLING DEVICE. Any clock, tape machine, slot machine, or other machines or device for the reception of money or other thing of value on chance or skill, or upon the action of which money or other thing of value is staked, hazarded, bet, won, or lost; or any mechanism, furniture, fixture, equipment, or other device designed primarily for use in a gambling place. A GAMBLING DEVICE does not include the following, as more specifically defined in ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 28- 2 (a)(1) through (a)(4):
(1) Coin-in-the-slot operated mechanical devices.
(2) Vending machines.
(3) Crane games.
(4) Redemption machines.
(5) Any video gaming terminal as defined under the Video Gaming Act (ILCS Ch. 230, Act 40, § 5).
LOTTERY. Any scheme or procedure whereby one or more prizes are distributed by chance among persons who have paid or promised consideration for a chance to win such prizes, whether such scheme or procedure is called a lottery, raffle, gift, sale, or some other name.
POLICY GAME. Any scheme or procedure whereby a person promises or guarantees by any instrument, bill, certificate, writing, token, or other device that any particular number, character, ticket, or certificate shall in the event of any contingency in the nature of a lottery entitle the purchaser or holder to receive money, property, or evidence of debt.
(Am. Ord. 1476, passed 6-6-12)
Statutory reference:
Similar state law, see ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 28-2