The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
BUSINESS. A voluntary organization composed of individuals and businesses who have joined together to advance the commercial, financial, industrial and civic interests of a community.
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. 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 upon the public.
EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION. 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 ORGANIZATION. An organization of persons having a common interest, the primary interest of which is both to promote the welfare of its members and to provide assistance to the general public in such a way as to lessen the burdens of the government by caring for those who otherwise would be cared for by the government.
KEY LOCATION FOR A POKER RUN. The location where the poker run concludes and the prize or prizes are awarded. KEY LOCATION FOR A RAFFLE means the location where the winning chances are determined.
LABOR ORGANIZATION. An organization composed of workers organized with the objective of betterment of the conditions of those engaged in such pursuit and the development of a higher degree of efficiency in their respective occupations.
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. An agency of the State of Illinois or of a unit of local government in Illinois that is vested by law or ordinance with the duty to maintain public order and to enforce criminal laws or ordinances.
LICENSEE. An organization which has been issued a license to operate a raffle or poker run under this Section.
NET PROCEEDS. The gross income receipts from the conduct of raffles or poker runs, less sums expended for prizes, local license fees, permitted third party service fees, and other reasonable operating expenses incurred as a result of operating a raffle or poker run.
NON-PROFIT or NOT-FOR-PROFIT. Organized, operated, and conducted on a not-for-profit basis, with no personal profit inuring to anyone as a result of the operation.
POKER RUN.
(1) An event organized by an organization licensed under this Section in which participants travel to multiple predetermined locations, including a key location, drawing a playing card or equivalent item at each location, in order to assemble a facsimile of a poker hand or other numeric score.
(2) POKER RUN includes dice runs, marble runs, or other events where the objective is to build the best hand or highest score by obtaining an item at each location.
RAFFLE.
(1) A form of lottery, as defined in Article 28 of the Illinois Criminal Code of 2012, (720 ILCS 5/28) conducted by an organization licensed under this Section in which:
(a) The player pays or agrees to pay something of value for a chance represented and differentiated by a number or by a combination of numbers or by some other means one or more of which chances is to be designated the winning chance; and
(b) The winning chance 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.
(2) Provided, however, that RAFFLE does not include any game excluded from the definition of RAFFLE within the Illinois Raffles and Poker Run Act (230 ILCS 15/).
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION. Any church, congregation, society or organization founded for the purpose of a religious worship.
VALUE OF NON-CASH PRIZES. The retail value of such prizes.
VETERANS ORGANIZATION. An organization or association comprised of members of which substantially all are individuals who are veterans or spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, 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.
(Prior Code, Art. 11, § 11.17(b))