For the purpose of this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings hereby given them:
BUSINESS: A voluntary organization composed of individuals and businesses who have joined together to advance the commercial, financial, industrial and civic interests of the Village.
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.
KEY LOCATION: The physical location within the Village's corporate boundaries where the raffle drawing is conducted.
LABOR: 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 this state or a unit of local government in this state that is vested by law or ordinance with the duty to maintain public order and to enforce criminal laws or ordinances.
NET PROCEEDS: The gross receipts from the conduct of raffles, less reasonable sums expended for prizes, local 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 Section 28-2(b) of the "Criminal Code of 1961," conducted by an organization licensed under this Chapter, in which:
(1) 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 medium, one or more of which chances is to be designated the winning chance; and
(2) 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.
RELIGIOUS: Any church, congregation, society or organization founded for the purpose of religious worship.
SPONSORING ORGANIZATION: One of the eligible organizations defined in the Act that may receive a Village-approved raffle license and consisting of: Non-profit organizations or institutions, charitable organizations or institutions, educational organizations or institutions, religious congregations, societies and organizations, fraternal organizations, veterans organizations or associations, and law enforcement agencies and associations that represent law enforcement agencies.
THIRD-PARTY RAFFLE OPERATOR/VENDOR: A person, company, corporation or organization who contracts with and acts at the direction of and under the supervision of the sponsoring organization, to provide bona fide services to the sponsoring organization in connection with the operation of a raffle and may receive reasonable compensation from the sponsoring organization for such services as provided for in the Illinois Raffles Act (See, 230 ILCS 15/4)(a)(2)). Such services include the following: (a) advertising, marketing and promotion; (b) legal; (c) procurement of goods, prizes, wares and merchandise for the purpose of operating the raffle; (d) rent, if the premises upon which the raffle will be held is rented; (e) accounting, auditing and bookkeeping; (f) website hosting; (g) mailing and delivery; (h) banking and payment processing; and (i) other services relating to the operation of the raffle.
VETERANS: 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.
VILLAGE: The Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois.
(Amd. Ord. 5550, 10-19-20)