(A) No person shall conduct or participate in a raffle or poker run unless the organization holding or sponsoring the event has obtained a license from the village and is otherwise in compliance with all of the provisions of the Illinois Raffles and Poker Runs Act (230 ILCS 15/0.01 et seq., as amended from time to time). As used herein, RAFFLE and POKER RUN shall have the same definitions as provided in the Illinois Raffles and Poker Runs Act.
(B) Licenses under this section for raffles or poker runs may be issued only to bona fide, religious, charitable, labor, business, fraternal, educational or veterans organizations that operate without profit to their members and which have been in existence continuously for a period of five years immediately before making application for a license or to a non-profit fundraising organization that is organized for the sole purpose of providing financial assistance to an identified individual or group of individuals suffering extreme financial hardship as a result of an illness, disability, accident or disaster. The Mayor may waive the five-year requirement if the organization is a local organizational that is affiliated with and chartered by a national or state organizational that meets the five-year requirement. For purposes of this section, the terms NON-PROFIT, CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS, FRATERNAL, VETERANS, LABOR and BUSINESS shall have the same definition as provided in the Illinois Raffles and Poker Runs Act, as amended from time to time.
(C) Any person, firm or corporation desiring to obtain a raffle or chances or poker runs license shall submit an application providing the following information and payment of a $25 fee for each license requested. A separate license may be issued for each event or for a specific period of time not to expire as of the last day of April each year.
(1) The application for license must specify the area or areas within the village in which the raffle chances will be sold or issued or a poker run will be conducted. The time period during which raffle chances will be sold or issued or a poker run will be conducted, the time of determination of winning chances and the location or locations at which winning chances will be determined.
(2) A license application must contain a sworn statement attesting to the not-for-profit character of the prospective licensee organization signed by the presiding officer and the secretary of that organization.
(D) The following are ineligible for any license under this section:
(1) Any person who has been convicted of a felony;
(2) Any person who is or has been a professional gambler or gambling promoter;
(3) Any person who is not of good, moral character;
(4) Any firm or corporation in which a person defined in subsections (1), (2) or (3) above has a proprietary, equitable or credit interest or in which such a person is active or employed;
(5) Any organization in which a person defined in subsections (1), (2) or (3) above is an officer, director or employee, whether compensated or not; or
(6) Any organization in which a person defined in subsections (1), (2) or (3) above is to participate in the management or operation of a raffles as defined in this section.
(E) The conducting of raffles and poker runs is subject to the following restrictions:
(1) The entire net proceeds of any raffle or poker run must be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted to conduct that game.
(2) No person except a bona fide member of the sponsoring organization may participate in the management or operation of the raffle or poker run.
(3) No person may receive any remuneration or profit for participating in the management or operation of the raffle or poker run.
(4) A licensee may rent a premises on which to determine the winning chance or chances in a raffle only from an organization which is also licensed under this section. A premises where a poker run is held is not required to obtain a license if the name and location of the premises is listed as a predetermined location on the license issued for the poker run and the premises does not charge for use of the premises.
(5) Raffle chances may be sold or issued only within the area specified on the license and winning chances may be determined only at those locations specified on the license for a raffle.
(6) A person under the age of 18 years may participate in the conducting of raffles or chances or poker runs only with the permission of a parent or guardian. A person under the age of 18 years may be within the area where winning chances in a raffle or winning hands or scores in a poker run are being determined, only when accompanied by his parent or guardian.
(F) All operation of and the conduct of raffles and poker runs shall be under the supervision of a single manager designated by the organization. The manager shall give a fidelity bond in an amount determined by the Mayor in favor of the organization conditioned upon his or her honesty in the performance of his or her duties. Terms of the bonds shall provide that notice shall be given in writing to the licensing authority, not less than 30 days prior to its cancellation. The Mayor may waive this bond requirement provided that such waiver is consented to by a unanimous vote of the members of the licensed organization.
(G) Each organization licensed to conduct raffles and chances or a poker run event shall keep records in accordance with the requirements of the Illinois Raffles and Poker Runs Act, as amended from time to time (230 ILCS 15/6). Each organization licensed to conduct raffles or poker runs shall report promptly, after the conclusion of each raffle or poker run to its membership and to the village, all of its gross receipts, expenses and net proceeds from raffles or poker runs and the distribution of net proceeds, itemized as required by the Illinois Raffles and Poker Runs Act. As used in this section, NET PROCEEDS means 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 or poker run. Records required by this section shall be preserved for three years and the organization shall make available their records relating to operation of raffles or poker runs for public inspection at reasonable times and places.
(Ord. 2016-9-20, passed 9-20-2016) Penalty, see § 32.99