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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 28-2 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/28-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 28-2)
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7 | Sec. 28-2. Definitions.
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8 | (a) A "gambling device" is any clock, tape machine, slot | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | machine or
other machines or device for the reception of money | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | or other thing of value
on chance or skill or upon the action | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | of which money or other thing of
value is staked, hazarded, | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | bet, won or lost; or any mechanism, furniture,
fixture, | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | equipment or other device designed primarily for use in a | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | gambling
place. A "gambling device" does not include:
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15 | (1) A coin-in-the-slot operated mechanical device | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | played for amusement
which rewards the player with the | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | right to replay such mechanical device,
which device is so | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | constructed or devised as to make such result of the
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19 | operation thereof depend in part upon the skill of the | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | player and which
returns to the player thereof no money, | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | property or right to receive money
or property.
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22 | (2) Vending machines by which full and adequate return | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | is made for the
money invested and in which there is no |
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1 | element of chance or hazard.
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2 | (3) A crane game. For the purposes of this paragraph | ||||||
3 | (3), a "crane
game" is an amusement device involving skill, | ||||||
4 | if it rewards the player
exclusively with merchandise | ||||||
5 | contained within the amusement device proper
and limited to | ||||||
6 | toys, novelties and prizes other than currency, each having
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7 | a wholesale value which is not more than $25
7 times the | ||||||
8 | cost charged to play
the amusement device once or $5, | ||||||
9 | whichever is less .
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10 | (4) A redemption machine. For the purposes of this | ||||||
11 | paragraph (4), a
"redemption machine" is a single-player or | ||||||
12 | multi-player amusement device
involving a game, the object | ||||||
13 | of which is throwing, rolling, bowling,
shooting, placing, | ||||||
14 | or propelling a ball or other object into, upon, or
against | ||||||
15 | a hole or other target, provided that all of the following
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16 | conditions are met:
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17 | (A) The outcome of the game is predominantly | ||||||
18 | determined by the
skill of the player.
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19 | (B) The award of the prize is based solely upon the | ||||||
20 | player's
achieving the object of the game or otherwise | ||||||
21 | upon the player's score.
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22 | (C) Only merchandise prizes are awarded.
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23 | (D) The average wholesale value of prizes awarded | ||||||
24 | in lieu of tickets
or tokens for single play of the | ||||||
25 | device does not exceed $25
the lesser of $5 or
7 times | ||||||
26 | the cost charged for a single play of the device .
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1 | (E) The redemption value of tickets, tokens, and | ||||||
2 | other representations
of value, which may be | ||||||
3 | accumulated by players to redeem prizes of greater
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4 | value, does not exceed the amount charged for a single | ||||||
5 | play of the device.
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6 | (a-5) "Internet" means an interactive computer service or | ||||||
7 | system or an
information service, system, or access software | ||||||
8 | provider that provides or
enables computer access by multiple | ||||||
9 | users to a computer server, and includes,
but is not limited | ||||||
10 | to, an information service, system, or access software
provider | ||||||
11 | that provides access to a network system commonly known as the
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12 | Internet, or any comparable system or service and also | ||||||
13 | includes, but is not
limited to, a World Wide Web page, | ||||||
14 | newsgroup, message board, mailing list, or
chat area on any | ||||||
15 | interactive computer service or system or other online
service.
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16 | (a-6) "Access" and "computer" have the meanings ascribed to | ||||||
17 | them in
Section
16D-2 of this Code.
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18 | (b) A "lottery" is any scheme or procedure whereby one or | ||||||
19 | more prizes
are distributed by chance among persons who have | ||||||
20 | paid or promised
consideration for a chance to win such prizes, | ||||||
21 | whether such scheme or
procedure is called a lottery, raffle, | ||||||
22 | gift, sale or some other name.
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23 | (c) A "policy game" is any scheme or procedure whereby a | ||||||
24 | person promises
or guarantees by any instrument, bill, | ||||||
25 | certificate, writing, token or other
device that any particular | ||||||
26 | number, character, ticket or certificate shall
in the event of |
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1 | any contingency in the nature of a lottery entitle the
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2 | purchaser or holder to receive money, property or evidence of | ||||||
3 | debt.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 91-257, eff. 1-1-00.)
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