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(230 ILCS 15/3) (from Ch. 85, par. 2303)
Sec. 3. License; application; issuance; restrictions; persons ineligible. Licenses issued by the governing body of any county or municipality are
subject to the following restrictions:
(1) No person, firm, or corporation shall conduct |
| raffles or chances or poker runs without having first obtained a license therefor pursuant to this Act.
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(2) The license and application for license must
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| specify the location or locations at which winning chances in the raffle will be determined, the time period during which raffle chances will be sold or issued or a poker run will be conducted, the time or times of determination of winning chances, and the location or locations at which winning chances will be determined.
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(3) The license application must contain a sworn
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| statement attesting to the not-for-profit character of the prospective licensee organization, signed by the presiding officer and the secretary of that organization.
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(4) The application for license shall be prepared in
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| accordance with the ordinance of the local governmental unit.
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(5) A license authorizes the licensee to conduct
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| raffles or poker runs as defined in this Act.
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The following are ineligible for any license under this Act:
(a) any person whose felony conviction will impair
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| the person's ability to engage in the licensed position;
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(b) any person who is or has been a professional
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| gambler or professional gambling promoter;
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(c) any person who is not of good moral character;
(d) any organization in which a person defined in
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| item (a), (b), or (c) has a proprietary, equitable, or credit interest, or in which such a person is active or employed;
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(e) any organization in which a person defined in
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| item (a), (b), or (c) is an officer, director, or employee, whether compensated or not; and
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(f) any organization in which a person defined in
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| item (a), (b), or (c) is to participate in the management or operation of a raffle as defined in this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 101-109, eff. 7-19-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
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