720 ILCS 5/28-2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 720 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES|720 ILCS 5/ - Criminal Code of 2012.|Title III - Specific Offenses

 (from Ch. 38, par. 28-2)Sec. 28-2. Definitions.(a) A "gambling device" is any clock, tape machine, slot machine or  other machines or device for the reception of money or other thing of value  on chance or skill or upon the action of which money or other thing of  value is staked, hazarded, bet, won, or lost; or any mechanism, furniture,  fixture, equipment, or other device designed primarily for use in a gambling  place. A "gambling device" does not include:(1) A coin-in-the-slot operated mechanical device     played for amusement which rewards the player with the right to replay such mechanical device, which device is so constructed or devised as to make such result of the operation thereof depend in part upon the skill of the player and which returns to the player thereof no money, property, or right to receive money or property.(2) Vending machines by which full and adequate     return is made for the money invested and in which there is no element of chance or hazard.(3) A crane game.  For the purposes of this paragraph     (3), a "crane game" is an amusement device involving skill, if it rewards the player exclusively with merchandise contained within the amusement device proper and limited to toys, novelties, and prizes other than currency, each having a wholesale value which is not more than $25.(4) A redemption machine.  For the purposes of this     paragraph (4), a "redemption machine" is a single-player or multi-player amusement device involving a game, the object of which is throwing, rolling, bowling, shooting, placing, or propelling a ball or other object that is either physical or computer generated on a display or with lights into, upon, or against a hole or other target that is either physical or computer generated on a display or with lights, or stopping, by physical, mechanical, or electronic means, a moving object that is either physical or computer generated on a display or with lights into, upon, or against a hole or other target that is either physical or computer generated on a display or with lights, provided that all of the following conditions are met:(A) The outcome of the game is predominantly         determined by the skill of the player.(B) The award of the prize is based solely upon         the player's achieving the object of the game or otherwise upon the player's score.(C) Only merchandise prizes are awarded.(D) The wholesale value of prizes awarded in lieu         of tickets or tokens for single play of the device does not exceed $25.(E) The redemption value of tickets, tokens, and         other representations of value, which may be accumulated by players to redeem prizes of greater value, for a single play of the device does not exceed $25.(5) Video gaming terminals at a licensed     establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment licensed in accordance with the Video Gaming Act.(a-5) "Internet" means an interactive computer service or system or an  information service, system, or access software provider that provides or  enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, and includes,  but is not limited to, an information service, system, or access software  provider that provides access to a network system commonly known as the  Internet, or any comparable system or service and also includes, but is not  limited to, a World Wide Web page, newsgroup, message board, mailing list, or  chat area on any interactive computer service or system or other online  service.(a-6) "Access" has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 17-55.(a-7) "Computer" has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 17-0.5.(b) A "lottery" is any scheme or procedure whereby one or more prizes  are distributed by chance among persons who have paid or promised  consideration for a chance to win such prizes, whether such scheme or  procedure is called a lottery, raffle, gift, sale, or some other name, excluding savings promotion raffles authorized under Section 5g of the Illinois Banking Act, Section 7008 of the Savings Bank Act, Section 42.7 of the Illinois Credit Union Act,  Section 5136B of the National Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 25a), or Section 4 of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1463).(c) A "policy game" is any scheme or procedure whereby a person promises  or guarantees by any instrument, bill, certificate, writing, token, or other  device that any particular number, character, ticket, or certificate shall  in the event of any contingency in the nature of a lottery entitle the  purchaser or holder to receive money, property, or evidence of debt.  (Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 101-87, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)