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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 20.01B

Definition Of Lottery

activein force · 2026-08-19 – presentas-observed

The word “lottery” means a scheme or procedure by which one or more prizes are

distributed by chance among persons who have paid or promised consideration for a chance to

win such prizes, whether the scheme or proce dure is called a lottery, raffle, gift, sale, or some

other name.

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2026-08-20
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2026-08-19
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