State v. Harrington

The defendant was convicted on four counts in an information charging him with the illegal operation of a promotional drawing, in violation of § 53-290, and from the sentence he has appealed. The statute reads as follows: “Lotteries prohibited; publication of promotional drawing. Any person, except a sponsoring organization holding a permit under the provisions of sections 7-170 to 7-186, inclusive, who sets up any lottery to raise and collect money or for the sale of any property or, by any kind of hazard, sells or disposes of any kind of property or sets up a notification to induce people…