The People v. Eagle Food Centers, Inc.

After a bench trial in the circuit court of Rock Island County, the defendant, Eagle Food Centers, Inc., was found guilty of conducting a lottery in violation of section 28 — 1(a)(7) °f the Criminal Code of 1961, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1963, chap. 38, par. 28 — 1(a)(7),) and was fined $200. The judgment was affirmed by the Appellate Court, (46 Ill. App. 2d 24,) and, upon defendant’s petition, we have granted leave to appeal. The single question presented is whether a cash award scheme conducted by defendant was in fact a lottery within the definition of section 28 — 2 (b) of the Code, which states:…