Illinois Code § 226
Illinois Code § 226. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 226.
The term "employment" shall not include services performed in connection with the illegal recording or making of bets or wagers or the selling of pools upon any contest or race; or in connection with the playing of or betting in any game of chance involving the losing or winning of money or any other thing of value; or in connection with the illegal operation of any lottery whether by dice, lot, numbers, game, hazard, or other gambling device. (Source: Laws 1951, p. 32.)
Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 226
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
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