Sec. 7-177. Prizes.
Sec. 7-177. Prizes. All prizes given at any bazaar or raffle shall be merchandise,
tangible personal property or a ticket, coupon or gift certificate, entitling the winner to
merchandise, tangible personal property, services, transportation on a common carrier
by land, water or air and to any tour facilities provided in connection therewith, or
to participation in a lottery conducted under chapter 226. Such ticket, coupon or gift
certificate shall not be refundable or transferable. No cash prizes or prizes consisting
of alcoholic liquor shall be given, except as provided in section 7-177a, and no prize
shall be redeemed or redeemable for cash, except tickets for a lottery conducted under
chapter 226. For the purposes of this section, coins whose trading value exceeds their
face value and coins not commonly in circulation shall not be deemed a cash prize.
(1955, S. 295d; 1957, P.A. 328; P.A. 73-239, S. 2, 3; P.A. 81-383, S. 3; P.A. 89-214, S. 7, 26; P.A. 90-15, S. 1, 2; P.A.
07-36, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 73-239 allowed prizes to consist of lottery tickets; P.A. 81-383 added real property as a permissible prize
under a "Class No. 6" permit; P.A. 89-214 deleted reference to prizes of real property in the case of a raffle conducted
under a "Class No. 6" permit; P.A. 90-15 allowed prizes to consist of gift certificates entitling winner to merchandise,
tangible personal property or services and specified that certain coins would not be deemed a cash prize; P.A. 07-36 made
technical changes and added exception to the cash prize prohibition.