Sen. Dave Syverson
Filed: 1/25/2017
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 7
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 7, on page 2, line | ||||||
3 | 10, after "water-based facility", by inserting "and airport | ||||||
4 | gaming locations pursuant to Section 1-67 of this Act"; and | ||||||
5 | on page 27, immediately below line 19, by inserting the | ||||||
6 | following:
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7 | "Section 1-67. Limitations on gaming at Chicago airports. | ||||||
8 | The Authority may conduct gaming operations in an airport under | ||||||
9 | the administration or control of the Chicago Department of | ||||||
10 | Aviation. Gaming operations may be conducted pursuant to this | ||||||
11 | Section so long as (i) gaming operations are conducted in a | ||||||
12 | secured area that is beyond the Transportation Security | ||||||
13 | Administration security checkpoints and only available to | ||||||
14 | airline passengers at least 21 years of age who are members of | ||||||
15 | a private club, and not to the general public, (ii) gaming | ||||||
16 | operations are limited to slot machines, as defined in Section |
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1 | 4 of the Illinois Gambling Act, and (iii) the combined number | ||||||
2 | of gaming positions operating in the City at the airports and | ||||||
3 | at the temporary and permanent casino facility does not exceed | ||||||
4 | the maximum number of gaming positions authorized pursuant to | ||||||
5 | subsection (h) of Section 7 of the Illinois Gambling Act. | ||||||
6 | Gaming operations at an airport are subject to all applicable | ||||||
7 | laws and rules that apply to any other gaming facility under | ||||||
8 | this Act or the Illinois Gambling Act."; and | ||||||
9 | on page 96, by replacing lines 1 through 12 with the following: | ||||||
10 | " (b) The revenues in the Fund shall be used, subject to | ||||||
11 | appropriation, by the Comptroller for the purpose of providing | ||||||
12 | appropriations to the Illinois Gaming Board for the | ||||||
13 | administration and enforcement of the Illinois Gambling Act and | ||||||
14 | the applicable provisions of the Chicago Casino Development | ||||||
15 | Authority Act, with any remaining amounts being transferred to | ||||||
16 | the General Revenue Fund. "; and | ||||||
17 | on page 315, by replacing lines 21 through 25 with the | ||||||
18 | following: | ||||||
19 | " (b) Beginning on January 1 following the calendar year | ||||||
20 | during which an organization licensee begins conducting | ||||||
21 | electronic gaming operations pursuant to an electronic gaming | ||||||
22 | license issued under the Illinois Gambling Act, the | ||||||
23 | organization licensee shall be ineligible to receive a tax | ||||||
24 | credit under this Section. "; and |
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1 | on page 370, line 15, after " casino ", by inserting " or in an | ||||||
2 | airport ".
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