Sen. Antonio Muņoz

Filed: 5/7/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 712

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 712 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Video Gaming Act is amended by changing
5Section 45 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 40/45)
7    Sec. 45. Issuance of license.
8    (a) The burden is upon each applicant to demonstrate his
9suitability for licensure. Each video gaming terminal
10manufacturer, distributor, supplier, operator, handler,
11licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment,
12licensed fraternal establishment, and licensed veterans
13establishment shall be licensed by the Board. The Board may
14issue or deny a license under this Act to any person pursuant
15to the same criteria set forth in Section 9 of the Riverboat
16Gambling Act.

 

 

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1    (a-5) The Board shall not grant a license to a person who
2has facilitated, enabled, or participated in the use of
3coin-operated devices for gambling purposes or who is under the
4significant influence or control of such a person. For the
5purposes of this Act, "facilitated, enabled, or participated in
6the use of coin-operated amusement devices for gambling
7purposes" means that the person has been convicted of any
8violation of Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
9Criminal Code of 2012. If there is pending legal action against
10a person for any such violation, then the Board shall delay the
11licensure of that person until the legal action is resolved.
12    (b) Each person seeking and possessing a license as a video
13gaming terminal manufacturer, distributor, supplier, operator,
14handler, licensed establishment, licensed truck stop
15establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed
16veterans establishment shall submit to a background
17investigation conducted by the Board with the assistance of the
18State Police or other law enforcement. To the extent that the
19corporate structure of the applicant allows, the background
20investigation shall include any or all of the following as the
21Board deems appropriate or as provided by rule for each
22category of licensure: (i) each beneficiary of a trust, (ii)
23each partner of a partnership, (iii) each member of a limited
24liability company, (iv) each director and officer of a publicly
25or non-publicly held corporation, (v) each stockholder of a
26non-publicly held corporation, (vi) each stockholder of 5% or

 

 

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1more of a publicly held corporation, or (vii) each stockholder
2of 5% or more in a parent or subsidiary corporation. In the
3course of conducting background investigations authorized
4under this Section, the Board has the discretion to determine
5whether to conduct a background investigation of a person or
6entity who holds an indirect interest in the person seeking
7licensure who: (1) holds such interest for investment purposes
8only; (2) does not exercise any control over the activities of
9the person seeking and possessing a license; and (3) is a
10limited partner in a partnership whose general partner is
11controlled, directly or indirectly, by an investment adviser
12registered under the federal Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
13    (c) Each person seeking and possessing a license as a video
14gaming terminal manufacturer, distributor, supplier, operator,
15handler, licensed establishment, licensed truck stop
16establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed
17veterans establishment shall disclose the identity of every
18person, association, trust, corporation, or limited liability
19company having a greater than 1% direct or indirect pecuniary
20interest in the video gaming terminal operation for which the
21license is sought. If the disclosed entity is a trust, the
22application shall disclose the names and addresses of the
23beneficiaries; if a corporation, the names and addresses of all
24stockholders and directors; if a limited liability company, the
25names and addresses of all members; or if a partnership, the
26names and addresses of all partners, both general and limited.

 

 

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1The Board has discretion to determine whether to apply the
2disclosure requirement of this subsection (c) as it relates to
3the beneficiaries, stock holders, directors, members, or
4partners of an entity who holds an indirect interest in a
5person seeking licensure if the entity: (1) holds an interest
6for investment purposes only; (2) does not exercise any control
7over the activities of the person seeking and possessing a
8license; and (3) is a limited partner in a partnership whose
9general partner is controlled by an investment adviser
10registered under the federal Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
11    (d) No person may be licensed as a video gaming terminal
12manufacturer, distributor, supplier, operator, handler,
13licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment,
14licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans
15establishment if that person has been found by the Board to:
16        (1) have a background, including a criminal record,
17    reputation, habits, social or business associations, or
18    prior activities that pose a threat to the public interests
19    of the State or to the security and integrity of video
20    gaming;
21        (2) create or enhance the dangers of unsuitable,
22    unfair, or illegal practices, methods, and activities in
23    the conduct of video gaming; or
24        (3) present questionable business practices and
25    financial arrangements incidental to the conduct of video
26    gaming activities.

 

 

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1    (e) Any applicant for any license under this Act has the
2burden of proving his or her qualifications to the satisfaction
3of the Board. The Board may adopt rules to establish additional
4qualifications and requirements to preserve the integrity and
5security of video gaming in this State.
6    (f) A non-refundable application fee shall be paid at the
7time an application for a license is filed with the Board in
8the following amounts:
9        (1) Manufacturer..........................$5,000
10        (2) Distributor...........................$5,000
11        (3) Terminal operator.....................$5,000
12        (4) Supplier..............................$2,500
13        (5) Technician..............................$100
14        (6) Terminal Handler..............................$50
15    (g) The Board shall establish an annual fee for each
16license not to exceed the following:
17        (1) Manufacturer.........................$10,000
18        (2) Distributor..........................$10,000
19        (3) Terminal operator.....................$5,000
20        (4) Supplier..............................$2,000
21        (5) Technician..............................$100
22        (6) Licensed establishment, licensed truck stop
23    establishment, licensed fraternal establishment,
24    or licensed veterans establishment..............$100
25        (7) Video gaming terminal...................$100
26        (8) Terminal Handler..............................$50

 

 

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1    (h) A terminal operator and a licensed establishment,
2licensed truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal
3establishment, or licensed veterans establishment shall
4equally split the fees specified in item (7) of subsection (g).
5(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-31, eff. 6-24-13;
698-587, eff. 8-27-13; revised 9-19-13.)
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8becoming law.".