98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB2797

 

Introduced 1/30/2014, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
230 ILCS 40/5
230 ILCS 40/59 new

    Amends the Video Gaming Act. Defines "Video Gaming Board Exclusion List". Provides that the Gaming Board shall have authority to establish and place persons on the Video Gaming Board Exclusion List. Establishes the grounds for which the Board may place a person on the Exclusion List, and that persons on the Exclusion List shall be prohibited from licensure under the Act and from engaging in any activities, agreements, or transactions authorized under the Act. Provides that the Board may place a person on the Exclusion List when that person has been found to be in violation of the Act by a final administrative decision of the Board or by a final decision of a court. Further provides that the Board may place a person on the Exclusion List when that person's conduct or reputation is such that his or her licensure under the Act or engagement in activities, agreements, or transactions authorized by the Act may, in the opinion of the Board, call into question the honesty and integrity of video gaming operations or interfere with the orderly conduct of such operations. Provides that the placement of a person on the Exclusion List shall be subject to subsequent hearing by the Board. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning gaming.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Video Gaming Act is amended by changing
5Section 5 and by adding Section 59 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 40/5)
7    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
8    "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
9    "Credit" means one, 5, 10, or 25 cents either won or
10purchased by a player.
11    "Distributor" means an individual, partnership,
12corporation, or limited liability company licensed under this
13Act to buy, sell, lease, or distribute video gaming terminals
14or major components or parts of video gaming terminals to or
15from terminal operators.
16    "Electronic card" means a card purchased from a licensed
17establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, licensed
18veterans establishment, or licensed truck stop establishment
19for use in that establishment as a substitute for cash in the
20conduct of gaming on a video gaming terminal.
21    "Electronic voucher" means a voucher printed by an
22electronic video game machine that is redeemable in the
23licensed establishment for which it was issued.

 

 

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1    "Terminal operator" means an individual, partnership,
2corporation, or limited liability company that is licensed
3under this Act and that owns, services, and maintains video
4gaming terminals for placement in licensed establishments,
5licensed truck stop establishments, licensed fraternal
6establishments, or licensed veterans establishments.
7    "Licensed technician" means an individual who is licensed
8under this Act to repair, service, and maintain video gaming
9terminals.
10    "Licensed terminal handler" means a person, including but
11not limited to an employee or independent contractor working
12for a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or
13terminal operator, who is licensed under this Act to possess or
14control a video gaming terminal or to have access to the inner
15workings of a video gaming terminal. A licensed terminal
16handler does not include an individual, partnership,
17corporation, or limited liability company defined as a
18manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or terminal
19operator under this Act.
20    "Manufacturer" means an individual, partnership,
21corporation, or limited liability company that is licensed
22under this Act and that manufactures or assembles video gaming
23terminals.
24    "Supplier" means an individual, partnership, corporation,
25or limited liability company that is licensed under this Act to
26supply major components or parts to video gaming terminals to

 

 

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1licensed terminal operators.
2    "Net terminal income" means money put into a video gaming
3terminal minus credits paid out to players.
4    "Video gaming terminal" means any electronic video game
5machine that, upon insertion of cash, electronic cards or
6vouchers, or any combination thereof, electronic voucher, or
7any combination thereof, is available to play or simulate the
8play of a video game, including but not limited to video poker,
9line up, and blackjack, as authorized by the Board utilizing a
10video display and microprocessors in which the player may
11receive free games or credits that can be redeemed for cash.
12The term does not include a machine that directly dispenses
13coins, cash, or tokens or is for amusement purposes only.
14    "Licensed establishment" means any licensed retail
15establishment where alcoholic liquor is drawn, poured, mixed,
16or otherwise served for consumption on the premises, whether
17the establishment operates on a nonprofit or for-profit basis.
18"Licensed establishment" includes any such establishment that
19has a contractual relationship with an inter-track wagering
20location licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act
21of 1975, provided any contractual relationship shall not
22include any transfer or offer of revenue from the operation of
23video gaming under this Act to any licensee licensed under the
24Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provided, however, that the
25licensed establishment that has such a contractual
26relationship with an inter-track wagering location licensee

 

 

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1may not, itself, be (i) an inter-track wagering location
2licensee, (ii) the corporate parent or subsidiary of any
3licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975,
4or (iii) the corporate subsidiary of a corporation that is also
5the corporate parent or subsidiary of any licensee licensed
6under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. "Licensed
7establishment" does not include a facility operated by an
8organization licensee, an inter-track wagering licensee, or an
9inter-track wagering location licensee licensed under the
10Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or a riverboat licensed under
11the Riverboat Gambling Act, except as provided in this
12paragraph. The changes made to this definition by Public Act
1398-587 this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly are
14declarative of existing law.
15    "Licensed fraternal establishment" means the location
16where a qualified fraternal organization that derives its
17charter from a national fraternal organization regularly
18meets.
19    "Licensed veterans establishment" means the location where
20a qualified veterans organization that derives its charter from
21a national veterans organization regularly meets.
22    "Licensed truck stop establishment" means a facility (i)
23that is at least a 3-acre facility with a convenience store,
24(ii) with separate diesel islands for fueling commercial motor
25vehicles, (iii) that sells at retail more than 10,000 gallons
26of diesel or biodiesel fuel per month, and (iv) with parking

 

 

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1spaces for commercial motor vehicles. "Commercial motor
2vehicles" has the same meaning as defined in Section 18b-101 of
3the Illinois Vehicle Code. The requirement of item (iii) of
4this paragraph may be met by showing that estimated future
5sales or past sales average at least 10,000 gallons per month.
6    "Video Gaming Board Exclusion List" or "Exclusion List"
7means a publicly available list of persons compiled and
8maintained by the Board pursuant to Section 59 of this Act and
9procedures established by Board rule.
10(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-31, eff. 6-24-13;
1198-582, eff. 8-27-13; 98-587, eff. 8-27-13; revised 9-19-13.)
 
12    (230 ILCS 40/59 new)
13    Sec. 59. Video Gaming Board Exclusion List.
14    (a) The Board shall have authority to establish a Video
15Gaming Board Exclusion List. Persons on the Exclusion List
16shall be prohibited from licensure under this Act and from
17engaging in any activities, agreements, or transactions
18authorized by this Act, the rules adopted under this Act, or a
19final order of the Board.
20    (b) The Board may place a person on the Video Gaming Board
21Exclusion List for reasons that include, but are not limited
22to, the following:
23        (i) the person has been found to be in violation of
24    this Act or any rules adopted under this Act by a final
25    administrative decision of the Board for which review is

 

 

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1    barred under the Administrative Review Law or a final
2    decision, order, or judgment of a court; or
3        (ii) the person's conduct or reputation is such that
4    his or her licensure under this Act or engagement in
5    activities, agreements, or transactions authorized by this
6    Act may, in the opinion of the Board, call into question
7    the honesty and integrity of video gaming operations or
8    interfere with the orderly conduct of such operations.
9    (c) The placement of a person on the Video Gaming Board
10Exclusion List shall be subject to subsequent hearing by the
11Board.
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13becoming law.