Sen. Dave Syverson

Filed: 4/30/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3144

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3144, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing the introductory clause of Section 5 with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Video Gaming Act is amended by changing
6Sections 5, 25, and 58 as follows:
 
7    (230 ILCS 40/5)
8    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9    "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
10    "Credit" means one, 5, 10, or 25 cents either won or
11purchased by a player.
12    "Distributor" means an individual, partnership,
13corporation, or limited liability company licensed under this
14Act to buy, sell, lease, or distribute video gaming terminals
15or major components or parts of video gaming terminals to or
16from terminal operators.

 

 

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1    "Electronic card" means a card purchased from a licensed
2establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, licensed
3veterans establishment, or licensed truck stop establishment
4for use in that establishment as a substitute for cash in the
5conduct of gaming on a video gaming terminal.
6    "Electronic voucher" means a voucher printed by an
7electronic video game machine that is redeemable in the
8licensed establishment for which it was issued.
9    "Terminal operator" means an individual, partnership,
10corporation, or limited liability company that is licensed
11under this Act and that owns, services, and maintains video
12gaming terminals for placement in licensed establishments,
13licensed truck stop establishments, licensed fraternal
14establishments, or licensed veterans establishments.
15    "Licensed technician" means an individual who is licensed
16under this Act to repair, service, and maintain video gaming
17terminals.
18    "Licensed terminal handler" means a person, including but
19not limited to an employee or independent contractor working
20for a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or
21terminal operator, who is licensed under this Act to possess or
22control a video gaming terminal or to have access to the inner
23workings of a video gaming terminal. A licensed terminal
24handler does not include an individual, partnership,
25corporation, or limited liability company defined as a
26manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or terminal

 

 

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1operator under this Act.
2    "Manufacturer" means an individual, partnership,
3corporation, or limited liability company that is licensed
4under this Act and that manufactures or assembles video gaming
5terminals.
6    "Supplier" means an individual, partnership, corporation,
7or limited liability company that is licensed under this Act to
8supply major components or parts to video gaming terminals to
9licensed terminal operators.
10    "Net terminal income" means money put into a video gaming
11terminal minus credits paid out to players.
12    "Video gaming terminal" means any electronic video game
13machine that, upon insertion of cash, electronic cards or
14vouchers, or any combination thereof, electronic voucher, or
15any combination thereof, is available to play or simulate the
16play of a video game, including but not limited to video poker,
17line up, and blackjack, as authorized by the Board utilizing a
18video display and microprocessors in which the player may
19receive free games or credits that can be redeemed for cash.
20The term does not include a machine that directly dispenses
21coins, cash, or tokens or is for amusement purposes only.
22    "Licensed establishment" means any licensed retail
23establishment where alcoholic liquor is drawn, poured, mixed,
24or otherwise served for consumption on the premises, whether
25the establishment operates on a nonprofit or for-profit basis.
26Beginning 3 years after the effective date of this amendatory

 

 

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1Act of the 98th General Assembly, the retail establishment must
2have, at a minimum, 15% of total revenue annually from the sale
3of alcoholic liquor. For the purposes of issuance of a license
4or renewal of a license, the retail establishment must provide
5gross receipts to the Board as proof that it meets this
6requirement. "Licensed establishment" does not include an
7establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of alcoholic
8liquor for consumption off the premises. "Licensed
9establishment" includes any such establishment that has a
10contractual relationship with an inter-track wagering location
11licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975,
12provided any contractual relationship shall not include any
13transfer or offer of revenue from the operation of video gaming
14under this Act to any licensee licensed under the Illinois
15Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provided, however, that the licensed
16establishment that has such a contractual relationship with an
17inter-track wagering location licensee may not, itself, be (i)
18an inter-track wagering location licensee, (ii) the corporate
19parent or subsidiary of any licensee licensed under the
20Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, or (iii) the corporate
21subsidiary of a corporation that is also the corporate parent
22or subsidiary of any licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse
23Racing Act of 1975. "Licensed establishment" does not include a
24facility operated by an organization licensee, an inter-track
25wagering licensee, or an inter-track wagering location
26licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975

 

 

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1or a riverboat licensed under the Riverboat Gambling Act,
2except as provided in this paragraph. The changes made to this
3definition by Public Act 98-587 this amendatory Act of the 98th
4General Assembly are declarative of existing law.
5    "Licensed fraternal establishment" means the location
6where a qualified fraternal organization that derives its
7charter from a national fraternal organization regularly
8meets.
9    "Licensed veterans establishment" means the location where
10a qualified veterans organization that derives its charter from
11a national veterans organization regularly meets.
12    "Licensed truck stop establishment" means a facility (i)
13that is at least a 3-acre facility with a convenience store,
14(ii) with separate diesel islands for fueling commercial motor
15vehicles, (iii) that sells at retail more than 10,000 gallons
16of diesel or biodiesel fuel per month, and (iv) with parking
17spaces for commercial motor vehicles. "Commercial motor
18vehicles" has the same meaning as defined in Section 18b-101 of
19the Illinois Vehicle Code. The requirement of item (iii) of
20this paragraph may be met by showing that estimated future
21sales or past sales average at least 10,000 gallons per month.
22(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-31, eff. 6-24-13;
2398-582, eff. 8-27-13; 98-587, eff. 8-27-13; revised
249-19-13.)".