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230 ILCS 10/3

(230 ILCS 10/3) (from Ch. 120, par. 2403)

Sec. 3. Gambling authorized.

(a) Riverboat and casino gambling
operations and gaming operations pursuant to an organization gaming license, as defined in this Act, are hereby authorized to the
extent that they are carried out in accordance with the provisions of this
Act.

(b) This Act does not apply to the pari-mutuel system of wagering used
or intended to be used in connection with the horse-race meetings as
authorized under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, lottery games
authorized under the Illinois Lottery Law, bingo authorized under the Bingo
License and Tax Act, charitable games authorized under the Charitable Games
Act or pull tabs and jar games conducted under the Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar
Games Act. This Act  applies to gaming by an organization gaming licensee authorized under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 to the extent provided in that Act and in this Act.

(c) Riverboat gambling conducted pursuant to this Act may be authorized
upon any water within the State of Illinois or any
water other than Lake Michigan which constitutes a boundary of the State
of Illinois.
Notwithstanding any provision in this subsection (c) to the contrary, a
licensee that receives its license pursuant to subsection (e-5)  of Section 7
may
conduct riverboat gambling on Lake Michigan from a home dock located on Lake
Michigan subject to any limitations contained in Section 7. Notwithstanding any provision in this subsection (c) to the contrary, a licensee may conduct gambling at its home dock facility as provided in Sections 7 and 11. A licensee may conduct riverboat gambling authorized under this Act
regardless of whether it conducts excursion cruises.  A licensee may permit
the continuous ingress and egress of passengers for the purpose of
gambling.

(d) Gambling that is conducted in accordance with this Act using slot machines and video games of chance and other electronic gambling games as defined in both this Act and the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is authorized.

(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)