Section 1800.321  Solicitation of Use Agreements or Agreements that Purport to Control the Placement and Operation of Video Gaming Terminals

a)         Solicitation

1)         No person may solicit a video gaming location for any use agreement that purports to control the placement and operation of video gaming terminals on behalf of a terminal operator unless that person:

A)        has a valid sales agent and broker license or has been previously identified as a person of significant influence or control of the terminal operator under Section 1800.430(d); and

B)        has been disclosed pursuant to Section 220(e)(2) of this Part.

2)         There is a rebuttable presumption that any person who may receive or has received a commission, payment, bonus, or other compensation in connection with the execution of a use agreement or other agreement that purports to control the placement and operation of video gaming terminals is engaged in solicitation.

b)         No person shall be compensated by a terminal operator for solicitation of any use agreement or any other agreement that purports to control the placement and operation of video gaming terminals if that person has been the subject of a Final Board Order revoking or denying renewal of their sales agent and broker license or ordering their economic disassociation.

(Source:  Added at 47 Ill. Reg. 2682, effective February 10, 2023)