Public Act 097-0594
 
SB0745 EnrolledLRB097 04466 ASK 44505 b



    AN ACT concerning gaming.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly: 

 
    Section 5. The Video Gaming Act is amended by changing 
Section 55 as follows:
 
    (230 ILCS 40/55)

    Sec. 55. Precondition for licensed location.  In all cases 
of
application for a licensed location,
to operate a video 
gaming terminal,
each licensed establishment, licensed

fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans
establishment

shall
possess a valid liquor license issued by the Illinois 
Liquor Control Commission
in effect at the time of application

and at all times thereafter during which a video
gaming 
terminal is made available to the public for play at that 
location. Video gaming terminals in a licensed location shall 
be
operated only during the same hours of operation generally 
permitted to holders of a license under the Liquor Control Act 
of 1934 within the unit of local government in which they are 
located. A licensed truck stop establishment that does not hold 
a liquor license may operate video gaming terminals on a 
continuous basis. A licensed fraternal establishment or 
licensed veterans establishment that does not hold a liquor 
license may operate video gaming terminals if (i)  the 
establishment is located in a county with a population between 
6,500 and 7,000, based on the 2000 U.S. Census, (ii) the county 
prohibits by ordinance the sale of alcohol, and (iii) the 
establishment is in a portion of the county where the sale of 
alcohol is prohibited. A licensed fraternal establishment or 
licensed veterans establishment
that does not hold a liquor 
license may operate video gaming terminals
if (i) the 
establishment is located in a municipality within a county with 
a population
between 8,500 and 9,000 based on the 2000 U.S. 
Census and (ii) the
municipality or county prohibits or limits 
the sale of alcohol by ordinance in a way
that prohibits the 
establishment from selling alcohol.


(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1410, eff. 7-30-10.)
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.