101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5876
 
Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
230 ILCS 45/25-25

     Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Removes the prohibition on a licensee under the Act accepting a wager for a sports event involving an Illinois collegiate team. Effective immediately.
  


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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 Sports Wagering Act is amended  by changing 
5Section 25-25 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 45/25-25)

7    Sec. 25-25. Sports wagering authorized.
8    (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 
9the operation of sports wagering is only lawful when conducted 
10in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules of 
11the Illinois Gaming Board and the Department of the Lottery.
12    (b) A person placing a wager under this Act shall be at 
13least 21 years of age.
14    (c) A licensee under this Act may not accept a wager on a 
15minor league sports event.
16    (d) (Blank). A licensee under this Act may not accept a 
17wager for a sports event involving an Illinois collegiate team.
18    (e) A licensee under this Act may only accept a wager from 
19a person physically located in the State.
20    (f) Master sports wagering licensees may use any data 
21source for determining the results of all tier 1 sports wagers.
22    (g) A sports governing body headquartered in the United 
23States may notify the Board that it desires to supply official 
 
 
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1league data to master sports wagering licensees for determining 
2the results of tier 2 sports wagers. Such notification shall be 
3made in the form and manner as the Board may require. If a 
4sports governing body does not notify the Board of its desire 
5to supply official league data, a master sports wagering 
6licensee may use any data source for determining the results of 
7any and all tier 2 sports wagers on sports contests for that 
8sports governing body.
9    Within 30 days of a sports governing body notifying the 
10Board, master sports wagering licensees shall use only official 
11league data to determine the results of tier 2 sports wagers on 
12sports events sanctioned by that sports governing body, unless: 
13(1) the sports governing body or designee cannot provide a feed 
14of official league data to determine the results of a 
15particular type of tier 2 sports wager, in which case master 
16sports wagering licensees may use any data source for 
17determining the results of the applicable tier 2 sports wager 
18until such time as such data feed becomes available on 
19commercially reasonable terms; or (2) a master sports wagering 
20licensee can demonstrate to the Board that the sports governing 
21body or its designee cannot provide a feed of official league 
22data to the master sports wagering licensee on commercially 
23reasonable terms. During the pendency of the Board's 
24determination, such master sports wagering licensee may use any 
25data source for determining the results of any and all tier 2 
26sports wagers. 
 
 
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1    (h) A licensee under this Act may not accept wagers on a 
2kindergarten through 12th grade sports event.

3(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
 
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
5becoming law.