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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 3 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 4 | | we direct the Illinois Gaming Board to conduct a disparity |
| 5 | | study on whether minority and women-owned businesses face any |
| 6 | | barriers
that prevent their equitable participation in the |
| 7 | | business of legalized sports
wagering; and be it further
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| 8 | | RESOLVED, That the study should include, but not be limited |
| 9 | | to, the following: |
| 10 | | (1) Evidence of past and present racial discrimination |
| 11 | | by the government; |
| 12 | | (2) Annual income and access to capital of those |
| 13 | | seeking to enter the field; and |
| 14 | | (3) The process for obtaining sports wagering permits |
| 15 | | and licensing; and be it further
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Gaming Board and the General |
| 17 | | Assembly should use the results of this study to address the |
| 18 | | inequality within the business of legalized sports wagering and |
| 19 | | develop clear guidelines to prevent it; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | delivered to the Illinois Gaming Board.
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