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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
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| 5 | | study on whether minority-owned businesses face any
barriers |
| 6 | | that prevent their equitable participation in the
business of |
| 7 | | legalized sports wagering; and be it further
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| 8 | | RESOLVED, That the study should include, but not be limited
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| 9 | | to, the following: |
| 10 | | (1) Evidence of past and present racial discrimination
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| 11 | | by the government in gaming; |
| 12 | | (2) Annual income and access to capital of those
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| 13 | | seeking to enter the field; and |
| 14 | | (3) The process for obtaining sports wagering permits
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| 15 | | and licensing; and be it further
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Gaming Board and the General
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| 17 | | Assembly should use the results of this study to address the
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| 18 | | inequality within the business of legalized sports wagering and
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| 19 | | develop clear guidelines to prevent it, alternate remedies to |
| 20 | | prevent it, flexibility and duration of the relief, the |
| 21 | | relationship of the numerical goals to the relevant labor |
| 22 | | market, and the impact on third parties; and be it further
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