102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB0849
 
Introduced 2/10/2021, 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 
18team.
19    (e) A licensee under this Act may only accept a wager from 
20a person physically located in the State.
21    (f) Master sports wagering licensees may use any data 
22source for determining the results of all tier 1 sports 
23wagers.
 
 
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1    (g) A sports governing body headquartered in the United 
2States may notify the Board that it desires to supply official 
3league data to master sports wagering licensees for 
4determining the results of tier 2 sports wagers. Such 
5notification shall be made in the form and manner as the Board 
6may require. If a sports governing body does not notify the 
7Board of its desire to supply official league data, a master 
8sports wagering licensee may use any data source for 
9determining the results of any and all tier 2 sports wagers on 
10sports contests for that sports governing body.
11    Within 30 days of a sports governing body notifying the 
12Board, master sports wagering licensees shall use only 
13official league data to determine the results of tier 2 sports 
14wagers on sports events sanctioned by that sports governing 
15body, unless: (1) the sports governing body or designee cannot 
16provide a feed of official league data to determine the 
17results of a particular type of tier 2 sports wager, in which 
18case master sports wagering licensees may use any data source 
19for determining the results of the applicable tier 2 sports 
20wager until such time as such data feed becomes available on 
21commercially reasonable terms; or (2) a master sports wagering 
22licensee can demonstrate to the Board that the sports 
23governing body or its designee cannot provide a feed of 
24official league data to the master sports wagering licensee on 
25commercially reasonable terms. During the pendency of the 
26Board's determination, such master sports wagering licensee 
 
 
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1may use any data source for determining the results of any and 
2all tier 2 sports wagers. 
3    (h) A licensee under this Act may not accept wagers on a 
4kindergarten through 12th grade sports event.

5(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
 
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
7becoming law.