Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
Filed: 3/17/2021
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 849 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 849 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
5Sections 5.935 and  6z-124 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.935 new)
7    Sec. 5.935. The Collegiate Athletic Protection Fund.
 
8    (30 ILCS 105/6z-124 new)
9    Sec. 6z-124. Collegiate Athletic Protection Fund. The 
10Collegiate Athletic Protection Fund is created as a special 
11fund in the State treasury. The Board of Higher Education 
12shall deposit into the Fund money collected from the 
13remittance of any licensure fees paid by a tier 2 official 
14league data provider under the Sports Wagering Act that 
15provides official athletic league data related to 
 
 
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1intercollegiate athletics.  Moneys in the Fund shall be used, 
2subject to appropriation, by the Board of Higher Education to 
3provide grants to institutions of higher education located in 
4this State for insurance policies, cost of living stipends, 
5and professional support to student athletes of those 
6institutions who are deemed to qualify for such assistance by 
7those institutions.
 
8    Section 10. The Sports Wagering Act is amended  by changing 
9Section 25-25 as follows:
 
10    (230 ILCS 45/25-25)

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

12(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)".