Bill Status of HB 5791   103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  GAMING DEVICES/DISPARITY

House Sponsors
Rep. Kam Buckner-Justin Slaughter, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Debbie Meyers-Martin and Maurice A. West, II

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
230 ILCS 40/35
230 ILCS 40/76 new
720 ILCS 5/28-1from Ch. 38, par. 28-1
720 ILCS 5/28-2from Ch. 38, par. 28-2

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that an applicant or licensee under the Act is not in violation of the Act or specified rules and shall not be subject to disciplinary action for operating a gaming device if operation of the gaming device is in compliance with and not considered gambling under the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides for the creation of a Gaming Disparity Task Force to conduct a disparity and availability study. Provides that the Task Force shall compile, collect, or otherwise gather data necessary for the determination of the impact on minorities within the video gaming industry. Allows the Task Force to impose fees for the Task Force's operation collected by the Illinois Gaming Board on terminal operations that general more than $5,000,000, including for specified payments to a minority business enterprise-owed terminal operator. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Changes the definition of "gambling device" to include any vending or other electronic machine or device, including, without limitation, a machine or device that awards credits and contains a circuit, meter, or switch capable of removing and recording the removal of credits that is connected directly or indirectly to the Internet, either by cellular modem, hard wire, or wireless connection, or to a set of interconnected networked devices in order to participate in the game or contest or to receive or retrieve any data related to the device unless the connected device is a redemption vault and does not operate with a self-contained fill system that permits the operation of the device solely determined on a fee basis or the amount of revenue generated, but does not include a system based on time, number of spins or spin equivalent, or other nonrevenue based system, and automatically ceases to operate upon the completion of a pre-determined cycle. Provides that participants in a game of skill or chance where money or other things of value can be won but no payment or purchase is required to participate shall not be convicted of gambling except where participation in such game of skill or chance is accomplished using a gambling device prohibited by law. Provides that a gambling offense involving such a gambling device is a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  3/22/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner
  3/22/2024HouseFirst Reading
  3/22/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  4/11/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  4/17/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
  5/6/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
  5/16/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die

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