103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2558
 
Introduced 3/29/2023, by Sen. Bill Cunningham
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
230 ILCS 10/5.5 new

     Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Sets forth provisions that shall apply if the Illinois Gaming Board becomes authorized to issue licenses to conduct Internet gaming. Provides that before the issuance or renewal of an Internet gaming license, Internet management service provider license, or supplier license, the Illinois Gaming Board shall conduct a comprehensive investigation of each applicant for a license to determine whether the applicant or any of its affiliates, including entities under common control, is knowingly accepting revenue, directly or indirectly, derived from any jurisdiction subject to sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury or accepting or assisting, directly or indirectly, in the acceptance of online wagers or consideration related to online wagering from any country in which such online gambling is prohibited or illegal. Provides that the Board shall not issue a license to an applicant if the Board determines that the applicant or any of its affiliates is in violation of specified provisions. Provides that if at any time during licensure the Board determines that the licensee or any of its affiliates is in violation of specified provisions, the Board shall impose discipline on the licensee, which may include revocation of the license.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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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 Illinois  Gambling Act is amended  by adding 
5Section 5.5 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 10/5.5 new)
7    Sec. 5.5. Prohibition on licensing of Internet gaming 
8entities conducting business in illegal markets. If the 
9Illinois Gaming Board is otherwise authorized to issue 
10licenses to conduct  Internet gaming, then the following shall 
11apply:
12        (1) Before the issuance or renewal of an Internet 
13    gaming license, Internet management service provider 
14    license, or supplier license, the Board shall conduct a 
15    comprehensive investigation of each applicant for a 
16    license to determine whether the applicant or any of its 
17    affiliates, including entities under common control, is 
18    knowingly (i) accepting revenue, directly or indirectly, 
19    derived from any jurisdiction subject to sanctions 
20    administered  by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of 
21    the United States Department of the Treasury or (ii) 
22    accepting or assisting, directly or indirectly, in the 
23    acceptance of online wagers or consideration related to 
 
 
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1    online wagering from any country in which such online 
2    gambling is prohibited or illegal.
3        (2) The Board shall not issue an Internet gaming 
4    license, Internet management service provider license, or 
5    supplier license to an applicant if the Board determines 
6    that the applicant or any of its affiliates, including 
7    entities under common control, is knowingly (i) accepting 
8    revenue, directly or indirectly, derived from any 
9    jurisdiction subject to sanctions administered by the 
10    Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States 
11    Department of the Treasury or (ii) accepting or assisting, 
12    directly or indirectly, in the acceptance of online wagers 
13    or other consideration related to online wagering from any 
14    country in which such online gambling is prohibited or 
15    illegal.
16        (3) If at any time during licensure the Board 
17    determines that an Internet gaming,  Internet management 
18    service provider, or supplier licensee or any of its 
19    affiliates, including entities under common control, is 
20    knowingly (i) accepting revenue, directly or indirectly, 
21    derived from any jurisdiction subject to sanctions 
22    administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of 
23    the United States Department of the Treasury or (ii) 
24    accepting or assisting, directly or indirectly, in the 
25    acceptance of online wagers or other consideration related 
26    to online wagering from any country in which such online 
 
 
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1    gambling is prohibited or illegal, the Board shall impose 
2    discipline on the licensee, which may include revocation 
3    of the license.