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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 25
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 25, AS AMENDED, with | ||||||
3 | reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. 3, | ||||||
4 | on page 38, by replacing lines 15 and 16 with the following: | ||||||
5 | " 61802, 61820, 61821, 62002, 62040, 62059, 62060, 62071, 62090, | ||||||
6 | 62201, 62203, 62204,
62205, 62206, 62207, 62208, 62220, 62221, | ||||||
7 | 62223, 62522, 62523, 62524, "; and | ||||||
8 | on page 90, by replacing line 7 with the following: | ||||||
9 | "(13) This Section applies only until an organization | ||||||
10 | licensee for the race track affiliated with a wagering | ||||||
11 | facility receives its first payment from the fee imposed | ||||||
12 | under subsection (a) of Section 7 of the Riverboat and | ||||||
13 | Casino Gambling Act. | ||||||
14 | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,"; and
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15 | on page 160, immediately below line 20, by inserting the | ||||||
16 | following: |
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1 | " "Electronic poker" means poker by use of electronic aids, | ||||||
2 | including via the Internet or by other electronic means. | ||||||
3 | "Electronic poker" does not include slot machines. "; and | ||||||
4 | on page 185, line 18, by replacing " 5 " with " 4 "; and | ||||||
5 | on page 190, immediately below line 5, by inserting the | ||||||
6 | following: | ||||||
7 | " (h-7) Notwithstanding any other provision in law to the | ||||||
8 | contrary, the Board may license minority person-owned | ||||||
9 | businesses or female-owned businesses to purchase a total of | ||||||
10 | 600 positions by a process of competitive bidding. No minority | ||||||
11 | person-owned business or female-owned business may purchase | ||||||
12 | more than 50 positions. The owners of any positions acquired | ||||||
13 | under this subsection (h-7) may lease these positions to an | ||||||
14 | owners licensee. Each minority person-owned business or | ||||||
15 | female-owned business that purchases a position under this | ||||||
16 | subsection (h-7) must pay a privilege tax of 5% annually of the | ||||||
17 | annual lease amount of each position it owns to the Board to be | ||||||
18 | deposited into the State Gaming Fund. The Board shall adopt | ||||||
19 | rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this | ||||||
20 | subsection (h-7). For the purposes of this Act, these | ||||||
21 | additional positions shall not count toward the total number of | ||||||
22 | positions an owners licensee is authorized to operate under | ||||||
23 | this Act. For the purposes of this subsection (h-7), the
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24 | "minority person" and "female" have the meanings provided
in |
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1 | Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities,
Females, | ||||||
2 | and Persons with Disabilities Act. "; and | ||||||
3 | on page 191, immediately below line 9, by inserting the | ||||||
4 | following: | ||||||
5 | " (k) notwithstanding any rule or statute to the contrary, | ||||||
6 | any licensed owner holding 3 or more owners licenses on May 31, | ||||||
7 | 2007 may continue to hold those licenses, but may not hold any | ||||||
8 | more than the number of licenses held on that date. "; and | ||||||
9 | on page 219, line 26, after "games", by inserting " (including | ||||||
10 | electronic poker and positions authorized under subsection | ||||||
11 | (h-7) of Section 7) "; and | ||||||
12 | on page 220, immediately below line 14, by inserting the | ||||||
13 | following: | ||||||
14 | " For the imposition of the privilege tax in this subsection | ||||||
15 | (a-4), amounts paid pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 7 | ||||||
16 | into the Horse Racing Equity Trust Fund shall not be included | ||||||
17 | in the determination of annual gross gaming receipts. "; and | ||||||
18 | on page 220, line 17, after the period, by inserting " For the | ||||||
19 | imposition of the privilege tax in this subsection (a-5), | ||||||
20 | amounts paid pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 7 into the | ||||||
21 | Horse Racing Equity Trust Fund shall not be included in the | ||||||
22 | determination of annual gross gaming receipts. "; and |
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1 | by deleting line 18 on page 220 through line 9 on page 221; and | ||||||
2 | on page 224, line 12, by replacing " 20% " with " 5% "; and | ||||||
3 | on page 230, line 25, by replacing " (c-30) " with " (c-35) "; and | ||||||
4 | on page 232, line 17, after " riverboat ", by inserting " or | ||||||
5 | casino "; and | ||||||
6 | on page 233, by replacing lines 11 through 17 with the | ||||||
7 | following: | ||||||
8 | " subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, and shall be | ||||||
9 | divided equally among the following public universities: | ||||||
10 | Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, | ||||||
11 | Governors State University, Northeastern Illinois University, | ||||||
12 | Illinois State University, Northern Illinois University, | ||||||
13 | Southern Illinois University, the University of Illinois, and | ||||||
14 | Western Illinois University. For the purposes of this | ||||||
15 | subsection (c-80), the "; and | ||||||
16 | on page 233, line 20, by replacing " (c-30) " with " (c-35) ".
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