95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB1420


 
Introduced 2/21/2007, by Rep. Lou Lang
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














230 ILCS 10/4
  from Ch. 120, par. 2404







    Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Changes the definition of "adjusted gross receipts" to exclude qualified contributions. Defines "qualified contributions" as monies paid by the owner licensee pursuant to a previous agreement with the Board to (i) Illinois-based 501(c)(3)  organizations or (ii) a unit of local government for the purpose of promoting education, environmental, or economic development programs. Effective June 1, 2007.
















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    AN ACT concerning gaming.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Riverboat Gambling Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 4 as follows:
 



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    (230 ILCS 10/4)  (from Ch. 120, par. 2404)



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    Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act:

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    (a) "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.

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    (b) "Occupational license" means a license issued by the 
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Board to a
person or entity to perform an occupation which the 
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Board has identified as
requiring a license to engage in 
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riverboat gambling in Illinois.

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    (c) "Gambling game" includes, but is not limited to, 
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baccarat,
twenty-one, poker, craps, slot machine, video game of 
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chance, roulette
wheel, klondike table, punchboard, faro 
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layout, keno layout, numbers
ticket, push card, jar ticket, or 
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pull tab which is authorized by the Board
as a wagering device 
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under this Act.

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    (d) "Riverboat" means a self-propelled excursion boat, a

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permanently moored barge, or permanently moored barges that are 
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permanently
fixed together to operate as one vessel, on which 
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lawful gambling is
authorized and licensed as
provided in this 
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Act.

 


 






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    (e) "Managers license" means a license issued by the Board 
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to a person or
entity
to manage gambling operations conducted 
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by the State pursuant to Section 7.3
7.2.

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    (f) "Dock" means the location where a riverboat moors for 
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the purpose of
embarking passengers for and disembarking 
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passengers from the riverboat.

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    (g) "Gross receipts" means the total amount of money 
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exchanged for the
purchase of chips, tokens or electronic cards 
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by riverboat patrons.

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    (h) "Adjusted gross receipts" means the gross receipts less

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(i) winnings paid to wagerers and (ii) qualified contributions.

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    (i) "Cheat" means to alter the selection of criteria which 
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determine the
result of a gambling game or the amount or 
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frequency of payment in a gambling
game.

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    (j) "Department" means the Department of Revenue.

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    (k) "Gambling operation" means the conduct of authorized 
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gambling games
upon a riverboat.

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    (l) "License bid" means the lump sum amount of money that 
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an applicant
bids and agrees to pay the State in return for an 
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owners license that is
re-issued on or after July 1, 2003.

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    (m) The terms "minority person" and "female" shall have the 
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same meaning
as
defined in
Section 2 of the Business Enterprise 
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for Minorities, Females, and Persons with
Disabilities Act.

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    (n) "Qualified contributions" means monies paid by the 
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owner licensee pursuant to a previous agreement with the Board 
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to (i) Illinois-based 501(c)(3)  organizations or (ii) a unit of 
 


 






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local government for the purpose of promoting education, 
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environmental, or economic development programs.

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(Source: P.A. 92-600, eff. 6-28-02; 93-28, eff. 6-20-03; 
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revised 1-28-04.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1, 
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2007.