Revenue & Finance Committee
Filed: 4/28/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3661 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3661 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:



 
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    "Section 5. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended  by adding 
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Section 10.8 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 1605/10.8  new)
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    Sec. 10.8. Specialty retailers license.
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    (a) "Veterans service organization" means an organization 
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that:
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        (1) is formed by and for United States military 
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    veterans;
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        (2) is chartered by the United States Congress and 
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    incorporated in the State of Illinois;
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        (3) maintains a state headquarters office in the State 
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    of Illinois; and
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        (4) is not funded by the State of Illinois or by any 
 


 






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    county in this State.
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    (b) The Division shall establish a special classification 
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of retailer license to facilitate the year-round sale of the 
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instant scratch-off lottery game established by the General 
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Assembly in Section 21.6. The fees set forth in Section 10.2 do 
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not apply to a specialty retailer license.
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    The holder of a specialty retailer license (i) shall be a 
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veterans service organization, (ii) may sell only specialty 
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lottery tickets established for the benefit of the Veterans 
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Assistance Fund in the State Treasury, (iii) is required to 
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purchase those tickets up front at face value from the Illinois 
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Lottery, and (iv) must sell those tickets at face value. 
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Specialty retailers may obtain a refund from the Division for 
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any unsold specialty tickets that they have purchased for 
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resale, as set forth in the specialty retailer agreement.
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    Specialty retailers shall receive a sales commission equal 
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to 2% of the face value of specialty game tickets purchased 
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from the Department, less adjustments for unsold tickets 
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returned to the Illinois Lottery for credit. Specialty 
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retailers may not cash winning tickets, but are entitled to a 
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1% bonus in connection with the sale of a winning specialty 
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game ticket having a price value of $1,000 or more. 
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".