Rep. Jay Hoffman

Filed: 11/15/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2216

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2216, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is
6amended by changing Section 26 and by adding Sections 3.31,
73.32, 3.33, 3.34, and 26.10 as follows:
 
8    (230 ILCS 5/3.31 new)
9    Sec. 3.31. Historical horse race. "Historical horse race"
10means a horse race that: (1) was previously run at a licensed
11pari-mutuel facility located in the United States, (2)
12concluded with official results, and (3) concluded without
13scratches, disqualifications, or dead-heat finishes.
 
14    (230 ILCS 5/3.32 new)
15    Sec. 3.32. Initial seed pool. "Initial seed pool" means a

 

 

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1nonrefundable pool of money funded by an organization licensee
2in an amount sufficient to ensure that a patron will be paid
3the minimum amount required on a winning wager on a historical
4horse race.
 
5    (230 ILCS 5/3.33 new)
6    Sec. 3.33. Seed pool. "Seed pool" means a pool of money
7funded by patrons wagering on a historical horse race that is
8used to ensure that all patrons are paid the minimum payout on
9winning wagers.
 
10    (230 ILCS 5/3.34 new)
11    Sec. 3.34. Terminal. "Terminal" means any self-service
12totalizator machine or other mechanical equipment used by a
13patron to place a pari-mutuel wager on a live or historical
14horse race.
 
15    (230 ILCS 5/26)  (from Ch. 8, par. 37-26)
16    Sec. 26. Wagering.
17    (a) Any licensee may conduct and supervise the pari-mutuel
18system of wagering, as defined in Section 3.12 of this Act, on
19horse races conducted by an Illinois organization licensee or
20conducted at a racetrack located in another state or country
21and televised in Illinois in accordance with subsection (g) of
22Section 26 of this Act. Subject to the prior consent of the
23Board, licensees may supplement any pari-mutuel pool in order

 

 

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1to guarantee a minimum distribution. Such pari-mutuel method of
2wagering shall not, under any circumstances if conducted under
3the provisions of this Act, be held or construed to be
4unlawful, other statutes of this State to the contrary
5notwithstanding. Subject to rules for advance wagering
6promulgated by the Board, any licensee may accept wagers in
7advance of the day of the race wagered upon occurs.
8    Subject to rules adopted by the Board, a licensee may
9accept wagers on historical horse races as authorized in
10Section 26.10 on standardbred horse racing, quarter horse
11racing, and thoroughbred horse racing. Within 180 days after
12the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
13Assembly, the Board shall adopt rules necessary to regulate
14wagering on historical horse races through the use of emergency
15rulemaking in accordance with Section 5-45 of the Illinois
16Administrative Procedure Act. The General Assembly finds that
17the adoption of rules to regulate wagering on historical horse
18races is deemed an emergency and necessary for the public
19interest, safety, and welfare.
20    (b) No other method of betting, pool making, wagering or
21gambling shall be used or permitted by the licensee. Each
22licensee may retain, subject to the payment of all applicable
23taxes and purses, an amount not to exceed 17% of all money
24wagered under subsection (a) of this Section, except as may
25otherwise be permitted under this Act.
26    (b-5) An individual may place a wager under the pari-mutuel

 

 

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1system from any licensed location authorized under this Act
2provided that wager is electronically recorded in the manner
3described in Section 3.12 of this Act. Any wager made
4electronically by an individual while physically on the
5premises of a licensee shall be deemed to have been made at the
6premises of that licensee.
7    (c) Until January 1, 2000, the sum held by any licensee for
8payment of outstanding pari-mutuel tickets, if unclaimed prior
9to December 31 of the next year, shall be retained by the
10licensee for payment of such tickets until that date. Within 10
11days thereafter, the balance of such sum remaining unclaimed,
12less any uncashed supplements contributed by such licensee for
13the purpose of guaranteeing minimum distributions of any
14pari-mutuel pool, shall be paid to the Illinois Veterans'
15Rehabilitation Fund of the State treasury, except as provided
16in subsection (g) of Section 27 of this Act.
17    (c-5) Beginning January 1, 2000, the sum held by any
18licensee for payment of outstanding pari-mutuel tickets, if
19unclaimed prior to December 31 of the next year, shall be
20retained by the licensee for payment of such tickets until that
21date. Within 10 days thereafter, the balance of such sum
22remaining unclaimed, less any uncashed supplements contributed
23by such licensee for the purpose of guaranteeing minimum
24distributions of any pari-mutuel pool, shall be evenly
25distributed to the purse account of the organization licensee
26and the organization licensee.

 

 

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1    (d) A pari-mutuel ticket shall be honored until December 31
2of the next calendar year, and the licensee shall pay the same
3and may charge the amount thereof against unpaid money
4similarly accumulated on account of pari-mutuel tickets not
5presented for payment.
6    (e) No licensee shall knowingly permit any minor, other
7than an employee of such licensee or an owner, trainer, jockey,
8driver, or employee thereof, to be admitted during a racing
9program unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, or any
10minor to be a patron of the pari-mutuel system of wagering
11conducted or supervised by it. The admission of any
12unaccompanied minor, other than an employee of the licensee or
13an owner, trainer, jockey, driver, or employee thereof at a
14race track is a Class C misdemeanor.
15    (f) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, an
16organization licensee may contract with an entity in another
17state or country to permit any legal wagering entity in another
18state or country to accept wagers solely within such other
19state or country on races conducted by the organization
20licensee in this State. Beginning January 1, 2000, these wagers
21shall not be subject to State taxation. Until January 1, 2000,
22when the out-of-State entity conducts a pari-mutuel pool
23separate from the organization licensee, a privilege tax equal
24to 7 1/2% of all monies received by the organization licensee
25from entities in other states or countries pursuant to such
26contracts is imposed on the organization licensee, and such

 

 

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1privilege tax shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue
2within 48 hours of receipt of the moneys from the simulcast.
3When the out-of-State entity conducts a combined pari-mutuel
4pool with the organization licensee, the tax shall be 10% of
5all monies received by the organization licensee with 25% of
6the receipts from this 10% tax to be distributed to the county
7in which the race was conducted.
8    An organization licensee may permit one or more of its
9races to be utilized for pari-mutuel wagering at one or more
10locations in other states and may transmit audio and visual
11signals of races the organization licensee conducts to one or
12more locations outside the State or country and may also permit
13pari-mutuel pools in other states or countries to be combined
14with its gross or net wagering pools or with wagering pools
15established by other states.
16    (g) A host track may accept interstate simulcast wagers on
17horse races conducted in other states or countries and shall
18control the number of signals and types of breeds of racing in
19its simulcast program, subject to the disapproval of the Board.
20The Board may prohibit a simulcast program only if it finds
21that the simulcast program is clearly adverse to the integrity
22of racing. The host track simulcast program shall include the
23signal of live racing of all organization licensees. All
24non-host licensees and advance deposit wagering licensees
25shall carry the signal of and accept wagers on live racing of
26all organization licensees. Advance deposit wagering licensees

 

 

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1shall not be permitted to accept out-of-state wagers on any
2Illinois signal provided pursuant to this Section without the
3approval and consent of the organization licensee providing the
4signal. For one year after August 15, 2014 (the effective date
5of Public Act 98-968) this amendatory Act of the 98th General
6Assembly, non-host licensees may carry the host track simulcast
7program and shall accept wagers on all races included as part
8of the simulcast program of horse races conducted at race
9tracks located within North America upon which wagering is
10permitted. For a period of one year after August 15, 2014 (the
11effective date of Public Act 98-968) this amendatory Act of the
1298th General Assembly, on horse races conducted at race tracks
13located outside of North America, non-host licensees may accept
14wagers on all races included as part of the simulcast program
15upon which wagering is permitted. Beginning August 15, 2015
16(one year after the effective date of Public Act 98-968) this
17amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, non-host licensees
18may carry the host track simulcast program and shall accept
19wagers on all races included as part of the simulcast program
20upon which wagering is permitted. All organization licensees
21shall provide their live signal to all advance deposit wagering
22licensees for a simulcast commission fee not to exceed 6% of
23the advance deposit wagering licensee's Illinois handle on the
24organization licensee's signal without prior approval by the
25Board. The Board may adopt rules under which it may permit
26simulcast commission fees in excess of 6%. The Board shall

 

 

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1adopt rules limiting the interstate commission fees charged to
2an advance deposit wagering licensee. The Board shall adopt
3rules regarding advance deposit wagering on interstate
4simulcast races that shall reflect, among other things, the
5General Assembly's desire to maximize revenues to the State,
6horsemen purses, and organization organizational licensees.
7However, organization licensees providing live signals
8pursuant to the requirements of this subsection (g) may
9petition the Board to withhold their live signals from an
10advance deposit wagering licensee if the organization licensee
11discovers and the Board finds reputable or credible information
12that the advance deposit wagering licensee is under
13investigation by another state or federal governmental agency,
14the advance deposit wagering licensee's license has been
15suspended in another state, or the advance deposit wagering
16licensee's license is in revocation proceedings in another
17state. The organization licensee's provision of their live
18signal to an advance deposit wagering licensee under this
19subsection (g) pertains to wagers placed from within Illinois.
20Advance deposit wagering licensees may place advance deposit
21wagering terminals at wagering facilities as a convenience to
22customers. The advance deposit wagering licensee shall not
23charge or collect any fee from purses for the placement of the
24advance deposit wagering terminals. The costs and expenses of
25the host track and non-host licensees associated with
26interstate simulcast wagering, other than the interstate

 

 

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1commission fee, shall be borne by the host track and all
2non-host licensees incurring these costs. The interstate
3commission fee shall not exceed 5% of Illinois handle on the
4interstate simulcast race or races without prior approval of
5the Board. The Board shall promulgate rules under which it may
6permit interstate commission fees in excess of 5%. The
7interstate commission fee and other fees charged by the sending
8racetrack, including, but not limited to, satellite decoder
9fees, shall be uniformly applied to the host track and all
10non-host licensees.
11    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, through
12December 31, 2018, an organization licensee, with the consent
13of the horsemen association representing the largest number of
14owners, trainers, jockeys, or standardbred drivers who race
15horses at that organization licensee's racing meeting, may
16maintain a system whereby advance deposit wagering may take
17place or an organization licensee, with the consent of the
18horsemen association representing the largest number of
19owners, trainers, jockeys, or standardbred drivers who race
20horses at that organization licensee's racing meeting, may
21contract with another person to carry out a system of advance
22deposit wagering. Such consent may not be unreasonably
23withheld. Only with respect to an appeal to the Board that
24consent for an organization licensee that maintains its own
25advance deposit wagering system is being unreasonably
26withheld, the Board shall issue a final order within 30 days

 

 

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1after initiation of the appeal, and the organization licensee's
2advance deposit wagering system may remain operational during
3that 30-day period. The actions of any organization licensee
4who conducts advance deposit wagering or any person who has a
5contract with an organization licensee to conduct advance
6deposit wagering who conducts advance deposit wagering on or
7after January 1, 2013 and prior to June 7, 2013 (the effective
8date of Public Act 98-18) this amendatory Act of the 98th
9General Assembly taken in reliance on the changes made to this
10subsection (g) by Public Act 98-18 this amendatory Act of the
1198th General Assembly are hereby validated, provided payment of
12all applicable pari-mutuel taxes are remitted to the Board. All
13advance deposit wagers placed from within Illinois must be
14placed through a Board-approved advance deposit wagering
15licensee; no other entity may accept an advance deposit wager
16from a person within Illinois. All advance deposit wagering is
17subject to any rules adopted by the Board. The Board may adopt
18rules necessary to regulate advance deposit wagering through
19the use of emergency rulemaking in accordance with Section 5-45
20of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The General
21Assembly finds that the adoption of rules to regulate advance
22deposit wagering is deemed an emergency and necessary for the
23public interest, safety, and welfare. An advance deposit
24wagering licensee may retain all moneys as agreed to by
25contract with an organization licensee. Any moneys retained by
26the organization licensee from advance deposit wagering, not

 

 

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1including moneys retained by the advance deposit wagering
2licensee, shall be paid 50% to the organization licensee's
3purse account and 50% to the organization licensee. With the
4exception of any organization licensee that is owned by a
5publicly traded company that is incorporated in a state other
6than Illinois and advance deposit wagering licensees under
7contract with such organization licensees, organization
8licensees that maintain advance deposit wagering systems and
9advance deposit wagering licensees that contract with
10organization licensees shall provide sufficiently detailed
11monthly accountings to the horsemen association representing
12the largest number of owners, trainers, jockeys, or
13standardbred drivers who race horses at that organization
14licensee's racing meeting so that the horsemen association, as
15an interested party, can confirm the accuracy of the amounts
16paid to the purse account at the horsemen association's
17affiliated organization licensee from advance deposit
18wagering. If more than one breed races at the same race track
19facility, then the 50% of the moneys to be paid to an
20organization licensee's purse account shall be allocated among
21all organization licensees' purse accounts operating at that
22race track facility proportionately based on the actual number
23of host days that the Board grants to that breed at that race
24track facility in the current calendar year. To the extent any
25fees from advance deposit wagering conducted in Illinois for
26wagers in Illinois or other states have been placed in escrow

 

 

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1or otherwise withheld from wagers pending a determination of
2the legality of advance deposit wagering, no action shall be
3brought to declare such wagers or the disbursement of any fees
4previously escrowed illegal.
5        (1) Between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. an
6    inter-track intertrack wagering licensee other than the
7    host track may supplement the host track simulcast program
8    with additional simulcast races or race programs, provided
9    that between January 1 and the third Friday in February of
10    any year, inclusive, if no live thoroughbred racing is
11    occurring in Illinois during this period, only
12    thoroughbred races may be used for supplemental interstate
13    simulcast purposes. The Board shall withhold approval for a
14    supplemental interstate simulcast only if it finds that the
15    simulcast is clearly adverse to the integrity of racing. A
16    supplemental interstate simulcast may be transmitted from
17    an inter-track intertrack wagering licensee to its
18    affiliated non-host licensees. The interstate commission
19    fee for a supplemental interstate simulcast shall be paid
20    by the non-host licensee and its affiliated non-host
21    licensees receiving the simulcast.
22        (2) Between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. an
23    inter-track intertrack wagering licensee other than the
24    host track may receive supplemental interstate simulcasts
25    only with the consent of the host track, except when the
26    Board finds that the simulcast is clearly adverse to the

 

 

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1    integrity of racing. Consent granted under this paragraph
2    (2) to any inter-track intertrack wagering licensee shall
3    be deemed consent to all non-host licensees. The interstate
4    commission fee for the supplemental interstate simulcast
5    shall be paid by all participating non-host licensees.
6        (3) Each licensee conducting interstate simulcast
7    wagering may retain, subject to the payment of all
8    applicable taxes and the purses, an amount not to exceed
9    17% of all money wagered. If any licensee conducts the
10    pari-mutuel system wagering on races conducted at
11    racetracks in another state or country, each such race or
12    race program shall be considered a separate racing day for
13    the purpose of determining the daily handle and computing
14    the privilege tax of that daily handle as provided in
15    subsection (a) of Section 27. Until January 1, 2000, from
16    the sums permitted to be retained pursuant to this
17    subsection, each inter-track intertrack wagering location
18    licensee shall pay 1% of the pari-mutuel handle wagered on
19    simulcast wagering to the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund,
20    subject to the provisions of subparagraph (B) of paragraph
21    (11) of subsection (h) of Section 26 of this Act.
22        (4) A licensee who receives an interstate simulcast may
23    combine its gross or net pools with pools at the sending
24    racetracks pursuant to rules established by the Board. All
25    licensees combining their gross pools at a sending
26    racetrack shall adopt the take-out percentages of the

 

 

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1    sending racetrack. A licensee may also establish a separate
2    pool and takeout structure for wagering purposes on races
3    conducted at race tracks outside of the State of Illinois.
4    The licensee may permit pari-mutuel wagers placed in other
5    states or countries to be combined with its gross or net
6    wagering pools or other wagering pools.
7        (5) After the payment of the interstate commission fee
8    (except for the interstate commission fee on a supplemental
9    interstate simulcast, which shall be paid by the host track
10    and by each non-host licensee through the host-track) and
11    all applicable State and local taxes, except as provided in
12    subsection (g) of Section 27 of this Act, the remainder of
13    moneys retained from simulcast wagering pursuant to this
14    subsection (g), and Section 26.2 shall be divided as
15    follows:
16            (A) For interstate simulcast wagers made at a host
17        track, 50% to the host track and 50% to purses at the
18        host track.
19            (B) For wagers placed on interstate simulcast
20        races, supplemental simulcasts as defined in
21        subparagraphs (1) and (2), and separately pooled races
22        conducted outside of the State of Illinois made at a
23        non-host licensee, 25% to the host track, 25% to the
24        non-host licensee, and 50% to the purses at the host
25        track.
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1    contrary, non-host licensees who derive their licenses
2    from a track located in a county with a population in
3    excess of 230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River
4    may receive supplemental interstate simulcast races at all
5    times subject to Board approval, which shall be withheld
6    only upon a finding that a supplemental interstate
7    simulcast is clearly adverse to the integrity of racing.
8        (7) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the
9    contrary, after payment of all applicable State and local
10    taxes and interstate commission fees, non-host licensees
11    who derive their licenses from a track located in a county
12    with a population in excess of 230,000 and that borders the
13    Mississippi River shall retain 50% of the retention from
14    interstate simulcast wagers and shall pay 50% to purses at
15    the track from which the non-host licensee derives its
16    license as follows:
17            (A) Between January 1 and the third Friday in
18        February, inclusive, if no live thoroughbred racing is
19        occurring in Illinois during this period, when the
20        interstate simulcast is a standardbred race, the purse
21        share to its standardbred purse account;
22            (B) Between January 1 and the third Friday in
23        February, inclusive, if no live thoroughbred racing is
24        occurring in Illinois during this period, and the
25        interstate simulcast is a thoroughbred race, the purse
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1        distributed under paragraph (10) of this subsection
2        (g);
3            (C) Between January 1 and the third Friday in
4        February, inclusive, if live thoroughbred racing is
5        occurring in Illinois, between 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
6        the purse share from wagers made during this time
7        period to its thoroughbred purse account and between
8        6:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. the purse share from wagers
9        made during this time period to its standardbred purse
10        accounts;
11            (D) Between the third Saturday in February and
12        December 31, when the interstate simulcast occurs
13        between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., the purse
14        share to its thoroughbred purse account;
15            (E) Between the third Saturday in February and
16        December 31, when the interstate simulcast occurs
17        between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m., the purse
18        share to its standardbred purse account.
19        (7.1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act
20    to the contrary, if no standardbred racing is conducted at
21    a racetrack located in Madison County during any calendar
22    year beginning on or after January 1, 2002, all moneys
23    derived by that racetrack from simulcast wagering and
24    inter-track wagering that (1) are to be used for purses and
25    (2) are generated between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 6:30
26    a.m. during that calendar year shall be paid as follows:

 

 

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1            (A) If the licensee that conducts horse racing at
2        that racetrack requests from the Board at least as many
3        racing dates as were conducted in calendar year 2000,
4        80% shall be paid to its thoroughbred purse account;
5        and
6            (B) Twenty percent shall be deposited into the
7        Illinois Colt Stakes Purse Distribution Fund and shall
8        be paid to purses for standardbred races for Illinois
9        conceived and foaled horses conducted at any county
10        fairgrounds. The moneys deposited into the Fund
11        pursuant to this subparagraph (B) shall be deposited
12        within 2 weeks after the day they were generated, shall
13        be in addition to and not in lieu of any other moneys
14        paid to standardbred purses under this Act, and shall
15        not be commingled with other moneys paid into that
16        Fund. The moneys deposited pursuant to this
17        subparagraph (B) shall be allocated as provided by the
18        Department of Agriculture, with the advice and
19        assistance of the Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund
20        Advisory Board.
21        (7.2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act
22    to the contrary, if no thoroughbred racing is conducted at
23    a racetrack located in Madison County during any calendar
24    year beginning on or after January 1, 2002, all moneys
25    derived by that racetrack from simulcast wagering and
26    inter-track wagering that (1) are to be used for purses and

 

 

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1    (2) are generated between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 6:30
2    p.m. during that calendar year shall be deposited as
3    follows:
4            (A) If the licensee that conducts horse racing at
5        that racetrack requests from the Board at least as many
6        racing dates as were conducted in calendar year 2000,
7        80% shall be deposited into its standardbred purse
8        account; and
9            (B) Twenty percent shall be deposited into the
10        Illinois Colt Stakes Purse Distribution Fund. Moneys
11        deposited into the Illinois Colt Stakes Purse
12        Distribution Fund pursuant to this subparagraph (B)
13        shall be paid to Illinois conceived and foaled
14        thoroughbred breeders' programs and to thoroughbred
15        purses for races conducted at any county fairgrounds
16        for Illinois conceived and foaled horses at the
17        discretion of the Department of Agriculture, with the
18        advice and assistance of the Illinois Thoroughbred
19        Breeders Fund Advisory Board. The moneys deposited
20        into the Illinois Colt Stakes Purse Distribution Fund
21        pursuant to this subparagraph (B) shall be deposited
22        within 2 weeks after the day they were generated, shall
23        be in addition to and not in lieu of any other moneys
24        paid to thoroughbred purses under this Act, and shall
25        not be commingled with other moneys deposited into that
26        Fund.

 

 

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1        (7.3) If no live standardbred racing is conducted at a
2    racetrack located in Madison County in calendar year 2000
3    or 2001, an organization licensee who is licensed to
4    conduct horse racing at that racetrack shall, before
5    January 1, 2002, pay all moneys derived from simulcast
6    wagering and inter-track wagering in calendar years 2000
7    and 2001 and paid into the licensee's standardbred purse
8    account as follows:
9            (A) Eighty percent to that licensee's thoroughbred
10        purse account to be used for thoroughbred purses; and
11            (B) Twenty percent to the Illinois Colt Stakes
12        Purse Distribution Fund.
13        Failure to make the payment to the Illinois Colt Stakes
14    Purse Distribution Fund before January 1, 2002 shall result
15    in the immediate revocation of the licensee's organization
16    license, inter-track wagering license, and inter-track
17    wagering location license.
18        Moneys paid into the Illinois Colt Stakes Purse
19    Distribution Fund pursuant to this paragraph (7.3) shall be
20    paid to purses for standardbred races for Illinois
21    conceived and foaled horses conducted at any county
22    fairgrounds. Moneys paid into the Illinois Colt Stakes
23    Purse Distribution Fund pursuant to this paragraph (7.3)
24    shall be used as determined by the Department of
25    Agriculture, with the advice and assistance of the Illinois
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1    addition to and not in lieu of any other moneys paid to
2    standardbred purses under this Act, and shall not be
3    commingled with any other moneys paid into that Fund.
4        (7.4) If live standardbred racing is conducted at a
5    racetrack located in Madison County at any time in calendar
6    year 2001 before the payment required under paragraph (7.3)
7    has been made, the organization licensee who is licensed to
8    conduct racing at that racetrack shall pay all moneys
9    derived by that racetrack from simulcast wagering and
10    inter-track wagering during calendar years 2000 and 2001
11    that (1) are to be used for purses and (2) are generated
12    between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. during 2000 or
13    2001 to the standardbred purse account at that racetrack to
14    be used for standardbred purses.
15        (8) Notwithstanding any provision in this Act to the
16    contrary, an organization licensee from a track located in
17    a county with a population in excess of 230,000 and that
18    borders the Mississippi River and its affiliated non-host
19    licensees shall not be entitled to share in any retention
20    generated on racing, inter-track wagering, or simulcast
21    wagering at any other Illinois wagering facility.
22        (8.1) Notwithstanding any provisions in this Act to the
23    contrary, if 2 organization licensees are conducting
24    standardbred race meetings concurrently between the hours
25    of 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m., after payment of all applicable
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1    remainder of the amount retained from simulcast wagering
2    otherwise attributable to the host track and to host track
3    purses shall be split daily between the 2 organization
4    licensees and the purses at the tracks of the 2
5    organization licensees, respectively, based on each
6    organization licensee's share of the total live handle for
7    that day, provided that this provision shall not apply to
8    any non-host licensee that derives its license from a track
9    located in a county with a population in excess of 230,000
10    and that borders the Mississippi River.
11        (9) (Blank).
12        (10) (Blank).
13        (11) (Blank).
14        (12) The Board shall have authority to compel all host
15    tracks to receive the simulcast of any or all races
16    conducted at the Springfield or DuQuoin State fairgrounds
17    and include all such races as part of their simulcast
18    programs.
19        (13) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
20    in the event that the total Illinois pari-mutuel handle on
21    Illinois horse races at all wagering facilities in any
22    calendar year is less than 75% of the total Illinois
23    pari-mutuel handle on Illinois horse races at all such
24    wagering facilities for calendar year 1994, then each
25    wagering facility that has an annual total Illinois
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1    than 75% of the total Illinois pari-mutuel handle on
2    Illinois horse races at such wagering facility for calendar
3    year 1994, shall be permitted to receive, from any amount
4    otherwise payable to the purse account at the race track
5    with which the wagering facility is affiliated in the
6    succeeding calendar year, an amount equal to 2% of the
7    differential in total Illinois pari-mutuel handle on
8    Illinois horse races at the wagering facility between that
9    calendar year in question and 1994 provided, however, that
10    a wagering facility shall not be entitled to any such
11    payment until the Board certifies in writing to the
12    wagering facility the amount to which the wagering facility
13    is entitled and a schedule for payment of the amount to the
14    wagering facility, based on: (i) the racing dates awarded
15    to the race track affiliated with the wagering facility
16    during the succeeding year; (ii) the sums available or
17    anticipated to be available in the purse account of the
18    race track affiliated with the wagering facility for purses
19    during the succeeding year; and (iii) the need to ensure
20    reasonable purse levels during the payment period. The
21    Board's certification shall be provided no later than
22    January 31 of the succeeding year. In the event a wagering
23    facility entitled to a payment under this paragraph (13) is
24    affiliated with a race track that maintains purse accounts
25    for both standardbred and thoroughbred racing, the amount
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1    between each purse account pro rata, based on the amount of
2    Illinois handle on Illinois standardbred and thoroughbred
3    racing respectively at the wagering facility during the
4    previous calendar year. Annually, the General Assembly
5    shall appropriate sufficient funds from the General
6    Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for payment
7    into the thoroughbred and standardbred horse racing purse
8    accounts at Illinois pari-mutuel tracks. The amount paid to
9    each purse account shall be the amount certified by the
10    Illinois Racing Board in January to be transferred from
11    each account to each eligible racing facility in accordance
12    with the provisions of this Section.
13    (h) The Board may approve and license the conduct of
14inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering by inter-track
15wagering licensees and inter-track wagering location licensees
16subject to the following terms and conditions:
17        (1) Any person licensed to conduct a race meeting (i)
18    at a track where 60 or more days of racing were conducted
19    during the immediately preceding calendar year or where
20    over the 5 immediately preceding calendar years an average
21    of 30 or more days of racing were conducted annually may be
22    issued an inter-track wagering license; (ii) at a track
23    located in a county that is bounded by the Mississippi
24    River, which has a population of less than 150,000
25    according to the 1990 decennial census, and an average of
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1    may be issued an inter-track wagering license; or (iii) at
2    a track located in Madison County that conducted at least
3    100 days of live racing during the immediately preceding
4    calendar year may be issued an inter-track wagering
5    license, unless a lesser schedule of live racing is the
6    result of (A) weather, unsafe track conditions, or other
7    acts of God; (B) an agreement between the organization
8    licensee and the associations representing the largest
9    number of owners, trainers, jockeys, or standardbred
10    drivers who race horses at that organization licensee's
11    racing meeting; or (C) a finding by the Board of
12    extraordinary circumstances and that it was in the best
13    interest of the public and the sport to conduct fewer than
14    100 days of live racing. Any such person having operating
15    control of the racing facility may receive inter-track
16    wagering location licenses. An eligible race track located
17    in a county that has a population of more than 230,000 and
18    that is bounded by the Mississippi River may establish up
19    to 9 inter-track wagering locations, and an eligible race
20    track located in Stickney Township in Cook County may
21    establish up to 16 inter-track wagering locations, and an
22    eligible race track located in Palatine Township in Cook
23    County may establish up to 18 inter-track wagering
24    locations. An application for said license shall be filed
25    with the Board prior to such dates as may be fixed by the
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1    location license there shall be delivered to the Board a
2    certified check or bank draft payable to the order of the
3    Board for an amount equal to $500. The application shall be
4    on forms prescribed and furnished by the Board. The
5    application shall comply with all other rules, regulations
6    and conditions imposed by the Board in connection
7    therewith.
8        (2) The Board shall examine the applications with
9    respect to their conformity with this Act and the rules and
10    regulations imposed by the Board. If found to be in
11    compliance with the Act and rules and regulations of the
12    Board, the Board may then issue a license to conduct
13    inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering to such
14    applicant. All such applications shall be acted upon by the
15    Board at a meeting to be held on such date as may be fixed
16    by the Board.
17        (3) In granting licenses to conduct inter-track
18    wagering and simulcast wagering, the Board shall give due
19    consideration to the best interests of the public, of horse
20    racing, and of maximizing revenue to the State.
21        (4) Prior to the issuance of a license to conduct
22    inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering, the applicant
23    shall file with the Board a bond payable to the State of
24    Illinois in the sum of $50,000, executed by the applicant
25    and a surety company or companies authorized to do business
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1    licensee of all taxes due under Section 27 or 27.1 and any
2    other monies due and payable under this Act, and (ii)
3    distribution by the licensee, upon presentation of the
4    winning ticket or tickets, of all sums payable to the
5    patrons of pari-mutuel pools.
6        (5) Each license to conduct inter-track wagering and
7    simulcast wagering shall specify the person to whom it is
8    issued, the dates on which such wagering is permitted, and
9    the track or location where the wagering is to be
10    conducted.
11        (6) All wagering under such license is subject to this
12    Act and to the rules and regulations from time to time
13    prescribed by the Board, and every such license issued by
14    the Board shall contain a recital to that effect.
15        (7) An inter-track wagering licensee or inter-track
16    wagering location licensee may accept wagers at the track
17    or location where it is licensed, or as otherwise provided
18    under this Act.
19        (8) Inter-track wagering or simulcast wagering shall
20    not be conducted at any track less than 5 miles from a
21    track at which a racing meeting is in progress.
22        (8.1) Inter-track wagering location licensees who
23    derive their licenses from a particular organization
24    licensee shall conduct inter-track wagering and simulcast
25    wagering only at locations that are within 160 miles of
26    that race track where the particular organization licensee

 

 

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1    is licensed to conduct racing. However, inter-track
2    wagering and simulcast wagering shall not be conducted by
3    those licensees at any location within 5 miles of any race
4    track at which a horse race meeting has been licensed in
5    the current year, unless the person having operating
6    control of such race track has given its written consent to
7    such inter-track wagering location licensees, which
8    consent must be filed with the Board at or prior to the
9    time application is made. In the case of any inter-track
10    wagering location licensee initially licensed after
11    December 31, 2013, inter-track wagering and simulcast
12    wagering shall not be conducted by those inter-track
13    wagering location licensees that are located outside the
14    City of Chicago at any location within 8 miles of any race
15    track at which a horse race meeting has been licensed in
16    the current year, unless the person having operating
17    control of such race track has given its written consent to
18    such inter-track wagering location licensees, which
19    consent must be filed with the Board at or prior to the
20    time application is made.
21        (8.2) Inter-track wagering or simulcast wagering shall
22    not be conducted by an inter-track wagering location
23    licensee at any location within 500 feet of an existing
24    church or existing school, nor within 500 feet of the
25    residences of more than 50 registered voters without
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1    registered voters at such residences. Such written
2    permission statements shall be filed with the Board. The
3    distance of 500 feet shall be measured to the nearest part
4    of any building used for worship services, education
5    programs, residential purposes, or conducting inter-track
6    wagering by an inter-track wagering location licensee, and
7    not to property boundaries. However, inter-track wagering
8    or simulcast wagering may be conducted at a site within 500
9    feet of a church, school or residences of 50 or more
10    registered voters if such church, school or residences have
11    been erected or established, or such voters have been
12    registered, after the Board issues the original
13    inter-track wagering location license at the site in
14    question. Inter-track wagering location licensees may
15    conduct inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering only
16    in areas that are zoned for commercial or manufacturing
17    purposes or in areas for which a special use has been
18    approved by the local zoning authority. However, no license
19    to conduct inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering
20    shall be granted by the Board with respect to any
21    inter-track wagering location within the jurisdiction of
22    any local zoning authority which has, by ordinance or by
23    resolution, prohibited the establishment of an inter-track
24    wagering location within its jurisdiction. However,
25    inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering may be
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1    enacted after the Board licenses the original inter-track
2    wagering location licensee for the site in question.
3        (9) (Blank).
4        (10) An inter-track wagering licensee or an
5    inter-track wagering location licensee may retain, subject
6    to the payment of the privilege taxes and the purses, an
7    amount not to exceed 17% of all money wagered. Each program
8    of racing conducted by each inter-track wagering licensee
9    or inter-track wagering location licensee shall be
10    considered a separate racing day for the purpose of
11    determining the daily handle and computing the privilege
12    tax or pari-mutuel tax on such daily handle as provided in
13    Section 27.
14        (10.1) Except as provided in subsection (g) of Section
15    27 of this Act, inter-track wagering location licensees
16    shall pay 1% of the pari-mutuel handle at each location to
17    the municipality in which such location is situated and 1%
18    of the pari-mutuel handle at each location to the county in
19    which such location is situated. In the event that an
20    inter-track wagering location licensee is situated in an
21    unincorporated area of a county, such licensee shall pay 2%
22    of the pari-mutuel handle from such location to such
23    county.
24        (10.2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
25    Act, with respect to inter-track intertrack wagering at a
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1    more than 230,000 and that is bounded by the Mississippi
2    River ("the first race track"), or at a facility operated
3    by an inter-track wagering licensee or inter-track
4    wagering location licensee that derives its license from
5    the organization licensee that operates the first race
6    track, on races conducted at the first race track or on
7    races conducted at another Illinois race track and
8    simultaneously televised to the first race track or to a
9    facility operated by an inter-track wagering licensee or
10    inter-track wagering location licensee that derives its
11    license from the organization licensee that operates the
12    first race track, those moneys shall be allocated as
13    follows:
14            (A) That portion of all moneys wagered on
15        standardbred racing that is required under this Act to
16        be paid to purses shall be paid to purses for
17        standardbred races.
18            (B) That portion of all moneys wagered on
19        thoroughbred racing that is required under this Act to
20        be paid to purses shall be paid to purses for
21        thoroughbred races.
22        (11) (A) After payment of the privilege or pari-mutuel
23    tax, any other applicable taxes, and the costs and expenses
24    in connection with the gathering, transmission, and
25    dissemination of all data necessary to the conduct of
26    inter-track wagering, the remainder of the monies retained

 

 

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1    under either Section 26 or Section 26.2 of this Act by the
2    inter-track wagering licensee on inter-track wagering
3    shall be allocated with 50% to be split between the 2
4    participating licensees and 50% to purses, except that an
5    inter-track intertrack wagering licensee that derives its
6    license from a track located in a county with a population
7    in excess of 230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River
8    shall not divide any remaining retention with the Illinois
9    organization licensee that provides the race or races, and
10    an inter-track intertrack wagering licensee that accepts
11    wagers on races conducted by an organization licensee that
12    conducts a race meet in a county with a population in
13    excess of 230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River
14    shall not divide any remaining retention with that
15    organization licensee.
16        (B) From the sums permitted to be retained pursuant to
17    this Act each inter-track wagering location licensee shall
18    pay (i) the privilege or pari-mutuel tax to the State; (ii)
19    4.75% of the pari-mutuel handle on inter-track intertrack
20    wagering at such location on races as purses, except that
21    an inter-track intertrack wagering location licensee that
22    derives its license from a track located in a county with a
23    population in excess of 230,000 and that borders the
24    Mississippi River shall retain all purse moneys for its own
25    purse account consistent with distribution set forth in
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1    location licensees that accept wagers on races conducted by
2    an organization licensee located in a county with a
3    population in excess of 230,000 and that borders the
4    Mississippi River shall distribute all purse moneys to
5    purses at the operating host track; (iii) until January 1,
6    2000, except as provided in subsection (g) of Section 27 of
7    this Act, 1% of the pari-mutuel handle wagered on
8    inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering at each
9    inter-track wagering location licensee facility to the
10    Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund, provided that, to the
11    extent the total amount collected and distributed to the
12    Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund under this subsection (h)
13    during any calendar year exceeds the amount collected and
14    distributed to the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund during
15    calendar year 1994, that excess amount shall be
16    redistributed (I) to all inter-track wagering location
17    licensees, based on each licensee's pro-rata share of the
18    total handle from inter-track wagering and simulcast
19    wagering for all inter-track wagering location licensees
20    during the calendar year in which this provision is
21    applicable; then (II) the amounts redistributed to each
22    inter-track wagering location licensee as described in
23    subpart (I) shall be further redistributed as provided in
24    subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subsection (g) of this
25    Section 26 provided first, that the shares of those
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1    to purses at the host track under subparagraph (B) of
2    paragraph (5) of subsection (g) of this Section 26 shall be
3    redistributed based on each host track's pro rata share of
4    the total inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering
5    handle at all host tracks during the calendar year in
6    question, and second, that any amounts redistributed as
7    described in part (I) to an inter-track wagering location
8    licensee that accepts wagers on races conducted by an
9    organization licensee that conducts a race meet in a county
10    with a population in excess of 230,000 and that borders the
11    Mississippi River shall be further redistributed as
12    provided in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (7) of
13    subsection (g) of this Section 26, with the portion of that
14    further redistribution allocated to purses at that
15    organization licensee to be divided between standardbred
16    purses and thoroughbred purses based on the amounts
17    otherwise allocated to purses at that organization
18    licensee during the calendar year in question; and (iv) 8%
19    of the pari-mutuel handle on inter-track wagering wagered
20    at such location to satisfy all costs and expenses of
21    conducting its wagering. The remainder of the monies
22    retained by the inter-track wagering location licensee
23    shall be allocated 40% to the location licensee and 60% to
24    the organization licensee which provides the Illinois
25    races to the location, except that an inter-track
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1    license from a track located in a county with a population
2    in excess of 230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River
3    shall not divide any remaining retention with the
4    organization licensee that provides the race or races and
5    an inter-track intertrack wagering location licensee that
6    accepts wagers on races conducted by an organization
7    licensee that conducts a race meet in a county with a
8    population in excess of 230,000 and that borders the
9    Mississippi River shall not divide any remaining retention
10    with the organization licensee. Notwithstanding the
11    provisions of clauses (ii) and (iv) of this paragraph, in
12    the case of the additional inter-track wagering location
13    licenses authorized under paragraph (1) of this subsection
14    (h) by Public Act 87-110 this amendatory Act of 1991, those
15    licensees shall pay the following amounts as purses: during
16    the first 12 months the licensee is in operation, 5.25% of
17    the pari-mutuel handle wagered at the location on races;
18    during the second 12 months, 5.25%; during the third 12
19    months, 5.75%; during the fourth 12 months, 6.25%; and
20    during the fifth 12 months and thereafter, 6.75%. The
21    following amounts shall be retained by the licensee to
22    satisfy all costs and expenses of conducting its wagering:
23    during the first 12 months the licensee is in operation,
24    8.25% of the pari-mutuel handle wagered at the location;
25    during the second 12 months, 8.25%; during the third 12
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1    during the fifth 12 months and thereafter, 6.75%. For
2    additional inter-track intertrack wagering location
3    licensees authorized under Public Act 89-16 this
4    amendatory Act of 1995, purses for the first 12 months the
5    licensee is in operation shall be 5.75% of the pari-mutuel
6    wagered at the location, purses for the second 12 months
7    the licensee is in operation shall be 6.25%, and purses
8    thereafter shall be 6.75%. For additional inter-track
9    intertrack location licensees authorized under Public Act
10    89-16 this amendatory Act of 1995, the licensee shall be
11    allowed to retain to satisfy all costs and expenses: 7.75%
12    of the pari-mutuel handle wagered at the location during
13    its first 12 months of operation, 7.25% during its second
14    12 months of operation, and 6.75% thereafter.
15        (C) There is hereby created the Horse Racing Tax
16    Allocation Fund which shall remain in existence until
17    December 31, 1999. Moneys remaining in the Fund after
18    December 31, 1999 shall be paid into the General Revenue
19    Fund. Until January 1, 2000, all monies paid into the Horse
20    Racing Tax Allocation Fund pursuant to this paragraph (11)
21    by inter-track wagering location licensees located in park
22    districts of 500,000 population or less, or in a
23    municipality that is not included within any park district
24    but is included within a conservation district and is the
25    county seat of a county that (i) is contiguous to the state
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1    according to the United States Bureau of the Census, and
2    operating on May 1, 1994 shall be allocated by
3    appropriation as follows:
4            Two-sevenths to the Department of Agriculture.
5        Fifty percent of this two-sevenths shall be used to
6        promote the Illinois horse racing and breeding
7        industry, and shall be distributed by the Department of
8        Agriculture upon the advice of a 9-member committee
9        appointed by the Governor consisting of the following
10        members: the Director of Agriculture, who shall serve
11        as chairman; 2 representatives of organization
12        licensees conducting thoroughbred race meetings in
13        this State, recommended by those licensees; 2
14        representatives of organization licensees conducting
15        standardbred race meetings in this State, recommended
16        by those licensees; a representative of the Illinois
17        Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Foundation,
18        recommended by that Foundation; a representative of
19        the Illinois Standardbred Owners and Breeders
20        Association, recommended by that Association; a
21        representative of the Horsemen's Benevolent and
22        Protective Association or any successor organization
23        thereto established in Illinois comprised of the
24        largest number of owners and trainers, recommended by
25        that Association or that successor organization; and a
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1        Association, recommended by that Association.
2        Committee members shall serve for terms of 2 years,
3        commencing January 1 of each even-numbered year. If a
4        representative of any of the above-named entities has
5        not been recommended by January 1 of any even-numbered
6        year, the Governor shall appoint a committee member to
7        fill that position. Committee members shall receive no
8        compensation for their services as members but shall be
9        reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses and
10        disbursements incurred in the performance of their
11        official duties. The remaining 50% of this
12        two-sevenths shall be distributed to county fairs for
13        premiums and rehabilitation as set forth in the
14        Agricultural Fair Act;
15            Four-sevenths to park districts or municipalities
16        that do not have a park district of 500,000 population
17        or less for museum purposes (if an inter-track wagering
18        location licensee is located in such a park district)
19        or to conservation districts for museum purposes (if an
20        inter-track wagering location licensee is located in a
21        municipality that is not included within any park
22        district but is included within a conservation
23        district and is the county seat of a county that (i) is
24        contiguous to the state of Indiana and (ii) has a 1990
25        population of 88,257 according to the United States
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1        district does not maintain a museum, the monies shall
2        be allocated equally between the county and the
3        municipality in which the inter-track wagering
4        location licensee is located for general purposes) or
5        to a municipal recreation board for park purposes (if
6        an inter-track wagering location licensee is located
7        in a municipality that is not included within any park
8        district and park maintenance is the function of the
9        municipal recreation board and the municipality has a
10        1990 population of 9,302 according to the United States
11        Bureau of the Census); provided that the monies are
12        distributed to each park district or conservation
13        district or municipality that does not have a park
14        district in an amount equal to four-sevenths of the
15        amount collected by each inter-track wagering location
16        licensee within the park district or conservation
17        district or municipality for the Fund. Monies that were
18        paid into the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund before
19        August 9, 1991 (the effective date of Public Act
20        87-110) this amendatory Act of 1991 by an inter-track
21        wagering location licensee located in a municipality
22        that is not included within any park district but is
23        included within a conservation district as provided in
24        this paragraph shall, as soon as practicable after
25        August 9, 1991 (the effective date of Public Act
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1        paid to that conservation district as provided in this
2        paragraph. Any park district or municipality not
3        maintaining a museum may deposit the monies in the
4        corporate fund of the park district or municipality
5        where the inter-track wagering location is located, to
6        be used for general purposes; and
7            One-seventh to the Agricultural Premium Fund to be
8        used for distribution to agricultural home economics
9        extension councils in accordance with "An Act in
10        relation to additional support and finances for the
11        Agricultural and Home Economic Extension Councils in
12        the several counties of this State and making an
13        appropriation therefor", approved July 24, 1967.
14        Until January 1, 2000, all other monies paid into the
15    Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund pursuant to this paragraph
16    (11) shall be allocated by appropriation as follows:
17            Two-sevenths to the Department of Agriculture.
18        Fifty percent of this two-sevenths shall be used to
19        promote the Illinois horse racing and breeding
20        industry, and shall be distributed by the Department of
21        Agriculture upon the advice of a 9-member committee
22        appointed by the Governor consisting of the following
23        members: the Director of Agriculture, who shall serve
24        as chairman; 2 representatives of organization
25        licensees conducting thoroughbred race meetings in
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1        representatives of organization licensees conducting
2        standardbred race meetings in this State, recommended
3        by those licensees; a representative of the Illinois
4        Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Foundation,
5        recommended by that Foundation; a representative of
6        the Illinois Standardbred Owners and Breeders
7        Association, recommended by that Association; a
8        representative of the Horsemen's Benevolent and
9        Protective Association or any successor organization
10        thereto established in Illinois comprised of the
11        largest number of owners and trainers, recommended by
12        that Association or that successor organization; and a
13        representative of the Illinois Harness Horsemen's
14        Association, recommended by that Association.
15        Committee members shall serve for terms of 2 years,
16        commencing January 1 of each even-numbered year. If a
17        representative of any of the above-named entities has
18        not been recommended by January 1 of any even-numbered
19        year, the Governor shall appoint a committee member to
20        fill that position. Committee members shall receive no
21        compensation for their services as members but shall be
22        reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses and
23        disbursements incurred in the performance of their
24        official duties. The remaining 50% of this
25        two-sevenths shall be distributed to county fairs for
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1        Agricultural Fair Act;
2            Four-sevenths to museums and aquariums located in
3        park districts of over 500,000 population; provided
4        that the monies are distributed in accordance with the
5        previous year's distribution of the maintenance tax
6        for such museums and aquariums as provided in Section 2
7        of the Park District Aquarium and Museum Act; and
8            One-seventh to the Agricultural Premium Fund to be
9        used for distribution to agricultural home economics
10        extension councils in accordance with "An Act in
11        relation to additional support and finances for the
12        Agricultural and Home Economic Extension Councils in
13        the several counties of this State and making an
14        appropriation therefor", approved July 24, 1967. This
15        subparagraph (C) shall be inoperative and of no force
16        and effect on and after January 1, 2000.
17            (D) Except as provided in paragraph (11) of this
18        subsection (h), with respect to purse allocation from
19        inter-track intertrack wagering, the monies so
20        retained shall be divided as follows:
21                (i) If the inter-track wagering licensee,
22            except an inter-track intertrack wagering licensee
23            that derives its license from an organization
24            licensee located in a county with a population in
25            excess of 230,000 and bounded by the Mississippi
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1            during the same dates, then the entire purse
2            allocation shall be to purses at the track where
3            the races wagered on are being conducted.
4                (ii) If the inter-track wagering licensee,
5            except an inter-track intertrack wagering licensee
6            that derives its license from an organization
7            licensee located in a county with a population in
8            excess of 230,000 and bounded by the Mississippi
9            River, is also conducting its own race meeting
10            during the same dates, then the purse allocation
11            shall be as follows: 50% to purses at the track
12            where the races wagered on are being conducted; 50%
13            to purses at the track where the inter-track
14            wagering licensee is accepting such wagers.
15                (iii) If the inter-track wagering is being
16            conducted by an inter-track wagering location
17            licensee, except an inter-track intertrack
18            wagering location licensee that derives its
19            license from an organization licensee located in a
20            county with a population in excess of 230,000 and
21            bounded by the Mississippi River, the entire purse
22            allocation for Illinois races shall be to purses at
23            the track where the race meeting being wagered on
24            is being held.
25        (12) The Board shall have all powers necessary and
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1    inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering by inter-track
2    wagering licensees and inter-track wagering location
3    licensees, including, but not limited to the following:
4            (A) The Board is vested with power to promulgate
5        reasonable rules and regulations for the purpose of
6        administering the conduct of this wagering and to
7        prescribe reasonable rules, regulations and conditions
8        under which such wagering shall be held and conducted.
9        Such rules and regulations are to provide for the
10        prevention of practices detrimental to the public
11        interest and for the best interests of said wagering
12        and to impose penalties for violations thereof.
13            (B) The Board, and any person or persons to whom it
14        delegates this power, is vested with the power to enter
15        the facilities of any licensee to determine whether
16        there has been compliance with the provisions of this
17        Act and the rules and regulations relating to the
18        conduct of such wagering.
19            (C) The Board, and any person or persons to whom it
20        delegates this power, may eject or exclude from any
21        licensee's facilities, any person whose conduct or
22        reputation is such that his presence on such premises
23        may, in the opinion of the Board, call into the
24        question the honesty and integrity of, or interfere
25        with the orderly conduct of such wagering; provided,
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1        from such premises solely on the grounds of race,
2        color, creed, national origin, ancestry, or sex.
3            (D) (Blank).
4            (E) The Board is vested with the power to appoint
5        delegates to execute any of the powers granted to it
6        under this Section for the purpose of administering
7        this wagering and any rules and regulations
8        promulgated in accordance with this Act.
9            (F) The Board shall name and appoint a State
10        director of this wagering who shall be a representative
11        of the Board and whose duty it shall be to supervise
12        the conduct of inter-track wagering as may be provided
13        for by the rules and regulations of the Board; such
14        rules and regulation shall specify the method of
15        appointment and the Director's powers, authority and
16        duties.
17            (G) The Board is vested with the power to impose
18        civil penalties of up to $5,000 against individuals and
19        up to $10,000 against licensees for each violation of
20        any provision of this Act relating to the conduct of
21        this wagering, any rules adopted by the Board, any
22        order of the Board or any other action which in the
23        Board's discretion, is a detriment or impediment to
24        such wagering.
25        (13) The Department of Agriculture may enter into
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1    conduct inter-track wagering on races to be held at the
2    licensed race meetings conducted by the Department of
3    Agriculture. Such agreement shall specify the races of the
4    Department of Agriculture's licensed race meeting upon
5    which the licensees will conduct wagering. In the event
6    that a licensee conducts inter-track pari-mutuel wagering
7    on races from the Illinois State Fair or DuQuoin State Fair
8    which are in addition to the licensee's previously approved
9    racing program, those races shall be considered a separate
10    racing day for the purpose of determining the daily handle
11    and computing the privilege or pari-mutuel tax on that
12    daily handle as provided in Sections 27 and 27.1. Such
13    agreements shall be approved by the Board before such
14    wagering may be conducted. In determining whether to grant
15    approval, the Board shall give due consideration to the
16    best interests of the public and of horse racing. The
17    provisions of paragraphs (1), (8), (8.1), and (8.2) of
18    subsection (h) of this Section which are not specified in
19    this paragraph (13) shall not apply to licensed race
20    meetings conducted by the Department of Agriculture at the
21    Illinois State Fair in Sangamon County or the DuQuoin State
22    Fair in Perry County, or to any wagering conducted on those
23    race meetings.
24        (14) An inter-track wagering location license
25    authorized by the Board in 2016 that is owned and operated
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1    to a commonly owned race track in Cook County on August 12,
2    2016 (the effective date of Public Act 99-757) this
3    amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. The licensee
4    shall retain its status in relation to purse distribution
5    under paragraph (11) of this subsection (h) following the
6    transfer to the new entity. The pari-mutuel tax credit
7    under Section 32.1 shall not be applied toward any
8    pari-mutuel tax obligation of the inter-track wagering
9    location licensee of the license that is transferred under
10    this paragraph (14).
11    (i) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, the
12conduct of wagering at wagering facilities is authorized on all
13days, except as limited by subsection (b) of Section 19 of this
14Act.
15(Source: P.A. 98-18, eff. 6-7-13; 98-624, eff. 1-29-14; 98-968,
16eff. 8-15-14; 99-756, eff. 8-12-16; 99-757, eff. 8-12-16;
17revised 9-14-16.)
 
18    (230 ILCS 5/26.10 new)
19    Sec. 26.10. Wagering on historical horse races authorized.
20    (a) Wagering on historical horse races is authorized and
21may be conducted in accordance with this Act.
22    Wagering on a historical horse race shall only be conducted
23by an organization licensee licensed to conduct a live horse
24race meet and licensed to conduct inter-track and simulcast
25wagering in the year 2016.

 

 

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1    Wagering on a historical horse race shall only be permitted
2in a designated area at any licensed premise of an organization
3licensee licensed to conduct a live horse race meeting.
4    An organization licensee may conduct wagering on
5standardbred, quarter horse, and thoroughbred historical horse
6races regardless of the type of breed that primarily races in
7live meets conducted by the organization licensee. An
8organization licensee may conduct wagering on historical races
9on any days and hours during which pari-mutuel wagering on live
10or simulcast races is being conducted and is approved by the
11Board, and wagering shall not be limited to times during which
12the organization licensee is conducting a live horse race
13meeting.
14    Any wager placed on a historical horse race shall be
15through the pari-mutuel system of wagering.
16    Before offering wagering on a historical horse race, an
17organization licensee shall first obtain the Board's written
18approval of all wagers offered as set forth in rules adopted by
19the Board.
20    (b) All wagering on a historical horse race shall
21incorporate all of the following elements:
22        (1) A patron may only wager on a historical horse race
23    on a terminal approved by the Board.
24        (2) Once a patron wagers an amount in the terminal
25    offering wagering on a historical horse race, a historical
26    horse race shall be chosen at random.

 

 

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1        (3) Prior to the patron making his or her wager
2    selections, the terminal shall not display any information
3    that would allow the patron to identify the historical race
4    on which he or she is wagering, including the location of
5    the race, the date on which the race was run, the names of
6    the horses in the race, or the names of the jockeys or
7    drivers that rode the horses in the race.
8        (4) The terminal shall make available true and accurate
9    past performance information on the historical horse race
10    to the patron prior to making his or her wager selections.
11    The information shall be current as of the day the
12    historical horse race was actually run. The information
13    provided to the patron shall be displayed on the terminal
14    in data or graphical form.
15        (5) After a patron finalizes his or her wager
16    selections, the terminal shall display a video replay of
17    the race, or a portion thereof, or an animated depiction of
18    the race's finish and the official results of the race. The
19    identity of the race shall be revealed to the patron after
20    the patron has placed his or her wager.
21    (c) A wager on a historical horse race, less deductions
22permitted by this Act shall be placed in pari-mutuels pools
23approved by the Board.
24    A payout to a winning patron shall be paid from money
25wagered by patrons or the initial seed pool and shall not
26constitute a wager against the organization licensee.

 

 

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1    An organization licensee conducting wagering on a
2historical horse race shall not conduct wagering in such a
3manner that patrons are wagering against the organization
4licensee or in such a manner that the amount retained by the
5organization licensee is dependent upon the outcome of any
6particular race or the success of any particular wager.
7    An organization licensee shall only pay a winning wager on
8a historical horse race out of the applicable pari-mutuel pool
9and shall not pay a winning wager out of the organization
10licensee's funds. Payment of a winning wager shall not exceed
11the amount available in the applicable pari-mutuel pool.
12    An organization licensee offering wagering on a historical
13horse race shall operate seed pools in a manner and method
14approved by the Board as set forth in this Act. For each wager
15made, an organization licensee may assign a percentage of the
16wager to seed pools. The seed pools shall be maintained and
17funded so that the amount available at any given time is
18sufficient to ensure that a patron will be paid the minimum
19amount required on a winning wager.
20    An organization licensee shall provide the funding for the
21initial seed pool for each type of exotic wager. The funding
22for the initial seed pool shall be nonrefundable and in an
23amount sufficient to ensure that a patron will be paid the
24minimum amount required on a winning wager.
25    (d) Terminals offering wagering on historical horse races
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1written approval of the Board. Designated areas shall be
2established in such a way as to control access by the general
3public and prevent entry by any patron who is under 18 years of
4age or is otherwise not permitted to place wagers.
5    An organization licensee shall monitor persons entering
6and leaving the designated areas and shall prevent access to
7any patron who is under 18 years of age or is otherwise not
8permitted to place wagers on historical horse races.
9    An organization licensee shall provide terminals that are
10accessible to patrons with disabilities.
11    (e) An organization licensee shall not offer a wager on any
12historical horse race without the prior written approval of the
13Board.
14    An organization licensee making a request to offer a
15pari-mutuel wager on a historical horse race may make an oral
16presentation to the Board regarding the wager prior to the
17Board deciding on the request. The presentation shall be made
18by the organization licensee during a meeting of the Board and
19shall be limited to the information contained in the written
20request and any supplemental information relevant to the
21Board's determination of the suitability of the wager. The
22Board may require an organization licensee to clarify or
23otherwise respond to questions concerning the written request
24as a condition to approval of the wager.
25    The Board may request additional information from an
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1information would assist the Board in deciding whether to
2approve it.
3    (f) An organization licensee shall submit a written request
4to the Board for permission to offer a wager on a historical
5horse race, which shall include:
6        (1) the types, numbers, and denominations of
7    pari-mutuel wagers to be offered;
8        (2) a detailed description of the rules that apply to
9    the pari-mutuel wager and the method of calculating
10    payouts, including how money will be allocated to the seed
11    pool;
12        (3) the days and hours of operation during which
13    wagering on historical horse races will be offered;
14        (4) a detailed description of the proposed designated
15    area and the terminal or terminals on which the pari-mutuel
16    wagers will be made, including an architect's rendering of
17    the proposed designated area, that describes the size,
18    construction, layout, capacity, and number of terminals
19    and at least one photograph of the designated area when
20    construction is completed;
21        (5) the practices and procedures that will ensure the
22    security, safety, and comfort of patrons in the designated
23    area;
24        (6) the manufacturer, make, and model of the terminal,
25    including a copy of all literature supplied by the
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1        (7) the maintenance and repair procedures that will
2    ensure the integrity of the terminals; and
3        (8) a complete list of individuals who are authorized
4    to examine and repair the terminals for any reason.
5    (g) Wagering on historical horse races shall be conducted
6only on terminals approved by the Board as set forth in this
7Section. The Board shall not require any particular make of
8terminal.
9    The Board shall require testing of each terminal used for
10wagering on historical horse races by an independent testing
11laboratory to ensure its integrity and proper working order.
12The independent testing laboratory shall be chosen by the
13Board, and the expense of the testing shall be paid by the
14organization licensee offering the wagering on historical
15horse races.
16    Each terminal for wagering for a historical horse race
17shall display odds or pool amounts that the patron will receive
18for a winning wager on each pari-mutuel wagering pool.
19    (h) After payment of the pari-mutuel tax and any other
20applicable taxes, each organization licensee shall allocate
2115% of the remaining amount retained under this Section to
22purse accounts.
23    (i) From the amount the Board collects from the pari-mutuel
24tax imposed on wagers placed on historical racing, the Board
25shall pay 50% of the tax to the purse accounts of the
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1under this subsection (i) to purse accounts shall not be
2subject to appropriation.".