101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5066

 

Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Robert Rita

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
230 ILCS 40/25

    Amends the Video Gaming Act. Removes provisions requiring the Illinois Gaming Board to consider the impact of any economic concentration of the operation of video gaming terminals when deciding whether to approve the operation of video gaming terminals in a location. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning gaming.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Video Gaming Act is amended by changing
5Section 25 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 40/25)
7    Sec. 25. Restriction of licensees.
8    (a) Manufacturer. A person may not be licensed as a
9manufacturer of a video gaming terminal in Illinois unless the
10person has a valid manufacturer's license issued under this
11Act. A manufacturer may only sell video gaming terminals for
12use in Illinois to persons having a valid distributor's
13license.
14    (b) Distributor. A person may not sell, distribute, or
15lease or market a video gaming terminal in Illinois unless the
16person has a valid distributor's license issued under this Act.
17A distributor may only sell video gaming terminals for use in
18Illinois to persons having a valid distributor's or terminal
19operator's license.
20    (c) Terminal operator. A person may not own, maintain, or
21place a video gaming terminal unless he has a valid terminal
22operator's license issued under this Act. A terminal operator
23may only place video gaming terminals for use in Illinois in

 

 

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1licensed establishments, licensed truck stop establishments,
2licensed large truck stop establishments, licensed fraternal
3establishments, and licensed veterans establishments. No
4terminal operator may give anything of value, including but not
5limited to a loan or financing arrangement, to a licensed
6establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
7large truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal
8establishment, or licensed veterans establishment as any
9incentive or inducement to locate video terminals in that
10establishment. Of the after-tax profits from a video gaming
11terminal, 50% shall be paid to the terminal operator and 50%
12shall be paid to the licensed establishment, licensed truck
13stop establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment,
14licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans
15establishment, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary.
16A video terminal operator that violates one or more
17requirements of this subsection is guilty of a Class 4 felony
18and is subject to termination of his or her license by the
19Board.
20    (d) Licensed technician. A person may not service,
21maintain, or repair a video gaming terminal in this State
22unless he or she (1) has a valid technician's license issued
23under this Act, (2) is a terminal operator, or (3) is employed
24by a terminal operator, distributor, or manufacturer.
25    (d-5) Licensed terminal handler. No person, including, but
26not limited to, an employee or independent contractor working

 

 

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1for a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or
2terminal operator licensed pursuant to this Act, shall have
3possession or control of a video gaming terminal, or access to
4the inner workings of a video gaming terminal, unless that
5person possesses a valid terminal handler's license issued
6under this Act.
7    (e) Licensed establishment. No video gaming terminal may be
8placed in any licensed establishment, licensed veterans
9establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
10large truck stop establishment, or licensed fraternal
11establishment unless the owner or agent of the owner of the
12licensed establishment, licensed veterans establishment,
13licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop
14establishment, or licensed fraternal establishment has entered
15into a written use agreement with the terminal operator for
16placement of the terminals. A copy of the use agreement shall
17be on file in the terminal operator's place of business and
18available for inspection by individuals authorized by the
19Board. A licensed establishment, licensed truck stop
20establishment, licensed veterans establishment, or licensed
21fraternal establishment may operate up to 6 video gaming
22terminals on its premises at any time. A licensed large truck
23stop establishment may operate up to 10 video gaming terminals
24on its premises at any time.
25    (f) (Blank).
26    (g) Financial interest restrictions. As used in this Act,

 

 

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1"substantial interest" in a partnership, a corporation, an
2organization, an association, a business, or a limited
3liability company means:
4        (A) When, with respect to a sole proprietorship, an
5    individual or his or her spouse owns, operates, manages, or
6    conducts, directly or indirectly, the organization,
7    association, or business, or any part thereof; or
8        (B) When, with respect to a partnership, the individual
9    or his or her spouse shares in any of the profits, or
10    potential profits, of the partnership activities; or
11        (C) When, with respect to a corporation, an individual
12    or his or her spouse is an officer or director, or the
13    individual or his or her spouse is a holder, directly or
14    beneficially, of 5% or more of any class of stock of the
15    corporation; or
16        (D) When, with respect to an organization not covered
17    in (A), (B) or (C) above, an individual or his or her
18    spouse is an officer or manages the business affairs, or
19    the individual or his or her spouse is the owner of or
20    otherwise controls 10% or more of the assets of the
21    organization; or
22        (E) When an individual or his or her spouse furnishes
23    5% or more of the capital, whether in cash, goods, or
24    services, for the operation of any business, association,
25    or organization during any calendar year; or
26        (F) When, with respect to a limited liability company,

 

 

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1    an individual or his or her spouse is a member, or the
2    individual or his or her spouse is a holder, directly or
3    beneficially, of 5% or more of the membership interest of
4    the limited liability company.
5    For purposes of this subsection (g), "individual" includes
6all individuals or their spouses whose combined interest would
7qualify as a substantial interest under this subsection (g) and
8whose activities with respect to an organization, association,
9or business are so closely aligned or coordinated as to
10constitute the activities of a single entity.
11    (h) Location restriction. A licensed establishment,
12licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop
13establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed
14veterans establishment that is (i) located within 1,000 feet of
15a facility operated by an organization licensee licensed under
16the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or the home dock of a
17riverboat licensed under the Illinois Gambling Act or (ii)
18located within 100 feet of a school or a place of worship under
19the Religious Corporation Act, is ineligible to operate a video
20gaming terminal. The location restrictions in this subsection
21(h) do not apply if (A) a facility operated by an organization
22licensee, a school, or a place of worship moves to or is
23established within the restricted area after a licensed
24establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
25large truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal
26establishment, or licensed veterans establishment becomes

 

 

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1licensed under this Act or (B) a school or place of worship
2moves to or is established within the restricted area after a
3licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment,
4licensed large truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal
5establishment, or licensed veterans establishment obtains its
6original liquor license. For the purpose of this subsection,
7"school" means an elementary or secondary public school, or an
8elementary or secondary private school registered with or
9recognized by the State Board of Education.
10    Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (h), the
11Board may waive the requirement that a licensed establishment,
12licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop
13establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed
14veterans establishment not be located within 1,000 feet from a
15facility operated by an organization licensee licensed under
16the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or the home dock of a
17riverboat licensed under the Illinois Gambling Act. The Board
18shall not grant such waiver if there is any common ownership or
19control, shared business activity, or contractual arrangement
20of any type between the establishment and the organization
21licensee or owners licensee of a riverboat. The Board shall
22adopt rules to implement the provisions of this paragraph.
23    (h-5) Restrictions on licenses in malls. The Board shall
24not grant an application to become a licensed video gaming
25location if the Board determines that granting the application
26would more likely than not cause a terminal operator,

 

 

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1individually or in combination with other terminal operators,
2licensed video gaming location, or other person or entity, to
3operate the video gaming terminals in 2 or more licensed video
4gaming locations as a single video gaming operation.
5        (1) In making determinations under this subsection
6    (h-5), factors to be considered by the Board shall include,
7    but not be limited to, the following:
8            (A) the physical aspects of the location;
9            (B) the ownership, control, or management of the
10        location;
11            (C) any arrangements, understandings, or
12        agreements, written or otherwise, among or involving
13        any persons or entities that involve the conducting of
14        any video gaming business or the sharing of costs or
15        revenues; and
16            (D) the manner in which any terminal operator or
17        other related entity markets, advertises, or otherwise
18        describes any location or locations to any other person
19        or entity or to the public.
20        (2) The Board shall presume, subject to rebuttal, that
21    the granting of an application to become a licensed video
22    gaming location within a mall will cause a terminal
23    operator, individually or in combination with other
24    persons or entities, to operate the video gaming terminals
25    in 2 or more licensed video gaming locations as a single
26    video gaming operation if the Board determines that

 

 

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1    granting the license would create a local concentration of
2    licensed video gaming locations.
3    For the purposes of this subsection (h-5):
4    "Mall" means a building, or adjoining or connected
5buildings, containing 4 or more separate locations.
6    "Video gaming operation" means the conducting of video
7gaming and all related activities.
8    "Location" means a space within a mall containing a
9separate business, a place for a separate business, or a place
10subject to a separate leasing arrangement by the mall owner.
11    "Licensed video gaming location" means a licensed
12establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, licensed
13veterans establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, or
14licensed large truck stop.
15    "Local concentration of licensed video gaming locations"
16means that the combined number of licensed video gaming
17locations within a mall exceed half of the separate locations
18within the mall.
19    (i) (Blank). Undue economic concentration. In addition to
20considering all other requirements under this Act, in deciding
21whether to approve the operation of video gaming terminals by a
22terminal operator in a location, the Board shall consider the
23impact of any economic concentration of such operation of video
24gaming terminals. The Board shall not allow a terminal operator
25to operate video gaming terminals if the Board determines such
26operation will result in undue economic concentration. For

 

 

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1purposes of this Section, "undue economic concentration" means
2that a terminal operator would have such actual or potential
3influence over video gaming terminals in Illinois as to:
4        (1) substantially impede or suppress competition among
5    terminal operators;
6        (2) adversely impact the economic stability of the
7    video gaming industry in Illinois; or
8        (3) negatively impact the purposes of the Video Gaming
9    Act.
10    The Board shall adopt rules concerning undue economic
11concentration with respect to the operation of video gaming
12terminals in Illinois. The rules shall include, but not be
13limited to, (i) limitations on the number of video gaming
14terminals operated by any terminal operator within a defined
15geographic radius and (ii) guidelines on the discontinuation of
16operation of any such video gaming terminals the Board
17determines will cause undue economic concentration.
18    (j) The provisions of the Illinois Antitrust Act are fully
19and equally applicable to the activities of any licensee under
20this Act.
21(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23becoming law.