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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 Raffles and Poker Runs Act is amended by
5changing Section 2 and by adding Section 10 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 15/2)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2302)
7    Sec. 2. Licensing.
8    (a) The governing body of any county or municipality within
9this State may establish a system for the licensing of
10organizations to operate raffles. The governing bodies of a
11county and one or more municipalities may, pursuant to a
12written contract, jointly establish a system for the licensing
13of organizations to operate raffles within any area of
14contiguous territory not contained within the corporate limits
15of a municipality which is not a party to such contract. The
16governing bodies of two or more adjacent counties or two or
17more adjacent municipalities located within a county may,
18pursuant to a written contract, jointly establish a system for
19the licensing of organizations to operate raffles within the
20corporate limits of such counties or municipalities. The
21licensing authority may establish special categories of
22licenses and promulgate rules relating to the various
23categories. The licensing system shall provide for limitations

 

 

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1upon (1) the aggregate retail value of all prizes or
2merchandise awarded by a licensee in a single raffle, if any,
3(2) the maximum retail value of each prize awarded by a
4licensee in a single raffle, if any, (3) the maximum price
5which may be charged for each raffle chance issued or sold, if
6any, and (4) the maximum number of days during which chances
7may be issued or sold, if any. The licensing system may include
8a fee for each license in an amount to be determined by the
9local governing body. Licenses issued pursuant to this Act
10shall be valid for one raffle or for a specified number of
11raffles to be conducted during a specified period not to exceed
12one year and may be suspended or revoked for any violation of
13this Act. A local governing body shall act on a license
14application within 30 days from the date of application. A
15county or municipality may adopt rules or ordinances for the
16operation of raffles that are consistent with this Act. Except
17for raffles organized by fire protection agencies and statewide
18associations that represent fire protection agencies as
19provided in Section 10, raffles Raffles shall be licensed by
20the governing body of the municipality with jurisdiction over
21the key location or, if no municipality has jurisdiction over
22the key location, then by the governing body of the county with
23jurisdiction over the key location. A license shall authorize
24the holder of such license to sell raffle chances throughout
25the State, including beyond the borders of the licensing
26municipality or county.

 

 

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1    (a-5) The governing body of Cook County may and any other
2county within this State shall establish a system for the
3licensing of organizations to operate poker runs. The governing
4bodies of 2 or more adjacent counties may, pursuant to a
5written contract, jointly establish a system for the licensing
6of organizations to operate poker runs within the corporate
7limits of such counties. The licensing authority may establish
8special categories of licenses and adopt rules relating to the
9various categories. The licensing system may include a fee not
10to exceed $25 for each license. Licenses issued pursuant to
11this Act shall be valid for one poker run or for a specified
12number of poker runs to be conducted during a specified period
13not to exceed one year and may be suspended or revoked for any
14violation of this Act. A local governing body shall act on a
15license application within 30 days after the date of
16application.
17    (b) Raffle licenses shall be issued only to bona fide
18religious, charitable, labor, business, fraternal,
19educational, veterans', or other bona fide not-for-profit
20organizations that operate without profit to their members and
21which have been in existence continuously for a period of 5
22years immediately before making application for a raffle
23license and which have during that entire 5-year period been
24engaged in carrying out their objects, or to a non-profit
25fundraising organization that the licensing authority
26determines is organized for the sole purpose of providing

 

 

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1financial assistance to an identified individual or group of
2individuals suffering extreme financial hardship as the result
3of an illness, disability, accident, or disaster, or to any law
4enforcement agencies and associations that represent law
5enforcement officials, or to fire protection agencies and
6statewide associations that represent fire protection agencies
7as provided for in Section 10. Poker run licenses shall be
8issued only to bona fide religious, charitable, labor,
9business, fraternal, educational, veterans', or other bona
10fide not-for-profit organizations that operate without profit
11to their members and which have been in existence continuously
12for a period of 5 years immediately before making application
13for a poker run license and which have during that entire
145-year period been engaged in carrying out their objects.
15Licenses for poker runs shall be issued for the following
16purposes: (i) providing financial assistance to an identified
17individual or group of individuals suffering extreme financial
18hardship as the result of an illness, disability, accident, or
19disaster or (ii) to maintain the financial stability of the
20organization. A licensing authority may waive the 5-year
21requirement under this subsection (b) for a bona fide
22religious, charitable, labor, business, fraternal,
23educational, or veterans' organization that applies for a
24license to conduct a raffle or a poker run if the organization
25is a local organization that is affiliated with and chartered
26by a national or State organization that meets the 5-year

 

 

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1requirement.
2    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply.
3Non-profit: An organization or institution organized and
4conducted on a not-for-profit basis with no personal profit
5inuring to any one as a result of the operation. Charitable: An
6organization or institution organized and operated to benefit
7an indefinite number of the public. The service rendered to
8those eligible for benefits must also confer some benefit on
9the public. Educational: An organization or institution
10organized and operated to provide systematic instruction in
11useful branches of learning by methods common to schools and
12institutions of learning which compare favorably in their scope
13and intensity with the course of study presented in
14tax-supported schools. Religious: Any church, congregation,
15society, or organization founded for the purpose of religious
16worship. Fraternal: An organization of persons having a common
17interest, the primary interest of which is to both promote the
18welfare of its members and to provide assistance to the general
19public in such a way as to lessen the burdens of government by
20caring for those that otherwise would be cared for by the
21government. Veterans: An organization or association comprised
22of members of which substantially all are individuals who are
23veterans or spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, the
24primary purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its
25members and to provide assistance to the general public in such
26a way as to confer a public benefit. Labor: An organization

 

 

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1composed of workers organized with the objective of betterment
2of the conditions of those engaged in such pursuit and the
3development of a higher degree of efficiency in their
4respective occupations. Business: A voluntary organization
5composed of individuals and businesses who have joined together
6to advance the commercial, financial, industrial and civic
7interests of a community.
8(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 101-109, eff. 7-19-19;
9101-360, eff. 1-1-20; revised 9-9-19.)
 
10    (230 ILCS 15/10 new)
11    Sec. 10. Raffles by fire protection agencies and statewide
12associations that represent fire protection agencies.
13    (a) As used in this Section:
14    "Fire protection agency" means an agency of this State,
15unit of local government, or intergovernmental mutual aid
16entity that is vested by law or intergovernmental agreement
17with the duty and authority to provide public fire suppression,
18rescue, or emergency medical services. "Fire protection
19agency" also means any organization that provides support or
20assistance to an agency of this State, unit of local
21government, or intergovernmental mutual aid entity that is
22vested by law or intergovernmental agreement with the duty and
23authority to provide public fire suppression, rescue, or
24emergency medical services.
25    "Key location" means the location where the raffle

 

 

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1organized by a fire protection agency is conducted and the
2prize or prizes are awarded.
3    (b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, fire
4protection agencies and statewide associations that represent
5fire protection agencies may organize raffles under this Act.
6Raffles organized by a fire protection agency or statewide
7association that represents fire protection agencies must only
8be licensed by the governing body of the county or municipality
9in which the key location for that raffle is located, even if
10raffle tickets are sold beyond the borders of that governing
11body of the county or municipality. Raffles organized by a fire
12protection agency or a statewide association that represents
13fire protection agencies must abide by any restrictions
14established pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 2 by the
15governing body of the county or municipality in which the key
16location is located.
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.