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| AN ACT concerning gaming.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Bingo License and Tax Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 1.3 as follows:
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| (230 ILCS 25/1.3)
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| Sec. 1.3. Restrictions on licensure. Licensing for the |
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| conducting of bingo is subject to the following restrictions: |
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| (1) The license application, when submitted to the |
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| Department, must contain a sworn statement attesting to the |
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| not-for-profit character of the prospective licensee |
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| organization, signed by a person listed on the application |
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| as an owner, officer, or other person in charge of the |
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| necessary day-to-day operations of that organization. |
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| (2) The license application shall be prepared in |
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| accordance with the rules of the Department. |
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| (3) The licensee shall prominently display the license |
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| in the area where the licensee conducts bingo. The licensee |
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| shall likewise display, in the form and manner as |
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| prescribed by the Department, the provisions of Section 8 |
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| of this Act. |
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| (4) Each license shall state the day of the week, hours |
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| and at which location the licensee is permitted to conduct |
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| bingo games. |
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| (5) A license is not assignable or transferable. |
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| (6) A license authorizes the licensee to conduct the |
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| game commonly known as bingo, in which prizes are awarded |
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| on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card |
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| conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random. |
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| (7) The Department may, on special application made by |
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| any organization having a bingo license, issue a special |
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| permit for conducting bingo at other premises and on other |
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| days not exceeding 5 consecutive days, except that a |
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| licensee may conduct bingo at the Illinois State Fair or |
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| any county fair held in Illinois during each day that the |
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| fair is held, without a fee. Bingo games conducted at the |
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| Illinois State Fair or a county fair shall not require a |
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| special permit. No more than 2 special permits may be |
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| issued in one year to any one organization. |
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| (8) Any organization qualified for a license but not |
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| holding one may, upon application and payment of a |
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| nonrefundable fee of $50, receive a limited license to |
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| conduct bingo games at no more than 2 indoor or outdoor |
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| festivals in a year for a maximum of 5 consecutive days on |
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| each occasion. No more than 2 limited licenses under this |
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| item (7) may be issued to any organization in any year. A |
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| limited license must be prominently displayed at the site |
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| where the bingo games are conducted. |
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| (9) Senior citizens organizations may conduct bingo |
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| without a license or fee, subject to the following |
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| conditions: |
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| (A) bingo shall be conducted only (i) at a facility |
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| that is owned by a unit of local government to which |
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| the corporate authorities have given their approval |
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| and that is used to provide social services or a |
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| meeting place to senior citizens, or (ii) in common |
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| areas in multi-unit federally assisted rental housing |
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| maintained solely for the elderly and handicapped, or |
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| (iii) at a building owned by a church or veterans |
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| organization; |
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| (B) the price paid for a single card shall not |
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| exceed 50 cents; |
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| (C) the aggregate retail value of all prizes or |
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| merchandise awarded in any one game of bingo shall not |
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| exceed $5; |
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| (D) no person or organization shall participate in |
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| the management or operation of bingo under this item |
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| (9) if the person or organization would be ineligible |
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| for a license under this Section; and |
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| (E) no license is required to provide premises for |
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| bingo conducted under this item (9). |
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| (10) Bingo equipment shall not be used for any purpose |
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| other than for the play of bingo.
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| (Source: P.A. 95-228, eff. 8-16-07; 96-210, eff. 8-10-09.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |