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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 55 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 40/55)
7    Sec. 55. Precondition for licensed location. In all cases
8of application for a licensed location, to operate a video
9gaming terminal, each licensed establishment, licensed
10fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment
11shall possess a valid liquor license issued by the Illinois
12Liquor Control Commission in effect at the time of application
13and at all times thereafter during which a video gaming
14terminal is made available to the public for play at that
15location. Video gaming terminals in a licensed location shall
16be operated only during the same hours of operation generally
17permitted to holders of a license under the Liquor Control Act
18of 1934 within the unit of local government in which they are
19located. A licensed truck stop establishment that does not hold
20a liquor license may operate video gaming terminals on a
21continuous basis. A licensed fraternal establishment or
22licensed veterans establishment that does not hold a liquor
23license may operate video gaming terminals if (i) the

 

 

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1establishment is located in a county with a population between
26,500 and 7,000, based on the 2000 U.S. Census, (ii) the county
3prohibits by ordinance the sale of alcohol, and (iii) the
4establishment is in a portion of the county where the sale of
5alcohol is prohibited. A licensed fraternal establishment or
6licensed veterans establishment that does not hold a liquor
7license may operate video gaming terminals if (i) the
8establishment is located in a county with a population between
98,500 and 9,000 based on the 2000 U.S. Census and (ii) the
10county prohibits or limits the sale of alcohol by ordinance in
11a way that prohibits the establishment from selling alcohol.
12(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1410, eff. 7-30-10.)
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.