HR1038 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Riverboats licensed under the Riverboat Gambling Act generate millions of dollars in revenue each year for the communities in which they dock; and

WHEREAS, The State has received a vast windfall from the riverboats that dock within its borders; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Illinois House of Representatives urges that, if a license authorizing riverboat gambling operations in Winnebago County is issued, any municipality in which riverboats dock pursuant to such a license enter into agreements with Winnebago County and with all other municipalities in Winnebago County to share the revenues generated by riverboat gambling conducted pursuant to such a license; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be delivered to the top ranking municipal official in each municipality in Winnebago County.