Full Text of HB1589 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning gaming.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Riverboat Gambling Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 8 as follows:
| 6 | | (230 ILCS 10/8) (from Ch. 120, par. 2408)
| 7 | | Sec. 8. Suppliers licenses.
| 8 | | (a) The Board may issue a suppliers license to such | 9 | | persons, firms or
corporations which apply therefor upon the | 10 | | payment of a non-refundable
application fee set by the Board, | 11 | | upon a determination by the Board that
the applicant is | 12 | | eligible for a suppliers license and upon payment of a
$5,000 | 13 | | annual license
fee.
| 14 | | (b) The holder of a suppliers license is authorized to sell | 15 | | or lease,
and to contract to sell or lease, gambling equipment | 16 | | and supplies to any
licensee involved in the ownership or | 17 | | management of gambling operations.
| 18 | | (c) Gambling supplies and equipment may not be distributed
| 19 | | unless supplies and equipment conform to standards adopted by
| 20 | | rules of the Board.
| 21 | | (d) A person, firm or corporation is ineligible to receive | 22 | | a suppliers
license if:
| 23 | | (1) the person has been convicted of a felony under the |
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| 1 | | laws of this
State, any other state, or the United States;
| 2 | | (2) the person has been convicted of any violation of | 3 | | Article 28 of the
Criminal Code of 1961, or substantially | 4 | | similar laws of any other jurisdiction;
| 5 | | (3) the person has submitted an application for a | 6 | | license under this
Act which contains false information;
| 7 | | (4) the person is a member of the Board;
| 8 | | (5) the firm or corporation is one in which a person | 9 | | defined in (1),
(2), (3) or (4), is an officer, director or | 10 | | managerial employee;
| 11 | | (6) the firm or corporation employs a person who | 12 | | participates in the
management or operation of riverboat | 13 | | gambling authorized under this Act;
| 14 | | (7) the license of the person, firm or corporation | 15 | | issued under
this Act, or a license to own or operate | 16 | | gambling facilities
in any other jurisdiction, has been | 17 | | revoked.
| 18 | | (e) Any person that supplies any equipment, devices, or | 19 | | supplies to a
licensed riverboat gambling operation must first | 20 | | obtain a suppliers
license. A supplier shall furnish to the | 21 | | Board a list of all equipment,
devices and supplies offered for | 22 | | sale or lease in connection with gambling
games authorized | 23 | | under this Act. A supplier shall keep books and records
for the | 24 | | furnishing of equipment, devices and supplies to gambling
| 25 | | operations separate and distinct from any other business that | 26 | | the supplier
might operate. A supplier shall file a quarterly |
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| 1 | | return with the Board
listing all sales and leases. A supplier | 2 | | shall permanently affix its name or a distinctive logo or other | 3 | | mark or design element identifying the manufacturer or supplier
| 4 | | to all its equipment, devices, and supplies , except gaming | 5 | | chips without a value impressed, engraved, or imprinted on it, | 6 | | for gambling operations.
The Board may waive this requirement | 7 | | for any specific product or products if it determines that the | 8 | | requirement is not necessary to protect the integrity of the | 9 | | game. Items purchased from a licensed supplier may continue to | 10 | | be used even though the supplier subsequently changes its name, | 11 | | distinctive logo, or other mark or design element; undergoes a | 12 | | change in ownership; or ceases to be licensed as a supplier for | 13 | | any reason. Any supplier's equipment, devices or supplies which | 14 | | are used by any person
in an unauthorized gambling operation | 15 | | shall be forfeited to the State. A
licensed owner may own its | 16 | | own equipment, devices and supplies. Each
holder of an owners | 17 | | license under the Act shall file an annual report
listing its | 18 | | inventories of gambling equipment, devices and supplies.
| 19 | | (f) Any person who knowingly makes a false statement on an | 20 | | application
is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
| 21 | | (g) Any gambling equipment, devices and supplies provided | 22 | | by any
licensed supplier may either be repaired on the | 23 | | riverboat or removed from
the riverboat to an on-shore facility | 24 | | owned by the holder of an owners
license for repair.
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 86-1029; 87-826.)
| 26 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| 1 | | becoming law.
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