Full Text of SB1796 99th General Assembly
SB1796sam001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Darin M. LaHood Filed: 3/18/2015
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1796
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1796 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Video Gaming
Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Sections 5, 25, 55, and 58 and by adding Sections 41 and 59 as | 6 | | follows:
| 7 | | (230 ILCS 40/5)
| 8 | | Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
| 9 | | "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
| 10 | | "Credit" means one, 5, 10, or 25 cents either won or | 11 | | purchased by a player.
| 12 | | "Distributor" means an individual, partnership, | 13 | | corporation, or limited liability company licensed under
this | 14 | | Act to buy, sell, lease, or distribute video gaming terminals | 15 | | or major
components or parts of video gaming terminals to or | 16 | | from terminal
operators.
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| 1 | | "Electronic card" means a card purchased from a licensed | 2 | | establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, licensed | 3 | | veterans establishment, or licensed truck stop establishment | 4 | | for use in that establishment as a substitute for cash in the | 5 | | conduct of gaming on a video gaming terminal. | 6 | | "Electronic voucher" means a voucher printed by an | 7 | | electronic video game machine that is redeemable in the | 8 | | licensed establishment for which it was issued. | 9 | | "Terminal operator" means an individual, partnership, | 10 | | corporation, or limited liability company that is
licensed | 11 | | under this Act and that owns, services, and maintains video
| 12 | | gaming terminals for placement in licensed establishments, | 13 | | licensed truck stop establishments, licensed fraternal
| 14 | | establishments, or licensed veterans establishments.
| 15 | | "Licensed technician" means an individual
who
is licensed | 16 | | under this Act to repair,
service, and maintain
video gaming | 17 | | terminals.
| 18 | | "Licensed terminal handler" means a person, including but | 19 | | not limited to an employee or independent contractor working | 20 | | for a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or | 21 | | terminal operator, who is licensed under this Act to possess or | 22 | | control a video gaming terminal or to have access to the inner | 23 | | workings of a video gaming terminal. A licensed terminal | 24 | | handler does not include an individual, partnership, | 25 | | corporation, or limited liability company defined as a | 26 | | manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or terminal |
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| 1 | | operator under this Act. | 2 | | "Manufacturer" means an individual, partnership, | 3 | | corporation, or limited liability company that is
licensed | 4 | | under this Act and that manufactures or assembles video gaming
| 5 | | terminals.
| 6 | | "Supplier" means an individual, partnership, corporation, | 7 | | or limited liability company that is
licensed under this Act to | 8 | | supply major components or parts to video gaming
terminals to | 9 | | licensed
terminal operators.
| 10 | | "Net terminal income" means money put into a video gaming | 11 | | terminal minus
credits paid out to players.
| 12 | | "Video Gaming Board Exclusion List" or "Exclusion List" | 13 | | means a publicly available list of persons compiled, | 14 | | maintained, and published by the Board pursuant to Section 41 | 15 | | of this Act and procedures established by Board rule. | 16 | | "Video gaming terminal" means any electronic video game | 17 | | machine
that, upon insertion of cash, electronic cards or | 18 | | vouchers, or any combination thereof, is available to play or | 19 | | simulate the play of
a video game, including but not limited to | 20 | | video poker, line up, and blackjack, as
authorized by the Board | 21 | | utilizing a video display and microprocessors in
which the | 22 | | player may receive free games or credits that can be
redeemed | 23 | | for cash. The term does not include a machine that directly
| 24 | | dispenses coins, cash, or tokens or is for amusement purposes | 25 | | only.
| 26 | | "Licensed establishment" means any licensed retail |
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| 1 | | establishment where
alcoholic liquor is drawn, poured, mixed, | 2 | | or otherwise served for consumption
on the premises, whether | 3 | | the establishment operates on a nonprofit or for-profit basis. | 4 | | "Licensed establishment" includes any such establishment that | 5 | | has a contractual relationship with an inter-track wagering | 6 | | location licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act | 7 | | of 1975, provided any contractual relationship shall not | 8 | | include any transfer or offer of revenue from the operation of | 9 | | video gaming under this Act to any licensee licensed under the | 10 | | Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provided, however, that the | 11 | | licensed establishment that has such a contractual | 12 | | relationship with an inter-track wagering location licensee | 13 | | may not, itself, be (i) an inter-track wagering location | 14 | | licensee, (ii) the corporate parent or subsidiary of any | 15 | | licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, | 16 | | or (iii) the corporate subsidiary of a corporation that is also | 17 | | the corporate parent or subsidiary of any licensee licensed | 18 | | under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. "Licensed | 19 | | establishment" does not include a facility operated by an | 20 | | organization licensee, an inter-track wagering licensee, or an | 21 | | inter-track wagering location licensee licensed under the | 22 | | Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or a riverboat licensed under | 23 | | the Riverboat Gambling Act, except as provided in this | 24 | | paragraph. The changes made to this definition by Public Act | 25 | | 98-587 are declarative of existing law.
| 26 | | "Licensed fraternal establishment" means the location |
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| 1 | | where a qualified
fraternal organization that derives its | 2 | | charter from a national fraternal
organization regularly | 3 | | meets.
| 4 | | "Licensed veterans establishment" means the location where | 5 | | a qualified
veterans organization that derives its charter from | 6 | | a national veterans
organization regularly meets.
| 7 | | "Licensed truck stop establishment" means a facility (i) | 8 | | that is at least a
3-acre facility with a convenience store, | 9 | | (ii) with separate diesel
islands for fueling commercial motor | 10 | | vehicles, (iii) that sells at retail more than 10,000 gallons | 11 | | of diesel or biodiesel fuel per month, and (iv) with parking | 12 | | spaces for commercial
motor vehicles. "Commercial motor | 13 | | vehicles" has the same meaning as defined in Section 18b-101 of | 14 | | the Illinois Vehicle Code. The requirement of item (iii) of | 15 | | this paragraph may be met by showing that estimated future | 16 | | sales or past sales average at least 10,000 gallons per month.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-31, eff. 6-24-13; | 18 | | 98-582, eff. 8-27-13; 98-587, eff. 8-27-13; 98-756, eff. | 19 | | 7-16-14.)
| 20 | | (230 ILCS 40/25)
| 21 | | Sec. 25. Restriction of licensees.
| 22 | | (a) Manufacturer. A person may not be licensed as a | 23 | | manufacturer of a
video gaming terminal in Illinois unless the | 24 | | person has a valid
manufacturer's license issued
under this | 25 | | Act. A manufacturer may only sell video gaming terminals for |
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| 1 | | use
in Illinois to
persons having a valid distributor's | 2 | | license.
| 3 | | (b) Distributor. A person may not sell, distribute, or | 4 | | lease
or market a video gaming terminal in Illinois unless the | 5 | | person has a valid
distributor's
license issued under this Act. | 6 | | A distributor may only sell video gaming
terminals for use in
| 7 | | Illinois to persons having a valid distributor's or terminal | 8 | | operator's
license.
| 9 | | (c) Terminal operator. A person may not own, maintain, or | 10 | | place a video gaming terminal unless he has a valid terminal | 11 | | operator's
license issued
under this Act. A terminal operator | 12 | | may only place video gaming terminals for
use in
Illinois in | 13 | | licensed establishments, licensed truck stop establishments, | 14 | | licensed fraternal establishments,
and
licensed veterans | 15 | | establishments.
No terminal operator may give anything of | 16 | | value, including but not limited to
a loan or financing | 17 | | arrangement, to a licensed establishment, licensed truck stop | 18 | | establishment,
licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed | 19 | | veterans establishment as
any incentive or inducement to locate | 20 | | video terminals in that establishment.
Of the after-tax profits
| 21 | | from a video gaming terminal, 50% shall be paid to the terminal
| 22 | | operator and 50% shall be paid to the licensed establishment, | 23 | | licensed truck stop establishment,
licensed fraternal | 24 | | establishment, or
licensed veterans establishment, | 25 | | notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary.
A video terminal | 26 | | operator that violates one or more requirements of this |
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| 1 | | subsection is guilty of a Class 4 felony and is subject to | 2 | | termination of his or her license by the Board.
| 3 | | (c-5) Terminal operator restrictions. A terminal operator | 4 | | shall not allow its associated licensees, owners, licensed | 5 | | employees, licensed agents, any person with a substantial | 6 | | interest in, or any person with control over the licensed | 7 | | terminal operator to use or play any video gaming terminal that | 8 | | the licensed terminal operator owns, services, or maintains. | 9 | | (d) Licensed technician. A person may not service, | 10 | | maintain, or repair a
video gaming terminal
in this State | 11 | | unless he or she (1) has a valid technician's license issued
| 12 | | under this Act, (2) is a terminal operator, or (3) is employed | 13 | | by a terminal
operator, distributor, or manufacturer. A | 14 | | licensed technician shall not use or play any video gaming | 15 | | terminal that the licensed technician has repaired in the past | 16 | | 365 days, is, or within the next 365 days may be responsible to | 17 | | repair, service, or maintain, or that is owned, repaired, | 18 | | serviced, or maintained by any licensee that employs or | 19 | | contracts with the licensed technician as part of a video | 20 | | gaming operation.
| 21 | | (d-5) Licensed terminal handler. No person, including, but | 22 | | not limited to, an employee or independent contractor working | 23 | | for a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or | 24 | | terminal operator licensed pursuant to this Act, shall have | 25 | | possession or control of a video gaming terminal, or access to | 26 | | the inner workings of a video gaming terminal, unless that |
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| 1 | | person possesses a valid terminal handler's license issued | 2 | | under this Act. A licensed terminal handler shall not use or | 3 | | play any video gaming terminal that the licensed terminal | 4 | | handler has in the past 365 days, is, or within the next 365 | 5 | | days may be responsible to repair, service, or maintain, or | 6 | | that is owned, repaired, serviced, or maintained by any | 7 | | licensee that employs or contracts with the licensed terminal | 8 | | handler as part of a video gaming operation. | 9 | | (e) Licensed establishment. No video gaming terminal may be | 10 | | placed in any licensed establishment, licensed veterans | 11 | | establishment, licensed truck stop establishment,
or licensed | 12 | | fraternal establishment
unless the owner
or agent of the owner | 13 | | of the licensed establishment, licensed veterans | 14 | | establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, or licensed
| 15 | | fraternal establishment has entered into a
written use | 16 | | agreement with the terminal operator for placement of the
| 17 | | terminals. A copy of the use agreement shall be on file in the | 18 | | terminal
operator's place of business and available for | 19 | | inspection by individuals
authorized by the Board. A licensed | 20 | | establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed | 21 | | veterans establishment,
or
licensed
fraternal
establishment | 22 | | may operate up to 5 video gaming terminals on its premises at | 23 | | any
time.
| 24 | | A licensed establishment, licensed truck stop | 25 | | establishment, licensed veterans establishment, or licensed | 26 | | fraternal establishment shall only cash the following checks: |
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| 1 | | (i) personal checks, (ii) cashier's checks, (iii) money orders, | 2 | | (iv) credit card advance checks, (v) Traveler's checks, and | 3 | | (vi) wire transfer service checks. Licensed establishments, | 4 | | licensed truck stop establishments, licensed veterans | 5 | | establishments, and licensed fraternal establishments shall | 6 | | not allow their associated licensees, owners, licensed | 7 | | employees, licensed agents, managers, any person with 5% or | 8 | | more attributed interest in, any person with a substantial | 9 | | interest in, or any person with control over the licensed video | 10 | | gaming location to use or play any video gaming terminal | 11 | | located in the licensed video gaming location. | 12 | | (f) (Blank).
| 13 | | (g) Financial interest restrictions.
As used in this Act, | 14 | | "substantial interest" in a partnership, a corporation, an
| 15 | | organization, an association, a business, or a limited | 16 | | liability company means:
| 17 | | (A) When, with respect to a sole proprietorship, an | 18 | | individual or
his or her spouse owns, operates, manages, or | 19 | | conducts, directly
or indirectly, the organization, | 20 | | association, or business, or any part thereof;
or
| 21 | | (B) When, with respect to a partnership, the individual | 22 | | or his or
her spouse shares in any of the profits, or | 23 | | potential profits,
of the partnership activities; or
| 24 | | (C) When, with respect to a corporation, an individual | 25 | | or his or her
spouse is an officer or director, or the | 26 | | individual or his or her spouse is a holder, directly or |
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| 1 | | beneficially, of 5% or more of any class
of stock of the | 2 | | corporation; or
| 3 | | (D) When, with respect to an organization not covered | 4 | | in (A), (B) or
(C) above, an individual or his or her | 5 | | spouse is an officer or manages the
business affairs, or | 6 | | the individual or his or her spouse is the
owner of or | 7 | | otherwise controls 10% or more of the assets of the | 8 | | organization;
or
| 9 | | (E) When an individual or his or her spouse furnishes
| 10 | | 5% or more of the capital, whether in cash, goods, or | 11 | | services, for the
operation of any business, association, | 12 | | or organization during any calendar
year; or | 13 | | (F) When, with respect to a limited liability company, | 14 | | an individual or his or her
spouse is a member, or the | 15 | | individual or his or her spouse is a holder, directly or | 16 | | beneficially, of 5% or more of the membership interest of | 17 | | the limited liability company.
| 18 | | For purposes of this subsection (g), "individual" includes | 19 | | all individuals or their spouses whose combined interest would | 20 | | qualify as a substantial interest under this subsection (g) and | 21 | | whose activities with respect to an organization, association, | 22 | | or business are so closely aligned or coordinated as to | 23 | | constitute the activities of a single entity. | 24 | | (h) Location restriction. A licensed establishment, | 25 | | licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
fraternal
| 26 | | establishment, or licensed veterans establishment that is (i) |
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| 1 | | located within 1,000
feet of a facility operated by an | 2 | | organization licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing | 3 | | Act of 1975 or the home dock of a riverboat licensed under the | 4 | | Riverboat
Gambling Act or (ii) located within 100 feet of a | 5 | | school or a place of worship under the Religious Corporation | 6 | | Act, is ineligible to operate a video gaming terminal. The | 7 | | location restrictions in this subsection (h) do not apply if | 8 | | (A) a facility operated by an organization licensee, a school, | 9 | | or a place of worship moves to or is established within the | 10 | | restricted area after a licensed establishment, licensed truck | 11 | | stop establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or | 12 | | licensed veterans establishment becomes licensed under this | 13 | | Act or (B) a school or place of worship moves to or is | 14 | | established within the restricted area after a licensed | 15 | | establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed | 16 | | fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment | 17 | | obtains its original liquor license. For the purpose of this | 18 | | subsection, "school" means an elementary or secondary public | 19 | | school, or an elementary or secondary private school registered | 20 | | with or recognized by the State Board of Education. | 21 | | Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (h), the | 22 | | Board may waive the requirement that a licensed establishment, | 23 | | licensed truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal | 24 | | establishment, or licensed veterans establishment not be | 25 | | located within 1,000 feet from a facility operated by an | 26 | | organization licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing |
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| 1 | | Act of 1975 or the home dock of a riverboat licensed under the | 2 | | Riverboat Gambling Act. The Board shall not grant such waiver | 3 | | if there is any common ownership or control, shared business | 4 | | activity, or contractual arrangement of any type between the | 5 | | establishment and the organization licensee or owners licensee | 6 | | of a riverboat. The Board shall adopt rules to implement the | 7 | | provisions of this paragraph. | 8 | | (i) Undue economic concentration. In addition to | 9 | | considering all other requirements under this Act, in deciding | 10 | | whether to approve the operation of video gaming terminals by a | 11 | | terminal operator in a location, the Board shall consider the | 12 | | impact of any economic concentration of such operation of video | 13 | | gaming terminals. The Board shall not allow a terminal operator | 14 | | to operate video gaming terminals if the Board determines such | 15 | | operation will result in undue economic concentration. For | 16 | | purposes of this Section, "undue economic concentration" means | 17 | | that a terminal operator would have such actual or potential | 18 | | influence over video gaming terminals in Illinois as to: | 19 | | (1) substantially impede or suppress competition among | 20 | | terminal operators; | 21 | | (2) adversely impact the economic stability of the | 22 | | video gaming industry in Illinois; or | 23 | | (3) negatively impact the purposes of the Video Gaming | 24 | | Act. | 25 | | The Board shall adopt rules concerning undue economic | 26 | | concentration with respect to the operation of video gaming |
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| 1 | | terminals in Illinois. The rules shall include, but not be | 2 | | limited to, (i) limitations on the number of video gaming | 3 | | terminals operated by any terminal operator within a defined | 4 | | geographic radius and (ii) guidelines on the discontinuation of | 5 | | operation of any such video gaming terminals the Board | 6 | | determines will cause undue economic concentration.
| 7 | | (j) The provisions of the Illinois Antitrust Act are fully | 8 | | and equally applicable to the activities of any licensee under | 9 | | this Act.
| 10 | | (Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-31, eff. 6-24-13; 98-77, | 11 | | eff. 7-15-13; 98-112, eff. 7-26-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
| 12 | | (230 ILCS 40/41 new) | 13 | | Sec. 41. Video Gaming Board Exclusion List. | 14 | | (a) The Board shall establish a Video Gaming Board | 15 | | Exclusion List. Persons on the Exclusion List shall be | 16 | | prohibited from licensure under this Act and from engaging in | 17 | | any activities, agreements, or transactions authorized by this | 18 | | Act, rules adopted under this Act, or a final order of the | 19 | | Board, or that are connected with or affects, or can reasonably | 20 | | be expected to be connected with or affect, video gaming or | 21 | | gambling operations. No licensee under this Act shall knowingly | 22 | | engage in any contractual, employment, or other business | 23 | | relationship with a person on the Video Gaming Board Exclusion | 24 | | List. The Board shall direct the termination of a contractual, | 25 | | employment, or other business relationship entered into by a |
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| 1 | | licensee with a person on the Exclusion List which was entered | 2 | | into before the date the person was placed on the Exclusion | 3 | | List. | 4 | | (b) Persons currently on the exclusion list for riverboat | 5 | | gambling established under the Riverboat Gambling Act and rules | 6 | | adopted under the Riverboat Gambling Act shall be included on | 7 | | the Exclusion List. In addition, the Board may place a person | 8 | | on the Exclusion List if the Board determines that placement of | 9 | | the person on the Exclusion List is essential to ensure the | 10 | | integrity of video gaming operations based on one or more of | 11 | | the following: | 12 | | (1) conviction in any jurisdiction of a felony, crime | 13 | | involving gaming, crime of moral turpitude, or crime of | 14 | | dishonesty; | 15 | | (2) violation of this Act or rules adopted under this | 16 | | Act or violation of the Riverboat Gambling Act or rules | 17 | | adopted under the Riverboat Gambling Act; | 18 | | (3) having a notorious or unsavory reputation or | 19 | | performing any act that would adversely affect public | 20 | | confidence and trust in gaming; or | 21 | | (4) placement on any valid and current exclusion list | 22 | | from another jurisdiction in the United States. | 23 | | (c) Before the Board places a person on the Exclusion List, | 24 | | the Administrator shall deem that person a candidate for | 25 | | exclusion and shall file and deliver to the person a notice of | 26 | | exclusion. The notice shall include the identity of the |
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| 1 | | candidate, the nature and scope of the circumstances or reasons | 2 | | that the person should be placed on the Exclusion List, names | 3 | | of potential witnesses, and a recommendation whether the | 4 | | placement on the Exclusion List shall be permanent. The notice | 5 | | shall inform the person of his or her right to a hearing on the | 6 | | issue of placement on the Exclusion List. | 7 | | (d) The Exclusion List shall be published on the Board's | 8 | | website and distributed by the Board to any person who so | 9 | | requests. The published Exclusion List shall be updated | 10 | | promptly when a name is added or deleted. The following | 11 | | information, to the extent known, shall be included for each | 12 | | person placed on the published Exclusion List: | 13 | | (1) full name, date of birth, and all aliases; | 14 | | (2) the date the person's name was placed on the list; | 15 | | and | 16 | | (3) such other information as deemed necessary by the | 17 | | Administrator. | 18 | | (e) The Board shall, by rule, establish procedures | 19 | | concerning how a person placed on the Exclusion List may | 20 | | petition for removal from the Exclusion List after at least one | 21 | | year from the date of placement on the Exclusion List or from | 22 | | the conclusion of any hearing or appeal associated with | 23 | | placement on the Exclusion List, whichever is later. | 24 | | (230 ILCS 40/55)
| 25 | | Sec. 55. Precondition for licensed location. In all cases |
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| 1 | | of
application for a licensed location,
to operate a video | 2 | | gaming terminal,
each licensed establishment, licensed
| 3 | | fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans
establishment
| 4 | | shall
possess a valid liquor license issued by the Illinois | 5 | | Liquor Control Commission
in effect at the time of application
| 6 | | and at all times thereafter during which a video
gaming | 7 | | terminal is made available to the public for play at that | 8 | | location. Video gaming terminals in a licensed location shall | 9 | | be
operated only during the same hours of operation generally | 10 | | permitted to holders of a license under the Liquor Control Act | 11 | | of 1934 within the unit of local government in which they are | 12 | | located. A licensed truck stop establishment that does not hold | 13 | | a liquor license may operate video gaming terminals on a | 14 | | continuous basis. A licensed fraternal establishment or | 15 | | licensed veterans establishment that does not hold a liquor | 16 | | license may operate video gaming terminals if (i) the | 17 | | establishment is located in a county with a population between | 18 | | 6,500 and 7,000, based on the 2000 U.S. Census, (ii) the county | 19 | | prohibits by ordinance the sale of alcohol, and (iii) the | 20 | | establishment is in a portion of the county where the sale of | 21 | | alcohol is prohibited. A licensed fraternal establishment or | 22 | | licensed veterans establishment
that does not hold a liquor | 23 | | license may operate video gaming terminals
if (i) the | 24 | | establishment is located in a municipality within a county with | 25 | | a population
between 8,500 and 9,000 based on the 2000 U.S. | 26 | | Census and (ii) the
municipality or county prohibits or limits |
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| 1 | | the sale of alcohol by ordinance in a way
that prohibits the | 2 | | establishment from selling alcohol. Video gaming terminals in | 3 | | any licensed location may only be operated during that | 4 | | location's regular business hours, when the video gaming | 5 | | terminals are generally available to the public for use or | 6 | | play.
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1410, eff. 7-30-10; | 8 | | 97-594, eff. 8-26-11.) | 9 | | (230 ILCS 40/58)
| 10 | | Sec. 58. Location of terminals. | 11 | | (a) Video gaming terminals must be located
in an area | 12 | | restricted to persons over 21 years of age the entrance to | 13 | | which is within the view of at least one employee, who is over | 14 | | 21 years of age, of the
establishment in which they are | 15 | | located. Any licensed establishment, licensed truck stop | 16 | | establishment, licensed veterans establishment, and licensed | 17 | | fraternal establishment that allows minors to enter shall | 18 | | separate any video gaming terminals from the sight of any minor | 19 | | by placing a partition of at least 5 feet in height between the | 20 | | video gaming terminals and any area where a minor may be | 21 | | present. The partition shall be permanently affixed and solid | 22 | | except for an opening to allow for player access into the area. | 23 | | The placement of video gaming terminals in licensed | 24 | | establishments, licensed truck stop establishments, licensed | 25 | | fraternal establishments, and licensed veterans establishments |
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| 1 | | shall be subject to the rules promulgated by the Board pursuant | 2 | | to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
| 3 | | (b) All licensed establishments, licensed truck stop | 4 | | establishments, licensed veterans establishments, and licensed | 5 | | fraternal establishments that allow minors to enter shall post | 6 | | signs on the premises that state that the play of video gaming | 7 | | terminals by persons under the age of 21 is prohibited and that | 8 | | state that access to areas where video gaming is conduct is | 9 | | prohibited by persons under the age of 21. | 10 | | (c) The phrase "NO PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 21 ALLOWED TO | 11 | | PLAY" shall be conspicuously displayed on the face of all video | 12 | | gaming terminals. | 13 | | | 14 | | (Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.) | 15 | | (230 ILCS 40/59 new) | 16 | | Sec. 59. Compulsive gambling. | 17 | | (a) Each licensed establishment, licensed truck stop | 18 | | establishment, licensed veterans establishment, and licensed | 19 | | fraternal establishment shall post signs with a statement | 20 | | regarding obtaining assistance with gambling problems, the | 21 | | text of which shall be determined by rule by the Department of | 22 | | Human Services, at the following locations in each facility at | 23 | | which gambling is conducted by the licensed owner: | 24 | | (1) Each entrance and exit. | 25 | | (2) If the establishment has a separate restricted area |
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| 1 | | for video gaming pursuant to 11 Ill. Adm. Code 1800.810(b), | 2 | | at each entrance and exit to that area of the video gaming | 3 | | location. | 4 | | (3) Near each credit location. | 5 | | The signs shall be provided by the Department of Human | 6 | | Services. | 7 | | (b) Each licensed establishment, licensed truck stop | 8 | | establishment, licensed veterans establishment, and licensed | 9 | | fraternal establishment shall print a statement regarding | 10 | | obtaining assistance with gambling problems, the text of which | 11 | | shall be determined by rule by the Department of Human | 12 | | Services, on all paper stock that the licensed establishment, | 13 | | licensed truck stop establishment, licensed veterans | 14 | | establishment, or licensed fraternal establishment provides to | 15 | | the general public. ".
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