Full Text of SB0516 101st General Assembly
SB0516ham001 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Martin J. Moylan Filed: 5/8/2019
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 516
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 516 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Riverboat Gambling Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.1, 6, 7, 7.3, 8, 9, 11, 11.1, | 6 | | 12, 13, 18, 18.1, 19, and 20 and by adding Section 11.3 as | 7 | | follows:
| 8 | | (230 ILCS 10/2) (from Ch. 120, par. 2402)
| 9 | | Sec. 2. Legislative Intent.
| 10 | | (a) This Act is intended to benefit the
people of the State | 11 | | of Illinois
by assisting economic development and promoting | 12 | | Illinois tourism
and by increasing the amount of revenues | 13 | | available to the State to assist and
support education.
| 14 | | (b) While authorization of riverboat and casino gambling | 15 | | will enhance investment,
development and tourism in Illinois, | 16 | | it is recognized that it will do so
successfully only if public |
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| 1 | | confidence and trust in the credibility and
integrity of the | 2 | | gambling operations and the regulatory process is
maintained. | 3 | | Therefore, regulatory provisions of this Act are designed to
| 4 | | strictly regulate the facilities, persons, associations and | 5 | | practices
related to gambling operations pursuant to the police | 6 | | powers of the State,
including comprehensive law enforcement | 7 | | supervision.
| 8 | | (c) The Illinois Gaming Board established under this Act | 9 | | should, as soon
as possible, inform each applicant for an | 10 | | owners license of the Board's
intent to grant or deny a | 11 | | license.
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 93-28, eff. 6-20-03.)
| 13 | | (230 ILCS 10/3) (from Ch. 120, par. 2403)
| 14 | | Sec. 3. Riverboat Gambling Authorized.
| 15 | | (a) Riverboat and casino gambling
operations and the system | 16 | | of wagering
incorporated therein, as defined in this Act, are | 17 | | hereby authorized to the
extent that they are carried out in | 18 | | accordance with the provisions of this
Act.
| 19 | | (b) This Act does not apply to the pari-mutuel system of | 20 | | wagering used
or intended to be used in connection with the | 21 | | horse-race meetings as
authorized under the Illinois Horse | 22 | | Racing Act of 1975, lottery games
authorized under the Illinois | 23 | | Lottery Law, bingo authorized under the Bingo
License and Tax | 24 | | Act, charitable games authorized under the Charitable Games
Act | 25 | | or pull tabs and jar games conducted under the Illinois Pull |
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| 1 | | Tabs and Jar
Games Act.
| 2 | | (c) Riverboat gambling conducted pursuant to this Act may | 3 | | be authorized
upon any water within the State of Illinois or | 4 | | any
water other than Lake Michigan which constitutes a boundary | 5 | | of the State
of Illinois.
A licensee may conduct riverboat | 6 | | gambling authorized under this Act
regardless of whether it | 7 | | conducts excursion cruises. A licensee may permit
the | 8 | | continuous ingress and egress of passengers for the purpose of
| 9 | | gambling.
| 10 | | (Source: P.A. 91-40, eff. 6-25-99.)
| 11 | | (230 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 120, par. 2404)
| 12 | | Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act:
| 13 | | (a) "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
| 14 | | (b) "Occupational license" means a license issued by the | 15 | | Board to a
person or entity to perform an occupation which the | 16 | | Board has identified as
requiring a license to engage in | 17 | | riverboat gambling or casino gambling in Illinois.
| 18 | | (c) "Gambling game" includes, but is not limited to, | 19 | | baccarat,
twenty-one, poker, craps, slot machine, video game of | 20 | | chance, roulette
wheel, klondike table, punchboard, faro | 21 | | layout, keno layout, numbers
ticket, push card, jar ticket, or | 22 | | pull tab which is authorized by the Board
as a wagering device | 23 | | under this Act.
| 24 | | (d) "Riverboat" means a self-propelled excursion boat, a
| 25 | | permanently moored barge, or permanently moored barges that are |
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| 1 | | permanently
fixed together to operate as one vessel, on which | 2 | | lawful gambling is
authorized and licensed as
provided in this | 3 | | Act.
| 4 | | (e) "Managers license" means a license issued by the Board | 5 | | to a person or
entity
to manage gambling operations conducted | 6 | | by the State pursuant to Section 7.3.
| 7 | | (f) "Dock" means the location where a riverboat moors for | 8 | | the purpose of
embarking passengers for and disembarking | 9 | | passengers from the riverboat.
| 10 | | (g) "Gross receipts" means the total amount of money | 11 | | exchanged for the
purchase of chips, tokens , or electronic | 12 | | cards by riverboat patrons.
| 13 | | (h) "Adjusted gross receipts" means the gross receipts less
| 14 | | winnings paid to wagerers.
| 15 | | (i) "Cheat" means to alter the selection of criteria which | 16 | | determine the
result of a gambling game or the amount or | 17 | | frequency of payment in a gambling
game.
| 18 | | (j) (Blank).
| 19 | | (k) "Gambling operation" means the conduct of authorized | 20 | | gambling games authorized under this Act
upon a riverboat or in | 21 | | a casino .
| 22 | | (l) "License bid" means the lump sum amount of money that | 23 | | an applicant
bids and agrees to pay the State in return for an | 24 | | owners license that is re-issued on or after July 1, 2003.
| 25 | | (m) The terms "minority person", "woman", and "person with | 26 | | a disability" shall have the same meaning
as
defined in
Section |
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| 1 | | 2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons | 2 | | with
Disabilities Act.
| 3 | | "Casino" means a facility at which lawful gambling is | 4 | | authorized as provided in this Act. | 5 | | "Owners license" means a license to conduct riverboat or | 6 | | casino gambling operations. | 7 | | "Licensed owner" means a person who holds an owners | 8 | | license. | 9 | | (Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)
| 10 | | (230 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 120, par. 2405)
| 11 | | Sec. 5. Gaming Board.
| 12 | | (a) (1) There is hereby established the
Illinois Gaming | 13 | | Board, which shall have the powers and duties specified in
this | 14 | | Act, and all other powers necessary and proper to fully and
| 15 | | effectively execute this Act for the purpose of administering, | 16 | | regulating,
and enforcing the system of riverboat and casino | 17 | | gambling established by this Act. Its
jurisdiction shall extend | 18 | | under this Act to every person, association,
corporation, | 19 | | partnership and trust involved in riverboat and casino gambling
| 20 | | operations in the State of Illinois.
| 21 | | (2) The Board shall consist of 5 members to be appointed by | 22 | | the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of | 23 | | whom shall be designated
by the Governor to be chairperson | 24 | | chairman . Each member shall have a reasonable
knowledge of the | 25 | | practice, procedure and principles of gambling operations.
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| 1 | | Each member shall either be a resident of Illinois or shall | 2 | | certify that he or she
will become a resident of Illinois | 3 | | before taking office. At least one member
shall be experienced | 4 | | in law enforcement and criminal investigation, at
least one | 5 | | member shall be a certified public accountant experienced in
| 6 | | accounting and auditing, and at least one member shall be a | 7 | | lawyer licensed
to practice law in Illinois.
| 8 | | (3) The terms of office of the Board members shall be 3 | 9 | | years, except
that the terms of office of the initial Board | 10 | | members appointed pursuant to
this Act will commence from the | 11 | | effective date of this Act and run as
follows: one for a term | 12 | | ending July 1, 1991, 2 for a term ending July 1,
1992, and 2 for | 13 | | a term ending July 1, 1993. Upon the expiration of the
| 14 | | foregoing terms, the successors of such members shall serve a | 15 | | term for 3
years and until their successors are appointed and | 16 | | qualified for like terms.
Vacancies in the Board shall be | 17 | | filled for the unexpired term in like
manner as original | 18 | | appointments. Each member of the Board shall be
eligible for | 19 | | reappointment at the discretion of the Governor with the
advice | 20 | | and consent of the Senate.
| 21 | | (4) Each member of the Board shall receive $300 for each | 22 | | day the
Board meets and for each day the member conducts any | 23 | | hearing pursuant to
this Act. Each member of the Board shall | 24 | | also be reimbursed for all actual
and necessary expenses and | 25 | | disbursements incurred in the execution of official
duties.
| 26 | | (5) No person shall be appointed a member of the Board or |
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| 1 | | continue to be
a member of the Board who is, or whose spouse, | 2 | | child or parent is, a member
of the board of directors of, or a | 3 | | person financially interested in, any
gambling operation | 4 | | subject to the jurisdiction of this Board, or any race
track, | 5 | | race meeting, racing association or the operations thereof | 6 | | subject
to the jurisdiction of the Illinois Racing Board. No | 7 | | Board member shall
hold any other public office. No person | 8 | | shall be a
member of the Board who is not of good moral | 9 | | character or who has been
convicted of, or is under indictment | 10 | | for, a felony under the laws of
Illinois or any other state, or | 11 | | the United States.
| 12 | | (5.5) No member of the Board shall engage in any political | 13 | | activity. For the purposes of this Section, "political" means | 14 | | any activity in support
of or in connection with any campaign | 15 | | for federal, State, or local elective office or any political
| 16 | | organization, but does not include activities (i) relating to | 17 | | the support or
opposition of any executive, legislative, or | 18 | | administrative action (as those
terms are defined in Section 2 | 19 | | of the Lobbyist Registration Act), (ii) relating
to collective | 20 | | bargaining, or (iii) that are
otherwise
in furtherance of the | 21 | | person's official
State duties or governmental and public | 22 | | service functions.
| 23 | | (6) Any member of the Board may be removed by the Governor | 24 | | for neglect
of duty, misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance | 25 | | in office or for engaging in any political activity.
| 26 | | (7) Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his |
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| 1 | | office, each
member of the Board shall take an oath that he | 2 | | will faithfully execute the
duties of his office according to | 3 | | the laws of the State and the rules and
regulations adopted | 4 | | therewith and shall give bond to the State of Illinois,
| 5 | | approved by the Governor, in the sum of $25,000. Every such | 6 | | bond, when
duly executed and approved, shall be recorded in the | 7 | | office of the
Secretary of State. Whenever the Governor | 8 | | determines that the bond of any
member of the Board has become | 9 | | or is likely to become invalid or
insufficient, he shall | 10 | | require such member forthwith to renew his bond,
which is to be | 11 | | approved by the Governor. Any member of the Board who fails
to | 12 | | take oath and give bond within 30 days from the date of his | 13 | | appointment,
or who fails to renew his bond within 30 days | 14 | | after it is demanded by the
Governor, shall be guilty of | 15 | | neglect of duty and may be removed by the
Governor. The cost of | 16 | | any bond given by any member of the Board under this
Section | 17 | | shall be taken to be a part of the necessary expenses of the | 18 | | Board.
| 19 | | (7.5) For the examination of all mechanical, | 20 | | electromechanical, or electronic table games, slot machines, | 21 | | slot accounting systems, and other electronic gaming equipment | 22 | | for compliance with this Act, the Board may utilize the | 23 | | services of one or more independent outside testing | 24 | | laboratories that have been accredited by a national | 25 | | accreditation body and that, in the judgment of the Board, are | 26 | | qualified to perform such examinations. |
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| 1 | | (8) The Board shall employ such
personnel as may be | 2 | | necessary to carry out its functions and shall determine the | 3 | | salaries of all personnel, except those personnel whose | 4 | | salaries are determined under the terms of a collective | 5 | | bargaining agreement. No
person shall be employed to serve the | 6 | | Board who is, or whose spouse, parent
or child is, an official | 7 | | of, or has a financial interest in or financial
relation with, | 8 | | any operator engaged in gambling operations within this
State | 9 | | or any organization engaged in conducting horse racing within | 10 | | this
State. Any employee violating these prohibitions shall be | 11 | | subject to
termination of employment.
| 12 | | (9) An Administrator shall perform any and all duties that | 13 | | the Board
shall assign him. The salary of the Administrator | 14 | | shall be determined by
the Board and, in addition,
he shall be | 15 | | reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred by
| 16 | | him in discharge of his official duties. The Administrator | 17 | | shall keep
records of all proceedings of the Board and shall | 18 | | preserve all records,
books, documents and other papers | 19 | | belonging to the Board or entrusted to
its care. The | 20 | | Administrator shall devote his full time to the duties of
the | 21 | | office and shall not hold any other office or employment.
| 22 | | (b) The Board shall have general responsibility for the | 23 | | implementation
of this Act. Its duties include, without | 24 | | limitation, the following:
| 25 | | (1) To decide promptly and in reasonable order all | 26 | | license applications.
Any party aggrieved by an action of |
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| 1 | | the Board denying, suspending,
revoking, restricting or | 2 | | refusing to renew a license may request a hearing
before | 3 | | the Board. A request for a hearing must be made to the | 4 | | Board in
writing within 5 days after service of notice of | 5 | | the action of the Board.
Notice of the action of the Board | 6 | | shall be served either by personal
delivery or by certified | 7 | | mail, postage prepaid, to the aggrieved party.
Notice | 8 | | served by certified mail shall be deemed complete on the | 9 | | business
day following the date of such mailing. The Board | 10 | | shall conduct all
requested hearings promptly and in | 11 | | reasonable order;
| 12 | | (2) To conduct all hearings pertaining to civil | 13 | | violations of this Act
or rules and regulations promulgated | 14 | | hereunder;
| 15 | | (3) To promulgate such rules and regulations as in its | 16 | | judgment may be
necessary to protect or enhance the | 17 | | credibility and integrity of gambling
operations | 18 | | authorized by this Act and the regulatory process | 19 | | hereunder;
| 20 | | (4) To provide for the establishment and collection of | 21 | | all license and
registration fees and taxes imposed by this | 22 | | Act and the rules and
regulations issued pursuant hereto. | 23 | | All such fees and taxes shall be
deposited into the State | 24 | | Gaming Fund;
| 25 | | (5) To provide for the levy and collection of penalties | 26 | | and fines for the
violation of provisions of this Act and |
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| 1 | | the rules and regulations
promulgated hereunder. All such | 2 | | fines and penalties shall be deposited
into the Education | 3 | | Assistance Fund, created by Public Act 86-0018, of the
| 4 | | State of Illinois;
| 5 | | (6) To be present through its inspectors and agents any | 6 | | time gambling
operations are conducted on any riverboat or | 7 | | in any casino for the purpose of certifying the
revenue | 8 | | thereof, receiving complaints from the public, and | 9 | | conducting such
other investigations into the conduct of | 10 | | the gambling games and the
maintenance of the equipment as | 11 | | from time to time the Board may deem
necessary and proper;
| 12 | | (7) To review and rule upon any complaint by a licensee
| 13 | | regarding any investigative procedures of the State which | 14 | | are unnecessarily
disruptive of gambling operations. The | 15 | | need to inspect and investigate
shall be presumed at all | 16 | | times. The disruption of a licensee's operations
shall be | 17 | | proved by clear and convincing evidence, and establish | 18 | | that: (A)
the procedures had no reasonable law enforcement | 19 | | purposes, and (B) the
procedures were so disruptive as to | 20 | | unreasonably inhibit gambling operations;
| 21 | | (8) To hold at least one meeting each quarter of the | 22 | | fiscal
year. In addition, special meetings may be called by | 23 | | the Chairman or any 2
Board members upon 72 hours written | 24 | | notice to each member. All Board
meetings shall be subject | 25 | | to the Open Meetings Act. Three members of the
Board shall | 26 | | constitute a quorum, and 3 votes shall be required for any
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| 1 | | final determination by the Board. The Board shall keep a | 2 | | complete and
accurate record of all its meetings. A | 3 | | majority of the members of the Board
shall constitute a | 4 | | quorum for the transaction of any business, for the
| 5 | | performance of any duty, or for the exercise of any power | 6 | | which this Act
requires the Board members to transact, | 7 | | perform or exercise en banc, except
that, upon order of the | 8 | | Board, one of the Board members or an
administrative law | 9 | | judge designated by the Board may conduct any hearing
| 10 | | provided for under this Act or by Board rule and may | 11 | | recommend findings and
decisions to the Board. The Board | 12 | | member or administrative law judge
conducting such hearing | 13 | | shall have all powers and rights granted to the
Board in | 14 | | this Act. The record made at the time of the hearing shall | 15 | | be
reviewed by the Board, or a majority thereof, and the | 16 | | findings and decision
of the majority of the Board shall | 17 | | constitute the order of the Board in
such case;
| 18 | | (9) To maintain records which are separate and distinct | 19 | | from the records
of any other State board or commission. | 20 | | Such records shall be available
for public inspection and | 21 | | shall accurately reflect all Board proceedings;
| 22 | | (10) To file a written annual report with the Governor | 23 | | on or before
July 1 each year and such additional reports | 24 | | as the Governor may request.
The annual report shall | 25 | | include a statement of receipts and disbursements
by the | 26 | | Board, actions taken by the Board, and any additional |
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| 1 | | information
and recommendations which the Board may deem | 2 | | valuable or which the Governor
may request;
| 3 | | (11) (Blank);
| 4 | | (12) (Blank);
| 5 | | (13) To assume responsibility for administration and | 6 | | enforcement of the
Video Gaming Act; and | 7 | | (14) To adopt, by rule, a code of conduct governing | 8 | | Board members and employees that ensure, to the maximum | 9 | | extent possible, that persons subject to this Code avoid | 10 | | situations, relationships, or associations that may | 11 | | represent or lead to a conflict of interest.
| 12 | | (c) The Board shall have jurisdiction over and shall | 13 | | supervise all
gambling operations governed by this Act. The | 14 | | Board shall have all powers
necessary and proper to fully and | 15 | | effectively execute the provisions of
this Act, including, but | 16 | | not limited to, the following:
| 17 | | (1) To investigate applicants and determine the | 18 | | eligibility of
applicants for licenses and to select among | 19 | | competing applicants the
applicants which best serve the | 20 | | interests of the citizens of Illinois.
| 21 | | (2) To have jurisdiction and supervision over all | 22 | | riverboat gambling
operations authorized under this Act in | 23 | | this State and all persons in places on riverboats where | 24 | | gambling
operations are conducted.
| 25 | | (3) To promulgate rules and regulations for the purpose | 26 | | of administering
the provisions of this Act and to |
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| 1 | | prescribe rules, regulations and
conditions under which | 2 | | all riverboat gambling operations subject to this
Act in | 3 | | the State shall be
conducted. Such rules and regulations | 4 | | are to provide for the prevention of
practices detrimental | 5 | | to the public interest and for the best interests of
| 6 | | riverboat gambling, including rules and regulations | 7 | | regarding the
inspection of casinos and such riverboats , | 8 | | and the review of any permits or licenses
necessary to | 9 | | operate a riverboat or casino under any laws or regulations | 10 | | applicable
to riverboats or casinos , and to impose | 11 | | penalties for violations thereof.
| 12 | | (4) To enter the office, riverboats, casinos, | 13 | | facilities, or other
places of business of a licensee, | 14 | | where evidence of the compliance or
noncompliance with the | 15 | | provisions of this Act is likely to be found.
| 16 | | (5) To investigate alleged violations of this Act or | 17 | | the
rules of the Board and to take appropriate disciplinary
| 18 | | action against a licensee or a holder of an occupational | 19 | | license for a
violation, or institute appropriate legal | 20 | | action for enforcement, or both.
| 21 | | (6) To adopt standards for the licensing of all persons | 22 | | and entities under this Act,
as well as for electronic or | 23 | | mechanical gambling games, and to establish
fees for such | 24 | | licenses.
| 25 | | (7) To adopt appropriate standards for all riverboats , | 26 | | casinos,
and facilities authorized under this Act .
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| 1 | | (8) To require that the records, including financial or | 2 | | other statements
of any licensee under this Act, shall be | 3 | | kept in such manner as prescribed
by the Board and that any | 4 | | such licensee involved in the ownership or
management of | 5 | | gambling operations submit to the Board an annual balance
| 6 | | sheet and profit and loss statement, list of the | 7 | | stockholders or other
persons having a 1% or greater | 8 | | beneficial interest in the gambling
activities of each | 9 | | licensee, and any other information the Board deems
| 10 | | necessary in order to effectively administer this Act and | 11 | | all rules,
regulations, orders and final decisions | 12 | | promulgated under this Act.
| 13 | | (9) To conduct hearings, issue subpoenas for the | 14 | | attendance of
witnesses and subpoenas duces tecum for the | 15 | | production of books, records
and other pertinent documents | 16 | | in accordance with the Illinois
Administrative Procedure | 17 | | Act, and to administer oaths and affirmations to
the | 18 | | witnesses, when, in the judgment of the Board, it is | 19 | | necessary to
administer or enforce this Act or the Board | 20 | | rules.
| 21 | | (10) To prescribe a form to be used by any licensee | 22 | | involved in the
ownership or management of gambling | 23 | | operations as an
application for employment for their | 24 | | employees.
| 25 | | (11) To revoke or suspend licenses, as the Board may | 26 | | see fit and in
compliance with applicable laws of the State |
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| 1 | | regarding administrative
procedures, and to review | 2 | | applications for the renewal of licenses. The
Board may | 3 | | suspend an owners license, without notice or hearing upon a
| 4 | | determination that the safety or health of patrons or | 5 | | employees is
jeopardized by continuing a gambling | 6 | | operation conducted under that license riverboat's | 7 | | operation . The suspension may
remain in effect until the | 8 | | Board determines that the cause for suspension
has been | 9 | | abated. The Board may revoke the owners license upon a
| 10 | | determination that the owner has not made satisfactory | 11 | | progress toward
abating the hazard.
| 12 | | (12) To eject or exclude or authorize the ejection or | 13 | | exclusion of, any
person from riverboat gambling | 14 | | facilities where that such person is in violation
of this | 15 | | Act, rules and regulations thereunder, or final orders of | 16 | | the
Board, or where such person's conduct or reputation is | 17 | | such that his or her
presence within the riverboat gambling | 18 | | facilities may, in the opinion of
the Board, call into | 19 | | question the honesty and integrity of the gambling
| 20 | | operations or interfere with the orderly conduct thereof; | 21 | | provided that the
propriety of such ejection or exclusion | 22 | | is subject to subsequent hearing
by the Board.
| 23 | | (13) To require all licensees of gambling operations to | 24 | | utilize a
cashless wagering system whereby all players' | 25 | | money is converted to tokens,
electronic cards, or chips | 26 | | which shall be used only for wagering in the
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| 1 | | establishment.
| 2 | | (14) (Blank).
| 3 | | (15) To suspend, revoke or restrict licenses, to | 4 | | require the
removal of a licensee or an employee of a | 5 | | licensee for a violation of this
Act or a Board rule or for | 6 | | engaging in a fraudulent practice, and to
impose civil | 7 | | penalties of up to $5,000 against individuals and up to
| 8 | | $10,000 or an amount equal to the daily gross receipts, | 9 | | whichever is
larger, against licensees for each violation | 10 | | of any provision of the Act,
any rules adopted by the | 11 | | Board, any order of the Board or any other action
which, in | 12 | | the Board's discretion, is a detriment or impediment to | 13 | | riverboat
gambling operations.
| 14 | | (16) To hire employees to gather information, conduct | 15 | | investigations
and carry out any other tasks contemplated | 16 | | under this Act.
| 17 | | (17) To establish minimum levels of insurance to be | 18 | | maintained by
licensees.
| 19 | | (18) To authorize a licensee to sell or serve alcoholic | 20 | | liquors, wine or
beer as defined in the Liquor Control Act | 21 | | of 1934 on board a riverboat or in a casino
and to have | 22 | | exclusive authority to establish the hours for sale and
| 23 | | consumption of alcoholic liquor on board a riverboat or in | 24 | | a casino , notwithstanding any
provision of the Liquor | 25 | | Control Act of 1934 or any local ordinance, and
regardless | 26 | | of whether the riverboat makes excursions. The
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| 1 | | establishment of the hours for sale and consumption of | 2 | | alcoholic liquor on
board a riverboat or in a casino is an | 3 | | exclusive power and function of the State. A home
rule unit | 4 | | may not establish the hours for sale and consumption of | 5 | | alcoholic
liquor on board a riverboat or in a casino . This | 6 | | subdivision (18) amendatory Act of 1991 is a denial and
| 7 | | limitation of home rule powers and functions under | 8 | | subsection (h) of
Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois | 9 | | Constitution.
| 10 | | (19) After consultation with the U.S. Army Corps of | 11 | | Engineers, to
establish binding emergency orders upon the | 12 | | concurrence of a majority of
the members of the Board | 13 | | regarding the navigability of water, relative to
| 14 | | excursions,
in the event
of extreme weather conditions, | 15 | | acts of God or other extreme circumstances.
| 16 | | (20) To delegate the execution of any of its powers | 17 | | under this Act for
the purpose of administering and | 18 | | enforcing this Act and its rules and
regulations hereunder.
| 19 | | (20.5) To approve any contract entered into on its | 20 | | behalf.
| 21 | | (20.6) To appoint investigators to conduct | 22 | | investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and other | 23 | | duties imposed under this Act, as deemed necessary by the | 24 | | Board. These investigators have and may exercise all of the | 25 | | rights and powers of peace officers, provided that these | 26 | | powers shall be limited to offenses or violations occurring |
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| 1 | | or committed in a casino or on a riverboat or dock, as | 2 | | defined in subsections (d) and (f) of Section 4, or as | 3 | | otherwise provided by this Act or any other law. | 4 | | (20.7) To contract with the Department of State Police | 5 | | for the use of trained and qualified State police officers | 6 | | and with the Department of Revenue for the use of trained | 7 | | and qualified Department of Revenue investigators to | 8 | | conduct investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and | 9 | | other duties imposed under this Act and to exercise all of | 10 | | the rights and powers of peace officers, provided that the | 11 | | powers of Department of Revenue investigators under this | 12 | | subdivision (20.7) shall be limited to offenses or | 13 | | violations occurring or committed in a casino or on a | 14 | | riverboat or dock, as defined in subsections (d) and (f) of | 15 | | Section 4, or as otherwise provided by this Act or any | 16 | | other law. In the event the Department of State Police or | 17 | | the Department of Revenue is unable to fill contracted | 18 | | police or investigative positions, the Board may appoint | 19 | | investigators to fill those positions pursuant to | 20 | | subdivision (20.6).
| 21 | | (21) To have the same jurisdiction and supervision over | 22 | | casinos as the Board has over riverboats, including, but | 23 | | not limited to, the power to (i) investigate, review, and | 24 | | approve contracts as that power is applied to riverboats, | 25 | | (ii) adopt rules for administering the provisions of this | 26 | | Act, (iii) adopt standards for the licensing of all persons |
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| 1 | | involved with a casino, (iv) investigate alleged | 2 | | violations of this Act by any person involved with a | 3 | | casino, and (v) require that records, including financial | 4 | | or other statements of any casino, shall be kept in such | 5 | | manner as prescribed by the Board.
| 6 | | (22) (21) To take any other action as may be reasonable | 7 | | or appropriate to
enforce this Act and rules and | 8 | | regulations hereunder.
| 9 | | (d) The Board may seek and shall receive the cooperation of | 10 | | the
Department of State Police in conducting background | 11 | | investigations of
applicants and in fulfilling its | 12 | | responsibilities under
this Section. Costs incurred by the | 13 | | Department of State Police as
a result of such cooperation | 14 | | shall be paid by the Board in conformance
with the requirements | 15 | | of Section 2605-400 of the Department of State Police Law
(20 | 16 | | ILCS 2605/2605-400).
| 17 | | (e) The Board must authorize to each investigator and to | 18 | | any other
employee of the Board exercising the powers of a | 19 | | peace officer a distinct badge
that, on its face, (i) clearly | 20 | | states that the badge is authorized by the Board
and
(ii) | 21 | | contains a unique identifying number. No other badge shall be | 22 | | authorized
by the Board.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 100-1152, eff. 12-14-18.)
| 24 | | (230 ILCS 10/5.1) (from Ch. 120, par. 2405.1)
| 25 | | Sec. 5.1. Disclosure of records.
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| 1 | | (a) Notwithstanding any applicable statutory provision to | 2 | | the contrary,
the Board shall, on written request from any | 3 | | person, provide
information furnished by an applicant or | 4 | | licensee concerning the applicant
or licensee, his products, | 5 | | services or gambling enterprises and his
business holdings, as | 6 | | follows:
| 7 | | (1) The name, business address and business telephone | 8 | | number of any
applicant or licensee.
| 9 | | (2) An identification of any applicant or licensee | 10 | | including, if an
applicant or licensee is not an | 11 | | individual, the state of incorporation or
registration, | 12 | | the corporate officers, and the identity of all | 13 | | shareholders
or participants. If an applicant or licensee | 14 | | has a pending registration
statement filed with the | 15 | | Securities and Exchange Commission, only the names
of those | 16 | | persons or entities holding interest of 5% or more must be | 17 | | provided.
| 18 | | (3) An identification of any business, including, if | 19 | | applicable, the
state of incorporation or registration, in | 20 | | which an applicant or licensee
or an applicant's or | 21 | | licensee's spouse or children has an equity interest
of | 22 | | more than 1%. If an applicant or licensee is a corporation, | 23 | | partnership
or other business entity, the applicant or | 24 | | licensee shall identify any
other corporation, partnership | 25 | | or business entity in which it has an equity
interest of 1%
| 26 | | or more, including, if applicable, the state of
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| 1 | | incorporation or registration. This information need not | 2 | | be provided by a
corporation, partnership or other business | 3 | | entity that has a pending
registration statement filed with | 4 | | the Securities and Exchange Commission.
| 5 | | (4) Whether an applicant or licensee has been indicted, | 6 | | convicted,
pleaded guilty or nolo contendere, or forfeited | 7 | | bail concerning any
criminal offense under the laws of any | 8 | | jurisdiction, either felony or
misdemeanor (except for | 9 | | traffic violations), including the date, the name
and | 10 | | location of the court, arresting agency and prosecuting | 11 | | agency, the
case number, the offense, the disposition and | 12 | | the location and length of
incarceration.
| 13 | | (5) Whether an applicant or licensee has had any | 14 | | license or
certificate issued by a licensing authority in | 15 | | Illinois or any other
jurisdiction denied, restricted, | 16 | | suspended, revoked or not renewed and a
statement | 17 | | describing the facts and circumstances concerning the | 18 | | denial,
restriction, suspension, revocation or | 19 | | non-renewal, including the licensing
authority, the date | 20 | | each such action was taken, and the reason for each
such | 21 | | action.
| 22 | | (6) Whether an applicant or licensee has ever filed or | 23 | | had filed against
it a proceeding in bankruptcy or has ever | 24 | | been involved in any formal
process to adjust, defer, | 25 | | suspend or otherwise work out the payment of any
debt | 26 | | including the date of filing, the name and location of the |
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| 1 | | court, the
case and number of the disposition.
| 2 | | (7) Whether an applicant or licensee has filed, or been | 3 | | served with a
complaint or other notice filed with any | 4 | | public body, regarding the
delinquency in the payment of, | 5 | | or a dispute over the filings concerning the
payment of, | 6 | | any tax required under federal, State or local law, | 7 | | including
the amount, type of tax, the taxing agency and | 8 | | time periods involved.
| 9 | | (8) A statement listing the names and titles of all | 10 | | public officials
or officers of any unit of government, and | 11 | | relatives of said
public officials or officers who, | 12 | | directly or indirectly, own
any financial interest in, have | 13 | | any beneficial interest in, are the
creditors of or hold | 14 | | any debt instrument issued by, or hold or have any
interest | 15 | | in any contractual or service relationship with, an | 16 | | applicant
or licensee.
| 17 | | (9) Whether an applicant or licensee has made, directly | 18 | | or indirectly,
any political contribution, or any loans, | 19 | | donations or other payments, to
any candidate or office | 20 | | holder, within 5 years from the date of filing the
| 21 | | application, including the amount and the method of | 22 | | payment.
| 23 | | (10) The name and business telephone number of the | 24 | | counsel
representing an applicant or licensee in matters | 25 | | before the Board.
| 26 | | (11) A description of any proposed or approved gambling |
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| 1 | | riverboat
gaming operation, including the type of boat, | 2 | | home dock , or casino or gaming location, expected
economic | 3 | | benefit to the community, anticipated or actual number of
| 4 | | employees, any statement from an applicant or licensee | 5 | | regarding compliance
with federal and State affirmative | 6 | | action guidelines, projected or actual
admissions and | 7 | | projected or actual adjusted gross gaming receipts.
| 8 | | (12) A description of the product or service to be | 9 | | supplied by an
applicant for a supplier's license.
| 10 | | (b) Notwithstanding any applicable statutory provision to | 11 | | the contrary,
the Board shall, on written request from any | 12 | | person, also provide
the following information:
| 13 | | (1) The amount of the wagering tax and admission tax | 14 | | paid daily to the
State of Illinois by the holder of an | 15 | | owner's license.
| 16 | | (2) Whenever the Board finds an applicant for an | 17 | | owner's license
unsuitable for licensing, a copy of the | 18 | | written letter outlining the
reasons for the denial.
| 19 | | (3) Whenever the Board has refused to grant leave for | 20 | | an applicant to
withdraw his application, a copy of the | 21 | | letter outlining the reasons for
the refusal.
| 22 | | (c) Subject to the above provisions, the Board shall not | 23 | | disclose any
information which would be barred by:
| 24 | | (1) Section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act; or
| 25 | | (2) The statutes, rules, regulations or | 26 | | intergovernmental agreements
of any jurisdiction.
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| 1 | | (d) The Board may assess fees for the copying of | 2 | | information in
accordance with Section 6 of the Freedom of | 3 | | Information Act.
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1392, eff. 1-1-11.)
| 5 | | (230 ILCS 10/6) (from Ch. 120, par. 2406)
| 6 | | Sec. 6. Application for Owners License.
| 7 | | (a) A qualified person may
apply to the Board for an owners | 8 | | license to
conduct a riverboat gambling operation as provided | 9 | | in this Act. The
application shall be made on forms provided by | 10 | | the Board and shall contain
such information as the Board | 11 | | prescribes, including , but not limited to , the
identity of the | 12 | | riverboat on which such gambling operation is to be
conducted , | 13 | | if applicable, and the exact location where such riverboat or | 14 | | casino will be located docked , a
certification that the | 15 | | riverboat will be registered under this Act at all
times during | 16 | | which gambling operations are conducted on board, detailed
| 17 | | information regarding the ownership and management of the | 18 | | applicant, and
detailed personal information regarding the | 19 | | applicant. Any application for an
owners license to be | 20 | | re-issued on or after June 1, 2003 shall also
include the | 21 | | applicant's license bid in a form prescribed by the Board.
| 22 | | Information
provided on the application shall be used as a | 23 | | basis for a thorough
background investigation which the Board | 24 | | shall conduct with respect to each
applicant. An incomplete | 25 | | application shall be cause for denial of a license
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| 2 | | (b) Applicants shall submit with their application all | 3 | | documents,
resolutions, and letters of support from the | 4 | | governing body that represents
the municipality or county | 5 | | wherein the licensee will be located dock .
| 6 | | (c) Each applicant shall disclose the identity of every | 7 | | person or entity ,
association, trust or corporation having a | 8 | | greater than 1% direct or
indirect pecuniary interest in the | 9 | | riverboat gambling operation with
respect to which the license | 10 | | is sought. If the disclosed entity is a
trust, the application | 11 | | shall disclose the names and addresses of all the
| 12 | | beneficiaries; if a corporation, the names and
addresses of all | 13 | | stockholders and directors; if a partnership, the names
and | 14 | | addresses of all partners, both general and limited.
| 15 | | (d) An application shall be filed and considered in | 16 | | accordance with the rules of the Board. Each application shall | 17 | | be accompanied by a nonrefundable An
application fee of | 18 | | $30,000,000. In addition, a nonrefundable fee of $50,000 shall | 19 | | be paid at the time of filing
to defray the costs associated | 20 | | with the
background investigation conducted by the Board. If | 21 | | the costs of the
investigation exceed $50,000, the applicant | 22 | | shall pay the additional amount
to the Board within 7 days | 23 | | after requested by the Board . If the costs of the investigation | 24 | | are less than $50,000, the
applicant shall receive a refund of | 25 | | the remaining amount. All
information, records, interviews, | 26 | | reports, statements, memoranda or other
data supplied to or |
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| 1 | | used by the Board in the course of its review or
investigation | 2 | | of an application for a license or a renewal under this Act | 3 | | shall be
privileged, strictly confidential and shall be used | 4 | | only for the purpose of
evaluating an applicant for a license | 5 | | or a renewal. Such information, records, interviews, reports,
| 6 | | statements, memoranda or other data shall not be admissible as | 7 | | evidence,
nor discoverable in any action of any kind in any | 8 | | court or before any
tribunal, board, agency or person, except | 9 | | for any action deemed necessary
by the Board.
| 10 | | (e) The Board shall charge each applicant a fee set by the | 11 | | Department of
State Police to defray the costs associated with | 12 | | the search and
classification of fingerprints obtained by the | 13 | | Board with respect to the
applicant's application. These fees | 14 | | shall be paid into the State Police
Services Fund.
| 15 | | (f) The licensed owner shall be the person primarily | 16 | | responsible for the
boat or casino itself. Only one riverboat | 17 | | gambling operation may be authorized
by the Board on any | 18 | | riverboat or in any casino . The applicant must identify the | 19 | | each riverboat or premises
it intends to use and certify that | 20 | | the riverboat or premises : (1) has the authorized
capacity | 21 | | required in this Act; (2) is accessible to persons with | 22 | | disabilities; and
(3) is fully registered and licensed in | 23 | | accordance
with any applicable laws.
| 24 | | (g) A person who knowingly makes a false statement on an | 25 | | application is
guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
| 26 | | (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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| 1 | | (230 ILCS 10/7) (from Ch. 120, par. 2407)
| 2 | | Sec. 7. Owners licenses.
| 3 | | (a) The Board shall issue owners licenses to persons, firms | 4 | | or
corporations which apply for such licenses upon payment to | 5 | | the Board of the
non-refundable license fee set by the Board, | 6 | | upon payment of a $25,000
license fee for the first year of | 7 | | operation and a $5,000 license fee for
each succeeding year and | 8 | | upon a determination by the Board that the
applicant is | 9 | | eligible for an owners license pursuant to this Act and the
| 10 | | rules of the Board. From the effective date of this amendatory | 11 | | Act of the 95th General Assembly until (i) 3 years after the | 12 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | 13 | | Assembly, (ii) the date any organization licensee begins to | 14 | | operate a slot machine or video game of chance under the | 15 | | Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or this Act, (iii) the date | 16 | | that payments begin under subsection (c-5) of Section 13 of the | 17 | | Act, or (iv) the wagering tax imposed under Section 13 of this | 18 | | Act is increased by law to reflect a tax rate that is at least | 19 | | as stringent or more stringent than the tax rate contained in | 20 | | subsection (a-3) of Section 13, whichever occurs first, as a | 21 | | condition of licensure and as an alternative source of payment | 22 | | for those funds payable under subsection (c-5) of Section 13 of | 23 | | the Riverboat Gambling Act, any owners licensee that holds or | 24 | | receives its owners license on or after the effective date of | 25 | | this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, other than an |
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| 1 | | owners licensee operating a riverboat with adjusted gross | 2 | | receipts in calendar year 2004 of less than $200,000,000, must | 3 | | pay into the Horse Racing Equity Trust Fund, in addition to any | 4 | | other payments required under this Act, an amount equal to 3% | 5 | | of the adjusted gross receipts received by the owners licensee. | 6 | | The payments required under this Section shall be made by the | 7 | | owners licensee to the State Treasurer no later than 3:00 | 8 | | o'clock p.m. of the day after the day when the adjusted gross | 9 | | receipts were received by the owners licensee. A person , firm | 10 | | or entity corporation is ineligible to receive
an owners | 11 | | license if:
| 12 | | (1) the person has been convicted of a felony under the | 13 | | laws of this
State, any other state, or the United States;
| 14 | | (2) the person has been convicted of any violation of | 15 | | Article 28 of the
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal | 16 | | Code of 2012, or substantially similar laws of any other | 17 | | jurisdiction;
| 18 | | (3) the person has submitted an application for a | 19 | | license under this
Act which contains false information;
| 20 | | (4) the person is
a member of the Board;
| 21 | | (5) a person defined in (1), (2), (3) or (4) is an | 22 | | officer, director or
managerial employee of the entity firm | 23 | | or corporation ;
| 24 | | (6) the entity firm or corporation employs a person | 25 | | defined in (1), (2), (3) or
(4) who participates in the | 26 | | management or operation of gambling operations
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| 1 | | under this Act;
| 2 | | (7) (blank); or
| 3 | | (8) a license of the person or entity , firm or | 4 | | corporation issued under
this Act, or a license to own or | 5 | | operate gambling facilities
in any other jurisdiction, has | 6 | | been revoked.
| 7 | | The Board is expressly prohibited from making changes to | 8 | | the requirement that licensees make payment into the Horse | 9 | | Racing Equity Trust Fund without the express authority of the | 10 | | Illinois General Assembly and making any other rule to | 11 | | implement or interpret this amendatory Act of the 95th General | 12 | | Assembly. For the purposes of this paragraph, "rules" is given | 13 | | the meaning given to that term in Section 1-70 of the Illinois | 14 | | Administrative Procedure Act. | 15 | | (b) In determining whether to grant an owners license to an | 16 | | applicant, the
Board shall consider:
| 17 | | (1) the character, reputation, experience and | 18 | | financial integrity of the
applicants and of any other or | 19 | | separate person that either:
| 20 | | (A) controls, directly or indirectly, such | 21 | | applicant, or
| 22 | | (B) is controlled, directly or indirectly, by such | 23 | | applicant or by a
person which controls, directly or | 24 | | indirectly, such applicant;
| 25 | | (2) the facilities or proposed facilities for the | 26 | | conduct of riverboat
gambling;
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| 1 | | (3) the highest prospective total revenue to be derived | 2 | | by the State
from the conduct of riverboat gambling;
| 3 | | (4) the extent to which the ownership of the applicant | 4 | | reflects the
diversity of the State by including minority | 5 | | persons, women, and persons with a disability
and the good | 6 | | faith affirmative action plan of
each applicant to recruit, | 7 | | train and upgrade minority persons, women, and persons with | 8 | | a disability in all employment classifications;
| 9 | | (4.5) the extent to which the ownership of the | 10 | | applicant includes veterans of service in the armed forces | 11 | | of the United States, and the good faith affirmative action | 12 | | plan of each applicant to recruit, train, and upgrade | 13 | | veterans of service in the armed forces of the United | 14 | | States in all employment classifications; | 15 | | (5) the financial ability of the applicant to purchase | 16 | | and maintain
adequate liability and casualty insurance;
| 17 | | (6) whether the applicant has adequate capitalization | 18 | | to provide and
maintain, for the duration of a license, a | 19 | | riverboat or casino ;
| 20 | | (7) the extent to which the applicant exceeds or meets | 21 | | other standards
for the issuance of an owners license which | 22 | | the Board may adopt by rule;
and
| 23 | | (8) the The amount of the applicant's license bid ; .
| 24 | | (9) the extent to which the applicant or the proposed | 25 | | host municipality plans to enter into revenue sharing | 26 | | agreements with communities other than the host |
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| 1 | | municipality; and | 2 | | (10) the extent to which the ownership of an applicant | 3 | | includes the most qualified number of minority persons, | 4 | | females, and persons with a disability. | 5 | | (c) Each owners license shall specify the place where the | 6 | | casino riverboats shall
operate or the riverboat shall operate | 7 | | and dock.
| 8 | | (d) Each applicant shall submit with his application, on | 9 | | forms
provided by the Board, 2 sets of his fingerprints.
| 10 | | (e) The Board may issue up to 10 licenses authorizing the | 11 | | holders of such
licenses to own riverboats. In the application | 12 | | for an owners license, the
applicant shall state the dock at | 13 | | which the riverboat is based and the water
on which the | 14 | | riverboat will be located. A riverboat located outside of a | 15 | | county with a population of more than 3,000,000 may relocate | 16 | | from where it was docked on the effective date of this | 17 | | amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly with approval from | 18 | | the Board and with approval from the municipality to which it | 19 | | wishes to relocate by ordinance or referendum. The Board shall | 20 | | approve relocations based on those plans that provide for the | 21 | | least amount of cannibalization of existing licensees' | 22 | | revenues generated pursuant to this Act. As used in this | 23 | | subsection (e), "cannibalization" means the diversion of | 24 | | revenues generated pursuant to this Act from existing licensees | 25 | | by an owners licensee authorized to relocate under this | 26 | | subsection (e) and by taking into consideration the best |
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| 1 | | interest of the State. In determining whether cannibalization | 2 | | exists, the Board shall also consider the extent to which the | 3 | | applicant can attract from market areas of neighboring states. | 4 | | A riverboat may not relocate within 25 miles of another | 5 | | riverboat's location on the effective date of this amendatory | 6 | | Act of the 101st General Assembly unless the riverboat | 7 | | relocates to the same municipality as the other riverboat. A | 8 | | riverboat located within a county with a population of more | 9 | | than 3,000,000 may not relocate. The Board shall issue 5 | 10 | | licenses to
become effective not earlier than January 1, 1991. | 11 | | Three of such licenses
shall authorize riverboat gambling on | 12 | | the Mississippi River, or, with approval
by the municipality in | 13 | | which the
riverboat was docked on August 7, 2003 and with Board | 14 | | approval, be authorized to relocate to a new location,
in a
| 15 | | municipality that (1) borders on the Mississippi River or is | 16 | | within 5
miles of the city limits of a municipality that | 17 | | borders on the Mississippi
River and (2), on August 7, 2003, | 18 | | had a riverboat conducting riverboat gambling operations | 19 | | pursuant to
a license issued under this Act; one of which shall | 20 | | authorize riverboat
gambling from a home dock in the city of | 21 | | East St. Louis. One other license
shall
authorize riverboat | 22 | | gambling on
the Illinois River south of Marshall County. The | 23 | | Board shall issue one
additional license to become effective | 24 | | not earlier than March 1, 1992, which
shall authorize riverboat | 25 | | gambling on the Des Plaines River in Will County.
The Board may | 26 | | issue 4 additional licenses to become effective not
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March 1, 1992. In determining the water upon which | 2 | | riverboats will operate,
the Board shall consider the economic | 3 | | benefit which riverboat gambling confers
on the State, and | 4 | | shall seek to assure that all regions of the State share
in the | 5 | | economic benefits of riverboat gambling.
| 6 | | In granting all licenses, the Board may give favorable | 7 | | consideration to
economically depressed areas of the State, to | 8 | | applicants presenting plans
which provide for significant | 9 | | economic development over a large geographic
area, and to | 10 | | applicants who currently operate non-gambling riverboats in
| 11 | | Illinois.
The Board shall review all applications for owners | 12 | | licenses,
and shall inform each applicant of the Board's | 13 | | decision.
The Board may grant an owners license to an
applicant | 14 | | that has not submitted the highest license bid, but if it does | 15 | | not
select the highest bidder, the Board shall issue a written | 16 | | decision explaining
why another
applicant was selected and | 17 | | identifying the factors set forth in this Section
that favored | 18 | | the winning bidder. The fee for issuance of a license pursuant | 19 | | to this subsection (e) shall be $30,000,000. The fee for | 20 | | renewal of a license pursuant to this subsection (e) shall be | 21 | | $100,000.
| 22 | | In addition to any other revocation powers granted to the | 23 | | Board under this
Act,
the Board may revoke the owners license | 24 | | of a licensee which fails
to begin conducting gambling within | 25 | | 15 months
of receipt of the
Board's approval of the application | 26 | | if the Board determines that license
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| 1 | | interests of the State.
| 2 | | (f) The first 10 owners licenses issued under this Act | 3 | | shall permit the
holder to own up to 2 riverboats and equipment | 4 | | thereon
for a period of 3 years after the effective date of the | 5 | | license. Holders of
the first 10 owners licenses must pay the | 6 | | annual license fee for each of
the 3
years during which they | 7 | | are authorized to own riverboats.
| 8 | | (g) Upon the termination, expiration, or revocation of each | 9 | | of the first
10 licenses, which shall be issued for a 3 year | 10 | | period, all licenses are
renewable annually upon payment of the | 11 | | fee and a determination by the Board
that the licensee | 12 | | continues to meet all of the requirements of this Act and the
| 13 | | Board's rules.
However, for licenses renewed on or after May 1, | 14 | | 1998, renewal shall be
for a period of 4 years, unless the | 15 | | Board sets a shorter period.
| 16 | | (h) An owners license shall entitle the licensee to own up | 17 | | to 2
riverboats. A licensee shall limit the number of gambling | 18 | | participants to
1,200 for any such owners license.
A licensee | 19 | | may operate both of its riverboats concurrently, provided that | 20 | | the
total number of gambling participants on both riverboats | 21 | | does not exceed
1,200. Riverboats licensed to operate on the
| 22 | | Mississippi River and the Illinois River south of Marshall | 23 | | County shall
have an authorized capacity of at least 500 | 24 | | persons. Any other riverboat
licensed under this Act shall have | 25 | | an authorized capacity of at least 400
persons.
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| 1 | | for and, if
approved therefor, to receive all licenses from the | 2 | | Board necessary for the
operation of a riverboat or casino , | 3 | | including a liquor license, a license
to prepare and serve food | 4 | | for human consumption, and other necessary
licenses. All use, | 5 | | occupation and excise taxes which apply to the sale of
food and | 6 | | beverages in this State and all taxes imposed on the sale or | 7 | | use
of tangible personal property apply to such sales aboard | 8 | | the riverboat or in the casino .
| 9 | | (j) The Board may issue or re-issue a license authorizing a | 10 | | riverboat to
dock
in a municipality or approve a relocation | 11 | | under Section 11.2 only if, prior
to the issuance or | 12 | | re-issuance of
the license or approval, the governing body of | 13 | | the municipality in which
the riverboat will dock has by a | 14 | | majority vote approved the docking of
riverboats in the | 15 | | municipality. The Board may issue or re-issue a license
| 16 | | authorizing a
riverboat to dock in areas of a county outside | 17 | | any municipality or approve a
relocation under Section 11.2 | 18 | | only if, prior to the issuance or re-issuance
of the license
or | 19 | | approval, the
governing body of the county has by a majority | 20 | | vote approved of the docking of
riverboats within such areas.
| 21 | | (k) An owners licensee may conduct land-based gambling | 22 | | operations upon approval by the Board. | 23 | | (l) An owners licensee may conduct gaming at a temporary | 24 | | facility pending the construction of a permanent facility or | 25 | | the remodeling or relocation of an existing facility to | 26 | | accommodate gaming participants for up to 24 months after the |
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| 1 | | temporary facility begins to conduct gaming. Upon request by an | 2 | | owners licensee and upon a showing of good cause by the owners | 3 | | licensee, the Board shall extend the period during which the | 4 | | licensee may conduct gaming at a temporary facility by up to 12 | 5 | | months. The Board shall make rules concerning the conduct of | 6 | | gaming from temporary facilities. | 7 | | (m) If a riverboat relocates under subsection (e), the | 8 | | municipality to which it relocates shall enter into a revenue | 9 | | sharing agreement with the municipality from which it | 10 | | relocated. | 11 | | (n) A permanent casino or riverboat built on and after the | 12 | | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General | 13 | | Assembly shall meet gold or platinum certification from the | 14 | | U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and | 15 | | Environmental Design standards. | 16 | | (Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 100-1152, eff. 12-14-18.)
| 17 | | (230 ILCS 10/7.3)
| 18 | | Sec. 7.3. State conduct of gambling operations.
| 19 | | (a) If, after reviewing each application for a re-issued | 20 | | license, the
Board determines that the highest prospective | 21 | | total revenue to the State would
be derived from State conduct | 22 | | of the gambling operation in lieu of re-issuing
the license, | 23 | | the Board shall inform each applicant of its decision. The | 24 | | Board
shall thereafter have the authority, without obtaining an | 25 | | owners license, to
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| 1 | | operations as
previously authorized by the terminated, | 2 | | expired, revoked, or nonrenewed
license through a licensed | 3 | | manager selected pursuant to an open and competitive
bidding
| 4 | | process as set forth in Section 7.5 and as provided in Section | 5 | | 7.4.
| 6 | | (b) The Board may locate any casino or riverboat on which a | 7 | | gambling operation is
conducted by the State in any home dock | 8 | | or other location authorized by Section 3(c)
upon receipt of | 9 | | approval from a majority vote of the governing body of the
| 10 | | municipality or county, as the case may be, in which the | 11 | | riverboat will dock.
| 12 | | (c) The Board shall have jurisdiction over and shall | 13 | | supervise all
gambling operations conducted by the State | 14 | | provided for in this Act and shall
have all powers necessary | 15 | | and proper to fully and effectively execute the
provisions of | 16 | | this Act relating to gambling operations conducted by the | 17 | | State.
| 18 | | (d) The maximum number of owners licenses authorized under | 19 | | Section 7
7(e)
shall be reduced by one for each instance in | 20 | | which the Board authorizes the
State to conduct a casino or | 21 | | riverboat gambling operation under subsection (a) in lieu of
| 22 | | re-issuing a license to an applicant under Section 7.1.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 93-28, eff. 6-20-03.)
| 24 | | (230 ILCS 10/8) (from Ch. 120, par. 2408)
| 25 | | Sec. 8. Suppliers licenses.
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| 1 | | (a) The Board may issue a suppliers license to such | 2 | | persons, firms or
corporations which apply therefor upon the | 3 | | payment of a non-refundable
application fee set by the Board, | 4 | | upon a determination by the Board that
the applicant is | 5 | | eligible for a suppliers license and upon payment of a
$5,000 | 6 | | annual license
fee.
| 7 | | (b) The holder of a suppliers license is authorized to sell | 8 | | or lease,
and to contract to sell or lease, gambling equipment | 9 | | and supplies to any
licensee involved in the ownership or | 10 | | management of gambling operations.
| 11 | | (c) Gambling supplies and equipment may not be distributed
| 12 | | unless supplies and equipment conform to standards adopted by
| 13 | | rules of the Board.
| 14 | | (d) A person, firm or corporation is ineligible to receive | 15 | | a suppliers
license if:
| 16 | | (1) the person has been convicted of a felony under the | 17 | | laws of this
State, any other state, or the United States;
| 18 | | (2) the person has been convicted of any violation of | 19 | | Article 28 of the
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal | 20 | | Code of 2012, or substantially similar laws of any other | 21 | | jurisdiction;
| 22 | | (3) the person has submitted an application for a | 23 | | license under this
Act which contains false information;
| 24 | | (4) the person is a member of the Board;
| 25 | | (5) the entity firm or corporation is one in which a | 26 | | person defined in (1),
(2), (3) or (4), is an officer, |
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| 1 | | director or managerial employee;
| 2 | | (6) the firm or corporation employs a person who | 3 | | participates in the
management or operation of riverboat | 4 | | gambling authorized under this Act;
| 5 | | (7) the license of the person, firm or corporation | 6 | | issued under
this Act, or a license to own or operate | 7 | | gambling facilities
in any other jurisdiction, has been | 8 | | revoked.
| 9 | | (e) Any person that supplies any equipment, devices, or | 10 | | supplies to a
licensed riverboat gambling operation must first | 11 | | obtain a suppliers
license. A supplier shall furnish to the | 12 | | Board a list of all equipment,
devices and supplies offered for | 13 | | sale or lease in connection with gambling
games authorized | 14 | | under this Act. A supplier shall keep books and records
for the | 15 | | furnishing of equipment, devices and supplies to gambling
| 16 | | operations separate and distinct from any other business that | 17 | | the supplier
might operate. A supplier shall file a quarterly | 18 | | return with the Board
listing all sales and leases. A supplier | 19 | | shall permanently affix its name or a distinctive logo or other | 20 | | mark or design element identifying the manufacturer or supplier
| 21 | | to all its equipment, devices, and supplies, except gaming | 22 | | chips without a value impressed, engraved, or imprinted on it, | 23 | | for gambling operations.
The Board may waive this requirement | 24 | | for any specific product or products if it determines that the | 25 | | requirement is not necessary to protect the integrity of the | 26 | | game. Items purchased from a licensed supplier may continue to |
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| 1 | | be used even though the supplier subsequently changes its name, | 2 | | distinctive logo, or other mark or design element; undergoes a | 3 | | change in ownership; or ceases to be licensed as a supplier for | 4 | | any reason. Any supplier's equipment, devices or supplies which | 5 | | are used by any person
in an unauthorized gambling operation | 6 | | shall be forfeited to the State. A
licensed owner may own its | 7 | | own equipment, devices and supplies. Each
holder of an owners | 8 | | license under the Act shall file an annual report
listing its | 9 | | inventories of gambling equipment, devices and supplies.
| 10 | | (f) Any person who knowingly makes a false statement on an | 11 | | application
is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
| 12 | | (g) Any gambling equipment, devices and supplies provided | 13 | | by any
licensed supplier may either be repaired on the | 14 | | riverboat or in the casino or removed from
the riverboat or | 15 | | casino to a an on-shore facility owned by the holder of an | 16 | | owners
license for repair.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-12, eff. 5-10-13; | 18 | | 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
| 19 | | (230 ILCS 10/9) (from Ch. 120, par. 2409)
| 20 | | Sec. 9. Occupational licenses.
| 21 | | (a) The Board may issue an occupational license to an | 22 | | applicant upon the
payment of a non-refundable fee set by the | 23 | | Board, upon a determination by
the Board that the applicant is | 24 | | eligible for an occupational license and
upon payment of an | 25 | | annual license fee in an amount to be established. To
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| 1 | | eligible for an occupational license, an applicant must:
| 2 | | (1) be at least 21 years of age if the applicant will | 3 | | perform any
function involved in gaming by patrons. Any | 4 | | applicant seeking an
occupational license for a non-gaming | 5 | | function shall be at least 18 years
of age;
| 6 | | (2) not have been convicted of a felony offense, a | 7 | | violation of Article
28 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the | 8 | | Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar statute of any other
| 9 | | jurisdiction;
| 10 | | (2.5) not have been convicted of a crime, other than a | 11 | | crime described in item (2) of this subsection (a), | 12 | | involving dishonesty or moral turpitude, except that the | 13 | | Board may, in its discretion, issue an occupational license | 14 | | to a person who has been convicted of a crime described in | 15 | | this item (2.5) more than 10 years prior to his or her | 16 | | application and has not subsequently been convicted of any | 17 | | other crime;
| 18 | | (3) have demonstrated a level of skill or knowledge | 19 | | which the Board
determines to be necessary in order to | 20 | | operate gambling aboard a riverboat or in a casino ; and
| 21 | | (4) have met standards for the holding of an | 22 | | occupational license as
adopted by rules of the Board. Such | 23 | | rules shall provide that any person or
entity seeking an | 24 | | occupational license to manage gambling operations
| 25 | | hereunder shall be subject to background inquiries and | 26 | | further requirements
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| 1 | | applicants for an owners license.
Furthermore, such rules | 2 | | shall provide that each such entity shall be
permitted to | 3 | | manage gambling operations for only one licensed owner.
| 4 | | (b) Each application for an occupational license shall be | 5 | | on forms
prescribed by the Board and shall contain all | 6 | | information required by the
Board. The applicant shall set | 7 | | forth in the application: whether he has been
issued prior | 8 | | gambling related licenses; whether he has been licensed in any
| 9 | | other state under any other name, and, if so, such name and his | 10 | | age; and
whether or not a permit or license issued to him in | 11 | | any other state has
been suspended, restricted or revoked, and, | 12 | | if so, for what period of time.
| 13 | | (c) Each applicant shall submit with his application, on | 14 | | forms provided
by the Board, 2 sets of his fingerprints. The | 15 | | Board shall charge each
applicant a fee set by the Department | 16 | | of State Police to defray the costs
associated with the search | 17 | | and classification of fingerprints obtained by
the Board with | 18 | | respect to the applicant's application. These fees shall be
| 19 | | paid into the State Police Services Fund.
| 20 | | (d) The Board may in its discretion refuse an occupational | 21 | | license to
any person: (1) who is unqualified to perform the | 22 | | duties required of such
applicant; (2) who fails to disclose or | 23 | | states falsely any information
called for in the application; | 24 | | (3) who has been found guilty of a
violation of this Act or | 25 | | whose prior gambling related license or
application therefor | 26 | | has been suspended, restricted, revoked or denied for
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| 1 | | cause in any other state; or (4) for any other just cause.
| 2 | | (e) The Board may suspend, revoke or restrict any | 3 | | occupational licensee:
(1) for violation of any provision of | 4 | | this Act; (2) for violation of any
of the rules and regulations | 5 | | of the Board; (3) for any cause which, if
known to the Board, | 6 | | would have disqualified the applicant from receiving
such | 7 | | license; or (4) for default in the payment of any obligation or | 8 | | debt
due to the State of Illinois; or (5) for any other just | 9 | | cause.
| 10 | | (f) A person who knowingly makes a false statement on an | 11 | | application is
guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
| 12 | | (g) Any license issued pursuant to this Section shall be | 13 | | valid for a
period of one year from the date of issuance.
| 14 | | (h) Nothing in this Act shall be interpreted to prohibit a | 15 | | licensed
owner from entering into an agreement with a public | 16 | | community college or a school approved under the
Private | 17 | | Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012 for the training of | 18 | | any
occupational licensee. Any training offered by such a | 19 | | school shall be in
accordance with a written agreement between | 20 | | the licensed owner and the school.
| 21 | | (i) Any training provided for occupational licensees may be | 22 | | conducted
either at the site of the gambling facility on the | 23 | | riverboat or at a school with which a licensed owner has
| 24 | | entered into an agreement pursuant to subsection (h).
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1392, eff. 1-1-11; 97-650, eff. 2-1-12; | 26 | | 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
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| 1 | | (230 ILCS 10/11) (from Ch. 120, par. 2411)
| 2 | | Sec. 11. Conduct of gambling. Gambling may be conducted by | 3 | | licensed owners or licensed managers on behalf
of the State | 4 | | aboard riverboats or at casinos ,
subject to the following | 5 | | standards:
| 6 | | (1) A licensee may conduct riverboat gambling | 7 | | authorized under this Act
regardless of whether it conducts | 8 | | excursion cruises. A licensee may permit
the continuous | 9 | | ingress and egress of patrons passengers on a riverboat not | 10 | | used for excursion cruises for the purpose of gambling. | 11 | | Excursion cruises shall not exceed 4 hours for a round | 12 | | trip. However, the Board may grant express approval for an | 13 | | extended cruise on a case-by-case basis.
| 14 | | (2) (Blank).
| 15 | | (3) Minimum and maximum wagers on games shall be set by | 16 | | the licensee.
| 17 | | (4) Agents of the Board and the Department of State | 18 | | Police may board
and inspect any riverboat or enter and | 19 | | inspect any portion of a casino at any time for the purpose | 20 | | of determining
whether this Act is being complied with. | 21 | | Every riverboat, if under way and
being hailed by a law | 22 | | enforcement officer or agent of the Board, must stop
| 23 | | immediately and lay to.
| 24 | | (5) Employees of the Board shall have the right to be | 25 | | present on the
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| 1 | | facilities under the control of the licensee.
| 2 | | (6) Gambling equipment and supplies customarily used | 3 | | in conducting
riverboat gambling must be purchased or | 4 | | leased only from suppliers licensed
for such purpose under | 5 | | this Act. The Board may approve the transfer, sale, or | 6 | | lease of gambling equipment and supplies by a licensed | 7 | | owner from or to an affiliate of the licensed owner as long | 8 | | as the gambling equipment and supplies were initially | 9 | | acquired from a supplier licensed in Illinois.
| 10 | | (7) Persons licensed under this Act shall permit no | 11 | | form of wagering on
gambling games except as permitted by | 12 | | this Act.
| 13 | | (8) Wagers may be received only from a person present | 14 | | on a licensed
riverboat or in a casino . No person present | 15 | | on a licensed riverboat or in a casino shall place
or | 16 | | attempt to place a wager on behalf of another person who is | 17 | | not present
on the riverboat or in a casino .
| 18 | | (9) Wagering shall not be conducted with money or other | 19 | | negotiable
currency.
| 20 | | (10) A person under age 21 shall not be permitted on an | 21 | | area of a
riverboat or casino where gambling is being | 22 | | conducted, except for a person at least
18 years of age who | 23 | | is an employee of the riverboat or casino gambling | 24 | | operation. No
employee under age 21 shall perform any | 25 | | function involved in gambling by
the patrons. No person | 26 | | under age 21 shall be permitted to make a wager under
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| 1 | | Act, and any winnings that are a result of a wager by a | 2 | | person under age 21, whether or not paid by a licensee, | 3 | | shall be treated as winnings for the privilege tax | 4 | | purposes, confiscated, and forfeited to the State and | 5 | | deposited into the Education Assistance Fund.
| 6 | | (11) Gambling excursion cruises are permitted only | 7 | | when the waterway for
which the riverboat is licensed is | 8 | | navigable, as determined by
the Board in consultation with | 9 | | the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
This paragraph (11) does | 10 | | not limit the ability of a licensee to conduct
gambling | 11 | | authorized under this Act when gambling excursion cruises | 12 | | are not
permitted.
| 13 | | (12) All tokens, chips or electronic cards used to make | 14 | | wagers must be
purchased (i) from a licensed owner or | 15 | | manager , in the case of a riverboat, either aboard a | 16 | | riverboat or at
an onshore
facility which has been approved | 17 | | by the Board and which is located where
the riverboat docks | 18 | | or (ii) in the case of a casino, from a licensed owner at | 19 | | the casino . The tokens, chips or electronic cards may be
| 20 | | purchased by means of an agreement under which the owner or | 21 | | manager extends
credit to
the patron. Such tokens, chips or | 22 | | electronic cards may be used
while aboard the riverboat or | 23 | | in the casino only for the purpose of making wagers on
| 24 | | gambling games.
| 25 | | (13) Notwithstanding any other Section of this Act, in | 26 | | addition to the
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| 1 | | the Board may issue special event
licenses allowing persons | 2 | | who are not otherwise licensed to conduct
riverboat | 3 | | gambling to conduct such gambling on a specified date or | 4 | | series
of dates. Riverboat gambling under such a license | 5 | | may take place on a
riverboat not normally used for | 6 | | riverboat gambling. The Board shall
establish standards, | 7 | | fees and fines for, and limitations upon, such
licenses, | 8 | | which may differ from the standards, fees, fines and | 9 | | limitations
otherwise applicable under this Act. All such | 10 | | fees shall be deposited into
the State Gaming Fund. All | 11 | | such fines shall be deposited into the
Education Assistance | 12 | | Fund, created by Public Act 86-0018, of the State
of | 13 | | Illinois.
| 14 | | (14) In addition to the above, gambling must be | 15 | | conducted in accordance
with all rules adopted by the | 16 | | Board.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1392, eff. 1-1-11.)
| 18 | | (230 ILCS 10/11.1) (from Ch. 120, par. 2411.1)
| 19 | | Sec. 11.1. Collection of amounts owing under credit | 20 | | agreements. Notwithstanding any applicable statutory provision | 21 | | to the contrary, a
licensed owner or manager who extends credit | 22 | | to a riverboat gambling patron pursuant
to paragraph (12) of | 23 | | Section 11 Section 11 (a) (12) of this Act is expressly | 24 | | authorized to institute a
cause of action to collect any | 25 | | amounts due and owing under the extension of
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| 1 | | the owner's or manager's costs, expenses and reasonable
| 2 | | attorney's
fees incurred in collection.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 93-28, eff. 6-20-03.)
| 4 | | (230 ILCS 10/11.3 new) | 5 | | Sec. 11.3. Gaming positions for games utilizing electronic | 6 | | gaming devices. Positions for games utilizing electronic | 7 | | gaming devices, as defined by rule, shall be 40% of the total | 8 | | number of devices available for play.
| 9 | | (230 ILCS 10/12) (from Ch. 120, par. 2412)
| 10 | | Sec. 12. Admission tax; fees.
| 11 | | (a) A tax is hereby imposed upon admissions to riverboat | 12 | | and casino gambling facilities riverboats operated by
licensed | 13 | | owners authorized pursuant to this Act. Until July 1, 2002, the
| 14 | | rate is $2 per person admitted. From July 1, 2002 until
July 1, | 15 | | 2003, the rate is $3 per person admitted.
From July 1, 2003 | 16 | | until August 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act | 17 | | 94-673), for a licensee that admitted 1,000,000 persons or
| 18 | | fewer in the previous calendar year, the rate is $3 per person | 19 | | admitted; for a
licensee that admitted more than 1,000,000 but | 20 | | no more than 2,300,000 persons
in the previous calendar year, | 21 | | the rate is $4 per person admitted; and for
a licensee that | 22 | | admitted more than 2,300,000 persons in the previous calendar
| 23 | | year, the rate is $5 per person admitted.
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| 1 | | licensee that admitted 1,000,000 persons or
fewer in calendar | 2 | | year 2004, the rate is $2 per person admitted, and for all | 3 | | other
licensees, including licensees that were not conducting | 4 | | gambling operations in 2004, the rate is $3 per person | 5 | | admitted.
This admission tax is imposed upon the
licensed owner | 6 | | conducting gambling.
| 7 | | (1) The admission tax shall be paid for each admission, | 8 | | except that a person who exits a riverboat gambling | 9 | | facility and reenters that riverboat gambling facility | 10 | | within the same gaming day shall be subject only to the | 11 | | initial admission tax.
| 12 | | (2) (Blank).
| 13 | | (3) The riverboat licensee may issue tax-free passes to
| 14 | | actual and necessary officials and employees of the | 15 | | licensee or other
persons actually working on the | 16 | | riverboat.
| 17 | | (4) The number and issuance of tax-free passes is | 18 | | subject to the rules
of the Board, and a list of all | 19 | | persons to whom the tax-free passes are
issued shall be | 20 | | filed with the Board.
| 21 | | (a-5) A fee is hereby imposed upon admissions operated by | 22 | | licensed
managers on behalf of the State pursuant to Section | 23 | | 7.3 at the rates provided
in
this subsection (a-5). For a | 24 | | licensee that
admitted 1,000,000 persons or fewer in the | 25 | | previous calendar year, the rate is
$3 per person admitted; for | 26 | | a licensee that admitted more than 1,000,000 but no
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in the previous calendar year, the rate is $4 | 2 | | per person admitted; and for
a licensee that admitted more than | 3 | | 2,300,000 persons in the previous calendar
year, the rate is $5 | 4 | | per person admitted.
| 5 | | (1) The admission fee shall be paid for each admission.
| 6 | | (2) (Blank).
| 7 | | (3) The licensed manager may issue fee-free passes to | 8 | | actual and necessary
officials and employees of the manager | 9 | | or other persons actually working on the
riverboat.
| 10 | | (4) The number and issuance of fee-free passes is | 11 | | subject to the rules
of the Board, and a list of all | 12 | | persons to whom the fee-free passes are
issued shall be | 13 | | filed with the Board.
| 14 | | (b) From the tax imposed under subsection (a) and the fee | 15 | | imposed under
subsection (a-5), a municipality shall receive | 16 | | from the State $1 for each
person embarking on a riverboat | 17 | | docked within the municipality or entering a casino located | 18 | | within the municipality , and a county
shall receive $1 for each | 19 | | person entering a casino or embarking on a riverboat docked | 20 | | within the
county but outside the boundaries of any | 21 | | municipality. The municipality's or
county's share shall be | 22 | | collected by the Board on behalf of the State and
remitted | 23 | | quarterly by the State, subject to appropriation, to the | 24 | | treasurer of
the unit of local government for deposit in the | 25 | | general fund.
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| 1 | | to the Board and
the licensed manager shall pay the entire | 2 | | admission fee to the Board.
Such payments shall be made daily. | 3 | | Accompanying each payment shall be a
return on forms provided | 4 | | by the Board which shall include other
information regarding | 5 | | admissions as the Board may require. Failure to
submit either | 6 | | the payment or the return within the specified time may
result | 7 | | in suspension or revocation of the owners or managers license.
| 8 | | (d) The Board shall administer and collect the admission | 9 | | tax imposed by
this Section, to the extent practicable, in a | 10 | | manner consistent with the
provisions of Sections 4, 5, 5a, 5b, | 11 | | 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5i, 5j, 6, 6a,
6b, 6c, 8, 9 and 10 of the | 12 | | Retailers' Occupation Tax Act and
Section 3-7 of the Uniform | 13 | | Penalty and Interest Act.
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 95-663, eff. 10-11-07; 96-1392, eff. 1-1-11.)
| 15 | | (230 ILCS 10/13) (from Ch. 120, par. 2413)
| 16 | | Sec. 13. Wagering tax; rate; distribution.
| 17 | | (a) Until January 1, 1998, a tax is imposed on the adjusted | 18 | | gross
receipts received from gambling games authorized under | 19 | | this Act at the rate of
20%.
| 20 | | (a-1) From January 1, 1998 until July 1, 2002, a privilege | 21 | | tax is
imposed on persons engaged in the business of conducting | 22 | | riverboat gambling
operations, based on the adjusted gross | 23 | | receipts received by a licensed owner
from gambling games | 24 | | authorized under this Act at the following rates:
| 25 | | 15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and |
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| 1 | | including $25,000,000;
| 2 | | 20% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 3 | | $25,000,000 but not
exceeding $50,000,000;
| 4 | | 25% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 5 | | $50,000,000 but not
exceeding $75,000,000;
| 6 | | 30% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 7 | | $75,000,000 but not
exceeding $100,000,000;
| 8 | | 35% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 9 | | $100,000,000.
| 10 | | (a-2) From July 1, 2002 until July 1, 2003, a privilege tax | 11 | | is imposed on
persons engaged in the business of conducting | 12 | | riverboat gambling operations,
other than licensed managers | 13 | | conducting riverboat gambling operations on behalf
of the | 14 | | State, based on the adjusted gross receipts received by a | 15 | | licensed
owner from gambling games authorized under this Act at | 16 | | the following rates:
| 17 | | 15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and | 18 | | including $25,000,000;
| 19 | | 22.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 20 | | $25,000,000 but not
exceeding $50,000,000;
| 21 | | 27.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 22 | | $50,000,000 but not
exceeding $75,000,000;
| 23 | | 32.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 24 | | $75,000,000 but not
exceeding $100,000,000;
| 25 | | 37.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 26 | | $100,000,000 but not
exceeding $150,000,000;
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| 1 | | 45% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 2 | | $150,000,000 but not
exceeding $200,000,000;
| 3 | | 50% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 4 | | $200,000,000.
| 5 | | (a-3) Beginning July 1, 2003, a privilege tax is imposed on | 6 | | persons engaged
in the business of conducting riverboat | 7 | | gambling operations, other than
licensed managers conducting | 8 | | riverboat gambling operations on behalf of the
State, based on | 9 | | the adjusted gross receipts received by a licensed owner from
| 10 | | gambling games authorized under this Act at the following | 11 | | rates:
| 12 | | 15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and | 13 | | including $25,000,000;
| 14 | | 27.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 15 | | $25,000,000 but not
exceeding $37,500,000;
| 16 | | 32.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 17 | | $37,500,000 but not
exceeding $50,000,000;
| 18 | | 37.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 19 | | $50,000,000 but not
exceeding $75,000,000;
| 20 | | 45% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 21 | | $75,000,000 but not
exceeding $100,000,000;
| 22 | | 50% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 23 | | $100,000,000 but not
exceeding $250,000,000;
| 24 | | 70% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 25 | | $250,000,000.
| 26 | | An amount equal to the amount of wagering taxes collected |
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| 1 | | under this
subsection (a-3) that are in addition to the amount | 2 | | of wagering taxes that
would have been collected if the | 3 | | wagering tax rates under subsection (a-2)
were in effect shall | 4 | | be paid into the Common School Fund.
| 5 | | The privilege tax imposed under this subsection (a-3) shall | 6 | | no longer be
imposed beginning on the earlier of (i) July 1, | 7 | | 2005; (ii) the first date
after June 20, 2003 that riverboat | 8 | | gambling operations are conducted
pursuant to a dormant | 9 | | license; or (iii) the first day that riverboat gambling
| 10 | | operations are conducted under the authority of an owners | 11 | | license that is in
addition to the 10 owners licenses initially | 12 | | authorized under this Act.
For the purposes of this subsection | 13 | | (a-3), the term "dormant license"
means an owners license that | 14 | | is authorized by this Act under which no
riverboat gambling | 15 | | operations are being conducted on June 20, 2003.
| 16 | | (a-4) Beginning on the first day on which the tax imposed | 17 | | under
subsection (a-3) is no longer imposed, a privilege tax is | 18 | | imposed on persons
engaged in the business of conducting | 19 | | riverboat gambling operations, other
than licensed managers | 20 | | conducting riverboat gambling operations on behalf of
the | 21 | | State, based on the adjusted gross receipts received by a | 22 | | licensed owner
from gambling games authorized under this Act at | 23 | | the following rates:
| 24 | | 15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and | 25 | | including $25,000,000;
| 26 | | 22.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of |
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| 1 | | $25,000,000 but not
exceeding $50,000,000;
| 2 | | 27.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 3 | | $50,000,000 but not
exceeding $75,000,000;
| 4 | | 32.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 5 | | $75,000,000 but not
exceeding $100,000,000;
| 6 | | 37.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 7 | | $100,000,000 but not
exceeding $150,000,000;
| 8 | | 45% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 9 | | $150,000,000 but not
exceeding $200,000,000;
| 10 | | 50% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 11 | | $200,000,000.
| 12 | | (a-8) Riverboat gambling operations conducted by a | 13 | | licensed manager on
behalf of the State are not subject to the | 14 | | tax imposed under this Section.
| 15 | | (a-10) The taxes imposed by this Section shall be paid by | 16 | | the licensed
owner to the Board not later than 5:00 o'clock | 17 | | p.m. of the day after the day
when the wagers were made.
| 18 | | (a-15) If the privilege tax imposed under subsection (a-3) | 19 | | is no longer imposed pursuant to item (i) of the last paragraph | 20 | | of subsection (a-3), then by June 15 of each year, each owners | 21 | | licensee, other than an owners licensee that admitted 1,000,000 | 22 | | persons or
fewer in calendar year 2004, must, in addition to | 23 | | the payment of all amounts otherwise due under this Section, | 24 | | pay to the Board a reconciliation payment in the amount, if | 25 | | any, by which the licensed owner's base amount exceeds the | 26 | | amount of net privilege tax paid by the licensed owner to the |
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| 1 | | Board in the then current State fiscal year. A licensed owner's | 2 | | net privilege tax obligation due for the balance of the State | 3 | | fiscal year shall be reduced up to the total of the amount paid | 4 | | by the licensed owner in its June 15 reconciliation payment. | 5 | | The obligation imposed by this subsection (a-15) is binding on | 6 | | any person, firm, corporation, or other entity that acquires an | 7 | | ownership interest in any such owners license. The obligation | 8 | | imposed under this subsection (a-15) terminates on the earliest | 9 | | of: (i) July 1, 2007, (ii) the first day after the effective | 10 | | date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly that | 11 | | riverboat gambling operations are conducted pursuant to a | 12 | | dormant license, (iii) the first day that riverboat gambling | 13 | | operations are conducted under the authority of an owners | 14 | | license that is in addition to the 10 owners licenses initially | 15 | | authorized under this Act, or (iv) the first day that a | 16 | | licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 conducts | 17 | | gaming operations with slot machines or other electronic gaming | 18 | | devices. The Board must reduce the obligation imposed under | 19 | | this subsection (a-15) by an amount the Board deems reasonable | 20 | | for any of the following reasons: (A) an act or acts of God, | 21 | | (B) an act of bioterrorism or terrorism or a bioterrorism or | 22 | | terrorism threat that was investigated by a law enforcement | 23 | | agency, or (C) a condition beyond the control of the owners | 24 | | licensee that does not result from any act or omission by the | 25 | | owners licensee or any of its agents and that poses a hazardous | 26 | | threat to the health and safety of patrons. If an owners |
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| 1 | | licensee pays an amount in excess of its liability under this | 2 | | Section, the Board shall apply the overpayment to future | 3 | | payments required under this Section. | 4 | | For purposes of this subsection (a-15): | 5 | | "Act of God" means an incident caused by the operation of | 6 | | an extraordinary force that cannot be foreseen, that cannot be | 7 | | avoided by the exercise of due care, and for which no person | 8 | | can be held liable.
| 9 | | "Base amount" means the following: | 10 | | For a riverboat in Alton, $31,000,000.
| 11 | | For a riverboat in East Peoria, $43,000,000.
| 12 | | For the Empress riverboat in Joliet, $86,000,000.
| 13 | | For a riverboat in Metropolis, $45,000,000.
| 14 | | For the Harrah's riverboat in Joliet, $114,000,000.
| 15 | | For a riverboat in Aurora, $86,000,000.
| 16 | | For a riverboat in East St. Louis, $48,500,000.
| 17 | | For a riverboat in Elgin, $198,000,000.
| 18 | | "Dormant license" has the meaning ascribed to it in | 19 | | subsection (a-3).
| 20 | | "Net privilege tax" means all privilege taxes paid by a | 21 | | licensed owner to the Board under this Section, less all | 22 | | payments made from the State Gaming Fund pursuant to subsection | 23 | | (b) of this Section. | 24 | | The changes made to this subsection (a-15) by Public Act | 25 | | 94-839 are intended to restate and clarify the intent of Public | 26 | | Act 94-673 with respect to the amount of the payments required |
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| 1 | | to be made under this subsection by an owners licensee to the | 2 | | Board.
| 3 | | (b) Until January 1, 1998, 25% of the tax revenue deposited | 4 | | in the State
Gaming Fund under this Section shall be paid, | 5 | | subject to appropriation by the
General Assembly, to the unit | 6 | | of local government which is designated as the
home dock of the | 7 | | riverboat. Beginning January 1, 1998, from the tax revenue from | 8 | | riverboat or casino gambling
deposited in the State Gaming Fund | 9 | | under this Section, an amount equal to 5% of
adjusted gross | 10 | | receipts generated by a riverboat or a casino shall be paid | 11 | | monthly, subject
to appropriation by the General Assembly, to | 12 | | the unit of local government in which the casino is located or | 13 | | that
is designated as the home dock of the riverboat. From the | 14 | | tax revenue
deposited in the State Gaming Fund pursuant to | 15 | | riverboat or casino gambling operations
conducted by a licensed | 16 | | manager on behalf of the State, an amount equal to 5%
of | 17 | | adjusted gross receipts generated pursuant to those riverboat | 18 | | or casino gambling
operations shall be paid monthly,
subject to | 19 | | appropriation by the General Assembly, to the unit of local
| 20 | | government that is designated as the home dock of the riverboat | 21 | | upon which
those riverboat gambling operations are conducted or | 22 | | in which the casino is located .
| 23 | | (c) Appropriations, as approved by the General Assembly, | 24 | | may be made
from the State Gaming Fund to the Board (i) for the | 25 | | administration and enforcement of this Act and the Video Gaming | 26 | | Act, (ii) for distribution to the Department of State Police |
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| 1 | | and to the Department of Revenue for the enforcement of this | 2 | | Act, and (iii) to the
Department of Human Services for the | 3 | | administration of programs to treat
problem gambling.
| 4 | | (c-5) Before May 26, 2006 (the effective date of Public Act | 5 | | 94-804) and beginning on the effective date of this amendatory | 6 | | Act of the 95th General Assembly, unless any organization | 7 | | licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 begins to | 8 | | operate a slot machine or video game of chance under the | 9 | | Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or this Act, after the | 10 | | payments required under subsections (b) and (c) have been
made, | 11 | | an amount equal to 15% of the adjusted gross receipts of (1) an | 12 | | owners
licensee that relocates pursuant to Section 11.2,
(2) an | 13 | | owners licensee
conducting riverboat gambling operations
| 14 | | pursuant to an
owners license that is initially issued after | 15 | | June
25, 1999,
or (3) the first
riverboat gambling operations | 16 | | conducted by a licensed manager on behalf of the
State under | 17 | | Section 7.3,
whichever comes first, shall be paid from the | 18 | | State
Gaming Fund into the Horse Racing Equity Fund.
| 19 | | (c-10) Each year the General Assembly shall appropriate | 20 | | from the General
Revenue Fund to the Education Assistance Fund | 21 | | an amount equal to the amount
paid into the Horse Racing Equity | 22 | | Fund pursuant to subsection (c-5) in the
prior calendar year.
| 23 | | (c-15) After the payments required under subsections (b), | 24 | | (c), and (c-5)
have been made, an amount equal to 2% of the | 25 | | adjusted gross receipts of (1)
an owners licensee that | 26 | | relocates pursuant to Section 11.2, (2) an owners
licensee |
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| 1 | | conducting riverboat gambling operations pursuant to
an
owners | 2 | | license that is initially issued after June 25, 1999,
or (3) | 3 | | the first
riverboat gambling operations conducted by a licensed | 4 | | manager on behalf of the
State under Section 7.3,
whichever | 5 | | comes first, shall be paid, subject to appropriation
from the | 6 | | General Assembly, from the State Gaming Fund to each home rule
| 7 | | county with a population of over 3,000,000 inhabitants for the | 8 | | purpose of
enhancing the county's criminal justice system.
| 9 | | (c-20) Each year the General Assembly shall appropriate | 10 | | from the General
Revenue Fund to the Education Assistance Fund | 11 | | an amount equal to the amount
paid to each home rule county | 12 | | with a population of over 3,000,000 inhabitants
pursuant to | 13 | | subsection (c-15) in the prior calendar year.
| 14 | | (c-25) On July 1, 2013 and each July 1 thereafter, | 15 | | $1,600,000 shall be transferred from the State Gaming Fund to | 16 | | the Chicago State University Education Improvement Fund.
| 17 | | (c-30) On July 1, 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter, | 18 | | $92,000,000 shall be transferred from the State Gaming Fund to | 19 | | the School Infrastructure Fund and $23,000,000 shall be | 20 | | transferred from the State Gaming Fund to the Horse Racing | 21 | | Equity Fund. | 22 | | (c-35) Beginning on July 1, 2013, in addition to any amount | 23 | | transferred under subsection (c-30) of this Section, | 24 | | $5,530,000 shall be transferred monthly from the State Gaming | 25 | | Fund to the School Infrastructure Fund. | 26 | | (d) From time to time, the
Board shall transfer the |
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| 1 | | remainder of the funds
generated by this Act into the Education
| 2 | | Assistance Fund, created by Public Act 86-0018, of the State of | 3 | | Illinois.
| 4 | | (e) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the unit of local | 5 | | government
designated as the home dock of the riverboat from | 6 | | entering into agreements
with other units of local government | 7 | | in this State or in other states to
share its portion of the | 8 | | tax revenue.
| 9 | | (f) To the extent practicable, the Board shall administer | 10 | | and collect the
wagering taxes imposed by this Section in a | 11 | | manner consistent with the
provisions of Sections 4, 5, 5a, 5b, | 12 | | 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5i, 5j, 6, 6a, 6b,
6c, 8, 9, and 10 of the | 13 | | Retailers' Occupation Tax Act and Section 3-7 of the
Uniform | 14 | | Penalty and Interest Act.
| 15 | | (Source: P.A. 98-18, eff. 6-7-13.)
| 16 | | (230 ILCS 10/18) (from Ch. 120, par. 2418)
| 17 | | Sec. 18. Prohibited Activities - Penalty.
| 18 | | (a) A person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for doing | 19 | | any of the
following:
| 20 | | (1) Conducting gambling where wagering
is used or to be | 21 | | used
without a license issued by the Board.
| 22 | | (2) Conducting gambling where wagering
is permitted | 23 | | other
than in the manner specified by Section 11.
| 24 | | (b) A person is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor for doing | 25 | | any of the
following:
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| 1 | | (1) permitting a person under 21 years to make a wager; | 2 | | or
| 3 | | (2) violating paragraph (12) of subsection (a) of | 4 | | Section 11 of this Act.
| 5 | | (c) A person wagering or accepting a wager at any location | 6 | | outside the
riverboat or casino is subject to the penalties in | 7 | | paragraphs (1) or (2) of
subsection (a) of Section 28-1 of the | 8 | | Criminal Code of 2012.
| 9 | | (d) A person commits a Class 4 felony and, in addition, | 10 | | shall be barred
for life from gambling operations riverboats | 11 | | under the jurisdiction of the
Board, if the person does any of | 12 | | the following:
| 13 | | (1) Offers, promises, or gives anything of value or | 14 | | benefit to a person
who is connected with a riverboat or | 15 | | casino owner including, but
not limited to, an officer or | 16 | | employee of a licensed owner or holder of an
occupational | 17 | | license pursuant to an agreement or arrangement or with the
| 18 | | intent that the promise or thing of value or benefit will | 19 | | influence the
actions of the person to whom the offer, | 20 | | promise, or gift was made in order
to affect or attempt to | 21 | | affect the outcome of a gambling game, or to
influence | 22 | | official action of a member of the Board.
| 23 | | (2) Solicits or knowingly accepts or receives a promise | 24 | | of anything of
value or benefit while the person is | 25 | | connected with a riverboat or casino
including, but not | 26 | | limited to, an officer or employee of a licensed owner,
or |
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| 1 | | holder of an occupational license, pursuant to an | 2 | | understanding or
arrangement or with the intent that the | 3 | | promise or thing of value or
benefit will influence the | 4 | | actions of the person to affect or attempt to
affect the | 5 | | outcome of a gambling game, or to influence official action | 6 | | of a
member of the Board.
| 7 | | (3) Uses or possesses with the intent to use a device | 8 | | to assist:
| 9 | | (i) In projecting the outcome of the game.
| 10 | | (ii) In keeping track of the cards played.
| 11 | | (iii) In analyzing the probability of the | 12 | | occurrence of an event
relating to the gambling game.
| 13 | | (iv) In analyzing the strategy for playing or | 14 | | betting to be used in the
game except as permitted by | 15 | | the Board.
| 16 | | (4) Cheats at a gambling game.
| 17 | | (5) Manufactures, sells, or distributes any cards, | 18 | | chips, dice, game or
device which is intended to be used to | 19 | | violate any provision of this Act.
| 20 | | (6) Alters or misrepresents the outcome of a gambling | 21 | | game on which
wagers have been made after the outcome is | 22 | | made sure but before it is
revealed to the players.
| 23 | | (7) Places a bet after acquiring knowledge, not | 24 | | available to all players,
of the outcome of the gambling | 25 | | game which is subject of the bet or to aid a
person in | 26 | | acquiring the knowledge for the purpose of placing a bet
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| 1 | | contingent on that outcome.
| 2 | | (8) Claims, collects, or takes, or attempts to claim, | 3 | | collect, or take,
money or anything of value in or from the | 4 | | gambling games, with intent to
defraud, without having made | 5 | | a wager contingent on winning a gambling game,
or claims, | 6 | | collects, or takes an amount of money or thing of value of
| 7 | | greater value than the amount won.
| 8 | | (9) Uses counterfeit chips or tokens in a gambling | 9 | | game.
| 10 | | (10) Possesses any key or device designed for the | 11 | | purpose of opening,
entering, or affecting the operation of | 12 | | a gambling game, drop box, or an
electronic or mechanical | 13 | | device connected with the gambling game or for
removing | 14 | | coins, tokens, chips or other contents of a gambling game. | 15 | | This
paragraph (10) does not apply to a gambling licensee | 16 | | or employee of a
gambling licensee acting in furtherance of | 17 | | the employee's employment.
| 18 | | (e) The possession of more than one of the devices | 19 | | described in
subsection (d), paragraphs (3), (5), or (10) | 20 | | permits a rebuttable
presumption that the possessor intended to | 21 | | use the devices for cheating.
| 22 | | (f) A person under the age of 21 who, except as authorized | 23 | | under paragraph (10) of Section 11, enters upon a riverboat or | 24 | | in a casino commits a petty offense and is subject to a fine of | 25 | | not less than $100 or more than $250 for a first offense and of | 26 | | not less than $200 or more than $500 for a second or subsequent |
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| 1 | | offense. | 2 | | An action to prosecute any crime occurring on a riverboat
| 3 | | shall be tried in the county of the dock at which the riverboat | 4 | | is based. An action to prosecute any crime occurring in a | 5 | | casino shall be tried in the county in which the casino is | 6 | | located.
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1392, eff. 1-1-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
| 8 | | (230 ILCS 10/18.1) | 9 | | Sec. 18.1. Distribution of certain fines. If a fine is | 10 | | imposed on an owner licensee for knowingly sending marketing or | 11 | | promotional materials to any person placed on the | 12 | | self-exclusion list, then the Board shall distribute an amount | 13 | | equal to 15% of the fine imposed to the unit of local | 14 | | government in which the casino or riverboat is located for the | 15 | | purpose of awarding grants to non-profit entities that assist | 16 | | gambling addicts.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 96-224, eff. 8-11-09.)
| 18 | | (230 ILCS 10/19) (from Ch. 120, par. 2419)
| 19 | | Sec. 19. Forfeiture of property. | 20 | | (a) Except as provided in
subsection (b), any riverboat or | 21 | | casino
used for the conduct of gambling games in violation of | 22 | | this Act shall be
considered a gambling place in violation of | 23 | | Section 28-3 of the Criminal
Code of 2012. Every gambling | 24 | | device found on
a riverboat or in a casino operating gambling |
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| 1 | | games in violation of this
Act shall be subject to seizure, | 2 | | confiscation and destruction as provided
in Section 28-5 of the | 3 | | Criminal Code of 2012.
| 4 | | (b) It is not a violation of this Act for a riverboat or | 5 | | other
watercraft which is licensed for gaming by a contiguous | 6 | | state to dock on
the shores of this State if the municipality | 7 | | having jurisdiction of the
shores, or the county in the case of | 8 | | unincorporated areas, has granted
permission for docking and no | 9 | | gaming is conducted on the riverboat or other
watercraft while | 10 | | it is docked on the shores of this State.
No gambling device | 11 | | shall be subject to seizure, confiscation or
destruction if the | 12 | | gambling device is located on a riverboat or other
watercraft | 13 | | which is licensed for gaming by a contiguous state and which is
| 14 | | docked on the shores of this State if the municipality having | 15 | | jurisdiction
of the shores, or the county in the case of | 16 | | unincorporated areas, has
granted permission for docking and no
| 17 | | gaming is conducted on the riverboat or other watercraft while | 18 | | it is docked on
the shores of this State.
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
| 20 | | (230 ILCS 10/20) (from Ch. 120, par. 2420)
| 21 | | Sec. 20. Prohibited activities - civil penalties. Any | 22 | | person who
conducts a gambling operation without first | 23 | | obtaining a
license to do so, or who continues to conduct such | 24 | | games after revocation
of his license, or any licensee who | 25 | | conducts or allows to be
conducted any unauthorized gambling |
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| 1 | | games on a riverboat or in a casino where it is
authorized to | 2 | | conduct its riverboat gambling operation, in addition to
other | 3 | | penalties provided, shall be subject to a civil penalty equal | 4 | | to the
amount of gross receipts derived from wagering on the | 5 | | gambling games,
whether unauthorized or authorized, conducted | 6 | | on that day as well as
confiscation and forfeiture of all | 7 | | gambling game equipment used in the
conduct of unauthorized | 8 | | gambling games.
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 86-1029.)
| 10 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 11 | | becoming law.".
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