Full Text of HB1420 95th General Assembly
HB1420 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB1420
Introduced 2/21/2007, by Rep. Lou Lang SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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230 ILCS 10/4 |
from Ch. 120, par. 2404 |
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Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Changes the definition of "adjusted gross receipts" to exclude qualified contributions. Defines "qualified contributions" as monies paid by the owner licensee pursuant to a previous agreement with the Board to (i) Illinois-based 501(c)(3) organizations or (ii) a unit of local government for the purpose of promoting education, environmental, or economic development programs. Effective June 1, 2007.
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| AN ACT concerning gaming.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Riverboat Gambling Act is amended by | 5 |
| changing Section 4 as follows:
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| (230 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 120, par. 2404)
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| Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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| (a) "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
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| (b) "Occupational license" means a license issued by the | 10 |
| Board to a
person or entity to perform an occupation which the | 11 |
| Board has identified as
requiring a license to engage in | 12 |
| riverboat gambling in Illinois.
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| (c) "Gambling game" includes, but is not limited to, | 14 |
| baccarat,
twenty-one, poker, craps, slot machine, video game of | 15 |
| chance, roulette
wheel, klondike table, punchboard, faro | 16 |
| layout, keno layout, numbers
ticket, push card, jar ticket, or | 17 |
| pull tab which is authorized by the Board
as a wagering device | 18 |
| under this Act.
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| (d) "Riverboat" means a self-propelled excursion boat, a
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| permanently moored barge, or permanently moored barges that are | 21 |
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fixed together to operate as one vessel, on which | 22 |
| lawful gambling is
authorized and licensed as
provided in this | 23 |
| Act.
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| (e) "Managers license" means a license issued by the Board | 2 |
| to a person or
entity
to manage gambling operations conducted | 3 |
| by the State pursuant to Section 7.3
7.2 .
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| (f) "Dock" means the location where a riverboat moors for | 5 |
| the purpose of
embarking passengers for and disembarking | 6 |
| passengers from the riverboat.
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| (g) "Gross receipts" means the total amount of money | 8 |
| exchanged for the
purchase of chips, tokens or electronic cards | 9 |
| by riverboat patrons.
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| (h) "Adjusted gross receipts" means the gross receipts less
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| (i) winnings paid to wagerers and (ii) qualified contributions .
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| (i) "Cheat" means to alter the selection of criteria which | 13 |
| determine the
result of a gambling game or the amount or | 14 |
| frequency of payment in a gambling
game.
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| (j) "Department" means the Department of Revenue.
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| (k) "Gambling operation" means the conduct of authorized | 17 |
| gambling games
upon a riverboat.
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| (l) "License bid" means the lump sum amount of money that | 19 |
| an applicant
bids and agrees to pay the State in return for an | 20 |
| owners license that is
re-issued on or after July 1, 2003.
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| (m) The terms "minority person" and "female" shall have the | 22 |
| same meaning
as
defined in
Section 2 of the Business Enterprise | 23 |
| for Minorities, Females, and Persons with
Disabilities Act.
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| (n) "Qualified contributions" means monies paid by the | 25 |
| owner licensee pursuant to a previous agreement with the Board | 26 |
| to (i) Illinois-based 501(c)(3) organizations or (ii) a unit of |
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| local government for the purpose of promoting education, | 2 |
| environmental, or economic development programs.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-600, eff. 6-28-02; 93-28, eff. 6-20-03; | 4 |
| revised 1-28-04.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1, | 6 |
| 2007.
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