Full Text of SB1723 99th General Assembly
SB1723 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 SB1723 Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that after the effective date of the Act, "licensed truck stop establishment" means a facility capable of supporting 25 18-wheel tractor-trailers that sells at retail more than 50,000 gallons of diesel or biodiesel fuel per month, which meets at least 4 of the following criteria: (A) a separate truckers' television lounge; (B) a full-service laundry facility located in a convenient area for truckers' use; (C) private showers for men and women not located in an area open to the general public; (D) a convenience store with supplies commonly used only by commercial motor vehicle drivers, commonly referred to as truckers' supplies; (E) truck scales; (F) separate truckers' telephones; and (G) permanent storage facilities for fuel.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning gaming.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Video Gaming
Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 5 as follows:
| 6 | | (230 ILCS 40/5)
| 7 | | Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
| 8 | | "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
| 9 | | "Credit" means one, 5, 10, or 25 cents either won or | 10 | | purchased by a player.
| 11 | | "Commercial motor vehicles" has the same meaning as defined | 12 | | in Section 18b-101 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | 13 | | "Distributor" means an individual, partnership, | 14 | | corporation, or limited liability company licensed under
this | 15 | | Act to buy, sell, lease, or distribute video gaming terminals | 16 | | or major
components or parts of video gaming terminals to or | 17 | | from terminal
operators.
| 18 | | "Electronic card" means a card purchased from a licensed | 19 | | establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, licensed | 20 | | veterans establishment, or licensed truck stop establishment | 21 | | for use in that establishment as a substitute for cash in the | 22 | | conduct of gaming on a video gaming terminal. | 23 | | "Electronic voucher" means a voucher printed by an |
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| 1 | | electronic video game machine that is redeemable in the | 2 | | licensed establishment for which it was issued. | 3 | | "Terminal operator" means an individual, partnership, | 4 | | corporation, or limited liability company that is
licensed | 5 | | under this Act and that owns, services, and maintains video
| 6 | | gaming terminals for placement in licensed establishments, | 7 | | licensed truck stop establishments, licensed fraternal
| 8 | | establishments, or licensed veterans establishments.
| 9 | | "Licensed technician" means an individual
who
is licensed | 10 | | under this Act to repair,
service, and maintain
video gaming | 11 | | terminals.
| 12 | | "Licensed terminal handler" means a person, including but | 13 | | not limited to an employee or independent contractor working | 14 | | for a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or | 15 | | terminal operator, who is licensed under this Act to possess or | 16 | | control a video gaming terminal or to have access to the inner | 17 | | workings of a video gaming terminal. A licensed terminal | 18 | | handler does not include an individual, partnership, | 19 | | corporation, or limited liability company defined as a | 20 | | manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or terminal | 21 | | operator under this Act. | 22 | | "Manufacturer" means an individual, partnership, | 23 | | corporation, or limited liability company that is
licensed | 24 | | under this Act and that manufactures or assembles video gaming
| 25 | | terminals.
| 26 | | "Supplier" means an individual, partnership, corporation, |
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| 1 | | or limited liability company that is
licensed under this Act to | 2 | | supply major components or parts to video gaming
terminals to | 3 | | licensed
terminal operators.
| 4 | | "Net terminal income" means money put into a video gaming | 5 | | terminal minus
credits paid out to players.
| 6 | | "Video gaming terminal" means any electronic video game | 7 | | machine
that, upon insertion of cash, electronic cards or | 8 | | vouchers, or any combination thereof, is available to play or | 9 | | simulate the play of
a video game, including but not limited to | 10 | | video poker, line up, and blackjack, as
authorized by the Board | 11 | | utilizing a video display and microprocessors in
which the | 12 | | player may receive free games or credits that can be
redeemed | 13 | | for cash. The term does not include a machine that directly
| 14 | | dispenses coins, cash, or tokens or is for amusement purposes | 15 | | only.
| 16 | | "Licensed establishment" means any licensed retail | 17 | | establishment where
alcoholic liquor is drawn, poured, mixed, | 18 | | or otherwise served for consumption
on the premises, whether | 19 | | the establishment operates on a nonprofit or for-profit basis. | 20 | | "Licensed establishment" includes any such establishment that | 21 | | has a contractual relationship with an inter-track wagering | 22 | | location licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act | 23 | | of 1975, provided any contractual relationship shall not | 24 | | include any transfer or offer of revenue from the operation of | 25 | | video gaming under this Act to any licensee licensed under the | 26 | | Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provided, however, that the |
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| 1 | | licensed establishment that has such a contractual | 2 | | relationship with an inter-track wagering location licensee | 3 | | may not, itself, be (i) an inter-track wagering location | 4 | | licensee, (ii) the corporate parent or subsidiary of any | 5 | | licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, | 6 | | or (iii) the corporate subsidiary of a corporation that is also | 7 | | the corporate parent or subsidiary of any licensee licensed | 8 | | under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. "Licensed | 9 | | establishment" does not include a facility operated by an | 10 | | organization licensee, an inter-track wagering licensee, or an | 11 | | inter-track wagering location licensee licensed under the | 12 | | Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or a riverboat licensed under | 13 | | the Riverboat Gambling Act, except as provided in this | 14 | | paragraph. The changes made to this definition by Public Act | 15 | | 98-587 are declarative of existing law.
| 16 | | "Licensed fraternal establishment" means the location | 17 | | where a qualified
fraternal organization that derives its | 18 | | charter from a national fraternal
organization regularly | 19 | | meets.
| 20 | | "Licensed veterans establishment" means the location where | 21 | | a qualified
veterans organization that derives its charter from | 22 | | a national veterans
organization regularly meets.
| 23 | | "Licensed truck stop establishment" means : (1) for | 24 | | licenses issued or renewed on or before the effective date of | 25 | | the 99th General Assembly, a facility (i) that is at least a
| 26 | | 3-acre facility with a convenience store, (ii) with separate |
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| 1 | | diesel
islands for fueling commercial motor vehicles, (iii) | 2 | | that sells at retail more than 10,000 gallons of diesel or | 3 | | biodiesel fuel per month, and (iv) with parking spaces for | 4 | | commercial
motor vehicles ; and (2) for licenses issued or | 5 | | renewed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | 6 | | 99th General Assembly, "licensed truck stop establishment" | 7 | | means a facility (i) that is at least a 3-acre facility with a | 8 | | convenience store, (ii) with separate diesel islands for | 9 | | fueling commercial motor vehicles located in a separate fueling | 10 | | area that is accessible through a dedicated entrance, (iii) | 11 | | that sells at retail more than 50,000 gallons of diesel or | 12 | | biodiesel fuel per month, (iv) with a parking area for 25 or | 13 | | more 18-wheel tractor-trailer motor vehicles that is paved with | 14 | | asphalt or concrete or gravelled in order to support 18-wheel | 15 | | tractor-trailer motor vehicles and their loads, constructed | 16 | | according to industry specifications, which does not include | 17 | | parking areas for other vehicles around business entrance ways | 18 | | and exits, and (v) which meets at least 4 of the following | 19 | | criteria: (A) a separate truckers' television lounge; (B) a | 20 | | full-service laundry facility located in a convenient area for | 21 | | truckers' use; (C) private showers for men and women not | 22 | | located in an area open to the general public; (D) a | 23 | | convenience store with supplies commonly used only by | 24 | | commercial motor vehicle drivers, commonly referred to as | 25 | | truckers' supplies; (E) truck scales; (F) separate truckers' | 26 | | telephones; and (G) permanent storage facilities for fuel. The |
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| 1 | | requirement of demonstrating sales volume may be met by showing | 2 | | estimated future sales or past sales averages per month . | 3 | | "Commercial motor vehicles" has the same meaning as defined | 4 | | in Section 18b-101 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | 5 | | The requirement of item (iii) of this paragraph may be met | 6 | | by showing that estimated future sales or past sales average at | 7 | | least 10,000 gallons per month.
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-31, eff. 6-24-13; | 9 | | 98-582, eff. 8-27-13; 98-587, eff. 8-27-13; 98-756, eff. | 10 | | 7-16-14.)
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