Full Text of SB2797 98th General Assembly
SB2797eng 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning gaming.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Video Gaming
Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 5 and by adding Section 59 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 | | "Distributor" means an individual, partnership, | 12 | | corporation, or limited liability company licensed under
this | 13 | | Act to buy, sell, lease, or distribute video gaming terminals | 14 | | or major
components or parts of video gaming terminals to or | 15 | | from terminal
operators.
| 16 | | "Electronic card" means a card purchased from a licensed | 17 | | establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, licensed | 18 | | veterans establishment, or licensed truck stop establishment | 19 | | for use in that establishment as a substitute for cash in the | 20 | | conduct of gaming on a video gaming terminal. | 21 | | "Electronic voucher" means a voucher printed by an | 22 | | electronic video game machine that is redeemable in the | 23 | | licensed establishment for which it was issued. |
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| 1 | | "Terminal operator" means an individual, partnership, | 2 | | corporation, or limited liability company that is
licensed | 3 | | under this Act and that owns, services, and maintains video
| 4 | | gaming terminals for placement in licensed establishments, | 5 | | licensed truck stop establishments, licensed fraternal
| 6 | | establishments, or licensed veterans establishments.
| 7 | | "Licensed technician" means an individual
who
is licensed | 8 | | under this Act to repair,
service, and maintain
video gaming | 9 | | terminals.
| 10 | | "Licensed terminal handler" means a person, including but | 11 | | not limited to an employee or independent contractor working | 12 | | for a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or | 13 | | terminal operator, who is licensed under this Act to possess or | 14 | | control a video gaming terminal or to have access to the inner | 15 | | workings of a video gaming terminal. A licensed terminal | 16 | | handler does not include an individual, partnership, | 17 | | corporation, or limited liability company defined as a | 18 | | manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or terminal | 19 | | operator under this Act. | 20 | | "Manufacturer" means an individual, partnership, | 21 | | corporation, or limited liability company that is
licensed | 22 | | under this Act and that manufactures or assembles video gaming
| 23 | | terminals.
| 24 | | "Supplier" means an individual, partnership, corporation, | 25 | | or limited liability company that is
licensed under this Act to | 26 | | supply major components or parts to video gaming
terminals to |
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| 1 | | licensed
terminal operators.
| 2 | | "Net terminal income" means money put into a video gaming | 3 | | terminal minus
credits paid out to players.
| 4 | | "Video gaming terminal" means any electronic video game | 5 | | machine
that, upon insertion of cash, electronic cards or | 6 | | vouchers , or any combination thereof, electronic voucher, or | 7 | | any combination thereof, is available to play or simulate the | 8 | | play of
a video game, including but not limited to video poker, | 9 | | line up, and blackjack, as
authorized by the Board utilizing a | 10 | | video display and microprocessors in
which the player may | 11 | | receive free games or credits that can be
redeemed for cash. | 12 | | The term does not include a machine that directly
dispenses | 13 | | coins, cash, or tokens or is for amusement purposes only.
| 14 | | "Licensed establishment" means any licensed retail | 15 | | establishment where
alcoholic liquor is drawn, poured, mixed, | 16 | | or otherwise served for consumption
on the premises, whether | 17 | | the establishment operates on a nonprofit or for-profit basis. | 18 | | "Licensed establishment" includes any such establishment that | 19 | | has a contractual relationship with an inter-track wagering | 20 | | location licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act | 21 | | of 1975, provided any contractual relationship shall not | 22 | | include any transfer or offer of revenue from the operation of | 23 | | video gaming under this Act to any licensee licensed under the | 24 | | Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provided, however, that the | 25 | | licensed establishment that has such a contractual | 26 | | relationship with an inter-track wagering location licensee |
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| 1 | | may not, itself, be (i) an inter-track wagering location | 2 | | licensee, (ii) the corporate parent or subsidiary of any | 3 | | licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, | 4 | | or (iii) the corporate subsidiary of a corporation that is also | 5 | | the corporate parent or subsidiary of any licensee licensed | 6 | | under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. "Licensed | 7 | | establishment" does not include a facility operated by an | 8 | | organization licensee, an inter-track wagering licensee, or an | 9 | | inter-track wagering location licensee licensed under the | 10 | | Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or a riverboat licensed under | 11 | | the Riverboat Gambling Act, except as provided in this | 12 | | paragraph. The changes made to this definition by Public Act | 13 | | 98-587 this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly are | 14 | | declarative of existing law.
| 15 | | "Licensed fraternal establishment" means the location | 16 | | where a qualified
fraternal organization that derives its | 17 | | charter from a national fraternal
organization regularly | 18 | | meets.
| 19 | | "Licensed veterans establishment" means the location where | 20 | | a qualified
veterans organization that derives its charter from | 21 | | a national veterans
organization regularly meets.
| 22 | | "Licensed truck stop establishment" means a facility (i) | 23 | | that is at least a
3-acre facility with a convenience store, | 24 | | (ii) with separate diesel
islands for fueling commercial motor | 25 | | vehicles, (iii) that sells at retail more than 10,000 gallons | 26 | | of diesel or biodiesel fuel per month, and (iv) with parking |
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| 1 | | spaces for commercial
motor vehicles. "Commercial motor | 2 | | vehicles" has the same meaning as defined in Section 18b-101 of | 3 | | the Illinois Vehicle Code. The requirement of item (iii) of | 4 | | this paragraph may be met by showing that estimated future | 5 | | sales or past sales average at least 10,000 gallons per month.
| 6 | | "Video Gaming Board Exclusion List" or "Exclusion List" | 7 | | means a publicly available list of persons compiled and | 8 | | maintained by the Board pursuant to Section 59 of this Act and | 9 | | procedures established by Board rule. | 10 | | (Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-31, eff. 6-24-13; | 11 | | 98-582, eff. 8-27-13; 98-587, eff. 8-27-13; revised 9-19-13.)
| 12 | | (230 ILCS 40/59 new) | 13 | | Sec. 59. Video Gaming Board Exclusion List. | 14 | | (a) The Board shall have authority to establish a Video | 15 | | Gaming Board Exclusion List. Persons on the Exclusion List | 16 | | shall be prohibited from licensure under this Act and from | 17 | | engaging in any activities, agreements, or transactions | 18 | | authorized by this Act, the rules adopted under this Act, or a | 19 | | final order of the Board. | 20 | | (b) The Board may place a person on the Video Gaming Board | 21 | | Exclusion List for reasons authorized by this Act or any rules | 22 | | adopted under this Act that include, but are not limited to, | 23 | | the following: | 24 | | (i) the person has been found to be in violation of | 25 | | this Act or any rules adopted under this Act by a final |
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| 1 | | administrative decision of the Board for which review is | 2 | | barred under the Administrative Review Law or a final | 3 | | decision, order, or judgment of a court; or | 4 | | (ii) the person's conduct or reputation is such that | 5 | | his or her licensure under this Act or engagement in | 6 | | activities, agreements, or transactions authorized by this | 7 | | Act may, in the opinion of the Board, call into question | 8 | | the honesty and integrity of video gaming operations or | 9 | | interfere with the orderly conduct of such operations. | 10 | | (c) Upon a determination that a person comes under any one | 11 | | of the criteria listed in this Section or any rules adopted | 12 | | under this Act for placement on the Video Gaming Board | 13 | | Exclusion List, that person shall be deemed a candidate for | 14 | | exclusion and the Administrator of the Board shall file a | 15 | | notice of exclusion. The notice shall include the identity of | 16 | | the candidate, the nature and scope of the circumstances or | 17 | | reasons that the person should be placed on the Video Gaming | 18 | | Board Exclusion List, names of potential witnesses, and a | 19 | | recommendation as to whether the placement on the List shall be | 20 | | permanent. The notice shall also inform the person of the | 21 | | availability of a hearing on the issue of placement on the | 22 | | Video Gaming Board Exclusion List. | 23 | | (d) The placement of a person on the Video Gaming Board | 24 | | Exclusion List shall be subject to subsequent hearing by the | 25 | | Board.
| 26 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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