Full Text of HB4325 99th General Assembly
HB4325eng 99TH 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 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, is available to play or | 7 | | simulate the play of
a video game, including but not limited to | 8 | | video poker, line up, and blackjack, as
authorized by the Board | 9 | | utilizing a video display and microprocessors in
which the | 10 | | player may receive free games or credits that can be
redeemed | 11 | | for cash. The term does not include a machine that directly
| 12 | | dispenses coins, cash, or tokens or is for amusement purposes | 13 | | 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 the premises of any craft | 19 | | distiller licensee under the Liquor Control Act of 1934 where | 20 | | alcoholic liquor is drawn, poured, mixed, or otherwise served | 21 | | for consumption on the premises. "Licensed establishment" | 22 | | includes any such establishment that has a contractual | 23 | | relationship with an inter-track wagering location licensee | 24 | | licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, provided | 25 | | any contractual relationship shall not include any transfer or | 26 | | offer of revenue from the operation of video gaming under this |
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| 1 | | Act to any licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing | 2 | | Act of 1975. Provided, however, that the licensed establishment | 3 | | that has such a contractual relationship with an inter-track | 4 | | wagering location licensee may not, itself, be (i) an | 5 | | inter-track wagering location licensee, (ii) the corporate | 6 | | parent or subsidiary of any licensee licensed under the | 7 | | Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, or (iii) the corporate | 8 | | subsidiary of a corporation that is also the corporate parent | 9 | | or subsidiary of any licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse | 10 | | Racing Act of 1975. "Licensed establishment" does not include a | 11 | | facility operated by an organization licensee, an inter-track | 12 | | wagering licensee, or an inter-track wagering location | 13 | | licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 | 14 | | or a riverboat licensed under the Riverboat Gambling Act, | 15 | | except as provided in this paragraph. The changes made to this | 16 | | definition by Public Act 98-587 are declarative of existing | 17 | | law.
| 18 | | "Licensed fraternal establishment" means the location | 19 | | where a qualified
fraternal organization that derives its | 20 | | charter from a national fraternal
organization regularly | 21 | | meets.
| 22 | | "Licensed veterans establishment" means the location where | 23 | | a qualified
veterans organization that derives its charter from | 24 | | a national veterans
organization regularly meets.
| 25 | | "Licensed truck stop establishment" means a facility (i) | 26 | | that is at least a
3-acre facility with a convenience store, |
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| 1 | | (ii) with separate diesel
islands for fueling commercial motor | 2 | | vehicles, (iii) that sells at retail more than 10,000 gallons | 3 | | of diesel or biodiesel fuel per month, and (iv) with parking | 4 | | spaces for commercial
motor vehicles. "Commercial motor | 5 | | vehicles" has the same meaning as defined in Section 18b-101 of | 6 | | the Illinois Vehicle Code. The requirement of item (iii) of | 7 | | this paragraph may be met by showing that estimated future | 8 | | sales or past sales average at least 10,000 gallons per month.
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-31, eff. 6-24-13; | 10 | | 98-582, eff. 8-27-13; 98-587, eff. 8-27-13; 98-756, eff. | 11 | | 7-16-14.)
| 12 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 13 | | becoming law. |
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