(230 ILCS 25/1.3)
Sec. 1.3. Restrictions on licensure. Licensing for the conducting of bingo is subject to the following restrictions: (1) The license application, when submitted to the |
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(2) The license application shall be prepared in
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| accordance with the rules of the Department.
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(3) The licensee shall prominently display the
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| license in the area where the licensee conducts bingo. The licensee shall likewise display, in the form and manner as prescribed by the Department, the provisions of Section 8 of this Act.
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(4) Each license shall state the day of the week,
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| hours and at which location the licensee is permitted to conduct bingo games.
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(5) A license is not assignable or transferable.
(6) A license authorizes the licensee to conduct the
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| game commonly known as bingo, in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random.
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(7) The Department may, on special application made
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| by any organization having a bingo license, issue a special permit for conducting bingo on other days not exceeding 5 consecutive days, except that a licensee may conduct bingo at the Illinois State Fair or any county fair held in Illinois during each day that the fair is held, without a fee. Bingo games conducted at the Illinois State Fair or a county fair shall not require a special permit. No more than 2 special permits may be issued in one year to any one organization.
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(8) Any organization qualified for a license but not
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| holding one may, upon application and payment of a nonrefundable fee of $50, receive a limited license to conduct bingo games at no more than 2 indoor or outdoor festivals in a year for a maximum of 5 consecutive days on each occasion. No more than 2 limited licenses under this item (7) may be issued to any organization in any year. A limited license must be prominently displayed at the site where the bingo games are conducted.
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(9) Senior citizens organizations and units of local
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| government may conduct bingo without a license or fee, subject to the following conditions:
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(A) bingo shall be conducted only (i) at a
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| facility that is owned by a unit of local government to which the corporate authorities have given their approval and that is used to provide social services or a meeting place to senior citizens, (ii) in common areas in multi-unit federally assisted rental housing maintained solely for elderly persons and persons with disabilities, or (iii) at a building owned by a church or veterans organization;
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(B) the price paid for a single card shall not
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(C) the aggregate retail value of all prizes or
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| merchandise awarded in any one game of bingo shall not exceed $10;
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(D) no person or organization shall participate
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| in the management or operation of bingo under this item (9) if the person or organization would be ineligible for a license under this Section; and
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(E) no license is required to provide premises
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| for bingo conducted under this item (9).
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(10) Bingo equipment shall not be used for any
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| purpose other than for the play of bingo.
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(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-177, eff. 7-29-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
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