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92_HB0200 LRB9202634LDpr 1 AN ACT in relation to contributions to candidates, 2 political committees, and public officials. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Election Code is amended by adding 6 Section 9-25.3 as follows: 7 (10 ILCS 5/9-25.3 new) 8 Sec. 9-25.3. Acceptance of prohibited contributions. 9 (a) No candidate, political committee, or public 10 official shall accept a contribution or anything of value 11 from or on behalf of a licensee or applicant for licensure 12 under the provisions of the Riverboat Gambling Act or the 13 Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, nor from any officer, 14 director, holder, or controller of a legal or beneficial 15 interest in any such license or application, nor from any 16 gaming operations manager, nor from any agent of any such 17 person. 18 (b) A candidate, political committee, or public official 19 who violates subsection (a) of this Section for the first 20 time shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Any 21 contribution accepted by such candidate, political committee, 22 or public official in violation of this Section shall be paid 23 into the State Treasury. 24 (c) A candidate, political committee, or public official 25 who violates subsection (a) of this Section for a second or 26 subsequent time shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. For a 27 second or subsequent violation of this Section, a fine shall 28 be imposed of not less than twice the amount of any 29 contribution accepted by the offending candidate, political 30 committee, or public official. -2- LRB9202634LDpr 1 Section 10. The Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is 2 amended by changing Section 24 as follows: 3 (230 ILCS 5/24) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-24) 4 Sec. 24. (a) No license shall be issued to or held by an 5 organization licensee unless all of its officers, directors, 6 and holders of ownership interests of at least 5% are first 7 approved by the Board. The Board shall not give approval of 8 an organization license application to any person who has 9 been convicted of or is under an indictment for a crime of 10 moral turpitude or has violated any provision of the racing 11 law of this State or any rules of the Board. 12 (b) An organization licensee must notify the Board 13 within 10 days of any change in the holders of a direct or 14 indirect interest in the ownership of the organization 15 licensee. The Board may, after hearing, revoke the 16 organization license of any person who registers on its books 17 or knowingly permits a direct or indirect interest in the 18 ownership of that person without notifying the Board of the 19 name of the holder in interest within this period. 20 (c) In addition to the provisions of subsection (a) of 21 this Section, no person shall be granted an organization 22 license if any public official of the State or member of his 23 or her family holds any ownership or financial interest, 24 directly or indirectly, in the person. 25 (d) No person which has been granted an organization 26 license to hold a race meeting shall give to any public 27 official or member of his family, directly or indirectly, for 28 or without consideration, any interest in the person. The 29 Board shall, after hearing, revoke the organization license 30 granted to a person which has violated this subsection. 31 (e) (Blank). 32 (f) No organization licensee or concessionaire or 33 officer, director or holder or controller of any5% or more-3- LRB9202634LDpr 1 legal or beneficial interest in any organization licensee or 2 concession shall make any sort of gift or contribution of any 3 kind or pay or give any money or other thing of value to any 4 person who is a public official, or a candidate or nominee 5 for public office or to any political committee. A person 6 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for violating this 7 subsection for the first time. A person shall be guilty of a 8 Class 4 felony and, in addition, shall suffer revocation of 9 any license granted under this Act if that person or any 10 agent of that person violates this subsection (f) for a 11 second or subsequent time. 12 (Source: P.A. 89-16, eff. 5-30-95.) 13 Section 15. The Riverboat Gambling Act is amended by 14 changing Section 18 and adding Section 13.2 as follows: 15 (230 ILCS 10/13.2 new) 16 Sec. 13.2. Ownership by public official; political 17 contributions. 18 (a) No licensee or applicant for licensure or agent 19 thereof shall give to any public official or member of his or 20 her family, directly or indirectly, for or without 21 consideration, any interest in shares of stock or 22 certificates or other evidences of ownership of any interest 23 in an activity licensed by the Board under this Act. The 24 Board shall, after hearing, revoke the license of any 25 licensee found in violation of this subsection (a). 26 (b) No licensee or applicant for licensure or officer, 27 director, holder, or controller of any legal or beneficial 28 interest in any license granted by the Board under this Act 29 nor any gaming operations manager or any agent of such person 30 shall make any sort of gift or contribution of any kind or 31 pay or give any money or other thing of value to any person 32 who is a public official, or a candidate or nominee for -4- LRB9202634LDpr 1 public office, or to any agent of such person, or to any 2 political committee or other fund-raising entity that gives, 3 lends, or otherwise provides funds to meet the expenses of 4 any candidate for public office. 5 (230 ILCS 10/18) (from Ch. 120, par. 2418) 6 Sec. 18. Prohibited Activities - Penalty. 7 (a) A person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for 8 doing any of the following: 9 (1) Conducting gambling where wagering is used or 10 to be used without a license issued by the Board. 11 (2) Conducting gambling where wagering is permitted 12 other than in the manner specified by Section 11. 13 (3) Violating Section 13.2 of this Act for the 14 first time. 15 (b) A person is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor for 16 doing any of the following: 17 (1) permitting a person under 21 years to make a 18 wager; or 19 (2) violating paragraph (12) of subsection (a) of 20 Section 11 of this Act. 21 (c) A person wagering or accepting a wager at any 22 location outside the riverboat is subject to the penalties in 23 paragraphs (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of Section 28-1 of 24 the Criminal Code of 1961. 25 (d) A person commits a Class 4 felony and, in addition, 26 shall be barred for life from riverboats under the 27 jurisdiction of the Board, if the person does any of the 28 following: 29 (1) Offers, promises, or gives anything of value or 30 benefit to a person who is connected with a riverboat 31 owner including, but not limited to, an officer or 32 employee of a licensed owner or holder of an occupational 33 license pursuant to an agreement or arrangement or with -5- LRB9202634LDpr 1 the intent that the promise or thing of value or benefit 2 will influence the actions of the person to whom the 3 offer, promise, or gift was made in order to affect or 4 attempt to affect the outcome of a gambling game, or to 5 influence official action of a member of the Board. 6 (2) Solicits or knowingly accepts or receives a 7 promise of anything of value or benefit while the person 8 is connected with a riverboat including, but not limited 9 to, an officer or employee of a licensed owner, or holder 10 of an occupational license, pursuant to an understanding 11 or arrangement or with the intent that the promise or 12 thing of value or benefit will influence the actions of 13 the person to affect or attempt to affect the outcome of 14 a gambling game, or to influence official action of a 15 member of the Board. 16 (3) Uses or possesses with the intent to use a 17 device to assist: 18 (i) In projecting the outcome of the game. 19 (ii) In keeping track of the cards played. 20 (iii) In analyzing the probability of the 21 occurrence of an event relating to the gambling 22 game. 23 (iv) In analyzing the strategy for playing or 24 betting to be used in the game except as permitted 25 by the Board. 26 (4) Cheats at a gambling game. 27 (5) Manufactures, sells, or distributes any cards, 28 chips, dice, game or device which is intended to be used 29 to violate any provision of this Act. 30 (6) Alters or misrepresents the outcome of a 31 gambling game on which wagers have been made after the 32 outcome is made sure but before it is revealed to the 33 players. 34 (7) Places a bet after acquiring knowledge, not -6- LRB9202634LDpr 1 available to all players, of the outcome of the gambling 2 game which is subject of the bet or to aid a person in 3 acquiring the knowledge for the purpose of placing a bet 4 contingent on that outcome. 5 (8) Claims, collects, or takes, or attempts to 6 claim, collect, or take, money or anything of value in or 7 from the gambling games, with intent to defraud, without 8 having made a wager contingent on winning a gambling 9 game, or claims, collects, or takes an amount of money or 10 thing of value of greater value than the amount won. 11 (9) Uses counterfeit chips or tokens in a gambling 12 game. 13 (10) Possesses any key or device designed for the 14 purpose of opening, entering, or affecting the operation 15 of a gambling game, drop box, or an electronic or 16 mechanical device connected with the gambling game or for 17 removing coins, tokens, chips or other contents of a 18 gambling game. This paragraph (10) does not apply to a 19 gambling licensee or employee of a gambling licensee 20 acting in furtherance of the employee's employment. 21 (e) The possession of more than one of the devices 22 described in subsection (d), paragraphs (3), (5) or (10) 23 permits a rebuttable presumption that the possessor intended 24 to use the devices for cheating. 25 (f) A person is guilty of a Class 4 felony and, in 26 addition, shall suffer revocation of any license granted by 27 the Board under this Act if such person or any agent thereof 28 violates Section 13.2 of this Act for a second or subsequent 29 time. 30 An action to prosecute any crime occurring on a riverboat 31 shall be tried in the county of the dock at which the 32 riverboat is based. 33 (Source: P.A. 91-40, eff. 6-25-99.)