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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2290

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 2290 by  replacing
 3    everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 4        "Section  1.  Short  title.  This Act may be cited as the
 5    FY2003 Budget Implementation (Gaming) Act.

 6        Section 5.  Purpose.  It is the purpose of  this  Act  to
 7    make  the  changes  in State programs relating to gaming that
 8    are necessary to implement the State's FY2003 budget.

 9        Section 10.  The Riverboat Gambling  Act  is  amended  by
10    changing Sections 4, 7, 12, and 13 as follows:

11        (230 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 120, par. 2404)
12        Sec. 4.  Definitions. As used in this Act:
13        (a)  "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
14        (b)  "Occupational license" means a license issued by the
15    Board  to  a  person or entity to perform an occupation which
16    the Board has identified as requiring a license to engage  in
17    riverboat gambling in Illinois.
18        (c)  "Gambling  game"  includes,  but  is not limited to,
19    baccarat, twenty-one, poker, craps, slot machine, video  game
20    of  chance,  roulette wheel, klondike table, punchboard, faro
 
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 1    layout, keno layout, numbers ticket, push card,  jar  ticket,
 2    or  pull  tab  which is authorized by the Board as a wagering
 3    device under this Act.
 4        (d)  "Riverboat" means a self-propelled  excursion  boat,
 5    or  a  permanently moored barge, or permanently moored barges
 6    that are permanently fixed together on which lawful  gambling
 7    is authorized and licensed as provided in this Act.
 8        (e)  (Blank).
 9        (f)  "Dock"  means  the  location where a riverboat moors
10    for the purpose of embarking passengers for and  disembarking
11    passengers from the riverboat.
12        (g)  "Gross  receipts"  means  the  total amount of money
13    exchanged for the purchase of  chips,  tokens  or  electronic
14    cards by riverboat patrons.
15        (h)  "Adjusted  gross  receipts" means the gross receipts
16    less winnings paid to wagerers.
17        (i)  "Cheat" means to alter  the  selection  of  criteria
18    which  determine  the result of a gambling game or the amount
19    or frequency of payment in a gambling game.
20        (j)  "Department" means the Department of Revenue.
21        (k)  "Gambling operation" means the conduct of authorized
22    gambling games upon a riverboat.
23    (Source: P.A. 91-40, eff. 6-25-99.)

24        (230 ILCS 10/7) (from Ch. 120, par. 2407)
25        Sec. 7.  Owners Licenses.
26        (a)  The Board shall issue owners  licenses  to  persons,
27    firms  or  corporations  which  apply  for such licenses upon
28    payment to the Board of the non-refundable license fee set by
29    the Board, upon payment of a  $25,000  license  fee  for  the
30    first  year  of  operation  and a $5,000 license fee for each
31    succeeding year and upon a determination by  the  Board  that
32    the  applicant is eligible for an owners  license pursuant to
33    this Act and the rules of  the  Board.   A  person,  firm  or
 
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 1    corporation is ineligible to receive an owners license if:
 2             (1)  the person has been convicted of a felony under
 3        the  laws  of  this State, any other state, or the United
 4        States;
 5             (2)  the person has been convicted of any  violation
 6        of   Article   28  of  the  Criminal  Code  of  1961,  or
 7        substantially similar laws of any other jurisdiction;
 8             (3)  the person has submitted an application  for  a
 9        license under this Act which contains false information;
10             (4)  the person is a member of the Board;
11             (5)  a  person defined in (1), (2), (3) or (4) is an
12        officer, director or managerial employee of the  firm  or
13        corporation;
14             (6)  the   firm  or  corporation  employs  a  person
15        defined in (1), (2), (3) or (4) who participates  in  the
16        management or operation of gambling operations authorized
17        under this Act;
18             (7)  (blank); or
19             (8)  a  license  of  the person, firm or corporation
20        issued under this Act, or a license  to  own  or  operate
21        gambling  facilities  in any other jurisdiction, has been
22        revoked.
23        (b)  In determining whether to grant an owners license to
24    an applicant, the Board shall consider:
25             (1)  the  character,  reputation,  experience    and
26        financial integrity of the applicants and of any other or
27        separate person that either:
28                  (A)  controls,  directly  or  indirectly,  such
29             applicant, or
30                  (B)  is  controlled, directly or indirectly, by
31             such  applicant  or  by  a  person  which  controls,
32             directly or indirectly, such applicant;
33             (2)  the facilities or proposed facilities  for  the
34        conduct of riverboat gambling;
 
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 1             (3)  the  highest  prospective  total  revenue to be
 2        derived by  the  State  from  the  conduct  of  riverboat
 3        gambling;
 4             (4)  the  good faith affirmative action plan of each
 5        applicant to recruit, train and upgrade minorities in all
 6        employment classifications;
 7             (5)  the  financial  ability  of  the  applicant  to
 8        purchase and maintain  adequate  liability  and  casualty
 9        insurance;
10             (6)  whether     the    applicant    has    adequate
11        capitalization to provide and maintain, for the  duration
12        of a license, a riverboat; and
13             (7)  the  extent  to  which the applicant exceeds or
14        meets other standards  for  the  issuance  of  an  owners
15        license which the Board may adopt by rule.
16        (c)  Each  owners  license  shall specify the place where
17    riverboats shall operate and dock.
18        (d)  Each applicant shall submit with his application, on
19    forms provided by the Board, 2 sets of his fingerprints.
20        (e)  The Board may issue up to  10  licenses  authorizing
21    the  holders  of  such  licenses  to  own riverboats.  In the
22    application for an owners license, the applicant shall  state
23    the  dock  at  which  the riverboat is based and the water on
24    which the riverboat will be located.  The Board shall issue 5
25    licenses to become effective  not  earlier  than  January  1,
26    1991.   Three  of  such  licenses  shall  authorize riverboat
27    gambling on the Mississippi River, or in a municipality  that
28    (1)  borders on the Mississippi River or is within 5 miles of
29    the city  limits  of  a  municipality  that  borders  on  the
30    Mississippi  River  and  (2),  on  the effective date of this
31    amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, has a  riverboat
32    conducting   riverboat  gambling  operations  pursuant  to  a
33    license issued under this Act; one of which  shall  authorize
34    riverboat  gambling  from a home dock in the city of East St.
 
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 1    Louis. One other license shall authorize  riverboat  gambling
 2    on  the  Illinois  River  south of Marshall County. The Board
 3    shall issue 1 additional  license  to  become  effective  not
 4    earlier  than  March 1, 1992, which shall authorize riverboat
 5    gambling on the Des Plaines River in Will County.  The  Board
 6    may  issue  4  additional  licenses  to  become effective not
 7    earlier than March 1, 1992.  In determining  the  water  upon
 8    which  riverboats  will operate, the Board shall consider the
 9    economic benefit which  riverboat  gambling  confers  on  the
10    State, and shall seek to assure that all regions of the State
11    share in the economic benefits of riverboat gambling.
12        In  granting  all  licenses, the Board may give favorable
13    consideration to economically depressed areas of  the  State,
14    to  applicants presenting plans which provide for significant
15    economic development over a large  geographic  area,  and  to
16    applicants  who  currently operate non-gambling riverboats in
17    Illinois.  The Board shall review all applications for owners
18    licenses, and shall inform  each  applicant  of  the  Board's
19    decision.
20        The  Board  may  revoke  the owners license of a licensee
21    which fails to begin conducting gambling within 15 months  of
22    receipt  of  the  Board's  approval of the application if the
23    Board determines that  license  revocation  is  in  the  best
24    interests of the State.
25        (f)  The  first  10 owners licenses issued under this Act
26    shall permit the  holder  to  own  up  to  2  riverboats  and
27    equipment thereon for a period of 3 years after the effective
28    date  of the license. Holders of the first 10 owners licenses
29    must pay the annual license fee  for  each  of  the  3  years
30    during which they are authorized to own riverboats.
31        (g)  Upon  the  termination, expiration, or revocation of
32    each of the first 10 licenses, which shall be issued for a  3
33    year period, all licenses are renewable annually upon payment
34    of the fee and a determination by the Board that the licensee
 
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 1    continues to meet all of the requirements of this Act and the
 2    Board's rules.  However, for licenses renewed on or after May
 3    1, 1998, renewal shall be for a period of 4 years, unless the
 4    Board sets a shorter period.
 5        (h)  An  owners license shall entitle the licensee to own
 6    up to 2 riverboats.  A licensee shall  limit  the  number  of
 7    gambling participants to 1,200 for any such owners license. A
 8    licensee  may  operate  both  of its riverboats concurrently,
 9    provided that the total number of  gambling  participants  on
10    both riverboats does not exceed 1,200. Riverboats licensed to
11    operate on the Mississippi River and the Illinois River south
12    of  Marshall  County  shall have an authorized capacity of at
13    least 500 persons.  Any other riverboat licensed  under  this
14    Act  shall  have  an  authorized  capacity  of  at  least 400
15    persons.
16        (i)  A licensed owner is authorized to apply to the Board
17    for and, if approved therefor, to receive all  licenses  from
18    the  Board  necessary  for  the  operation  of  a  riverboat,
19    including  a  liquor  license, a license to prepare and serve
20    food for human consumption,  and  other  necessary  licenses.
21    All  use, occupation and excise taxes which apply to the sale
22    of food and beverages in this State and all taxes imposed  on
23    the  sale  or use of tangible personal property apply to such
24    sales aboard the riverboat.
25        (j)    The  Board  may  issue  a  license  authorizing  a
26    riverboat to dock in a municipality or approve  a  relocation
27    under  Section  11.2  only  if,  prior to the issuance of the
28    license or approval, the governing body of  the  municipality
29    in  which  the  riverboat  will  dock  has by a majority vote
30    approved the docking of riverboats in the municipality.   The
31    Board  may issue a license authorizing a riverboat to dock in
32    areas of a county  outside  any  municipality  or  approve  a
33    relocation  under Section 11.2 only if, prior to the issuance
34    of the license or approval, the governing body of the  county
 
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 1    has  by a majority vote approved of the docking of riverboats
 2    within such areas.
 3    (Source: P.A. 91-40, eff. 6-25-99.)

 4        (230 ILCS 10/12) (from Ch. 120, par. 2412)
 5        Sec. 12. Admission tax; fees.
 6        (a)  A tax is hereby imposed upon  admissions  authorized
 7    pursuant  to  this Act.  Until July 1, 2002, the rate is at a
 8    rate of $2 per person admitted.  Beginning July 1, 2002,  the
 9    rate  is  $3  per  person  admitted.    This admission tax is
10    imposed upon the licensed owner conducting gambling.
11             (1)  The  admission  tax  shall  be  paid  for  each
12        admission.
13             (2)  (Blank).
14             (3)  The  riverboat  licensee  may  issue   tax-free
15        passes to actual and necessary officials and employees of
16        the  licensee  or  other  persons actually working on the
17        riverboat.
18             (4)  The number and issuance of tax-free  passes  is
19        subject  to  the  rules  of  the Board, and a list of all
20        persons to whom the tax-free passes are issued  shall  be
21        filed with the Board.
22        (b)  From  the  $2  tax  imposed  under subsection (a), a
23    municipality shall receive from the State $1 for each  person
24    embarking  on a riverboat docked within the municipality, and
25    a county shall receive $1 for  each  person  embarking  on  a
26    riverboat docked within the county but outside the boundaries
27    of  any  municipality.   The municipality's or county's share
28    shall be collected by the Board on behalf of  the  State  and
29    remitted quarterly by the State, subject to appropriation, to
30    the  treasurer of the unit of local government for deposit in
31    the general fund.
32        (c)  The licensed owner shall pay  the  entire  admission
33    tax  to  the  Board.  Such  payments  shall  be  made  daily.
 
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 1    Accompanying each payment shall be a return on forms provided
 2    by  the Board which shall include other information regarding
 3    admissions as the  Board  may  require.   Failure  to  submit
 4    either  the  payment  or the return within the specified time
 5    may result in suspension or revocation of the owners license.
 6        (d)  The Board shall administer and collect the admission
 7    tax imposed by this Section, to the extent practicable, in  a
 8    manner  consistent  with the provisions of Sections 4, 5, 5a,
 9    5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5i, 5j, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 8, 9 and 10 of
10    the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act  and  Section  3-7  of  the
11    Uniform Penalty and Interest Act.
12    (Source: P.A. 91-40, eff. 6-25-99.)

13        (230 ILCS 10/13) (from Ch. 120, par. 2413)
14        Sec. 13.  Wagering tax; rate; distribution.
15        (a)  Until  January  1,  1998,  a  tax  is imposed on the
16    adjusted  gross  receipts  received   from   gambling   games
17    authorized under this Act at the rate of 20%.
18        From  Beginning  January  1,  1998  until July 1, 2002, a
19    privilege tax is imposed on persons engaged in  the  business
20    of  conducting  riverboat  gambling  operations, based on the
21    adjusted gross receipts received by  a  licensed  owner  from
22    gambling  games  authorized  under  this Act at the following
23    rates:
24             15% of annual adjusted  gross  receipts  up  to  and
25        including $25,000,000;
26             20%  of  annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
27        $25,000,000 but not exceeding $50,000,000;
28             25% of annual adjusted gross receipts in  excess  of
29        $50,000,000 but not exceeding $75,000,000;
30             30%  of  annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
31        $75,000,000 but not exceeding $100,000,000;
32             35% of annual adjusted gross receipts in  excess  of
33        $100,000,000.
 
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 1        Beginning  July  1,  2002,  a privilege tax is imposed on
 2    persons engaged  in  the  business  of  conducting  riverboat
 3    gambling  operations,  based  on  the adjusted gross receipts
 4    received by a licensed owner from gambling  games  authorized
 5    under this Act at the following rates:
 6             15%  of  annual  adjusted  gross  receipts up to and
 7        including $25,000,000;
 8             22.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
 9        $25,000,000 but not exceeding $50,000,000;
10             27.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
11        $50,000,000 but not exceeding $75,000,000;
12             32.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
13        $75,000,000 but not exceeding $100,000,000;
14             37.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
15        $100,000,000 but not exceeding $150,000,000;
16             45% of annual adjusted gross receipts in  excess  of
17        $150,000,000 but not exceeding $200,000,000;
18             50%  of  annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
19        $200,000,000.
20        The taxes imposed by this Section shall be  paid  by  the
21    licensed  owner to the Board not later than 3:00 o'clock p.m.
22    of the day after the day when the wagers were made.
23        (b)  Until January  1,  1998,  25%  of  the  tax  revenue
24    deposited  in  the State Gaming Fund under this Section shall
25    be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, to
26    the unit of local government which is designated as the  home
27    dock  of  the riverboat.  Beginning January 1, 1998, from the
28    tax revenue deposited in the State  Gaming  Fund  under  this
29    Section,  an  amount  equal  to 5% of adjusted gross receipts
30    generated by a riverboat shall be paid  monthly,  subject  to
31    appropriation  by  the General Assembly, to the unit of local
32    government that  is  designated  as  the  home  dock  of  the
33    riverboat.
34        (c)  Appropriations, as approved by the General Assembly,
 
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 1    may  be  made from the State Gaming Fund to the Department of
 2    Revenue  and  the  Department  of  State   Police   for   the
 3    administration and enforcement of this Act.
 4        (c-5)  After  the payments required under subsections (b)
 5    and (c) have been  made,  an  amount  equal  to  15%  of  the
 6    adjusted  gross  receipts  of  a riverboat (1) that relocates
 7    pursuant to Section 11.2, or (2) for which an owners  license
 8    is   initially  issued  after  the  effective  date  of  this
 9    amendatory Act of 1999, whichever comes first, shall be  paid
10    from the State Gaming Fund into the Horse Racing Equity Fund.
11        (c-10)  Each  year the General Assembly shall appropriate
12    from the General Revenue Fund  to  the  Education  Assistance
13    Fund an amount equal to the amount paid into the Horse Racing
14    Equity  Fund  pursuant  to  subsection  (c-5)  in  the  prior
15    calendar year.
16        (c-15)  After  the  payments  required  under subsections
17    (b), (c), and (c-5) have been made, an amount equal to 2%  of
18    the adjusted gross receipts of a riverboat (1) that relocates
19    pursuant  to Section 11.2, or (2) for which an owners license
20    is  initially  issued  after  the  effective  date  of   this
21    amendatory Act of 1999, whichever comes first, shall be paid,
22    subject  to appropriation from the General Assembly, from the
23    State Gaming Fund to each home rule county with a  population
24    of  over  3,000,000  inhabitants for the purpose of enhancing
25    the county's criminal justice system.
26        (c-20)  Each year the General Assembly shall  appropriate
27    from  the  General  Revenue  Fund to the Education Assistance
28    Fund an amount equal to the amount paid  to  each  home  rule
29    county  with  a  population  of  over  3,000,000  inhabitants
30    pursuant to subsection (c-15) in the prior calendar year.
31        (c-25)  After  the  payments  required  under subsections
32    (b), (c), (c-5) and (c-15) have been made, an amount equal to
33    2% of the adjusted gross receipts of  a  riverboat  (1)  that
34    relocates  pursuant  to  Section  11.2,  or  (2) for which an
 
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 1    owners license is initially issued after the  effective  date
 2    of  this amendatory Act of 1999, whichever comes first, shall
 3    be  paid  from  the  State  Gaming  Fund   into   the   State
 4    Universities Athletic Capital Improvement Fund.
 5        (d)  From  time  to  time,  the  Board shall transfer the
 6    remainder of  the  funds  generated  by  this  Act  into  the
 7    Education  Assistance Fund, created by Public Act 86-0018, of
 8    the State of Illinois.
 9        (e)  Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the unit of local
10    government designated as the home dock of the riverboat  from
11    entering into agreements with other units of local government
12    in  this State or in other states to share its portion of the
13    tax revenue.
14        (f)  To  the  extent   practicable,   the   Board   shall
15    administer  and  collect  the  wagering taxes imposed by this
16    Section  in  a  manner  consistent  with  the  provisions  of
17    Sections 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5i, 5j, 6, 6a, 6b,
18    6c, 8, 9, and 10 of the Retailers'  Occupation  Tax  Act  and
19    Section 3-7 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act.
20    (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 12-4-97; 91-40, eff. 6-25-99.)

21        Section  99.  Effective  date. This Act takes effect upon
22    becoming law.".

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