House Sponsors: MULLIGAN. Short description: GAMBLING-TREAT PROBLM GAMBLERS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the State Finance Act to create the Gambling Health and Welfare Fund. Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act to provide that $3,000,000 per year shall be appropriated from the State Gaming Fund to the Gambling Health and Welfare Fund and shall be used to fund the compulsive gambling treatment program established under the Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act. Amends the Department of Human Services Act to provide that the Department shall accept bids from Illinois institutions of higher education to conduct a study tracking gambling-related crime in Illinois. Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Provides that the Illinois Gaming Board shall conduct a study to determine the prevalence of compulsive gambling in Illinois. Provides that the Illinois Gaming Board shall conduct another similar study during the first 4 years after a riverboat begins conducting riverboat gambling operations in a new location pursuant to the Act. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 301/5-20 20 ILCS 1305/10-30 new 30 ILCS 105/5.545 new 230 ILCS 10/16.1 new Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 1605/15 Deletes everything. Makes a technical change in the Illinois Lottery Law. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status