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Public Act 0594 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Public Act 097-0594

SB0745 Enrolled LRB097 04466 ASK 44505 b

    AN ACT concerning gaming.

    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 5. The Video Gaming Act is amended by changing
Section 55 as follows:

    (230 ILCS 40/55)
    Sec. 55. Precondition for licensed location. In all cases
of application for a licensed location, to operate a video
gaming terminal, each licensed establishment, licensed
fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment
shall possess a valid liquor license issued by the Illinois
Liquor Control Commission in effect at the time of application
and at all times thereafter during which a video gaming
terminal is made available to the public for play at that
location. Video gaming terminals in a licensed location shall
be operated only during the same hours of operation generally
permitted to holders of a license under the Liquor Control Act
of 1934 within the unit of local government in which they are
located. A licensed truck stop establishment that does not hold
a liquor license may operate video gaming terminals on a
continuous basis. A licensed fraternal establishment or
licensed veterans establishment that does not hold a liquor
license may operate video gaming terminals if (i) the
establishment is located in a county with a population between
6,500 and 7,000, based on the 2000 U.S. Census, (ii) the county
prohibits by ordinance the sale of alcohol, and (iii) the
establishment is in a portion of the county where the sale of
alcohol is prohibited. A licensed fraternal establishment or
licensed veterans establishment that does not hold a liquor
license may operate video gaming terminals if (i) the
establishment is located in a municipality within a county with
a population between 8,500 and 9,000 based on the 2000 U.S.
Census and (ii) the municipality or county prohibits or limits
the sale of alcohol by ordinance in a way that prohibits the
establishment from selling alcohol.
(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1410, eff. 7-30-10.)

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

Effective Date: 8/26/2011

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