Public Act 094-0673
 
SB0316 Enrolled LRB094 05315 BDD 35358 b

    AN ACT concerning revenue.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Riverboat Gambling Act is amended by
changing Sections 12 and 13 as follows:
 
    (230 ILCS 10/12)  (from Ch. 120, par. 2412)
    Sec. 12. Admission tax; fees.
    (a) A tax is hereby imposed upon admissions to riverboats
operated by licensed owners authorized pursuant to this Act.
Until July 1, 2002, the rate is $2 per person admitted. From
July 1, 2002 and until July 1, 2003, the rate is $3 per person
admitted. From Beginning July 1, 2003 until the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, for a
licensee that admitted 1,000,000 persons or fewer in the
previous calendar year, the rate is $3 per person admitted; for
a licensee that admitted more than 1,000,000 but no more than
2,300,000 persons in the previous calendar year, the rate is $4
per person admitted; and for a licensee that admitted more than
2,300,000 persons in the previous calendar year, the rate is $5
per person admitted. Beginning on the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, for a licensee
that admitted 1,000,000 persons or fewer in calendar year 2004,
the rate is $2 per person admitted, and for all other licensees
the rate is $3 per person admitted. Beginning July 1, 2003, for
a licensee that admitted 2,300,000 persons or fewer in the
previous calendar year, the rate is $4 per person admitted and
for a licensee that admitted more than 2,300,000 persons in the
previous calendar year, the rate is $5 per person admitted.
This admission tax is imposed upon the licensed owner
conducting gambling.
        (1) The admission tax shall be paid for each admission.
        (2) (Blank).
        (3) The riverboat licensee may issue tax-free passes to
    actual and necessary officials and employees of the
    licensee or other persons actually working on the
    riverboat.
        (4) The number and issuance of tax-free passes is
    subject to the rules of the Board, and a list of all
    persons to whom the tax-free passes are issued shall be
    filed with the Board.
    (a-5) A fee is hereby imposed upon admissions operated by
licensed managers on behalf of the State pursuant to Section
7.3 at the rates provided in this subsection (a-5). For a
licensee that admitted 1,000,000 persons or fewer in the
previous calendar year, the rate is $3 per person admitted; for
a licensee that admitted more than 1,000,000 but no more than
2,300,000 persons in the previous calendar year, the rate is $4
per person admitted; and for a licensee that admitted more than
2,300,000 persons in the previous calendar year, the rate is $5
per person admitted.
        (1) The admission fee shall be paid for each admission.
        (2) (Blank).
        (3) The licensed manager may issue fee-free passes to
    actual and necessary officials and employees of the manager
    or other persons actually working on the riverboat.
        (4) The number and issuance of fee-free passes is
    subject to the rules of the Board, and a list of all
    persons to whom the fee-free passes are issued shall be
    filed with the Board.
    (b) From the tax imposed under subsection (a) and the fee
imposed under subsection (a-5), a municipality shall receive
from the State $1 for each person embarking on a riverboat
docked within the municipality, and a county shall receive $1
for each person embarking on a riverboat docked within the
county but outside the boundaries of any municipality. The
municipality's or county's share shall be collected by the
Board on behalf of the State and remitted quarterly by the
State, subject to appropriation, to the treasurer of the unit
of local government for deposit in the general fund.
    (c) The licensed owner shall pay the entire admission tax
to the Board and the licensed manager shall pay the entire
admission fee to the Board. Such payments shall be made daily.
Accompanying each payment shall be a return on forms provided
by the Board which shall include other information regarding
admissions as the Board may require. Failure to submit either
the payment or the return within the specified time may result
in suspension or revocation of the owners or managers license.
    (d) The Board shall administer and collect the admission
tax imposed by this Section, to the extent practicable, in a
manner consistent with the provisions of Sections 4, 5, 5a, 5b,
5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5i, 5j, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 8, 9 and 10 of the
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act and Section 3-7 of the Uniform
Penalty and Interest Act.
(Source: P.A. 92-595, eff. 6-28-02; 93-27, eff. 6-20-03; 93-28,
eff. 6-20-03; revised 8-1-03.)
 
    (230 ILCS 10/13)  (from Ch. 120, par. 2413)
    Sec. 13. Wagering tax; rate; distribution.
    (a) Until January 1, 1998, a tax is imposed on the adjusted
gross receipts received from gambling games authorized under
this Act at the rate of 20%.
    (a-1) From January 1, 1998 until July 1, 2002, a privilege
tax is imposed on persons engaged in the business of conducting
riverboat gambling operations, based on the adjusted gross
receipts received by a licensed owner from gambling games
authorized under this Act at the following rates:
        15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and
    including $25,000,000;
        20% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $25,000,000 but not exceeding $50,000,000;
        25% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $50,000,000 but not exceeding $75,000,000;
        30% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $75,000,000 but not exceeding $100,000,000;
        35% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $100,000,000.
    (a-2) From July 1, 2002 until July 1, 2003, a privilege tax
is imposed on persons engaged in the business of conducting
riverboat gambling operations, other than licensed managers
conducting riverboat gambling operations on behalf of the
State, based on the adjusted gross receipts received by a
licensed owner from gambling games authorized under this Act at
the following rates:
        15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and
    including $25,000,000;
        22.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $25,000,000 but not exceeding $50,000,000;
        27.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $50,000,000 but not exceeding $75,000,000;
        32.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $75,000,000 but not exceeding $100,000,000;
        37.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $100,000,000 but not exceeding $150,000,000;
        45% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $150,000,000 but not exceeding $200,000,000;
        50% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $200,000,000.
    (a-3) Beginning July 1, 2003, a privilege tax is imposed on
persons engaged in the business of conducting riverboat
gambling operations, other than licensed managers conducting
riverboat gambling operations on behalf of the State, based on
the adjusted gross receipts received by a licensed owner from
gambling games authorized under this Act at the following
rates:
        15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and
    including $25,000,000;
        27.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $25,000,000 but not exceeding $37,500,000;
        32.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $37,500,000 but not exceeding $50,000,000;
        37.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $50,000,000 but not exceeding $75,000,000;
        45% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $75,000,000 but not exceeding $100,000,000;
        50% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $100,000,000 but not exceeding $250,000,000;
        70% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $250,000,000.
    An amount equal to the amount of wagering taxes collected
under this subsection (a-3) that are in addition to the amount
of wagering taxes that would have been collected if the
wagering tax rates under subsection (a-2) were in effect shall
be paid into the Common School Fund.
    The privilege tax imposed under this subsection (a-3) shall
no longer be imposed beginning on the earlier of (i) July 1,
2005; (ii) the first date after June 20, 2003 the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly that
riverboat gambling operations are conducted pursuant to a
dormant license; or (iii) the first day that riverboat gambling
operations are conducted under the authority of an owners
license that is in addition to the 10 owners licenses initially
authorized under this Act. For the purposes of this subsection
(a-3), the term "dormant license" means an owners license that
is authorized by this Act under which no riverboat gambling
operations are being conducted on June 20, 2003 the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.
    (a-4) Beginning on the first day on which the tax imposed
under subsection (a-3) is no longer imposed, a privilege tax is
imposed on persons engaged in the business of conducting
riverboat gambling operations, other than licensed managers
conducting riverboat gambling operations on behalf of the
State, based on the adjusted gross receipts received by a
licensed owner from gambling games authorized under this Act at
the following rates:
        15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and
    including $25,000,000;
        22.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $25,000,000 but not exceeding $50,000,000;
        27.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $50,000,000 but not exceeding $75,000,000;
        32.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $75,000,000 but not exceeding $100,000,000;
        37.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $100,000,000 but not exceeding $150,000,000;
        45% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $150,000,000 but not exceeding $200,000,000;
        50% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
    $200,000,000.
    (a-8) Riverboat gambling operations conducted by a
licensed manager on behalf of the State are not subject to the
tax imposed under this Section.
    (a-10) The taxes imposed by this Section shall be paid by
the licensed owner to the Board not later than 3:00 o'clock
p.m. of the day after the day when the wagers were made.
    (a-15) If the privilege tax imposed under subsection (a-3)
is no longer imposed pursuant to item (i) of the last paragraph
of subsection (a-3), then by June 15 of each year, each owners
licensee, other than an owners licensee that admitted 1,000,000
persons or fewer in calendar year 2004, must, in addition to
the payment of all amounts otherwise due under this Section,
pay to the Board the amount, if any, by which the base amount
for the licensed owner exceeds the amount of tax paid under
this Section by the licensed owner in the then current State
fiscal year. The obligation imposed by this subsection (a-15)
is binding on any person, firm, corporation, or other entity
that acquires an ownership interest in any such owners license.
The obligation imposed under this subsection (a-15) terminates
on the earliest of: (i) July 1, 2007, (ii) the first day after
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
Assembly that riverboat gambling operations are conducted
pursuant to a dormant license, (iii) the first day that
riverboat gambling operations are conducted under the
authority of an owners license that is in addition to the 10
owners licenses initially authorized under this Act, or (iv)
the first day that a licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing
Act of 1975 conducts gaming operations with slot machines or
other electronic gaming devices. The Board must reduce the
obligation imposed under this subsection (a-15) by an amount
the Board deems reasonable for any of the following reasons:
(A) an act or acts of God, (B) an act of bioterrorism or
terrorism or a bioterrorism or terrorism threat that was
investigated by a law enforcement agency, or (C) a condition
beyond the control of the owners licensee that does not result
from any act or omission by the owners licensee or any of its
agents and that poses a hazardous threat to the health and
safety of patrons. If an owners licensee pays an amount in
excess of its liability under this Section, the Board shall
apply the overpayment to future payments required under this
Section.
    For purposes of this subsection (a-15):
    "Act of God" means an incident caused by the operation of
an extraordinary force that cannot be foreseen, that cannot be
avoided by the exercise of due care, and for which no person
can be held liable.
    "Base amount" means the following:
        For a riverboat in Alton, $31,000,000.
        For a riverboat in East Peoria, $43,000,000.
        For the Empress riverboat in Joliet, $86,000,000.
        For a riverboat in Metropolis, $45,000,000.
        For the Harrah's riverboat in Joliet, $114,000,000.
        For a riverboat in Aurora, $86,000,000.
        For a riverboat in East St. Louis, $48,500,000.
        For a riverboat in Elgin, $198,000,000.
    "Dormant license" has the meaning ascribed to it in
subsection (a-3).
    (b) Until January 1, 1998, 25% of the tax revenue deposited
in the State Gaming Fund under this Section shall be paid,
subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, to the unit
of local government which is designated as the home dock of the
riverboat. Beginning January 1, 1998, from the tax revenue
deposited in the State Gaming Fund under this Section, an
amount equal to 5% of adjusted gross receipts generated by a
riverboat shall be paid monthly, subject to appropriation by
the General Assembly, to the unit of local government that is
designated as the home dock of the riverboat. From the tax
revenue deposited in the State Gaming Fund pursuant to
riverboat gambling operations conducted by a licensed manager
on behalf of the State, an amount equal to 5% of adjusted gross
receipts generated pursuant to those riverboat gambling
operations shall be paid monthly, subject to appropriation by
the General Assembly, to the unit of local government that is
designated as the home dock of the riverboat upon which those
riverboat gambling operations are conducted.
    (c) Appropriations, as approved by the General Assembly,
may be made from the State Gaming Fund to the Department of
Revenue and the Department of State Police for the
administration and enforcement of this Act, or to the
Department of Human Services for the administration of programs
to treat problem gambling.
    (c-5) After the payments required under subsections (b) and
(c) have been made, an amount equal to 15% of the adjusted
gross receipts of (1) an owners licensee that relocates
pursuant to Section 11.2, (2) an owners licensee license
conducting riverboat gambling operations pursuant to an owners
license that is initially issued after June 25, 1999, or (3)
the first riverboat gambling operations conducted by a licensed
manager on behalf of the State under Section 7.3 7.2, whichever
comes first, shall be paid from the State Gaming Fund into the
Horse Racing Equity Fund.
    (c-10) Each year the General Assembly shall appropriate
from the General Revenue Fund to the Education Assistance Fund
an amount equal to the amount paid into the Horse Racing Equity
Fund pursuant to subsection (c-5) in the prior calendar year.
    (c-15) After the payments required under subsections (b),
(c), and (c-5) have been made, an amount equal to 2% of the
adjusted gross receipts of (1) an owners licensee that
relocates pursuant to Section 11.2, (2) an owners licensee
conducting riverboat gambling operations pursuant to an owners
license that is initially issued after June 25, 1999, or (3)
the first riverboat gambling operations conducted by a licensed
manager on behalf of the State under Section 7.3 7.2, whichever
comes first, shall be paid, subject to appropriation from the
General Assembly, from the State Gaming Fund to each home rule
county with a population of over 3,000,000 inhabitants for the
purpose of enhancing the county's criminal justice system.
    (c-20) Each year the General Assembly shall appropriate
from the General Revenue Fund to the Education Assistance Fund
an amount equal to the amount paid to each home rule county
with a population of over 3,000,000 inhabitants pursuant to
subsection (c-15) in the prior calendar year.
    (c-25) After the payments required under subsections (b),
(c), (c-5) and (c-15) have been made, an amount equal to 2% of
the adjusted gross receipts of (1) an owners licensee license
that relocates pursuant to Section 11.2, (2) an owners licensee
license conducting riverboat gambling operations pursuant to
an owners license that is initially issued after June 25, 1999,
or (3) the first riverboat gambling operations conducted by a
licensed manager on behalf of the State under Section 7.3 7.2,
whichever comes first, shall be paid from the State Gaming Fund
to Chicago State University.
    (d) From time to time, the Board shall transfer the
remainder of the funds generated by this Act into the Education
Assistance Fund, created by Public Act 86-0018, of the State of
Illinois.
    (e) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the unit of local
government designated as the home dock of the riverboat from
entering into agreements with other units of local government
in this State or in other states to share its portion of the
tax revenue.
    (f) To the extent practicable, the Board shall administer
and collect the wagering taxes imposed by this Section in a
manner consistent with the provisions of Sections 4, 5, 5a, 5b,
5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5i, 5j, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 8, 9, and 10 of the
Retailers' Occupation Tax Act and Section 3-7 of the Uniform
Penalty and Interest Act.
(Source: P.A. 92-595, eff. 6-28-02; 93-27, eff. 6-20-03; 93-28,
eff. 6-20-03; revised 1-28-04.)
 
    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/23/2005