Public Act 098-0582
 
SB2234 EnrolledLRB098 10418 AMC 40623 b


  
    AN ACT concerning gaming.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 3. The Riverboat Gambling Act is amended  by 
changing Section 5 as follows:
 



    (230 ILCS 10/5)  (from Ch. 120, par. 2405)


    Sec. 5. Gaming Board. 

    (a) (1) There is hereby established the
Illinois Gaming 
Board, which shall have the powers and duties specified in
this 
Act, and all other powers necessary and proper to fully and

effectively execute this Act for the purpose of administering, 
regulating,
and enforcing the system of riverboat gambling 
established by this Act. Its
jurisdiction shall extend under 
this Act to every person, association,
corporation, 
partnership and trust involved in riverboat gambling

operations in the State of Illinois.

    (2) The Board shall consist of 5 members to be appointed by 
the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of 
whom shall be designated
by the Governor to be chairman.  Each 
member shall have a reasonable
knowledge of the practice, 
procedure and principles of gambling operations.
Each member 
shall either be a resident of Illinois or shall certify that he

will become a resident of Illinois before taking office. At 
least one member
shall be experienced in law enforcement and 
criminal investigation, at
least one member shall be a 
certified public accountant experienced in
accounting and 
auditing, and at least one member shall be a lawyer licensed
to 
practice law in Illinois.

    (3) The terms of office of the Board members shall be 3 
years, except
that the terms of office of the initial Board 
members appointed pursuant to
this Act will commence from the 
effective date of this Act and run as
follows: one for a term 
ending July 1, 1991, 2 for a term ending July 1,
1992, and 2 for 
a term ending July 1, 1993.  Upon the expiration of the

foregoing terms, the successors of such members shall serve a 
term for 3
years and until their successors are appointed and 
qualified for like terms.
Vacancies in the Board shall be 
filled for the unexpired term in like
manner as original 
appointments.  Each member of the Board shall be
eligible for 
reappointment at the discretion of the Governor with the
advice 
and consent of the Senate.

    (4) Each member of the Board shall receive $300 for each 
day the
Board meets and for each day the member conducts any 
hearing pursuant to
this Act.  Each member of the Board shall 
also be reimbursed for all actual
and necessary expenses and 
disbursements incurred in the execution of official
duties.

    (5) No person shall be appointed a member of the Board or 
continue to be
a member of the Board who is, or whose spouse, 
child or parent is, a member
of the board of directors of, or a 
person financially interested in, any
gambling operation 
subject to the jurisdiction of this Board, or any race
track, 
race meeting, racing association or the operations thereof 
subject
to the jurisdiction of the Illinois Racing Board.  No 
Board member shall
hold any other public office.  No person 
shall be a
member of the Board who is not of good moral 
character or who has been
convicted of, or is under indictment 
for, a felony under the laws of
Illinois or any other state, or 
the United States.

    (5.5) No member of the Board shall engage in any political 
activity.  For the purposes of this Section, "political" means 
any activity in support
of or in connection with any campaign 
for federal, State, or local elective office or any political

organization, but does not include activities (i) relating to 
the support or
opposition of any executive, legislative, or 
administrative action (as those
terms are defined in Section 2 
of the Lobbyist Registration Act), (ii) relating
to collective 
bargaining, or (iii) that are
otherwise
in furtherance of the 
person's official
State duties  or governmental and public 
service functions.

    (6) Any member of the Board may be removed by the Governor 
for neglect
of duty, misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance 
in office or for engaging in any political activity.

    (7) Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his 
office, each
member of the Board shall take an oath that he 
will faithfully execute the
duties of his office according to 
the laws of the State and the rules and
regulations adopted 
therewith and shall give bond to the State of Illinois,

approved by the Governor, in the sum of $25,000.  Every such 
bond, when
duly executed and approved, shall be recorded in the 
office of the
Secretary of State.  Whenever the Governor 
determines that the bond of any
member of the Board has become 
or is likely to become invalid or
insufficient, he shall 
require such member forthwith to renew his bond,
which is to be 
approved by the Governor.  Any member of the Board who fails
to 
take oath and give bond within 30 days from the date of his 
appointment,
or who fails to renew his bond within 30 days 
after it is demanded by the
Governor, shall be guilty of 
neglect of duty and may be removed by the
Governor.  The cost of 
any bond given by any member of the Board under this
Section 
shall be taken to be a part of the necessary expenses of the 
Board.

    (7.5) For the examination of all mechanical, 
electromechanical, or electronic table games, slot machines, 
slot accounting systems, and other electronic gaming equipment 
for compliance with this Act, the Board may utilize  the 
services of one or more independent outside testing 
laboratories that have been accredited by a national 
accreditation body and that, in the judgment of the Board, are 
qualified to perform such examinations. 
    (8) The Board shall employ such
personnel as may be 
necessary to carry out its functions and shall determine the 
salaries of all personnel, except those personnel whose 
salaries are determined under the terms of a collective 
bargaining agreement.  No
person shall be employed to serve the 
Board who is, or whose spouse, parent
or child is, an official 
of, or has a financial interest in or financial
relation with, 
any operator engaged in gambling operations within this
State 
or any organization engaged in conducting horse racing within 
this
State.  Any employee violating these prohibitions shall be 
subject to
termination of employment.

    (9) An Administrator shall perform any and all duties that 
the Board
shall assign him.  The salary of the Administrator 
shall be determined by
the Board and, in addition,
he shall be 
reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred by

him in discharge of his official duties.  The Administrator 
shall keep
records of all proceedings of the Board and shall 
preserve all records,
books, documents and other papers 
belonging to the Board or entrusted to
its care.  The 
Administrator shall devote his full time to the duties of
the 
office and shall not hold any other office or employment.

    (b) The Board shall have general responsibility for the 
implementation
of this Act.  Its duties include, without 
limitation, the following:


        (1) To decide promptly and in reasonable order all 
    license applications.
Any party aggrieved by an action of 
    the Board denying, suspending,
revoking, restricting or 
    refusing to renew a license may request a hearing
before 
    the Board.  A request for a hearing must be made to the 
    Board in
writing within 5 days after service of notice of 
    the action of the Board.
Notice of the action of the Board 
    shall be served either by personal
delivery or by certified 
    mail, postage prepaid, to the aggrieved party.
Notice 
    served by certified mail shall be deemed complete on the 
    business
day following the date of such mailing. The Board 
    shall conduct all
requested hearings promptly and in 
    reasonable order;


        (2) To conduct all hearings pertaining to civil 
    violations of this Act
or rules and regulations promulgated 
    hereunder;


        (3) To promulgate such rules and regulations as in its 
    judgment may be
necessary to protect or enhance the 
    credibility and integrity of gambling
operations 
    authorized by this Act and the regulatory process 
    hereunder;


        (4) To provide for the establishment and collection of 
    all license and
registration fees and taxes imposed by this 
    Act and the rules and
regulations issued pursuant hereto.  
    All such fees and taxes shall be
deposited into the State 
    Gaming Fund;


        (5) To provide for the levy and collection of penalties 
    and fines for the
violation of provisions of this Act and 
    the rules and regulations
promulgated hereunder.  All such 
    fines and penalties shall be deposited
into the Education 
    Assistance Fund, created by Public Act 86-0018, of the

    State of Illinois;


        (6) To be present through its inspectors and agents any 
    time gambling
operations are conducted on any riverboat for 
    the purpose of certifying the
revenue thereof, receiving 
    complaints from the public, and conducting such
other 
    investigations into the conduct of the gambling games and 
    the
maintenance of the equipment as from time to time the 
    Board may deem
necessary and proper;


        (7) To review and rule upon any complaint by a licensee

    regarding any investigative procedures of the State which 
    are unnecessarily
disruptive of gambling operations.  The 
    need to inspect and investigate
shall be presumed at all 
    times.  The disruption of a licensee's operations
shall be 
    proved by clear and convincing evidence, and establish 
    that: (A)
the procedures had no reasonable law enforcement 
    purposes, and (B) the
procedures were so disruptive as to 
    unreasonably inhibit gambling operations;


        (8) To hold at least one meeting each quarter of the 
    fiscal
year.  In addition, special meetings may be called by 
    the Chairman or any 2
Board members upon 72 hours written 
    notice to each member.  All Board
meetings shall be subject 
    to the Open Meetings Act. Three members of the
Board shall 
    constitute a quorum, and 3 votes shall be required for any

    final determination by the Board.  The Board shall keep a 
    complete and
accurate record of all its meetings. A 
    majority of the members of the Board
shall constitute a 
    quorum for the transaction of any business, for the

    performance of any duty, or for the exercise of any power 
    which this Act
requires the Board members to transact, 
    perform or exercise en banc, except
that, upon order of the 
    Board, one of the Board members or an
administrative law 
    judge designated by the Board may conduct any hearing

    provided for under this Act or by Board rule and may 
    recommend findings and
decisions to the Board.  The Board 
    member or administrative law judge
conducting such hearing 
    shall have all powers and rights granted to the
Board in 
    this Act. The record made at the time of the hearing shall 
    be
reviewed by the Board, or a majority thereof, and the 
    findings and decision
of the majority of the Board shall 
    constitute the order of the Board in
such case;


        (9) To maintain records which are separate and distinct 
    from the records
of any other State board or commission.  
    Such records shall be available
for public inspection and 
    shall accurately reflect all Board proceedings;


        (10) To file a written annual report with the Governor 
    on or before
March 1 each year and such additional reports 
    as the Governor may request.
The annual report shall 
    include a statement of receipts and disbursements
by the 
    Board, actions taken by the Board, and any additional 
    information
and recommendations which the Board may deem 
    valuable or which the Governor
may request;


        (11) (Blank);


        (12) (Blank);


        (13) To assume responsibility for administration and 
    enforcement of the
Video Gaming Act; and
        (14) To adopt, by rule, a code of conduct governing 
    Board members and employees that ensure, to the maximum 
    extent possible, that persons subject to this Code avoid 
    situations, relationships, or associations that may 
    represent or lead to a conflict of interest.

    (c) The Board shall have jurisdiction over and shall 
supervise all
gambling operations governed by this Act.  The 
Board shall have all powers
necessary and proper to fully and 
effectively execute the provisions of
this Act, including, but 
not limited to, the following:


        (1) To investigate applicants and determine the 
    eligibility of
applicants for licenses and to select among 
    competing applicants the
applicants which best serve the 
    interests of the citizens of Illinois.


        (2) To have jurisdiction and supervision over all 
    riverboat gambling
operations in this State and all persons 
    on riverboats where gambling
operations are conducted.


        (3) To promulgate rules and regulations for the purpose 
    of administering
the provisions of this Act and to 
    prescribe rules, regulations and
conditions under which 
    all riverboat gambling in the State shall be
conducted.  
    Such rules and regulations are to provide for the 
    prevention of
practices detrimental to the public interest 
    and for the best interests of
riverboat gambling, including 
    rules and regulations regarding the
inspection of such 
    riverboats and the review of any permits or licenses

    necessary to operate a riverboat under any laws or 
    regulations applicable
to riverboats, and to impose 
    penalties for violations thereof.


        (4) To enter the office, riverboats, facilities, or 
    other
places of business of a licensee, where evidence of 
    the compliance or
noncompliance with the provisions of this 
    Act is likely to be found.


        (5) To investigate alleged violations of this Act or 
    the
rules of the Board and to take appropriate disciplinary

    action against a licensee or a holder of an occupational 
    license for a
violation, or institute appropriate legal 
    action for enforcement, or both.


        (6) To adopt standards for the licensing of all persons 
    under this Act,
as well as for electronic or mechanical 
    gambling games, and to establish
fees for such licenses.


        (7) To adopt appropriate standards for all riverboats

    and facilities.


        (8) To require that the records, including financial or 
    other statements
of any licensee under this Act, shall be 
    kept in such manner as prescribed
by the Board and that any 
    such licensee involved in the ownership or
management of 
    gambling operations submit to the Board an annual balance

    sheet and profit and loss statement, list of the 
    stockholders or other
persons having a 1% or greater 
    beneficial interest in the gambling
activities of each 
    licensee,  and any other information the Board deems

    necessary in order to effectively administer this Act and 
    all rules,
regulations, orders and final decisions 
    promulgated under this Act.


        (9) To conduct hearings, issue subpoenas for the 
    attendance of
witnesses and subpoenas duces tecum for the 
    production of books, records
and other pertinent documents 
    in accordance with the Illinois
Administrative Procedure 
    Act, and to administer oaths and affirmations to
the 
    witnesses, when, in the judgment of the Board, it is 
    necessary to
administer or enforce this Act or the Board 
    rules.


        (10) To prescribe a form to be used by any licensee 
    involved in the
ownership or management of gambling 
    operations as an
application for employment for their 
    employees.


        (11) To revoke or suspend licenses, as the Board may 
    see fit and in
compliance with applicable laws of the State 
    regarding administrative
procedures, and to review 
    applications for the renewal of licenses.  The
Board may 
    suspend an owners license, without notice or hearing upon a

    determination that the safety or health of patrons or 
    employees is
jeopardized by continuing a riverboat's 
    operation.  The suspension may
remain in effect until the 
    Board determines that the cause for suspension
has been 
    abated.  The Board may revoke the owners license upon a

    determination that the owner has not made satisfactory 
    progress toward
abating the hazard.


        (12) To eject or exclude or authorize the ejection or 
    exclusion of, any
person from riverboat gambling 
    facilities where such person is in violation
of this Act, 
    rules and regulations thereunder, or final orders of the

    Board, or where such person's conduct or reputation is such 
    that his
presence within the riverboat gambling facilities 
    may, in the opinion of
the Board, call into question the 
    honesty and integrity of the gambling
operations or 
    interfere with orderly conduct thereof; provided that the

    propriety of such ejection or exclusion is subject to 
    subsequent hearing
by the Board.


        (13) To require all licensees of gambling operations to 
    utilize a
cashless wagering system whereby all players' 
    money is converted to tokens,
electronic cards, or chips 
    which shall be used only for wagering in the
gambling 
    establishment.


        (14) (Blank).


        (15) To suspend, revoke or restrict licenses, to 
    require the
removal of a licensee or an employee of a 
    licensee for a violation of this
Act or a Board rule or for 
    engaging in a fraudulent practice, and to
impose civil 
    penalties of up to $5,000 against individuals and up to

    $10,000 or an amount equal to the daily gross receipts, 
    whichever is
larger, against licensees for each violation 
    of any provision of the Act,
any rules adopted by the 
    Board, any order of the Board or any other action
which, in 
    the Board's discretion, is a detriment or impediment to 
    riverboat
gambling operations.


        (16) To hire employees to gather information, conduct 
    investigations
and carry out any other tasks contemplated 
    under this Act.


        (17) To establish minimum levels of insurance to be 
    maintained by
licensees.


        (18) To authorize a licensee to sell or serve alcoholic 
    liquors, wine or
beer as defined in the Liquor Control Act 
    of 1934 on board a riverboat
and to have exclusive 
    authority to establish the hours for sale and
consumption 
    of alcoholic liquor on board a riverboat, notwithstanding 
    any
provision of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 or any 
    local ordinance, and
regardless of whether the riverboat 
    makes excursions.  The
establishment of the hours for sale 
    and consumption of alcoholic liquor on
board a riverboat is 
    an exclusive power and function of the State.  A home
rule 
    unit may not establish the hours for sale and consumption 
    of alcoholic
liquor on board a riverboat.  This amendatory 
    Act of 1991 is a denial and
limitation of home rule powers 
    and functions under subsection (h) of
Section 6 of Article 
    VII of the Illinois Constitution.


        (19) After consultation with the U.S. Army Corps of 
    Engineers, to
establish binding emergency orders upon the 
    concurrence of a majority of
the members of the Board 
    regarding the navigability of water, relative to

    excursions,
in the event
of extreme weather conditions, 
    acts of God or other extreme circumstances.


        (20) To delegate the execution of any of its powers 
    under this Act for
the purpose of administering and 
    enforcing this Act and its rules and
regulations hereunder.

        (20.5) To approve any contract entered into on its 
    behalf.

        (20.6) To appoint investigators to conduct 
    investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and other 
    duties imposed under this Act, as deemed necessary by the 
    Board.  These investigators have and may exercise all of  the 
    rights and powers of peace officers, provided that these 
    powers shall be limited to offenses or violations occurring 
    or committed on a riverboat or dock, as defined in 
    subsections (d) and (f) of Section 4, or as otherwise 
    provided by this Act or any other law.
        (20.7)  To contract with the Department of State Police 
    for the use of trained and qualified State police officers 
    and with the Department of Revenue for the use of trained 
    and qualified Department of Revenue investigators to 
    conduct investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and 
    other duties imposed under this Act and to exercise all of  
    the rights and powers of peace officers, provided that the 
    powers of Department of Revenue investigators under this 
    subdivision  (20.7) shall be limited to offenses or 
    violations occurring or committed on a riverboat or dock, 
    as defined in subsections (d) and (f) of Section 4, or as 
    otherwise provided by this Act or any other law.  In the 
    event the Department of State Police or the Department of 
    Revenue is unable to fill contracted police or 
    investigative positions, the Board may appoint 
    investigators to fill those positions pursuant to 
    subdivision  (20.6).


        (21) To take any other action as may be reasonable or 
    appropriate to
enforce this Act and rules and regulations 
    hereunder.

    (d) The Board may seek and shall receive the cooperation of 
the
Department of State Police in conducting background 
investigations of
applicants and in fulfilling its 
responsibilities under
this Section.  Costs incurred by the 
Department of State Police as
a result of such cooperation 
shall be paid by the Board in conformance
with the requirements 
of Section 2605-400 of the Department of State Police Law
(20 
ILCS 2605/2605-400).

    (e) The Board must authorize to each investigator and to 
any other
employee of the Board exercising the powers of a 
peace officer a distinct badge
that, on its face, (i) clearly 
states that the badge is authorized by the Board
and
(ii) 
contains a unique identifying number.  No other badge shall be 
authorized
by the Board.

(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 
96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1392, eff. 1-1-11.)

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

    (230 ILCS 40/5)

 
    Sec. 5. Definitions.   As used in this Act:

    "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.

    "Credit" means one, 5, 10, or 25 cents either won or 
purchased by a player.

    "Distributor" means an individual, partnership, 
corporation, or limited liability company licensed under
this 
Act to buy, sell, lease, or distribute video gaming terminals 
or major
components or parts of video gaming terminals to or 
from terminal
operators.

    "Electronic voucher" means a voucher printed by an 
electronic video game machine that is redeemable in the 
licensed establishment for which it was issued. 
    "Terminal operator" means an individual, partnership, 
corporation, or limited liability company that is
licensed 
under this Act and that owns, services, and maintains video

gaming terminals for placement in licensed establishments, 
licensed truck stop establishments, licensed fraternal

establishments, or licensed veterans establishments.

    "Licensed technician" means an individual
who
is licensed 
under this Act to repair,
service, and maintain
video gaming 
terminals.

    "Licensed terminal handler" means a person, including but 
not limited to an employee or independent contractor working 
for a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or 
terminal operator, who is licensed under this Act to possess or 
control a video gaming terminal or to have access to the inner 
workings of a video gaming terminal. A licensed terminal 
handler does not include an individual, partnership, 
corporation, or limited liability company defined as a 
manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or terminal 
operator under this Act. 
    "Manufacturer" means an individual, partnership, 
corporation, or limited liability company that is
licensed 
under this Act and that manufactures or assembles video gaming

terminals.

    "Supplier" means an individual, partnership, corporation, 
or limited liability company that is
licensed under this Act to 
supply major components or parts to video gaming
terminals to 
licensed
terminal operators.

    "Net terminal income" means money put into a video gaming 
terminal minus
credits paid out to players.

    "Video gaming terminal" means any electronic video game 
machine
that, upon insertion of cash, electronic voucher, or 
any combination thereof, is available to play or simulate the 
play of
a video game, including but not limited to video poker, 
line up, and blackjack, as
authorized by the Board utilizing a 
video display and microprocessors in
which the player may 
receive free games or credits that can be
redeemed for cash.  
The term does not include a machine that directly
dispenses 
coins, cash, or tokens or is for amusement purposes only.

    "Licensed establishment" means any licensed retail 
establishment where
alcoholic liquor is drawn, poured, mixed, 
or otherwise served for consumption
on the premises and 
includes any such establishment that has a contractual 
relationship with an inter-track wagering location licensee 
licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, provided 
any contractual relationship shall not include any transfer or 
offer of revenue from the operation of video gaming under this 
Act to any licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing 
Act of 1975. Provided, however, that the licensed establishment 
that has such a contractual relationship with an inter-track 
wagering location licensee may not, itself, be (i) an 
inter-track wagering location licensee, (ii) the corporate 
parent or subsidiary of any licensee licensed under the 
Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, or (iii) the  corporate 
subsidiary of a corporation that is also the corporate parent 
or subsidiary of any licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse 
Racing Act of 1975. "Licensed establishment" does not include a 
facility operated by an organization licensee, an inter-track 
wagering licensee, or an inter-track wagering location 
licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 
or a riverboat licensed under the Riverboat Gambling Act, 
except as provided in this paragraph.

    "Licensed fraternal establishment" means the location 
where a qualified
fraternal organization that derives its 
charter from a national fraternal
organization regularly 
meets.

    "Licensed veterans establishment" means the location where 
a qualified
veterans organization that derives its charter from 
a national veterans
organization regularly meets.

    "Licensed truck stop establishment" means a facility (i) 
that is at least a
3-acre facility with a convenience store, 
(ii) with separate diesel
islands for fueling commercial motor 
vehicles, (iii) that sells at retail more than 10,000 gallons 
of diesel or biodiesel fuel per month, and (iv) with parking 
spaces for commercial
motor vehicles. "Commercial motor 
vehicles" has the same meaning as defined in Section 18b-101 of 
the Illinois Vehicle Code. The requirement of item (iii) of 
this paragraph may be met by showing that estimated future 
sales or past sales average at least 10,000 gallons per month. 


(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 
96-1410, eff. 7-30-10; 96-1479, eff. 8-23-10; 97-333, eff. 
8-12-11.)
  

 
    Section 10. The Video Gaming
Act is amended  by changing 
Section 15 as follows:
 
    (230 ILCS 40/15)

    Sec. 15. Minimum requirements for
licensing and 
registration.   Every video gaming terminal offered for
play 
shall first be
tested and approved pursuant to the rules of the 
Board, and
each video gaming terminal offered in this State for 
play shall conform to an
approved
model. For the examination of 
video gaming machines and associated equipment as required by 
this Section, the  The Board may utilize the services of one or 
more an independent outside testing laboratories that have been 
accredited by a national accreditation body and that, in the 
judgment of the Board, are qualified to perform such 
examinations laboratory  for the
examination of video gaming 
machines and associated equipment as required
by this Section. 
Every video gaming terminal offered in this State for play must 
meet minimum standards set by an independent outside testing 
laboratory approved by the Board.  Each approved model shall, at 
a minimum, meet the following
criteria:


        (1) It must conform to all requirements of federal law 
    and
regulations, including FCC Class A
Emissions 
    Standards.


        (2) It must theoretically pay out a mathematically 
    demonstrable percentage
during the expected lifetime of 
    the machine
of all amounts played, which must not be less 
    than 80%. The Board shall establish a maximum payout 
    percentage for approved models by rule.  Video gaming

    terminals that may be affected by skill must meet this 
    standard when using a
method of play that will provide the 
    greatest return to the player over a
period of continuous 
    play.


        (3) It must use a random selection process to determine 
    the outcome of
each play of a game.  The random selection 
    process must meet 99% confidence
limits using a standard 
    chi-squared test for (randomness) goodness of fit.


        (4) It must display an accurate representation of the 
    game outcome.


        (5) It must not automatically alter pay tables or any 
    function of the
video gaming terminal based on internal 
    computation of hold percentage or have
any means of 
    manipulation that affects the random selection process or

    probabilities of winning a game.


        (6) It must not be adversely affected by static 
    discharge or other
electromagnetic interference.


        (7) It must be capable of detecting and displaying the 
    following
conditions
during idle states or on demand: power 
    reset; door open; and door just closed.


        (8) It must have the capacity to display complete play 
    history
(outcome, intermediate play steps, credits 
    available, bets placed, credits
paid, and credits cashed 
    out) for the most recent game played and 10 games
prior

    thereto.


        (9) The theoretical payback percentage of a video 
    gaming terminal must
not be
capable of being changed 
    without making a hardware or software change in
the video 
    gaming terminal, either on site or via the central 
    communications system.


        (10) Video gaming terminals must be designed so that 
    replacement of
parts or modules required for normal 
    maintenance does not necessitate
replacement of the 
    electromechanical meters.


        (11) It must have nonresettable meters housed in a 
    locked area of the
terminal that
keep a permanent record of 
    all cash inserted into the machine, all winnings
made by 
    the terminal printer, credits played in for video gaming 
    terminals, and
credits won by video gaming players.  The 
    video gaming terminal must provide
the means for on-demand 
    display of stored information as determined by the
Board.


        (12) Electronically stored meter information required 
    by this Section
must be preserved for a minimum of 180 days 
    after a power loss to the service.


        (13) It must have one or more mechanisms that accept 
    cash in the
form of
bills.  The mechanisms shall be designed 
    to prevent obtaining credits without
paying by stringing, 
    slamming, drilling, or other means. If such attempts at 
    physical tampering are made, the video gaming terminal 
    shall suspend itself from operating until reset. 


        (14) It shall have accounting software that keeps an 
    electronic record
which includes, but is not limited to, 
    the following: total cash inserted
into the video gaming 
    terminal; the value of winning tickets claimed by
players; 
    the
total credits played; the total
credits awarded
by a 
    video gaming terminal; and pay back percentage credited to 
    players of each video game.


        (15) It shall be linked by a central communications 
    system
to provide
auditing program information as approved 
    by the Board. The central communications system shall use a 
    standard industry protocol, as defined by the Gaming 
    Standards Association, and shall have the functionality to 
    enable the Board or its designee to activate or deactivate 
    individual gaming devices from the central communications 
    system. In no event may the
communications system approved 
    by the Board limit participation to only one
manufacturer 
    of video gaming terminals by either the cost in 
    implementing
the necessary program modifications to 
    communicate or the inability to
communicate with the 
    central communications system.


        (16) The Board, in its discretion, may require video 
    gaming terminals to display Amber Alert messages if the 
    Board makes a finding that it would be economically and 
    technically feasible and pose no risk to the integrity and 
    security of the central communications system and video 
    gaming terminals.


    The Board may adopt rules to establish additional criteria 
to preserve the integrity and security of video gaming in this 
State. The central communications system vendor may not hold 
any license issued by the Board under this Act. 
(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 
96-1410, eff. 7-30-10.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.

Effective Date:  8/27/2013