100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2855

 

Introduced , by Rep. Arthur Turner

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
230 ILCS 40/20
230 ILCS 40/25

    Amends the Video Gaming Act. Increases the maximum wager played per hand to $4 (rather than $2). Increases the maximum cash award for a wager on any individual hand to $1,199 (rather than $500). Adds a maximum cash award for the maximum wager on a jackpot, progressive or otherwise, of $10,000. Allows a licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed veterans establishment, or licensed fraternal establishment that operates 5 video gaming terminals and averages $175 or more per day on those terminals, to apply to the Board for permission to operate a 6th video gaming terminal. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning gaming.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Video Gaming Act is amended by changing
5Sections 20 and 25 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 40/20)
7    Sec. 20. Direct dispensing of receipt tickets only. A video
8gaming terminal may not directly dispense coins, cash, tokens,
9or any other article of exchange or value except for receipt
10tickets. Tickets shall be dispensed by pressing the ticket
11dispensing button on the video gaming terminal at the end of
12one's turn or play. The ticket shall indicate the total amount
13of credits and the cash award, the time of day in a 24-hour
14format showing hours and minutes, the date, the terminal serial
15number, the sequential number of the ticket, and an encrypted
16validation number from which the validity of the prize may be
17determined. The player shall turn in this ticket to the
18appropriate person at the licensed establishment, licensed
19truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or
20licensed veterans establishment to receive the cash award. The
21cost of the credit shall be one cent, 5 cents, 10 cents, or 25
22cents, and the maximum wager played per hand shall not exceed
23$4 $2. No cash award for the maximum wager on any individual

 

 

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1hand shall exceed $1,199 $500. No cash award for the maximum
2wager on a jackpot, progressive or otherwise, shall exceed
3$10,000.
4(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1410, eff. 7-30-10.)
 
5    (230 ILCS 40/25)
6    Sec. 25. Restriction of licensees.
7    (a) Manufacturer. A person may not be licensed as a
8manufacturer of a video gaming terminal in Illinois unless the
9person has a valid manufacturer's license issued under this
10Act. A manufacturer may only sell video gaming terminals for
11use in Illinois to persons having a valid distributor's
12license.
13    (b) Distributor. A person may not sell, distribute, or
14lease or market a video gaming terminal in Illinois unless the
15person has a valid distributor's license issued under this Act.
16A distributor may only sell video gaming terminals for use in
17Illinois to persons having a valid distributor's or terminal
18operator's license.
19    (c) Terminal operator. A person may not own, maintain, or
20place a video gaming terminal unless he has a valid terminal
21operator's license issued under this Act. A terminal operator
22may only place video gaming terminals for use in Illinois in
23licensed establishments, licensed truck stop establishments,
24licensed fraternal establishments, and licensed veterans
25establishments. No terminal operator may give anything of

 

 

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1value, including but not limited to a loan or financing
2arrangement, to a licensed establishment, licensed truck stop
3establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed
4veterans establishment as any incentive or inducement to locate
5video terminals in that establishment. Of the after-tax profits
6from a video gaming terminal, 50% shall be paid to the terminal
7operator and 50% shall be paid to the licensed establishment,
8licensed truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal
9establishment, or licensed veterans establishment,
10notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary. A video terminal
11operator that violates one or more requirements of this
12subsection is guilty of a Class 4 felony and is subject to
13termination of his or her license by the Board.
14    (d) Licensed technician. A person may not service,
15maintain, or repair a video gaming terminal in this State
16unless he or she (1) has a valid technician's license issued
17under this Act, (2) is a terminal operator, or (3) is employed
18by a terminal operator, distributor, or manufacturer.
19    (d-5) Licensed terminal handler. No person, including, but
20not limited to, an employee or independent contractor working
21for a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or
22terminal operator licensed pursuant to this Act, shall have
23possession or control of a video gaming terminal, or access to
24the inner workings of a video gaming terminal, unless that
25person possesses a valid terminal handler's license issued
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1    (e) Licensed establishment. No video gaming terminal may be
2placed in any licensed establishment, licensed veterans
3establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, or licensed
4fraternal establishment unless the owner or agent of the owner
5of the licensed establishment, licensed veterans
6establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, or licensed
7fraternal establishment has entered into a written use
8agreement with the terminal operator for placement of the
9terminals. A copy of the use agreement shall be on file in the
10terminal operator's place of business and available for
11inspection by individuals authorized by the Board.
12    (e-5) A licensed establishment, licensed truck stop
13establishment, licensed veterans establishment, or licensed
14fraternal establishment may operate up to 5 video gaming
15terminals on its premises at any time. If a licensed
16establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
17veterans establishment, or licensed fraternal establishment
18operates 5 video gaming terminals and averages $175 or more per
19day on those terminals, then the licensed establishment,
20licensed truck stop establishment, licensed veterans
21establishment, or licensed fraternal establishment may apply
22to the Board for permission to operate a 6th video gaming
23terminal.
24    (f) (Blank).
25    (g) Financial interest restrictions. As used in this Act,
26"substantial interest" in a partnership, a corporation, an

 

 

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1organization, an association, a business, or a limited
2liability company means:
3        (A) When, with respect to a sole proprietorship, an
4    individual or his or her spouse owns, operates, manages, or
5    conducts, directly or indirectly, the organization,
6    association, or business, or any part thereof; or
7        (B) When, with respect to a partnership, the individual
8    or his or her spouse shares in any of the profits, or
9    potential profits, of the partnership activities; or
10        (C) When, with respect to a corporation, an individual
11    or his or her spouse is an officer or director, or the
12    individual or his or her spouse is a holder, directly or
13    beneficially, of 5% or more of any class of stock of the
14    corporation; or
15        (D) When, with respect to an organization not covered
16    in (A), (B) or (C) above, an individual or his or her
17    spouse is an officer or manages the business affairs, or
18    the individual or his or her spouse is the owner of or
19    otherwise controls 10% or more of the assets of the
20    organization; or
21        (E) When an individual or his or her spouse furnishes
22    5% or more of the capital, whether in cash, goods, or
23    services, for the operation of any business, association,
24    or organization during any calendar year; or
25        (F) When, with respect to a limited liability company,
26    an individual or his or her spouse is a member, or the

 

 

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1    individual or his or her spouse is a holder, directly or
2    beneficially, of 5% or more of the membership interest of
3    the limited liability company.
4    For purposes of this subsection (g), "individual" includes
5all individuals or their spouses whose combined interest would
6qualify as a substantial interest under this subsection (g) and
7whose activities with respect to an organization, association,
8or business are so closely aligned or coordinated as to
9constitute the activities of a single entity.
10    (h) Location restriction. A licensed establishment,
11licensed truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal
12establishment, or licensed veterans establishment that is (i)
13located within 1,000 feet of a facility operated by an
14organization licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing
15Act of 1975 or the home dock of a riverboat licensed under the
16Riverboat Gambling Act or (ii) located within 100 feet of a
17school or a place of worship under the Religious Corporation
18Act, is ineligible to operate a video gaming terminal. The
19location restrictions in this subsection (h) do not apply if
20(A) a facility operated by an organization licensee, a school,
21or a place of worship moves to or is established within the
22restricted area after a licensed establishment, licensed truck
23stop establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or
24licensed veterans establishment becomes licensed under this
25Act or (B) a school or place of worship moves to or is
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1establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
2fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment
3obtains its original liquor license. For the purpose of this
4subsection, "school" means an elementary or secondary public
5school, or an elementary or secondary private school registered
6with or recognized by the State Board of Education.
7    Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (h), the
8Board may waive the requirement that a licensed establishment,
9licensed truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal
10establishment, or licensed veterans establishment not be
11located within 1,000 feet from a facility operated by an
12organization licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing
13Act of 1975 or the home dock of a riverboat licensed under the
14Riverboat Gambling Act. The Board shall not grant such waiver
15if there is any common ownership or control, shared business
16activity, or contractual arrangement of any type between the
17establishment and the organization licensee or owners licensee
18of a riverboat. The Board shall adopt rules to implement the
19provisions of this paragraph.
20    (i) Undue economic concentration. In addition to
21considering all other requirements under this Act, in deciding
22whether to approve the operation of video gaming terminals by a
23terminal operator in a location, the Board shall consider the
24impact of any economic concentration of such operation of video
25gaming terminals. The Board shall not allow a terminal operator
26to operate video gaming terminals if the Board determines such

 

 

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1operation will result in undue economic concentration. For
2purposes of this Section, "undue economic concentration" means
3that a terminal operator would have such actual or potential
4influence over video gaming terminals in Illinois as to:
5        (1) substantially impede or suppress competition among
6    terminal operators;
7        (2) adversely impact the economic stability of the
8    video gaming industry in Illinois; or
9        (3) negatively impact the purposes of the Video Gaming
10    Act.
11    The Board shall adopt rules concerning undue economic
12concentration with respect to the operation of video gaming
13terminals in Illinois. The rules shall include, but not be
14limited to, (i) limitations on the number of video gaming
15terminals operated by any terminal operator within a defined
16geographic radius and (ii) guidelines on the discontinuation of
17operation of any such video gaming terminals the Board
18determines will cause undue economic concentration.
19    (j) The provisions of the Illinois Antitrust Act are fully
20and equally applicable to the activities of any licensee under
21this Act.
22(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-31, eff. 6-24-13; 98-77,
23eff. 7-15-13; 98-112, eff. 7-26-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.