98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2693

 

Introduced 2/21/2013, by Rep. David Harris

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 301/5-20
20 ILCS 2505/2505-305  was 20 ILCS 2505/39b15.1
70 ILCS 1825/5.1  from Ch. 19, par. 255.1
205 ILCS 670/12.5
230 ILCS 5/54
230 ILCS 5/54.75
230 ILCS 10/1  from Ch. 120, par. 2401
230 ILCS 10/7  from Ch. 120, par. 2407
230 ILCS 10/24
230 ILCS 40/5
230 ILCS 40/25
230 ILCS 40/45
230 ILCS 40/79
230 ILCS 40/80
235 ILCS 5/5-1  from Ch. 43, par. 115
235 ILCS 5/6-30  from Ch. 43, par. 144f
720 ILCS 5/28-1  from Ch. 38, par. 28-1
720 ILCS 5/28-1.1  from Ch. 38, par. 28-1.1
720 ILCS 5/28-3  from Ch. 38, par. 28-3
720 ILCS 5/28-5  from Ch. 38, par. 28-5
720 ILCS 5/28-7  from Ch. 38, par. 28-7
815 ILCS 122/3-5
815 ILCS 420/2  from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 1852

    Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act to change the short title to the Casino Gaming Act. Amends various other Acts to reflect the short title change. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and
5Dependency Act is amended by changing Section 5-20 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 301/5-20)
7    Sec. 5-20. Compulsive gambling program.
8    (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall
9establish a program for public education, research, and
10training regarding problem and compulsive gambling and the
11treatment and prevention of problem and compulsive gambling.
12Subject to specific appropriation for these stated purposes,
13the program must include all of the following:
14        (1) Establishment and maintenance of a toll-free "800"
15    telephone number to provide crisis counseling and referral
16    services to families experiencing difficulty as a result of
17    problem or compulsive gambling.
18        (2) Promotion of public awareness regarding the
19    recognition and prevention of problem and compulsive
20    gambling.
21        (3) Facilitation, through in-service training and
22    other means, of the availability of effective assistance
23    programs for problem and compulsive gamblers.

 

 

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1        (4) Conducting studies to identify adults and
2    juveniles in this State who are, or who are at risk of
3    becoming, problem or compulsive gamblers.
4    (b) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall either
5establish and maintain the program or contract with a private
6or public entity for the establishment and maintenance of the
7program. Subject to appropriation, either the Department or the
8private or public entity shall implement the toll-free
9telephone number, promote public awareness, and conduct
10in-service training concerning problem and compulsive
11gambling.
12    (c) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall produce
13and supply the signs specified in Section 10.7 of the Illinois
14Lottery Law, Section 34.1 of the Illinois Horse Racing Act of
151975, Section 4.3 of the Bingo License and Tax Act, Section 8.1
16of the Charitable Games Act, and Section 13.1 of the Casino
17Gaming Riverboat Gambling Act.
18(Source: P.A. 89-374, eff. 1-1-96; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)
 
19    Section 10. The Department of Revenue Law of the Civil
20Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
212505-305 as follows:
 
22    (20 ILCS 2505/2505-305)  (was 20 ILCS 2505/39b15.1)
23    Sec. 2505-305. Investigators.
24    (a) The Department has the power to appoint investigators

 

 

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1to conduct all investigations, searches, seizures, arrests,
2and other duties imposed under the provisions of any law
3administered by the Department. Except as provided in
4subsection (c), these investigators have and may exercise all
5the powers of peace officers solely for the purpose of
6enforcing taxing measures administered by the Department.
7    (b) The Director must authorize to each investigator
8employed under this Section and to any other employee of the
9Department exercising the powers of a peace officer a distinct
10badge that, on its face, (i) clearly states that the badge is
11authorized by the Department and (ii) contains a unique
12identifying number. No other badge shall be authorized by the
13Department.
14    (c) The Department may enter into agreements with the
15Illinois Gaming Board providing that investigators appointed
16under this Section shall exercise the peace officer powers set
17forth in paragraph (20.6) of subsection (c) of Section 5 of the
18Casino Gaming Riverboat Gambling Act.
19(Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)
 
20    Section 15. The Joliet Regional Port District Act is
21amended by changing Section 5.1 as follows:
 
22    (70 ILCS 1825/5.1)  (from Ch. 19, par. 255.1)
23    Sec. 5.1. Riverboat gambling. Notwithstanding any other
24provision of this Act, the District may not regulate the

 

 

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1operation, conduct, or navigation of any riverboat gambling
2casino licensed under the Casino Gaming Riverboat Gambling Act,
3and the District may not license, tax, or otherwise levy any
4assessment of any kind on any riverboat gambling casino
5licensed under the Casino Gaming Riverboat Gambling Act. The
6General Assembly declares that the powers to regulate the
7operation, conduct, and navigation of riverboat gambling
8casinos and to license, tax, and levy assessments upon
9riverboat gambling casinos are exclusive powers of the State of
10Illinois and the Illinois Gaming Board as provided in the
11Casino Gaming Riverboat Gambling Act.
12(Source: P.A. 87-1175.)
 
13    Section 20. The Consumer Installment Loan Act is amended by
14changing Section 12.5 as follows:
 
15    (205 ILCS 670/12.5)
16    Sec. 12.5. Limited purpose branch.
17    (a) Upon the written approval of the Director, a licensee
18may maintain a limited purpose branch for the sole purpose of
19making loans as permitted by this Act. A limited purpose branch
20may include an automatic loan machine. No other activity shall
21be conducted at the site, including but not limited to,
22accepting payments, servicing the accounts, or collections.
23    (b) The licensee must submit an application for a limited
24purpose branch to the Director on forms prescribed by the

 

 

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1Director with an application fee of $300. The approval for the
2limited purpose branch must be renewed concurrently with the
3renewal of the licensee's license along with a renewal fee of
4$300 for the limited purpose branch.
5    (c) The books, accounts, records, and files of the limited
6purpose branch's transactions shall be maintained at the
7licensee's licensed location. The licensee shall notify the
8Director of the licensed location at which the books, accounts,
9records, and files shall be maintained.
10    (d) The licensee shall prominently display at the limited
11purpose branch the address and telephone number of the
12licensee's licensed location.
13    (e) No other business shall be conducted at the site of the
14limited purpose branch unless authorized by the Director.
15    (f) The Director shall make and enforce reasonable rules
16for the conduct of a limited purpose branch.
17    (g) A limited purpose branch may not be located within
181,000 feet of a facility operated by an inter-track wagering
19licensee or an organization licensee subject to the Illinois
20Horse Racing Act of 1975, on a riverboat subject to the Casino
21Gaming Riverboat Gambling Act, or within 1,000 feet of the
22location at which the riverboat docks.
23(Source: P.A. 90-437, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
24    Section 25. The Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is
25amended by changing Sections 54 and 54.75 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (230 ILCS 5/54)
2    Sec. 54. Horse Racing Equity Fund.
3    (a) There is created in the State Treasury a Fund to be
4known as the Horse Racing Equity Fund. The Fund shall consist
5of moneys paid into it pursuant to subsection (c-5) of Section
613 of the Casino Gaming Riverboat Gambling Act. The Fund shall
7be administered by the Racing Board.
8    (b) The moneys deposited into the Fund shall be distributed
9by the State Treasurer within 10 days after those moneys are
10deposited into the Fund as follows:
11        (1) Fifty percent of all moneys distributed under this
12    subsection shall be distributed to organization licensees
13    to be distributed at their race meetings as purses.
14    Fifty-seven percent of the amount distributed under this
15    paragraph (1) shall be distributed for thoroughbred race
16    meetings and 43% shall be distributed for standardbred race
17    meetings. Within each breed, moneys shall be allocated to
18    each organization licensee's purse fund in accordance with
19    the ratio between the purses generated for that breed by
20    that licensee during the prior calendar year and the total
21    purses generated throughout the State for that breed during
22    the prior calendar year.
23        (2) The remaining 50% of the moneys distributed under
24    this subsection (b) shall be distributed pro rata according
25    to the aggregate proportion of state-wide handle at the

 

 

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1    racetrack, inter-track, and inter-track wagering locations
2    that derive their licenses from a racetrack identified in
3    this paragraph (2) for calendar years 1994, 1996, and 1997
4    to (i) any person (or its successors or assigns) who had
5    operating control of a racing facility at which live racing
6    was conducted in calendar year 1997 and who has operating
7    control of an organization licensee that conducted racing
8    in calendar year 1997 and is a licensee in the current
9    year, or (ii) any person (or its successors or assigns) who
10    has operating control of a racing facility located in a
11    county that is bounded by the Mississippi River that has a
12    population of less than 150,000 according to the 1990
13    decennial census and conducted an average of 60 days of
14    racing per year between 1985 and 1993 and has been awarded
15    an inter-track wagering license in the current year.
16        If any person identified in this paragraph (2) becomes
17    ineligible to receive moneys from the Fund, such amount
18    shall be redistributed among the remaining persons in
19    proportion to their percentages otherwise calculated.
20(Source: P.A. 91-40, eff. 6-25-99.)
 
21    (230 ILCS 5/54.75)
22    Sec. 54.75. Horse Racing Equity Trust Fund.
23    (a) There is created a Fund to be known as the Horse Racing
24Equity Trust Fund, which is a non-appropriated trust fund held
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1moneys paid into it by owners licensees under the Casino Gaming
2Riverboat Gambling Act for the purposes described in this
3Section. The Fund shall be administered by the Board. Moneys in
4the Fund shall be distributed as directed and certified by the
5Board in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b).
6    (b) The moneys deposited into the Fund, plus any accrued
7interest on those moneys, shall be distributed within 10 days
8after those moneys are deposited into the Fund as follows:
9        (1) Sixty percent of all moneys distributed under this
10    subsection shall be distributed to organization licensees
11    to be distributed at their race meetings as purses.
12    Fifty-seven percent of the amount distributed under this
13    paragraph (1) shall be distributed for thoroughbred race
14    meetings and 43% shall be distributed for standardbred race
15    meetings. Within each breed, moneys shall be allocated to
16    each organization licensee's purse fund in accordance with
17    the ratio between the purses generated for that breed by
18    that licensee during the prior calendar year and the total
19    purses generated throughout the State for that breed during
20    the prior calendar year by licensees in the current
21    calendar year.
22        (2) The remaining 40% of the moneys distributed under
23    this subsection (b) shall be distributed as follows:
24            (A) 11% shall be distributed to any person (or its
25        successors or assigns) who had operating control of a
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1        racetrack in a county with at least 230,000 inhabitants
2        that borders the Mississippi River and is a licensee in
3        the current year; and
4            (B) the remaining 89% shall be distributed pro rata
5        according to the aggregate proportion of total handle
6        from wagering on live races conducted in Illinois
7        (irrespective of where the wagers are placed) for
8        calendar years 2004 and 2005 to any person (or its
9        successors or assigns) who (i) had majority operating
10        control of a racing facility at which live racing was
11        conducted in calendar year 2002, (ii) is a licensee in
12        the current year, and (iii) is not eligible to receive
13        moneys under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph (2).
14            The moneys received by an organization licensee
15        under this paragraph (2) shall be used by each
16        organization licensee to improve, maintain, market,
17        and otherwise operate its racing facilities to conduct
18        live racing, which shall include backstretch services
19        and capital improvements related to live racing and the
20        backstretch. Any organization licensees sharing common
21        ownership may pool the moneys received and spent at all
22        racing facilities commonly owned in order to meet these
23        requirements.
24        If any person identified in this paragraph (2) becomes
25    ineligible to receive moneys from the Fund, such amount
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1    proportion to their percentages otherwise calculated.
2    (c) The Board shall monitor organization licensees to
3ensure that moneys paid to organization licensees under this
4Section are distributed by the organization licensees as
5provided in subsection (b).
6(Source: P.A. 95-1008, eff. 12-15-08.)
 
7    Section 30. The Riverboat Gambling Act is amended by
8changing Sections 1, 7, and 24 as follows:
 
9    (230 ILCS 10/1)  (from Ch. 120, par. 2401)
10    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be
11cited as the Casino Gaming Riverboat Gambling Act.
12(Source: P.A. 86-1029.)
 
13    (230 ILCS 10/7)  (from Ch. 120, par. 2407)
14    Sec. 7. Owners Licenses.
15    (a) The Board shall issue owners licenses to persons, firms
16or corporations which apply for such licenses upon payment to
17the Board of the non-refundable license fee set by the Board,
18upon payment of a $25,000 license fee for the first year of
19operation and a $5,000 license fee for each succeeding year and
20upon a determination by the Board that the applicant is
21eligible for an owners license pursuant to this Act and the
22rules of the Board. From the effective date of this amendatory
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1effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General
2Assembly, (ii) the date any organization licensee begins to
3operate a slot machine or video game of chance under the
4Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or this Act, (iii) the date
5that payments begin under subsection (c-5) of Section 13 of
6this the Act, or (iv) the wagering tax imposed under Section 13
7of this Act is increased by law to reflect a tax rate that is at
8least as stringent or more stringent than the tax rate
9contained in subsection (a-3) of Section 13, whichever occurs
10first, as a condition of licensure and as an alternative source
11of payment for those funds payable under subsection (c-5) of
12Section 13 of this the Riverboat Gambling Act, any owners
13licensee that holds or receives its owners license on or after
14the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
15Assembly, other than an owners licensee operating a riverboat
16with adjusted gross receipts in calendar year 2004 of less than
17$200,000,000, must pay into the Horse Racing Equity Trust Fund,
18in addition to any other payments required under this Act, an
19amount equal to 3% of the adjusted gross receipts received by
20the owners licensee. The payments required under this Section
21shall be made by the owners licensee to the State Treasurer no
22later than 3:00 o'clock p.m. of the day after the day when the
23adjusted gross receipts were received by the owners licensee. A
24person, firm or corporation is ineligible to receive an owners
25license if:
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1    laws of this State, any other state, or the United States;
2        (2) the person has been convicted of any violation of
3    Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
4    Code of 2012, or substantially similar laws of any other
5    jurisdiction;
6        (3) the person has submitted an application for a
7    license under this Act which contains false information;
8        (4) the person is a member of the Board;
9        (5) a person defined in (1), (2), (3) or (4) is an
10    officer, director or managerial employee of the firm or
11    corporation;
12        (6) the firm or corporation employs a person defined in
13    (1), (2), (3) or (4) who participates in the management or
14    operation of gambling operations authorized under this
15    Act;
16        (7) (blank); or
17        (8) a license of the person, firm or corporation issued
18    under this Act, or a license to own or operate gambling
19    facilities in any other jurisdiction, has been revoked.
20    The Board is expressly prohibited from making changes to
21the requirement that licensees make payment into the Horse
22Racing Equity Trust Fund without the express authority of the
23Illinois General Assembly and making any other rule to
24implement or interpret this amendatory Act of the 95th General
25Assembly. For the purposes of this paragraph, "rules" is given
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1Administrative Procedure Act.
2    (b) In determining whether to grant an owners license to an
3applicant, the Board shall consider:
4        (1) the character, reputation, experience and
5    financial integrity of the applicants and of any other or
6    separate person that either:
7            (A) controls, directly or indirectly, such
8        applicant, or
9            (B) is controlled, directly or indirectly, by such
10        applicant or by a person which controls, directly or
11        indirectly, such applicant;
12        (2) the facilities or proposed facilities for the
13    conduct of riverboat gambling;
14        (3) the highest prospective total revenue to be derived
15    by the State from the conduct of riverboat gambling;
16        (4) the extent to which the ownership of the applicant
17    reflects the diversity of the State by including minority
18    persons, females, and persons with a disability and the
19    good faith affirmative action plan of each applicant to
20    recruit, train and upgrade minority persons, females, and
21    persons with a disability in all employment
22    classifications;
23        (5) the financial ability of the applicant to purchase
24    and maintain adequate liability and casualty insurance;
25        (6) whether the applicant has adequate capitalization
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1    riverboat;
2        (7) the extent to which the applicant exceeds or meets
3    other standards for the issuance of an owners license which
4    the Board may adopt by rule; and
5        (8) The amount of the applicant's license bid.
6    (c) Each owners license shall specify the place where
7riverboats shall operate and dock.
8    (d) Each applicant shall submit with his application, on
9forms provided by the Board, 2 sets of his fingerprints.
10    (e) The Board may issue up to 10 licenses authorizing the
11holders of such licenses to own riverboats. In the application
12for an owners license, the applicant shall state the dock at
13which the riverboat is based and the water on which the
14riverboat will be located. The Board shall issue 5 licenses to
15become effective not earlier than January 1, 1991. Three of
16such licenses shall authorize riverboat gambling on the
17Mississippi River, or, with approval by the municipality in
18which the riverboat was docked on August 7, 2003 and with Board
19approval, be authorized to relocate to a new location, in a
20municipality that (1) borders on the Mississippi River or is
21within 5 miles of the city limits of a municipality that
22borders on the Mississippi River and (2), on August 7, 2003,
23had a riverboat conducting riverboat gambling operations
24pursuant to a license issued under this Act; one of which shall
25authorize riverboat gambling from a home dock in the city of
26East St. Louis. One other license shall authorize riverboat

 

 

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1gambling on the Illinois River south of Marshall County. The
2Board shall issue one additional license to become effective
3not earlier than March 1, 1992, which shall authorize riverboat
4gambling on the Des Plaines River in Will County. The Board may
5issue 4 additional licenses to become effective not earlier
6than March 1, 1992. In determining the water upon which
7riverboats will operate, the Board shall consider the economic
8benefit which riverboat gambling confers on the State, and
9shall seek to assure that all regions of the State share in the
10economic benefits of riverboat gambling.
11    In granting all licenses, the Board may give favorable
12consideration to economically depressed areas of the State, to
13applicants presenting plans which provide for significant
14economic development over a large geographic area, and to
15applicants who currently operate non-gambling riverboats in
16Illinois. The Board shall review all applications for owners
17licenses, and shall inform each applicant of the Board's
18decision. The Board may grant an owners license to an applicant
19that has not submitted the highest license bid, but if it does
20not select the highest bidder, the Board shall issue a written
21decision explaining why another applicant was selected and
22identifying the factors set forth in this Section that favored
23the winning bidder.
24    In addition to any other revocation powers granted to the
25Board under this Act, the Board may revoke the owners license
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115 months of receipt of the Board's approval of the application
2if the Board determines that license revocation is in the best
3interests of the State.
4    (f) The first 10 owners licenses issued under this Act
5shall permit the holder to own up to 2 riverboats and equipment
6thereon for a period of 3 years after the effective date of the
7license. Holders of the first 10 owners licenses must pay the
8annual license fee for each of the 3 years during which they
9are authorized to own riverboats.
10    (g) Upon the termination, expiration, or revocation of each
11of the first 10 licenses, which shall be issued for a 3 year
12period, all licenses are renewable annually upon payment of the
13fee and a determination by the Board that the licensee
14continues to meet all of the requirements of this Act and the
15Board's rules. However, for licenses renewed on or after May 1,
161998, renewal shall be for a period of 4 years, unless the
17Board sets a shorter period.
18    (h) An owners license shall entitle the licensee to own up
19to 2 riverboats. A licensee shall limit the number of gambling
20participants to 1,200 for any such owners license. A licensee
21may operate both of its riverboats concurrently, provided that
22the total number of gambling participants on both riverboats
23does not exceed 1,200. Riverboats licensed to operate on the
24Mississippi River and the Illinois River south of Marshall
25County shall have an authorized capacity of at least 500
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1an authorized capacity of at least 400 persons.
2    (i) A licensed owner is authorized to apply to the Board
3for and, if approved therefor, to receive all licenses from the
4Board necessary for the operation of a riverboat, including a
5liquor license, a license to prepare and serve food for human
6consumption, and other necessary licenses. All use, occupation
7and excise taxes which apply to the sale of food and beverages
8in this State and all taxes imposed on the sale or use of
9tangible personal property apply to such sales aboard the
10riverboat.
11    (j) The Board may issue or re-issue a license authorizing a
12riverboat to dock in a municipality or approve a relocation
13under Section 11.2 only if, prior to the issuance or
14re-issuance of the license or approval, the governing body of
15the municipality in which the riverboat will dock has by a
16majority vote approved the docking of riverboats in the
17municipality. The Board may issue or re-issue a license
18authorizing a riverboat to dock in areas of a county outside
19any municipality or approve a relocation under Section 11.2
20only if, prior to the issuance or re-issuance of the license or
21approval, the governing body of the county has by a majority
22vote approved of the docking of riverboats within such areas.
23(Source: P.A. 96-1392, eff. 1-1-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
24    (230 ILCS 10/24)
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1Act. The provisions of this the Illinois Riverboat Gambling
2Act, and all rules promulgated under this Act thereunder, shall
3apply to the Video Gaming Act, except where there is a conflict
4between the 2 Acts.
5(Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)
 
6    Section 35. The Video Gaming Act is amended by changing
7Sections 5, 25, 45, 79, and 80 as follows:
 
8    (230 ILCS 40/5)
9    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
10    "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
11    "Credit" means one, 5, 10, or 25 cents either won or
12purchased by a player.
13    "Distributor" means an individual, partnership,
14corporation, or limited liability company licensed under this
15Act to buy, sell, lease, or distribute video gaming terminals
16or major components or parts of video gaming terminals to or
17from terminal operators.
18    "Terminal operator" means an individual, partnership,
19corporation, or limited liability company that is licensed
20under this Act and that owns, services, and maintains video
21gaming terminals for placement in licensed establishments,
22licensed truck stop establishments, licensed fraternal
23establishments, or licensed veterans establishments.
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1under this Act to repair, service, and maintain video gaming
2terminals.
3    "Licensed terminal handler" means a person, including but
4not limited to an employee or independent contractor working
5for a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or
6terminal operator, who is licensed under this Act to possess or
7control a video gaming terminal or to have access to the inner
8workings of a video gaming terminal. A licensed terminal
9handler does not include an individual, partnership,
10corporation, or limited liability company defined as a
11manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or terminal
12operator under this Act.
13    "Manufacturer" means an individual, partnership,
14corporation, or limited liability company that is licensed
15under this Act and that manufactures or assembles video gaming
16terminals.
17    "Supplier" means an individual, partnership, corporation,
18or limited liability company that is licensed under this Act to
19supply major components or parts to video gaming terminals to
20licensed terminal operators.
21    "Net terminal income" means money put into a video gaming
22terminal minus credits paid out to players.
23    "Video gaming terminal" means any electronic video game
24machine that, upon insertion of cash, is available to play or
25simulate the play of a video game, including but not limited to
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1utilizing a video display and microprocessors in which the
2player may receive free games or credits that can be redeemed
3for cash. The term does not include a machine that directly
4dispenses coins, cash, or tokens or is for amusement purposes
5only.
6    "Licensed establishment" means any licensed retail
7establishment where alcoholic liquor is drawn, poured, mixed,
8or otherwise served for consumption on the premises and
9includes any such establishment that has a contractual
10relationship with an inter-track wagering location licensee
11licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, provided
12any contractual relationship shall not include any transfer or
13offer of revenue from the operation of video gaming under this
14Act to any licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing
15Act of 1975. Provided, however, that the licensed establishment
16that has such a contractual relationship with an inter-track
17wagering location licensee may not, itself, be (i) an
18inter-track wagering location licensee, (ii) the corporate
19parent or subsidiary of any licensee licensed under the
20Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, or (iii) the corporate
21subsidiary of a corporation that is also the corporate parent
22or subsidiary of any licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse
23Racing Act of 1975. "Licensed establishment" does not include a
24facility operated by an organization licensee, an inter-track
25wagering licensee, or an inter-track wagering location
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1or a riverboat licensed under the Casino Gaming Riverboat
2Gambling Act, except as provided in this paragraph.
3    "Licensed fraternal establishment" means the location
4where a qualified fraternal organization that derives its
5charter from a national fraternal organization regularly
6meets.
7    "Licensed veterans establishment" means the location where
8a qualified veterans organization that derives its charter from
9a national veterans organization regularly meets.
10    "Licensed truck stop establishment" means a facility (i)
11that is at least a 3-acre facility with a convenience store,
12(ii) with separate diesel islands for fueling commercial motor
13vehicles, (iii) that sells at retail more than 10,000 gallons
14of diesel or biodiesel fuel per month, and (iv) with parking
15spaces for commercial motor vehicles. "Commercial motor
16vehicles" has the same meaning as defined in Section 18b-101 of
17the Illinois Vehicle Code. The requirement of item (iii) of
18this paragraph may be met by showing that estimated future
19sales or past sales average at least 10,000 gallons per month.
20(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09;
2196-1410, eff. 7-30-10; 96-1479, eff. 8-23-10; 97-333, eff.
228-12-11.)
 
23    (230 ILCS 40/25)
24    Sec. 25. Restriction of licensees.
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1manufacturer of a video gaming terminal in Illinois unless the
2person has a valid manufacturer's license issued under this
3Act. A manufacturer may only sell video gaming terminals for
4use in Illinois to persons having a valid distributor's
5license.
6    (b) Distributor. A person may not sell, distribute, or
7lease or market a video gaming terminal in Illinois unless the
8person has a valid distributor's license issued under this Act.
9A distributor may only sell video gaming terminals for use in
10Illinois to persons having a valid distributor's or terminal
11operator's license.
12    (c) Terminal operator. A person may not own, maintain, or
13place a video gaming terminal unless he has a valid terminal
14operator's license issued under this Act. A terminal operator
15may only place video gaming terminals for use in Illinois in
16licensed establishments, licensed truck stop establishments,
17licensed fraternal establishments, and licensed veterans
18establishments. No terminal operator may give anything of
19value, including but not limited to a loan or financing
20arrangement, to a licensed establishment, licensed truck stop
21establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed
22veterans establishment as any incentive or inducement to locate
23video terminals in that establishment. Of the after-tax profits
24from a video gaming terminal, 50% shall be paid to the terminal
25operator and 50% shall be paid to the licensed establishment,
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1establishment, or licensed veterans establishment,
2notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary. A video terminal
3operator that violates one or more requirements of this
4subsection is guilty of a Class 4 felony and is subject to
5termination of his or her license by the Board.
6    (d) Licensed technician. A person may not service,
7maintain, or repair a video gaming terminal in this State
8unless he or she (1) has a valid technician's license issued
9under this Act, (2) is a terminal operator, or (3) is employed
10by a terminal operator, distributor, or manufacturer.
11    (d-5) Licensed terminal handler. No person, including, but
12not limited to, an employee or independent contractor working
13for a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or
14terminal operator licensed pursuant to this Act, shall have
15possession or control of a video gaming terminal, or access to
16the inner workings of a video gaming terminal, unless that
17person possesses a valid terminal handler's license issued
18under this Act.
19    (e) Licensed establishment. No video gaming terminal may be
20placed in any licensed establishment, licensed veterans
21establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, or licensed
22fraternal establishment unless the owner or agent of the owner
23of the licensed establishment, licensed veterans
24establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, or licensed
25fraternal establishment has entered into a written use
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1terminals. A copy of the use agreement shall be on file in the
2terminal operator's place of business and available for
3inspection by individuals authorized by the Board. A licensed
4establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
5veterans establishment, or licensed fraternal establishment
6may operate up to 5 video gaming terminals on its premises at
7any time.
8    (f) (Blank).
9    (g) Financial interest restrictions. As used in this Act,
10"substantial interest" in a partnership, a corporation, an
11organization, an association, a business, or a limited
12liability company means:
13        (A) When, with respect to a sole proprietorship, an
14    individual or his or her spouse owns, operates, manages, or
15    conducts, directly or indirectly, the organization,
16    association, or business, or any part thereof; or
17        (B) When, with respect to a partnership, the individual
18    or his or her spouse shares in any of the profits, or
19    potential profits, of the partnership activities; or
20        (C) When, with respect to a corporation, an individual
21    or his or her spouse is an officer or director, or the
22    individual or his or her spouse is a holder, directly or
23    beneficially, of 5% or more of any class of stock of the
24    corporation; or
25        (D) When, with respect to an organization not covered
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1    spouse is an officer or manages the business affairs, or
2    the individual or his or her spouse is the owner of or
3    otherwise controls 10% or more of the assets of the
4    organization; or
5        (E) When an individual or his or her spouse furnishes
6    5% or more of the capital, whether in cash, goods, or
7    services, for the operation of any business, association,
8    or organization during any calendar year; or
9        (F) When, with respect to a limited liability company,
10    an individual or his or her spouse is a member, or the
11    individual or his or her spouse is a holder, directly or
12    beneficially, of 5% or more of the membership interest of
13    the limited liability company.
14    For purposes of this subsection (g), "individual" includes
15all individuals or their spouses whose combined interest would
16qualify as a substantial interest under this subsection (g) and
17whose activities with respect to an organization, association,
18or business are so closely aligned or coordinated as to
19constitute the activities of a single entity.
20    (h) Location restriction. A licensed establishment,
21licensed truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal
22establishment, or licensed veterans establishment that is (i)
23located within 1,000 feet of a facility operated by an
24organization licensee or an inter-track wagering licensee
25licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or the
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1Riverboat Gambling Act or (ii) located within 100 feet of a
2school or a place of worship under the Religious Corporation
3Act, is ineligible to operate a video gaming terminal. The
4location restrictions in this subsection (h) do not apply if a
5facility operated by an organization licensee, an inter-track
6wagering licensee, or an inter-track wagering location
7licensee, a school, or a place of worship moves to or is
8established within the restricted area after a licensed
9establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
10fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment
11becomes licensed under this Act. For the purpose of this
12subsection, "school" means an elementary or secondary public
13school, or an elementary or secondary private school registered
14with or recognized by the State Board of Education.
15    Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (h), the
16Board may waive the requirement that a licensed establishment,
17licensed truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal
18establishment, or licensed veterans establishment not be
19located within 1,000 feet from a facility operated by an
20organization licensee, an inter-track wagering licensee, or an
21inter-track wagering location licensee licensed under the
22Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or the home dock of a
23riverboat licensed under the Casino Gaming Riverboat Gambling
24Act. The Board shall not grant such waiver if there is any
25common ownership or control, shared business activity, or
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1and the organization licensee, inter-track wagering licensee,
2inter-track wagering location licensee, or owners licensee of a
3riverboat. The Board shall adopt rules to implement the
4provisions of this paragraph.
5    (i) Undue economic concentration. In addition to
6considering all other requirements under this Act, in deciding
7whether to approve the operation of video gaming terminals by a
8terminal operator in a location, the Board shall consider the
9impact of any economic concentration of such operation of video
10gaming terminals. The Board shall not allow a terminal operator
11to operate video gaming terminals if the Board determines such
12operation will result in undue economic concentration. For
13purposes of this Section, "undue economic concentration" means
14that a terminal operator would have such actual or potential
15influence over video gaming terminals in Illinois as to:
16        (1) substantially impede or suppress competition among
17    terminal operators;
18        (2) adversely impact the economic stability of the
19    video gaming industry in Illinois; or
20        (3) negatively impact the purposes of the Video Gaming
21    Act.
22    The Board shall adopt rules concerning undue economic
23concentration with respect to the operation of video gaming
24terminals in Illinois. The rules shall include, but not be
25limited to, (i) limitations on the number of video gaming
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1geographic radius and (ii) guidelines on the discontinuation of
2operation of any such video gaming terminals the Board
3determines will cause undue economic concentration.
4    (j) The provisions of the Illinois Antitrust Act are fully
5and equally applicable to the activities of any licensee under
6this Act.
7(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-38,
8eff. 7-13-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1410, eff. 7-30-10;
996-1479, eff. 8-23-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
 
10    (230 ILCS 40/45)
11    Sec. 45. Issuance of license.
12    (a) The burden is upon each applicant to demonstrate his
13suitability for licensure. Each video gaming terminal
14manufacturer, distributor, supplier, operator, handler,
15licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment,
16licensed fraternal establishment, and licensed veterans
17establishment shall be licensed by the Board. The Board may
18issue or deny a license under this Act to any person pursuant
19to the same criteria set forth in Section 9 of the Casino
20Gaming Riverboat Gambling Act.
21    (a-5) The Board shall not grant a license to a person who
22has facilitated, enabled, or participated in the use of
23coin-operated devices for gambling purposes or who is under the
24significant influence or control of such a person. For the
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1the use of coin-operated amusement devices for gambling
2purposes" means that the person has been convicted of any
3violation of Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
4Criminal Code of 2012. If there is pending legal action against
5a person for any such violation, then the Board shall delay the
6licensure of that person until the legal action is resolved.
7    (b) Each person seeking and possessing a license as a video
8gaming terminal manufacturer, distributor, supplier, operator,
9handler, licensed establishment, licensed truck stop
10establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed
11veterans establishment shall submit to a background
12investigation conducted by the Board with the assistance of the
13State Police or other law enforcement. The background
14investigation shall include each beneficiary of a trust, each
15partner of a partnership, and each director and officer and all
16stockholders of 5% or more in a parent or subsidiary
17corporation of a video gaming terminal manufacturer,
18distributor, supplier, operator, or licensed establishment,
19licensed truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal
20establishment, or licensed veterans establishment.
21    (c) Each person seeking and possessing a license as a video
22gaming terminal manufacturer, distributor, supplier, operator,
23handler, licensed establishment, licensed truck stop
24establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed
25veterans establishment shall disclose the identity of every
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1company having a greater than 1% direct or indirect pecuniary
2interest in the video gaming terminal operation for which the
3license is sought. If the disclosed entity is a trust, the
4application shall disclose the names and addresses of the
5beneficiaries; if a corporation, the names and addresses of all
6stockholders and directors; if a limited liability company, the
7names and addresses of all members; or if a partnership, the
8names and addresses of all partners, both general and limited.
9    (d) No person may be licensed as a video gaming terminal
10manufacturer, distributor, supplier, operator, handler,
11licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment,
12licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans
13establishment if that person has been found by the Board to:
14        (1) have a background, including a criminal record,
15    reputation, habits, social or business associations, or
16    prior activities that pose a threat to the public interests
17    of the State or to the security and integrity of video
18    gaming;
19        (2) create or enhance the dangers of unsuitable,
20    unfair, or illegal practices, methods, and activities in
21    the conduct of video gaming; or
22        (3) present questionable business practices and
23    financial arrangements incidental to the conduct of video
24    gaming activities.
25    (e) Any applicant for any license under this Act has the
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1of the Board. The Board may adopt rules to establish additional
2qualifications and requirements to preserve the integrity and
3security of video gaming in this State.
4    (f) A non-refundable application fee shall be paid at the
5time an application for a license is filed with the Board in
6the following amounts:
7        (1) Manufacturer..........................$5,000
8        (2) Distributor...........................$5,000
9        (3) Terminal operator.....................$5,000
10        (4) Supplier..............................$2,500
11        (5) Technician..............................$100
12        (6) Terminal Handler..............................$50
13    (g) The Board shall establish an annual fee for each
14license not to exceed the following:
15        (1) Manufacturer.........................$10,000
16        (2) Distributor..........................$10,000
17        (3) Terminal operator.....................$5,000
18        (4) Supplier..............................$2,000
19        (5) Technician..............................$100
20        (6) Licensed establishment, licensed truck stop
21    establishment, licensed fraternal establishment,
22    or licensed veterans establishment..............$100
23        (7) Video gaming terminal...................$100
24        (8) Terminal Handler..............................$50
25(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-38,
26eff. 7-13-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1410, eff. 7-30-10;

 

 

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197-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
2    (230 ILCS 40/79)
3    Sec. 79. Investigators. Investigators appointed by the
4Board pursuant to the powers conferred upon the Board by
5paragraph (20.6) of subsection (c) of Section 5 of the Casino
6Gaming Riverboat Gambling Act and Section 80 of this Act shall
7have authority to conduct investigations, searches, seizures,
8arrests, and other duties imposed under this Act and the Casino
9Gaming Riverboat Gambling Act, as deemed necessary by the
10Board. These investigators have and may exercise all of the
11rights and powers of peace officers, provided that these powers
12shall be (1) limited to offenses or violations occurring or
13committed in connection with conduct subject to this Act,
14including, but not limited to, the manufacture, distribution,
15supply, operation, placement, service, maintenance, or play of
16video gaming terminals and the distribution of profits and
17collection of revenues resulting from such play, and (2)
18exercised, to the fullest extent practicable, in cooperation
19with the local police department of the applicable municipality
20or, if these powers are exercised outside the boundaries of an
21incorporated municipality or within a municipality that does
22not have its own police department, in cooperation with the
23police department whose jurisdiction encompasses the
24applicable locality.
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1    (230 ILCS 40/80)
2    Sec. 80. Applicability of the Casino Gaming Illinois
3Riverboat Gambling Act. The provisions of the Casino Gaming
4Illinois Riverboat Gambling Act, and all rules promulgated
5thereunder, shall apply to the Video Gaming Act, except where
6there is a conflict between the 2 Acts. All provisions of the
7Uniform Penalty and Interest Act shall apply, as far as
8practicable, to the subject matter of this Act to the same
9extent as if such provisions were included herein.
10(Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)
 
11    Section 40. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
12changing Sections 5-1 and 6-30 as follows:
 
13    (235 ILCS 5/5-1)  (from Ch. 43, par. 115)
14    Sec. 5-1. Licenses issued by the Illinois Liquor Control
15Commission shall be of the following classes:
16    (a) Manufacturer's license - Class 1. Distiller, Class 2.
17Rectifier, Class 3. Brewer, Class 4. First Class Wine
18Manufacturer, Class 5. Second Class Wine Manufacturer, Class 6.
19First Class Winemaker, Class 7. Second Class Winemaker, Class
208. Limited Wine Manufacturer, Class 9. Craft Distiller, Class
2110. Craft Brewer,
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1    (d) Retailer's license,
2    (e) Special Event Retailer's license (not-for-profit),
3    (f) Railroad license,
4    (g) Boat license,
5    (h) Non-Beverage User's license,
6    (i) Wine-maker's premises license,
7    (j) Airplane license,
8    (k) Foreign importer's license,
9    (l) Broker's license,
10    (m) Non-resident dealer's license,
11    (n) Brew Pub license,
12    (o) Auction liquor license,
13    (p) Caterer retailer license,
14    (q) Special use permit license,
15    (r) Winery shipper's license.
16    No person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal
17business entity that is engaged in the manufacturing of wine
18may concurrently obtain and hold a wine-maker's license and a
19wine manufacturer's license.
20    (a) A manufacturer's license shall allow the manufacture,
21importation in bulk, storage, distribution and sale of
22alcoholic liquor to persons without the State, as may be
23permitted by law and to licensees in this State as follows:
24    Class 1. A Distiller may make sales and deliveries of
25alcoholic liquor to distillers, rectifiers, importing
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1other licensees.
2    Class 2. A Rectifier, who is not a distiller, as defined
3herein, may make sales and deliveries of alcoholic liquor to
4rectifiers, importing distributors, distributors, retailers
5and non-beverage users and to no other licensees.
6    Class 3. A Brewer may make sales and deliveries of beer to
7importing distributors and distributors and may make sales as
8authorized under subsection (e) of Section 6-4 of this Act.
9    Class 4. A first class wine-manufacturer may make sales and
10deliveries of up to 50,000 gallons of wine to manufacturers,
11importing distributors and distributors, and to no other
12licensees.
13    Class 5. A second class Wine manufacturer may make sales
14and deliveries of more than 50,000 gallons of wine to
15manufacturers, importing distributors and distributors and to
16no other licensees.
17    Class 6. A first-class wine-maker's license shall allow the
18manufacture of up to 50,000 gallons of wine per year, and the
19storage and sale of such wine to distributors in the State and
20to persons without the State, as may be permitted by law. A
21person who, prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act
22of the 95th General Assembly, is a holder of a first-class
23wine-maker's license and annually produces more than 25,000
24gallons of its own wine and who distributes its wine to
25licensed retailers shall cease this practice on or before July
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1General Assembly.
2    Class 7. A second-class wine-maker's license shall allow
3the manufacture of between 50,000 and 150,000 gallons of wine
4per year, and the storage and sale of such wine to distributors
5in this State and to persons without the State, as may be
6permitted by law. A person who, prior to the effective date of
7this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, is a holder
8of a second-class wine-maker's license and annually produces
9more than 25,000 gallons of its own wine and who distributes
10its wine to licensed retailers shall cease this practice on or
11before July 1, 2008 in compliance with this amendatory Act of
12the 95th General Assembly.
13    Class 8. A limited wine-manufacturer may make sales and
14deliveries not to exceed 40,000 gallons of wine per year to
15distributors, and to non-licensees in accordance with the
16provisions of this Act.
17    Class 9. A craft distiller license shall allow the
18manufacture of up to 15,000 gallons of spirits by distillation
19per year and the storage of such spirits. If a craft distiller
20licensee is not affiliated with any other manufacturer, then
21the craft distiller licensee may sell such spirits to
22distributors in this State and non-licensees to the extent
23permitted by any exemption approved by the Commission pursuant
24to Section 6-4 of this Act.
25    Any craft distiller licensed under this Act who on the
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1Assembly was licensed as a distiller and manufactured no more
2spirits than permitted by this Section shall not be required to
3pay the initial licensing fee.
4    Class 10. A craft brewer's license, which may only be
5issued to a licensed brewer or licensed non-resident dealer,
6shall allow the manufacture of up to 465,000 gallons of beer
7per year. A craft brewer licensee may make sales and deliveries
8to importing distributors and distributors and to retail
9licensees in accordance with the conditions set forth in
10paragraph (18) of subsection (a) of Section 3-12 of this Act.
11    (a-1) A manufacturer which is licensed in this State to
12make sales or deliveries of alcoholic liquor and which enlists
13agents, representatives, or individuals acting on its behalf
14who contact licensed retailers on a regular and continual basis
15in this State must register those agents, representatives, or
16persons acting on its behalf with the State Commission.
17    Registration of agents, representatives, or persons acting
18on behalf of a manufacturer is fulfilled by submitting a form
19to the Commission. The form shall be developed by the
20Commission and shall include the name and address of the
21applicant, the name and address of the manufacturer he or she
22represents, the territory or areas assigned to sell to or
23discuss pricing terms of alcoholic liquor, and any other
24questions deemed appropriate and necessary. All statements in
25the forms required to be made by law or by rule shall be deemed
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1fact under oath in an application is guilty of a Class B
2misdemeanor. Fraud, misrepresentation, false statements,
3misleading statements, evasions, or suppression of material
4facts in the securing of a registration are grounds for
5suspension or revocation of the registration.
6    (b) A distributor's license shall allow the wholesale
7purchase and storage of alcoholic liquors and sale of alcoholic
8liquors to licensees in this State and to persons without the
9State, as may be permitted by law.
10    (c) An importing distributor's license may be issued to and
11held by those only who are duly licensed distributors, upon the
12filing of an application by a duly licensed distributor, with
13the Commission and the Commission shall, without the payment of
14any fee, immediately issue such importing distributor's
15license to the applicant, which shall allow the importation of
16alcoholic liquor by the licensee into this State from any point
17in the United States outside this State, and the purchase of
18alcoholic liquor in barrels, casks or other bulk containers and
19the bottling of such alcoholic liquors before resale thereof,
20but all bottles or containers so filled shall be sealed,
21labeled, stamped and otherwise made to comply with all
22provisions, rules and regulations governing manufacturers in
23the preparation and bottling of alcoholic liquors. The
24importing distributor's license shall permit such licensee to
25purchase alcoholic liquor from Illinois licensed non-resident
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1    (d) A retailer's license shall allow the licensee to sell
2and offer for sale at retail, only in the premises specified in
3the license, alcoholic liquor for use or consumption, but not
4for resale in any form. Nothing in this amendatory Act of the
595th General Assembly shall deny, limit, remove, or restrict
6the ability of a holder of a retailer's license to transfer,
7deliver, or ship alcoholic liquor to the purchaser for use or
8consumption subject to any applicable local law or ordinance.
9Any retail license issued to a manufacturer shall only permit
10the manufacturer to sell beer at retail on the premises
11actually occupied by the manufacturer. For the purpose of
12further describing the type of business conducted at a retail
13licensed premises, a retailer's licensee may be designated by
14the State Commission as (i) an on premise consumption retailer,
15(ii) an off premise sale retailer, or (iii) a combined on
16premise consumption and off premise sale retailer.
17    Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection
18(d), a retail licensee may sell alcoholic liquors to a special
19event retailer licensee for resale to the extent permitted
20under subsection (e).
21    (e) A special event retailer's license (not-for-profit)
22shall permit the licensee to purchase alcoholic liquors from an
23Illinois licensed distributor (unless the licensee purchases
24less than $500 of alcoholic liquors for the special event, in
25which case the licensee may purchase the alcoholic liquors from
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1offer for sale, at retail, alcoholic liquors for use or
2consumption, but not for resale in any form and only at the
3location and on the specific dates designated for the special
4event in the license. An applicant for a special event retailer
5license must (i) furnish with the application: (A) a resale
6number issued under Section 2c of the Retailers' Occupation Tax
7Act or evidence that the applicant is registered under Section
82a of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, (B) a current, valid
9exemption identification number issued under Section 1g of the
10Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and a certification to the
11Commission that the purchase of alcoholic liquors will be a
12tax-exempt purchase, or (C) a statement that the applicant is
13not registered under Section 2a of the Retailers' Occupation
14Tax Act, does not hold a resale number under Section 2c of the
15Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and does not hold an exemption
16number under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act,
17in which event the Commission shall set forth on the special
18event retailer's license a statement to that effect; (ii)
19submit with the application proof satisfactory to the State
20Commission that the applicant will provide dram shop liability
21insurance in the maximum limits; and (iii) show proof
22satisfactory to the State Commission that the applicant has
23obtained local authority approval.
24    (f) A railroad license shall permit the licensee to import
25alcoholic liquors into this State from any point in the United
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1in this State; to make wholesale purchases of alcoholic liquors
2directly from manufacturers, foreign importers, distributors
3and importing distributors from within or outside this State;
4and to store such alcoholic liquors in this State; provided
5that the above powers may be exercised only in connection with
6the importation, purchase or storage of alcoholic liquors to be
7sold or dispensed on a club, buffet, lounge or dining car
8operated on an electric, gas or steam railway in this State;
9and provided further, that railroad licensees exercising the
10above powers shall be subject to all provisions of Article VIII
11of this Act as applied to importing distributors. A railroad
12license shall also permit the licensee to sell or dispense
13alcoholic liquors on any club, buffet, lounge or dining car
14operated on an electric, gas or steam railway regularly
15operated by a common carrier in this State, but shall not
16permit the sale for resale of any alcoholic liquors to any
17licensee within this State. A license shall be obtained for
18each car in which such sales are made.
19    (g) A boat license shall allow the sale of alcoholic liquor
20in individual drinks, on any passenger boat regularly operated
21as a common carrier on navigable waters in this State or on any
22riverboat operated under the Casino Gaming Riverboat Gambling
23Act, which boat or riverboat maintains a public dining room or
24restaurant thereon.
25    (h) A non-beverage user's license shall allow the licensee
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1importing distributor, without the imposition of any tax upon
2the business of such licensed manufacturer or importing
3distributor as to such alcoholic liquor to be used by such
4licensee solely for the non-beverage purposes set forth in
5subsection (a) of Section 8-1 of this Act, and such licenses
6shall be divided and classified and shall permit the purchase,
7possession and use of limited and stated quantities of
8alcoholic liquor as follows:
9Class 1, not to exceed ......................... 500 gallons
10Class 2, not to exceed ....................... 1,000 gallons
11Class 3, not to exceed ....................... 5,000 gallons
12Class 4, not to exceed ...................... 10,000 gallons
13Class 5, not to exceed ....................... 50,000 gallons
14    (i) A wine-maker's premises license shall allow a licensee
15that concurrently holds a first-class wine-maker's license to
16sell and offer for sale at retail in the premises specified in
17such license not more than 50,000 gallons of the first-class
18wine-maker's wine that is made at the first-class wine-maker's
19licensed premises per year for use or consumption, but not for
20resale in any form. A wine-maker's premises license shall allow
21a licensee who concurrently holds a second-class wine-maker's
22license to sell and offer for sale at retail in the premises
23specified in such license up to 100,000 gallons of the
24second-class wine-maker's wine that is made at the second-class
25wine-maker's licensed premises per year for use or consumption
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1shall allow a licensee that concurrently holds a first-class
2wine-maker's license or a second-class wine-maker's license to
3sell and offer for sale at retail at the premises specified in
4the wine-maker's premises license, for use or consumption but
5not for resale in any form, any beer, wine, and spirits
6purchased from a licensed distributor. Upon approval from the
7State Commission, a wine-maker's premises license shall allow
8the licensee to sell and offer for sale at (i) the wine-maker's
9licensed premises and (ii) at up to 2 additional locations for
10use and consumption and not for resale. Each location shall
11require additional licensing per location as specified in
12Section 5-3 of this Act. A wine-maker's premises licensee shall
13secure liquor liability insurance coverage in an amount at
14least equal to the maximum liability amounts set forth in
15subsection (a) of Section 6-21 of this Act.
16    (j) An airplane license shall permit the licensee to import
17alcoholic liquors into this State from any point in the United
18States outside this State and to store such alcoholic liquors
19in this State; to make wholesale purchases of alcoholic liquors
20directly from manufacturers, foreign importers, distributors
21and importing distributors from within or outside this State;
22and to store such alcoholic liquors in this State; provided
23that the above powers may be exercised only in connection with
24the importation, purchase or storage of alcoholic liquors to be
25sold or dispensed on an airplane; and provided further, that
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1to all provisions of Article VIII of this Act as applied to
2importing distributors. An airplane licensee shall also permit
3the sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquors on any passenger
4airplane regularly operated by a common carrier in this State,
5but shall not permit the sale for resale of any alcoholic
6liquors to any licensee within this State. A single airplane
7license shall be required of an airline company if liquor
8service is provided on board aircraft in this State. The annual
9fee for such license shall be as determined in Section 5-3.
10    (k) A foreign importer's license shall permit such licensee
11to purchase alcoholic liquor from Illinois licensed
12non-resident dealers only, and to import alcoholic liquor other
13than in bulk from any point outside the United States and to
14sell such alcoholic liquor to Illinois licensed importing
15distributors and to no one else in Illinois; provided that (i)
16the foreign importer registers with the State Commission every
17brand of alcoholic liquor that it proposes to sell to Illinois
18licensees during the license period, (ii) the foreign importer
19complies with all of the provisions of Section 6-9 of this Act
20with respect to registration of such Illinois licensees as may
21be granted the right to sell such brands at wholesale, and
22(iii) the foreign importer complies with the provisions of
23Sections 6-5 and 6-6 of this Act to the same extent that these
24provisions apply to manufacturers.
25    (l) (i) A broker's license shall be required of all persons
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1alcoholic liquor to retailers in the State of Illinois, or who
2offer to retailers to ship or cause to be shipped or to make
3contact with distillers, rectifiers, brewers or manufacturers
4or any other party within or without the State of Illinois in
5order that alcoholic liquors be shipped to a distributor,
6importing distributor or foreign importer, whether such
7solicitation or offer is consummated within or without the
8State of Illinois.
9    No holder of a retailer's license issued by the Illinois
10Liquor Control Commission shall purchase or receive any
11alcoholic liquor, the order for which was solicited or offered
12for sale to such retailer by a broker unless the broker is the
13holder of a valid broker's license.
14    The broker shall, upon the acceptance by a retailer of the
15broker's solicitation of an order or offer to sell or supply or
16deliver or have delivered alcoholic liquors, promptly forward
17to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission a notification of
18said transaction in such form as the Commission may by
19regulations prescribe.
20    (ii) A broker's license shall be required of a person
21within this State, other than a retail licensee, who, for a fee
22or commission, promotes, solicits, or accepts orders for
23alcoholic liquor, for use or consumption and not for resale, to
24be shipped from this State and delivered to residents outside
25of this State by an express company, common carrier, or
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1promotes, solicits, or accepts orders for wine as specifically
2authorized in Section 6-29 of this Act.
3    A broker's license under this subsection (l) shall not
4entitle the holder to buy or sell any alcoholic liquors for his
5own account or to take or deliver title to such alcoholic
6liquors.
7    This subsection (l) shall not apply to distributors,
8employees of distributors, or employees of a manufacturer who
9has registered the trademark, brand or name of the alcoholic
10liquor pursuant to Section 6-9 of this Act, and who regularly
11sells such alcoholic liquor in the State of Illinois only to
12its registrants thereunder.
13    Any agent, representative, or person subject to
14registration pursuant to subsection (a-1) of this Section shall
15not be eligible to receive a broker's license.
16    (m) A non-resident dealer's license shall permit such
17licensee to ship into and warehouse alcoholic liquor into this
18State from any point outside of this State, and to sell such
19alcoholic liquor to Illinois licensed foreign importers and
20importing distributors and to no one else in this State;
21provided that (i) said non-resident dealer shall register with
22the Illinois Liquor Control Commission each and every brand of
23alcoholic liquor which it proposes to sell to Illinois
24licensees during the license period, (ii) it shall comply with
25all of the provisions of Section 6-9 hereof with respect to
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1right to sell such brands at wholesale, and (iii) the
2non-resident dealer shall comply with the provisions of
3Sections 6-5 and 6-6 of this Act to the same extent that these
4provisions apply to manufacturers.
5    (n) A brew pub license shall allow the licensee (i) to
6manufacture beer only on the premises specified in the license,
7(ii) to make sales of the beer manufactured on the premises or,
8with the approval of the Commission, beer manufactured on
9another brew pub licensed premises that is substantially owned
10and operated by the same licensee to importing distributors,
11distributors, and to non-licensees for use and consumption,
12(iii) to store the beer upon the premises, and (iv) to sell and
13offer for sale at retail from the licensed premises, provided
14that a brew pub licensee shall not sell for off-premises
15consumption more than 50,000 gallons per year. A person who
16holds a brew pub license may simultaneously hold a craft brewer
17license if he or she otherwise qualifies for the craft brewer
18license and the craft brewer license is for a location separate
19from the brew pub's licensed premises. A brew pub license shall
20permit a person who has received prior approval from the
21Commission to annually transfer no more than a total of 50,000
22gallons of beer manufactured on premises to all other licensed
23brew pubs that are substantially owned and operated by the same
24person.
25    (o) A caterer retailer license shall allow the holder to
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1that serves prepared meals which excludes the serving of snacks
2as the primary meal, either on or off-site whether licensed or
3unlicensed.
4    (p) An auction liquor license shall allow the licensee to
5sell and offer for sale at auction wine and spirits for use or
6consumption, or for resale by an Illinois liquor licensee in
7accordance with provisions of this Act. An auction liquor
8license will be issued to a person and it will permit the
9auction liquor licensee to hold the auction anywhere in the
10State. An auction liquor license must be obtained for each
11auction at least 14 days in advance of the auction date.
12    (q) A special use permit license shall allow an Illinois
13licensed retailer to transfer a portion of its alcoholic liquor
14inventory from its retail licensed premises to the premises
15specified in the license hereby created, and to sell or offer
16for sale at retail, only in the premises specified in the
17license hereby created, the transferred alcoholic liquor for
18use or consumption, but not for resale in any form. A special
19use permit license may be granted for the following time
20periods: one day or less; 2 or more days to a maximum of 15 days
21per location in any 12 month period. An applicant for the
22special use permit license must also submit with the
23application proof satisfactory to the State Commission that the
24applicant will provide dram shop liability insurance to the
25maximum limits and have local authority approval.
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1first-class or second-class wine manufacturer's license, a
2first-class or second-class wine-maker's license, or a limited
3wine manufacturer's license or who is licensed to make wine
4under the laws of another state to ship wine made by that
5licensee directly to a resident of this State who is 21 years
6of age or older for that resident's personal use and not for
7resale. Prior to receiving a winery shipper's license, an
8applicant for the license must provide the Commission with a
9true copy of its current license in any state in which it is
10licensed as a manufacturer of wine. An applicant for a winery
11shipper's license must also complete an application form that
12provides any other information the Commission deems necessary.
13The application form shall include an acknowledgement
14consenting to the jurisdiction of the Commission, the Illinois
15Department of Revenue, and the courts of this State concerning
16the enforcement of this Act and any related laws, rules, and
17regulations, including authorizing the Department of Revenue
18and the Commission to conduct audits for the purpose of
19ensuring compliance with this amendatory Act.
20    A winery shipper licensee must pay to the Department of
21Revenue the State liquor gallonage tax under Section 8-1 for
22all wine that is sold by the licensee and shipped to a person
23in this State. For the purposes of Section 8-1, a winery
24shipper licensee shall be taxed in the same manner as a
25manufacturer of wine. A licensee who is not otherwise required
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1register under the Use Tax Act to collect and remit use tax to
2the Department of Revenue for all gallons of wine that are sold
3by the licensee and shipped to persons in this State. If a
4licensee fails to remit the tax imposed under this Act in
5accordance with the provisions of Article VIII of this Act, the
6winery shipper's license shall be revoked in accordance with
7the provisions of Article VII of this Act. If a licensee fails
8to properly register and remit tax under the Use Tax Act or the
9Retailers' Occupation Tax Act for all wine that is sold by the
10winery shipper and shipped to persons in this State, the winery
11shipper's license shall be revoked in accordance with the
12provisions of Article VII of this Act.
13    A winery shipper licensee must collect, maintain, and
14submit to the Commission on a semi-annual basis the total
15number of cases per resident of wine shipped to residents of
16this State. A winery shipper licensed under this subsection (r)
17must comply with the requirements of Section 6-29 of this
18amendatory Act.
19(Source: P.A. 96-1367, eff. 7-28-10; 97-5, eff. 6-1-11; 97-455,
20eff. 8-19-11; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
 
21    (235 ILCS 5/6-30)  (from Ch. 43, par. 144f)
22    Sec. 6-30. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
23the Illinois Gaming Board shall have exclusive authority to
24establish the hours for sale and consumption of alcoholic
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1excursions conducted in accordance with the Casino Gaming
2Riverboat Gambling Act.
3(Source: P.A. 87-826.)
 
4    Section 45. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
5changing Sections 28-1, 28-1.1, 28-3, 28-5, and 28-7 as
6follows:
 
7    (720 ILCS 5/28-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 28-1)
8    Sec. 28-1. Gambling.
9    (a) A person commits gambling when he or she:
10        (1) knowingly plays a game of chance or skill for money
11    or other thing of value, unless excepted in subsection (b)
12    of this Section;
13        (2) knowingly makes a wager upon the result of any
14    game, contest, or any political nomination, appointment or
15    election;
16        (3) knowingly operates, keeps, owns, uses, purchases,
17    exhibits, rents, sells, bargains for the sale or lease of,
18    manufactures or distributes any gambling device;
19        (4) contracts to have or give himself or herself or
20    another the option to buy or sell, or contracts to buy or
21    sell, at a future time, any grain or other commodity
22    whatsoever, or any stock or security of any company, where
23    it is at the time of making such contract intended by both
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1    option, whenever exercised, or the contract resulting
2    therefrom, shall be settled, not by the receipt or delivery
3    of such property, but by the payment only of differences in
4    prices thereof; however, the issuance, purchase, sale,
5    exercise, endorsement or guarantee, by or through a person
6    registered with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section
7    8 of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953, or by or through
8    a person exempt from such registration under said Section
9    8, of a put, call, or other option to buy or sell
10    securities which have been registered with the Secretary of
11    State or which are exempt from such registration under
12    Section 3 of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 is not
13    gambling within the meaning of this paragraph (4);
14        (5) knowingly owns or possesses any book, instrument or
15    apparatus by means of which bets or wagers have been, or
16    are, recorded or registered, or knowingly possesses any
17    money which he has received in the course of a bet or
18    wager;
19        (6) knowingly sells pools upon the result of any game
20    or contest of skill or chance, political nomination,
21    appointment or election;
22        (7) knowingly sets up or promotes any lottery or sells,
23    offers to sell or transfers any ticket or share for any
24    lottery;
25        (8) knowingly sets up or promotes any policy game or
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1    any policy ticket, slip, record, document or other similar
2    device;
3        (9) knowingly drafts, prints or publishes any lottery
4    ticket or share, or any policy ticket, slip, record,
5    document or similar device, except for such activity
6    related to lotteries, bingo games and raffles authorized by
7    and conducted in accordance with the laws of Illinois or
8    any other state or foreign government;
9        (10) knowingly advertises any lottery or policy game,
10    except for such activity related to lotteries, bingo games
11    and raffles authorized by and conducted in accordance with
12    the laws of Illinois or any other state;
13        (11) knowingly transmits information as to wagers,
14    betting odds, or changes in betting odds by telephone,
15    telegraph, radio, semaphore or similar means; or knowingly
16    installs or maintains equipment for the transmission or
17    receipt of such information; except that nothing in this
18    subdivision (11) prohibits transmission or receipt of such
19    information for use in news reporting of sporting events or
20    contests; or
21        (12) knowingly establishes, maintains, or operates an
22    Internet site that permits a person to play a game of
23    chance or skill for money or other thing of value by means
24    of the Internet or to make a wager upon the result of any
25    game, contest, political nomination, appointment, or
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1    apply to activities referenced in items (6) and (6.1) of
2    subsection (b) of this Section.
3    (b) Participants in any of the following activities shall
4not be convicted of gambling:
5        (1) Agreements to compensate for loss caused by the
6    happening of chance including without limitation contracts
7    of indemnity or guaranty and life or health or accident
8    insurance.
9        (2) Offers of prizes, award or compensation to the
10    actual contestants in any bona fide contest for the
11    determination of skill, speed, strength or endurance or to
12    the owners of animals or vehicles entered in such contest.
13        (3) Pari-mutuel betting as authorized by the law of
14    this State.
15        (4) Manufacture of gambling devices, including the
16    acquisition of essential parts therefor and the assembly
17    thereof, for transportation in interstate or foreign
18    commerce to any place outside this State when such
19    transportation is not prohibited by any applicable Federal
20    law; or the manufacture, distribution, or possession of
21    video gaming terminals, as defined in the Video Gaming Act,
22    by manufacturers, distributors, and terminal operators
23    licensed to do so under the Video Gaming Act.
24        (5) The game commonly known as "bingo", when conducted
25    in accordance with the Bingo License and Tax Act.
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1    in accordance with the Illinois Lottery Law. This exemption
2    includes any activity conducted by the Department of
3    Revenue to sell lottery tickets pursuant to the provisions
4    of the Illinois Lottery Law and its rules.
5        (6.1) The purchase of lottery tickets through the
6    Internet for a lottery conducted by the State of Illinois
7    under the program established in Section 7.12 of the
8    Illinois Lottery Law.
9        (7) Possession of an antique slot machine that is
10    neither used nor intended to be used in the operation or
11    promotion of any unlawful gambling activity or enterprise.
12    For the purpose of this subparagraph (b)(7), an antique
13    slot machine is one manufactured 25 years ago or earlier.
14        (8) Raffles when conducted in accordance with the
15    Raffles Act.
16        (9) Charitable games when conducted in accordance with
17    the Charitable Games Act.
18        (10) Pull tabs and jar games when conducted under the
19    Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act.
20        (11) Gambling games conducted on riverboats when
21    authorized by the Casino Gaming Riverboat Gambling Act.
22        (12) Video gaming terminal games at a licensed
23    establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
24    fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans
25    establishment when conducted in accordance with the Video
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1        (13) Games of skill or chance where money or other
2    things of value can be won but no payment or purchase is
3    required to participate.
4    (c) Sentence.
5    Gambling is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
6conviction under subsections (a)(3) through (a)(12), is a Class
74 felony.
8    (d) Circumstantial evidence.
9    In prosecutions under this Section circumstantial evidence
10shall have the same validity and weight as in any criminal
11prosecution.
12(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09;
1396-1203, eff. 7-22-10; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
14    (720 ILCS 5/28-1.1)   (from Ch. 38, par. 28-1.1)
15    Sec. 28-1.1. Syndicated gambling.
16    (a) Declaration of Purpose. Recognizing the close
17relationship between professional gambling and other organized
18crime, it is declared to be the policy of the legislature to
19restrain persons from engaging in the business of gambling for
20profit in this State. This Section shall be liberally construed
21and administered with a view to carrying out this policy.
22    (b) A person commits syndicated gambling when he or she
23operates a "policy game" or engages in the business of
24bookmaking.
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1knowingly uses any premises or property for the purpose of
2receiving or knowingly does receive from what is commonly
3called "policy":
4        (1) money from a person other than the bettor or player
5    whose bets or plays are represented by the money; or
6        (2) written "policy game" records, made or used over
7    any period of time, from a person other than the bettor or
8    player whose bets or plays are represented by the written
9    record.
10    (d) A person engages in bookmaking when he or she knowingly
11receives or accepts more than five bets or wagers upon the
12result of any trials or contests of skill, speed or power of
13endurance or upon any lot, chance, casualty, unknown or
14contingent event whatsoever, which bets or wagers shall be of
15such size that the total of the amounts of money paid or
16promised to be paid to the bookmaker on account thereof shall
17exceed $2,000. Bookmaking is the receiving or accepting of bets
18or wagers regardless of the form or manner in which the
19bookmaker records them.
20    (e) Participants in any of the following activities shall
21not be convicted of syndicated gambling:
22        (1) Agreements to compensate for loss caused by the
23    happening of chance including without limitation contracts
24    of indemnity or guaranty and life or health or accident
25    insurance;
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1    actual contestants in any bona fide contest for the
2    determination of skill, speed, strength or endurance or to
3    the owners of animals or vehicles entered in the contest;
4        (3) Pari-mutuel betting as authorized by law of this
5    State;
6        (4) Manufacture of gambling devices, including the
7    acquisition of essential parts therefor and the assembly
8    thereof, for transportation in interstate or foreign
9    commerce to any place outside this State when the
10    transportation is not prohibited by any applicable Federal
11    law;
12        (5) Raffles when conducted in accordance with the
13    Raffles Act;
14        (6) Gambling games conducted on riverboats when
15    authorized by the Casino Gaming Riverboat Gambling Act; and
16        (7) Video gaming terminal games at a licensed
17    establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
18    fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans
19    establishment when conducted in accordance with the Video
20    Gaming Act.
21    (f) Sentence. Syndicated gambling is a Class 3 felony.
22(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
23    (720 ILCS 5/28-3)   (from Ch. 38, par. 28-3)
24    Sec. 28-3. Keeping a Gambling Place. A "gambling place" is
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1used for the purposes of gambling other than gambling conducted
2in the manner authorized by the Casino Gaming Riverboat
3Gambling Act or the Video Gaming Act. Any person who knowingly
4permits any premises or property owned or occupied by him or
5under his control to be used as a gambling place commits a
6Class A misdemeanor. Each subsequent offense is a Class 4
7felony. When any premises is determined by the circuit court to
8be a gambling place:
9    (a) Such premises is a public nuisance and may be proceeded
10against as such, and
11    (b) All licenses, permits or certificates issued by the
12State of Illinois or any subdivision or public agency thereof
13authorizing the serving of food or liquor on such premises
14shall be void; and no license, permit or certificate so
15cancelled shall be reissued for such premises for a period of
1660 days thereafter; nor shall any person convicted of keeping a
17gambling place be reissued such license for one year from his
18conviction and, after a second conviction of keeping a gambling
19place, any such person shall not be reissued such license, and
20    (c) Such premises of any person who knowingly permits
21thereon a violation of any Section of this Article shall be
22held liable for, and may be sold to pay any unsatisfied
23judgment that may be recovered and any unsatisfied fine that
24may be levied under any Section of this Article.
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1    (720 ILCS 5/28-5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 28-5)
2    Sec. 28-5. Seizure of gambling devices and gambling funds.
3    (a) Every device designed for gambling which is incapable
4of lawful use or every device used unlawfully for gambling
5shall be considered a "gambling device", and shall be subject
6to seizure, confiscation and destruction by the Department of
7State Police or by any municipal, or other local authority,
8within whose jurisdiction the same may be found. As used in
9this Section, a "gambling device" includes any slot machine,
10and includes any machine or device constructed for the
11reception of money or other thing of value and so constructed
12as to return, or to cause someone to return, on chance to the
13player thereof money, property or a right to receive money or
14property. With the exception of any device designed for
15gambling which is incapable of lawful use, no gambling device
16shall be forfeited or destroyed unless an individual with a
17property interest in said device knows of the unlawful use of
18the device.
19    (b) Every gambling device shall be seized and forfeited to
20the county wherein such seizure occurs. Any money or other
21thing of value integrally related to acts of gambling shall be
22seized and forfeited to the county wherein such seizure occurs.
23    (c) If, within 60 days after any seizure pursuant to
24subparagraph (b) of this Section, a person having any property
25interest in the seized property is charged with an offense, the
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1days after such judgment, conduct a forfeiture hearing to
2determine whether such property was a gambling device at the
3time of seizure. Such hearing shall be commenced by a written
4petition by the State, including material allegations of fact,
5the name and address of every person determined by the State to
6have any property interest in the seized property, a
7representation that written notice of the date, time and place
8of such hearing has been mailed to every such person by
9certified mail at least 10 days before such date, and a request
10for forfeiture. Every such person may appear as a party and
11present evidence at such hearing. The quantum of proof required
12shall be a preponderance of the evidence, and the burden of
13proof shall be on the State. If the court determines that the
14seized property was a gambling device at the time of seizure,
15an order of forfeiture and disposition of the seized property
16shall be entered: a gambling device shall be received by the
17State's Attorney, who shall effect its destruction, except that
18valuable parts thereof may be liquidated and the resultant
19money shall be deposited in the general fund of the county
20wherein such seizure occurred; money and other things of value
21shall be received by the State's Attorney and, upon
22liquidation, shall be deposited in the general fund of the
23county wherein such seizure occurred. However, in the event
24that a defendant raises the defense that the seized slot
25machine is an antique slot machine described in subparagraph
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1from the charge of a gambling activity participant, the seized
2antique slot machine shall not be destroyed or otherwise
3altered until a final determination is made by the Court as to
4whether it is such an antique slot machine. Upon a final
5determination by the Court of this question in favor of the
6defendant, such slot machine shall be immediately returned to
7the defendant. Such order of forfeiture and disposition shall,
8for the purposes of appeal, be a final order and judgment in a
9civil proceeding.
10    (d) If a seizure pursuant to subparagraph (b) of this
11Section is not followed by a charge pursuant to subparagraph
12(c) of this Section, or if the prosecution of such charge is
13permanently terminated or indefinitely discontinued without
14any judgment of conviction or acquittal (1) the State's
15Attorney shall commence an in rem proceeding for the forfeiture
16and destruction of a gambling device, or for the forfeiture and
17deposit in the general fund of the county of any seized money
18or other things of value, or both, in the circuit court and (2)
19any person having any property interest in such seized gambling
20device, money or other thing of value may commence separate
21civil proceedings in the manner provided by law.
22    (e) Any gambling device displayed for sale to a riverboat
23gambling operation or used to train occupational licensees of a
24riverboat gambling operation as authorized under the Casino
25Gaming Riverboat Gambling Act is exempt from seizure under this
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1    (f) Any gambling equipment, devices and supplies provided
2by a licensed supplier in accordance with the Casino Gaming
3Riverboat Gambling Act which are removed from the riverboat for
4repair are exempt from seizure under this Section.
5(Source: P.A. 87-826.)
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/28-7)  (from Ch. 38, par. 28-7)
7    Sec. 28-7. Gambling contracts void.
8    (a) All promises, notes, bills, bonds, covenants,
9contracts, agreements, judgments, mortgages, or other
10securities or conveyances made, given, granted, drawn, or
11entered into, or executed by any person whatsoever, where the
12whole or any part of the consideration thereof is for any money
13or thing of value, won or obtained in violation of any Section
14of this Article are null and void.
15    (b) Any obligation void under this Section may be set aside
16and vacated by any court of competent jurisdiction, upon a
17complaint filed for that purpose, by the person so granting,
18giving, entering into, or executing the same, or by his
19executors or administrators, or by any creditor, heir, legatee,
20purchaser or other person interested therein; or if a judgment,
21the same may be set aside on motion of any person stated above,
22on due notice thereof given.
23    (c) No assignment of any obligation void under this Section
24may in any manner affect the defense of the person giving,
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1or the remedies of any person interested therein.
2    (d) This Section shall not prevent a licensed owner of a
3riverboat gambling operation from instituting a cause of action
4to collect any amount due and owing under an extension of
5credit to a riverboat gambling patron as authorized under the
6Casino Gaming Riverboat Gambling Act.
7(Source: P.A. 87-826.)
 
8    Section 50. The Payday Loan Reform Act is amended by
9changing Section 3-5 as follows:
 
10    (815 ILCS 122/3-5)
11    Sec. 3-5. Licensure.
12    (a) A license to make a payday loan shall state the
13address, including city and state, at which the business is to
14be conducted and shall state fully the name of the licensee.
15The license shall be conspicuously posted in the place of
16business of the licensee and shall not be transferable or
17assignable.
18    (b) An application for a license shall be in writing and in
19a form prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary may not issue
20a payday loan license unless and until the following findings
21are made:
22        (1) that the financial responsibility, experience,
23    character, and general fitness of the applicant are such as
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1    belief that the business will be operated lawfully and
2    fairly and within the provisions and purposes of this Act;
3    and
4        (2) that the applicant has submitted such other
5    information as the Secretary may deem necessary.
6    (c) A license shall be issued for no longer than one year,
7and no renewal of a license may be provided if a licensee has
8substantially violated this Act and has not cured the violation
9to the satisfaction of the Department.
10    (d) A licensee shall appoint, in writing, the Secretary as
11attorney-in-fact upon whom all lawful process against the
12licensee may be served with the same legal force and validity
13as if served on the licensee. A copy of the written
14appointment, duly certified, shall be filed in the office of
15the Secretary, and a copy thereof certified by the Secretary
16shall be sufficient evidence to subject a licensee to
17jurisdiction in a court of law. This appointment shall remain
18in effect while any liability remains outstanding in this State
19against the licensee. When summons is served upon the Secretary
20as attorney-in-fact for a licensee, the Secretary shall
21immediately notify the licensee by registered mail, enclosing
22the summons and specifying the hour and day of service.
23    (e) A licensee must pay an annual fee of $1,000. In
24addition to the license fee, the reasonable expense of any
25examination or hearing by the Secretary under any provisions of
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1renew its license by December 31, its license shall
2automatically expire; however, the Secretary, in his or her
3discretion, may reinstate an expired license upon:
4        (1) payment of the annual fee within 30 days of the
5    date of expiration; and
6        (2) proof of good cause for failure to renew.
7    (f) Not more than one place of business shall be maintained
8under the same license, but the Secretary may issue more than
9one license to the same licensee upon compliance with all the
10provisions of this Act governing issuance of a single license.
11The location, except those locations already in existence as of
12June 1, 2005, may not be within one mile of a horse race track
13subject to the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, within one
14mile of a facility at which gambling is conducted under the
15Casino Gaming Riverboat Gambling Act, within one mile of the
16location at which a riverboat subject to the Casino Gaming
17Riverboat Gambling Act docks, or within one mile of any State
18of Illinois or United States military base or naval
19installation.
20    (g) No licensee shall conduct the business of making loans
21under this Act within any office, suite, room, or place of
22business in which (1) any loans are offered or made under the
23Consumer Installment Loan Act other than title secured loans as
24defined in subsection (a) of Section 15 of the Consumer
25Installment Loan Act and governed by Title 38, Section 110.330
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1is solicited or engaged in unless the other business is
2licensed by the Department or, in the opinion of the Secretary,
3the other business would not be contrary to the best interests
4of consumers and is authorized by the Secretary in writing.
5    (g-5) Notwithstanding subsection (g) of this Section, a
6licensee may obtain a license under the Consumer Installment
7Loan Act (CILA) for the exclusive purpose and use of making
8title secured loans, as defined in subsection (a) of Section 15
9of CILA and governed by Title 38, Section 110.300 of the
10Illinois Administrative Code. A licensee may continue to
11service Consumer Installment Loan Act loans that were
12outstanding as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of
13the 96th General Assembly.
14    (h) The Secretary shall maintain a list of licensees that
15shall be available to interested consumers and lenders and the
16public. The Secretary shall maintain a toll-free number whereby
17consumers may obtain information about licensees. The
18Secretary shall also establish a complaint process under which
19an aggrieved consumer may file a complaint against a licensee
20or non-licensee who violates any provision of this Act.
21(Source: P.A. 96-936, eff. 3-21-11.)
 
22    Section 55. The Travel Promotion Consumer Protection Act is
23amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
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1    Sec. 2. Definitions.
2    (a) "Travel promoter" means a person, including a tour
3operator, who sells, provides, furnishes, contracts for,
4arranges or advertises that he or she will arrange wholesale or
5retail transportation by air, land, sea or navigable stream,
6either separately or in conjunction with other services.
7"Travel promoter" does not include (1) an air carrier; (2) a
8sea carrier; (3) an officially appointed agent of an air
9carrier who is a member in good standing of the Airline
10Reporting Corporation; (4) a travel promoter who has in force
11$1,000,000 or more of liability insurance coverage for
12professional errors and omissions and a surety bond or
13equivalent surety in the amount of $100,000 or more for the
14benefit of consumers in the event of a bankruptcy on the part
15of the travel promoter; or (5) a riverboat subject to
16regulation under the Casino Gaming Riverboat Gambling Act.
17    (b) "Advertise" means to make any representation in the
18solicitation of passengers and includes communication with
19other members of the same partnership, corporation, joint
20venture, association, organization, group or other entity.
21    (c) "Passenger" means a person on whose behalf money or
22other consideration has been given or is to be given to
23another, including another member of the same partnership,
24corporation, joint venture, association, organization, group
25or other entity, for travel.
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1writings which is itself good and sufficient to obtain
2transportation and other services for which the passenger has
3contracted.
4(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.