Sen. Gary Forby

Filed: 4/3/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3312

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3312, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing
6Section 9-7 as follows:
 
7    (10 ILCS 5/9-7)  (from Ch. 46, par. 9-7)
8    Sec. 9-7. Records and accounts.
9    (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the treasurer of
10a political committee shall keep a detailed and exact account
11of-
12        (a) the total of all contributions made to or for the
13    committee;
14        (b) the full name and mailing address of every person
15    making a contribution and the date and amount thereof;
16        (c) the total of all expenditures made by or on behalf

 

 

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1    of the committee;
2        (d) the full name and mailing address of every person
3    to whom any expenditure is made, and the date and amount
4    thereof;
5        (e) proof of payment, stating the particulars, for
6    every expenditure made by or on behalf of the committee.
7    The treasurer shall preserve all records and accounts
8required by this section for a period of 2 years.
9    (2) The treasurer of a political committee shall keep a
10detailed and exact account of the total amount of contributions
11made to or for a committee at an event licensed under Section
128.1 of the Raffles and Poker Runs Act. For an event licensed
13under Section 8.1, the treasurer is not required to keep a
14detailed and exact account of the full name and mailing address
15of a person who purchases tickets at the event in an amount
16that does not exceed $150.
17(Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11; 97-766, eff. 7-6-12.)
 
18    Section 10. The Raffles Act is amended by changing Sections
190.01, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 as follows:
 
20    (230 ILCS 15/0.01)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2300)
21    Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
22Raffles and Poker Runs Act.
23(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
 

 

 

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1    (230 ILCS 15/1)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2301)
2    Sec. 1. Definitions.) For the purposes of this Act the
3terms defined in this Section have the meanings given them.
4    "Net Proceeds" means the gross receipts from the conduct of
5raffles, less reasonable sums expended for prizes, local
6license fees and other reasonable operating expenses incurred
7as a result of operating a raffle or poker run.
8    "Key location" means the location where the poker run
9concludes and the prize or prizes are awarded.
10    "Poker run" means an event organized by an organization
11licensed under this Act in which participants travel to
12multiple predetermined locations, including a key location,
13drawing a playing card or equivalent item at each location, in
14order to assemble a facsimile of a poker hand or other numeric
15score. "Poker run" includes dice runs, marble runs, or other
16events where the objective is to build the best hand or highest
17score by obtaining an item at each location.
18    "Raffle" means a form of lottery, as defined in Section
1928-2(b) of the Criminal Code of 2012, conducted by an
20organization licensed under this Act, in which:
21        (1) the player pays or agrees to pay something of value
22    for a chance, represented and differentiated by a number or
23    by a combination of numbers or by some other medium, one or
24    more of which chances is to be designated the winning
25    chance;
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1    drawing or by some other method based on an element of
2    chance by an act or set of acts on the part of persons
3    conducting or connected with the lottery, except that the
4    winning chance shall not be determined by the outcome of a
5    publicly exhibited sporting contest.
6(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
7    (230 ILCS 15/2)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2302)
8    Sec. 2. Licensing.
9    (a) The governing body of any county or municipality within
10this State may establish a system for the licensing of
11organizations to operate raffles. The governing bodies of a
12county and one or more municipalities may, pursuant to a
13written contract, jointly establish a system for the licensing
14of organizations to operate raffles within any area of
15contiguous territory not contained within the corporate limits
16of a municipality which is not a party to such contract. The
17governing bodies of two or more adjacent counties or two or
18more adjacent municipalities located within a county may,
19pursuant to a written contract, jointly establish a system for
20the licensing of organizations to operate raffles within the
21corporate limits of such counties or municipalities. The
22licensing authority may establish special categories of
23licenses and promulgate rules relating to the various
24categories. The licensing system shall provide for limitations
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1merchandise awarded by a licensee in a single raffle, (2) the
2maximum retail value of each prize awarded by a licensee in a
3single raffle, (3) the maximum price which may be charged for
4each raffle chance issued or sold and (4) the maximum number of
5days during which chances may be issued or sold. The licensing
6system may include a fee for each license in an amount to be
7determined by the local governing body. Licenses issued
8pursuant to this Act shall be valid for one raffle or for a
9specified number of raffles to be conducted during a specified
10period not to exceed one year and may be suspended or revoked
11for any violation of this Act. A local governing body shall act
12on a license application within 30 days from the date of
13application. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit
14a county or municipality from adopting rules or ordinances for
15the operation of raffles that are more restrictive than
16provided for in this Act. The governing body of a municipality
17may authorize the sale of raffle chances only within the
18borders of the municipality. The governing body of the county
19may authorize the sale of raffle chances only in those areas
20which are both within the borders of the county and outside the
21borders of any municipality.
22    (a-5) The governing body of any county within this State
23may establish a system for the licensing of organizations to
24operate poker runs. The governing bodies of 2 or more adjacent
25counties may, pursuant to a written contract, jointly establish
26a system for the licensing of organizations to operate poker

 

 

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1runs within the corporate limits of such counties. The
2licensing authority may establish special categories of
3licenses and adopt rules relating to the various categories.
4The licensing system may include a fee not to exceed $25 for
5each license. Licenses issued pursuant to this Act shall be
6valid for one poker run or for a specified number of poker runs
7to be conducted during a specified period not to exceed one
8year and may be suspended or revoked for any violation of this
9Act. A local governing body shall act on a license application
10within 30 days after the date of application.
11    (b) Licenses shall be issued only to bona fide religious,
12charitable, labor, business, fraternal, educational or
13veterans' organizations that operate without profit to their
14members and which have been in existence continuously for a
15period of 5 years immediately before making application for a
16license and which have had during that entire 5 year period a
17bona fide membership engaged in carrying out their objects, or
18to a non-profit fundraising organization that the licensing
19authority determines is organized for the sole purpose of
20providing financial assistance to an identified individual or
21group of individuals suffering extreme financial hardship as
22the result of an illness, disability, accident or disaster. A
23licensing authority may waive the 5-year requirement under this
24subsection (b) for a bona fide religious, charitable, labor,
25business, fraternal, educational, or veterans' organization
26that applies for a license to conduct a poker run if the

 

 

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1organization is a local organization that is affiliated with
2and chartered by a national or State organization that meets
3the 5-year requirement.
4    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply.
5Non-profit: An organization or institution organized and
6conducted on a not-for-profit basis with no personal profit
7inuring to any one as a result of the operation. Charitable: An
8organization or institution organized and operated to benefit
9an indefinite number of the public. The service rendered to
10those eligible for benefits must also confer some benefit on
11the public. Educational: An organization or institution
12organized and operated to provide systematic instruction in
13useful branches of learning by methods common to schools and
14institutions of learning which compare favorably in their scope
15and intensity with the course of study presented in
16tax-supported schools. Religious: Any church, congregation,
17society, or organization founded for the purpose of religious
18worship. Fraternal: An organization of persons having a common
19interest, the primary interest of which is to both promote the
20welfare of its members and to provide assistance to the general
21public in such a way as to lessen the burdens of government by
22caring for those that otherwise would be cared for by the
23government. Veterans: An organization or association comprised
24of members of which substantially all are individuals who are
25veterans or spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, the
26primary purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its

 

 

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1members and to provide assistance to the general public in such
2a way as to confer a public benefit. Labor: An organization
3composed of workers organized with the objective of betterment
4of the conditions of those engaged in such pursuit and the
5development of a higher degree of efficiency in their
6respective occupations. Business: A voluntary organization
7composed of individuals and businesses who have joined together
8to advance the commercial, financial, industrial and civic
9interests of a community.
10    (c) Poker runs shall be licensed by the governing body with
11jurisdiction over the key location. The license granted by the
12key location shall cover the entire poker run, including
13locations other than the key location. Each license issued
14shall include the name and address of each predetermined
15location.
16(Source: P.A. 86-820.)
 
17    (230 ILCS 15/3)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2303)
18    Sec. 3. License - Application - Issuance - Restrictions -
19Persons ineligible. Licenses issued by the governing body of
20any county or municipality are subject to the following
21restrictions:
22    (1) No person, firm or corporation shall conduct raffles or
23chances or poker runs without having first obtained a license
24therefor pursuant to this Act.
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1the area or areas within the licensing authority in which
2raffle chances will be sold or issued or a poker run will be
3conducted, the time period during which raffle chances will be
4sold or issued or a poker run will be conducted, the time of
5determination of winning chances and the location or locations
6at which winning chances will be determined.
7    (3) The license application must contain a sworn statement
8attesting to the not-for-profit character of the prospective
9licensee organization, signed by the presiding officer and the
10secretary of that organization.
11    (4) The application for license shall be prepared in
12accordance with the ordinance of the local governmental unit.
13    (5) A license authorizes the licensee to conduct raffles or
14poker runs as defined in this Act.
15    The following are ineligible for any license under this
16Act:
17    (a) any person who has been convicted of a felony;
18    (b) any person who is or has been a professional gambler or
19gambling promoter;
20    (c) any person who is not of good moral character;
21    (d) any firm or corporation in which a person defined in
22(a), (b) or (c) has a proprietary, equitable or credit
23interest, or in which such a person is active or employed;
24    (e) any organization in which a person defined in (a), (b)
25or (c) is an officer, director, or employee, whether
26compensated or not;

 

 

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1    (f) any organization in which a person defined in (a), (b)
2or (c) is to participate in the management or operation of a
3raffle as defined in this Act.
4(Source: P.A. 85-160.)
 
5    (230 ILCS 15/4)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2304)
6    Sec. 4. Conduct of raffles and poker runs.
7    (a) The conducting of raffles and poker runs is subject to
8the following restrictions:
9        (1) The entire net proceeds of any raffle or poker run
10    must be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the
11    organization permitted to conduct that game.
12        (2) No person except a bona fide member of the
13    sponsoring organization may participate in the management
14    or operation of the raffle or poker run.
15        (3) No person may receive any remuneration or profit
16    for participating in the management or operation of the
17    raffle or poker run.
18        (4) A licensee may rent a premises on which to
19    determine the winning chance or chances in a raffle only
20    from an organization which is also licensed under this Act.
21    A premises where a poker run is held is not required to
22    obtain a license if the name and location of the premises
23    is listed as a predetermined location on the license issued
24    for the poker run and the premises does not charge for use
25    of the premises.

 

 

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1        (5) Raffle chances may be sold or issued only within
2    the area specified on the license and winning chances may
3    be determined only at those locations specified on the
4    license for a raffle.
5        (6) A person under the age of 18 years may participate
6    in the conducting of raffles or chances or poker runs only
7    with the permission of a parent or guardian. A person under
8    the age of 18 years may be within the area where winning
9    chances in a raffle or winning hands or scores in a poker
10    run are being determined only when accompanied by his
11    parent or guardian.
12    (b) If a lessor rents premises where a winning chance or
13chances on a raffle or a winning hand or score in a poker run is
14are determined, the lessor shall not be criminally liable if
15the person who uses the premises for the determining of winning
16chances does not hold a license issued by the governing body of
17any county or municipality under the provisions of this Act.
18(Source: P.A. 87-1271.)
 
19    (230 ILCS 15/5)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2305)
20    Sec. 5. Manager; bond Raffles - manager - bond. All
21operation of and the conduct of raffles and poker runs shall be
22under the supervision of a single raffles manager designated by
23the organization. The manager shall give a fidelity bond in an
24amount determined by the licensing authority in favor of the
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1his duties. Terms of the bond shall provide that notice shall
2be given in writing to the licensing authority not less than 30
3days prior to its cancellation. The governing body of a local
4unit of government may waive this bond requirement by including
5a waiver provision in the license issued to an organization
6under this Act, provided that a license containing such waiver
7provision shall be granted only by unanimous vote of the
8members of the licensed organization.
9(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
10    (230 ILCS 15/6)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2306)
11    Sec. 6. Records.)
12    (a) Each organization licensed to conduct raffles and
13chances or poker run events shall keep records of its gross
14receipts, expenses and net proceeds for each single gathering
15or occasion at which winning chances in a raffle or winning
16hands or scores in a poker run are determined. All deductions
17from gross receipts for each single gathering or occasion shall
18be documented with receipts or other records indicating the
19amount, a description of the purchased item or service or other
20reason for the deduction, and the recipient. The distribution
21of net proceeds shall be itemized as to payee, purpose, amount
22and date of payment.
23    (b) Gross receipts from the operation of raffles programs
24or poker runs shall be segregated from other revenues of the
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1are also conducted by the same nonprofit organization pursuant
2to license therefor issued by the Department of Revenue of the
3State of Illinois, and placed in a separate account. Each
4organization shall have separate records of its raffles and
5poker runs. The person who accounts for gross receipts,
6expenses and net proceeds from the operation of raffles or
7poker runs shall not be the same person who accounts for other
8revenues of the organization.
9    (c) Each organization licensed to conduct raffles or poker
10runs shall report promptly after the conclusion of each raffle
11or poker run to its membership, and to the licensing local unit
12of government, its gross receipts, expenses and net proceeds
13from raffles or poker runs, and the distribution of net
14proceeds itemized as required in this Section.
15    (d) Records required by this Section shall be preserved for
163 years, and organizations shall make available their records
17relating to operation of raffles or poker runs for public
18inspection at reasonable times and places.
19(Source: P.A. 82-711.)
 
20    (230 ILCS 15/8)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2308)
21    Sec. 8. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize
22the conducting or operating of any gambling scheme, enterprise,
23activity or device other than raffles or poker runs as provided
24for herein.
25(Source: P.A. 81-1365.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 15. The Charitable Games Act is amended by changing
2Section 2 as follows:
 
3    (230 ILCS 30/2)  (from Ch. 120, par. 1122)
4    Sec. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the
5following definitions apply:
6    "Charitable games" means the 14 games of chance involving
7cards, dice, wheels, random selection of numbers, and gambling
8tickets which may be conducted at charitable games events
9listed as follows: roulette, blackjack, poker, pull tabs,
10craps, bang, beat the dealer, big six, gin rummy, five card
11stud poker, chuck-a-luck, keno, hold-em poker, and merchandise
12wheel.
13    "Charitable games event" or "event" means the type of
14fundraising event authorized by the Act at which participants
15pay to play charitable games for the chance of winning cash or
16noncash prizes. "Charitable games event" or "event" includes a
17poker run.
18    "Charitable organization" means an organization or
19institution organized and operated to benefit an indefinite
20number of the public.
21    "Chips" means scrip, play money, poker or casino chips, or
22any other representations of money, used to make wagers on the
23outcome of any charitable game.
24    "Department" means the Department of Revenue.

 

 

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1    "Educational organization" means an organization or
2institution organized and operated to provide systematic
3instruction in useful branches of learning by methods common to
4schools and institutions of learning which compare favorably in
5their scope and intensity with the course of study presented in
6tax-supported schools.
7    "Fraternal organization" means an organization of persons
8having a common interest that is organized and operated
9exclusively to promote the welfare of its members and to
10benefit the general public on a continuing and consistent
11basis, including but not limited to ethnic organizations.
12    "Labor organization" means an organization composed of
13labor unions or workers organized with the objective of
14betterment of the conditions of those engaged in such pursuit
15and the development of a higher degree of efficiency in their
16respective occupations.
17    "Licensed organization" means a qualified organization
18that has obtained a license to conduct a charitable games event
19in conformance with the provisions of this Act.
20    "Non-profit organization" means an organization or
21institution organized and conducted on a not-for-profit basis
22with no personal profit inuring to anyone as a result of the
23operation.
24    "Organization" means a : A corporation, agency,
25partnership, association, firm, business, or other entity
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1purpose.
2    "Person" means any natural individual, corporation,
3partnership, limited liability company, organization as
4defined in this Section, qualified organization, licensed
5organization, licensee under this Act, or volunteer.
6    "Poker run" means an event organized by a sponsoring
7organization in which participants travel to 5 or more
8predetermined locations, drawing a playing card or equivalent
9item at each location, in order to assemble a facsimile of a
10poker hand or other numeric score. "Poker run" includes dice
11runs, marble runs, or other events where the objective is to
12build the best hand or highest score by obtaining an item at
13each location.
14    "Premises" means a distinct parcel of land and the
15buildings thereon.
16    "Provider" means the person or organization owning,
17leasing, or controlling premises upon which any charitable
18games event is to be conducted.
19    "Qualified organization" means:
20        (a) a charitable, religious, fraternal, veterans,
21    labor, educational organization, or other institution
22    organized and conducted on a not-for-profit basis with no
23    personal profit inuring to anyone as a result of the
24    operation and which is exempt from federal income taxation
25    under Sections 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), 501(c)(8),
26    501(c)(10) or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code;

 

 

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1        (b) a veterans organization as defined in Section 1.1
2    of the "Bingo License and Tax Act" organized and conducted
3    on a not-for-profit basis with no personal profit inuring
4    to anyone as a result of the operation; or
5        (c) An auxiliary organization of a veterans
6    organization.
7    "Religious organization" means any church, congregation,
8society, or organization founded for the purpose of religious
9worship.
10    "Sponsoring organization" means a qualified organization
11that has obtained a license to conduct a charitable games event
12in conformance with the provisions of this Act.
13    "Supplier" means any person, firm, or corporation that
14sells, leases, lends, distributes, or otherwise provides to any
15organization licensed to conduct charitable games events in
16Illinois any charitable games equipment.
17    "Veterans' organization" means an organization comprised
18of members of which substantially all are individuals who are
19veterans or spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, the
20primary purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its
21members and to provide assistance to the general public in such
22a way as to confer a public benefit.
23    "Volunteer" means a person recruited by a licensed
24organization who voluntarily performs services at a charitable
25games event, including participation in the management or
26operation of a game, as defined in Section 8.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 98-426, eff. 8-16-13.)
 
2    Section 20. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
3changing Section 6-2 as follows:
 
4    (235 ILCS 5/6-2)  (from Ch. 43, par. 120)
5    Sec. 6-2. Issuance of licenses to certain persons
6prohibited.
7    (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this
8Section and in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 3-12,
9no license of any kind issued by the State Commission or any
10local commission shall be issued to:
11        (1) A person who is not a resident of any city, village
12    or county in which the premises covered by the license are
13    located; except in case of railroad or boat licenses.
14        (2) A person who is not of good character and
15    reputation in the community in which he resides.
16        (3) A person who is not a citizen of the United States.
17        (4) A person who has been convicted of a felony under
18    any Federal or State law, unless the Commission determines
19    that such person has been sufficiently rehabilitated to
20    warrant the public trust after considering matters set
21    forth in such person's application and the Commission's
22    investigation. The burden of proof of sufficient
23    rehabilitation shall be on the applicant.
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1    of prostitution or keeping a place of juvenile
2    prostitution, promoting prostitution that involves keeping
3    a place of prostitution, or promoting juvenile
4    prostitution that involves keeping a place of juvenile
5    prostitution.
6        (6) A person who has been convicted of pandering or
7    other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality.
8        (7) A person whose license issued under this Act has
9    been revoked for cause.
10        (8) A person who at the time of application for renewal
11    of any license issued hereunder would not be eligible for
12    such license upon a first application.
13        (9) A copartnership, if any general partnership
14    thereof, or any limited partnership thereof, owning more
15    than 5% of the aggregate limited partner interest in such
16    copartnership would not be eligible to receive a license
17    hereunder for any reason other than residence within the
18    political subdivision, unless residency is required by
19    local ordinance.
20        (10) A corporation or limited liability company, if any
21    member, officer, manager or director thereof, or any
22    stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate more
23    than 5% of the stock of such corporation, would not be
24    eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason
25    other than citizenship and residence within the political
26    subdivision.

 

 

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1        (10a) A corporation or limited liability company
2    unless it is incorporated or organized in Illinois, or
3    unless it is a foreign corporation or foreign limited
4    liability company which is qualified under the Business
5    Corporation Act of 1983 or the Limited Liability Company
6    Act to transact business in Illinois. The Commission shall
7    permit and accept from an applicant for a license under
8    this Act proof prepared from the Secretary of State's
9    website that the corporation or limited liability company
10    is in good standing and is qualified under the Business
11    Corporation Act of 1983 or the Limited Liability Company
12    Act to transact business in Illinois.
13        (11) A person whose place of business is conducted by a
14    manager or agent unless the manager or agent possesses the
15    same qualifications required by the licensee.
16        (12) A person who has been convicted of a violation of
17    any Federal or State law concerning the manufacture,
18    possession or sale of alcoholic liquor, subsequent to the
19    passage of this Act or has forfeited his bond to appear in
20    court to answer charges for any such violation.
21        (13) A person who does not beneficially own the
22    premises for which a license is sought, or does not have a
23    lease thereon for the full period for which the license is
24    to be issued.
25        (14) Any law enforcing public official, including
26    members of local liquor control commissions, any mayor,

 

 

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1    alderman, or member of the city council or commission, any
2    president of the village board of trustees, any member of a
3    village board of trustees, or any president or member of a
4    county board; and no such official shall have a direct
5    interest in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of
6    alcoholic liquor, except that a license may be granted to
7    such official in relation to premises that are not located
8    within the territory subject to the jurisdiction of that
9    official if the issuance of such license is approved by the
10    State Liquor Control Commission and except that a license
11    may be granted, in a city or village with a population of
12    55,000 or less, to any alderman, member of a city council,
13    or member of a village board of trustees in relation to
14    premises that are located within the territory subject to
15    the jurisdiction of that official if (i) the sale of
16    alcoholic liquor pursuant to the license is incidental to
17    the selling of food, (ii) the issuance of the license is
18    approved by the State Commission, (iii) the issuance of the
19    license is in accordance with all applicable local
20    ordinances in effect where the premises are located, and
21    (iv) the official granted a license does not vote on
22    alcoholic liquor issues pending before the board or council
23    to which the license holder is elected. Notwithstanding any
24    provision of this paragraph (14) to the contrary, an
25    alderman or member of a city council or commission, a
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1    president of the village board of trustees, or a member of
2    a county board other than the president of a county board
3    may have a direct interest in the manufacture, sale, or
4    distribution of alcoholic liquor as long as he or she is
5    not a law enforcing public official, a mayor, a village
6    board president, or president of a county board. To prevent
7    any conflict of interest, the elected official with the
8    direct interest in the manufacture, sale, or distribution
9    of alcoholic liquor shall not participate in any meetings,
10    hearings, or decisions on matters impacting the
11    manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor.
12    Furthermore, the mayor of a city with a population of
13    55,000 or less or the president of a village with a
14    population of 55,000 or less may have an interest in the
15    manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor as
16    long as the council or board over which he or she presides
17    has made a local liquor control commissioner appointment
18    that complies with the requirements of Section 4-2 of this
19    Act.
20        (15) A person who is not a beneficial owner of the
21    business to be operated by the licensee.
22        (16) A person who has been convicted of a gambling
23    offense as proscribed by any of subsections (a) (3) through
24    (a) (11) of Section 28-1 of, or as proscribed by Section
25    28-1.1 or 28-3 of, the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
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1    replaced by any of the aforesaid statutory provisions.
2        (17) A person or entity to whom a federal wagering
3    stamp has been issued by the federal government, unless the
4    person or entity is eligible to be issued a license under
5    the Raffles and Poker Runs Act or the Illinois Pull Tabs
6    and Jar Games Act.
7        (18) A person who intends to sell alcoholic liquors for
8    use or consumption on his or her licensed retail premises
9    who does not have liquor liability insurance coverage for
10    that premises in an amount that is at least equal to the
11    maximum liability amounts set out in subsection (a) of
12    Section 6-21.
13        (19) A person who is licensed by any licensing
14    authority as a manufacturer of beer, or any partnership,
15    corporation, limited liability company, or trust or any
16    subsidiary, affiliate, or agent thereof, or any other form
17    of business enterprise licensed as a manufacturer of beer,
18    having any legal, equitable, or beneficial interest,
19    directly or indirectly, in a person licensed in this State
20    as a distributor or importing distributor. For purposes of
21    this paragraph (19), a person who is licensed by any
22    licensing authority as a "manufacturer of beer" shall also
23    mean a brewer and a non-resident dealer who is also a
24    manufacturer of beer, including a partnership,
25    corporation, limited liability company, or trust or any
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1    of business enterprise licensed as a manufacturer of beer.
2        (20) A person who is licensed in this State as a
3    distributor or importing distributor, or any partnership,
4    corporation, limited liability company, or trust or any
5    subsidiary, affiliate, or agent thereof, or any other form
6    of business enterprise licensed in this State as a
7    distributor or importing distributor having any legal,
8    equitable, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly,
9    in a person licensed as a manufacturer of beer by any
10    licensing authority, or any partnership, corporation,
11    limited liability company, or trust or any subsidiary,
12    affiliate, or agent thereof, or any other form of business
13    enterprise, except for a person who owns, on or after the
14    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
15    Assembly, no more than 5% of the outstanding shares of a
16    manufacturer of beer whose shares are publicly traded on an
17    exchange within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act
18    of 1934. For the purposes of this paragraph (20), a person
19    who is licensed by any licensing authority as a
20    "manufacturer of beer" shall also mean a brewer and a
21    non-resident dealer who is also a manufacturer of beer,
22    including a partnership, corporation, limited liability
23    company, or trust or any subsidiary, affiliate, or agent
24    thereof, or any other form of business enterprise licensed
25    as a manufacturer of beer.
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1for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license applied
2for or held by the corporation if the criminal conviction was
3not the result of a violation of any federal or State law
4concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic
5liquor, the offense that led to the conviction did not result
6in any financial gain to the corporation and the corporation
7has terminated its relationship with each director, officer,
8employee, or controlling shareholder whose actions directly
9contributed to the conviction of the corporation. The
10Commission shall determine if all provisions of this subsection
11(b) have been met before any action on the corporation's
12license is initiated.
13(Source: P.A. 97-1059, eff. 8-24-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13;
1498-10, eff. 5-6-13; 98-21, eff. 6-13-13, revised 9-24-13.)
 
15    Section 25. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
16changing Sections 28-1 and 28-1.1 as follows:
 
17    (720 ILCS 5/28-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 28-1)
18    Sec. 28-1. Gambling.
19    (a) A person commits gambling when he or she:
20        (1) knowingly plays a game of chance or skill for money
21    or other thing of value, unless excepted in subsection (b)
22    of this Section;
23        (2) knowingly makes a wager upon the result of any
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1    election;
2        (3) knowingly operates, keeps, owns, uses, purchases,
3    exhibits, rents, sells, bargains for the sale or lease of,
4    manufactures or distributes any gambling device;
5        (4) contracts to have or give himself or herself or
6    another the option to buy or sell, or contracts to buy or
7    sell, at a future time, any grain or other commodity
8    whatsoever, or any stock or security of any company, where
9    it is at the time of making such contract intended by both
10    parties thereto that the contract to buy or sell, or the
11    option, whenever exercised, or the contract resulting
12    therefrom, shall be settled, not by the receipt or delivery
13    of such property, but by the payment only of differences in
14    prices thereof; however, the issuance, purchase, sale,
15    exercise, endorsement or guarantee, by or through a person
16    registered with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section
17    8 of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953, or by or through
18    a person exempt from such registration under said Section
19    8, of a put, call, or other option to buy or sell
20    securities which have been registered with the Secretary of
21    State or which are exempt from such registration under
22    Section 3 of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 is not
23    gambling within the meaning of this paragraph (4);
24        (5) knowingly owns or possesses any book, instrument or
25    apparatus by means of which bets or wagers have been, or
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1    money which he has received in the course of a bet or
2    wager;
3        (6) knowingly sells pools upon the result of any game
4    or contest of skill or chance, political nomination,
5    appointment or election;
6        (7) knowingly sets up or promotes any lottery or sells,
7    offers to sell or transfers any ticket or share for any
8    lottery;
9        (8) knowingly sets up or promotes any policy game or
10    sells, offers to sell or knowingly possesses or transfers
11    any policy ticket, slip, record, document or other similar
12    device;
13        (9) knowingly drafts, prints or publishes any lottery
14    ticket or share, or any policy ticket, slip, record,
15    document or similar device, except for such activity
16    related to lotteries, bingo games and raffles authorized by
17    and conducted in accordance with the laws of Illinois or
18    any other state or foreign government;
19        (10) knowingly advertises any lottery or policy game,
20    except for such activity related to lotteries, bingo games
21    and raffles authorized by and conducted in accordance with
22    the laws of Illinois or any other state;
23        (11) knowingly transmits information as to wagers,
24    betting odds, or changes in betting odds by telephone,
25    telegraph, radio, semaphore or similar means; or knowingly
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1    receipt of such information; except that nothing in this
2    subdivision (11) prohibits transmission or receipt of such
3    information for use in news reporting of sporting events or
4    contests; or
5        (12) knowingly establishes, maintains, or operates an
6    Internet site that permits a person to play a game of
7    chance or skill for money or other thing of value by means
8    of the Internet or to make a wager upon the result of any
9    game, contest, political nomination, appointment, or
10    election by means of the Internet. This item (12) does not
11    apply to activities referenced in items (6) and (6.1) of
12    subsection (b) of this Section.
13    (b) Participants in any of the following activities shall
14not be convicted of gambling:
15        (1) Agreements to compensate for loss caused by the
16    happening of chance including without limitation contracts
17    of indemnity or guaranty and life or health or accident
18    insurance.
19        (2) Offers of prizes, award or compensation to the
20    actual contestants in any bona fide contest for the
21    determination of skill, speed, strength or endurance or to
22    the owners of animals or vehicles entered in such contest.
23        (3) Pari-mutuel betting as authorized by the law of
24    this State.
25        (4) Manufacture of gambling devices, including the
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1    thereof, for transportation in interstate or foreign
2    commerce to any place outside this State when such
3    transportation is not prohibited by any applicable Federal
4    law; or the manufacture, distribution, or possession of
5    video gaming terminals, as defined in the Video Gaming Act,
6    by manufacturers, distributors, and terminal operators
7    licensed to do so under the Video Gaming Act.
8        (5) The game commonly known as "bingo", when conducted
9    in accordance with the Bingo License and Tax Act.
10        (6) Lotteries when conducted by the State of Illinois
11    in accordance with the Illinois Lottery Law. This exemption
12    includes any activity conducted by the Department of
13    Revenue to sell lottery tickets pursuant to the provisions
14    of the Illinois Lottery Law and its rules.
15        (6.1) The purchase of lottery tickets through the
16    Internet for a lottery conducted by the State of Illinois
17    under the program established in Section 7.12 of the
18    Illinois Lottery Law.
19        (7) Possession of an antique slot machine that is
20    neither used nor intended to be used in the operation or
21    promotion of any unlawful gambling activity or enterprise.
22    For the purpose of this subparagraph (b)(7), an antique
23    slot machine is one manufactured 25 years ago or earlier.
24        (8) Raffles and poker runs when conducted in accordance
25    with the Raffles and Poker Runs Act.
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1    the Charitable Games Act.
2        (10) Pull tabs and jar games when conducted under the
3    Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act.
4        (11) Gambling games conducted on riverboats when
5    authorized by the Riverboat Gambling Act.
6        (12) Video gaming terminal games at a licensed
7    establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
8    fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans
9    establishment when conducted in accordance with the Video
10    Gaming Act.
11        (13) Games of skill or chance where money or other
12    things of value can be won but no payment or purchase is
13    required to participate.
14    (c) Sentence.
15    Gambling is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
16conviction under subsections (a)(3) through (a)(12), is a Class
174 felony.
18    (d) Circumstantial evidence.
19    In prosecutions under this Section circumstantial evidence
20shall have the same validity and weight as in any criminal
21prosecution.
22(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09;
2396-1203, eff. 7-22-10; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
24    (720 ILCS 5/28-1.1)   (from Ch. 38, par. 28-1.1)
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1    (a) Declaration of Purpose. Recognizing the close
2relationship between professional gambling and other organized
3crime, it is declared to be the policy of the legislature to
4restrain persons from engaging in the business of gambling for
5profit in this State. This Section shall be liberally construed
6and administered with a view to carrying out this policy.
7    (b) A person commits syndicated gambling when he or she
8operates a "policy game" or engages in the business of
9bookmaking.
10    (c) A person "operates a policy game" when he or she
11knowingly uses any premises or property for the purpose of
12receiving or knowingly does receive from what is commonly
13called "policy":
14        (1) money from a person other than the bettor or player
15    whose bets or plays are represented by the money; or
16        (2) written "policy game" records, made or used over
17    any period of time, from a person other than the bettor or
18    player whose bets or plays are represented by the written
19    record.
20    (d) A person engages in bookmaking when he or she knowingly
21receives or accepts more than five bets or wagers upon the
22result of any trials or contests of skill, speed or power of
23endurance or upon any lot, chance, casualty, unknown or
24contingent event whatsoever, which bets or wagers shall be of
25such size that the total of the amounts of money paid or
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1exceed $2,000. Bookmaking is the receiving or accepting of bets
2or wagers regardless of the form or manner in which the
3bookmaker records them.
4    (e) Participants in any of the following activities shall
5not be convicted of syndicated gambling:
6        (1) Agreements to compensate for loss caused by the
7    happening of chance including without limitation contracts
8    of indemnity or guaranty and life or health or accident
9    insurance;
10        (2) Offers of prizes, award or compensation to the
11    actual contestants in any bona fide contest for the
12    determination of skill, speed, strength or endurance or to
13    the owners of animals or vehicles entered in the contest;
14        (3) Pari-mutuel betting as authorized by law of this
15    State;
16        (4) Manufacture of gambling devices, including the
17    acquisition of essential parts therefor and the assembly
18    thereof, for transportation in interstate or foreign
19    commerce to any place outside this State when the
20    transportation is not prohibited by any applicable Federal
21    law;
22        (5) Raffles and poker runs when conducted in accordance
23    with the Raffles and Poker Runs Act;
24        (6) Gambling games conducted on riverboats when
25    authorized by the Riverboat Gambling Act; and
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1    establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
2    fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans
3    establishment when conducted in accordance with the Video
4    Gaming Act.
5    (f) Sentence. Syndicated gambling is a Class 3 felony.
6(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8becoming law.".