(230 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 120, par. 2404)
Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act:
(a) "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
(b) "Occupational license" means a license issued by the Board to a
person or entity to perform an occupation which the Board has identified as
requiring a license to engage in riverboat gambling in Illinois.
(c) "Gambling game" includes, but is not limited to, baccarat,
twenty‑one, poker, craps, slot machine, video game of chance, roulette
wheel, klondike table, punchboard, faro layout, keno layout, numbers
ticket, push card, jar ticket, or pull tab which is authorized by the Board
as a wagering device under this Act.
(d) "Riverboat" means a self‑propelled excursion boat, a
permanently moored barge, or permanently moored barges that are permanently
fixed together to operate as one vessel, on which lawful gambling is
authorized and licensed as
provided in this Act.
(e) "Managers license" means a license issued by the Board to a person or
entity
to manage gambling operations conducted by the State pursuant to Section 7.3.
(f) "Dock" means the location where a riverboat moors for the purpose of
embarking passengers for and disembarking passengers from the riverboat.
(g) "Gross receipts" means the total amount of money exchanged for the
purchase of chips, tokens or electronic cards by riverboat patrons.
(h) "Adjusted gross receipts" means the gross receipts less
winnings paid to wagerers.
(i) "Cheat" means to alter the selection of criteria which determine the
result of a gambling game or the amount or frequency of payment in a gambling
game.
(j) "Department" means the Department of Revenue.
(k) "Gambling operation" means the conduct of authorized gambling games
upon a riverboat.
(l) "License bid" means the lump sum amount of money that an applicant
bids and agrees to pay the State in return for an owners license that is
re‑issued on or after July 1, 2003.
(m) The terms "minority person" and "female" shall have the same meaning
as
defined in
Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with
Disabilities Act.
(Source: P.A. 95‑331, eff. 8‑21‑07.)