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HB4678 - 104th General Assembly

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4678
 
Introduced , by Rep. Harry Benton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
230 ILCS 40/18
    Amends the Video Gaming Act. Replaces provisions concerning restrictions on advertising with language that provides that a licensee may advertise its video gaming operation through permanent physical signage, as long as the signage is securely affixed and not temporary or movable.


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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 Video Gaming Act is amended by changing 
5Section 18 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 40/18)
7    Sec. 18. Restrictions on advertising. A licensee under 
8this Act may advertise its video gaming operation through 
9permanent physical signage, as long as the signage is securely 
10affixed and not temporary or movable. 
11    Permitted signage includes signage that is: 
12        (1) directly and permanently affixed to a building on 
13    the licensed video gaming location;
14        (2) mounted on a pole or monument sign permanently 
15    affixed to a foundation, whether located on or off the 
16    licensed premises; or
17        (3) outdoor advertising structures that are 
18    permanently installed on a secured foundation and lawfully 
19    permitted under applicable zoning and sign regulations. 
20    Temporary, portable, movable, or non-permanent signage is 
21prohibited, including, but not limited to, banners, placards, 
22sandwich boards, yard signs, marquee inserts, or other signage 
23not permanently installed. 
 
 
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1A licensee under this Act may not advertise its video gaming 
2operation using physical advertisements outside the video 
3gaming location or on off-premises billboard signs unless the 
4advertisement is directly and permanently affixed to a 
5building on the video gaming location or on a permanent pole 
6sign that is permanently affixed to a foundation. This Section 
7does not apply in the first 90 days after a video gaming 
8location is issued a license.
9(Source: P.A. 104-185, eff. 8-15-25.)