Sen. John J. Cullerton

Filed: 5/29/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 208

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 208, AS AMENDED,
3with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No.
41, by replacing line 24 on page 37 through line 19 on page 38
5with the following:
6"Eligibility for application for an Internet gaming license
7shall be limited to any person or entity that holds a valid and
8unrevoked: (1) owners license issued pursuant to the Riverboat
9Gambling Act, or any affiliate thereof as defined by the Board
10in its administrative rules implementing such Act, or any
11person or entity who as of January 1, 2017 was designated by
12the Illinois Gaming Board as a key person of an owners licensee
13or is controlled by one or more key persons of an owners
14licensee; (2) organization license issued pursuant to the
15Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, but only if the organization
16licensee conducted live racing in calendar year 2016, except
17that 2 additional internet gaming licenses may be issued to
18entities awarded organization licenses after 2016 that

 

 

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1exclusively conduct standardbred racing; or (3) advance
2deposit wagering license issued pursuant to the Illinois Horse
3Racing Act of 1975, but only if the advance deposit wagering
4licensee conducted advance deposit wagering in Illinois and
5handled in excess of $1,000,000 in calendar year 2016."; and
 
6on page 40, immediately below line 9, by inserting the
7following:
 
8    "Section 5-26. Initial license and renewal requirements
9for Internet gaming licenses obtained by an organization
10licensee.
11    (a) No internet gaming license may be awarded to or renewed
12for any entity that is eligible for an Internet gaming license
13because of an organization license awarded by the Illinois
14Racing Board, unless they meet the following criteria:
15        (1) The entity must hold a valid organization license
16    awarded by the Illinois Racing Board for the term of the
17    license.
18        (2) The entity must hold an inter-track wagering
19    license awarded by the Illinois Racing Board for the term
20    of the license.
21        (3) The entity, for the term of the license, must have
22    a signed contract with the horsemen association
23    representing the largest number of owners, trainers,
24    jockeys, or standardbred drivers who race horses at that

 

 

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1    organization licensee's racing meeting and that stipulates
2    the number of races to be conducted at the racing meeting
3    and that contains penalties for failure to conduct those
4    races.
5    (b) The Illinois Gaming Board shall study the viability and
6benefit of providing an Internet gaming license to the horsemen
7association representing the largest number of owners,
8training jockeys, or standardbred drivers who race horses at an
9organization licensee's racing meetings, and shall prepare a
10report for the Illinois General Assembly and the Governor no
11later than 12 months after the effective date of this Act.
 
12    Section 5-27. Initial license and renewal requirements for
13Internet gaming licenses obtained by an advance deposit
14wagering licensee. No Internet gaming license may be awarded to
15or renewed for any entity that is eligible for an Internet
16gaming license because of an advance deposit wagering license
17awarded by the Illinois Racing Board, unless the entity holds a
18valid advance deposit wagering license awarded by the Illinois
19Racing Board for the term of the Internet gaming license.".