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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 Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is amended
5by changing Section 26 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 5/26)  (from Ch. 8, par. 37-26)
7    Sec. 26. Wagering.
8    (a) Any licensee may conduct and supervise the pari-mutuel
9system of wagering, as defined in Section 3.12 of this Act, on
10horse races conducted by an Illinois organization licensee or
11conducted at a racetrack located in another state or country
12and televised in Illinois in accordance with subsection (g) of
13Section 26 of this Act. Subject to the prior consent of the
14Board, licensees may supplement any pari-mutuel pool in order
15to guarantee a minimum distribution. Such pari-mutuel method of
16wagering shall not, under any circumstances if conducted under
17the provisions of this Act, be held or construed to be
18unlawful, other statutes of this State to the contrary
19notwithstanding. Subject to rules for advance wagering
20promulgated by the Board, any licensee may accept wagers in
21advance of the day of the race wagered upon occurs.
22    (b) No other method of betting, pool making, wagering or
23gambling shall be used or permitted by the licensee. Each

 

 

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1licensee may retain, subject to the payment of all applicable
2taxes and purses, an amount not to exceed 17% of all money
3wagered under subsection (a) of this Section, except as may
4otherwise be permitted under this Act.
5    (b-5) An individual may place a wager under the pari-mutuel
6system from any licensed location authorized under this Act
7provided that wager is electronically recorded in the manner
8described in Section 3.12 of this Act. Any wager made
9electronically by an individual while physically on the
10premises of a licensee shall be deemed to have been made at the
11premises of that licensee.
12    (c) Until January 1, 2000, the sum held by any licensee for
13payment of outstanding pari-mutuel tickets, if unclaimed prior
14to December 31 of the next year, shall be retained by the
15licensee for payment of such tickets until that date. Within 10
16days thereafter, the balance of such sum remaining unclaimed,
17less any uncashed supplements contributed by such licensee for
18the purpose of guaranteeing minimum distributions of any
19pari-mutuel pool, shall be paid to the Illinois Veterans'
20Rehabilitation Fund of the State treasury, except as provided
21in subsection (g) of Section 27 of this Act.
22    (c-5) Beginning January 1, 2000, the sum held by any
23licensee for payment of outstanding pari-mutuel tickets, if
24unclaimed prior to December 31 of the next year, shall be
25retained by the licensee for payment of such tickets until that
26date. Within 10 days thereafter, the balance of such sum

 

 

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1remaining unclaimed, less any uncashed supplements contributed
2by such licensee for the purpose of guaranteeing minimum
3distributions of any pari-mutuel pool, shall be evenly
4distributed to the purse account of the organization licensee
5and the organization licensee.
6    (d) A pari-mutuel ticket shall be honored until December 31
7of the next calendar year, and the licensee shall pay the same
8and may charge the amount thereof against unpaid money
9similarly accumulated on account of pari-mutuel tickets not
10presented for payment.
11    (e) No licensee shall knowingly permit any minor, other
12than an employee of such licensee or an owner, trainer, jockey,
13driver, or employee thereof, to be admitted during a racing
14program unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, or any
15minor to be a patron of the pari-mutuel system of wagering
16conducted or supervised by it. The admission of any
17unaccompanied minor, other than an employee of the licensee or
18an owner, trainer, jockey, driver, or employee thereof at a
19race track is a Class C misdemeanor.
20    (f) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, an
21organization licensee may contract with an entity in another
22state or country to permit any legal wagering entity in another
23state or country to accept wagers solely within such other
24state or country on races conducted by the organization
25licensee in this State. Beginning January 1, 2000, these wagers
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1when the out-of-State entity conducts a pari-mutuel pool
2separate from the organization licensee, a privilege tax equal
3to 7 1/2% of all monies received by the organization licensee
4from entities in other states or countries pursuant to such
5contracts is imposed on the organization licensee, and such
6privilege tax shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue
7within 48 hours of receipt of the moneys from the simulcast.
8When the out-of-State entity conducts a combined pari-mutuel
9pool with the organization licensee, the tax shall be 10% of
10all monies received by the organization licensee with 25% of
11the receipts from this 10% tax to be distributed to the county
12in which the race was conducted.
13    An organization licensee may permit one or more of its
14races to be utilized for pari-mutuel wagering at one or more
15locations in other states and may transmit audio and visual
16signals of races the organization licensee conducts to one or
17more locations outside the State or country and may also permit
18pari-mutuel pools in other states or countries to be combined
19with its gross or net wagering pools or with wagering pools
20established by other states.
21    (g) A host track may accept interstate simulcast wagers on
22horse races conducted in other states or countries and shall
23control the number of signals and types of breeds of racing in
24its simulcast program, subject to the disapproval of the Board.
25The Board may prohibit a simulcast program only if it finds
26that the simulcast program is clearly adverse to the integrity

 

 

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1of racing. The host track simulcast program shall include the
2signal of live racing of all organization licensees. All
3non-host licensees and advance deposit wagering licensees
4shall carry the signal of and accept wagers on live racing of
5all organization licensees. Advance deposit wagering licensees
6shall not be permitted to accept out-of-state wagers on any
7Illinois signal provided pursuant to this Section without the
8approval and consent of the organization licensee providing the
9signal. For one year after August 15, 2014 (the effective date
10of Public Act 98-968), non-host licensees may carry the host
11track simulcast program and shall accept wagers on all races
12included as part of the simulcast program of horse races
13conducted at race tracks located within North America upon
14which wagering is permitted. For a period of one year after
15August 15, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-968), on
16horse races conducted at race tracks located outside of North
17America, non-host licensees may accept wagers on all races
18included as part of the simulcast program upon which wagering
19is permitted. Beginning August 15, 2015 (one year after the
20effective date of Public Act 98-968), non-host licensees may
21carry the host track simulcast program and shall accept wagers
22on all races included as part of the simulcast program upon
23which wagering is permitted. All organization licensees shall
24provide their live signal to all advance deposit wagering
25licensees for a simulcast commission fee not to exceed 6% of
26the advance deposit wagering licensee's Illinois handle on the

 

 

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1organization licensee's signal without prior approval by the
2Board. The Board may adopt rules under which it may permit
3simulcast commission fees in excess of 6%. The Board shall
4adopt rules limiting the interstate commission fees charged to
5an advance deposit wagering licensee. The Board shall adopt
6rules regarding advance deposit wagering on interstate
7simulcast races that shall reflect, among other things, the
8General Assembly's desire to maximize revenues to the State,
9horsemen purses, and organizational licensees. However,
10organization licensees providing live signals pursuant to the
11requirements of this subsection (g) may petition the Board to
12withhold their live signals from an advance deposit wagering
13licensee if the organization licensee discovers and the Board
14finds reputable or credible information that the advance
15deposit wagering licensee is under investigation by another
16state or federal governmental agency, the advance deposit
17wagering licensee's license has been suspended in another
18state, or the advance deposit wagering licensee's license is in
19revocation proceedings in another state. The organization
20licensee's provision of their live signal to an advance deposit
21wagering licensee under this subsection (g) pertains to wagers
22placed from within Illinois. Advance deposit wagering
23licensees may place advance deposit wagering terminals at
24wagering facilities as a convenience to customers. The advance
25deposit wagering licensee shall not charge or collect any fee
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1terminals. The costs and expenses of the host track and
2non-host licensees associated with interstate simulcast
3wagering, other than the interstate commission fee, shall be
4borne by the host track and all non-host licensees incurring
5these costs. The interstate commission fee shall not exceed 5%
6of Illinois handle on the interstate simulcast race or races
7without prior approval of the Board. The Board shall promulgate
8rules under which it may permit interstate commission fees in
9excess of 5%. The interstate commission fee and other fees
10charged by the sending racetrack, including, but not limited
11to, satellite decoder fees, shall be uniformly applied to the
12host track and all non-host licensees.
13    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, through
14December 31, 2020, an organization licensee, with the consent
15of the horsemen association representing the largest number of
16owners, trainers, jockeys, or standardbred drivers who race
17horses at that organization licensee's racing meeting, may
18maintain a system whereby advance deposit wagering may take
19place or an organization licensee, with the consent of the
20horsemen association representing the largest number of
21owners, trainers, jockeys, or standardbred drivers who race
22horses at that organization licensee's racing meeting, may
23contract with another person to carry out a system of advance
24deposit wagering. Such consent may not be unreasonably
25withheld. Only with respect to an appeal to the Board that
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1advance deposit wagering system is being unreasonably
2withheld, the Board shall issue a final order within 30 days
3after initiation of the appeal, and the organization licensee's
4advance deposit wagering system may remain operational during
5that 30-day period. The actions of any organization licensee
6who conducts advance deposit wagering or any person who has a
7contract with an organization licensee to conduct advance
8deposit wagering who conducts advance deposit wagering on or
9after January 1, 2013 and prior to June 7, 2013 (the effective
10date of Public Act 98-18) taken in reliance on the changes made
11to this subsection (g) by Public Act 98-18 are hereby
12validated, provided payment of all applicable pari-mutuel
13taxes are remitted to the Board. All advance deposit wagers
14placed from within Illinois must be placed through a
15Board-approved advance deposit wagering licensee; no other
16entity may accept an advance deposit wager from a person within
17Illinois. All advance deposit wagering is subject to any rules
18adopted by the Board. The Board may adopt rules necessary to
19regulate advance deposit wagering through the use of emergency
20rulemaking in accordance with Section 5-45 of the Illinois
21Administrative Procedure Act. The General Assembly finds that
22the adoption of rules to regulate advance deposit wagering is
23deemed an emergency and necessary for the public interest,
24safety, and welfare. An advance deposit wagering licensee may
25retain all moneys as agreed to by contract with an organization
26licensee. Any moneys retained by the organization licensee from

 

 

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1advance deposit wagering, not including moneys retained by the
2advance deposit wagering licensee, shall be paid 50% to the
3organization licensee's purse account and 50% to the
4organization licensee. With the exception of any organization
5licensee that is owned by a publicly traded company that is
6incorporated in a state other than Illinois and advance deposit
7wagering licensees under contract with such organization
8licensees, organization licensees that maintain advance
9deposit wagering systems and advance deposit wagering
10licensees that contract with organization licensees shall
11provide sufficiently detailed monthly accountings to the
12horsemen association representing the largest number of
13owners, trainers, jockeys, or standardbred drivers who race
14horses at that organization licensee's racing meeting so that
15the horsemen association, as an interested party, can confirm
16the accuracy of the amounts paid to the purse account at the
17horsemen association's affiliated organization licensee from
18advance deposit wagering. If more than one breed races at the
19same race track facility, then the 50% of the moneys to be paid
20to an organization licensee's purse account shall be allocated
21among all organization licensees' purse accounts operating at
22that race track facility proportionately based on the actual
23number of host days that the Board grants to that breed at that
24race track facility in the current calendar year. To the extent
25any fees from advance deposit wagering conducted in Illinois
26for wagers in Illinois or other states have been placed in

 

 

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1escrow or otherwise withheld from wagers pending a
2determination of the legality of advance deposit wagering, no
3action shall be brought to declare such wagers or the
4disbursement of any fees previously escrowed illegal.
5        (1) Between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. an
6    inter-track wagering licensee other than the host track may
7    supplement the host track simulcast program with
8    additional simulcast races or race programs, provided that
9    between January 1 and the third Friday in February of any
10    year, inclusive, if no live thoroughbred racing is
11    occurring in Illinois during this period, only
12    thoroughbred races may be used for supplemental interstate
13    simulcast purposes. The Board shall withhold approval for a
14    supplemental interstate simulcast only if it finds that the
15    simulcast is clearly adverse to the integrity of racing. A
16    supplemental interstate simulcast may be transmitted from
17    an inter-track wagering licensee to its affiliated
18    non-host licensees. The interstate commission fee for a
19    supplemental interstate simulcast shall be paid by the
20    non-host licensee and its affiliated non-host licensees
21    receiving the simulcast.
22        (2) Between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. an
23    inter-track wagering licensee other than the host track may
24    receive supplemental interstate simulcasts only with the
25    consent of the host track, except when the Board finds that
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1    racing. Consent granted under this paragraph (2) to any
2    inter-track wagering licensee shall be deemed consent to
3    all non-host licensees. The interstate commission fee for
4    the supplemental interstate simulcast shall be paid by all
5    participating non-host licensees.
6        (3) Each licensee conducting interstate simulcast
7    wagering may retain, subject to the payment of all
8    applicable taxes and the purses, an amount not to exceed
9    17% of all money wagered. If any licensee conducts the
10    pari-mutuel system wagering on races conducted at
11    racetracks in another state or country, each such race or
12    race program shall be considered a separate racing day for
13    the purpose of determining the daily handle and computing
14    the privilege tax of that daily handle as provided in
15    subsection (a) of Section 27. Until January 1, 2000, from
16    the sums permitted to be retained pursuant to this
17    subsection, each inter-track wagering location licensee
18    shall pay 1% of the pari-mutuel handle wagered on simulcast
19    wagering to the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund, subject
20    to the provisions of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (11) of
21    subsection (h) of Section 26 of this Act.
22        (4) A licensee who receives an interstate simulcast may
23    combine its gross or net pools with pools at the sending
24    racetracks pursuant to rules established by the Board. All
25    licensees combining their gross pools at a sending
26    racetrack shall adopt the takeout take-out percentages of

 

 

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1    the sending racetrack. A licensee may also establish a
2    separate pool and takeout structure for wagering purposes
3    on races conducted at race tracks outside of the State of
4    Illinois. The licensee may permit pari-mutuel wagers
5    placed in other states or countries to be combined with its
6    gross or net wagering pools or other wagering pools.
7        (5) After the payment of the interstate commission fee
8    (except for the interstate commission fee on a supplemental
9    interstate simulcast, which shall be paid by the host track
10    and by each non-host licensee through the host track
11    host-track) and all applicable State and local taxes,
12    except as provided in subsection (g) of Section 27 of this
13    Act, the remainder of moneys retained from simulcast
14    wagering pursuant to this subsection (g), and Section 26.2
15    shall be divided as follows:
16            (A) For interstate simulcast wagers made at a host
17        track, 50% to the host track and 50% to purses at the
18        host track.
19            (B) For wagers placed on interstate simulcast
20        races, supplemental simulcasts as defined in
21        subparagraphs (1) and (2), and separately pooled races
22        conducted outside of the State of Illinois made at a
23        non-host licensee, 25% to the host track, 25% to the
24        non-host licensee, and 50% to the purses at the host
25        track.
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1    contrary, non-host licensees who derive their licenses
2    from a track located in a county with a population in
3    excess of 230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River
4    may receive supplemental interstate simulcast races at all
5    times subject to Board approval, which shall be withheld
6    only upon a finding that a supplemental interstate
7    simulcast is clearly adverse to the integrity of racing.
8        (7) Effective January 1, 2017, notwithstanding any
9    provision of this Act to the contrary, after payment of all
10    applicable State and local taxes and interstate commission
11    fees, non-host licensees who derive their licenses from a
12    track located in a county with a population in excess of
13    230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River shall retain
14    50% of the retention from interstate simulcast wagers and
15    shall pay 50% to purses at the track from which the
16    non-host licensee derives its license.
17        (7.1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act
18    to the contrary, if no standardbred racing is conducted at
19    a racetrack located in Madison County during any calendar
20    year beginning on or after January 1, 2002, all moneys
21    derived by that racetrack from simulcast wagering and
22    inter-track wagering that (1) are to be used for purses and
23    (2) are generated between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 6:30
24    a.m. during that calendar year shall be paid as follows:
25            (A) If the licensee that conducts horse racing at
26        that racetrack requests from the Board at least as many

 

 

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1        racing dates as were conducted in calendar year 2000,
2        80% shall be paid to its thoroughbred purse account;
3        and
4            (B) Twenty percent shall be deposited into the
5        Illinois Colt Stakes Purse Distribution Fund and shall
6        be paid to purses for standardbred races for Illinois
7        conceived and foaled horses conducted at any county
8        fairgrounds. The moneys deposited into the Fund
9        pursuant to this subparagraph (B) shall be deposited
10        within 2 weeks after the day they were generated, shall
11        be in addition to and not in lieu of any other moneys
12        paid to standardbred purses under this Act, and shall
13        not be commingled with other moneys paid into that
14        Fund. The moneys deposited pursuant to this
15        subparagraph (B) shall be allocated as provided by the
16        Department of Agriculture, with the advice and
17        assistance of the Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund
18        Advisory Board.
19        (7.2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act
20    to the contrary, if no thoroughbred racing is conducted at
21    a racetrack located in Madison County during any calendar
22    year beginning on or after January 1, 2002, all moneys
23    derived by that racetrack from simulcast wagering and
24    inter-track wagering that (1) are to be used for purses and
25    (2) are generated between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 6:30
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1    follows:
2            (A) If the licensee that conducts horse racing at
3        that racetrack requests from the Board at least as many
4        racing dates as were conducted in calendar year 2000,
5        80% shall be deposited into its standardbred purse
6        account; and
7            (B) Twenty percent shall be deposited into the
8        Illinois Colt Stakes Purse Distribution Fund. Moneys
9        deposited into the Illinois Colt Stakes Purse
10        Distribution Fund pursuant to this subparagraph (B)
11        shall be paid to Illinois conceived and foaled
12        thoroughbred breeders' programs and to thoroughbred
13        purses for races conducted at any county fairgrounds
14        for Illinois conceived and foaled horses at the
15        discretion of the Department of Agriculture, with the
16        advice and assistance of the Illinois Thoroughbred
17        Breeders Fund Advisory Board. The moneys deposited
18        into the Illinois Colt Stakes Purse Distribution Fund
19        pursuant to this subparagraph (B) shall be deposited
20        within 2 weeks after the day they were generated, shall
21        be in addition to and not in lieu of any other moneys
22        paid to thoroughbred purses under this Act, and shall
23        not be commingled with other moneys deposited into that
24        Fund.
25        (7.3) (Blank).
26        (7.4) (Blank).

 

 

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1        (8) Notwithstanding any provision in this Act to the
2    contrary, an organization licensee from a track located in
3    a county with a population in excess of 230,000 and that
4    borders the Mississippi River and its affiliated non-host
5    licensees shall not be entitled to share in any retention
6    generated on racing, inter-track wagering, or simulcast
7    wagering at any other Illinois wagering facility.
8        (8.1) Notwithstanding any provisions in this Act to the
9    contrary, if 2 organization licensees are conducting
10    standardbred race meetings concurrently between the hours
11    of 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m., after payment of all applicable
12    State and local taxes and interstate commission fees, the
13    remainder of the amount retained from simulcast wagering
14    otherwise attributable to the host track and to host track
15    purses shall be split daily between the 2 organization
16    licensees and the purses at the tracks of the 2
17    organization licensees, respectively, based on each
18    organization licensee's share of the total live handle for
19    that day, provided that this provision shall not apply to
20    any non-host licensee that derives its license from a track
21    located in a county with a population in excess of 230,000
22    and that borders the Mississippi River.
23        (9) (Blank).
24        (10) (Blank).
25        (11) (Blank).
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1    tracks to receive the simulcast of any or all races
2    conducted at the Springfield or DuQuoin State fairgrounds
3    and include all such races as part of their simulcast
4    programs.
5        (13) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
6    in the event that the total Illinois pari-mutuel handle on
7    Illinois horse races at all wagering facilities in any
8    calendar year is less than 75% of the total Illinois
9    pari-mutuel handle on Illinois horse races at all such
10    wagering facilities for calendar year 1994, then each
11    wagering facility that has an annual total Illinois
12    pari-mutuel handle on Illinois horse races that is less
13    than 75% of the total Illinois pari-mutuel handle on
14    Illinois horse races at such wagering facility for calendar
15    year 1994, shall be permitted to receive, from any amount
16    otherwise payable to the purse account at the race track
17    with which the wagering facility is affiliated in the
18    succeeding calendar year, an amount equal to 2% of the
19    differential in total Illinois pari-mutuel handle on
20    Illinois horse races at the wagering facility between that
21    calendar year in question and 1994 provided, however, that
22    a wagering facility shall not be entitled to any such
23    payment until the Board certifies in writing to the
24    wagering facility the amount to which the wagering facility
25    is entitled and a schedule for payment of the amount to the
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1    to the race track affiliated with the wagering facility
2    during the succeeding year; (ii) the sums available or
3    anticipated to be available in the purse account of the
4    race track affiliated with the wagering facility for purses
5    during the succeeding year; and (iii) the need to ensure
6    reasonable purse levels during the payment period. The
7    Board's certification shall be provided no later than
8    January 31 of the succeeding year. In the event a wagering
9    facility entitled to a payment under this paragraph (13) is
10    affiliated with a race track that maintains purse accounts
11    for both standardbred and thoroughbred racing, the amount
12    to be paid to the wagering facility shall be divided
13    between each purse account pro rata, based on the amount of
14    Illinois handle on Illinois standardbred and thoroughbred
15    racing respectively at the wagering facility during the
16    previous calendar year. Annually, the General Assembly
17    shall appropriate sufficient funds from the General
18    Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for payment
19    into the thoroughbred and standardbred horse racing purse
20    accounts at Illinois pari-mutuel tracks. The amount paid to
21    each purse account shall be the amount certified by the
22    Illinois Racing Board in January to be transferred from
23    each account to each eligible racing facility in accordance
24    with the provisions of this Section.
25    (h) The Board may approve and license the conduct of
26inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering by inter-track

 

 

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1wagering licensees and inter-track wagering location licensees
2subject to the following terms and conditions:
3        (1) Any person licensed to conduct a race meeting (i)
4    at a track where 60 or more days of racing were conducted
5    during the immediately preceding calendar year or where
6    over the 5 immediately preceding calendar years an average
7    of 30 or more days of racing were conducted annually may be
8    issued an inter-track wagering license; (ii) at a track
9    located in a county that is bounded by the Mississippi
10    River, which has a population of less than 150,000
11    according to the 1990 decennial census, and an average of
12    at least 60 days of racing per year between 1985 and 1993
13    may be issued an inter-track wagering license; or (iii) at
14    a track located in Madison County that conducted at least
15    100 days of live racing during the immediately preceding
16    calendar year may be issued an inter-track wagering
17    license, unless a lesser schedule of live racing is the
18    result of (A) weather, unsafe track conditions, or other
19    acts of God; (B) an agreement between the organization
20    licensee and the associations representing the largest
21    number of owners, trainers, jockeys, or standardbred
22    drivers who race horses at that organization licensee's
23    racing meeting; or (C) a finding by the Board of
24    extraordinary circumstances and that it was in the best
25    interest of the public and the sport to conduct fewer than
26    100 days of live racing. Any such person having operating

 

 

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1    control of the racing facility may receive inter-track
2    wagering location licenses. An eligible race track located
3    in a county that has a population of more than 230,000 and
4    that is bounded by the Mississippi River may establish up
5    to 9 inter-track wagering locations, an eligible race track
6    located in Stickney Township in Cook County may establish
7    up to 16 inter-track wagering locations, and an eligible
8    race track located in Palatine Township in Cook County may
9    establish up to 18 inter-track wagering locations. An
10    application for said license shall be filed with the Board
11    prior to such dates as may be fixed by the Board. With an
12    application for an inter-track wagering location license
13    there shall be delivered to the Board a certified check or
14    bank draft payable to the order of the Board for an amount
15    equal to $500. The application shall be on forms prescribed
16    and furnished by the Board. The application shall comply
17    with all other rules, regulations and conditions imposed by
18    the Board in connection therewith.
19        (2) The Board shall examine the applications with
20    respect to their conformity with this Act and the rules and
21    regulations imposed by the Board. If found to be in
22    compliance with the Act and rules and regulations of the
23    Board, the Board may then issue a license to conduct
24    inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering to such
25    applicant. All such applications shall be acted upon by the
26    Board at a meeting to be held on such date as may be fixed

 

 

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1    by the Board.
2        (3) In granting licenses to conduct inter-track
3    wagering and simulcast wagering, the Board shall give due
4    consideration to the best interests of the public, of horse
5    racing, and of maximizing revenue to the State.
6        (4) Prior to the issuance of a license to conduct
7    inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering, the applicant
8    shall file with the Board a bond payable to the State of
9    Illinois in the sum of $50,000, executed by the applicant
10    and a surety company or companies authorized to do business
11    in this State, and conditioned upon (i) the payment by the
12    licensee of all taxes due under Section 27 or 27.1 and any
13    other monies due and payable under this Act, and (ii)
14    distribution by the licensee, upon presentation of the
15    winning ticket or tickets, of all sums payable to the
16    patrons of pari-mutuel pools.
17        (5) Each license to conduct inter-track wagering and
18    simulcast wagering shall specify the person to whom it is
19    issued, the dates on which such wagering is permitted, and
20    the track or location where the wagering is to be
21    conducted.
22        (6) All wagering under such license is subject to this
23    Act and to the rules and regulations from time to time
24    prescribed by the Board, and every such license issued by
25    the Board shall contain a recital to that effect.
26        (7) An inter-track wagering licensee or inter-track

 

 

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1    wagering location licensee may accept wagers at the track
2    or location where it is licensed, or as otherwise provided
3    under this Act.
4        (8) Inter-track wagering or simulcast wagering shall
5    not be conducted at any track less than 5 miles from a
6    track at which a racing meeting is in progress.
7        (8.1) Inter-track wagering location licensees who
8    derive their licenses from a particular organization
9    licensee shall conduct inter-track wagering and simulcast
10    wagering only at locations that are within 160 miles of
11    that race track where the particular organization licensee
12    is licensed to conduct racing. However, inter-track
13    wagering and simulcast wagering shall not be conducted by
14    those licensees at any location within 5 miles of any race
15    track at which a horse race meeting has been licensed in
16    the current year, unless the person having operating
17    control of such race track has given its written consent to
18    such inter-track wagering location licensees, which
19    consent must be filed with the Board at or prior to the
20    time application is made. In the case of any inter-track
21    wagering location licensee initially licensed after
22    December 31, 2013, inter-track wagering and simulcast
23    wagering shall not be conducted by those inter-track
24    wagering location licensees that are located outside the
25    City of Chicago at any location within 8 miles of any race
26    track at which a horse race meeting has been licensed in

 

 

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1    the current year, unless the person having operating
2    control of such race track has given its written consent to
3    such inter-track wagering location licensees, which
4    consent must be filed with the Board at or prior to the
5    time application is made.
6        (8.2) Inter-track wagering or simulcast wagering shall
7    not be conducted by an inter-track wagering location
8    licensee at any location within 100 500 feet of an existing
9    church or existing school, nor within 500 feet of the
10    residences of more than 50 registered voters without
11    receiving written permission from a majority of the
12    registered voters at such residences. Such written
13    permission statements shall be filed with the Board. The
14    distance of 100 500 feet shall be measured to the nearest
15    part of any building used for worship services, education
16    programs, residential purposes, or conducting inter-track
17    wagering by an inter-track wagering location licensee, and
18    not to property boundaries. However, inter-track wagering
19    or simulcast wagering may be conducted at a site within 100
20    500 feet of a church or , school or residences of 50 or more
21    registered voters if such church or , school has or
22    residences have been erected or established, or such voters
23    have been registered, after the Board issues the original
24    inter-track wagering location license at the site in
25    question. Inter-track wagering location licensees may
26    conduct inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering only

 

 

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1    in areas that are zoned for commercial or manufacturing
2    purposes or in areas for which a special use has been
3    approved by the local zoning authority. However, no license
4    to conduct inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering
5    shall be granted by the Board with respect to any
6    inter-track wagering location within the jurisdiction of
7    any local zoning authority which has, by ordinance or by
8    resolution, prohibited the establishment of an inter-track
9    wagering location within its jurisdiction. However,
10    inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering may be
11    conducted at a site if such ordinance or resolution is
12    enacted after the Board licenses the original inter-track
13    wagering location licensee for the site in question.
14        (9) (Blank).
15        (10) An inter-track wagering licensee or an
16    inter-track wagering location licensee may retain, subject
17    to the payment of the privilege taxes and the purses, an
18    amount not to exceed 17% of all money wagered. Each program
19    of racing conducted by each inter-track wagering licensee
20    or inter-track wagering location licensee shall be
21    considered a separate racing day for the purpose of
22    determining the daily handle and computing the privilege
23    tax or pari-mutuel tax on such daily handle as provided in
24    Section 27.
25        (10.1) Except as provided in subsection (g) of Section
26    27 of this Act, inter-track wagering location licensees

 

 

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1    shall pay 1% of the pari-mutuel handle at each location to
2    the municipality in which such location is situated and 1%
3    of the pari-mutuel handle at each location to the county in
4    which such location is situated. In the event that an
5    inter-track wagering location licensee is situated in an
6    unincorporated area of a county, such licensee shall pay 2%
7    of the pari-mutuel handle from such location to such
8    county.
9        (10.2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
10    Act, with respect to inter-track wagering at a race track
11    located in a county that has a population of more than
12    230,000 and that is bounded by the Mississippi River ("the
13    first race track"), or at a facility operated by an
14    inter-track wagering licensee or inter-track wagering
15    location licensee that derives its license from the
16    organization licensee that operates the first race track,
17    on races conducted at the first race track or on races
18    conducted at another Illinois race track and
19    simultaneously televised to the first race track or to a
20    facility operated by an inter-track wagering licensee or
21    inter-track wagering location licensee that derives its
22    license from the organization licensee that operates the
23    first race track, those moneys shall be allocated as
24    follows:
25            (A) That portion of all moneys wagered on
26        standardbred racing that is required under this Act to

 

 

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1        be paid to purses shall be paid to purses for
2        standardbred races.
3            (B) That portion of all moneys wagered on
4        thoroughbred racing that is required under this Act to
5        be paid to purses shall be paid to purses for
6        thoroughbred races.
7        (11) (A) After payment of the privilege or pari-mutuel
8    tax, any other applicable taxes, and the costs and expenses
9    in connection with the gathering, transmission, and
10    dissemination of all data necessary to the conduct of
11    inter-track wagering, the remainder of the monies retained
12    under either Section 26 or Section 26.2 of this Act by the
13    inter-track wagering licensee on inter-track wagering
14    shall be allocated with 50% to be split between the 2
15    participating licensees and 50% to purses, except that an
16    inter-track wagering licensee that derives its license
17    from a track located in a county with a population in
18    excess of 230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River
19    shall not divide any remaining retention with the Illinois
20    organization licensee that provides the race or races, and
21    an inter-track wagering licensee that accepts wagers on
22    races conducted by an organization licensee that conducts a
23    race meet in a county with a population in excess of
24    230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River shall not
25    divide any remaining retention with that organization
26    licensee.

 

 

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1        (B) From the sums permitted to be retained pursuant to
2    this Act each inter-track wagering location licensee shall
3    pay (i) the privilege or pari-mutuel tax to the State; (ii)
4    4.75% of the pari-mutuel handle on inter-track wagering at
5    such location on races as purses, except that an
6    inter-track wagering location licensee that derives its
7    license from a track located in a county with a population
8    in excess of 230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River
9    shall retain all purse moneys for its own purse account
10    consistent with distribution set forth in this subsection
11    (h), and inter-track wagering location licensees that
12    accept wagers on races conducted by an organization
13    licensee located in a county with a population in excess of
14    230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River shall
15    distribute all purse moneys to purses at the operating host
16    track; (iii) until January 1, 2000, except as provided in
17    subsection (g) of Section 27 of this Act, 1% of the
18    pari-mutuel handle wagered on inter-track wagering and
19    simulcast wagering at each inter-track wagering location
20    licensee facility to the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund,
21    provided that, to the extent the total amount collected and
22    distributed to the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund under
23    this subsection (h) during any calendar year exceeds the
24    amount collected and distributed to the Horse Racing Tax
25    Allocation Fund during calendar year 1994, that excess
26    amount shall be redistributed (I) to all inter-track

 

 

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1    wagering location licensees, based on each licensee's pro
2    rata pro-rata share of the total handle from inter-track
3    wagering and simulcast wagering for all inter-track
4    wagering location licensees during the calendar year in
5    which this provision is applicable; then (II) the amounts
6    redistributed to each inter-track wagering location
7    licensee as described in subpart (I) shall be further
8    redistributed as provided in subparagraph (B) of paragraph
9    (5) of subsection (g) of this Section 26 provided first,
10    that the shares of those amounts, which are to be
11    redistributed to the host track or to purses at the host
12    track under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subsection
13    (g) of this Section 26 shall be redistributed based on each
14    host track's pro rata share of the total inter-track
15    wagering and simulcast wagering handle at all host tracks
16    during the calendar year in question, and second, that any
17    amounts redistributed as described in part (I) to an
18    inter-track wagering location licensee that accepts wagers
19    on races conducted by an organization licensee that
20    conducts a race meet in a county with a population in
21    excess of 230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River
22    shall be further redistributed, effective January 1, 2017,
23    as provided in paragraph (7) of subsection (g) of this
24    Section 26, with the portion of that further redistribution
25    allocated to purses at that organization licensee to be
26    divided between standardbred purses and thoroughbred

 

 

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1    purses based on the amounts otherwise allocated to purses
2    at that organization licensee during the calendar year in
3    question; and (iv) 8% of the pari-mutuel handle on
4    inter-track wagering wagered at such location to satisfy
5    all costs and expenses of conducting its wagering. The
6    remainder of the monies retained by the inter-track
7    wagering location licensee shall be allocated 40% to the
8    location licensee and 60% to the organization licensee
9    which provides the Illinois races to the location, except
10    that an inter-track wagering location licensee that
11    derives its license from a track located in a county with a
12    population in excess of 230,000 and that borders the
13    Mississippi River shall not divide any remaining retention
14    with the organization licensee that provides the race or
15    races and an inter-track wagering location licensee that
16    accepts wagers on races conducted by an organization
17    licensee that conducts a race meet in a county with a
18    population in excess of 230,000 and that borders the
19    Mississippi River shall not divide any remaining retention
20    with the organization licensee. Notwithstanding the
21    provisions of clauses (ii) and (iv) of this paragraph, in
22    the case of the additional inter-track wagering location
23    licenses authorized under paragraph (1) of this subsection
24    (h) by Public Act 87-110, those licensees shall pay the
25    following amounts as purses: during the first 12 months the
26    licensee is in operation, 5.25% of the pari-mutuel handle

 

 

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1    wagered at the location on races; during the second 12
2    months, 5.25%; during the third 12 months, 5.75%; during
3    the fourth 12 months, 6.25%; and during the fifth 12 months
4    and thereafter, 6.75%. The following amounts shall be
5    retained by the licensee to satisfy all costs and expenses
6    of conducting its wagering: during the first 12 months the
7    licensee is in operation, 8.25% of the pari-mutuel handle
8    wagered at the location; during the second 12 months,
9    8.25%; during the third 12 months, 7.75%; during the fourth
10    12 months, 7.25%; and during the fifth 12 months and
11    thereafter, 6.75%. For additional inter-track wagering
12    location licensees authorized under Public Act 89-16,
13    purses for the first 12 months the licensee is in operation
14    shall be 5.75% of the pari-mutuel wagered at the location,
15    purses for the second 12 months the licensee is in
16    operation shall be 6.25%, and purses thereafter shall be
17    6.75%. For additional inter-track location licensees
18    authorized under Public Act 89-16, the licensee shall be
19    allowed to retain to satisfy all costs and expenses: 7.75%
20    of the pari-mutuel handle wagered at the location during
21    its first 12 months of operation, 7.25% during its second
22    12 months of operation, and 6.75% thereafter.
23        (C) There is hereby created the Horse Racing Tax
24    Allocation Fund which shall remain in existence until
25    December 31, 1999. Moneys remaining in the Fund after
26    December 31, 1999 shall be paid into the General Revenue

 

 

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1    Fund. Until January 1, 2000, all monies paid into the Horse
2    Racing Tax Allocation Fund pursuant to this paragraph (11)
3    by inter-track wagering location licensees located in park
4    districts of 500,000 population or less, or in a
5    municipality that is not included within any park district
6    but is included within a conservation district and is the
7    county seat of a county that (i) is contiguous to the state
8    of Indiana and (ii) has a 1990 population of 88,257
9    according to the United States Bureau of the Census, and
10    operating on May 1, 1994 shall be allocated by
11    appropriation as follows:
12            Two-sevenths to the Department of Agriculture.
13        Fifty percent of this two-sevenths shall be used to
14        promote the Illinois horse racing and breeding
15        industry, and shall be distributed by the Department of
16        Agriculture upon the advice of a 9-member committee
17        appointed by the Governor consisting of the following
18        members: the Director of Agriculture, who shall serve
19        as chairman; 2 representatives of organization
20        licensees conducting thoroughbred race meetings in
21        this State, recommended by those licensees; 2
22        representatives of organization licensees conducting
23        standardbred race meetings in this State, recommended
24        by those licensees; a representative of the Illinois
25        Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Foundation,
26        recommended by that Foundation; a representative of

 

 

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1        the Illinois Standardbred Owners and Breeders
2        Association, recommended by that Association; a
3        representative of the Horsemen's Benevolent and
4        Protective Association or any successor organization
5        thereto established in Illinois comprised of the
6        largest number of owners and trainers, recommended by
7        that Association or that successor organization; and a
8        representative of the Illinois Harness Horsemen's
9        Association, recommended by that Association.
10        Committee members shall serve for terms of 2 years,
11        commencing January 1 of each even-numbered year. If a
12        representative of any of the above-named entities has
13        not been recommended by January 1 of any even-numbered
14        year, the Governor shall appoint a committee member to
15        fill that position. Committee members shall receive no
16        compensation for their services as members but shall be
17        reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses and
18        disbursements incurred in the performance of their
19        official duties. The remaining 50% of this
20        two-sevenths shall be distributed to county fairs for
21        premiums and rehabilitation as set forth in the
22        Agricultural Fair Act;
23            Four-sevenths to park districts or municipalities
24        that do not have a park district of 500,000 population
25        or less for museum purposes (if an inter-track wagering
26        location licensee is located in such a park district)

 

 

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1        or to conservation districts for museum purposes (if an
2        inter-track wagering location licensee is located in a
3        municipality that is not included within any park
4        district but is included within a conservation
5        district and is the county seat of a county that (i) is
6        contiguous to the state of Indiana and (ii) has a 1990
7        population of 88,257 according to the United States
8        Bureau of the Census, except that if the conservation
9        district does not maintain a museum, the monies shall
10        be allocated equally between the county and the
11        municipality in which the inter-track wagering
12        location licensee is located for general purposes) or
13        to a municipal recreation board for park purposes (if
14        an inter-track wagering location licensee is located
15        in a municipality that is not included within any park
16        district and park maintenance is the function of the
17        municipal recreation board and the municipality has a
18        1990 population of 9,302 according to the United States
19        Bureau of the Census); provided that the monies are
20        distributed to each park district or conservation
21        district or municipality that does not have a park
22        district in an amount equal to four-sevenths of the
23        amount collected by each inter-track wagering location
24        licensee within the park district or conservation
25        district or municipality for the Fund. Monies that were
26        paid into the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund before

 

 

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1        August 9, 1991 (the effective date of Public Act
2        87-110) by an inter-track wagering location licensee
3        located in a municipality that is not included within
4        any park district but is included within a conservation
5        district as provided in this paragraph shall, as soon
6        as practicable after August 9, 1991 (the effective date
7        of Public Act 87-110), be allocated and paid to that
8        conservation district as provided in this paragraph.
9        Any park district or municipality not maintaining a
10        museum may deposit the monies in the corporate fund of
11        the park district or municipality where the
12        inter-track wagering location is located, to be used
13        for general purposes; and
14            One-seventh to the Agricultural Premium Fund to be
15        used for distribution to agricultural home economics
16        extension councils in accordance with "An Act in
17        relation to additional support and finances for the
18        Agricultural and Home Economic Extension Councils in
19        the several counties of this State and making an
20        appropriation therefor", approved July 24, 1967.
21        Until January 1, 2000, all other monies paid into the
22    Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund pursuant to this paragraph
23    (11) shall be allocated by appropriation as follows:
24            Two-sevenths to the Department of Agriculture.
25        Fifty percent of this two-sevenths shall be used to
26        promote the Illinois horse racing and breeding

 

 

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1        industry, and shall be distributed by the Department of
2        Agriculture upon the advice of a 9-member committee
3        appointed by the Governor consisting of the following
4        members: the Director of Agriculture, who shall serve
5        as chairman; 2 representatives of organization
6        licensees conducting thoroughbred race meetings in
7        this State, recommended by those licensees; 2
8        representatives of organization licensees conducting
9        standardbred race meetings in this State, recommended
10        by those licensees; a representative of the Illinois
11        Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Foundation,
12        recommended by that Foundation; a representative of
13        the Illinois Standardbred Owners and Breeders
14        Association, recommended by that Association; a
15        representative of the Horsemen's Benevolent and
16        Protective Association or any successor organization
17        thereto established in Illinois comprised of the
18        largest number of owners and trainers, recommended by
19        that Association or that successor organization; and a
20        representative of the Illinois Harness Horsemen's
21        Association, recommended by that Association.
22        Committee members shall serve for terms of 2 years,
23        commencing January 1 of each even-numbered year. If a
24        representative of any of the above-named entities has
25        not been recommended by January 1 of any even-numbered
26        year, the Governor shall appoint a committee member to

 

 

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1        fill that position. Committee members shall receive no
2        compensation for their services as members but shall be
3        reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses and
4        disbursements incurred in the performance of their
5        official duties. The remaining 50% of this
6        two-sevenths shall be distributed to county fairs for
7        premiums and rehabilitation as set forth in the
8        Agricultural Fair Act;
9            Four-sevenths to museums and aquariums located in
10        park districts of over 500,000 population; provided
11        that the monies are distributed in accordance with the
12        previous year's distribution of the maintenance tax
13        for such museums and aquariums as provided in Section 2
14        of the Park District Aquarium and Museum Act; and
15            One-seventh to the Agricultural Premium Fund to be
16        used for distribution to agricultural home economics
17        extension councils in accordance with "An Act in
18        relation to additional support and finances for the
19        Agricultural and Home Economic Extension Councils in
20        the several counties of this State and making an
21        appropriation therefor", approved July 24, 1967. This
22        subparagraph (C) shall be inoperative and of no force
23        and effect on and after January 1, 2000.
24            (D) Except as provided in paragraph (11) of this
25        subsection (h), with respect to purse allocation from
26        inter-track wagering, the monies so retained shall be

 

 

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1        divided as follows:
2                (i) If the inter-track wagering licensee,
3            except an inter-track wagering licensee that
4            derives its license from an organization licensee
5            located in a county with a population in excess of
6            230,000 and bounded by the Mississippi River, is
7            not conducting its own race meeting during the same
8            dates, then the entire purse allocation shall be to
9            purses at the track where the races wagered on are
10            being conducted.
11                (ii) If the inter-track wagering licensee,
12            except an inter-track wagering licensee that
13            derives its license from an organization licensee
14            located in a county with a population in excess of
15            230,000 and bounded by the Mississippi River, is
16            also conducting its own race meeting during the
17            same dates, then the purse allocation shall be as
18            follows: 50% to purses at the track where the races
19            wagered on are being conducted; 50% to purses at
20            the track where the inter-track wagering licensee
21            is accepting such wagers.
22                (iii) If the inter-track wagering is being
23            conducted by an inter-track wagering location
24            licensee, except an inter-track wagering location
25            licensee that derives its license from an
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1            population in excess of 230,000 and bounded by the
2            Mississippi River, the entire purse allocation for
3            Illinois races shall be to purses at the track
4            where the race meeting being wagered on is being
5            held.
6        (12) The Board shall have all powers necessary and
7    proper to fully supervise and control the conduct of
8    inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering by inter-track
9    wagering licensees and inter-track wagering location
10    licensees, including, but not limited to the following:
11            (A) The Board is vested with power to promulgate
12        reasonable rules and regulations for the purpose of
13        administering the conduct of this wagering and to
14        prescribe reasonable rules, regulations and conditions
15        under which such wagering shall be held and conducted.
16        Such rules and regulations are to provide for the
17        prevention of practices detrimental to the public
18        interest and for the best interests of said wagering
19        and to impose penalties for violations thereof.
20            (B) The Board, and any person or persons to whom it
21        delegates this power, is vested with the power to enter
22        the facilities of any licensee to determine whether
23        there has been compliance with the provisions of this
24        Act and the rules and regulations relating to the
25        conduct of such wagering.
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1        delegates this power, may eject or exclude from any
2        licensee's facilities, any person whose conduct or
3        reputation is such that his presence on such premises
4        may, in the opinion of the Board, call into the
5        question the honesty and integrity of, or interfere
6        with the orderly conduct of such wagering; provided,
7        however, that no person shall be excluded or ejected
8        from such premises solely on the grounds of race,
9        color, creed, national origin, ancestry, or sex.
10            (D) (Blank).
11            (E) The Board is vested with the power to appoint
12        delegates to execute any of the powers granted to it
13        under this Section for the purpose of administering
14        this wagering and any rules and regulations
15        promulgated in accordance with this Act.
16            (F) The Board shall name and appoint a State
17        director of this wagering who shall be a representative
18        of the Board and whose duty it shall be to supervise
19        the conduct of inter-track wagering as may be provided
20        for by the rules and regulations of the Board; such
21        rules and regulation shall specify the method of
22        appointment and the Director's powers, authority and
23        duties.
24            (G) The Board is vested with the power to impose
25        civil penalties of up to $5,000 against individuals and
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1        any provision of this Act relating to the conduct of
2        this wagering, any rules adopted by the Board, any
3        order of the Board or any other action which in the
4        Board's discretion, is a detriment or impediment to
5        such wagering.
6        (13) The Department of Agriculture may enter into
7    agreements with licensees authorizing such licensees to
8    conduct inter-track wagering on races to be held at the
9    licensed race meetings conducted by the Department of
10    Agriculture. Such agreement shall specify the races of the
11    Department of Agriculture's licensed race meeting upon
12    which the licensees will conduct wagering. In the event
13    that a licensee conducts inter-track pari-mutuel wagering
14    on races from the Illinois State Fair or DuQuoin State Fair
15    which are in addition to the licensee's previously approved
16    racing program, those races shall be considered a separate
17    racing day for the purpose of determining the daily handle
18    and computing the privilege or pari-mutuel tax on that
19    daily handle as provided in Sections 27 and 27.1. Such
20    agreements shall be approved by the Board before such
21    wagering may be conducted. In determining whether to grant
22    approval, the Board shall give due consideration to the
23    best interests of the public and of horse racing. The
24    provisions of paragraphs (1), (8), (8.1), and (8.2) of
25    subsection (h) of this Section which are not specified in
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1    meetings conducted by the Department of Agriculture at the
2    Illinois State Fair in Sangamon County or the DuQuoin State
3    Fair in Perry County, or to any wagering conducted on those
4    race meetings.
5        (14) An inter-track wagering location license
6    authorized by the Board in 2016 that is owned and operated
7    by a race track in Rock Island County shall be transferred
8    to a commonly owned race track in Cook County on August 12,
9    2016 (the effective date of Public Act 99-757). The
10    licensee shall retain its status in relation to purse
11    distribution under paragraph (11) of this subsection (h)
12    following the transfer to the new entity. The pari-mutuel
13    tax credit under Section 32.1 shall not be applied toward
14    any pari-mutuel tax obligation of the inter-track wagering
15    location licensee of the license that is transferred under
16    this paragraph (14).
17    (i) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, the
18conduct of wagering at wagering facilities is authorized on all
19days, except as limited by subsection (b) of Section 19 of this
20Act.
21(Source: P.A. 99-756, eff. 8-12-16; 99-757, eff. 8-12-16;
22100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-627, eff. 7-20-18; 100-1152, eff.
2312-14-18; revised 1-13-19.)
 
24    Section 10. The Raffles and Poker Runs Act is amended by
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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 terms
3defined in this Section have the meanings given them.
4    "Key location" means:
5        (1) For a poker run, the location where the poker run
6    concludes and the prizes are awarded.
7        (2) For a raffle, the location where the winning
8    chances in the raffle are determined.
9    "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of this State or a
10unit of local government in this State that is vested by law or
11ordinance with the duty to maintain public order and to enforce
12criminal laws or ordinances.
13    "Net proceeds" means the gross receipts from the conduct of
14raffles, less reasonable sums expended for prizes, local
15license fees and other reasonable operating expenses incurred
16as a result of operating a raffle or poker run.
17    "Key location" means the location where the poker run
18concludes and the prize or prizes are awarded.
19    "Poker run" means a prize-awarding event organized by an
20organization licensed under this Act in which participants
21travel to multiple predetermined locations, including a key
22location, to play a randomized game based on an element of
23chance. "Poker run" includes dice runs, marble runs, or other
24events where the objective is to build the best hand or highest
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1location.
2    "Raffle" means a form of lottery, as defined in subsection
3(b) of Section 28-2 28-2(b) of the Criminal Code of 2012,
4conducted by an organization licensed under this Act, in which:
5        (1) the player pays or agrees to pay something of value
6    for a chance, represented and differentiated by a number or
7    by a combination of numbers or by some other medium, one or
8    more of which chances is to be designated the winning
9    chance; and
10        (2) the winning chance is to be determined through a
11    drawing or by some other method based on an element of
12    chance by an act or set of acts on the part of persons
13    conducting or connected with the lottery, except that the
14    winning chance shall not be determined by the outcome of a
15    publicly exhibited sporting contest.
16    "Raffle" does not include any game designed to simulate:
17(1) gambling games as defined in the Riverboat Gambling Act,
18(2) any casino game approved for play by the Illinois Gaming
19Board, (3) any games provided by a video gaming terminal, as
20defined in the Video Gaming Act, or (4) a savings promotion
21raffle authorized under Section 5g of the Illinois Banking Act,
22Section 7008 of the Savings Bank Act, Section 42.7 of the
23Illinois Credit Union Act, Section 5136B of the National Bank
24Act (12 U.S.C. 25a), or Section 4 of the Home Owners' Loan Act
25(12 U.S.C. 1463).
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199-405, eff. 8-19-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
2    (230 ILCS 15/2)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2302)
3    Sec. 2. Licensing.
4    (a) The governing body of any county or municipality within
5this State may establish a system for the licensing of
6organizations to operate raffles. The governing bodies of a
7county and one or more municipalities may, pursuant to a
8written contract, jointly establish a system for the licensing
9of organizations to operate raffles within any area of
10contiguous territory not contained within the corporate limits
11of a municipality which is not a party to such contract. The
12governing bodies of two or more adjacent counties or two or
13more adjacent municipalities located within a county may,
14pursuant to a written contract, jointly establish a system for
15the licensing of organizations to operate raffles within the
16corporate limits of such counties or municipalities. The
17licensing authority may establish special categories of
18licenses and promulgate rules relating to the various
19categories. The licensing system shall provide for limitations
20upon (1) the aggregate retail value of all prizes or
21merchandise awarded by a licensee in a single raffle, if any,
22(2) the maximum retail value of each prize awarded by a
23licensee in a single raffle, if any, (3) the maximum price
24which may be charged for each raffle chance issued or sold, if
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1be issued or sold, if any. The licensing system may include a
2fee for each license in an amount to be determined by the local
3governing body. Licenses issued pursuant to this Act shall be
4valid for one raffle or for a specified number of raffles to be
5conducted during a specified period not to exceed one year and
6may be suspended or revoked for any violation of this Act. A
7local governing body shall act on a license application within
830 days from the date of application. A Nothing in this Act
9shall be construed to prohibit a county or municipality may
10adopt from adopting rules or ordinances for the operation of
11raffles that are consistent with this Act. Raffles shall be
12licensed by the governing body of the municipality with
13jurisdiction over the key location or, if no municipality has
14jurisdiction over the key location, then by the governing body
15of the county with jurisdiction over the key location. A
16license shall authorize the holder of such license to sell
17raffle chances throughout the State, including beyond the
18borders of the licensing municipality or county. more
19restrictive than provided for in this Act. Except for raffles
20organized by law enforcement agencies and statewide
21associations that represent law enforcement officials as
22provided in Section 9 of this Act, the governing body of a
23municipality may authorize the sale of raffle chances only
24within the borders of the municipality. Except for raffles
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1provided in Section 9, the governing body of the county may
2authorize the sale of raffle chances only in those areas which
3are both within the borders of the county and outside the
4borders of any municipality.
5    (a-5) The governing body of Cook County may and any other
6county within this State shall establish a system for the
7licensing of organizations to operate poker runs. The governing
8bodies of 2 or more adjacent counties may, pursuant to a
9written contract, jointly establish a system for the licensing
10of organizations to operate poker runs within the corporate
11limits of such counties. The licensing authority may establish
12special categories of licenses and adopt rules relating to the
13various categories. The licensing system may include a fee not
14to exceed $25 for each license. Licenses issued pursuant to
15this Act shall be valid for one poker run or for a specified
16number of poker runs to be conducted during a specified period
17not to exceed one year and may be suspended or revoked for any
18violation of this Act. A local governing body shall act on a
19license application within 30 days after the date of
20application.
21    (b) Raffle licenses shall be issued only to bona fide
22religious, charitable, labor, business, fraternal,
23educational, or veterans', or other bona fide not-for-profit
24organizations that operate without profit to their members and
25which have been in existence continuously for a period of 5
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1license and which have had during that entire 5-year period
2been a bona fide membership engaged in carrying out their
3objects, or to a non-profit fundraising organization that the
4licensing authority determines is organized for the sole
5purpose of providing financial assistance to an identified
6individual or group of individuals suffering extreme financial
7hardship as the result of an illness, disability, accident or
8disaster, or to any as well as law enforcement agencies and
9statewide associations that represent law enforcement
10officials as provided for in Section 9 of this Act. Poker run
11licenses shall be issued only to bona fide religious,
12charitable, labor, business, fraternal, educational,
13veterans', or other bona fide not-for-profit organizations
14that operate without profit to their members and which have
15been in existence continuously for a period of 5 years
16immediately before making application for a poker run license
17and which have had during that entire 5-year period been a bona
18fide membership engaged in carrying out their objects. Licenses
19for poker runs shall be issued for the following purposes: (i)
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 or
23(ii) to maintain the financial stability of the organization. A
24licensing authority may waive the 5-year requirement under this
25subsection (b) for a bona fide religious, charitable, labor,
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1that applies for a license to conduct a raffle or a poker run
2if the organization is a local organization that is affiliated
3with and chartered by a national or State organization that
4meets the 5-year requirement.
5    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply.
6Non-profit: An organization or institution organized and
7conducted on a not-for-profit basis with no personal profit
8inuring to any one as a result of the operation. Charitable: An
9organization or institution organized and operated to benefit
10an indefinite number of the public. The service rendered to
11those eligible for benefits must also confer some benefit on
12the public. Educational: An organization or institution
13organized and operated to provide systematic instruction in
14useful branches of learning by methods common to schools and
15institutions of learning which compare favorably in their scope
16and intensity with the course of study presented in
17tax-supported schools. Religious: Any church, congregation,
18society, or organization founded for the purpose of religious
19worship. Fraternal: An organization of persons having a common
20interest, the primary interest of which is to both promote the
21welfare of its members and to provide assistance to the general
22public in such a way as to lessen the burdens of government by
23caring for those that otherwise would be cared for by the
24government. Veterans: An organization or association comprised
25of members of which substantially all are individuals who are
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1primary purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its
2members and to provide assistance to the general public in such
3a way as to confer a public benefit. Labor: An organization
4composed of workers organized with the objective of betterment
5of the conditions of those engaged in such pursuit and the
6development of a higher degree of efficiency in their
7respective occupations. Business: A voluntary organization
8composed of individuals and businesses who have joined together
9to advance the commercial, financial, industrial and civic
10interests of a community.
11    (c) Poker runs shall be licensed by the county with
12jurisdiction over the key location. The license granted by the
13key location shall cover the entire poker run, including
14locations other than the key location. Each license issued
15shall include the name and address of each predetermined
16location.
17(Source: P.A. 99-405, eff. 8-19-15; 99-757, eff. 8-12-16;
18100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
19    (230 ILCS 15/3)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2303)
20    Sec. 3. License; application; issuance; restrictions;
21persons ineligible - Application - Issuance - Restrictions -
22Persons ineligible. Licenses issued by the governing body of
23any county or municipality are subject to the following
24restrictions:
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1    raffles or chances or poker runs without having first
2    obtained a license therefor pursuant to this Act.
3        (2) The license and application for license must
4    specify the location or locations at area or areas within
5    the licensing authority in which winning raffle chances in
6    the raffle will be determined sold or issued or a poker run
7    will be conducted, the time period during which raffle
8    chances will be sold or issued or a poker run will be
9    conducted, the time or times of determination of winning
10    chances and the location or locations at which winning
11    chances will be determined.
12        (3) The license application must contain a sworn
13    statement attesting to the not-for-profit character of the
14    prospective licensee organization, signed by the presiding
15    officer and the secretary of that organization.
16        (4) The application for license shall be prepared in
17    accordance with the ordinance of the local governmental
18    unit.
19        (5) A license authorizes the licensee to conduct
20    raffles or poker runs as defined in this Act.
21    The following are ineligible for any license under this
22Act:
23        (a) any person whose felony conviction will impair the
24    person's ability to engage in the licensed position;
25        (b) any person who is or has been a professional
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1        (c) any person who is not of good moral character;
2        (d) any organization firm or corporation in which a
3    person defined in (a), (b) or (c) has a proprietary,
4    equitable or credit interest, or in which such a person is
5    active or employed;
6        (e) any organization in which a person defined in (a),
7    (b) or (c) is an officer, director, or employee, whether
8    compensated or not; and
9        (f) any organization in which a person defined in (a),
10    (b) or (c) is to participate in the management or operation
11    of a raffle as defined in this Act.
12(Source: P.A. 100-286, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
13    (230 ILCS 15/4)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2304)
14    Sec. 4. Conduct of raffles and poker runs.
15    (a) The conducting of raffles and poker runs is subject to
16the following restrictions:
17        (1) The entire net proceeds of any raffle or poker run
18    must be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the
19    organization permitted to conduct that game.
20        (2) No person except a bona fide director, officer,
21    employee, or member of the sponsoring organization may
22    manage or participate in the management or operation of the
23    raffle or poker run. (3) No person may receive any
24    remuneration or profit for managing or participating in the
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1    Sponsoring organizations may contract with third parties
2    who, acting at the direction of and under the supervision
3    of the sponsoring organization, provide bona fide services
4    to the sponsoring organization in connection with the
5    operation of a raffle and may pay reasonable compensation
6    for such services. Such services include the following: (a)
7    advertising, marketing and promotion, (b) legal, (c)
8    procurement of goods, prizes, wares and merchandise for the
9    purpose of operating the raffle, (d) rent, if the premises
10    upon which the raffle will be held is rented, (e)
11    accounting, auditing and bookkeeping, (f) website hosting,
12    (g) mailing and delivery, (h) banking and payment
13    processing, and (i) other services relating to the
14    operation of the raffle.
15        (3) (4) A licensee may rent a premises on which to
16    determine the winning chance or chances in a raffle
17    provided that the rent is not determined as a percentage of
18    receipts or profits from the raffle. only from an
19    organization which is also licensed under this Act. A
20    premises where a poker run is held is not required to
21    obtain a license if the name and location of the premises
22    is listed as a predetermined location on the license issued
23    for the poker run and the premises does not charge for use
24    of the premises.
25        (4) (5) Raffle chances may be sold throughout the
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1    municipality or county. or issued only within the area
2    specified on the license and winning Winning chances may be
3    determined only at those locations specified on the license
4    for a raffle.
5        (5) (6) A person under the age of 18 years may
6    participate in the conducting of raffles or chances or
7    poker runs only with the permission of a parent or
8    guardian. A person under the age of 18 years may be within
9    the area where winning chances in a raffle or winning hands
10    or scores in a poker run are being determined only when
11    accompanied by his parent or guardian.
12    (b) If a lessor rents a premises where a winning chance or
13chances on a raffle or a winning hand or score in a poker run is
14determined, the lessor shall not be criminally liable if the
15person 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. 98-644, eff. 6-10-14.)
 
19    (230 ILCS 15/5)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2305)
20    Sec. 5. Manager; bond. All management, operation, of and
21the conduct of raffles shall be under the supervision of a
22single manager designated by the organization. The manager
23shall give a fidelity bond in an amount determined by the
24licensing authority in favor of the organization conditioned
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1bond shall provide that notice shall be given in writing to the
2licensing authority not less than 30 days prior to its
3cancellation. The governing body of a local unit of government
4may waive this bond requirement by including a waiver provision
5in the license issued to an organization under this Act,
6provided that a license containing such waiver provision shall
7be granted only by the affirmative unanimous vote of the
8requisite number of members of the licensed organization or, if
9the licensed organization does not have members, of members of
10the governing board of the organization, to constitute an
11affirmative action of the licensed organization. Nothing in
12this Section shall be deemed to apply to poker runs.
13(Source: P.A. 98-644, eff. 6-10-14; 99-405, eff. 8-19-15.)
 
14    (230 ILCS 15/6)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2306)
15    Sec. 6. Records.
16    (a) Each organization licensed to conduct raffles and
17chances or poker run events shall keep records of its gross
18receipts, expenses and net proceeds for each single gathering
19or occasion at which winning chances in a raffle or winning
20hands or scores in a poker run are determined. All deductions
21from gross receipts for each single gathering or occasion shall
22be documented with receipts or other records indicating the
23amount, a description of the purchased item or service or other
24reason for the deduction, and the recipient. The distribution
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1and date of payment.
2    (b) Gross receipts from the operation of raffles programs
3or poker runs shall be segregated from other revenues of the
4organization, including bingo gross receipts, if bingo games
5are also conducted by the same nonprofit organization pursuant
6to license therefor issued by the Department of Revenue of the
7State of Illinois, and placed in a separate account. Each
8organization shall have separate records of its raffles and
9poker runs. The person who accounts for gross receipts,
10expenses and net proceeds from the operation of raffles or
11poker runs shall not be the same person who accounts for other
12revenues of the organization.
13    (c) Each organization licensed to conduct raffles or poker
14runs shall report promptly after the conclusion of each raffle
15or poker run runs to its membership or, if the organization
16does not have members, to its governing board. Each
17organization licensed to conduct raffles shall report promptly
18to the licensing local unit of government its gross receipts,
19expenses and net proceeds from the raffle, and the distribution
20of net proceeds itemized as required in this Section.
21    (d) Records required by this Section shall be preserved for
223 years, and organizations shall make available their records
23relating to operation of raffles or poker runs for public
24inspection at reasonable times and places.
25(Source: P.A. 98-644, eff. 6-10-14; 99-405, eff. 8-19-15.)
 

 

 

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1    (230 ILCS 15/8.1)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2308.1)
2    Sec. 8.1. Political committees.
3    (a) For the purposes of this Section the terms defined in
4this subsection have the meanings given them.
5    "Net Proceeds" means the gross receipts from the conduct of
6raffles, less reasonable sums expended for prizes, license fees
7and other reasonable operating expenses incurred as a result of
8operating a raffle.
9    "Raffle" means a form of lottery, as defined in Section
1028-2 (b) of the Criminal Code of 2012, conducted by a political
11committee licensed under this Section, in which:
12        (1) the player pays or agrees to pay something of value
13    for a chance, represented and differentiated by a number or
14    by a combination of numbers or by some other medium, one or
15    more of which chances is to be designated the winning
16    chance; and
17        (2) the winning chance is to be determined through a
18    drawing or by some other method based on an element of
19    chance by an act or set of acts on the part of persons
20    conducting or connected with the lottery, except that the
21    winning chance shall not be determined by the outcome of a
22    publicly exhibited sporting contest.
23    "Unresolved claim" means a claim for civil penalty under
24Sections 9-3, 9-10, and 9-23 of The Election Code which has
25been begun by the State Board of Elections, has been disputed
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1State Board of Elections, and has not been finally decided
2either by the State Board of Elections, or, where application
3for review has been made to the Courts of Illinois, remains
4finally undecided by the Courts.
5    "Owes" means that a political committee has been finally
6determined under applicable rules of the State Board of
7Elections to be liable for a civil penalty under Sections 9-3,
89-10, and 9-23 of The Election Code.
9    (b) Licenses issued pursuant to this Section shall be valid
10for one raffle or for a specified number of raffles to be
11conducted during a specified period not to exceed one year and
12may be suspended or revoked for any violation of this Section.
13The State Board of Elections shall act on a license application
14within 30 days from the date of application.
15    (c) Licenses issued by the State Board of Elections are
16subject to the following restrictions:
17        (1) No political committee shall conduct raffles or
18    chances without having first obtained a license therefor
19    pursuant to this Section.
20        (2) The application for license shall be prepared in
21    accordance with regulations of the State Board of Elections
22    and must specify the area or areas within the State in
23    which raffle chances will be sold or issued, the time
24    period during which raffle chances will be sold or issued,
25    the time of determination of winning chances and the
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1    determined.
2        (3) A license authorizes the licensee to conduct
3    raffles as defined in this Section.
4    The following are ineligible for any license under this
5Section:
6            (i) any political committee which has an officer
7        who has been convicted of a felony;
8            (ii) any political committee which has an officer
9        who is or has been a professional gambler or gambling
10        promoter;
11            (iii) any political committee which has an officer
12        who is not of good moral character;
13            (iv) any political committee which has an officer
14        who is also an officer of a firm or corporation in
15        which a person defined in (i), (ii) or (iii) has a
16        proprietary, equitable or credit interest, or in which
17        such a person is active or employed;
18            (v) any political committee in which a person
19        defined in (i), (ii) or (iii) is an officer, director,
20        or employee, whether compensated or not;
21            (vi) any political committee in which a person
22        defined in (i), (ii) or (iii) is to participate in the
23        management or operation of a raffle as defined in this
24        Section;
25            (vii) any committee which, at the time of its
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1        State Board of Elections any unpaid civil penalty
2        authorized by Sections 9-3, 9-10, and 9-23 of The
3        Election Code, or is the subject of an unresolved claim
4        for a civil penalty under Sections 9-3, 9-10, and 9-23
5        of The Election Code;
6            (viii) any political committee which, at the time
7        of its application to conduct a raffle, has not
8        submitted any report or document required to be filed
9        by Article 9 of The Election Code and such report or
10        document is more than 10 days overdue.
11    (d) (1) The conducting of raffles is subject to the
12    following restrictions:
13            (i) The entire net proceeds of any raffle must be
14        exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the
15        political committee permitted to conduct that game.
16            (ii) No person except a bona fide member of the
17        political committee may participate in the management
18        or operation of the raffle.
19            (iii) No person may receive any remuneration or
20        profit for participating in the management or
21        operation of the raffle.
22            (iv) Raffle chances may be sold or issued only
23        within the area specified on the license and winning
24        chances may be determined only at those locations
25        specified on the license.
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1        participate in the conducting of raffles or chances
2        only with the permission of a parent or guardian. A
3        person under the age of 18 years may be within the area
4        where winning chances are being determined only when
5        accompanied by his parent or guardian.
6        (2) If a lessor rents a premises where a winning chance
7    or chances on a raffle are determined, the lessor shall not
8    be criminally liable if the person who uses the premises
9    for the determining of winning chances does not hold a
10    license issued under the provisions of this Section.
11    (e) (1) Each political committee licensed to conduct
12    raffles and chances shall keep records of its gross
13    receipts, expenses and net proceeds for each single
14    gathering or occasion at which winning chances are
15    determined. All deductions from gross receipts for each
16    single gathering or occasion shall be documented with
17    receipts or other records indicating the amount, a
18    description of the purchased item or service or other
19    reason for the deduction, and the recipient. The
20    distribution of net proceeds shall be itemized as to payee,
21    purpose, amount and date of payment.
22        (2) Each political committee licensed to conduct
23    raffles shall report on the next report due to be filed
24    under Article 9 of The Election Code its gross receipts,
25    expenses and net proceeds from raffles, and the
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1    subsection.
2    Such reports shall be included in the regular reports
3required of political committees by Article 9 of The Election
4Code.
5        (3) Records required by this subsection shall be
6    preserved for 3 years, and political committees shall make
7    available their records relating to operation of raffles
8    for public inspection at reasonable times and places.
9    (f) Violation of any provision of this Section is a Class C
10misdemeanor.
11    (g) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize
12the conducting or operating of any gambling scheme, enterprise,
13activity or device other than raffles as provided for herein.
14(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
15    (230 ILCS 15/9 rep.)
16    Section 15. The Raffles and Poker Runs Act is amended by
17repealing Section 9.
 
18    Section 20. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
19changing Section 28-1 as follows:
 
20    (720 ILCS 5/28-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 28-1)
21    Sec. 28-1. Gambling.
22    (a) A person commits gambling when he or she:
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1    or other thing of value, unless excepted in subsection (b)
2    of this Section;
3        (2) knowingly makes a wager upon the result of any
4    game, contest, or any political nomination, appointment or
5    election;
6        (3) knowingly operates, keeps, owns, uses, purchases,
7    exhibits, rents, sells, bargains for the sale or lease of,
8    manufactures or distributes any gambling device;
9        (4) contracts to have or give himself or herself or
10    another the option to buy or sell, or contracts to buy or
11    sell, at a future time, any grain or other commodity
12    whatsoever, or any stock or security of any company, where
13    it is at the time of making such contract intended by both
14    parties thereto that the contract to buy or sell, or the
15    option, whenever exercised, or the contract resulting
16    therefrom, shall be settled, not by the receipt or delivery
17    of such property, but by the payment only of differences in
18    prices thereof; however, the issuance, purchase, sale,
19    exercise, endorsement or guarantee, by or through a person
20    registered with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section
21    8 of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953, or by or through
22    a person exempt from such registration under said Section
23    8, of a put, call, or other option to buy or sell
24    securities which have been registered with the Secretary of
25    State or which are exempt from such registration under
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1    gambling within the meaning of this paragraph (4);
2        (5) knowingly owns or possesses any book, instrument or
3    apparatus by means of which bets or wagers have been, or
4    are, recorded or registered, or knowingly possesses any
5    money which he has received in the course of a bet or
6    wager;
7        (6) knowingly sells pools upon the result of any game
8    or contest of skill or chance, political nomination,
9    appointment or election;
10        (7) knowingly sets up or promotes any lottery or sells,
11    offers to sell or transfers any ticket or share for any
12    lottery;
13        (8) knowingly sets up or promotes any policy game or
14    sells, offers to sell or knowingly possesses or transfers
15    any policy ticket, slip, record, document or other similar
16    device;
17        (9) knowingly drafts, prints or publishes any lottery
18    ticket or share, or any policy ticket, slip, record,
19    document or similar device, except for such activity
20    related to lotteries, bingo games and raffles authorized by
21    and conducted in accordance with the laws of Illinois or
22    any other state or foreign government;
23        (10) knowingly advertises any lottery or policy game,
24    except for such activity related to lotteries, bingo games
25    and raffles authorized by and conducted in accordance with
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1        (11) knowingly transmits information as to wagers,
2    betting odds, or changes in betting odds by telephone,
3    telegraph, radio, semaphore or similar means; or knowingly
4    installs or maintains equipment for the transmission or
5    receipt of such information; except that nothing in this
6    subdivision (11) prohibits transmission or receipt of such
7    information for use in news reporting of sporting events or
8    contests; or
9        (12) knowingly establishes, maintains, or operates an
10    Internet site that permits a person to play a game of
11    chance or skill for money or other thing of value by means
12    of the Internet or to make a wager upon the result of any
13    game, contest, political nomination, appointment, or
14    election by means of the Internet. This item (12) does not
15    apply to activities referenced in items (6), and (6.1),
16    (8), and (8.1) of subsection (b) of this Section.
17    (b) Participants in any of the following activities shall
18not be convicted of gambling:
19        (1) Agreements to compensate for loss caused by the
20    happening of chance including without limitation contracts
21    of indemnity or guaranty and life or health or accident
22    insurance.
23        (2) Offers of prizes, award or compensation to the
24    actual contestants in any bona fide contest for the
25    determination of skill, speed, strength or endurance or to
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1        (3) Pari-mutuel betting as authorized by the law of
2    this State.
3        (4) Manufacture of gambling devices, including the
4    acquisition of essential parts therefor and the assembly
5    thereof, for transportation in interstate or foreign
6    commerce to any place outside this State when such
7    transportation is not prohibited by any applicable Federal
8    law; or the manufacture, distribution, or possession of
9    video gaming terminals, as defined in the Video Gaming Act,
10    by manufacturers, distributors, and terminal operators
11    licensed to do so under the Video Gaming Act.
12        (5) The game commonly known as "bingo", when conducted
13    in accordance with the Bingo License and Tax Act.
14        (6) Lotteries when conducted by the State of Illinois
15    in accordance with the Illinois Lottery Law. This exemption
16    includes any activity conducted by the Department of
17    Revenue to sell lottery tickets pursuant to the provisions
18    of the Illinois Lottery Law and its rules.
19        (6.1) The purchase of lottery tickets through the
20    Internet for a lottery conducted by the State of Illinois
21    under the program established in Section 7.12 of the
22    Illinois Lottery Law.
23        (7) Possession of an antique slot machine that is
24    neither used nor intended to be used in the operation or
25    promotion of any unlawful gambling activity or enterprise.
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1    slot machine is one manufactured 25 years ago or earlier.
2        (8) Raffles and poker runs when conducted in accordance
3    with the Raffles and Poker Runs Act.
4        (8.1) The purchase of raffle chances for a raffle
5    conducted in accordance with the Raffles and Poker Runs
6    Act.
7        (9) Charitable games when conducted in accordance with
8    the Charitable Games Act.
9        (10) Pull tabs and jar games when conducted under the
10    Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act.
11        (11) Gambling games conducted on riverboats when
12    authorized by the Riverboat Gambling Act.
13        (12) Video gaming terminal games at a licensed
14    establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
15    fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans
16    establishment when conducted in accordance with the Video
17    Gaming Act.
18        (13) Games of skill or chance where money or other
19    things of value can be won but no payment or purchase is
20    required to participate.
21        (14) Savings promotion raffles authorized under
22    Section 5g of the Illinois Banking Act, Section 7008 of the
23    Savings Bank Act, Section 42.7 of the Illinois Credit Union
24    Act, Section 5136B of the National Bank Act (12 U.S.C.
25    25a), or Section 4 of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C.
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1    (c) Sentence.
2    Gambling is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
3conviction under subsections (a)(3) through (a)(12), is a Class
44 felony.
5    (d) Circumstantial evidence.
6    In prosecutions under this Section circumstantial evidence
7shall have the same validity and weight as in any criminal
8prosecution.
9(Source: P.A. 98-644, eff. 6-10-14; 99-149, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11becoming law.