Rep. Robert Rita

Filed: 4/4/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3334

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3334 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is
5amended by 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

 

 

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1the provisions of this Act, be held or construed to be
2unlawful, other statutes of this State to the contrary
3notwithstanding. Subject to rules for advance wagering
4promulgated by the Board, any licensee may accept wagers in
5advance of the day of the race wagered upon occurs.
6    (b) No other method of betting, pool making, wagering or
7gambling shall be used or permitted by the licensee. Each
8licensee may retain, subject to the payment of all applicable
9taxes and purses, an amount not to exceed 17% of all money
10wagered under subsection (a) of this Section, except as may
11otherwise be permitted under this Act.
12    (b-5) An individual may place a wager under the pari-mutuel
13system from any licensed location authorized under this Act
14provided that wager is electronically recorded in the manner
15described in Section 3.12 of this Act. Any wager made
16electronically by an individual while physically on the
17premises of a licensee shall be deemed to have been made at the
18premises of that licensee.
19    (c) Until January 1, 2000, the sum held by any licensee for
20payment of outstanding pari-mutuel tickets, if unclaimed prior
21to December 31 of the next year, shall be retained by the
22licensee for payment of such tickets until that date. Within 10
23days thereafter, the balance of such sum remaining unclaimed,
24less any uncashed supplements contributed by such licensee for
25the purpose of guaranteeing minimum distributions of any
26pari-mutuel pool, shall be paid to the Illinois Veterans'

 

 

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1Rehabilitation Fund of the State treasury, except as provided
2in subsection (g) of Section 27 of this Act.
3    (c-5) Beginning January 1, 2000, the sum held by any
4licensee for payment of outstanding pari-mutuel tickets, if
5unclaimed prior to December 31 of the next year, shall be
6retained by the licensee for payment of such tickets until that
7date. Within 10 days thereafter, the balance of such sum
8remaining unclaimed, less any uncashed supplements contributed
9by such licensee for the purpose of guaranteeing minimum
10distributions of any pari-mutuel pool, shall be evenly
11distributed to the purse account of the organization licensee
12and the organization licensee.
13    (d) A pari-mutuel ticket shall be honored until December 31
14of the next calendar year, and the licensee shall pay the same
15and may charge the amount thereof against unpaid money
16similarly accumulated on account of pari-mutuel tickets not
17presented for payment.
18    (e) No licensee shall knowingly permit any minor, other
19than an employee of such licensee or an owner, trainer, jockey,
20driver, or employee thereof, to be admitted during a racing
21program unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, or any
22minor to be a patron of the pari-mutuel system of wagering
23conducted or supervised by it. The admission of any
24unaccompanied minor, other than an employee of the licensee or
25an owner, trainer, jockey, driver, or employee thereof at a
26race track is a Class C misdemeanor.

 

 

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1    (f) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, an
2organization licensee may contract with an entity in another
3state or country to permit any legal wagering entity in another
4state or country to accept wagers solely within such other
5state or country on races conducted by the organization
6licensee in this State. Beginning January 1, 2000, these wagers
7shall not be subject to State taxation. Until January 1, 2000,
8when the out-of-State entity conducts a pari-mutuel pool
9separate from the organization licensee, a privilege tax equal
10to 7 1/2% of all monies received by the organization licensee
11from entities in other states or countries pursuant to such
12contracts is imposed on the organization licensee, and such
13privilege tax shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue
14within 48 hours of receipt of the moneys from the simulcast.
15When the out-of-State entity conducts a combined pari-mutuel
16pool with the organization licensee, the tax shall be 10% of
17all monies received by the organization licensee with 25% of
18the receipts from this 10% tax to be distributed to the county
19in which the race was conducted.
20    An organization licensee may permit one or more of its
21races to be utilized for pari-mutuel wagering at one or more
22locations in other states and may transmit audio and visual
23signals of races the organization licensee conducts to one or
24more locations outside the State or country and may also permit
25pari-mutuel pools in other states or countries to be combined
26with its gross or net wagering pools or with wagering pools

 

 

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1established by other states.
2    (g) A host track may accept interstate simulcast wagers on
3horse races conducted in other states or countries and shall
4control the number of signals and types of breeds of racing in
5its simulcast program, subject to the disapproval of the Board.
6The Board may prohibit a simulcast program only if it finds
7that the simulcast program is clearly adverse to the integrity
8of racing. The host track simulcast program shall include the
9signal of live racing of all organization licensees. All
10non-host licensees and advance deposit wagering licensees
11shall carry the signal of and accept wagers on live racing of
12all organization licensees. Advance deposit wagering licensees
13shall not be permitted to accept out-of-state wagers on any
14Illinois signal provided pursuant to this Section without the
15approval and consent of the organization licensee providing the
16signal. For one year after August 15, 2014 (the effective date
17of Public Act 98-968), non-host licensees may carry the host
18track simulcast program and shall accept wagers on all races
19included as part of the simulcast program of horse races
20conducted at race tracks located within North America upon
21which wagering is permitted. For a period of one year after
22August 15, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-968), on
23horse races conducted at race tracks located outside of North
24America, non-host licensees may accept wagers on all races
25included as part of the simulcast program upon which wagering
26is permitted. Beginning August 15, 2015 (one year after the

 

 

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1effective date of Public Act 98-968), non-host licensees may
2carry the host track simulcast program and shall accept wagers
3on all races included as part of the simulcast program upon
4which wagering is permitted. All organization licensees shall
5provide their live signal to all advance deposit wagering
6licensees for a simulcast commission fee not to exceed 6% of
7the advance deposit wagering licensee's Illinois handle on the
8organization licensee's signal without prior approval by the
9Board. The Board may adopt rules under which it may permit
10simulcast commission fees in excess of 6%. The Board shall
11adopt rules limiting the interstate commission fees charged to
12an advance deposit wagering licensee. The Board shall adopt
13rules regarding advance deposit wagering on interstate
14simulcast races that shall reflect, among other things, the
15General Assembly's desire to maximize revenues to the State,
16horsemen purses, and organizational licensees. However,
17organization licensees providing live signals pursuant to the
18requirements of this subsection (g) may petition the Board to
19withhold their live signals from an advance deposit wagering
20licensee if the organization licensee discovers and the Board
21finds reputable or credible information that the advance
22deposit wagering licensee is under investigation by another
23state or federal governmental agency, the advance deposit
24wagering licensee's license has been suspended in another
25state, or the advance deposit wagering licensee's license is in
26revocation proceedings in another state. The organization

 

 

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1licensee's provision of their live signal to an advance deposit
2wagering licensee under this subsection (g) pertains to wagers
3placed from within Illinois. Advance deposit wagering
4licensees may place advance deposit wagering terminals at
5wagering facilities as a convenience to customers. The advance
6deposit wagering licensee shall not charge or collect any fee
7from purses for the placement of the advance deposit wagering
8terminals. The costs and expenses of the host track and
9non-host licensees associated with interstate simulcast
10wagering, other than the interstate commission fee, shall be
11borne by the host track and all non-host licensees incurring
12these costs. The interstate commission fee shall not exceed 5%
13of Illinois handle on the interstate simulcast race or races
14without prior approval of the Board. The Board shall promulgate
15rules under which it may permit interstate commission fees in
16excess of 5%. The interstate commission fee and other fees
17charged by the sending racetrack, including, but not limited
18to, satellite decoder fees, shall be uniformly applied to the
19host track and all non-host licensees.
20    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, through
21December 31, 2020, an organization licensee, with the consent
22of the horsemen association representing the largest number of
23owners, trainers, jockeys, or standardbred drivers who race
24horses at that organization licensee's racing meeting, may
25maintain a system whereby advance deposit wagering may take
26place or an organization licensee, with the consent of the

 

 

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1horsemen association representing the largest number of
2owners, trainers, jockeys, or standardbred drivers who race
3horses at that organization licensee's racing meeting, may
4contract with another person to carry out a system of advance
5deposit wagering. Such consent may not be unreasonably
6withheld. Only with respect to an appeal to the Board that
7consent for an organization licensee that maintains its own
8advance deposit wagering system is being unreasonably
9withheld, the Board shall issue a final order within 30 days
10after initiation of the appeal, and the organization licensee's
11advance deposit wagering system may remain operational during
12that 30-day period. The actions of any organization licensee
13who conducts advance deposit wagering or any person who has a
14contract with an organization licensee to conduct advance
15deposit wagering who conducts advance deposit wagering on or
16after January 1, 2013 and prior to June 7, 2013 (the effective
17date of Public Act 98-18) taken in reliance on the changes made
18to this subsection (g) by Public Act 98-18 are hereby
19validated, provided payment of all applicable pari-mutuel
20taxes are remitted to the Board. All advance deposit wagers
21placed from within Illinois must be placed through a
22Board-approved advance deposit wagering licensee; no other
23entity may accept an advance deposit wager from a person within
24Illinois. All advance deposit wagering is subject to any rules
25adopted by the Board. The Board may adopt rules necessary to
26regulate advance deposit wagering through the use of emergency

 

 

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1rulemaking in accordance with Section 5-45 of the Illinois
2Administrative Procedure Act. The General Assembly finds that
3the adoption of rules to regulate advance deposit wagering is
4deemed an emergency and necessary for the public interest,
5safety, and welfare. An advance deposit wagering licensee may
6retain all moneys as agreed to by contract with an organization
7licensee. Any moneys retained by the organization licensee from
8advance deposit wagering, not including moneys retained by the
9advance deposit wagering licensee, shall be paid 50% to the
10organization licensee's purse account and 50% to the
11organization licensee. With the exception of any organization
12licensee that is owned by a publicly traded company that is
13incorporated in a state other than Illinois and advance deposit
14wagering licensees under contract with such organization
15licensees, organization licensees that maintain advance
16deposit wagering systems and advance deposit wagering
17licensees that contract with organization licensees shall
18provide sufficiently detailed monthly accountings to the
19horsemen association representing the largest number of
20owners, trainers, jockeys, or standardbred drivers who race
21horses at that organization licensee's racing meeting so that
22the horsemen association, as an interested party, can confirm
23the accuracy of the amounts paid to the purse account at the
24horsemen association's affiliated organization licensee from
25advance deposit wagering. If more than one breed races at the
26same race track facility, then the 50% of the moneys to be paid

 

 

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1to an organization licensee's purse account shall be allocated
2among all organization licensees' purse accounts operating at
3that race track facility proportionately based on the actual
4number of host days that the Board grants to that breed at that
5race track facility in the current calendar year. To the extent
6any fees from advance deposit wagering conducted in Illinois
7for wagers in Illinois or other states have been placed in
8escrow or otherwise withheld from wagers pending a
9determination of the legality of advance deposit wagering, no
10action shall be brought to declare such wagers or the
11disbursement of any fees previously escrowed illegal.
12        (1) Between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. an
13    inter-track wagering licensee other than the host track may
14    supplement the host track simulcast program with
15    additional simulcast races or race programs, provided that
16    between January 1 and the third Friday in February of any
17    year, inclusive, if no live thoroughbred racing is
18    occurring in Illinois during this period, only
19    thoroughbred races may be used for supplemental interstate
20    simulcast purposes. The Board shall withhold approval for a
21    supplemental interstate simulcast only if it finds that the
22    simulcast is clearly adverse to the integrity of racing. A
23    supplemental interstate simulcast may be transmitted from
24    an inter-track wagering licensee to its affiliated
25    non-host licensees. The interstate commission fee for a
26    supplemental interstate simulcast shall be paid by the

 

 

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1    non-host licensee and its affiliated non-host licensees
2    receiving the simulcast.
3        (2) Between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. an
4    inter-track wagering licensee other than the host track may
5    receive supplemental interstate simulcasts only with the
6    consent of the host track, except when the Board finds that
7    the simulcast is clearly adverse to the integrity of
8    racing. Consent granted under this paragraph (2) to any
9    inter-track wagering licensee shall be deemed consent to
10    all non-host licensees. The interstate commission fee for
11    the supplemental interstate simulcast shall be paid by all
12    participating non-host licensees.
13        (3) Each licensee conducting interstate simulcast
14    wagering may retain, subject to the payment of all
15    applicable taxes and the purses, an amount not to exceed
16    17% of all money wagered. If any licensee conducts the
17    pari-mutuel system wagering on races conducted at
18    racetracks in another state or country, each such race or
19    race program shall be considered a separate racing day for
20    the purpose of determining the daily handle and computing
21    the privilege tax of that daily handle as provided in
22    subsection (a) of Section 27. Until January 1, 2000, from
23    the sums permitted to be retained pursuant to this
24    subsection, each inter-track wagering location licensee
25    shall pay 1% of the pari-mutuel handle wagered on simulcast
26    wagering to the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund, subject

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1        within 2 weeks after the day they were generated, shall
2        be in addition to and not in lieu of any other moneys
3        paid to thoroughbred purses under this Act, and shall
4        not be commingled with other moneys deposited into that
5        Fund.
6        (7.3) (Blank).
7        (7.4) (Blank).
8        (8) Notwithstanding any provision in this Act to the
9    contrary, an organization licensee from a track located in
10    a county with a population in excess of 230,000 and that
11    borders the Mississippi River and its affiliated non-host
12    licensees shall not be entitled to share in any retention
13    generated on racing, inter-track wagering, or simulcast
14    wagering at any other Illinois wagering facility.
15        (8.1) Notwithstanding any provisions in this Act to the
16    contrary, if 2 organization licensees are conducting
17    standardbred race meetings concurrently between the hours
18    of 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m., after payment of all applicable
19    State and local taxes and interstate commission fees, the
20    remainder of the amount retained from simulcast wagering
21    otherwise attributable to the host track and to host track
22    purses shall be split daily between the 2 organization
23    licensees and the purses at the tracks of the 2
24    organization licensees, respectively, based on each
25    organization licensee's share of the total live handle for
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1    any non-host licensee that derives its license from a track
2    located in a county with a population in excess of 230,000
3    and that borders the Mississippi River.
4        (9) (Blank).
5        (10) (Blank).
6        (11) (Blank).
7        (12) The Board shall have authority to compel all host
8    tracks to receive the simulcast of any or all races
9    conducted at the Springfield or DuQuoin State fairgrounds
10    and include all such races as part of their simulcast
11    programs.
12        (13) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
13    in the event that the total Illinois pari-mutuel handle on
14    Illinois horse races at all wagering facilities in any
15    calendar year is less than 75% of the total Illinois
16    pari-mutuel handle on Illinois horse races at all such
17    wagering facilities for calendar year 1994, then each
18    wagering facility that has an annual total Illinois
19    pari-mutuel handle on Illinois horse races that is less
20    than 75% of the total Illinois pari-mutuel handle on
21    Illinois horse races at such wagering facility for calendar
22    year 1994, shall be permitted to receive, from any amount
23    otherwise payable to the purse account at the race track
24    with which the wagering facility is affiliated in the
25    succeeding calendar year, an amount equal to 2% of the
26    differential in total Illinois pari-mutuel handle on

 

 

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1    Illinois horse races at the wagering facility between that
2    calendar year in question and 1994 provided, however, that
3    a wagering facility shall not be entitled to any such
4    payment until the Board certifies in writing to the
5    wagering facility the amount to which the wagering facility
6    is entitled and a schedule for payment of the amount to the
7    wagering facility, based on: (i) the racing dates awarded
8    to the race track affiliated with the wagering facility
9    during the succeeding year; (ii) the sums available or
10    anticipated to be available in the purse account of the
11    race track affiliated with the wagering facility for purses
12    during the succeeding year; and (iii) the need to ensure
13    reasonable purse levels during the payment period. The
14    Board's certification shall be provided no later than
15    January 31 of the succeeding year. In the event a wagering
16    facility entitled to a payment under this paragraph (13) is
17    affiliated with a race track that maintains purse accounts
18    for both standardbred and thoroughbred racing, the amount
19    to be paid to the wagering facility shall be divided
20    between each purse account pro rata, based on the amount of
21    Illinois handle on Illinois standardbred and thoroughbred
22    racing respectively at the wagering facility during the
23    previous calendar year. Annually, the General Assembly
24    shall appropriate sufficient funds from the General
25    Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for payment
26    into the thoroughbred and standardbred horse racing purse

 

 

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1    accounts at Illinois pari-mutuel tracks. The amount paid to
2    each purse account shall be the amount certified by the
3    Illinois Racing Board in January to be transferred from
4    each account to each eligible racing facility in accordance
5    with the provisions of this Section.
6    (h) The Board may approve and license the conduct of
7inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering by inter-track
8wagering licensees and inter-track wagering location licensees
9subject to the following terms and conditions:
10        (1) Any person licensed to conduct a race meeting (i)
11    at a track where 60 or more days of racing were conducted
12    during the immediately preceding calendar year or where
13    over the 5 immediately preceding calendar years an average
14    of 30 or more days of racing were conducted annually may be
15    issued an inter-track wagering license; (ii) at a track
16    located in a county that is bounded by the Mississippi
17    River, which has a population of less than 150,000
18    according to the 1990 decennial census, and an average of
19    at least 60 days of racing per year between 1985 and 1993
20    may be issued an inter-track wagering license; or (iii) at
21    a track located in Madison County that conducted at least
22    100 days of live racing during the immediately preceding
23    calendar year may be issued an inter-track wagering
24    license, unless a lesser schedule of live racing is the
25    result of (A) weather, unsafe track conditions, or other
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1    licensee and the associations representing the largest
2    number of owners, trainers, jockeys, or standardbred
3    drivers who race horses at that organization licensee's
4    racing meeting; or (C) a finding by the Board of
5    extraordinary circumstances and that it was in the best
6    interest of the public and the sport to conduct fewer than
7    100 days of live racing. Any such person having operating
8    control of the racing facility may receive inter-track
9    wagering location licenses. An eligible race track located
10    in a county that has a population of more than 230,000 and
11    that is bounded by the Mississippi River may establish up
12    to 9 inter-track wagering locations, an eligible race track
13    located in Stickney Township in Cook County may establish
14    up to 16 inter-track wagering locations, and an eligible
15    race track located in Palatine Township in Cook County may
16    establish up to 18 inter-track wagering locations. An
17    application for said license shall be filed with the Board
18    prior to such dates as may be fixed by the Board. With an
19    application for an inter-track wagering location license
20    there shall be delivered to the Board a certified check or
21    bank draft payable to the order of the Board for an amount
22    equal to $500. The application shall be on forms prescribed
23    and furnished by the Board. The application shall comply
24    with all other rules, regulations and conditions imposed by
25    the Board in connection therewith.
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1    respect to their conformity with this Act and the rules and
2    regulations imposed by the Board. If found to be in
3    compliance with the Act and rules and regulations of the
4    Board, the Board may then issue a license to conduct
5    inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering to such
6    applicant. All such applications shall be acted upon by the
7    Board at a meeting to be held on such date as may be fixed
8    by the Board.
9        (3) In granting licenses to conduct inter-track
10    wagering and simulcast wagering, the Board shall give due
11    consideration to the best interests of the public, of horse
12    racing, and of maximizing revenue to the State.
13        (4) Prior to the issuance of a license to conduct
14    inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering, the applicant
15    shall file with the Board a bond payable to the State of
16    Illinois in the sum of $50,000, executed by the applicant
17    and a surety company or companies authorized to do business
18    in this State, and conditioned upon (i) the payment by the
19    licensee of all taxes due under Section 27 or 27.1 and any
20    other monies due and payable under this Act, and (ii)
21    distribution by the licensee, upon presentation of the
22    winning ticket or tickets, of all sums payable to the
23    patrons of pari-mutuel pools.
24        (5) Each license to conduct inter-track wagering and
25    simulcast wagering shall specify the person to whom it is
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1    the track or location where the wagering is to be
2    conducted.
3        (6) All wagering under such license is subject to this
4    Act and to the rules and regulations from time to time
5    prescribed by the Board, and every such license issued by
6    the Board shall contain a recital to that effect.
7        (7) An inter-track wagering licensee or inter-track
8    wagering location licensee may accept wagers at the track
9    or location where it is licensed, or as otherwise provided
10    under this Act.
11        (8) Inter-track wagering or simulcast wagering shall
12    not be conducted at any track less than 5 miles from a
13    track at which a racing meeting is in progress.
14        (8.1) Inter-track wagering location licensees who
15    derive their licenses from a particular organization
16    licensee shall conduct inter-track wagering and simulcast
17    wagering only at locations that are within 160 miles of
18    that race track where the particular organization licensee
19    is licensed to conduct racing. However, inter-track
20    wagering and simulcast wagering shall not be conducted by
21    those licensees at any location within 5 miles of any race
22    track at which a horse race meeting has been licensed in
23    the current year, unless the person having operating
24    control of such race track has given its written consent to
25    such inter-track wagering location licensees, which
26    consent must be filed with the Board at or prior to the

 

 

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1    time application is made. In the case of any inter-track
2    wagering location licensee initially licensed after
3    December 31, 2013, inter-track wagering and simulcast
4    wagering shall not be conducted by those inter-track
5    wagering location licensees that are located outside the
6    City of Chicago at any location within 8 miles of any race
7    track at which a horse race meeting has been licensed in
8    the current year, unless the person having operating
9    control of such race track has given its written consent to
10    such inter-track wagering location licensees, which
11    consent must be filed with the Board at or prior to the
12    time application is made.
13        (8.2) Inter-track wagering or simulcast wagering shall
14    not be conducted by an inter-track wagering location
15    licensee at any location within 100 500 feet of an existing
16    church or existing school, nor within 500 feet of the
17    residences of more than 50 registered voters without
18    receiving written permission from a majority of the
19    registered voters at such residences. Such written
20    permission statements shall be filed with the Board. The
21    distance of 100 500 feet shall be measured to the nearest
22    part of any building used for worship services, education
23    programs, residential purposes, or conducting inter-track
24    wagering by an inter-track wagering location licensee, and
25    not to property boundaries. However, inter-track wagering
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1    500 feet of a church or , school or residences of 50 or more
2    registered voters if such church or , school has or
3    residences have been erected or established, or such voters
4    have been registered, after the Board issues the original
5    inter-track wagering location license at the site in
6    question. Inter-track wagering location licensees may
7    conduct inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering only
8    in areas that are zoned for commercial or manufacturing
9    purposes or in areas for which a special use has been
10    approved by the local zoning authority. However, no license
11    to conduct inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering
12    shall be granted by the Board with respect to any
13    inter-track wagering location within the jurisdiction of
14    any local zoning authority which has, by ordinance or by
15    resolution, prohibited the establishment of an inter-track
16    wagering location within its jurisdiction. However,
17    inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering may be
18    conducted at a site if such ordinance or resolution is
19    enacted after the Board licenses the original inter-track
20    wagering location licensee for the site in question.
21        (9) (Blank).
22        (10) An inter-track wagering licensee or an
23    inter-track wagering location licensee may retain, subject
24    to the payment of the privilege taxes and the purses, an
25    amount not to exceed 17% of all money wagered. Each program
26    of racing conducted by each inter-track wagering licensee

 

 

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1    or inter-track wagering location licensee shall be
2    considered a separate racing day for the purpose of
3    determining the daily handle and computing the privilege
4    tax or pari-mutuel tax on such daily handle as provided in
5    Section 27.
6        (10.1) Except as provided in subsection (g) of Section
7    27 of this Act, inter-track wagering location licensees
8    shall pay 1% of the pari-mutuel handle at each location to
9    the municipality in which such location is situated and 1%
10    of the pari-mutuel handle at each location to the county in
11    which such location is situated. In the event that an
12    inter-track wagering location licensee is situated in an
13    unincorporated area of a county, such licensee shall pay 2%
14    of the pari-mutuel handle from such location to such
15    county.
16        (10.2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
17    Act, with respect to inter-track wagering at a race track
18    located in a county that has a population of more than
19    230,000 and that is bounded by the Mississippi River ("the
20    first race track"), or at a facility operated by an
21    inter-track wagering licensee or inter-track wagering
22    location licensee that derives its license from the
23    organization licensee that operates the first race track,
24    on races conducted at the first race track or on races
25    conducted at another Illinois race track and
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1    facility operated by an inter-track wagering licensee or
2    inter-track wagering location licensee that derives its
3    license from the organization licensee that operates the
4    first race track, those moneys shall be allocated as
5    follows:
6            (A) That portion of all moneys wagered on
7        standardbred racing that is required under this Act to
8        be paid to purses shall be paid to purses for
9        standardbred races.
10            (B) That portion of all moneys wagered on
11        thoroughbred racing that is required under this Act to
12        be paid to purses shall be paid to purses for
13        thoroughbred races.
14        (11) (A) After payment of the privilege or pari-mutuel
15    tax, any other applicable taxes, and the costs and expenses
16    in connection with the gathering, transmission, and
17    dissemination of all data necessary to the conduct of
18    inter-track wagering, the remainder of the monies retained
19    under either Section 26 or Section 26.2 of this Act by the
20    inter-track wagering licensee on inter-track wagering
21    shall be allocated with 50% to be split between the 2
22    participating licensees and 50% to purses, except that an
23    inter-track wagering licensee that derives its license
24    from a track located in a county with a population in
25    excess of 230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River
26    shall not divide any remaining retention with the Illinois

 

 

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1    organization licensee that provides the race or races, and
2    an inter-track wagering licensee that accepts wagers on
3    races conducted by an organization licensee that conducts a
4    race meet in a county with a population in excess of
5    230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River shall not
6    divide any remaining retention with that organization
7    licensee.
8        (B) From the sums permitted to be retained pursuant to
9    this Act each inter-track wagering location licensee shall
10    pay (i) the privilege or pari-mutuel tax to the State; (ii)
11    4.75% of the pari-mutuel handle on inter-track wagering at
12    such location on races as purses, except that an
13    inter-track wagering location licensee that derives its
14    license from a track located in a county with a population
15    in excess of 230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River
16    shall retain all purse moneys for its own purse account
17    consistent with distribution set forth in this subsection
18    (h), and inter-track wagering location licensees that
19    accept wagers on races conducted by an organization
20    licensee located in a county with a population in excess of
21    230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River shall
22    distribute all purse moneys to purses at the operating host
23    track; (iii) until January 1, 2000, except as provided in
24    subsection (g) of Section 27 of this Act, 1% of the
25    pari-mutuel handle wagered on inter-track wagering and
26    simulcast wagering at each inter-track wagering location

 

 

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1    licensee facility to the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund,
2    provided that, to the extent the total amount collected and
3    distributed to the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund under
4    this subsection (h) during any calendar year exceeds the
5    amount collected and distributed to the Horse Racing Tax
6    Allocation Fund during calendar year 1994, that excess
7    amount shall be redistributed (I) to all inter-track
8    wagering location licensees, based on each licensee's pro
9    rata pro-rata share of the total handle from inter-track
10    wagering and simulcast wagering for all inter-track
11    wagering location licensees during the calendar year in
12    which this provision is applicable; then (II) the amounts
13    redistributed to each inter-track wagering location
14    licensee as described in subpart (I) shall be further
15    redistributed as provided in subparagraph (B) of paragraph
16    (5) of subsection (g) of this Section 26 provided first,
17    that the shares of those amounts, which are to be
18    redistributed to the host track or to purses at the host
19    track under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subsection
20    (g) of this Section 26 shall be redistributed based on each
21    host track's pro rata share of the total inter-track
22    wagering and simulcast wagering handle at all host tracks
23    during the calendar year in question, and second, that any
24    amounts redistributed as described in part (I) to an
25    inter-track wagering location licensee that accepts wagers
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1    conducts a race meet in a county with a population in
2    excess of 230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River
3    shall be further redistributed, effective January 1, 2017,
4    as provided in paragraph (7) of subsection (g) of this
5    Section 26, with the portion of that further redistribution
6    allocated to purses at that organization licensee to be
7    divided between standardbred purses and thoroughbred
8    purses based on the amounts otherwise allocated to purses
9    at that organization licensee during the calendar year in
10    question; and (iv) 8% of the pari-mutuel handle on
11    inter-track wagering wagered at such location to satisfy
12    all costs and expenses of conducting its wagering. The
13    remainder of the monies retained by the inter-track
14    wagering location licensee shall be allocated 40% to the
15    location licensee and 60% to the organization licensee
16    which provides the Illinois races to the location, except
17    that an inter-track wagering location licensee that
18    derives its license from a track located in a county with a
19    population in excess of 230,000 and that borders the
20    Mississippi River shall not divide any remaining retention
21    with the organization licensee that provides the race or
22    races and an inter-track wagering location licensee that
23    accepts wagers on races conducted by an organization
24    licensee that conducts a race meet in a county with a
25    population in excess of 230,000 and that borders the
26    Mississippi River shall not divide any remaining retention

 

 

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1    with the organization licensee. Notwithstanding the
2    provisions of clauses (ii) and (iv) of this paragraph, in
3    the case of the additional inter-track wagering location
4    licenses authorized under paragraph (1) of this subsection
5    (h) by Public Act 87-110, those licensees shall pay the
6    following amounts as purses: during the first 12 months the
7    licensee is in operation, 5.25% of the pari-mutuel handle
8    wagered at the location on races; during the second 12
9    months, 5.25%; during the third 12 months, 5.75%; during
10    the fourth 12 months, 6.25%; and during the fifth 12 months
11    and thereafter, 6.75%. The following amounts shall be
12    retained by the licensee to satisfy all costs and expenses
13    of conducting its wagering: during the first 12 months the
14    licensee is in operation, 8.25% of the pari-mutuel handle
15    wagered at the location; during the second 12 months,
16    8.25%; during the third 12 months, 7.75%; during the fourth
17    12 months, 7.25%; and during the fifth 12 months and
18    thereafter, 6.75%. For additional inter-track wagering
19    location licensees authorized under Public Act 89-16,
20    purses for the first 12 months the licensee is in operation
21    shall be 5.75% of the pari-mutuel wagered at the location,
22    purses for the second 12 months the licensee is in
23    operation shall be 6.25%, and purses thereafter shall be
24    6.75%. For additional inter-track location licensees
25    authorized under Public Act 89-16, the licensee shall be
26    allowed to retain to satisfy all costs and expenses: 7.75%

 

 

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1    of the pari-mutuel handle wagered at the location during
2    its first 12 months of operation, 7.25% during its second
3    12 months of operation, and 6.75% thereafter.
4        (C) There is hereby created the Horse Racing Tax
5    Allocation Fund which shall remain in existence until
6    December 31, 1999. Moneys remaining in the Fund after
7    December 31, 1999 shall be paid into the General Revenue
8    Fund. Until January 1, 2000, all monies paid into the Horse
9    Racing Tax Allocation Fund pursuant to this paragraph (11)
10    by inter-track wagering location licensees located in park
11    districts of 500,000 population or less, or in a
12    municipality that is not included within any park district
13    but is included within a conservation district and is the
14    county seat of a county that (i) is contiguous to the state
15    of Indiana and (ii) has a 1990 population of 88,257
16    according to the United States Bureau of the Census, and
17    operating on May 1, 1994 shall be allocated by
18    appropriation as follows:
19            Two-sevenths to the Department of Agriculture.
20        Fifty percent of this two-sevenths shall be used to
21        promote the Illinois horse racing and breeding
22        industry, and shall be distributed by the Department of
23        Agriculture upon the advice of a 9-member committee
24        appointed by the Governor consisting of the following
25        members: the Director of Agriculture, who shall serve
26        as chairman; 2 representatives of organization

 

 

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1        licensees conducting thoroughbred race meetings in
2        this State, recommended by those licensees; 2
3        representatives of organization licensees conducting
4        standardbred race meetings in this State, recommended
5        by those licensees; a representative of the Illinois
6        Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Foundation,
7        recommended by that Foundation; a representative of
8        the Illinois Standardbred Owners and Breeders
9        Association, recommended by that Association; a
10        representative of the Horsemen's Benevolent and
11        Protective Association or any successor organization
12        thereto established in Illinois comprised of the
13        largest number of owners and trainers, recommended by
14        that Association or that successor organization; and a
15        representative of the Illinois Harness Horsemen's
16        Association, recommended by that Association.
17        Committee members shall serve for terms of 2 years,
18        commencing January 1 of each even-numbered year. If a
19        representative of any of the above-named entities has
20        not been recommended by January 1 of any even-numbered
21        year, the Governor shall appoint a committee member to
22        fill that position. Committee members shall receive no
23        compensation for their services as members but shall be
24        reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses and
25        disbursements incurred in the performance of their
26        official duties. The remaining 50% of this

 

 

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1        two-sevenths shall be distributed to county fairs for
2        premiums and rehabilitation as set forth in the
3        Agricultural Fair Act;
4            Four-sevenths to park districts or municipalities
5        that do not have a park district of 500,000 population
6        or less for museum purposes (if an inter-track wagering
7        location licensee is located in such a park district)
8        or to conservation districts for museum purposes (if an
9        inter-track wagering location licensee is located in a
10        municipality that is not included within any park
11        district but is included within a conservation
12        district and is the county seat of a county that (i) is
13        contiguous to the state of Indiana and (ii) has a 1990
14        population of 88,257 according to the United States
15        Bureau of the Census, except that if the conservation
16        district does not maintain a museum, the monies shall
17        be allocated equally between the county and the
18        municipality in which the inter-track wagering
19        location licensee is located for general purposes) or
20        to a municipal recreation board for park purposes (if
21        an inter-track wagering location licensee is located
22        in a municipality that is not included within any park
23        district and park maintenance is the function of the
24        municipal recreation board and the municipality has a
25        1990 population of 9,302 according to the United States
26        Bureau of the Census); provided that the monies are

 

 

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1        distributed to each park district or conservation
2        district or municipality that does not have a park
3        district in an amount equal to four-sevenths of the
4        amount collected by each inter-track wagering location
5        licensee within the park district or conservation
6        district or municipality for the Fund. Monies that were
7        paid into the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund before
8        August 9, 1991 (the effective date of Public Act
9        87-110) by an inter-track wagering location licensee
10        located in a municipality that is not included within
11        any park district but is included within a conservation
12        district as provided in this paragraph shall, as soon
13        as practicable after August 9, 1991 (the effective date
14        of Public Act 87-110), be allocated and paid to that
15        conservation district as provided in this paragraph.
16        Any park district or municipality not maintaining a
17        museum may deposit the monies in the corporate fund of
18        the park district or municipality where the
19        inter-track wagering location is located, to be used
20        for general purposes; and
21            One-seventh to the Agricultural Premium Fund to be
22        used for distribution to agricultural home economics
23        extension councils in accordance with "An Act in
24        relation to additional support and finances for the
25        Agricultural and Home Economic Extension Councils in
26        the several counties of this State and making an

 

 

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1        appropriation therefor", approved July 24, 1967.
2        Until January 1, 2000, all other monies paid into the
3    Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund pursuant to this paragraph
4    (11) shall be allocated by appropriation as follows:
5            Two-sevenths to the Department of Agriculture.
6        Fifty percent of this two-sevenths shall be used to
7        promote the Illinois horse racing and breeding
8        industry, and shall be distributed by the Department of
9        Agriculture upon the advice of a 9-member committee
10        appointed by the Governor consisting of the following
11        members: the Director of Agriculture, who shall serve
12        as chairman; 2 representatives of organization
13        licensees conducting thoroughbred race meetings in
14        this State, recommended by those licensees; 2
15        representatives of organization licensees conducting
16        standardbred race meetings in this State, recommended
17        by those licensees; a representative of the Illinois
18        Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Foundation,
19        recommended by that Foundation; a representative of
20        the Illinois Standardbred Owners and Breeders
21        Association, recommended by that Association; a
22        representative of the Horsemen's Benevolent and
23        Protective Association or any successor organization
24        thereto established in Illinois comprised of the
25        largest number of owners and trainers, recommended by
26        that Association or that successor organization; and a

 

 

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1        representative of the Illinois Harness Horsemen's
2        Association, recommended by that Association.
3        Committee members shall serve for terms of 2 years,
4        commencing January 1 of each even-numbered year. If a
5        representative of any of the above-named entities has
6        not been recommended by January 1 of any even-numbered
7        year, the Governor shall appoint a committee member to
8        fill that position. Committee members shall receive no
9        compensation for their services as members but shall be
10        reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses and
11        disbursements incurred in the performance of their
12        official duties. The remaining 50% of this
13        two-sevenths shall be distributed to county fairs for
14        premiums and rehabilitation as set forth in the
15        Agricultural Fair Act;
16            Four-sevenths to museums and aquariums located in
17        park districts of over 500,000 population; provided
18        that the monies are distributed in accordance with the
19        previous year's distribution of the maintenance tax
20        for such museums and aquariums as provided in Section 2
21        of the Park District Aquarium and Museum Act; and
22            One-seventh to the Agricultural Premium Fund to be
23        used for distribution to agricultural home economics
24        extension councils in accordance with "An Act in
25        relation to additional support and finances for the
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1        the several counties of this State and making an
2        appropriation therefor", approved July 24, 1967. This
3        subparagraph (C) shall be inoperative and of no force
4        and effect on and after January 1, 2000.
5            (D) Except as provided in paragraph (11) of this
6        subsection (h), with respect to purse allocation from
7        inter-track wagering, the monies so retained shall be
8        divided as follows:
9                (i) If the inter-track wagering licensee,
10            except an inter-track wagering licensee that
11            derives its license from an organization licensee
12            located in a county with a population in excess of
13            230,000 and bounded by the Mississippi River, is
14            not conducting its own race meeting during the same
15            dates, then the entire purse allocation shall be to
16            purses at the track where the races wagered on are
17            being conducted.
18                (ii) If the inter-track wagering licensee,
19            except an inter-track wagering licensee that
20            derives its license from an organization licensee
21            located in a county with a population in excess of
22            230,000 and bounded by the Mississippi River, is
23            also conducting its own race meeting during the
24            same dates, then the purse allocation shall be as
25            follows: 50% to purses at the track where the races
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1            the track where the inter-track wagering licensee
2            is accepting such wagers.
3                (iii) If the inter-track wagering is being
4            conducted by an inter-track wagering location
5            licensee, except an inter-track wagering location
6            licensee that derives its license from an
7            organization licensee located in a county with a
8            population in excess of 230,000 and bounded by the
9            Mississippi River, the entire purse allocation for
10            Illinois races shall be to purses at the track
11            where the race meeting being wagered on is being
12            held.
13        (12) The Board shall have all powers necessary and
14    proper to fully supervise and control the conduct of
15    inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering by inter-track
16    wagering licensees and inter-track wagering location
17    licensees, including, but not limited to the following:
18            (A) The Board is vested with power to promulgate
19        reasonable rules and regulations for the purpose of
20        administering the conduct of this wagering and to
21        prescribe reasonable rules, regulations and conditions
22        under which such wagering shall be held and conducted.
23        Such rules and regulations are to provide for the
24        prevention of practices detrimental to the public
25        interest and for the best interests of said wagering
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1            (B) The Board, and any person or persons to whom it
2        delegates this power, is vested with the power to enter
3        the facilities of any licensee to determine whether
4        there has been compliance with the provisions of this
5        Act and the rules and regulations relating to the
6        conduct of such wagering.
7            (C) The Board, and any person or persons to whom it
8        delegates this power, may eject or exclude from any
9        licensee's facilities, any person whose conduct or
10        reputation is such that his presence on such premises
11        may, in the opinion of the Board, call into the
12        question the honesty and integrity of, or interfere
13        with the orderly conduct of such wagering; provided,
14        however, that no person shall be excluded or ejected
15        from such premises solely on the grounds of race,
16        color, creed, national origin, ancestry, or sex.
17            (D) (Blank).
18            (E) The Board is vested with the power to appoint
19        delegates to execute any of the powers granted to it
20        under this Section for the purpose of administering
21        this wagering and any rules and regulations
22        promulgated in accordance with this Act.
23            (F) The Board shall name and appoint a State
24        director of this wagering who shall be a representative
25        of the Board and whose duty it shall be to supervise
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1        for by the rules and regulations of the Board; such
2        rules and regulation shall specify the method of
3        appointment and the Director's powers, authority and
4        duties.
5            (G) The Board is vested with the power to impose
6        civil penalties of up to $5,000 against individuals and
7        up to $10,000 against licensees for each violation of
8        any provision of this Act relating to the conduct of
9        this wagering, any rules adopted by the Board, any
10        order of the Board or any other action which in the
11        Board's discretion, is a detriment or impediment to
12        such wagering.
13        (13) The Department of Agriculture may enter into
14    agreements with licensees authorizing such licensees to
15    conduct inter-track wagering on races to be held at the
16    licensed race meetings conducted by the Department of
17    Agriculture. Such agreement shall specify the races of the
18    Department of Agriculture's licensed race meeting upon
19    which the licensees will conduct wagering. In the event
20    that a licensee conducts inter-track pari-mutuel wagering
21    on races from the Illinois State Fair or DuQuoin State Fair
22    which are in addition to the licensee's previously approved
23    racing program, those races shall be considered a separate
24    racing day for the purpose of determining the daily handle
25    and computing the privilege or pari-mutuel tax on that
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1    agreements shall be approved by the Board before such
2    wagering may be conducted. In determining whether to grant
3    approval, the Board shall give due consideration to the
4    best interests of the public and of horse racing. The
5    provisions of paragraphs (1), (8), (8.1), and (8.2) of
6    subsection (h) of this Section which are not specified in
7    this paragraph (13) shall not apply to licensed race
8    meetings conducted by the Department of Agriculture at the
9    Illinois State Fair in Sangamon County or the DuQuoin State
10    Fair in Perry County, or to any wagering conducted on those
11    race meetings.
12        (14) An inter-track wagering location license
13    authorized by the Board in 2016 that is owned and operated
14    by a race track in Rock Island County shall be transferred
15    to a commonly owned race track in Cook County on August 12,
16    2016 (the effective date of Public Act 99-757). The
17    licensee shall retain its status in relation to purse
18    distribution under paragraph (11) of this subsection (h)
19    following the transfer to the new entity. The pari-mutuel
20    tax credit under Section 32.1 shall not be applied toward
21    any pari-mutuel tax obligation of the inter-track wagering
22    location licensee of the license that is transferred under
23    this paragraph (14).
24    (i) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, the
25conduct of wagering at wagering facilities is authorized on all
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1Act.
2(Source: P.A. 99-756, eff. 8-12-16; 99-757, eff. 8-12-16;
3100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-627, eff. 7-20-18; 100-1152, eff.
412-14-18; revised 1-13-19.)
 
5    Section 10. The Raffles and Poker Runs Act is amended by
6changing Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8.1 as follows:
 
7    (230 ILCS 15/1)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2301)
8    Sec. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act the terms
9defined in this Section have the meanings given them.
10    "Key location" means:
11        (1) For a poker run, the location where the poker run
12    concludes and the prizes are awarded.
13        (2) For a raffle, the location where the winning
14    chances in the raffle are determined.
15    "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of this State or a
16unit of local government in this State that is vested by law or
17ordinance with the duty to maintain public order and to enforce
18criminal laws or ordinances.
19    "Net proceeds" means the gross receipts from the conduct of
20raffles, less reasonable sums expended for prizes, local
21license fees and other reasonable operating expenses incurred
22as a result of operating a raffle or poker run.
23    "Key location" means the location where the poker run
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1    "Poker run" means a prize-awarding event organized by an
2organization licensed under this Act in which participants
3travel to multiple predetermined locations, including a key
4location, to play a randomized game based on an element of
5chance. "Poker run" includes dice runs, marble runs, or other
6events where the objective is to build the best hand or highest
7score by obtaining an item or playing a randomized game at each
8location.
9    "Raffle" means a form of lottery, as defined in subsection
10(b) of Section 28-2 28-2(b) of the Criminal Code of 2012,
11conducted by an organization licensed under this Act, 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    "Raffle" does not include any game designed to simulate:
24(1) gambling games as defined in the Riverboat Gambling Act,
25(2) any casino game approved for play by the Illinois Gaming
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1defined in the Video Gaming Act, or (4) a savings promotion
2raffle authorized under Section 5g of the Illinois Banking Act,
3Section 7008 of the Savings Bank Act, Section 42.7 of the
4Illinois Credit Union Act, Section 5136B of the National Bank
5Act (12 U.S.C. 25a), or Section 4 of the Home Owners' Loan Act
6(12 U.S.C. 1463).
7(Source: P.A. 98-644, eff. 6-10-14; 99-149, eff. 1-1-16;
899-405, eff. 8-19-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
9    (230 ILCS 15/2)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2302)
10    Sec. 2. Licensing.
11    (a) The governing body of any county or municipality within
12this State may establish a system for the licensing of
13organizations to operate raffles. The governing bodies of a
14county and one or more municipalities may, pursuant to a
15written contract, jointly establish a system for the licensing
16of organizations to operate raffles within any area of
17contiguous territory not contained within the corporate limits
18of a municipality which is not a party to such contract. The
19governing bodies of two or more adjacent counties or two or
20more adjacent municipalities located within a county may,
21pursuant to a written contract, jointly establish a system for
22the licensing of organizations to operate raffles within the
23corporate limits of such counties or municipalities. The
24licensing authority may establish special categories of
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1categories. The licensing system shall provide for limitations
2upon (1) the aggregate retail value of all prizes or
3merchandise awarded by a licensee in a single raffle, if any,
4(2) the maximum retail value of each prize awarded by a
5licensee in a single raffle, if any, (3) the maximum price
6which may be charged for each raffle chance issued or sold, if
7any and (4) the maximum number of days during which chances may
8be issued or sold, if any. The licensing system may include a
9fee for each license in an amount to be determined by the local
10governing body. Licenses issued pursuant to this Act shall be
11valid for one raffle or for a specified number of raffles to be
12conducted during a specified period not to exceed one year and
13may be suspended or revoked for any violation of this Act. A
14local governing body shall act on a license application within
1530 days from the date of application. A Nothing in this Act
16shall be construed to prohibit a county or municipality may
17adopt from adopting rules or ordinances for the operation of
18raffles that are consistent with this Act. Raffles shall be
19licensed by the governing body of the municipality with
20jurisdiction over the key location or, if no municipality has
21jurisdiction over the key location, then by the governing body
22of the county with jurisdiction over the key location. A
23license shall authorize the holder of such license to sell
24raffle chances throughout the State, including beyond the
25borders of the licensing municipality or county. more
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1organized by law enforcement agencies and statewide
2associations that represent law enforcement officials as
3provided in Section 9 of this Act, the governing body of a
4municipality may authorize the sale of raffle chances only
5within the borders of the municipality. Except for raffles
6organized by law enforcement agencies and statewide
7associations that represent law enforcement officials as
8provided in Section 9, the governing body of the county may
9authorize the sale of raffle chances only in those areas which
10are both within the borders of the county and outside the
11borders of any municipality.
12    (a-5) The governing body of Cook County may and any other
13county within this State shall establish a system for the
14licensing of organizations to operate poker runs. The governing
15bodies of 2 or more adjacent counties may, pursuant to a
16written contract, jointly establish a system for the licensing
17of organizations to operate poker runs within the corporate
18limits of such counties. The licensing authority may establish
19special categories of licenses and adopt rules relating to the
20various categories. The licensing system may include a fee not
21to exceed $25 for each license. Licenses issued pursuant to
22this Act shall be valid for one poker run or for a specified
23number of poker runs to be conducted during a specified period
24not to exceed one year and may be suspended or revoked for any
25violation of this Act. A local governing body shall act on a
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1application.
2    (b) Raffle licenses shall be issued only to bona fide
3religious, charitable, labor, business, fraternal,
4educational, or veterans', or other bona fide not-for-profit
5organizations that operate without profit to their members and
6which have been in existence continuously for a period of 5
7years immediately before making application for a raffle
8license and which have had during that entire 5-year period
9been a bona fide membership engaged in carrying out their
10objects, or to a non-profit fundraising organization that the
11licensing authority determines is organized for the sole
12purpose of providing financial assistance to an identified
13individual or group of individuals suffering extreme financial
14hardship as the result of an illness, disability, accident or
15disaster, or to any as well as law enforcement agencies and
16statewide associations that represent law enforcement
17officials as provided for in Section 9 of this Act. Poker run
18licenses shall be issued only to bona fide religious,
19charitable, labor, business, fraternal, educational,
20veterans', or other bona fide not-for-profit organizations
21that operate without profit to their members and which have
22been in existence continuously for a period of 5 years
23immediately before making application for a poker run license
24and which have had during that entire 5-year period been a bona
25fide membership engaged in carrying out their objects. Licenses
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1providing financial assistance to an identified individual or
2group of individuals suffering extreme financial hardship as
3the result of an illness, disability, accident, or disaster or
4(ii) to maintain the financial stability of the organization. A
5licensing authority may waive the 5-year requirement under this
6subsection (b) for a bona fide religious, charitable, labor,
7business, fraternal, educational, or veterans' organization
8that applies for a license to conduct a raffle or a poker run
9if the organization is a local organization that is affiliated
10with and chartered by a national or State organization that
11meets the 5-year requirement.
12    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply.
13Non-profit: An organization or institution organized and
14conducted on a not-for-profit basis with no personal profit
15inuring to any one as a result of the operation. Charitable: An
16organization or institution organized and operated to benefit
17an indefinite number of the public. The service rendered to
18those eligible for benefits must also confer some benefit on
19the public. Educational: An organization or institution
20organized and operated to provide systematic instruction in
21useful branches of learning by methods common to schools and
22institutions of learning which compare favorably in their scope
23and intensity with the course of study presented in
24tax-supported schools. Religious: Any church, congregation,
25society, or organization founded for the purpose of religious
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1interest, the primary interest of which is to both promote the
2welfare of its members and to provide assistance to the general
3public in such a way as to lessen the burdens of government by
4caring for those that otherwise would be cared for by the
5government. Veterans: An organization or association comprised
6of members of which substantially all are individuals who are
7veterans or spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, the
8primary purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its
9members and to provide assistance to the general public in such
10a way as to confer a public benefit. Labor: An organization
11composed of workers organized with the objective of betterment
12of the conditions of those engaged in such pursuit and the
13development of a higher degree of efficiency in their
14respective occupations. Business: A voluntary organization
15composed of individuals and businesses who have joined together
16to advance the commercial, financial, industrial and civic
17interests of a community.
18    (c) Poker runs shall be licensed by the county with
19jurisdiction over the key location. The license granted by the
20key location shall cover the entire poker run, including
21locations other than the key location. Each license issued
22shall include the name and address of each predetermined
23location.
24(Source: P.A. 99-405, eff. 8-19-15; 99-757, eff. 8-12-16;
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1    (230 ILCS 15/3)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2303)
2    Sec. 3. License; application; issuance; restrictions;
3persons ineligible - Application - Issuance - Restrictions -
4Persons ineligible. Licenses issued by the governing body of
5any county or municipality are subject to the following
6restrictions:
7        (1) No person, firm or corporation shall conduct
8    raffles or chances or poker runs without having first
9    obtained a license therefor pursuant to this Act.
10        (2) The license and application for license must
11    specify the location or locations at area or areas within
12    the licensing authority in which winning raffle chances in
13    the raffle will be determined sold or issued or a poker run
14    will be conducted, the time period during which raffle
15    chances will be sold or issued or a poker run will be
16    conducted, the time or times of determination of winning
17    chances and the location or locations at which winning
18    chances will be determined.
19        (3) The license application must contain a sworn
20    statement attesting to the not-for-profit character of the
21    prospective licensee organization, signed by the presiding
22    officer and the secretary of that organization.
23        (4) The application for license shall be prepared in
24    accordance with the ordinance of the local governmental
25    unit.
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1    raffles or poker runs as defined in this Act.
2    The following are ineligible for any license under this
3Act:
4        (a) any person whose felony conviction will impair the
5    person's ability to engage in the licensed position;
6        (b) any person who is or has been a professional
7    gambler or professional gambling promoter;
8        (c) any person who is not of good moral character;
9        (d) any organization firm or corporation in which a
10    person defined in (a), (b) or (c) has a proprietary,
11    equitable or credit interest, or in which such a person is
12    active or employed;
13        (e) any organization in which a person defined in (a),
14    (b) or (c) is an officer, director, or employee, whether
15    compensated or not; and
16        (f) any organization in which a person defined in (a),
17    (b) or (c) is to participate in the management or operation
18    of a raffle as defined in this Act.
19(Source: P.A. 100-286, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
20    (230 ILCS 15/4)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2304)
21    Sec. 4. Conduct of raffles and poker runs.
22    (a) The conducting of raffles and poker runs is subject to
23the following restrictions:
24        (1) The entire net proceeds of any raffle or poker run
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1    organization permitted to conduct that game.
2        (2) No person except a bona fide director, officer,
3    employee, or member of the sponsoring organization may
4    manage or participate in the management or operation of the
5    raffle or poker run. (3) No person may receive any
6    remuneration or profit for managing or participating in the
7    management or operation of the raffle or poker run.
8    Sponsoring organizations may contract with third parties
9    who, acting at the direction of and under the supervision
10    of the sponsoring organization, provide bona fide services
11    to the sponsoring organization in connection with the
12    operation of a raffle and may pay reasonable compensation
13    for such services. Such services include the following: (a)
14    advertising, marketing and promotion, (b) legal, (c)
15    procurement of goods, prizes, wares and merchandise for the
16    purpose of operating the raffle, (d) rent, if the premises
17    upon which the raffle will be held is rented, (e)
18    accounting, auditing and bookkeeping, (f) website hosting,
19    (g) mailing and delivery, (h) banking and payment
20    processing, and (i) other services relating to the
21    operation of the raffle.
22        (3) (4) A licensee may rent a premises on which to
23    determine the winning chance or chances in a raffle
24    provided that the rent is not determined as a percentage of
25    receipts or profits from the raffle. only from an
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1    premises where a poker run is held is not required to
2    obtain a license if the name and location of the premises
3    is listed as a predetermined location on the license issued
4    for the poker run and the premises does not charge for use
5    of the premises.
6        (4) (5) Raffle chances may be sold throughout the
7    State, including beyond the borders of the licensing
8    municipality or county. or issued only within the area
9    specified on the license and winning Winning chances may be
10    determined only at those locations specified on the license
11    for a raffle.
12        (5) (6) A person under the age of 18 years may
13    participate in the conducting of raffles or chances or
14    poker runs only with the permission of a parent or
15    guardian. A person under the age of 18 years may be within
16    the area where winning chances in a raffle or winning hands
17    or scores in a poker run are being determined only when
18    accompanied by his parent or guardian.
19    (b) If a lessor rents a premises where a winning chance or
20chances on a raffle or a winning hand or score in a poker run is
21determined, the lessor shall not be criminally liable if the
22person who uses the premises for the determining of winning
23chances does not hold a license issued by the governing body of
24any county or municipality under the provisions of this Act.
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1    (230 ILCS 15/5)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2305)
2    Sec. 5. Manager; bond. All management, operation, of and
3the conduct of raffles shall be under the supervision of a
4single manager designated by the organization. The manager
5shall give a fidelity bond in an amount determined by the
6licensing authority in favor of the organization conditioned
7upon his honesty in the performance of his duties. Terms of the
8bond shall provide that notice shall be given in writing to the
9licensing authority not less than 30 days prior to its
10cancellation. The governing body of a local unit of government
11may waive this bond requirement by including a waiver provision
12in the license issued to an organization under this Act,
13provided that a license containing such waiver provision shall
14be granted only by the affirmative unanimous vote of the
15requisite number of members of the licensed organization or, if
16the licensed organization does not have members, of members of
17the governing board of the organization, to constitute an
18affirmative action of the licensed organization. Nothing in
19this Section shall be deemed to apply to poker runs.
20(Source: P.A. 98-644, eff. 6-10-14; 99-405, eff. 8-19-15.)
 
21    (230 ILCS 15/6)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2306)
22    Sec. 6. Records.
23    (a) Each organization licensed to conduct raffles and
24chances or poker run events shall keep records of its gross
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1or occasion at which winning chances in a raffle or winning
2hands or scores in a poker run are determined. All deductions
3from gross receipts for each single gathering or occasion shall
4be documented with receipts or other records indicating the
5amount, a description of the purchased item or service or other
6reason for the deduction, and the recipient. The distribution
7of net proceeds shall be itemized as to payee, purpose, amount
8and date of payment.
9    (b) Gross receipts from the operation of raffles programs
10or poker runs shall be segregated from other revenues of the
11organization, including bingo gross receipts, if bingo games
12are also conducted by the same nonprofit organization pursuant
13to license therefor issued by the Department of Revenue of the
14State of Illinois, and placed in a separate account. Each
15organization shall have separate records of its raffles and
16poker runs. The person who accounts for gross receipts,
17expenses and net proceeds from the operation of raffles or
18poker runs shall not be the same person who accounts for other
19revenues of the organization.
20    (c) Each organization licensed to conduct raffles or poker
21runs shall report promptly after the conclusion of each raffle
22or poker run runs to its membership or, if the organization
23does not have members, to its governing board. Each
24organization licensed to conduct raffles shall report promptly
25to the licensing local unit of government its gross receipts,
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1of net proceeds itemized as required in this Section.
2    (d) Records required by this Section shall be preserved for
33 years, and organizations shall make available their records
4relating to operation of raffles or poker runs for public
5inspection at reasonable times and places.
6(Source: P.A. 98-644, eff. 6-10-14; 99-405, eff. 8-19-15.)
 
7    (230 ILCS 15/8.1)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2308.1)
8    Sec. 8.1. Political committees.
9    (a) For the purposes of this Section the terms defined in
10this subsection have the meanings given them.
11    "Net Proceeds" means the gross receipts from the conduct of
12raffles, less reasonable sums expended for prizes, license fees
13and other reasonable operating expenses incurred as a result of
14operating a raffle.
15    "Raffle" means a form of lottery, as defined in Section
1628-2 (b) of the Criminal Code of 2012, conducted by a political
17committee licensed under this Section, in which:
18        (1) the player pays or agrees to pay something of value
19    for a chance, represented and differentiated by a number or
20    by a combination of numbers or by some other medium, one or
21    more of which chances is to be designated the winning
22    chance; and
23        (2) the winning chance is to be determined through a
24    drawing or by some other method based on an element of
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1    conducting or connected with the lottery, except that the
2    winning chance shall not be determined by the outcome of a
3    publicly exhibited sporting contest.
4    "Unresolved claim" means a claim for civil penalty under
5Sections 9-3, 9-10, and 9-23 of The Election Code which has
6been begun by the State Board of Elections, has been disputed
7by the political committee under the applicable rules of the
8State Board of Elections, and has not been finally decided
9either by the State Board of Elections, or, where application
10for review has been made to the Courts of Illinois, remains
11finally undecided by the Courts.
12    "Owes" means that a political committee has been finally
13determined under applicable rules of the State Board of
14Elections to be liable for a civil penalty under Sections 9-3,
159-10, and 9-23 of The Election Code.
16    (b) Licenses issued pursuant to this Section shall be valid
17for one raffle or for a specified number of raffles to be
18conducted during a specified period not to exceed one year and
19may be suspended or revoked for any violation of this Section.
20The State Board of Elections shall act on a license application
21within 30 days from the date of application.
22    (c) Licenses issued by the State Board of Elections are
23subject to the following restrictions:
24        (1) No political committee shall conduct raffles or
25    chances without having first obtained a license therefor
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1        (2) The application for license shall be prepared in
2    accordance with regulations of the State Board of Elections
3    and must specify the area or areas within the State in
4    which raffle chances will be sold or issued, the time
5    period during which raffle chances will be sold or issued,
6    the time of determination of winning chances and the
7    location or locations at which winning chances will be
8    determined.
9        (3) A license authorizes the licensee to conduct
10    raffles as defined in this Section.
11    The following are ineligible for any license under this
12Section:
13            (i) any political committee which has an officer
14        who has been convicted of a felony;
15            (ii) any political committee which has an officer
16        who is or has been a professional gambler or gambling
17        promoter;
18            (iii) any political committee which has an officer
19        who is not of good moral character;
20            (iv) any political committee which has an officer
21        who is also an officer of a firm or corporation in
22        which a person defined in (i), (ii) or (iii) has a
23        proprietary, equitable or credit interest, or in which
24        such a person is active or employed;
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1        or employee, whether compensated or not;
2            (vi) any political committee in which a person
3        defined in (i), (ii) or (iii) is to participate in the
4        management or operation of a raffle as defined in this
5        Section;
6            (vii) any committee which, at the time of its
7        application for a license to conduct a raffle, owes the
8        State Board of Elections any unpaid civil penalty
9        authorized by Sections 9-3, 9-10, and 9-23 of The
10        Election Code, or is the subject of an unresolved claim
11        for a civil penalty under Sections 9-3, 9-10, and 9-23
12        of The Election Code;
13            (viii) any political committee which, at the time
14        of its application to conduct a raffle, has not
15        submitted any report or document required to be filed
16        by Article 9 of The Election Code and such report or
17        document is more than 10 days overdue.
18    (d) (1) The conducting of raffles is subject to the
19    following restrictions:
20            (i) The entire net proceeds of any raffle must be
21        exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the
22        political committee permitted to conduct that game.
23            (ii) No person except a bona fide member of the
24        political committee may participate in the management
25        or operation of the raffle.
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1        profit for participating in the management or
2        operation of the raffle.
3            (iv) Raffle chances may be sold or issued only
4        within the area specified on the license and winning
5        chances may be determined only at those locations
6        specified on the license.
7            (v) A person under the age of 18 years may
8        participate in the conducting of raffles or chances
9        only with the permission of a parent or guardian. A
10        person under the age of 18 years may be within the area
11        where winning chances are being determined only when
12        accompanied by his parent or guardian.
13        (2) If a lessor rents a premises where a winning chance
14    or chances on a raffle are determined, the lessor shall not
15    be criminally liable if the person who uses the premises
16    for the determining of winning chances does not hold a
17    license issued under the provisions of this Section.
18    (e) (1) Each political committee licensed to conduct
19    raffles and chances shall keep records of its gross
20    receipts, expenses and net proceeds for each single
21    gathering or occasion at which winning chances are
22    determined. All deductions from gross receipts for each
23    single gathering or occasion shall be documented with
24    receipts or other records indicating the amount, a
25    description of the purchased item or service or other
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1    distribution of net proceeds shall be itemized as to payee,
2    purpose, amount and date of payment.
3        (2) Each political committee licensed to conduct
4    raffles shall report on the next report due to be filed
5    under Article 9 of The Election Code its gross receipts,
6    expenses and net proceeds from raffles, and the
7    distribution of net proceeds itemized as required in this
8    subsection.
9    Such reports shall be included in the regular reports
10required of political committees by Article 9 of The Election
11Code.
12        (3) Records required by this subsection shall be
13    preserved for 3 years, and political committees shall make
14    available their records relating to operation of raffles
15    for public inspection at reasonable times and places.
16    (f) Violation of any provision of this Section is a Class C
17misdemeanor.
18    (g) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize
19the conducting or operating of any gambling scheme, enterprise,
20activity or device other than raffles as provided for herein.
21(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
22    (230 ILCS 15/9 rep.)
23    Section 15. The Raffles and Poker Runs Act is amended by
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1    Section 20. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
2changing Section 28-1 as follows:
 
3    (720 ILCS 5/28-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 28-1)
4    Sec. 28-1. Gambling.
5    (a) A person commits gambling when he or she:
6        (1) knowingly plays a game of chance or skill for money
7    or other thing of value, unless excepted in subsection (b)
8    of this Section;
9        (2) knowingly makes a wager upon the result of any
10    game, contest, or any political nomination, appointment or
11    election;
12        (3) knowingly operates, keeps, owns, uses, purchases,
13    exhibits, rents, sells, bargains for the sale or lease of,
14    manufactures or distributes any gambling device;
15        (4) contracts to have or give himself or herself or
16    another the option to buy or sell, or contracts to buy or
17    sell, at a future time, any grain or other commodity
18    whatsoever, or any stock or security of any company, where
19    it is at the time of making such contract intended by both
20    parties thereto that the contract to buy or sell, or the
21    option, whenever exercised, or the contract resulting
22    therefrom, shall be settled, not by the receipt or delivery
23    of such property, but by the payment only of differences in
24    prices thereof; however, the issuance, purchase, sale,
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1    registered with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section
2    8 of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953, or by or through
3    a person exempt from such registration under said Section
4    8, of a put, call, or other option to buy or sell
5    securities which have been registered with the Secretary of
6    State or which are exempt from such registration under
7    Section 3 of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 is not
8    gambling within the meaning of this paragraph (4);
9        (5) knowingly owns or possesses any book, instrument or
10    apparatus by means of which bets or wagers have been, or
11    are, recorded or registered, or knowingly possesses any
12    money which he has received in the course of a bet or
13    wager;
14        (6) knowingly sells pools upon the result of any game
15    or contest of skill or chance, political nomination,
16    appointment or election;
17        (7) knowingly sets up or promotes any lottery or sells,
18    offers to sell or transfers any ticket or share for any
19    lottery;
20        (8) knowingly sets up or promotes any policy game or
21    sells, offers to sell or knowingly possesses or transfers
22    any policy ticket, slip, record, document or other similar
23    device;
24        (9) knowingly drafts, prints or publishes any lottery
25    ticket or share, or any policy ticket, slip, record,
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1    related to lotteries, bingo games and raffles authorized by
2    and conducted in accordance with the laws of Illinois or
3    any other state or foreign government;
4        (10) knowingly advertises any lottery or policy game,
5    except for such activity related to lotteries, bingo games
6    and raffles authorized by and conducted in accordance with
7    the laws of Illinois or any other state;
8        (11) knowingly transmits information as to wagers,
9    betting odds, or changes in betting odds by telephone,
10    telegraph, radio, semaphore or similar means; or knowingly
11    installs or maintains equipment for the transmission or
12    receipt of such information; except that nothing in this
13    subdivision (11) prohibits transmission or receipt of such
14    information for use in news reporting of sporting events or
15    contests; or
16        (12) knowingly establishes, maintains, or operates an
17    Internet site that permits a person to play a game of
18    chance or skill for money or other thing of value by means
19    of the Internet or to make a wager upon the result of any
20    game, contest, political nomination, appointment, or
21    election by means of the Internet. This item (12) does not
22    apply to activities referenced in items (6), and (6.1),
23    (8), and (8.1) of subsection (b) of this Section.
24    (b) Participants in any of the following activities shall
25not be convicted of gambling:
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1    happening of chance including without limitation contracts
2    of indemnity or guaranty and life or health or accident
3    insurance.
4        (2) Offers of prizes, award or compensation to the
5    actual contestants in any bona fide contest for the
6    determination of skill, speed, strength or endurance or to
7    the owners of animals or vehicles entered in such contest.
8        (3) Pari-mutuel betting as authorized by the law of
9    this State.
10        (4) Manufacture of gambling devices, including the
11    acquisition of essential parts therefor and the assembly
12    thereof, for transportation in interstate or foreign
13    commerce to any place outside this State when such
14    transportation is not prohibited by any applicable Federal
15    law; or the manufacture, distribution, or possession of
16    video gaming terminals, as defined in the Video Gaming Act,
17    by manufacturers, distributors, and terminal operators
18    licensed to do so under the Video Gaming Act.
19        (5) The game commonly known as "bingo", when conducted
20    in accordance with the Bingo License and Tax Act.
21        (6) Lotteries when conducted by the State of Illinois
22    in accordance with the Illinois Lottery Law. This exemption
23    includes any activity conducted by the Department of
24    Revenue to sell lottery tickets pursuant to the provisions
25    of the Illinois Lottery Law and its rules.
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1    Internet for a lottery conducted by the State of Illinois
2    under the program established in Section 7.12 of the
3    Illinois Lottery Law.
4        (7) Possession of an antique slot machine that is
5    neither used nor intended to be used in the operation or
6    promotion of any unlawful gambling activity or enterprise.
7    For the purpose of this subparagraph (b)(7), an antique
8    slot machine is one manufactured 25 years ago or earlier.
9        (8) Raffles and poker runs when conducted in accordance
10    with the Raffles and Poker Runs Act.
11        (8.1) The purchase of raffle chances for a raffle
12    conducted in accordance with the Raffles and Poker Runs
13    Act.
14        (9) Charitable games when conducted in accordance with
15    the Charitable Games Act.
16        (10) Pull tabs and jar games when conducted under the
17    Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act.
18        (11) Gambling games conducted on riverboats when
19    authorized by the Riverboat Gambling Act.
20        (12) Video gaming terminal games at a licensed
21    establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
22    fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans
23    establishment when conducted in accordance with the Video
24    Gaming Act.
25        (13) Games of skill or chance where money or other
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1    required to participate.
2        (14) Savings promotion raffles authorized under
3    Section 5g of the Illinois Banking Act, Section 7008 of the
4    Savings Bank Act, Section 42.7 of the Illinois Credit Union
5    Act, Section 5136B of the National Bank Act (12 U.S.C.
6    25a), or Section 4 of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C.
7    1463).
8    (c) Sentence.
9    Gambling is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
10conviction under subsections (a)(3) through (a)(12), is a Class
114 felony.
12    (d) Circumstantial evidence.
13    In prosecutions under this Section circumstantial evidence
14shall have the same validity and weight as in any criminal
15prosecution.
16(Source: P.A. 98-644, eff. 6-10-14; 99-149, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.".