101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5876

 

Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
230 ILCS 45/25-25

    Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Removes the prohibition on a licensee under the Act accepting a wager for a sports event involving an Illinois collegiate team. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning gaming.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Sports Wagering Act is amended by changing
5Section 25-25 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 45/25-25)
7    Sec. 25-25. Sports wagering authorized.
8    (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
9the operation of sports wagering is only lawful when conducted
10in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules of
11the Illinois Gaming Board and the Department of the Lottery.
12    (b) A person placing a wager under this Act shall be at
13least 21 years of age.
14    (c) A licensee under this Act may not accept a wager on a
15minor league sports event.
16    (d) (Blank). A licensee under this Act may not accept a
17wager for a sports event involving an Illinois collegiate team.
18    (e) A licensee under this Act may only accept a wager from
19a person physically located in the State.
20    (f) Master sports wagering licensees may use any data
21source for determining the results of all tier 1 sports wagers.
22    (g) A sports governing body headquartered in the United
23States may notify the Board that it desires to supply official

 

 

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1league data to master sports wagering licensees for determining
2the results of tier 2 sports wagers. Such notification shall be
3made in the form and manner as the Board may require. If a
4sports governing body does not notify the Board of its desire
5to supply official league data, a master sports wagering
6licensee may use any data source for determining the results of
7any and all tier 2 sports wagers on sports contests for that
8sports governing body.
9    Within 30 days of a sports governing body notifying the
10Board, master sports wagering licensees shall use only official
11league data to determine the results of tier 2 sports wagers on
12sports events sanctioned by that sports governing body, unless:
13(1) the sports governing body or designee cannot provide a feed
14of official league data to determine the results of a
15particular type of tier 2 sports wager, in which case master
16sports wagering licensees may use any data source for
17determining the results of the applicable tier 2 sports wager
18until such time as such data feed becomes available on
19commercially reasonable terms; or (2) a master sports wagering
20licensee can demonstrate to the Board that the sports governing
21body or its designee cannot provide a feed of official league
22data to the master sports wagering licensee on commercially
23reasonable terms. During the pendency of the Board's
24determination, such master sports wagering licensee may use any
25data source for determining the results of any and all tier 2
26sports wagers.

 

 

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1    (h) A licensee under this Act may not accept wagers on a
2kindergarten through 12th grade sports event.
3(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5becoming law.