Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

Filed: 3/17/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 849

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 849 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5Sections 5.935 and 6z-124 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.935 new)
7    Sec. 5.935. The Collegiate Athletic Protection Fund.
 
8    (30 ILCS 105/6z-124 new)
9    Sec. 6z-124. Collegiate Athletic Protection Fund. The
10Collegiate Athletic Protection Fund is created as a special
11fund in the State treasury. The Board of Higher Education
12shall deposit into the Fund money collected from the
13remittance of any licensure fees paid by a tier 2 official
14league data provider under the Sports Wagering Act that
15provides official athletic league data related to

 

 

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1intercollegiate athletics. Moneys in the Fund shall be used,
2subject to appropriation, by the Board of Higher Education to
3provide grants to institutions of higher education located in
4this State for insurance policies, cost of living stipends,
5and professional support to student athletes of those
6institutions who are deemed to qualify for such assistance by
7those institutions.
 
8    Section 10. The Sports Wagering Act is amended by changing
9Section 25-25 as follows:
 
10    (230 ILCS 45/25-25)
11    Sec. 25-25. Sports wagering authorized.
12    (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
13the operation of sports wagering is only lawful when conducted
14in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules of
15the Illinois Gaming Board and the Department of the Lottery.
16    (b) A person placing a wager under this Act shall be at
17least 21 years of age.
18    (c) A licensee under this Act may not accept a wager on a
19minor league sports event.
20    (d) A licensee under this Act may not accept a wager for a
21sports event involving an Illinois collegiate team. However,
22the Illinois college or university may petition the Board to
23suspend wagers on a team for a period not to exceed 6 months if
24the college or university has a reasonable belief that a

 

 

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1player of that team has been influenced, has suffered mental
2or physical injury, or has otherwise been affected by a wager.
3    (e) A licensee under this Act may only accept a wager from
4a person physically located in the State.
5    (f) Master sports wagering licensees may use any data
6source for determining the results of all tier 1 sports
7wagers.
8    (g) A sports governing body headquartered in the United
9States may notify the Board that it desires to supply official
10league data to master sports wagering licensees for
11determining the results of tier 2 sports wagers. Such
12notification shall be made in the form and manner as the Board
13may require. If a sports governing body does not notify the
14Board of its desire to supply official league data, a master
15sports wagering licensee may use any data source for
16determining the results of any and all tier 2 sports wagers on
17sports contests for that sports governing body.
18    Within 30 days of a sports governing body notifying the
19Board, master sports wagering licensees shall use only
20official league data to determine the results of tier 2 sports
21wagers on sports events sanctioned by that sports governing
22body, unless: (1) the sports governing body or designee cannot
23provide a feed of official league data to determine the
24results of a particular type of tier 2 sports wager, in which
25case master sports wagering licensees may use any data source
26for determining the results of the applicable tier 2 sports

 

 

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1wager until such time as such data feed becomes available on
2commercially reasonable terms; or (2) a master sports wagering
3licensee can demonstrate to the Board that the sports
4governing body or its designee cannot provide a feed of
5official league data to the master sports wagering licensee on
6commercially reasonable terms. During the pendency of the
7Board's determination, such master sports wagering licensee
8may use any data source for determining the results of any and
9all tier 2 sports wagers.
10    (h) A licensee under this Act may not accept wagers on a
11kindergarten through 12th grade sports event.
12(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)".