97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0108

 

Introduced 1/12/2011, by Rep. Thomas Holbrook

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
230 ILCS 20/3.1
230 ILCS 20/3.2
230 ILCS 30/6  from Ch. 120, par. 1126

    Amends the Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act. Removes language providing that production standards for pull tabs and jar games shall include the name of the supplier which shall appear in plain view to the casual observer on the face side of each pull tab ticket and on each jar game ticket. Amends the Charitable Games Act. Provides that a supplier shall permanently affix his or her name to all charitable games equipment and supplies, not including pull tabs. Makes other changes.


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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 Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act is
5amended by changing Sections 3.1 and 3.2 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 20/3.1)
7    Sec. 3.1. Suppliers' license. The Department shall issue a
8suppliers' license permitting a person, firm or corporation to
9sell or distribute to any organization licensed to conduct pull
10tabs and jar games supplies, devices or other equipment
11designed for use in the playing of pull tabs and jar games. No
12person, firm or corporation shall sell or distribute pull tabs
13and jar games supplies without having first obtained a license.
14Licensed suppliers shall buy pull tabs and jar games only from
15licensed manufacturers and shall sell pull tabs and jar games
16only to licensed organizations. Licensed organizations shall
17buy pull tabs and jar games only from licensed suppliers.
18Applications for suppliers' licenses shall be made in writing
19in accordance with Department rules. The Department shall
20license suppliers of pull tabs and jar games subject to a
21nonrefundable annual fee of $5,000, or a nonrefundable
22triennial supplier's fee of $15,000. Each suppliers' license is
23valid for one year from date of issuance, or 3 years from date

 

 

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1of issuance for a triennial license, unless extended,
2suspended, or revoked by Department action before that date.
3Any extension of a suppliers' license shall not exceed one
4year. No licensed supplier under this Act shall sell,
5distribute or allow the use of any supplies, devices or
6equipment designed for use in the play of pull tabs and jar
7games for the conducting of anything other than pull tabs and
8jar games or to any person or organization not otherwise
9licensed under this Act.
10    The Department shall adopt by rule minimum quality
11production standards for pull tabs and jar games. In
12determining those standards, the Department shall consider the
13standards adopted by the National Association of Gambling
14Regulatory Agencies and the National Association of
15Fundraising Ticket Manufacturers. The standards shall include
16the name of the supplier which shall appear in plain view to
17the casual observer on the face side of each pull tab ticket
18and on each jar game ticket. The pull tab ticket shall contain
19the name of the game, the selling price of the ticket, the
20amount of the prize and the serial number of the ticket. The
21back side of a pull tab ticket shall contain a series of
22perforated tabs marked "open here". The logo of the
23manufacturer shall be clearly visible on each jar game ticket.
24(Source: P.A. 95-228, eff. 8-16-07.)
 
25    (230 ILCS 20/3.2)

 

 

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1    Sec. 3.2. Manufacturers' license. The Department shall
2issue a manufacturers' license permitting a person, firm or
3corporation that produces, creates, constructs, assembles or
4otherwise manufactures pull tab and jar games to sell or
5distribute to any organization licensed to supply pull tabs and
6jar games. No person, firm or corporation shall produce,
7create, construct, assemble or otherwise manufacture pull tab
8and jar games without having first obtained a license. Licensed
9manufacturers may sell pull tabs and jar games only to licensed
10suppliers. Applications for manufacturers' licenses shall be
11made in writing in accordance with Department rules. The
12Department of Revenue shall license manufacturers of pull tabs
13and jar games subject to a nonrefundable annual fee of $5,000,
14or a triennial supplier's license fee of $15,000. Each
15manufacturers' license is valid for one year from date of
16issuance, or 3 years from date of issuance for a triennial
17license, unless extended, suspended, or revoked by Department
18action before that date. Any extension of a manufacturers'
19license shall not exceed one year.
20    The Department shall adopt by rule minimum quality
21production standards for pull tabs and jar games. In
22determining those standards, the Department shall consider the
23standards adopted by the National Association of Gambling
24Regulatory Agencies and the National Association of
25Fundraising Ticket Manufacturers. The standards shall include
26the name of the supplier which shall appear in plain view to

 

 

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1the casual observer on the face side of each pull tab ticket
2and on each jar game ticket. The pull tab ticket shall contain
3the name of the game, the selling price of the ticket, the
4amount of the prize and the serial number of the ticket. The
5back side of a pull tab ticket shall contain a series of
6perforated tabs marked "open here". The logo of the
7manufacturer shall be clearly visible on each jar game ticket.
8(Source: P.A. 95-228, eff. 8-16-07.)
 
9    Section 10. The Charitable Games Act is amended by changing
10Section 6 as follows:
 
11    (230 ILCS 30/6)  (from Ch. 120, par. 1126)
12    Sec. 6. Supplier's license. The Department shall issue a
13supplier's license permitting a person, firm, or corporation to
14sell, lease, lend or distribute to any organization licensed to
15conduct charitable games, supplies, devices, and other
16equipment designed for use in the playing of charitable games.
17No person, firm, or corporation shall sell, lease, lend, or
18distribute charitable games supplies or equipment without
19having first obtained a license. Applications for suppliers'
20licenses shall be made in writing in accordance with Department
21rules. The Department shall license suppliers of charitable
22games subject to a nonrefundable annual fee of $500, or a
23nonrefundable triennial fee of $1,500. Each supplier's license
24is valid for one year from the date of issuance, or 3 years

 

 

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1from date of issuance for a triennial license, unless extended,
2suspended, or revoked by Department action before that date.
3Any extension of a supplier's license shall not exceed one
4year. No licensed supplier under this Act shall lease, lend, or
5distribute charitable gaming equipment, supplies, or other
6devices to persons not otherwise licensed to conduct charitable
7games under this Act. The Department may require by rule for
8the provision of surety bonds by suppliers. A supplier shall
9keep among its books and records and make available for
10inspection by the Department a list of all products and
11equipment offered for sale or lease to any organization
12licensed to conduct charitable games, and all such products and
13equipment shall be sold or leased at the prices shown on the
14books and records. A supplier shall keep all such products and
15equipment segregated and separate from any other products,
16materials or equipment that it might own, sell, or lease. A
17supplier must include in its application for a license the
18exact location of the storage of the products, materials, or
19equipment. A supplier, as a condition of licensure, must
20consent to permitting the Department's employees to enter
21supplier's premises to inspect and test all equipment and
22devices. A supplier shall keep books and records for the
23furnishing of products and equipment to charitable games
24separate and distinct from any other business the supplier
25might operate. All products and equipment supplied must be in
26accord with the Department's rules and regulations. A supplier

 

 

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1shall not alter or modify any equipment or supplies, or possess
2any equipment or supplies so altered or modified, so as to
3allow the possessor or operator of the equipment to obtain a
4greater chance of winning a game other than as under normal
5rules of play of such games. The supplier shall not require an
6organization to pay a percentage of the proceeds from the
7charitable games for the use of the products or equipment. The
8supplier shall file a quarterly return with the Department
9listing all sales or leases for such quarter and the gross
10proceeds from such sales or leases. A supplier shall
11permanently affix his or her name to all charitable games
12equipment and , supplies, not including and pull tabs. A
13supplier shall not have any interest in any providers'
14business, either direct or indirect. If the supplier leases his
15equipment for use at an unlicensed charitable games or to an
16unlicensed sponsoring group, then all equipment so leased is
17forfeited to the State.
18    Organizations licensed to conduct charitable games may own
19their own equipment. Such organizations must apply to the
20Department for an ownership permit. Any such application must
21be accompanied by a one-time, nonrefundable fee of $50. Such
22organizations shall file an annual report listing their
23inventory of charitable games equipment. Such organizations
24may lend such equipment without compensation to other licensed
25organizations without applying for a suppliers license.
26    No employee, owner, or officer of a supplier may

 

 

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1participate in the management or operation of a charitable
2games event, even if the employee, owner, or officer is also a
3member, volunteer, or employee of the charitable games
4licensee. A supplier may not promote or solicit a charitable
5games event on behalf of a charitable games licensee or
6qualified organization.
7(Source: P.A. 94-986, eff. 6-30-06; 95-228, eff. 8-16-07.)