98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB0066

 

Introduced 1/16/2013, by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
230 ILCS 10/8  from Ch. 120, par. 2408

    Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Provides that a supplier shall permanently affix its name or a distinctive logo or other mark or design element identifying the manufacturer or supplier (was, its name) to all its equipment, devices, and supplies for gambling operations. Provides an exception for gaming chips without a value impressed, engraved, or imprinted on it. Allows the Board to waive the requirement for any specific product or products if it determines that the requirement is not necessary to protect the integrity of the game. Provides that items purchased from a licensed supplier may continue to be used even though the supplier subsequently changes its name, distinctive logo, or other mark or design element; undergoes a change in ownership; or ceases to be licensed as a supplier for any reason. Effective immediately


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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 Riverboat Gambling Act is amended by
5changing Section 8 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 10/8)  (from Ch. 120, par. 2408)
7    Sec. 8. Suppliers licenses.
8    (a) The Board may issue a suppliers license to such
9persons, firms or corporations which apply therefor upon the
10payment of a non-refundable application fee set by the Board,
11upon a determination by the Board that the applicant is
12eligible for a suppliers license and upon payment of a $5,000
13annual license fee.
14    (b) The holder of a suppliers license is authorized to sell
15or lease, and to contract to sell or lease, gambling equipment
16and supplies to any licensee involved in the ownership or
17management of gambling operations.
18    (c) Gambling supplies and equipment may not be distributed
19unless supplies and equipment conform to standards adopted by
20rules of the Board.
21    (d) A person, firm or corporation is ineligible to receive
22a suppliers license if:
23        (1) the person has been convicted of a felony under the

 

 

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1    laws of this State, any other state, or the United States;
2        (2) the person has been convicted of any violation of
3    Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or substantially
4    similar laws of any other jurisdiction;
5        (3) the person has submitted an application for a
6    license under this Act which contains false information;
7        (4) the person is a member of the Board;
8        (5) the firm or corporation is one in which a person
9    defined in (1), (2), (3) or (4), is an officer, director or
10    managerial employee;
11        (6) the firm or corporation employs a person who
12    participates in the management or operation of riverboat
13    gambling authorized under this Act;
14        (7) the license of the person, firm or corporation
15    issued under this Act, or a license to own or operate
16    gambling facilities in any other jurisdiction, has been
17    revoked.
18    (e) Any person that supplies any equipment, devices, or
19supplies to a licensed riverboat gambling operation must first
20obtain a suppliers license. A supplier shall furnish to the
21Board a list of all equipment, devices and supplies offered for
22sale or lease in connection with gambling games authorized
23under this Act. A supplier shall keep books and records for the
24furnishing of equipment, devices and supplies to gambling
25operations separate and distinct from any other business that
26the supplier might operate. A supplier shall file a quarterly

 

 

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1return with the Board listing all sales and leases. A supplier
2shall permanently affix its name or a distinctive logo or other
3mark or design element identifying the manufacturer or supplier
4to all its equipment, devices, and supplies, except gaming
5chips without a value impressed, engraved, or imprinted on it,
6for gambling operations. The Board may waive this requirement
7for any specific product or products if it determines that the
8requirement is not necessary to protect the integrity of the
9game. Items purchased from a licensed supplier may continue to
10be used even though the supplier subsequently changes its name,
11distinctive logo, or other mark or design element; undergoes a
12change in ownership; or ceases to be licensed as a supplier for
13any reason. Any supplier's equipment, devices or supplies which
14are used by any person in an unauthorized gambling operation
15shall be forfeited to the State. A licensed owner may own its
16own equipment, devices and supplies. Each holder of an owners
17license under the Act shall file an annual report listing its
18inventories of gambling equipment, devices and supplies.
19    (f) Any person who knowingly makes a false statement on an
20application is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
21    (g) Any gambling equipment, devices and supplies provided
22by any licensed supplier may either be repaired on the
23riverboat or removed from the riverboat to an on-shore facility
24owned by the holder of an owners license for repair.
25(Source: P.A. 86-1029; 87-826.)
 
26    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1becoming law.