Sen. Gary Forby

Filed: 3/4/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3312

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3312 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Raffles Act is amended by changing Sections
51 and 2 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 15/1)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2301)
7    Sec. 1. Definitions.) For the purposes of this Act the
8terms defined in this Section have the meanings given them.
9    "Net Proceeds" means the gross receipts from the conduct of
10raffles, less reasonable sums expended for prizes, local
11license fees and other reasonable operating expenses incurred
12as a result of operating a raffle.
13    "Key location" means the location where the poker run
14concludes and the prize or prizes are awarded.
15    "Poker run" means a raffle event organized by an
16organization licensed under this Act in which participants

 

 

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1travel to multiple predetermined locations, including a key
2location, drawing a playing card or equivalent item at each
3location, in order to assemble a facsimile of a poker hand or
4other numeric score. "Poker run" includes dice runs, marble
5runs, or other events where the objective is to build the best
6hand or highest score by obtaining an item at each location.
7    "Raffle" means a form of lottery, as defined in Section
828-2(b) of the Criminal Code of 2012, conducted by an
9organization licensed under this Act, in which:
10        (1) the player pays or agrees to pay something of value
11    for a chance, represented and differentiated by a number or
12    by a combination of numbers or by some other medium, one or
13    more of which chances is to be designated the winning
14    chance;
15        (2) the winning chance is to be determined through a
16    drawing or by some other method based on an element of
17    chance by an act or set of acts on the part of persons
18    conducting or connected with the lottery, except that the
19    winning chance shall not be determined by the outcome of a
20    publicly exhibited sporting contest.
21    "Raffle" includes a poker run.
22(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
23    (230 ILCS 15/2)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2302)
24    Sec. 2. Licensing.
25    (a) The governing body of any county or municipality within

 

 

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1this State may establish a system for the licensing of
2organizations to operate raffles. The governing bodies of a
3county and one or more municipalities may, pursuant to a
4written contract, jointly establish a system for the licensing
5of organizations to operate raffles within any area of
6contiguous territory not contained within the corporate limits
7of a municipality which is not a party to such contract. The
8governing bodies of two or more adjacent counties or two or
9more adjacent municipalities located within a county may,
10pursuant to a written contract, jointly establish a system for
11the licensing of organizations to operate raffles within the
12corporate limits of such counties or municipalities. The
13licensing authority may establish special categories of
14licenses and promulgate rules relating to the various
15categories. The licensing system shall provide for limitations
16upon (1) the aggregate retail value of all prizes or
17merchandise awarded by a licensee in a single raffle, (2) the
18maximum retail value of each prize awarded by a licensee in a
19single raffle, (3) the maximum price which may be charged for
20each raffle chance issued or sold and (4) the maximum number of
21days during which chances may be issued or sold. The licensing
22system may include a fee for each license in an amount to be
23determined by the local governing body. Licenses issued
24pursuant to this Act shall be valid for one raffle or for a
25specified number of raffles to be conducted during a specified
26period not to exceed one year and may be suspended or revoked

 

 

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1for any violation of this Act. A local governing body shall act
2on a license application within 30 days from the date of
3application. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit
4a county or municipality from adopting rules or ordinances for
5the operation of raffles that are more restrictive than
6provided for in this Act. The governing body of a municipality
7may authorize the sale of raffle chances only within the
8borders of the municipality. The governing body of the county
9may authorize the sale of raffle chances only in those areas
10which are both within the borders of the county and outside the
11borders of any municipality.
12    (b) Licenses shall be issued only to bona fide religious,
13charitable, labor, business, fraternal, educational or
14veterans' organizations that operate without profit to their
15members and which have been in existence continuously for a
16period of 5 years immediately before making application for a
17license and which have had during that entire 5 year period a
18bona fide membership engaged in carrying out their objects, or
19to a non-profit fundraising organization that the licensing
20authority determines is organized for the sole purpose of
21providing financial assistance to an identified individual or
22group of individuals suffering extreme financial hardship as
23the result of an illness, disability, accident or disaster.
24    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply.
25Non-profit: An organization or institution organized and
26conducted on a not-for-profit basis with no personal profit

 

 

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1inuring to any one as a result of the operation. Charitable: An
2organization or institution organized and operated to benefit
3an indefinite number of the public. The service rendered to
4those eligible for benefits must also confer some benefit on
5the public. Educational: An organization or institution
6organized and operated to provide systematic instruction in
7useful branches of learning by methods common to schools and
8institutions of learning which compare favorably in their scope
9and intensity with the course of study presented in
10tax-supported schools. Religious: Any church, congregation,
11society, or organization founded for the purpose of religious
12worship. Fraternal: An organization of persons having a common
13interest, the primary interest of which is to both promote the
14welfare of its members and to provide assistance to the general
15public in such a way as to lessen the burdens of government by
16caring for those that otherwise would be cared for by the
17government. Veterans: An organization or association comprised
18of members of which substantially all are individuals who are
19veterans or spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, the
20primary purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its
21members and to provide assistance to the general public in such
22a way as to confer a public benefit. Labor: An organization
23composed of workers organized with the objective of betterment
24of the conditions of those engaged in such pursuit and the
25development of a higher degree of efficiency in their
26respective occupations. Business: A voluntary organization

 

 

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1composed of individuals and businesses who have joined together
2to advance the commercial, financial, industrial and civic
3interests of a community.
4    (c) Poker runs shall be licensed by the governing body with
5jurisdiction over the key location. The license granted by the
6key location shall cover the entire poker run, including
7locations other than the key location.
8(Source: P.A. 86-820.)
 
9    Section 10. The Charitable Games Act is amended by changing
10Section 2 as follows:
 
11    (230 ILCS 30/2)  (from Ch. 120, par. 1122)
12    Sec. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the
13following definitions apply:
14    "Charitable games" means the 14 games of chance involving
15cards, dice, wheels, random selection of numbers, and gambling
16tickets which may be conducted at charitable games events
17listed as follows: roulette, blackjack, poker, pull tabs,
18craps, bang, beat the dealer, big six, gin rummy, five card
19stud poker, chuck-a-luck, keno, hold-em poker, and merchandise
20wheel.
21    "Charitable games event" or "event" means the type of
22fundraising event authorized by the Act at which participants
23pay to play charitable games for the chance of winning cash or
24noncash prizes. "Charitable games event" or "event" includes a

 

 

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1poker run.
2    "Charitable organization" means an organization or
3institution organized and operated to benefit an indefinite
4number of the public.
5    "Chips" means scrip, play money, poker or casino chips, or
6any other representations of money, used to make wagers on the
7outcome of any charitable game.
8    "Department" means the Department of Revenue.
9    "Educational organization" means an organization or
10institution organized and operated to provide systematic
11instruction in useful branches of learning by methods common to
12schools and institutions of learning which compare favorably in
13their scope and intensity with the course of study presented in
14tax-supported schools.
15    "Fraternal organization" means an organization of persons
16having a common interest that is organized and operated
17exclusively to promote the welfare of its members and to
18benefit the general public on a continuing and consistent
19basis, including but not limited to ethnic organizations.
20    "Labor organization" means an organization composed of
21labor unions or workers organized with the objective of
22betterment of the conditions of those engaged in such pursuit
23and the development of a higher degree of efficiency in their
24respective occupations.
25    "Licensed organization" means a qualified organization
26that has obtained a license to conduct a charitable games event

 

 

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1in conformance with the provisions of this Act.
2    "Non-profit organization" means an organization or
3institution organized and conducted on a not-for-profit basis
4with no personal profit inuring to anyone as a result of the
5operation.
6    "Organization" means a : A corporation, agency,
7partnership, association, firm, business, or other entity
8consisting of 2 or more persons joined by a common interest or
9purpose.
10    "Person" means any natural individual, corporation,
11partnership, limited liability company, organization as
12defined in this Section, qualified organization, licensed
13organization, licensee under this Act, or volunteer.
14    "Poker run" means an event organized by a sponsoring
15organization in which participants travel to 5 or more
16predetermined locations, drawing a playing card or equivalent
17item at each location, in order to assemble a facsimile of a
18poker hand or other numeric score. "Poker run" includes dice
19runs, marble runs, or other events where the objective is to
20build the best hand or highest score by obtaining an item at
21each location.
22    "Premises" means a distinct parcel of land and the
23buildings thereon.
24    "Provider" means the person or organization owning,
25leasing, or controlling premises upon which any charitable
26games event is to be conducted.

 

 

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1    "Qualified organization" means:
2        (a) a charitable, religious, fraternal, veterans,
3    labor, educational organization, or other institution
4    organized and conducted on a not-for-profit basis with no
5    personal profit inuring to anyone as a result of the
6    operation and which is exempt from federal income taxation
7    under Sections 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), 501(c)(8),
8    501(c)(10) or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code;
9        (b) a veterans organization as defined in Section 1.1
10    of the "Bingo License and Tax Act" organized and conducted
11    on a not-for-profit basis with no personal profit inuring
12    to anyone as a result of the operation; or
13        (c) An auxiliary organization of a veterans
14    organization.
15    "Religious organization" means any church, congregation,
16society, or organization founded for the purpose of religious
17worship.
18    "Sponsoring organization" means a qualified organization
19that has obtained a license to conduct a charitable games event
20in conformance with the provisions of this Act.
21    "Supplier" means any person, firm, or corporation that
22sells, leases, lends, distributes, or otherwise provides to any
23organization licensed to conduct charitable games events in
24Illinois any charitable games equipment.
25    "Veterans' organization" means an organization comprised
26of members of which substantially all are individuals who are

 

 

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1veterans or spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, the
2primary purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its
3members and to provide assistance to the general public in such
4a way as to confer a public benefit.
5    "Volunteer" means a person recruited by a licensed
6organization who voluntarily performs services at a charitable
7games event, including participation in the management or
8operation of a game, as defined in Section 8.
9(Source: P.A. 98-426, eff. 8-16-13.)
 
10    Section 15. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
11changing Sections 28-1 and 28-1.1 as follows:
 
12    (720 ILCS 5/28-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 28-1)
13    Sec. 28-1. Gambling.
14    (a) A person commits gambling when he or she:
15        (1) knowingly plays a game of chance or skill for money
16    or other thing of value, unless excepted in subsection (b)
17    of this Section;
18        (2) knowingly makes a wager upon the result of any
19    game, contest, or any political nomination, appointment or
20    election;
21        (3) knowingly operates, keeps, owns, uses, purchases,
22    exhibits, rents, sells, bargains for the sale or lease of,
23    manufactures or distributes any gambling device;
24        (4) contracts to have or give himself or herself or

 

 

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1    another the option to buy or sell, or contracts to buy or
2    sell, at a future time, any grain or other commodity
3    whatsoever, or any stock or security of any company, where
4    it is at the time of making such contract intended by both
5    parties thereto that the contract to buy or sell, or the
6    option, whenever exercised, or the contract resulting
7    therefrom, shall be settled, not by the receipt or delivery
8    of such property, but by the payment only of differences in
9    prices thereof; however, the issuance, purchase, sale,
10    exercise, endorsement or guarantee, by or through a person
11    registered with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section
12    8 of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953, or by or through
13    a person exempt from such registration under said Section
14    8, of a put, call, or other option to buy or sell
15    securities which have been registered with the Secretary of
16    State or which are exempt from such registration under
17    Section 3 of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 is not
18    gambling within the meaning of this paragraph (4);
19        (5) knowingly owns or possesses any book, instrument or
20    apparatus by means of which bets or wagers have been, or
21    are, recorded or registered, or knowingly possesses any
22    money which he has received in the course of a bet or
23    wager;
24        (6) knowingly sells pools upon the result of any game
25    or contest of skill or chance, political nomination,
26    appointment or election;

 

 

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1        (7) knowingly sets up or promotes any lottery or sells,
2    offers to sell or transfers any ticket or share for any
3    lottery;
4        (8) knowingly sets up or promotes any policy game or
5    sells, offers to sell or knowingly possesses or transfers
6    any policy ticket, slip, record, document or other similar
7    device;
8        (9) knowingly drafts, prints or publishes any lottery
9    ticket or share, or any policy ticket, slip, record,
10    document or similar device, except for such activity
11    related to lotteries, bingo games and raffles authorized by
12    and conducted in accordance with the laws of Illinois or
13    any other state or foreign government;
14        (10) knowingly advertises any lottery or policy game,
15    except for such activity related to lotteries, bingo games
16    and raffles authorized by and conducted in accordance with
17    the laws of Illinois or any other state;
18        (11) knowingly transmits information as to wagers,
19    betting odds, or changes in betting odds by telephone,
20    telegraph, radio, semaphore or similar means; or knowingly
21    installs or maintains equipment for the transmission or
22    receipt of such information; except that nothing in this
23    subdivision (11) prohibits transmission or receipt of such
24    information for use in news reporting of sporting events or
25    contests; or
26        (12) knowingly establishes, maintains, or operates an

 

 

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1    Internet site that permits a person to play a game of
2    chance or skill for money or other thing of value by means
3    of the Internet or to make a wager upon the result of any
4    game, contest, political nomination, appointment, or
5    election by means of the Internet. This item (12) does not
6    apply to activities referenced in items (6) and (6.1) of
7    subsection (b) of this Section.
8    (b) Participants in any of the following activities shall
9not be convicted of gambling:
10        (1) Agreements to compensate for loss caused by the
11    happening of chance including without limitation contracts
12    of indemnity or guaranty and life or health or accident
13    insurance.
14        (2) Offers of prizes, award or compensation to the
15    actual contestants in any bona fide contest for the
16    determination of skill, speed, strength or endurance or to
17    the owners of animals or vehicles entered in such contest.
18        (3) Pari-mutuel betting as authorized by the law of
19    this State.
20        (4) Manufacture of gambling devices, including the
21    acquisition of essential parts therefor and the assembly
22    thereof, for transportation in interstate or foreign
23    commerce to any place outside this State when such
24    transportation is not prohibited by any applicable Federal
25    law; or the manufacture, distribution, or possession of
26    video gaming terminals, as defined in the Video Gaming Act,

 

 

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1    by manufacturers, distributors, and terminal operators
2    licensed to do so under the Video Gaming Act.
3        (5) The game commonly known as "bingo", when conducted
4    in accordance with the Bingo License and Tax Act.
5        (6) Lotteries when conducted by the State of Illinois
6    in accordance with the Illinois Lottery Law. This exemption
7    includes any activity conducted by the Department of
8    Revenue to sell lottery tickets pursuant to the provisions
9    of the Illinois Lottery Law and its rules.
10        (6.1) The purchase of lottery tickets through the
11    Internet for a lottery conducted by the State of Illinois
12    under the program established in Section 7.12 of the
13    Illinois Lottery Law.
14        (7) Possession of an antique slot machine that is
15    neither used nor intended to be used in the operation or
16    promotion of any unlawful gambling activity or enterprise.
17    For the purpose of this subparagraph (b)(7), an antique
18    slot machine is one manufactured 25 years ago or earlier.
19        (8) Raffles, including poker runs, when conducted in
20    accordance with the Raffles Act.
21        (9) Charitable games when conducted in accordance with
22    the Charitable Games Act.
23        (10) Pull tabs and jar games when conducted under the
24    Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act.
25        (11) Gambling games conducted on riverboats when
26    authorized by the Riverboat Gambling Act.

 

 

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1        (12) Video gaming terminal games at a licensed
2    establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
3    fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans
4    establishment when conducted in accordance with the Video
5    Gaming Act.
6        (13) Games of skill or chance where money or other
7    things of value can be won but no payment or purchase is
8    required to participate.
9    (c) Sentence.
10    Gambling is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
11conviction under subsections (a)(3) through (a)(12), is a Class
124 felony.
13    (d) Circumstantial evidence.
14    In prosecutions under this Section circumstantial evidence
15shall have the same validity and weight as in any criminal
16prosecution.
17(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09;
1896-1203, eff. 7-22-10; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
19    (720 ILCS 5/28-1.1)   (from Ch. 38, par. 28-1.1)
20    Sec. 28-1.1. Syndicated gambling.
21    (a) Declaration of Purpose. Recognizing the close
22relationship between professional gambling and other organized
23crime, it is declared to be the policy of the legislature to
24restrain persons from engaging in the business of gambling for
25profit in this State. This Section shall be liberally construed

 

 

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1and administered with a view to carrying out this policy.
2    (b) A person commits syndicated gambling when he or she
3operates a "policy game" or engages in the business of
4bookmaking.
5    (c) A person "operates a policy game" when he or she
6knowingly uses any premises or property for the purpose of
7receiving or knowingly does receive from what is commonly
8called "policy":
9        (1) money from a person other than the bettor or player
10    whose bets or plays are represented by the money; or
11        (2) written "policy game" records, made or used over
12    any period of time, from a person other than the bettor or
13    player whose bets or plays are represented by the written
14    record.
15    (d) A person engages in bookmaking when he or she knowingly
16receives or accepts more than five bets or wagers upon the
17result of any trials or contests of skill, speed or power of
18endurance or upon any lot, chance, casualty, unknown or
19contingent event whatsoever, which bets or wagers shall be of
20such size that the total of the amounts of money paid or
21promised to be paid to the bookmaker on account thereof shall
22exceed $2,000. Bookmaking is the receiving or accepting of bets
23or wagers regardless of the form or manner in which the
24bookmaker records them.
25    (e) Participants in any of the following activities shall
26not be convicted of syndicated gambling:

 

 

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1        (1) Agreements to compensate for loss caused by the
2    happening of chance including without limitation contracts
3    of indemnity or guaranty and life or health or accident
4    insurance;
5        (2) Offers of prizes, award or compensation to the
6    actual contestants in any bona fide contest for the
7    determination of skill, speed, strength or endurance or to
8    the owners of animals or vehicles entered in the contest;
9        (3) Pari-mutuel betting as authorized by law of this
10    State;
11        (4) Manufacture of gambling devices, including the
12    acquisition of essential parts therefor and the assembly
13    thereof, for transportation in interstate or foreign
14    commerce to any place outside this State when the
15    transportation is not prohibited by any applicable Federal
16    law;
17        (5) Raffles, including poker runs, when conducted in
18    accordance with the Raffles Act;
19        (6) Gambling games conducted on riverboats when
20    authorized by the Riverboat Gambling Act; and
21        (7) Video gaming terminal games at a licensed
22    establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
23    fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans
24    establishment when conducted in accordance with the Video
25    Gaming Act.
26    (f) Sentence. Syndicated gambling is a Class 3 felony.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.".