Bill Amendment: IL HB1803 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: GAMING-TECH
Status: 2023-03-27 - House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1803 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB1803-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: GAMING-TECH
Status: 2023-03-27 - House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1803 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB1803-House_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1803
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1803 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Video Gaming
Act is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Section 45 as follows:
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6 | (230 ILCS 40/45)
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7 | Sec. 45. Issuance of license.
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8 | (a) The burden is upon each applicant to
demonstrate his | ||||||
9 | suitability for licensure. Each video gaming terminal
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10 | manufacturer, distributor, supplier, operator, handler, | ||||||
11 | licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, | ||||||
12 | licensed large truck stop establishment, licensed
fraternal
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13 | establishment, and licensed veterans establishment shall be
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14 | licensed by the Board.
The Board may issue or deny a license | ||||||
15 | under this Act to any person pursuant to the same criteria set | ||||||
16 | forth in Section 9 of the Illinois Gambling Act.
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1 | (a-5) The Board shall not grant a license to a person who | ||||||
2 | has facilitated, enabled, or participated in the use of | ||||||
3 | coin-operated devices for gambling purposes or who is under | ||||||
4 | the significant influence or control of such a person. For the | ||||||
5 | purposes of this Act, "facilitated, enabled, or participated | ||||||
6 | in the use of coin-operated amusement devices for gambling | ||||||
7 | purposes" means that the person has been convicted of any | ||||||
8 | violation of Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the | ||||||
9 | Criminal Code of 2012. If there is pending legal action | ||||||
10 | against a person for any such violation, then the Board shall | ||||||
11 | delay the licensure of that person until the legal action is | ||||||
12 | resolved. | ||||||
13 | (b) Each person seeking and possessing a license as a | ||||||
14 | video gaming terminal manufacturer, distributor, supplier, | ||||||
15 | operator, handler, licensed establishment, licensed truck stop | ||||||
16 | establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment, | ||||||
17 | licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans | ||||||
18 | establishment shall submit to a background investigation | ||||||
19 | conducted by the Board with the assistance of the Illinois | ||||||
20 | State Police or other law enforcement. To the extent that the | ||||||
21 | corporate structure of the applicant allows, the background | ||||||
22 | investigation shall include any or all of the following as the | ||||||
23 | Board deems appropriate or as provided by rule for each | ||||||
24 | category of licensure: (i) each beneficiary of a trust, (ii) | ||||||
25 | each partner of a partnership, (iii) each member of a limited | ||||||
26 | liability company, (iv) each director and officer of a |
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1 | publicly or non-publicly held corporation, (v) each | ||||||
2 | stockholder of a non-publicly held corporation, (vi) each | ||||||
3 | stockholder of 5% or more of a publicly held corporation, or | ||||||
4 | (vii) each stockholder of 5% or more in a parent or subsidiary | ||||||
5 | corporation. | ||||||
6 | (c) Each person seeking and possessing a license as a | ||||||
7 | video gaming terminal manufacturer, distributor, supplier, | ||||||
8 | operator, handler, licensed establishment, licensed truck stop | ||||||
9 | establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment, | ||||||
10 | licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans | ||||||
11 | establishment shall disclose the identity of every person, | ||||||
12 | association, trust, corporation, or limited liability company | ||||||
13 | having a greater than 1% direct or indirect pecuniary interest | ||||||
14 | in the video gaming terminal operation for which the license | ||||||
15 | is sought. If the disclosed entity is a trust, the application | ||||||
16 | shall disclose the names and addresses of the beneficiaries; | ||||||
17 | if a corporation, the names and addresses of all stockholders | ||||||
18 | and directors; if a limited liability company, the names and | ||||||
19 | addresses of all members; or if a partnership, the names and | ||||||
20 | addresses of all partners, both general and limited. | ||||||
21 | (d) No person may be licensed as a video gaming terminal | ||||||
22 | manufacturer, distributor, supplier, operator, handler, | ||||||
23 | licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, | ||||||
24 | licensed large truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal | ||||||
25 | establishment, or licensed veterans establishment if that | ||||||
26 | person has been found by the Board to: |
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1 | (1) have a background, including a criminal record, | ||||||
2 | reputation, habits, social or business associations, or | ||||||
3 | prior activities that pose a threat to the public | ||||||
4 | interests of the State or to the security and integrity of | ||||||
5 | video gaming; | ||||||
6 | (2) create or enhance the dangers of unsuitable, | ||||||
7 | unfair, or illegal practices, methods, and activities in | ||||||
8 | the conduct of video gaming; or | ||||||
9 | (3) present questionable business practices and | ||||||
10 | financial arrangements incidental to the conduct of video | ||||||
11 | gaming activities. | ||||||
12 | (e) Any applicant for any license under this Act has the | ||||||
13 | burden of proving his or her qualifications to the | ||||||
14 | satisfaction of the Board. The Board may adopt rules to | ||||||
15 | establish additional qualifications and requirements to | ||||||
16 | preserve the integrity and security of video gaming in this | ||||||
17 | State. | ||||||
18 | (f) A non-refundable application fee shall be paid at the | ||||||
19 | time an
application for a license is filed with the Board in | ||||||
20 | the following amounts:
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21 | (1) Manufacturer ..........................$5,000
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22 | (2) Distributor ...........................$5,000
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23 | (3) Terminal operator .....................$5,000
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24 | (4) Supplier ..............................$2,500
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25 | (5) Technician ..............................$100
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26 | (6) Terminal Handler ........................$100
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1 | (7) Licensed establishment, licensed truck stop
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2 | establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment,
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3 | licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed
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4 | veterans establishment ...............................$100 | ||||||
5 | (8) Sales agent and broker .......................$100 | ||||||
6 | (g) The Board shall establish an
annual fee for each | ||||||
7 | license not to exceed the following: | ||||||
8 | (1) Manufacturer .........................$10,000
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9 | (2) Distributor ..........................$10,000
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10 | (3) Terminal operator .....................$5,000
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11 | (4) Supplier ..............................$2,000
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12 | (5) Technician ..............................$100
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13 | (6) Licensed establishment, licensed truck stop
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14 | establishment, licensed large truck stop establishment,
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15 | licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed
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16 | veterans establishment ..........................$100
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17 | (7) Video gaming terminal ...................$100
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18 | (8) Terminal Handler ............................$100
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19 | (9) Sales agent and broker .......................$100 | ||||||
20 | (h) A terminal operator and a licensed establishment, | ||||||
21 | licensed truck stop establishment, licensed large truck stop | ||||||
22 | establishment, licensed fraternal establishment,
or licensed | ||||||
23 | veterans establishment shall equally split the fees specified | ||||||
24 | in item (7) of subsection (g). | ||||||
25 | (i) When processing applications for a license and issuing | ||||||
26 | licenses to licensed establishments, the Board shall |
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1 | prioritize the issuance of a license to a licensed | ||||||
2 | establishment with a single location if that establishment's | ||||||
3 | license application is necessitated by a change of ownership | ||||||
4 | of the single location establishment. | ||||||
5 | (Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; | ||||||
6 | 102-689, eff. 12-17-21.)
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7 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
8 | becoming law.".
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