Bill Amendment: IL SB0655 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

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Bill Title: GAMING-LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS

Status: 2015-05-31 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [SB0655 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB0655-House_Amendment_002.html

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Rep. Robert Rita

Filed: 5/19/2015

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 655
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 655, AS AMENDED, by
replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
following:
"Section 5. The Riverboat Gambling Act is amended by
changing Section 9 as follows:
(230 ILCS 10/9) (from Ch. 120, par. 2409)
Sec. 9. Occupational licenses.
(a) The Board may issue an occupational license to an
applicant upon the payment of a non-refundable fee set by the
Board, upon a determination by the Board that the applicant is
eligible for an occupational license and upon payment of an
annual license fee in an amount to be established. To be
eligible for an occupational license, an applicant must:
(1) be at least 21 years of age if the applicant will
perform any function involved in gaming by patrons. Any

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applicant seeking an occupational license for a non-gaming
function shall be at least 18 years of age;
(2) not have been convicted of a felony offense, a
violation of Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar statute of any other
jurisdiction;
(2.5) not have been convicted of a crime, other than a
crime described in item (2) of this subsection (a),
involving dishonesty or moral turpitude, except that the
Board may, in its discretion, issue an occupational license
to a person who has been convicted of a crime described in
this item (2.5) more than 10 years prior to his or her
application and has not subsequently been convicted of any
other crime;
(3) have demonstrated a level of skill or knowledge
which the Board determines to be necessary in order to
operate gambling aboard a riverboat; and
(4) have met standards for the holding of an
occupational license as adopted by rules of the Board. Such
rules shall provide that any person or entity seeking an
occupational license to manage gambling operations
hereunder shall be subject to background inquiries and
further requirements similar to those required of
applicants for an owners license. Furthermore, such rules
shall provide that each such entity shall be permitted to
manage gambling operations for only one licensed owner.

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(a-5) For any applicant seeking licensure for a licensed
establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment
under the Video Gaming Act, a first conviction for driving
under the influence under Section 11-501 of the Illinois
Vehicle Code is not considered a subsequent conviction under
item (2.5) of subsection (a) if the conviction was more than 10
years prior to his or her application for such a license.
(b) Each application for an occupational license shall be
on forms prescribed by the Board and shall contain all
information required by the Board. The applicant shall set
forth in the application: whether he has been issued prior
gambling related licenses; whether he has been licensed in any
other state under any other name, and, if so, such name and his
age; and whether or not a permit or license issued to him in
any other state has been suspended, restricted or revoked, and,
if so, for what period of time.
(c) Each applicant shall submit with his application, on
forms provided by the Board, 2 sets of his fingerprints. The
Board shall charge each applicant a fee set by the Department
of State Police to defray the costs associated with the search
and classification of fingerprints obtained by the Board with
respect to the applicant's application. These fees shall be
paid into the State Police Services Fund.
(d) The Board may in its discretion refuse an occupational
license to any person: (1) who is unqualified to perform the

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duties required of such applicant; (2) who fails to disclose or
states falsely any information called for in the application;
(3) who has been found guilty of a violation of this Act or
whose prior gambling related license or application therefor
has been suspended, restricted, revoked or denied for just
cause in any other state; or (4) for any other just cause.
(e) The Board may suspend, revoke or restrict any
occupational licensee: (1) for violation of any provision of
this Act; (2) for violation of any of the rules and regulations
of the Board; (3) for any cause which, if known to the Board,
would have disqualified the applicant from receiving such
license; or (4) for default in the payment of any obligation or
debt due to the State of Illinois; or (5) for any other just
cause.
(f) A person who knowingly makes a false statement on an
application is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(g) Any license issued pursuant to this Section shall be
valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance.
(h) Nothing in this Act shall be interpreted to prohibit a
licensed owner from entering into an agreement with a public
community college or a school approved under the Private
Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012 for the training of
any occupational licensee. Any training offered by such a
school shall be in accordance with a written agreement between
the licensed owner and the school.
(i) Any training provided for occupational licensees may be

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conducted either on the riverboat or at a school with which a
licensed owner has entered into an agreement pursuant to
subsection (h).
(Source: P.A. 96-1392, eff. 1-1-11; 97-650, eff. 2-1-12;
97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
Section 10. The Video Gaming Act is amended by changing
Section 30 as follows:
(230 ILCS 40/30)
Sec. 30. Multiple types of licenses prohibited. A video
gaming terminal manufacturer may not be licensed as a video
gaming terminal operator or own, manage, or control a licensed
establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment,
and shall be licensed to sell only to persons having a valid
distributor's license or, if the manufacturer also holds a
valid distributor's license, to sell, distribute, lease, or
market to persons having a valid terminal operator's license. A
video gaming terminal distributor may not be licensed as a
video gaming terminal operator or own, manage, or control a
licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment,
licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans
establishment, and shall only contract with a licensed terminal
operator. A video gaming terminal operator may not be licensed
as a video gaming terminal manufacturer or distributor or own,

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manage, or control a licensed establishment, licensed truck
stop establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or
licensed veterans establishment, and shall be licensed only to
contract with licensed distributors and licensed
establishments, licensed truck stop establishments, licensed
fraternal establishments, and licensed veterans
establishments. An owner or manager of a licensed
establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment
may not be licensed as a video gaming terminal manufacturer,
distributor, or operator, and shall only contract with a
licensed operator to place and service this equipment.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, a video gaming
terminal operator may own, manage, or control a licensed
establishment or licensed truck stop establishment as long as
the video gaming terminal operator does not place video gaming
terminals he or she owns, services, and maintains within that
licensed establishment or licensed truck stop establishment
and he or she has owned or controlled the licensed
establishment or truck stop establishment continuously since
July 13, 2009.
(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1410, eff. 7-30-10.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".