Illinois House Bill 2855 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Video Gaming Act. Increases the maximum wager played per hand to $4 (rather than $2). Increases the maximum cash award for a wager on any individual hand to $1,199 (rather than $500). Adds a maximum cash award for the maximum wager on a jackpot, progressive or otherwise, of $10,000. Allows a licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed veterans establishment, or licensed fraternal establishment that operates 5 video gaming terminals and averages $175 or more per day on those terminals, to apply to the Board for permission to operate a 6th video gaming terminal. Effective immediately.

GAMING-MAXIMUM BET/PAYOUT

Rep. Arthur Turner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2017-03-31	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-03-08	House	To Gaming Subcommittee
2017-02-22	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
2017-02-09	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2017-02-09	House	First Reading
2017-02-09	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Arthur Turner

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
230	40	20	Amended Code	Citation Text
230	40	25	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2855&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB2855.htm