Bill Sponsors: IL HB3703 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly

Bill Title: Amends the Raffles Act and the Charitable Games Act. Provides that a poker run is included in the definition of "raffle" (rather than in the definition of "charitable games event") and that a poker run shall not be subject to the organizational licensing provisions of the Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to exempt poker runs from the provisions criminalizing gambling and syndicated gambling. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB3703 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Representative Rich Brauer [R]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-087FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative David Reis [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-109FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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