Bill Text: IL HB0849 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Removes the prohibition on a licensee under the Act accepting a wager for a sports event involving an Illinois collegiate team. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-27 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0849 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB0849-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning gaming.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Sports Wagering Act is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 25-25 as follows:
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6 | (230 ILCS 45/25-25)
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7 | Sec. 25-25. Sports wagering authorized. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | the operation of sports wagering is only lawful when conducted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | the Illinois Gaming Board and the Department of the Lottery. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | (b) A person placing a wager under this Act shall be at | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | least 21 years of age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (c) A licensee under this Act may not accept a wager on a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | minor league sports event. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (d) (Blank). A licensee under this Act may not accept a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | wager for a sports event involving an Illinois collegiate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | team. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (e) A licensee under this Act may only accept a wager from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | a person physically located in the State. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (f) Master sports wagering licensees may use any data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | source for determining the results of all tier 1 sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | wagers. |
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1 | (g) A sports governing body headquartered in the United | ||||||
2 | States may notify the Board that it desires to supply official | ||||||
3 | league data to master sports wagering licensees for | ||||||
4 | determining the results of tier 2 sports wagers. Such | ||||||
5 | notification shall be made in the form and manner as the Board | ||||||
6 | may require. If a sports governing body does not notify the | ||||||
7 | Board of its desire to supply official league data, a master | ||||||
8 | sports wagering licensee may use any data source for | ||||||
9 | determining the results of any and all tier 2 sports wagers on | ||||||
10 | sports contests for that sports governing body. | ||||||
11 | Within 30 days of a sports governing body notifying the | ||||||
12 | Board, master sports wagering licensees shall use only | ||||||
13 | official league data to determine the results of tier 2 sports | ||||||
14 | wagers on sports events sanctioned by that sports governing | ||||||
15 | body, unless: (1) the sports governing body or designee cannot | ||||||
16 | provide a feed of official league data to determine the | ||||||
17 | results of a particular type of tier 2 sports wager, in which | ||||||
18 | case master sports wagering licensees may use any data source | ||||||
19 | for determining the results of the applicable tier 2 sports | ||||||
20 | wager until such time as such data feed becomes available on | ||||||
21 | commercially reasonable terms; or (2) a master sports wagering | ||||||
22 | licensee can demonstrate to the Board that the sports | ||||||
23 | governing body or its designee cannot provide a feed of | ||||||
24 | official league data to the master sports wagering licensee on | ||||||
25 | commercially reasonable terms. During the pendency of the | ||||||
26 | Board's determination, such master sports wagering licensee |
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1 | may use any data source for determining the results of any and | ||||||
2 | all tier 2 sports wagers. | ||||||
3 | (h) A licensee under this Act may not accept wagers on a | ||||||
4 | kindergarten through 12th grade sports event.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
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6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
7 | becoming law.
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