Bill Text: IL HB3208 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provides that organization licensees may determine and set hours and days of operation for inter-track wagering under an inter-track wagering license and inter-track wagering location license. Provides that organization licensees may determine wagering on simulcast programs on out-of-state races at wagering facilities at which inter-track wagering licensees and inter-track wagering location licensees who derive their licenses from the organization licensee conduct business.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3208 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB3208-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB3208 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
230 ILCS 5/20.1
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provides that organization licensees may determine and set hours and days of operation for inter-track wagering under an inter-track wagering license and inter-track wagering location license. Provides that organization licensees may determine wagering on simulcast programs on out-of-state races at wagering facilities at which inter-track wagering licensees and inter-track wagering location licensees who derive their licenses from the organization licensee conduct business.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning gaming.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is amended
by changing Section 20.1 as follows:
(230 ILCS 5/20.1)
Sec. 20.1. Authority of licensees.
(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Act to the contrary,
an organization licensee shall have authority to:
(1) determine prices charged for goods and services;
(2) determine prices charged for wagering products,
subject to Sections 26 and 26.2 of this Act;
(3) determine its hours of operation, subject to at
least 30 days prior notice to the Board if such hours are
different than provided such licensee's racing dates
application; and
(4) determine and set hours of operation and days of
operation for inter-track wagering under an inter-track
wagering license and inter-track wagering location
license;
(5) determine wagering on simulcast programs on
out-of-state races at wagering facilities at which
inter-track wagering licensees and inter-track wagering

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location licensees who derive their licenses from the
organization licensee conduct business; and
(6) (4) otherwise manage its business operations.
(b) The Board may disapprove of any business practices by
organization licensees identified in subsection (a) of this
Section if the Board finds that such practices are detrimental
to the public interest.
(Source: P.A. 91-40, eff. 6-25-99.)