Bill Text: IL HB5814 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Repeals provisions concerning an exchange wager transaction tax. Repeals the following provisions concerning fantasy contests: (1) provisions providing that fantasy contests do not constitute gambling; (2) provisions concerning licensure of fantasy contest operators; and (3) provisions imposing a privilege tax on the privilege of holding a license to operate fantasy contests under the Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Repeals provisions providing that participants in certain fantasy contests shall not be convicted of gambling. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-09-17 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick [HB5814 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB5814-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5814 Introduced , by Rep. Travis Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
230 ILCS 45/25-10
230 ILCS 45/25-25
230 ILCS 45/25-90
230 ILCS 45/25-100
230 ILCS 45/25-120 rep.
230 ILCS 45/25-120.1 rep.
230 ILCS 45/25-120.2 rep.
230 ILCS 45/25-120.3 rep.
230 ILCS 45/25-120.4 rep.
230 ILCS 45/25-120.5 rep.
230 ILCS 45/25-120.6 rep.
230 ILCS 45/25-120.7 rep.
230 ILCS 45/25-120.8 rep.
720 ILCS 5/28-1 from Ch. 38, par. 28-1
720 ILCS 5/28-8 from Ch. 38, par. 28-8
Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Repeals provisions concerning an exchange wager transaction tax. Repeals the following provisions concerning fantasy contests: (1) provisions providing that fantasy contests do not constitute gambling; (2) provisions concerning licensure of fantasy contest operators; and (3) provisions imposing a privilege tax on the privilege of holding a license to operate fantasy contests under the Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Repeals provisions providing that participants in certain fantasy contests shall not be convicted of gambling. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning revenue.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Sports Wagering Act is amended by changing
Sections 25-10, 25-25, 25-90, and 25-100 as follows:
(230 ILCS 45/25-10)
Sec. 25-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Adjusted gross sports wagering receipts" means a master
sports wagering licensee's gross sports wagering receipts,
less winnings paid to wagerers in such games.
"Athlete" means any current or former professional athlete
or collegiate athlete.
"Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
"Covered persons" includes athletes; umpires, referees,
and officials; personnel associated with clubs, teams,
leagues, and athletic associations; medical professionals
(including athletic trainers) who provide services to athletes
and players; and the family members and associates of these
persons where required to serve the purposes of this Act.
"Exchange wager" includes an agreement, contract,
transaction, or swap that is offered, traded, or executed on a
prediction market or exchange tied to a sporting contest or
sporting event.

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"Department" means the Department of the Lottery.
"Gaming facility" means a facility at which gambling
operations are conducted under the Illinois Gambling Act,
pari-mutuel wagering is conducted under the Illinois Horse
Racing Act of 1975, or sports wagering is conducted under this
Act.
"Official league data" means statistics, results,
outcomes, and other data related to a sports event obtained
pursuant to an agreement with the relevant sports governing
body, or an entity expressly authorized by the sports
governing body to provide such information to licensees, that
authorizes the use of such data for determining the outcome of
tier 2 sports wagers on such sports events.
"Organization licensee" has the meaning given to that term
in the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975.
"Owners licensee" means the holder of an owners license
under the Illinois Gambling Act.
"Person" means an individual, partnership, committee,
association, corporation, or any other organization or group
of persons.
"Personal biometric data" means an athlete's information
derived from DNA, heart rate, blood pressure, perspiration
rate, internal or external body temperature, hormone levels,
glucose levels, hydration levels, vitamin levels, bone
density, muscle density, and sleep patterns.
"Prohibited conduct" includes any statement, action, and

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other communication intended to influence, manipulate, or
control a betting outcome of a sporting contest or of any
individual occurrence or performance in a sporting contest in
exchange for financial gain or to avoid financial or physical
harm. "Prohibited conduct" includes statements, actions, and
communications made to a covered person by a third party, such
as a family member or through social media. "Prohibited
conduct" does not include statements, actions, or
communications made or sanctioned by a team or sports
governing body.
"Qualified applicant" means an applicant for a license
under this Act whose application meets the mandatory minimum
qualification criteria as required by the Board.
"Sporting contest" means a sports event or game on which
the State allows sports wagering to occur under this Act.
"Sports event" means a professional sport or athletic
event, a collegiate sport or athletic event, a motor race
event, or any other event or competition of relative skill
authorized by the Board under this Act.
"Sports facility" means a facility that hosts sports
events and holds a seating capacity greater than 17,000
persons, except in a municipality with a population of more
than 1,000,000, a seating capacity greater than 10,000
persons.
"Sports governing body" means the organization that
prescribes final rules and enforces codes of conduct with

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respect to a sports event and participants therein.
"Sports wagering" means accepting wagers on sports events
or portions of sports events, or on the individual performance
statistics of athletes in a sports event or combination of
sports events, by any system or method of wagering, including,
but not limited to, in person or over the Internet through
websites and on mobile devices. "Sports wagering" includes,
but is not limited to, single-game bets, teaser bets, parlays,
over-under, moneyline, pools, exchange wagering, in-game
wagering, in-play bets, proposition bets, and straight bets.
"Sports wagering" does not include fantasy contests as that
term is defined in Section 25-120.1.
"Sports wagering account" means a financial record
established by a master sports wagering licensee for an
individual patron in which the patron may deposit and withdraw
funds for sports wagering and other authorized purchases and
to which the master sports wagering licensee may credit
winnings or other amounts due to that patron or authorized by
that patron.
"Tier 1 sports wager" means a sports wager that is
determined solely by the final score or final outcome of the
sports event and is placed before the sports event has begun.
"Tier 2 sports wager" means a sports wager that is not a
tier 1 sports wager.
"Wager" means a sum of money or thing of value risked on an
uncertain occurrence.

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(Source: P.A. 104-468, Article 130, Section 130-5, eff.
6-16-26; 104-468, Article 140, Section 140-10, eff. 6-16-26;
revised 7-13-26.)
(230 ILCS 45/25-25)
Sec. 25-25. Sports wagering authorized.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
the operation of sports wagering is only lawful when conducted
in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules of
the Illinois Gaming Board and the Department of the Lottery.
(b) A person placing a wager under this Act shall be at
least 21 years of age.
(c) A licensee under this Act may not accept a wager on a
minor league sports event.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a
licensee under this Act may not accept a wager for a sports
event involving an Illinois collegiate team.
(d-5) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 102nd General Assembly until July 1, 2024, a
licensee under this Act may accept a wager for a sports event
involving an Illinois collegiate team if:
(1) the wager is a tier 1 wager;
(2) the wager is not related to an individual
athlete's performance; and
(3) the wager is made in person instead of over the
Internet or through a mobile application.

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(e) A licensee under this Act may only accept a wager from
a person physically located in the State.
(f) Master sports wagering licensees may use any data
source for determining the results of all tier 1 sports
wagers.
(g) A sports governing body headquartered in the United
States may notify the Board that it desires to supply official
league data to master sports wagering licensees for
determining the results of tier 2 sports wagers. Such
notification shall be made in the form and manner as the Board
may require. If a sports governing body does not notify the
Board of its desire to supply official league data, a master
sports wagering licensee may use any data source for
determining the results of any and all tier 2 sports wagers on
sports contests for that sports governing body.
Within 30 days of a sports governing body notifying the
Board, master sports wagering licensees shall use only
official league data to determine the results of tier 2 sports
wagers on sports events sanctioned by that sports governing
body, unless: (1) the sports governing body or designee cannot
provide a feed of official league data to determine the
results of a particular type of tier 2 sports wager, in which
case master sports wagering licensees may use any data source
for determining the results of the applicable tier 2 sports
wager until such time as such data feed becomes available on
commercially reasonable terms; or (2) a master sports wagering

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licensee can demonstrate to the Board that the sports
governing body or its designee cannot provide a feed of
official league data to the master sports wagering licensee on
commercially reasonable terms. During the pendency of the
Board's determination, such master sports wagering licensee
may use any data source for determining the results of any and
all tier 2 sports wagers.
(h) A licensee under this Act may not accept wagers on a
kindergarten through 12th grade sports event.
(i) (Blank). A licensee may offer pool sports wagering to
State patrons where State patrons compete against patrons
located outside of the State. In such cases, the pool must be
expressly permitted in all jurisdictions in which it is
offered and must comply with all laws, rules, and regulations
in all jurisdictions in which it is offered. The adjusted
gross sports wagering receipts of an interstate pool shall be
determined by the total value of all wagers placed in the State
less the proportional pro rata value of all winnings paid to
patrons. The pro rata value of all winnings shall be
determined by the ratio of the total value of all wagers placed
in the State divided by the total value of all wagers placed in
the pool, to the nearest .01%.
(Source: P.A. 103-4, eff. 5-31-23; 104-468, eff. 6-16-26.)
(230 ILCS 45/25-90)
Sec. 25-90. Tax; Sports Wagering Fund.

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(a) For the privilege of holding a license to operate
sports wagering under this Act until June 30, 2024, this State
shall impose and collect 15% of a master sports wagering
licensee's adjusted gross sports wagering receipts from sports
wagering. The accrual method of accounting shall be used for
purposes of calculating the amount of the tax owed by the
licensee.
The taxes levied and collected pursuant to this subsection
(a) are due and payable to the Board no later than the last day
of the month following the calendar month in which the
adjusted gross sports wagering receipts were received and the
tax obligation was accrued.
(a-5) In addition to the tax imposed under subsection (a),
(d), (d-5), or (d-7) of this Section, for the privilege of
holding a license to operate sports wagering under this Act,
the State shall impose and collect 2% of the adjusted gross
receipts from sports wagers that are placed within a home rule
county with a population of over 3,000,000 inhabitants, which
shall be paid, subject to appropriation from the General
Assembly, from the Sports Wagering Fund to that home rule
county for the purpose of enhancing the county's criminal
justice system.
(b) The Sports Wagering Fund is hereby created as a
special fund in the State treasury. Except as otherwise
provided in this Act, all moneys collected under this Act by
the Board shall be deposited into the Sports Wagering Fund.

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Through August 25, 2024, on the 25th of each month, any moneys
remaining in the Sports Wagering Fund in excess of the
anticipated monthly expenditures from the Fund through the
next month, as certified by the Board to the State
Comptroller, shall be transferred by the State Comptroller and
the State Treasurer to the Capital Projects Fund. Beginning
September 25, 2024, on the 25th of each month, of the moneys
remaining in the Sports Wagering Fund in excess of the
anticipated monthly expenditures from the Fund through the
next month, as certified by the Board to the State
Comptroller, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State
Treasurer shall transfer 58% to the General Revenue Fund and
42% to the Capital Projects Fund.
(c) Beginning with July 2021, and on a monthly basis
thereafter, the Board shall certify to the State Comptroller
the amount of license fees collected in the month for initial
licenses issued under this Act, except for occupational
licenses. As soon after certification as practicable, the
State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall
transfer the certified amount from the Sports Wagering Fund to
the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund.
(d) Beginning on July 1, 2024, and for each 12-month
period thereafter, for the privilege of holding a license to
operate sports wagering under this Act, this State shall
impose a privilege tax on the master sports licensee's
adjusted gross sports wagering receipts from sports wagering

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over the Internet or through a mobile application based on the
following rates:
20% of annual adjusted gross sports wagering receipts
up to and including $30,000,000.
25% of annual adjusted gross sports wagering receipts
in excess of $30,000,000 but not exceeding $50,000,000.
30% of annual adjusted gross sports wagering receipts
in excess of $50,000,000 but not exceeding $100,000,000.
35% of annual adjusted gross sports wagering receipts
in excess of $100,000,000 but not exceeding $200,000,000.
40% of annual adjusted gross sports wagering receipts
in excess of $200,000,000.
(d-5) Beginning on July 1, 2024, and for each 12-month
period thereafter, for the privilege of holding a license to
operate sports wagering under this Act, this State shall
impose a privilege tax on the master sports licensee's
adjusted gross sports wagering receipts from sports wagering
from other than over the Internet or through a mobile
application based on the following rates:
20% of annual adjusted gross sports wagering receipts
up to and including $30,000,000.
25% of annual adjusted gross sports wagering receipts
in excess of $30,000,000 but not exceeding $50,000,000.
30% of annual adjusted gross sports wagering receipts
in excess of $50,000,000 but not exceeding $100,000,000.
35% of annual adjusted gross sports wagering receipts

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in excess of $100,000,000 but not exceeding $200,000,000.
40% of annual adjusted gross sports wagering receipts
in excess of $200,000,000.
(d-7) Beginning on July 1, 2025, and each month
thereafter, for the privilege of holding a license to operate
sports wagering under this Act, this State shall impose a
wager tax on each master sports licensee for each individual
wager placed with the master sports licensee for sports
wagering over the Internet or through a mobile application.
The tax shall be based on the following schedule and shall be
in addition to any other taxes or fees imposed under this Act:
The tax shall be $0.25 per wager for the first 20,000,000
annual combined Tier 1 and Tier 2 wagers.
The tax shall be $0.50 per wager for each wager in excess
of 20,000,000 annual combined Tier 1 and Tier 2 wagers.
The tax levied under this subsection shall be deposited
monthly into the Sports Wagering Fund. The Board shall certify
all amounts deposited into the Sports Wagering Fund under this
subsection to the State Comptroller. The State Comptroller
shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer that
certified amount from the Sports Wagering Fund to the General
Revenue Fund.
As used in this subsection, "annual combined Tier 1 and
Tier 2 wagers" means the total number of individual wagers
placed with the licensee, regardless of outcome or payout in a
given fiscal year.

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(d-10) The accrual method of accounting shall be used for
purposes of calculating the amount of the tax owed by the
licensee.
(d-15) The taxes levied and collected pursuant to
subsections (d) (d-5), and (d-7) are due and payable to the
Board no later than the last day of the month following the
calendar month in which the adjusted gross sports wagering
receipts were received and the tax obligation was accrued.
(d-20) (Blank). In addition to all other taxes and
payments owed under this Act, any wagers offered under this
Act shall be subject to incur a transaction tax equal to the
1.75% of each exchange wager. After the first five million
exchange wagers conducted by a licensee during a fiscal year,
the transaction tax imposed under this subsection shall
increase to 3.5% of each exchange wager.
The tax levied under this subsection shall be deposited
monthly into the Sports Wagering Fund. The Board shall certify
all amounts deposited into the Sports Wagering Fund under this
subsection to the State Comptroller. The State Comptroller
shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer that
certified amount from the Sports Wagering Fund to the General
Revenue Fund.
(e) Annually, a master sports wagering licensee shall
transmit to the Board an audit of the financial transactions
and condition of the licensee's total operations.
Additionally, within 90 days after the end of each quarter of

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each fiscal year, the master sports wagering licensee shall
transmit to the Board a compliance report on engagement
procedures determined by the Board. All audits and compliance
engagements shall be conducted by certified public accountants
selected by the Board. Each certified public accountant must
be registered in the State of Illinois under the Illinois
Public Accounting Act. The compensation for each certified
public accountant shall be paid directly by the master sports
wagering licensee to the certified public accountant.
(Source: P.A. 103-592, eff. 6-7-24; 104-6, eff. 6-16-25;
104-468, eff. 6-16-26.)
(230 ILCS 45/25-100)
Sec. 25-100. Voluntary self-exclusion program for sports
wagering and fantasy contests. Any resident, or non-resident
if allowed to participate in sports wagering or fantasy
contests, may voluntarily prohibit himself or herself from
establishing a sports wagering account or fantasy contest
account with a licensee under this Act. The Board and
Department shall incorporate the voluntary self-exclusion
program for sports wagering and fantasy contests into any
existing self-exclusion program that it operates on the
effective date of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 104-468, eff. 6-16-26.)
(230 ILCS 45/25-120 rep.)

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(230 ILCS 45/25-120.1 rep.)
(230 ILCS 45/25-120.2 rep.)
(230 ILCS 45/25-120.3 rep.)
(230 ILCS 45/25-120.4 rep.)
(230 ILCS 45/25-120.5 rep.)
(230 ILCS 45/25-120.6 rep.)
(230 ILCS 45/25-120.7 rep.)
(230 ILCS 45/25-120.8 rep.)
Section 10. The Sports Wagering Act is amended by
repealing Sections 25-120, 25-120.1, 25-120.2, 25-120.3,
25-120.4, 25-120.5, 25-120.6, 25-120.7, and 25-120.8.
Section 15. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
changing Sections 28-1 and 28-8 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/28-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 28-1)
Sec. 28-1. Gambling.
(a) A person commits gambling when he or she:
(1) knowingly plays a game of chance or skill for
money or other thing of value, unless excepted in
subsection (b) of this Section;
(2) knowingly makes a wager upon the result of any
game, contest, or any political nomination, appointment or
election;
(3) knowingly operates, keeps, owns, uses, purchases,
exhibits, rents, sells, bargains for the sale or lease of,

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manufactures or distributes any gambling device;
(4) contracts to have or give himself or herself or
another the option to buy or sell, or contracts to buy or
sell, at a future time, any grain or other commodity
whatsoever, or any stock or security of any company, where
it is at the time of making such contract intended by both
parties thereto that the contract to buy or sell, or the
option, whenever exercised, or the contract resulting
therefrom, shall be settled, not by the receipt or
delivery of such property, but by the payment only of
differences in prices thereof; however, the issuance,
purchase, sale, exercise, endorsement or guarantee, by or
through a person registered with the Secretary of State
pursuant to Section 8 of the Illinois Securities Law of
1953, or by or through a person exempt from such
registration under said Section 8, of a put, call, or
other option to buy or sell securities which have been
registered with the Secretary of State or which are exempt
from such registration under Section 3 of the Illinois
Securities Law of 1953 is not gambling within the meaning
of this paragraph (4);
(5) knowingly owns or possesses any book, instrument
or apparatus by means of which bets or wagers have been, or
are, recorded or registered, or knowingly possesses any
money which he has received in the course of a bet or
wager;

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(6) knowingly sells pools upon the result of any game
or contest of skill or chance, political nomination,
appointment or election;
(7) knowingly sets up or promotes any lottery or
sells, offers to sell or transfers any ticket or share for
any lottery;
(8) knowingly sets up or promotes any policy game or
sells, offers to sell or knowingly possesses or transfers
any policy ticket, slip, record, document or other similar
device;
(9) knowingly drafts, prints or publishes any lottery
ticket or share, or any policy ticket, slip, record,
document or similar device, except for such activity
related to lotteries, bingo games and raffles authorized
by and conducted in accordance with the laws of Illinois
or any other state or foreign government;
(10) knowingly advertises any lottery or policy game,
except for such activity related to lotteries, bingo games
and raffles authorized by and conducted in accordance with
the laws of Illinois or any other state;
(11) knowingly transmits information as to wagers,
betting odds, or changes in betting odds by telephone,
telegraph, radio, semaphore or similar means; or knowingly
installs or maintains equipment for the transmission or
receipt of such information; except that nothing in this
subdivision (11) prohibits transmission or receipt of such

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information for use in news reporting of sporting events
or contests; or
(12) knowingly establishes, maintains, or operates an
Internet site that permits a person to play a game of
chance or skill for money or other thing of value by means
of the Internet or to make a wager upon the result of any
game, contest, political nomination, appointment, or
election by means of the Internet. This item (12) does not
apply to activities referenced in items (6), (6.1), (8),
(8.1), and (15) of subsection (b) of this Section.
(b) Participants in any of the following activities shall
not be convicted of gambling:
(1) Agreements to compensate for loss caused by the
happening of chance including without limitation contracts
of indemnity or guaranty and life or health or accident
insurance.
(2) Offers of prizes, award or compensation to the
actual contestants in any bona fide contest for the
determination of skill, speed, strength or endurance or to
the owners of animals or vehicles entered in such contest.
(3) Pari-mutuel betting as authorized by the law of
this State.
(4) Manufacture of gambling devices, including the
acquisition of essential parts therefor and the assembly
thereof, for transportation in interstate or foreign
commerce to any place outside this State when such

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transportation is not prohibited by any applicable Federal
law; or the manufacture, distribution, or possession of
video gaming terminals, as defined in the Video Gaming
Act, by manufacturers, distributors, and terminal
operators licensed to do so under the Video Gaming Act.
(5) The game commonly known as "bingo", when conducted
in accordance with the Bingo License and Tax Act.
(6) Lotteries when conducted by the State of Illinois
in accordance with the Illinois Lottery Law. This
exemption includes any activity conducted by the
Department of Revenue to sell lottery tickets pursuant to
the provisions of the Illinois Lottery Law and its rules.
(6.1) The purchase of lottery tickets through the
Internet for a lottery conducted by the State of Illinois
under the program established in Section 7.12 of the
Illinois Lottery Law.
(7) Possession of an antique slot machine that is
neither used nor intended to be used in the operation or
promotion of any unlawful gambling activity or enterprise.
For the purpose of this subparagraph (b)(7), an antique
slot machine is one manufactured 25 years ago or earlier.
(8) Raffles and poker runs when conducted in
accordance with the Raffles and Poker Runs Act.
(8.1) The purchase of raffle chances for a raffle
conducted in accordance with the Raffles and Poker Runs
Act.

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(9) Charitable games when conducted in accordance with
the Charitable Games Act.
(10) Pull tabs and jar games when conducted under the
Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act.
(11) Gambling games when authorized by the Illinois
Gambling Act.
(12) Video gaming terminal games at a licensed
establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
large truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal
establishment, or licensed veterans establishment when
conducted in accordance with the Video Gaming Act.
(13) Games of skill or chance where money or other
things of value can be won but no payment or purchase is
required to participate.
(14) Savings promotion raffles authorized under
Section 5g of the Illinois Banking Act, Section 7008 of
the Savings Bank Act, Section 42.7 of the Illinois Credit
Union Act, Section 5136B of the National Bank Act (12
U.S.C. 25a), or Section 4 of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12
U.S.C. 1463).
(15) Sports wagering when conducted in accordance with
the Sports Wagering Act.
(16) (Blank). Fantasy contests conducted in accordance
with Sections 25-120 through 25-120.8 of the Sports
Wagering Act.
(c) Sentence.

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Gambling is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
conviction under subsections (a)(3) through (a)(12), is a
Class 4 felony.
(d) Circumstantial evidence.
In prosecutions under this Section circumstantial evidence
shall have the same validity and weight as in any criminal
prosecution.
(Source: P.A. 104-468, eff. 6-16-26.)
(720 ILCS 5/28-8) (from Ch. 38, par. 28-8)
Sec. 28-8. Gambling losses recoverable.
(a) Any person who by gambling shall lose to any other
person, any sum of money or thing of value, amounting to the
sum of $50 or more and shall pay or deliver the same or any
part thereof, may sue for and recover the money or other thing
of value, so lost and paid or delivered, in a civil action
against the winner thereof, with costs, in the circuit court.
No person who accepts from another person for transmission,
and transmits, either in his own name or in the name of such
other person, any order for any transaction to be made upon, or
who executes any order given to him by another person, or who
executes any transaction for his own account on, any regular
board of trade or commercial, commodity or stock exchange,
shall, under any circumstances, be deemed a "winner" of any
moneys lost by such other person in or through any such
transactions.

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(b) If within 6 months, such person who under the terms of
Subsection 28-8(a) is entitled to initiate action to recover
his losses does not in fact pursue his remedy, any person may
initiate a civil action against the winner. The court or the
jury, as the case may be, shall determine the amount of the
loss. After such determination, the court shall enter a
judgment of triple the amount so determined.
(c) Gambling losses as a result of gambling conducted on a
video gaming terminal licensed under the Video Gaming Act are
not recoverable under this Section.
(d) (Blank). Losses as a result of participation in
single-player fantasy contests against a fantasy contest
operator prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 104th General Assembly are not recoverable under this
Section.
(e) (Blank). Losses as a result of participation in
fantasy contests conducted under Sections 25-120 through
25-120.8 of the Sports Wagering Act are not recoverable under
this Section.
(Source: P.A. 104-468, eff. 6-16-26.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.