Bill Text: IL SB0066 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Provides that a supplier shall permanently affix its name or a distinctive logo or other mark or design element identifying the manufacturer or supplier (was, its name) to all its equipment, devices, and supplies for gambling operations. Provides an exception for gaming chips without a value impressed, engraved, or imprinted on it. Allows the Board to waive the requirement for any specific product or products if it determines that the requirement is not necessary to protect the integrity of the game. Provides that items purchased from a licensed supplier may continue to be used even though the supplier subsequently changes its name, distinctive logo, or other mark or design element; undergoes a change in ownership; or ceases to be licensed as a supplier for any reason. Effective immediately

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-3)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB0066 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB0066-Engrossed.html

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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 Riverboat Gambling Act is amended by
changing Section 8 as follows:
(230 ILCS 10/8) (from Ch. 120, par. 2408)
Sec. 8. Suppliers licenses.
(a) The Board may issue a suppliers license to such
persons, firms or corporations which apply therefor upon the
payment of a non-refundable application fee set by the Board,
upon a determination by the Board that the applicant is
eligible for a suppliers license and upon payment of a $5,000
annual license fee.
(b) The holder of a suppliers license is authorized to sell
or lease, and to contract to sell or lease, gambling equipment
and supplies to any licensee involved in the ownership or
management of gambling operations.
(c) Gambling supplies and equipment may not be distributed
unless supplies and equipment conform to standards adopted by
rules of the Board.
(d) A person, firm or corporation is ineligible to receive
a suppliers license if:
(1) the person has been convicted of a felony under the

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laws of this State, any other state, or the United States;
(2) the person has been convicted of any violation of
Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or substantially
similar laws of any other jurisdiction;
(3) the person has submitted an application for a
license under this Act which contains false information;
(4) the person is a member of the Board;
(5) the firm or corporation is one in which a person
defined in (1), (2), (3) or (4), is an officer, director or
managerial employee;
(6) the firm or corporation employs a person who
participates in the management or operation of riverboat
gambling authorized under this Act;
(7) the license of the person, firm or corporation
issued under this Act, or a license to own or operate
gambling facilities in any other jurisdiction, has been
revoked.
(e) Any person that supplies any equipment, devices, or
supplies to a licensed riverboat gambling operation must first
obtain a suppliers license. A supplier shall furnish to the
Board a list of all equipment, devices and supplies offered for
sale or lease in connection with gambling games authorized
under this Act. A supplier shall keep books and records for the
furnishing of equipment, devices and supplies to gambling
operations separate and distinct from any other business that
the supplier might operate. A supplier shall file a quarterly

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return with the Board listing all sales and leases. A supplier
shall permanently affix its name or a distinctive logo or other
mark or design element identifying the manufacturer or supplier
to all its equipment, devices, and supplies, except gaming
chips without a value impressed, engraved, or imprinted on it,
for gambling operations. The Board may waive this requirement
for any specific product or products if it determines that the
requirement is not necessary to protect the integrity of the
game. Items purchased from a licensed supplier may continue to
be used even though the supplier subsequently changes its name,
distinctive logo, or other mark or design element; undergoes a
change in ownership; or ceases to be licensed as a supplier for
any reason. Any supplier's equipment, devices or supplies which
are used by any person in an unauthorized gambling operation
shall be forfeited to the State. A licensed owner may own its
own equipment, devices and supplies. Each holder of an owners
license under the Act shall file an annual report listing its
inventories of gambling equipment, devices and supplies.
(f) Any person who knowingly makes a false statement on an
application is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(g) Any gambling equipment, devices and supplies provided
by any licensed supplier may either be repaired on the
riverboat or removed from the riverboat to an on-shore facility
owned by the holder of an owners license for repair.
(Source: P.A. 86-1029; 87-826.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

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becoming law.