Bill Text: IL SB2558 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Sets forth provisions that shall apply if the Illinois Gaming Board becomes authorized to issue licenses to conduct Internet gaming. Provides that before the issuance or renewal of an Internet gaming license, Internet management service provider license, or supplier license, the Illinois Gaming Board shall conduct a comprehensive investigation of each applicant for a license to determine whether the applicant or any of its affiliates, including entities under common control, is knowingly accepting revenue, directly or indirectly, derived from any jurisdiction subject to sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury or accepting or assisting, directly or indirectly, in the acceptance of online wagers or consideration related to online wagering from any country in which such online gambling is prohibited or illegal. Provides that the Board shall not issue a license to an applicant if the Board determines that the applicant or any of its affiliates is in violation of specified provisions. Provides that if at any time during licensure the Board determines that the licensee or any of its affiliates is in violation of specified provisions, the Board shall impose discipline on the licensee, which may include revocation of the license.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-29 - Referred to Assignments [SB2558 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB2558-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2558 Introduced 3/29/2023, by Sen. Bill Cunningham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
230 ILCS 10/5.5 new
Amends the Illinois Gambling Act. Sets forth provisions that shall apply if the Illinois Gaming Board becomes authorized to issue licenses to conduct Internet gaming. Provides that before the issuance or renewal of an Internet gaming license, Internet management service provider license, or supplier license, the Illinois Gaming Board shall conduct a comprehensive investigation of each applicant for a license to determine whether the applicant or any of its affiliates, including entities under common control, is knowingly accepting revenue, directly or indirectly, derived from any jurisdiction subject to sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury or accepting or assisting, directly or indirectly, in the acceptance of online wagers or consideration related to online wagering from any country in which such online gambling is prohibited or illegal. Provides that the Board shall not issue a license to an applicant if the Board determines that the applicant or any of its affiliates is in violation of specified provisions. Provides that if at any time during licensure the Board determines that the licensee or any of its affiliates is in violation of specified provisions, the Board shall impose discipline on the licensee, which may include revocation of the license.
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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 Gambling Act is amended by adding
Section 5.5 as follows:
(230 ILCS 10/5.5 new)
Sec. 5.5. Prohibition on licensing of Internet gaming
entities conducting business in illegal markets. If the
Illinois Gaming Board is otherwise authorized to issue
licenses to conduct Internet gaming, then the following shall
apply:
(1) Before the issuance or renewal of an Internet
gaming license, Internet management service provider
license, or supplier license, the Board shall conduct a
comprehensive investigation of each applicant for a
license to determine whether the applicant or any of its
affiliates, including entities under common control, is
knowingly (i) accepting revenue, directly or indirectly,
derived from any jurisdiction subject to sanctions
administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of
the United States Department of the Treasury or (ii)
accepting or assisting, directly or indirectly, in the
acceptance of online wagers or consideration related to

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online wagering from any country in which such online
gambling is prohibited or illegal.
(2) The Board shall not issue an Internet gaming
license, Internet management service provider license, or
supplier license to an applicant if the Board determines
that the applicant or any of its affiliates, including
entities under common control, is knowingly (i) accepting
revenue, directly or indirectly, derived from any
jurisdiction subject to sanctions administered by the
Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States
Department of the Treasury or (ii) accepting or assisting,
directly or indirectly, in the acceptance of online wagers
or other consideration related to online wagering from any
country in which such online gambling is prohibited or
illegal.
(3) If at any time during licensure the Board
determines that an Internet gaming, Internet management
service provider, or supplier licensee or any of its
affiliates, including entities under common control, is
knowingly (i) accepting revenue, directly or indirectly,
derived from any jurisdiction subject to sanctions
administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of
the United States Department of the Treasury or (ii)
accepting or assisting, directly or indirectly, in the
acceptance of online wagers or other consideration related
to online wagering from any country in which such online

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gambling is prohibited or illegal, the Board shall impose
discipline on the licensee, which may include revocation
of the license.