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1		AN ACT concerning regulation.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section
5		9-7 as follows:
6		(10 ILCS 5/9-7) (from Ch. 46, par. 9-7)
7		Sec. 9-7. Records and accounts.
8		(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the treasurer of
9		a political committee shall keep a detailed and exact account
10		of-
11		(a) the total of all contributions made to or for the
12		committee;
13		(b) the full name and mailing address of every person
14		making a contribution and the date and amount thereof;
15		(c) the total of all expenditures made by or on behalf
16		of the committee;
17		(d) the full name and mailing address of every person
18		to whom any expenditure is made, and the date and amount
19		thereof;
20		(e) proof of payment, stating the particulars, for
21		every expenditure made by or on behalf of the committee.
22		The treasurer shall preserve all records and accounts
23		required by this section for a period of 2 years.

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1		(2) The treasurer of a political committee shall keep a
2		detailed and exact account of the total amount of contributions
3		made to or for a committee at an event licensed under Section
4		8.1 of the Raffles and Poker Runs Act. For an event licensed
5		under Section 8.1, the treasurer is not required to keep a
6		detailed and exact account of the full name and mailing address
7		of a person who purchases tickets at the event in an amount
8		that does not exceed $150.
9		(Source: P.A. 96-832, eff. 1-1-11; 97-766, eff. 7-6-12.)
10		Section 10. The Raffles Act is amended by changing Sections
11		0.01, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 as follows:
12		(230 ILCS 15/0.01) (from Ch. 85, par. 2300)
13		Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
14		Raffles and Poker Runs Act.
15		(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
16		(230 ILCS 15/1) (from Ch. 85, par. 2301)
17		Sec. 1. Definitions.) For the purposes of this Act the
18		terms defined in this Section have the meanings given them.
19		"Net Proceeds" means the gross receipts from the conduct of
20		raffles, less reasonable sums expended for prizes, local
21		license fees and other reasonable operating expenses incurred
22		as a result of operating a raffle or poker run.
23		"Key location" means the location where the poker run

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1		concludes and the prize or prizes are awarded.
2		"Poker run" means an event organized by an organization
3		licensed under this Act in which participants travel to
4		multiple predetermined locations, including a key location,
5		drawing a playing card or equivalent item at each location, in
6		order to assemble a facsimile of a poker hand or other numeric
7		score. "Poker run" includes dice runs, marble runs, or other
8		events where the objective is to build the best hand or highest
9		score by obtaining an item at each location.
10		"Raffle" means a form of lottery, as defined in Section
11		28-2(b) of the Criminal Code of 2012, conducted by an
12		organization licensed under this Act, in which:
13		(1) the player pays or agrees to pay something of value
14		for a chance, represented and differentiated by a number or
15		by a combination of numbers or by some other medium, one or
16		more of which chances is to be designated the winning
17		chance;
18		(2) the winning chance is to be determined through a
19		drawing or by some other method based on an element of
20		chance by an act or set of acts on the part of persons
21		conducting or connected with the lottery, except that the
22		winning chance shall not be determined by the outcome of a
23		publicly exhibited sporting contest.
24		(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
25		(230 ILCS 15/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 2302)

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1		Sec. 2. Licensing.
2		(a) The governing body of any county or municipality within
3		this State may establish a system for the licensing of
4		organizations to operate raffles. The governing bodies of a
5		county and one or more municipalities may, pursuant to a
6		written contract, jointly establish a system for the licensing
7		of organizations to operate raffles within any area of
8		contiguous territory not contained within the corporate limits
9		of a municipality which is not a party to such contract. The
10		governing bodies of two or more adjacent counties or two or
11		more adjacent municipalities located within a county may,
12		pursuant to a written contract, jointly establish a system for
13		the licensing of organizations to operate raffles within the
14		corporate limits of such counties or municipalities. The
15		licensing authority may establish special categories of
16		licenses and promulgate rules relating to the various
17		categories. The licensing system shall provide for limitations
18		upon (1) the aggregate retail value of all prizes or
19		merchandise awarded by a licensee in a single raffle, (2) the
20		maximum retail value of each prize awarded by a licensee in a
21		single raffle, (3) the maximum price which may be charged for
22		each raffle chance issued or sold and (4) the maximum number of
23		days during which chances may be issued or sold. The licensing
24		system may include a fee for each license in an amount to be
25		determined by the local governing body. Licenses issued
26		pursuant to this Act shall be valid for one raffle or for a

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1		specified number of raffles to be conducted during a specified
2		period not to exceed one year and may be suspended or revoked
3		for any violation of this Act. A local governing body shall act
4		on a license application within 30 days from the date of
5		application. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit
6		a county or municipality from adopting rules or ordinances for
7		the operation of raffles that are more restrictive than
8		provided for in this Act. The governing body of a municipality
9		may authorize the sale of raffle chances only within the
10		borders of the municipality. The governing body of the county
11		may authorize the sale of raffle chances only in those areas
12		which are both within the borders of the county and outside the
13		borders of any municipality.
14		(a-5) The governing body of any county within this State
15		may establish a system for the licensing of organizations to
16		operate poker runs. The governing bodies of 2 or more adjacent
17		counties may, pursuant to a written contract, jointly establish
18		a system for the licensing of organizations to operate poker
19		runs within the corporate limits of such counties. The
20		licensing authority may establish special categories of
21		licenses and adopt rules relating to the various categories.
22		The licensing system may include a fee not to exceed $25 for
23		each license. Licenses issued pursuant to this Act shall be
24		valid for one poker run or for a specified number of poker runs
25		to be conducted during a specified period not to exceed one
26		year and may be suspended or revoked for any violation of this

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1		Act. A local governing body shall act on a license application
2		within 30 days after the date of application.
3		(b) Licenses shall be issued only to bona fide religious,
4		charitable, labor, business, fraternal, educational or
5		veterans' organizations that operate without profit to their
6		members and which have been in existence continuously for a
7		period of 5 years immediately before making application for a
8		license and which have had during that entire 5 year period a
9		bona fide membership engaged in carrying out their objects, or
10		to a non-profit fundraising organization that the licensing
11		authority determines is organized for the sole purpose of
12		providing financial assistance to an identified individual or
13		group of individuals suffering extreme financial hardship as
14		the result of an illness, disability, accident or disaster. A
15		licensing authority may waive the 5-year requirement under this
16		subsection (b) for a bona fide religious, charitable, labor,
17		business, fraternal, educational, or veterans' organization
18		that applies for a license to conduct a poker run if the
19		organization is a local organization that is affiliated with
20		and chartered by a national or State organization that meets
21		the 5-year requirement.
22		For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply.
23		Non-profit: An organization or institution organized and
24		conducted on a not-for-profit basis with no personal profit
25		inuring to any one as a result of the operation. Charitable: An
26		organization or institution organized and operated to benefit

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1		an indefinite number of the public. The service rendered to
2		those eligible for benefits must also confer some benefit on
3		the public. Educational: An organization or institution
4		organized and operated to provide systematic instruction in
5		useful branches of learning by methods common to schools and
6		institutions of learning which compare favorably in their scope
7		and intensity with the course of study presented in
8		tax-supported schools. Religious: Any church, congregation,
9		society, or organization founded for the purpose of religious
10		worship. Fraternal: An organization of persons having a common
11		interest, the primary interest of which is to both promote the
12		welfare of its members and to provide assistance to the general
13		public in such a way as to lessen the burdens of government by
14		caring for those that otherwise would be cared for by the
15		government. Veterans: An organization or association comprised
16		of members of which substantially all are individuals who are
17		veterans or spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, the
18		primary purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its
19		members and to provide assistance to the general public in such
20		a way as to confer a public benefit. Labor: An organization
21		composed of workers organized with the objective of betterment
22		of the conditions of those engaged in such pursuit and the
23		development of a higher degree of efficiency in their
24		respective occupations. Business: A voluntary organization
25		composed of individuals and businesses who have joined together
26		to advance the commercial, financial, industrial and civic

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1		interests of a community.
2		(c) Poker runs shall be licensed by the governing body with
3		jurisdiction over the key location. The license granted by the
4		key location shall cover the entire poker run, including
5		locations other than the key location. Each license issued
6		shall include the name and address of each predetermined
7		location.
8		(Source: P.A. 86-820.)
9		(230 ILCS 15/3) (from Ch. 85, par. 2303)
10		Sec. 3. License - Application - Issuance - Restrictions -
11		Persons ineligible. Licenses issued by the governing body of
12		any county or municipality are subject to the following
13		restrictions:
14		(1) No person, firm or corporation shall conduct raffles or
15		chances or poker runs without having first obtained a license
16		therefor pursuant to this Act.
17		(2) The license and application for license must specify
18		the area or areas within the licensing authority in which
19		raffle chances will be sold or issued or a poker run will be
20		conducted, the time period during which raffle chances will be
21		sold or issued or a poker run will be conducted, the time of
22		determination of winning chances and the location or locations
23		at which winning chances will be determined.
24		(3) The license application must contain a sworn statement
25		attesting to the not-for-profit character of the prospective

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1		licensee organization, signed by the presiding officer and the
2		secretary of that organization.
3		(4) The application for license shall be prepared in
4		accordance with the ordinance of the local governmental unit.
5		(5) A license authorizes the licensee to conduct raffles or
6		poker runs as defined in this Act.
7		The following are ineligible for any license under this
8		Act:
9		(a) any person who has been convicted of a felony;
10		(b) any person who is or has been a professional gambler or
11		gambling promoter;
12		(c) any person who is not of good moral character;
13		(d) any firm or corporation in which a person defined in
14		(a), (b) or (c) has a proprietary, equitable or credit
15		interest, or in which such a person is active or employed;
16		(e) any organization in which a person defined in (a), (b)
17		or (c) is an officer, director, or employee, whether
18		compensated or not;
19		(f) any organization in which a person defined in (a), (b)
20		or (c) is to participate in the management or operation of a
21		raffle as defined in this Act.
22		(Source: P.A. 85-160.)
23		(230 ILCS 15/4) (from Ch. 85, par. 2304)
24		Sec. 4. Conduct of raffles and poker runs.
25		(a) The conducting of raffles and poker runs is subject to

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1		the following restrictions:
2		(1) The entire net proceeds of any raffle or poker run
3		must be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the
4		organization permitted to conduct that game.
5		(2) No person except a bona fide member of the
6		sponsoring organization may participate in the management
7		or operation of the raffle or poker run.
8		(3) No person may receive any remuneration or profit
9		for participating in the management or operation of the
10		raffle or poker run.
11		(4) A licensee may rent a premises on which to
12		determine the winning chance or chances in a raffle only
13		from an organization which is also licensed under this Act.
14		A premises where a poker run is held is not required to
15		obtain a license if the name and location of the premises
16		is listed as a predetermined location on the license issued
17		for the poker run and the premises does not charge for use
18		of the premises.
19		(5) Raffle chances may be sold or issued only within
20		the area specified on the license and winning chances may
21		be determined only at those locations specified on the
22		license for a raffle.
23		(6) A person under the age of 18 years may participate
24		in the conducting of raffles or chances or poker runs only
25		with the permission of a parent or guardian. A person under
26		the age of 18 years may be within the area where winning

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1		chances in a raffle or winning hands or scores in a poker
2		run are being determined only when accompanied by his
3		parent or guardian.
4		(b) If a lessor rents premises where a winning chance or
5		chances on a raffle or a winning hand or score in a poker run is
6		are determined, the lessor shall not be criminally liable if
7		the person who uses the premises for the determining of winning
8		chances does not hold a license issued by the governing body of
9		any county or municipality under the provisions of this Act.
10		(Source: P.A. 87-1271.)
11		(230 ILCS 15/5) (from Ch. 85, par. 2305)
12		Sec. 5. Manager; bond Raffles - manager - bond. All
13		operation of and the conduct of raffles and poker runs shall be
14		under the supervision of a single raffles manager designated by
15		the organization. The manager shall give a fidelity bond in an
16		amount determined by the licensing authority in favor of the
17		organization conditioned upon his honesty in the performance of
18		his duties. Terms of the bond shall provide that notice shall
19		be given in writing to the licensing authority not less than 30
20		days prior to its cancellation. The governing body of a local
21		unit of government may waive this bond requirement by including
22		a waiver provision in the license issued to an organization
23		under this Act, provided that a license containing such waiver
24		provision shall be granted only by unanimous vote of the
25		members of the licensed organization.

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1		(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
2		(230 ILCS 15/6) (from Ch. 85, par. 2306)
3		Sec. 6. Records.)
4		(a) Each organization licensed to conduct raffles and
5		chances or poker run events shall keep records of its gross
6		receipts, expenses and net proceeds for each single gathering
7		or occasion at which winning chances in a raffle or winning
8		hands or scores in a poker run are determined. All deductions
9		from gross receipts for each single gathering or occasion shall
10		be documented with receipts or other records indicating the
11		amount, a description of the purchased item or service or other
12		reason for the deduction, and the recipient. The distribution
13		of net proceeds shall be itemized as to payee, purpose, amount
14		and date of payment.
15		(b) Gross receipts from the operation of raffles programs
16		or poker runs shall be segregated from other revenues of the
17		organization, including bingo gross receipts, if bingo games
18		are also conducted by the same nonprofit organization pursuant
19		to license therefor issued by the Department of Revenue of the
20		State of Illinois, and placed in a separate account. Each
21		organization shall have separate records of its raffles and
22		poker runs. The person who accounts for gross receipts,
23		expenses and net proceeds from the operation of raffles or
24		poker runs shall not be the same person who accounts for other
25		revenues of the organization.

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1		(c) Each organization licensed to conduct raffles or poker
2		runs shall report promptly after the conclusion of each raffle
3		or poker run to its membership, and to the licensing local unit
4		of government, its gross receipts, expenses and net proceeds
5		from raffles or poker runs, and the distribution of net
6		proceeds itemized as required in this Section.
7		(d) Records required by this Section shall be preserved for
8		3 years, and organizations shall make available their records
9		relating to operation of raffles or poker runs for public
10		inspection at reasonable times and places.
11		(Source: P.A. 82-711.)
12		(230 ILCS 15/8) (from Ch. 85, par. 2308)
13		Sec. 8. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize
14		the conducting or operating of any gambling scheme, enterprise,
15		activity or device other than raffles or poker runs as provided
16		for herein.
17		(Source: P.A. 81-1365.)
18		Section 15. The Charitable Games Act is amended by changing
19		Section 2 as follows:
20		(230 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 120, par. 1122)
21		Sec. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the
22		following definitions apply:
23		"Charitable games" means the 14 games of chance involving

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1		cards, dice, wheels, random selection of numbers, and gambling
2		tickets which may be conducted at charitable games events
3		listed as follows: roulette, blackjack, poker, pull tabs,
4		craps, bang, beat the dealer, big six, gin rummy, five card
5		stud poker, chuck-a-luck, keno, hold-em poker, and merchandise
6		wheel.
7		"Charitable games event" or "event" means the type of
8		fundraising event authorized by the Act at which participants
9		pay to play charitable games for the chance of winning cash or
10		noncash prizes. "Charitable games event" or "event" includes a
11		poker run.
12		"Charitable organization" means an organization or
13		institution organized and operated to benefit an indefinite
14		number of the public.
15		"Chips" means scrip, play money, poker or casino chips, or
16		any other representations of money, used to make wagers on the
17		outcome of any charitable game.
18		"Department" means the Department of Revenue.
19		"Educational organization" means an organization or
20		institution organized and operated to provide systematic
21		instruction in useful branches of learning by methods common to
22		schools and institutions of learning which compare favorably in
23		their scope and intensity with the course of study presented in
24		tax-supported schools.
25		"Fraternal organization" means an organization of persons
26		having a common interest that is organized and operated

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1		exclusively to promote the welfare of its members and to
2		benefit the general public on a continuing and consistent
3		basis, including but not limited to ethnic organizations.
4		"Labor organization" means an organization composed of
5		labor unions or workers organized with the objective of
6		betterment of the conditions of those engaged in such pursuit
7		and the development of a higher degree of efficiency in their
8		respective occupations.
9		"Licensed organization" means a qualified organization
10		that has obtained a license to conduct a charitable games event
11		in conformance with the provisions of this Act.
12		"Non-profit organization" means an organization or
13		institution organized and conducted on a not-for-profit basis
14		with no personal profit inuring to anyone as a result of the
15		operation.
16		"Organization" means a : A corporation, agency,
17		partnership, association, firm, business, or other entity
18		consisting of 2 or more persons joined by a common interest or
19		purpose.
20		"Person" means any natural individual, corporation,
21		partnership, limited liability company, organization as
22		defined in this Section, qualified organization, licensed
23		organization, licensee under this Act, or volunteer.
24		"Poker run" means an event organized by a sponsoring
25		organization in which participants travel to 5 or more
26		predetermined locations, drawing a playing card or equivalent

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1		item at each location, in order to assemble a facsimile of a
2		poker hand or other numeric score. "Poker run" includes dice
3		runs, marble runs, or other events where the objective is to
4		build the best hand or highest score by obtaining an item at
5		each location.
6		"Premises" means a distinct parcel of land and the
7		buildings thereon.
8		"Provider" means the person or organization owning,
9		leasing, or controlling premises upon which any charitable
10		games event is to be conducted.
11		"Qualified organization" means:
12		(a) a charitable, religious, fraternal, veterans,
13		labor, educational organization, or other institution
14		organized and conducted on a not-for-profit basis with no
15		personal profit inuring to anyone as a result of the
16		operation and which is exempt from federal income taxation
17		under Sections 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), 501(c)(8),
18		501(c)(10) or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code;
19		(b) a veterans organization as defined in Section 1.1
20		of the "Bingo License and Tax Act" organized and conducted
21		on a not-for-profit basis with no personal profit inuring
22		to anyone as a result of the operation; or
23		(c) An auxiliary organization of a veterans
24		organization.
25		"Religious organization" means any church, congregation,
26		society, or organization founded for the purpose of religious

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1		worship.
2		"Sponsoring organization" means a qualified organization
3		that has obtained a license to conduct a charitable games event
4		in conformance with the provisions of this Act.
5		"Supplier" means any person, firm, or corporation that
6		sells, leases, lends, distributes, or otherwise provides to any
7		organization licensed to conduct charitable games events in
8		Illinois any charitable games equipment.
9		"Veterans' organization" means an organization comprised
10		of members of which substantially all are individuals who are
11		veterans or spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, the
12		primary purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its
13		members and to provide assistance to the general public in such
14		a way as to confer a public benefit.
15		"Volunteer" means a person recruited by a licensed
16		organization who voluntarily performs services at a charitable
17		games event, including participation in the management or
18		operation of a game, as defined in Section 8.
19		(Source: P.A. 98-426, eff. 8-16-13.)
20		Section 20. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
21		changing Section 6-2 as follows:
22		(235 ILCS 5/6-2) (from Ch. 43, par. 120)
23		Sec. 6-2. Issuance of licenses to certain persons
24		prohibited.

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1		(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this
2		Section and in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 3-12,
3		no license of any kind issued by the State Commission or any
4		local commission shall be issued to:
5		(1) A person who is not a resident of any city, village
6		or county in which the premises covered by the license are
7		located; except in case of railroad or boat licenses.
8		(2) A person who is not of good character and
9		reputation in the community in which he resides.
10		(3) A person who is not a citizen of the United States.
11		(4) A person who has been convicted of a felony under
12		any Federal or State law, unless the Commission determines
13		that such person has been sufficiently rehabilitated to
14		warrant the public trust after considering matters set
15		forth in such person's application and the Commission's
16		investigation. The burden of proof of sufficient
17		rehabilitation shall be on the applicant.
18		(5) A person who has been convicted of keeping a place
19		of prostitution or keeping a place of juvenile
20		prostitution, promoting prostitution that involves keeping
21		a place of prostitution, or promoting juvenile
22		prostitution that involves keeping a place of juvenile
23		prostitution.
24		(6) A person who has been convicted of pandering or
25		other crime or misdemeanor opposed to decency and morality.
26		(7) A person whose license issued under this Act has

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1		been revoked for cause.
2		(8) A person who at the time of application for renewal
3		of any license issued hereunder would not be eligible for
4		such license upon a first application.
5		(9) A copartnership, if any general partnership
6		thereof, or any limited partnership thereof, owning more
7		than 5% of the aggregate limited partner interest in such
8		copartnership would not be eligible to receive a license
9		hereunder for any reason other than residence within the
10		political subdivision, unless residency is required by
11		local ordinance.
12		(10) A corporation or limited liability company, if any
13		member, officer, manager or director thereof, or any
14		stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate more
15		than 5% of the stock of such corporation, would not be
16		eligible to receive a license hereunder for any reason
17		other than citizenship and residence within the political
18		subdivision.
19		(10a) A corporation or limited liability company
20		unless it is incorporated or organized in Illinois, or
21		unless it is a foreign corporation or foreign limited
22		liability company which is qualified under the Business
23		Corporation Act of 1983 or the Limited Liability Company
24		Act to transact business in Illinois. The Commission shall
25		permit and accept from an applicant for a license under
26		this Act proof prepared from the Secretary of State's

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1		website that the corporation or limited liability company
2		is in good standing and is qualified under the Business
3		Corporation Act of 1983 or the Limited Liability Company
4		Act to transact business in Illinois.
5		(11) A person whose place of business is conducted by a
6		manager or agent unless the manager or agent possesses the
7		same qualifications required by the licensee.
8		(12) A person who has been convicted of a violation of
9		any Federal or State law concerning the manufacture,
10		possession or sale of alcoholic liquor, subsequent to the
11		passage of this Act or has forfeited his bond to appear in
12		court to answer charges for any such violation.
13		(13) A person who does not beneficially own the
14		premises for which a license is sought, or does not have a
15		lease thereon for the full period for which the license is
16		to be issued.
17		(14) Any law enforcing public official, including
18		members of local liquor control commissions, any mayor,
19		alderman, or member of the city council or commission, any
20		president of the village board of trustees, any member of a
21		village board of trustees, or any president or member of a
22		county board; and no such official shall have a direct
23		interest in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of
24		alcoholic liquor, except that a license may be granted to
25		such official in relation to premises that are not located
26		within the territory subject to the jurisdiction of that

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1		official if the issuance of such license is approved by the
2		State Liquor Control Commission and except that a license
3		may be granted, in a city or village with a population of
4		55,000 or less, to any alderman, member of a city council,
5		or member of a village board of trustees in relation to
6		premises that are located within the territory subject to
7		the jurisdiction of that official if (i) the sale of
8		alcoholic liquor pursuant to the license is incidental to
9		the selling of food, (ii) the issuance of the license is
10		approved by the State Commission, (iii) the issuance of the
11		license is in accordance with all applicable local
12		ordinances in effect where the premises are located, and
13		(iv) the official granted a license does not vote on
14		alcoholic liquor issues pending before the board or council
15		to which the license holder is elected. Notwithstanding any
16		provision of this paragraph (14) to the contrary, an
17		alderman or member of a city council or commission, a
18		member of a village board of trustees other than the
19		president of the village board of trustees, or a member of
20		a county board other than the president of a county board
21		may have a direct interest in the manufacture, sale, or
22		distribution of alcoholic liquor as long as he or she is
23		not a law enforcing public official, a mayor, a village
24		board president, or president of a county board. To prevent
25		any conflict of interest, the elected official with the
26		direct interest in the manufacture, sale, or distribution

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1		of alcoholic liquor shall not participate in any meetings,
2		hearings, or decisions on matters impacting the
3		manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor.
4		Furthermore, the mayor of a city with a population of
5		55,000 or less or the president of a village with a
6		population of 55,000 or less may have an interest in the
7		manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic liquor as
8		long as the council or board over which he or she presides
9		has made a local liquor control commissioner appointment
10		that complies with the requirements of Section 4-2 of this
11		Act.
12		(15) A person who is not a beneficial owner of the
13		business to be operated by the licensee.
14		(16) A person who has been convicted of a gambling
15		offense as proscribed by any of subsections (a) (3) through
16		(a) (11) of Section 28-1 of, or as proscribed by Section
17		28-1.1 or 28-3 of, the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
18		Criminal Code of 2012, or as proscribed by a statute
19		replaced by any of the aforesaid statutory provisions.
20		(17) A person or entity to whom a federal wagering
21		stamp has been issued by the federal government, unless the
22		person or entity is eligible to be issued a license under
23		the Raffles and Poker Runs Act or the Illinois Pull Tabs
24		and Jar Games Act.
25		(18) A person who intends to sell alcoholic liquors for
26		use or consumption on his or her licensed retail premises

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1		who does not have liquor liability insurance coverage for
2		that premises in an amount that is at least equal to the
3		maximum liability amounts set out in subsection (a) of
4		Section 6-21.
5		(19) A person who is licensed by any licensing
6		authority as a manufacturer of beer, or any partnership,
7		corporation, limited liability company, or trust or any
8		subsidiary, affiliate, or agent thereof, or any other form
9		of business enterprise licensed as a manufacturer of beer,
10		having any legal, equitable, or beneficial interest,
11		directly or indirectly, in a person licensed in this State
12		as a distributor or importing distributor. For purposes of
13		this paragraph (19), a person who is licensed by any
14		licensing authority as a "manufacturer of beer" shall also
15		mean a brewer and a non-resident dealer who is also a
16		manufacturer of beer, including a partnership,
17		corporation, limited liability company, or trust or any
18		subsidiary, affiliate, or agent thereof, or any other form
19		of business enterprise licensed as a manufacturer of beer.
20		(20) A person who is licensed in this State as a
21		distributor or importing distributor, or any partnership,
22		corporation, limited liability company, or trust or any
23		subsidiary, affiliate, or agent thereof, or any other form
24		of business enterprise licensed in this State as a
25		distributor or importing distributor having any legal,
26		equitable, or beneficial interest, directly or indirectly,

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1		in a person licensed as a manufacturer of beer by any
2		licensing authority, or any partnership, corporation,
3		limited liability company, or trust or any subsidiary,
4		affiliate, or agent thereof, or any other form of business
5		enterprise, except for a person who owns, on or after the
6		effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
7		Assembly, no more than 5% of the outstanding shares of a
8		manufacturer of beer whose shares are publicly traded on an
9		exchange within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act
10		of 1934. For the purposes of this paragraph (20), a person
11		who is licensed by any licensing authority as a
12		"manufacturer of beer" shall also mean a brewer and a
13		non-resident dealer who is also a manufacturer of beer,
14		including a partnership, corporation, limited liability
15		company, or trust or any subsidiary, affiliate, or agent
16		thereof, or any other form of business enterprise licensed
17		as a manufacturer of beer.
18		(b) A criminal conviction of a corporation is not grounds
19		for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license applied
20		for or held by the corporation if the criminal conviction was
21		not the result of a violation of any federal or State law
22		concerning the manufacture, possession or sale of alcoholic
23		liquor, the offense that led to the conviction did not result
24		in any financial gain to the corporation and the corporation
25		has terminated its relationship with each director, officer,
26		employee, or controlling shareholder whose actions directly

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1		contributed to the conviction of the corporation. The
2		Commission shall determine if all provisions of this subsection
3		(b) have been met before any action on the corporation's
4		license is initiated.
5		(Source: P.A. 97-1059, eff. 8-24-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13;
6		98-10, eff. 5-6-13; 98-21, eff. 6-13-13, revised 9-24-13.)
7		Section 25. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
8		changing Sections 28-1 and 28-1.1 as follows:
9		(720 ILCS 5/28-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 28-1)
10		Sec. 28-1. Gambling.
11		(a) A person commits gambling when he or she:
12		(1) knowingly plays a game of chance or skill for money
13		or other thing of value, unless excepted in subsection (b)
14		of this Section;
15		(2) knowingly makes a wager upon the result of any
16		game, contest, or any political nomination, appointment or
17		election;
18		(3) knowingly operates, keeps, owns, uses, purchases,
19		exhibits, rents, sells, bargains for the sale or lease of,
20		manufactures or distributes any gambling device;
21		(4) contracts to have or give himself or herself or
22		another the option to buy or sell, or contracts to buy or
23		sell, at a future time, any grain or other commodity
24		whatsoever, or any stock or security of any company, where

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1		it is at the time of making such contract intended by both
2		parties thereto that the contract to buy or sell, or the
3		option, whenever exercised, or the contract resulting
4		therefrom, shall be settled, not by the receipt or delivery
5		of such property, but by the payment only of differences in
6		prices thereof; however, the issuance, purchase, sale,
7		exercise, endorsement or guarantee, by or through a person
8		registered with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section
9		8 of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953, or by or through
10		a person exempt from such registration under said Section
11		8, of a put, call, or other option to buy or sell
12		securities which have been registered with the Secretary of
13		State or which are exempt from such registration under
14		Section 3 of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 is not
15		gambling within the meaning of this paragraph (4);
16		(5) knowingly owns or possesses any book, instrument or
17		apparatus by means of which bets or wagers have been, or
18		are, recorded or registered, or knowingly possesses any
19		money which he has received in the course of a bet or
20		wager;
21		(6) knowingly sells pools upon the result of any game
22		or contest of skill or chance, political nomination,
23		appointment or election;
24		(7) knowingly sets up or promotes any lottery or sells,
25		offers to sell or transfers any ticket or share for any
26		lottery;

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1		(8) knowingly sets up or promotes any policy game or
2		sells, offers to sell or knowingly possesses or transfers
3		any policy ticket, slip, record, document or other similar
4		device;
5		(9) knowingly drafts, prints or publishes any lottery
6		ticket or share, or any policy ticket, slip, record,
7		document or similar device, except for such activity
8		related to lotteries, bingo games and raffles authorized by
9		and conducted in accordance with the laws of Illinois or
10		any other state or foreign government;
11		(10) knowingly advertises any lottery or policy game,
12		except for such activity related to lotteries, bingo games
13		and raffles authorized by and conducted in accordance with
14		the laws of Illinois or any other state;
15		(11) knowingly transmits information as to wagers,
16		betting odds, or changes in betting odds by telephone,
17		telegraph, radio, semaphore or similar means; or knowingly
18		installs or maintains equipment for the transmission or
19		receipt of such information; except that nothing in this
20		subdivision (11) prohibits transmission or receipt of such
21		information for use in news reporting of sporting events or
22		contests; or
23		(12) knowingly establishes, maintains, or operates an
24		Internet site that permits a person to play a game of
25		chance or skill for money or other thing of value by means
26		of the Internet or to make a wager upon the result of any

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1		game, contest, political nomination, appointment, or
2		election by means of the Internet. This item (12) does not
3		apply to activities referenced in items (6) and (6.1) of
4		subsection (b) of this Section.
5		(b) Participants in any of the following activities shall
6		not be convicted of gambling:
7		(1) Agreements to compensate for loss caused by the
8		happening of chance including without limitation contracts
9		of indemnity or guaranty and life or health or accident
10		insurance.
11		(2) Offers of prizes, award or compensation to the
12		actual contestants in any bona fide contest for the
13		determination of skill, speed, strength or endurance or to
14		the owners of animals or vehicles entered in such contest.
15		(3) Pari-mutuel betting as authorized by the law of
16		this State.
17		(4) Manufacture of gambling devices, including the
18		acquisition of essential parts therefor and the assembly
19		thereof, for transportation in interstate or foreign
20		commerce to any place outside this State when such
21		transportation is not prohibited by any applicable Federal
22		law; or the manufacture, distribution, or possession of
23		video gaming terminals, as defined in the Video Gaming Act,
24		by manufacturers, distributors, and terminal operators
25		licensed to do so under the Video Gaming Act.
26		(5) The game commonly known as "bingo", when conducted

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1		in accordance with the Bingo License and Tax Act.
2		(6) Lotteries when conducted by the State of Illinois
3		in accordance with the Illinois Lottery Law. This exemption
4		includes any activity conducted by the Department of
5		Revenue to sell lottery tickets pursuant to the provisions
6		of the Illinois Lottery Law and its rules.
7		(6.1) The purchase of lottery tickets through the
8		Internet for a lottery conducted by the State of Illinois
9		under the program established in Section 7.12 of the
10		Illinois Lottery Law.
11		(7) Possession of an antique slot machine that is
12		neither used nor intended to be used in the operation or
13		promotion of any unlawful gambling activity or enterprise.
14		For the purpose of this subparagraph (b)(7), an antique
15		slot machine is one manufactured 25 years ago or earlier.
16		(8) Raffles and poker runs when conducted in accordance
17		with the Raffles and Poker Runs Act.
18		(9) Charitable games when conducted in accordance with
19		the Charitable Games Act.
20		(10) Pull tabs and jar games when conducted under the
21		Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act.
22		(11) Gambling games conducted on riverboats when
23		authorized by the Riverboat Gambling Act.
24		(12) Video gaming terminal games at a licensed
25		establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
26		fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans

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1		establishment when conducted in accordance with the Video
2		Gaming Act.
3		(13) Games of skill or chance where money or other
4		things of value can be won but no payment or purchase is
5		required to participate.
6		(c) Sentence.
7		Gambling is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
8		conviction under subsections (a)(3) through (a)(12), is a Class
9		4 felony.
10		(d) Circumstantial evidence.
11		In prosecutions under this Section circumstantial evidence
12		shall have the same validity and weight as in any criminal
13		prosecution.
14		(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09;
15		96-1203, eff. 7-22-10; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
16		(720 ILCS 5/28-1.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 28-1.1)
17		Sec. 28-1.1. Syndicated gambling.
18		(a) Declaration of Purpose. Recognizing the close
19		relationship between professional gambling and other organized
20		crime, it is declared to be the policy of the legislature to
21		restrain persons from engaging in the business of gambling for
22		profit in this State. This Section shall be liberally construed
23		and administered with a view to carrying out this policy.
24		(b) A person commits syndicated gambling when he or she
25		operates a "policy game" or engages in the business of

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1		bookmaking.
2		(c) A person "operates a policy game" when he or she
3		knowingly uses any premises or property for the purpose of
4		receiving or knowingly does receive from what is commonly
5		called "policy":
6		(1) money from a person other than the bettor or player
7		whose bets or plays are represented by the money; or
8		(2) written "policy game" records, made or used over
9		any period of time, from a person other than the bettor or
10		player whose bets or plays are represented by the written
11		record.
12		(d) A person engages in bookmaking when he or she knowingly
13		receives or accepts more than five bets or wagers upon the
14		result of any trials or contests of skill, speed or power of
15		endurance or upon any lot, chance, casualty, unknown or
16		contingent event whatsoever, which bets or wagers shall be of
17		such size that the total of the amounts of money paid or
18		promised to be paid to the bookmaker on account thereof shall
19		exceed $2,000. Bookmaking is the receiving or accepting of bets
20		or wagers regardless of the form or manner in which the
21		bookmaker records them.
22		(e) Participants in any of the following activities shall
23		not be convicted of syndicated gambling:
24		(1) Agreements to compensate for loss caused by the
25		happening of chance including without limitation contracts
26		of indemnity or guaranty and life or health or accident

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1		insurance;
2		(2) Offers of prizes, award or compensation to the
3		actual contestants in any bona fide contest for the
4		determination of skill, speed, strength or endurance or to
5		the owners of animals or vehicles entered in the contest;
6		(3) Pari-mutuel betting as authorized by law of this
7		State;
8		(4) Manufacture of gambling devices, including the
9		acquisition of essential parts therefor and the assembly
10		thereof, for transportation in interstate or foreign
11		commerce to any place outside this State when the
12		transportation is not prohibited by any applicable Federal
13		law;
14		(5) Raffles and poker runs when conducted in accordance
15		with the Raffles and Poker Runs Act;
16		(6) Gambling games conducted on riverboats when
17		authorized by the Riverboat Gambling Act; and
18		(7) Video gaming terminal games at a licensed
19		establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
20		fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans
21		establishment when conducted in accordance with the Video
22		Gaming Act.
23		(f) Sentence. Syndicated gambling is a Class 3 felony.
24		(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
25		Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26		becoming law.