Bill Text: IL SB3387 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Provides that limitations on certain civil penalties shall not apply to civil penalties assessed under the Video Gaming Act. Provides that, in determining whether to grant an owners license to an applicant, the Illinois Gaming Board shall consider the extent to which the applicant considers veterans of the armed forces of the United States for employment. Requires the Board, by rule, to establish goals for the award of contracts by each owners licensee to businesses owned by veterans of service in the armed forces of the United States, expressed as percentages of an owners licensee's total dollar amount of contracts awarded during each calendar year. Removes provisions concerning the distribution of certain funds into the Horse Racing Equity Fund. Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that the Illinois Gaming Board shall not grant an application to become a licensed video gaming location if the Board determines that granting the application would more likely than not cause a terminal operator licensed video gaming location to operate the video gaming terminals in 2 or more licensed video gaming locations as a single video gaming operation. Provides factors to be considered by the Board in determining restrictions on licenses in malls. Changes the non-refundable license application fee for terminal handlers from $50 to $100. Adds provisions providing that the non-refundable license application fee for certain licenses shall be $100. Provides that all current supplier licensees under the Riverboat Gambling Act shall be entitled to licensure under the Video Gaming Act as manufacturers, distributors, or suppliers without additional Board investigation or approval, except by vote of the Board. Makes other changes.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2018-12-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1152 [SB3387 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB3387-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 100-1152
SB3387 Enrolled LRB100 19071 SMS 34327 b
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 26 as follows:
(230 ILCS 5/26) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-26)
Sec. 26. Wagering.
(a) Any licensee may conduct and supervise the pari-mutuel
system of wagering, as defined in Section 3.12 of this Act, on
horse races conducted by an Illinois organization licensee or
conducted at a racetrack located in another state or country
and televised in Illinois in accordance with subsection (g) of
Section 26 of this Act. Subject to the prior consent of the
Board, licensees may supplement any pari-mutuel pool in order
to guarantee a minimum distribution. Such pari-mutuel method of
wagering shall not, under any circumstances if conducted under
the provisions of this Act, be held or construed to be
unlawful, other statutes of this State to the contrary
notwithstanding. Subject to rules for advance wagering
promulgated by the Board, any licensee may accept wagers in
advance of the day of the race wagered upon occurs.
(b) No other method of betting, pool making, wagering or
gambling shall be used or permitted by the licensee. Each

licensee may retain, subject to the payment of all applicable
taxes and purses, an amount not to exceed 17% of all money
wagered under subsection (a) of this Section, except as may
otherwise be permitted under this Act.
(b-5) An individual may place a wager under the pari-mutuel
system from any licensed location authorized under this Act
provided that wager is electronically recorded in the manner
described in Section 3.12 of this Act. Any wager made
electronically by an individual while physically on the
premises of a licensee shall be deemed to have been made at the
premises of that licensee.
(c) Until January 1, 2000, the sum held by any licensee for
payment of outstanding pari-mutuel tickets, if unclaimed prior
to December 31 of the next year, shall be retained by the
licensee for payment of such tickets until that date. Within 10
days thereafter, the balance of such sum remaining unclaimed,
less any uncashed supplements contributed by such licensee for
the purpose of guaranteeing minimum distributions of any
pari-mutuel pool, shall be paid to the Illinois Veterans'
Rehabilitation Fund of the State treasury, except as provided
in subsection (g) of Section 27 of this Act.
(c-5) Beginning January 1, 2000, the sum held by any
licensee for payment of outstanding pari-mutuel tickets, if
unclaimed prior to December 31 of the next year, shall be
retained by the licensee for payment of such tickets until that
date. Within 10 days thereafter, the balance of such sum

remaining unclaimed, less any uncashed supplements contributed
by such licensee for the purpose of guaranteeing minimum
distributions of any pari-mutuel pool, shall be evenly
distributed to the purse account of the organization licensee
and the organization licensee.
(d) A pari-mutuel ticket shall be honored until December 31
of the next calendar year, and the licensee shall pay the same
and may charge the amount thereof against unpaid money
similarly accumulated on account of pari-mutuel tickets not
presented for payment.
(e) No licensee shall knowingly permit any minor, other
than an employee of such licensee or an owner, trainer, jockey,
driver, or employee thereof, to be admitted during a racing
program unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, or any
minor to be a patron of the pari-mutuel system of wagering
conducted or supervised by it. The admission of any
unaccompanied minor, other than an employee of the licensee or
an owner, trainer, jockey, driver, or employee thereof at a
race track is a Class C misdemeanor.
(f) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, an
organization licensee may contract with an entity in another
state or country to permit any legal wagering entity in another
state or country to accept wagers solely within such other
state or country on races conducted by the organization
licensee in this State. Beginning January 1, 2000, these wagers
shall not be subject to State taxation. Until January 1, 2000,

when the out-of-State entity conducts a pari-mutuel pool
separate from the organization licensee, a privilege tax equal
to 7 1/2% of all monies received by the organization licensee
from entities in other states or countries pursuant to such
contracts is imposed on the organization licensee, and such
privilege tax shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue
within 48 hours of receipt of the moneys from the simulcast.
When the out-of-State entity conducts a combined pari-mutuel
pool with the organization licensee, the tax shall be 10% of
all monies received by the organization licensee with 25% of
the receipts from this 10% tax to be distributed to the county
in which the race was conducted.
An organization licensee may permit one or more of its
races to be utilized for pari-mutuel wagering at one or more
locations in other states and may transmit audio and visual
signals of races the organization licensee conducts to one or
more locations outside the State or country and may also permit
pari-mutuel pools in other states or countries to be combined
with its gross or net wagering pools or with wagering pools
established by other states.
(g) A host track may accept interstate simulcast wagers on
horse races conducted in other states or countries and shall
control the number of signals and types of breeds of racing in
its simulcast program, subject to the disapproval of the Board.
The Board may prohibit a simulcast program only if it finds
that the simulcast program is clearly adverse to the integrity

of racing. The host track simulcast program shall include the
signal of live racing of all organization licensees. All
non-host licensees and advance deposit wagering licensees
shall carry the signal of and accept wagers on live racing of
all organization licensees. Advance deposit wagering licensees
shall not be permitted to accept out-of-state wagers on any
Illinois signal provided pursuant to this Section without the
approval and consent of the organization licensee providing the
signal. For one year after August 15, 2014 (the effective date
of Public Act 98-968), non-host licensees may carry the host
track simulcast program and shall accept wagers on all races
included as part of the simulcast program of horse races
conducted at race tracks located within North America upon
which wagering is permitted. For a period of one year after
August 15, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-968), on
horse races conducted at race tracks located outside of North
America, non-host licensees may accept wagers on all races
included as part of the simulcast program upon which wagering
is permitted. Beginning August 15, 2015 (one year after the
effective date of Public Act 98-968), non-host licensees may
carry the host track simulcast program and shall accept wagers
on all races included as part of the simulcast program upon
which wagering is permitted. All organization licensees shall
provide their live signal to all advance deposit wagering
licensees for a simulcast commission fee not to exceed 6% of
the advance deposit wagering licensee's Illinois handle on the

organization licensee's signal without prior approval by the
Board. The Board may adopt rules under which it may permit
simulcast commission fees in excess of 6%. The Board shall
adopt rules limiting the interstate commission fees charged to
an advance deposit wagering licensee. The Board shall adopt
rules regarding advance deposit wagering on interstate
simulcast races that shall reflect, among other things, the
General Assembly's desire to maximize revenues to the State,
horsemen purses, and organizational licensees. However,
organization licensees providing live signals pursuant to the
requirements of this subsection (g) may petition the Board to
withhold their live signals from an advance deposit wagering
licensee if the organization licensee discovers and the Board
finds reputable or credible information that the advance
deposit wagering licensee is under investigation by another
state or federal governmental agency, the advance deposit
wagering licensee's license has been suspended in another
state, or the advance deposit wagering licensee's license is in
revocation proceedings in another state. The organization
licensee's provision of their live signal to an advance deposit
wagering licensee under this subsection (g) pertains to wagers
placed from within Illinois. Advance deposit wagering
licensees may place advance deposit wagering terminals at
wagering facilities as a convenience to customers. The advance
deposit wagering licensee shall not charge or collect any fee
from purses for the placement of the advance deposit wagering

terminals. The costs and expenses of the host track and
non-host licensees associated with interstate simulcast
wagering, other than the interstate commission fee, shall be
borne by the host track and all non-host licensees incurring
these costs. The interstate commission fee shall not exceed 5%
of Illinois handle on the interstate simulcast race or races
without prior approval of the Board. The Board shall promulgate
rules under which it may permit interstate commission fees in
excess of 5%. The interstate commission fee and other fees
charged by the sending racetrack, including, but not limited
to, satellite decoder fees, shall be uniformly applied to the
host track and all non-host licensees.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, through
December 31, 2018, an organization licensee, with the consent
of the horsemen association representing the largest number of
owners, trainers, jockeys, or standardbred drivers who race
horses at that organization licensee's racing meeting, may
maintain a system whereby advance deposit wagering may take
place or an organization licensee, with the consent of the
horsemen association representing the largest number of
owners, trainers, jockeys, or standardbred drivers who race
horses at that organization licensee's racing meeting, may
contract with another person to carry out a system of advance
deposit wagering. Such consent may not be unreasonably
withheld. Only with respect to an appeal to the Board that
consent for an organization licensee that maintains its own

advance deposit wagering system is being unreasonably
withheld, the Board shall issue a final order within 30 days
after initiation of the appeal, and the organization licensee's
advance deposit wagering system may remain operational during
that 30-day period. The actions of any organization licensee
who conducts advance deposit wagering or any person who has a
contract with an organization licensee to conduct advance
deposit wagering who conducts advance deposit wagering on or
after January 1, 2013 and prior to June 7, 2013 (the effective
date of Public Act 98-18) taken in reliance on the changes made
to this subsection (g) by Public Act 98-18 are hereby
validated, provided payment of all applicable pari-mutuel
taxes are remitted to the Board. All advance deposit wagers
placed from within Illinois must be placed through a
Board-approved advance deposit wagering licensee; no other
entity may accept an advance deposit wager from a person within
Illinois. All advance deposit wagering is subject to any rules
adopted by the Board. The Board may adopt rules necessary to
regulate advance deposit wagering through the use of emergency
rulemaking in accordance with Section 5-45 of the Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act. The General Assembly finds that
the adoption of rules to regulate advance deposit wagering is
deemed an emergency and necessary for the public interest,
safety, and welfare. An advance deposit wagering licensee may
retain all moneys as agreed to by contract with an organization
licensee. Any moneys retained by the organization licensee from

advance deposit wagering, not including moneys retained by the
advance deposit wagering licensee, shall be paid 50% to the
organization licensee's purse account and 50% to the
organization licensee. With the exception of any organization
licensee that is owned by a publicly traded company that is
incorporated in a state other than Illinois and advance deposit
wagering licensees under contract with such organization
licensees, organization licensees that maintain advance
deposit wagering systems and advance deposit wagering
licensees that contract with organization licensees shall
provide sufficiently detailed monthly accountings to the
horsemen association representing the largest number of
owners, trainers, jockeys, or standardbred drivers who race
horses at that organization licensee's racing meeting so that
the horsemen association, as an interested party, can confirm
the accuracy of the amounts paid to the purse account at the
horsemen association's affiliated organization licensee from
advance deposit wagering. If more than one breed races at the
same race track facility, then the 50% of the moneys to be paid
to an organization licensee's purse account shall be allocated
among all organization licensees' purse accounts operating at
that race track facility proportionately based on the actual
number of host days that the Board grants to that breed at that
race track facility in the current calendar year. To the extent
any fees from advance deposit wagering conducted in Illinois
for wagers in Illinois or other states have been placed in

escrow or otherwise withheld from wagers pending a
determination of the legality of advance deposit wagering, no
action shall be brought to declare such wagers or the
disbursement of any fees previously escrowed illegal.
(1) Between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. an
inter-track wagering licensee other than the host track may
supplement the host track simulcast program with
additional simulcast races or race programs, provided that
between January 1 and the third Friday in February of any
year, inclusive, if no live thoroughbred racing is
occurring in Illinois during this period, only
thoroughbred races may be used for supplemental interstate
simulcast purposes. The Board shall withhold approval for a
supplemental interstate simulcast only if it finds that the
simulcast is clearly adverse to the integrity of racing. A
supplemental interstate simulcast may be transmitted from
an inter-track wagering licensee to its affiliated
non-host licensees. The interstate commission fee for a
supplemental interstate simulcast shall be paid by the
non-host licensee and its affiliated non-host licensees
receiving the simulcast.
(2) Between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. an
inter-track wagering licensee other than the host track may
receive supplemental interstate simulcasts only with the
consent of the host track, except when the Board finds that
the simulcast is clearly adverse to the integrity of

racing. Consent granted under this paragraph (2) to any
inter-track wagering licensee shall be deemed consent to
all non-host licensees. The interstate commission fee for
the supplemental interstate simulcast shall be paid by all
participating non-host licensees.
(3) Each licensee conducting interstate simulcast
wagering may retain, subject to the payment of all
applicable taxes and the purses, an amount not to exceed
17% of all money wagered. If any licensee conducts the
pari-mutuel system wagering on races conducted at
racetracks in another state or country, each such race or
race program shall be considered a separate racing day for
the purpose of determining the daily handle and computing
the privilege tax of that daily handle as provided in
subsection (a) of Section 27. Until January 1, 2000, from
the sums permitted to be retained pursuant to this
subsection, each inter-track wagering location licensee
shall pay 1% of the pari-mutuel handle wagered on simulcast
wagering to the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund, subject
to the provisions of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (11) of
subsection (h) of Section 26 of this Act.
(4) A licensee who receives an interstate simulcast may
combine its gross or net pools with pools at the sending
racetracks pursuant to rules established by the Board. All
licensees combining their gross pools at a sending
racetrack shall adopt the take-out percentages of the

sending racetrack. A licensee may also establish a separate
pool and takeout structure for wagering purposes on races
conducted at race tracks outside of the State of Illinois.
The licensee may permit pari-mutuel wagers placed in other
states or countries to be combined with its gross or net
wagering pools or other wagering pools.
(5) After the payment of the interstate commission fee
(except for the interstate commission fee on a supplemental
interstate simulcast, which shall be paid by the host track
and by each non-host licensee through the host-track) and
all applicable State and local taxes, except as provided in
subsection (g) of Section 27 of this Act, the remainder of
moneys retained from simulcast wagering pursuant to this
subsection (g), and Section 26.2 shall be divided as
follows:
(A) For interstate simulcast wagers made at a host
track, 50% to the host track and 50% to purses at the
host track.
(B) For wagers placed on interstate simulcast
races, supplemental simulcasts as defined in
subparagraphs (1) and (2), and separately pooled races
conducted outside of the State of Illinois made at a
non-host licensee, 25% to the host track, 25% to the
non-host licensee, and 50% to the purses at the host
track.
(6) Notwithstanding any provision in this Act to the

contrary, non-host licensees who derive their licenses
from a track located in a county with a population in
excess of 230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River
may receive supplemental interstate simulcast races at all
times subject to Board approval, which shall be withheld
only upon a finding that a supplemental interstate
simulcast is clearly adverse to the integrity of racing.
(7) Effective January 1, 2017, notwithstanding
Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the contrary,
after payment of all applicable State and local taxes and
interstate commission fees, non-host licensees who derive
their licenses from a track located in a county with a
population in excess of 230,000 and that borders the
Mississippi River shall retain 50% of the retention from
interstate simulcast wagers and shall pay 50% to purses at
the track from which the non-host licensee derives its
license. as follows:
(A) Between January 1 and the third Friday in
February, inclusive, if no live thoroughbred racing is
occurring in Illinois during this period, when the
interstate simulcast is a standardbred race, the purse
share to its standardbred purse account;
(B) Between January 1 and the third Friday in
February, inclusive, if no live thoroughbred racing is
occurring in Illinois during this period, and the
interstate simulcast is a thoroughbred race, the purse

share to its interstate simulcast purse pool to be
distributed under paragraph (10) of this subsection
(g);
(C) Between January 1 and the third Friday in
February, inclusive, if live thoroughbred racing is
occurring in Illinois, between 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
the purse share from wagers made during this time
period to its thoroughbred purse account and between
6:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. the purse share from wagers
made during this time period to its standardbred purse
accounts;
(D) Between the third Saturday in February and
December 31, when the interstate simulcast occurs
between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., the purse
share to its thoroughbred purse account;
(E) Between the third Saturday in February and
December 31, when the interstate simulcast occurs
between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m., the purse
share to its standardbred purse account.
(7.1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act
to the contrary, if no standardbred racing is conducted at
a racetrack located in Madison County during any calendar
year beginning on or after January 1, 2002, all moneys
derived by that racetrack from simulcast wagering and
inter-track wagering that (1) are to be used for purses and
(2) are generated between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 6:30

a.m. during that calendar year shall be paid as follows:
(A) If the licensee that conducts horse racing at
that racetrack requests from the Board at least as many
racing dates as were conducted in calendar year 2000,
80% shall be paid to its thoroughbred purse account;
and
(B) Twenty percent shall be deposited into the
Illinois Colt Stakes Purse Distribution Fund and shall
be paid to purses for standardbred races for Illinois
conceived and foaled horses conducted at any county
fairgrounds. The moneys deposited into the Fund
pursuant to this subparagraph (B) shall be deposited
within 2 weeks after the day they were generated, shall
be in addition to and not in lieu of any other moneys
paid to standardbred purses under this Act, and shall
not be commingled with other moneys paid into that
Fund. The moneys deposited pursuant to this
subparagraph (B) shall be allocated as provided by the
Department of Agriculture, with the advice and
assistance of the Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund
Advisory Board.
(7.2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act
to the contrary, if no thoroughbred racing is conducted at
a racetrack located in Madison County during any calendar
year beginning on or after January 1, 2002, all moneys
derived by that racetrack from simulcast wagering and

inter-track wagering that (1) are to be used for purses and
(2) are generated between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 6:30
p.m. during that calendar year shall be deposited as
follows:
(A) If the licensee that conducts horse racing at
that racetrack requests from the Board at least as many
racing dates as were conducted in calendar year 2000,
80% shall be deposited into its standardbred purse
account; and
(B) Twenty percent shall be deposited into the
Illinois Colt Stakes Purse Distribution Fund. Moneys
deposited into the Illinois Colt Stakes Purse
Distribution Fund pursuant to this subparagraph (B)
shall be paid to Illinois conceived and foaled
thoroughbred breeders' programs and to thoroughbred
purses for races conducted at any county fairgrounds
for Illinois conceived and foaled horses at the
discretion of the Department of Agriculture, with the
advice and assistance of the Illinois Thoroughbred
Breeders Fund Advisory Board. The moneys deposited
into the Illinois Colt Stakes Purse Distribution Fund
pursuant to this subparagraph (B) shall be deposited
within 2 weeks after the day they were generated, shall
be in addition to and not in lieu of any other moneys
paid to thoroughbred purses under this Act, and shall
not be commingled with other moneys deposited into that

Fund.
(7.3) (Blank). If no live standardbred racing is
conducted at a racetrack located in Madison County in
calendar year 2000 or 2001, an organization licensee who is
licensed to conduct horse racing at that racetrack shall,
before January 1, 2002, pay all moneys derived from
simulcast wagering and inter-track wagering in calendar
years 2000 and 2001 and paid into the licensee's
standardbred purse account as follows:
(A) Eighty percent to that licensee's thoroughbred
purse account to be used for thoroughbred purses; and
(B) Twenty percent to the Illinois Colt Stakes
Purse Distribution Fund.
Failure to make the payment to the Illinois Colt Stakes
Purse Distribution Fund before January 1, 2002 shall result
in the immediate revocation of the licensee's organization
license, inter-track wagering license, and inter-track
wagering location license.
Moneys paid into the Illinois Colt Stakes Purse
Distribution Fund pursuant to this paragraph (7.3) shall be
paid to purses for standardbred races for Illinois
conceived and foaled horses conducted at any county
fairgrounds. Moneys paid into the Illinois Colt Stakes
Purse Distribution Fund pursuant to this paragraph (7.3)
shall be used as determined by the Department of
Agriculture, with the advice and assistance of the Illinois

Standardbred Breeders Fund Advisory Board, shall be in
addition to and not in lieu of any other moneys paid to
standardbred purses under this Act, and shall not be
commingled with any other moneys paid into that Fund.
(7.4) (Blank). If live standardbred racing is
conducted at a racetrack located in Madison County at any
time in calendar year 2001 before the payment required
under paragraph (7.3) has been made, the organization
licensee who is licensed to conduct racing at that
racetrack shall pay all moneys derived by that racetrack
from simulcast wagering and inter-track wagering during
calendar years 2000 and 2001 that (1) are to be used for
purses and (2) are generated between the hours of 6:30 p.m.
and 6:30 a.m. during 2000 or 2001 to the standardbred purse
account at that racetrack to be used for standardbred
purses.
(8) Notwithstanding any provision in this Act to the
contrary, an organization licensee from a track located in
a county with a population in excess of 230,000 and that
borders the Mississippi River and its affiliated non-host
licensees shall not be entitled to share in any retention
generated on racing, inter-track wagering, or simulcast
wagering at any other Illinois wagering facility.
(8.1) Notwithstanding any provisions in this Act to the
contrary, if 2 organization licensees are conducting
standardbred race meetings concurrently between the hours

of 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m., after payment of all applicable
State and local taxes and interstate commission fees, the
remainder of the amount retained from simulcast wagering
otherwise attributable to the host track and to host track
purses shall be split daily between the 2 organization
licensees and the purses at the tracks of the 2
organization licensees, respectively, based on each
organization licensee's share of the total live handle for
that day, provided that this provision shall not apply to
any non-host licensee that derives its license from a track
located in a county with a population in excess of 230,000
and that borders the Mississippi River.
(9) (Blank).
(10) (Blank).
(11) (Blank).
(12) The Board shall have authority to compel all host
tracks to receive the simulcast of any or all races
conducted at the Springfield or DuQuoin State fairgrounds
and include all such races as part of their simulcast
programs.
(13) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
in the event that the total Illinois pari-mutuel handle on
Illinois horse races at all wagering facilities in any
calendar year is less than 75% of the total Illinois
pari-mutuel handle on Illinois horse races at all such
wagering facilities for calendar year 1994, then each

wagering facility that has an annual total Illinois
pari-mutuel handle on Illinois horse races that is less
than 75% of the total Illinois pari-mutuel handle on
Illinois horse races at such wagering facility for calendar
year 1994, shall be permitted to receive, from any amount
otherwise payable to the purse account at the race track
with which the wagering facility is affiliated in the
succeeding calendar year, an amount equal to 2% of the
differential in total Illinois pari-mutuel handle on
Illinois horse races at the wagering facility between that
calendar year in question and 1994 provided, however, that
a wagering facility shall not be entitled to any such
payment until the Board certifies in writing to the
wagering facility the amount to which the wagering facility
is entitled and a schedule for payment of the amount to the
wagering facility, based on: (i) the racing dates awarded
to the race track affiliated with the wagering facility
during the succeeding year; (ii) the sums available or
anticipated to be available in the purse account of the
race track affiliated with the wagering facility for purses
during the succeeding year; and (iii) the need to ensure
reasonable purse levels during the payment period. The
Board's certification shall be provided no later than
January 31 of the succeeding year. In the event a wagering
facility entitled to a payment under this paragraph (13) is
affiliated with a race track that maintains purse accounts

for both standardbred and thoroughbred racing, the amount
to be paid to the wagering facility shall be divided
between each purse account pro rata, based on the amount of
Illinois handle on Illinois standardbred and thoroughbred
racing respectively at the wagering facility during the
previous calendar year. Annually, the General Assembly
shall appropriate sufficient funds from the General
Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for payment
into the thoroughbred and standardbred horse racing purse
accounts at Illinois pari-mutuel tracks. The amount paid to
each purse account shall be the amount certified by the
Illinois Racing Board in January to be transferred from
each account to each eligible racing facility in accordance
with the provisions of this Section.
(h) The Board may approve and license the conduct of
inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering by inter-track
wagering licensees and inter-track wagering location licensees
subject to the following terms and conditions:
(1) Any person licensed to conduct a race meeting (i)
at a track where 60 or more days of racing were conducted
during the immediately preceding calendar year or where
over the 5 immediately preceding calendar years an average
of 30 or more days of racing were conducted annually may be
issued an inter-track wagering license; (ii) at a track
located in a county that is bounded by the Mississippi
River, which has a population of less than 150,000

according to the 1990 decennial census, and an average of
at least 60 days of racing per year between 1985 and 1993
may be issued an inter-track wagering license; or (iii) at
a track located in Madison County that conducted at least
100 days of live racing during the immediately preceding
calendar year may be issued an inter-track wagering
license, unless a lesser schedule of live racing is the
result of (A) weather, unsafe track conditions, or other
acts of God; (B) an agreement between the organization
licensee and the associations representing the largest
number of owners, trainers, jockeys, or standardbred
drivers who race horses at that organization licensee's
racing meeting; or (C) a finding by the Board of
extraordinary circumstances and that it was in the best
interest of the public and the sport to conduct fewer than
100 days of live racing. Any such person having operating
control of the racing facility may receive inter-track
wagering location licenses. An eligible race track located
in a county that has a population of more than 230,000 and
that is bounded by the Mississippi River may establish up
to 9 inter-track wagering locations, an eligible race track
located in Stickney Township in Cook County may establish
up to 16 inter-track wagering locations, and an eligible
race track located in Palatine Township in Cook County may
establish up to 18 inter-track wagering locations. An
application for said license shall be filed with the Board

prior to such dates as may be fixed by the Board. With an
application for an inter-track wagering location license
there shall be delivered to the Board a certified check or
bank draft payable to the order of the Board for an amount
equal to $500. The application shall be on forms prescribed
and furnished by the Board. The application shall comply
with all other rules, regulations and conditions imposed by
the Board in connection therewith.
(2) The Board shall examine the applications with
respect to their conformity with this Act and the rules and
regulations imposed by the Board. If found to be in
compliance with the Act and rules and regulations of the
Board, the Board may then issue a license to conduct
inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering to such
applicant. All such applications shall be acted upon by the
Board at a meeting to be held on such date as may be fixed
by the Board.
(3) In granting licenses to conduct inter-track
wagering and simulcast wagering, the Board shall give due
consideration to the best interests of the public, of horse
racing, and of maximizing revenue to the State.
(4) Prior to the issuance of a license to conduct
inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering, the applicant
shall file with the Board a bond payable to the State of
Illinois in the sum of $50,000, executed by the applicant
and a surety company or companies authorized to do business

in this State, and conditioned upon (i) the payment by the
licensee of all taxes due under Section 27 or 27.1 and any
other monies due and payable under this Act, and (ii)
distribution by the licensee, upon presentation of the
winning ticket or tickets, of all sums payable to the
patrons of pari-mutuel pools.
(5) Each license to conduct inter-track wagering and
simulcast wagering shall specify the person to whom it is
issued, the dates on which such wagering is permitted, and
the track or location where the wagering is to be
conducted.
(6) All wagering under such license is subject to this
Act and to the rules and regulations from time to time
prescribed by the Board, and every such license issued by
the Board shall contain a recital to that effect.
(7) An inter-track wagering licensee or inter-track
wagering location licensee may accept wagers at the track
or location where it is licensed, or as otherwise provided
under this Act.
(8) Inter-track wagering or simulcast wagering shall
not be conducted at any track less than 5 miles from a
track at which a racing meeting is in progress.
(8.1) Inter-track wagering location licensees who
derive their licenses from a particular organization
licensee shall conduct inter-track wagering and simulcast
wagering only at locations that are within 160 miles of

that race track where the particular organization licensee
is licensed to conduct racing. However, inter-track
wagering and simulcast wagering shall not be conducted by
those licensees at any location within 5 miles of any race
track at which a horse race meeting has been licensed in
the current year, unless the person having operating
control of such race track has given its written consent to
such inter-track wagering location licensees, which
consent must be filed with the Board at or prior to the
time application is made. In the case of any inter-track
wagering location licensee initially licensed after
December 31, 2013, inter-track wagering and simulcast
wagering shall not be conducted by those inter-track
wagering location licensees that are located outside the
City of Chicago at any location within 8 miles of any race
track at which a horse race meeting has been licensed in
the current year, unless the person having operating
control of such race track has given its written consent to
such inter-track wagering location licensees, which
consent must be filed with the Board at or prior to the
time application is made.
(8.2) Inter-track wagering or simulcast wagering shall
not be conducted by an inter-track wagering location
licensee at any location within 500 feet of an existing
church or existing school, nor within 500 feet of the
residences of more than 50 registered voters without

receiving written permission from a majority of the
registered voters at such residences. Such written
permission statements shall be filed with the Board. The
distance of 500 feet shall be measured to the nearest part
of any building used for worship services, education
programs, residential purposes, or conducting inter-track
wagering by an inter-track wagering location licensee, and
not to property boundaries. However, inter-track wagering
or simulcast wagering may be conducted at a site within 500
feet of a church, school or residences of 50 or more
registered voters if such church, school or residences have
been erected or established, or such voters have been
registered, after the Board issues the original
inter-track wagering location license at the site in
question. Inter-track wagering location licensees may
conduct inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering only
in areas that are zoned for commercial or manufacturing
purposes or in areas for which a special use has been
approved by the local zoning authority. However, no license
to conduct inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering
shall be granted by the Board with respect to any
inter-track wagering location within the jurisdiction of
any local zoning authority which has, by ordinance or by
resolution, prohibited the establishment of an inter-track
wagering location within its jurisdiction. However,
inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering may be

conducted at a site if such ordinance or resolution is
enacted after the Board licenses the original inter-track
wagering location licensee for the site in question.
(9) (Blank).
(10) An inter-track wagering licensee or an
inter-track wagering location licensee may retain, subject
to the payment of the privilege taxes and the purses, an
amount not to exceed 17% of all money wagered. Each program
of racing conducted by each inter-track wagering licensee
or inter-track wagering location licensee shall be
considered a separate racing day for the purpose of
determining the daily handle and computing the privilege
tax or pari-mutuel tax on such daily handle as provided in
Section 27.
(10.1) Except as provided in subsection (g) of Section
27 of this Act, inter-track wagering location licensees
shall pay 1% of the pari-mutuel handle at each location to
the municipality in which such location is situated and 1%
of the pari-mutuel handle at each location to the county in
which such location is situated. In the event that an
inter-track wagering location licensee is situated in an
unincorporated area of a county, such licensee shall pay 2%
of the pari-mutuel handle from such location to such
county.
(10.2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, with respect to inter-track wagering at a race track

located in a county that has a population of more than
230,000 and that is bounded by the Mississippi River ("the
first race track"), or at a facility operated by an
inter-track wagering licensee or inter-track wagering
location licensee that derives its license from the
organization licensee that operates the first race track,
on races conducted at the first race track or on races
conducted at another Illinois race track and
simultaneously televised to the first race track or to a
facility operated by an inter-track wagering licensee or
inter-track wagering location licensee that derives its
license from the organization licensee that operates the
first race track, those moneys shall be allocated as
follows:
(A) That portion of all moneys wagered on
standardbred racing that is required under this Act to
be paid to purses shall be paid to purses for
standardbred races.
(B) That portion of all moneys wagered on
thoroughbred racing that is required under this Act to
be paid to purses shall be paid to purses for
thoroughbred races.
(11) (A) After payment of the privilege or pari-mutuel
tax, any other applicable taxes, and the costs and expenses
in connection with the gathering, transmission, and
dissemination of all data necessary to the conduct of

inter-track wagering, the remainder of the monies retained
under either Section 26 or Section 26.2 of this Act by the
inter-track wagering licensee on inter-track wagering
shall be allocated with 50% to be split between the 2
participating licensees and 50% to purses, except that an
inter-track wagering licensee that derives its license
from a track located in a county with a population in
excess of 230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River
shall not divide any remaining retention with the Illinois
organization licensee that provides the race or races, and
an inter-track wagering licensee that accepts wagers on
races conducted by an organization licensee that conducts a
race meet in a county with a population in excess of
230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River shall not
divide any remaining retention with that organization
licensee.
(B) From the sums permitted to be retained pursuant to
this Act each inter-track wagering location licensee shall
pay (i) the privilege or pari-mutuel tax to the State; (ii)
4.75% of the pari-mutuel handle on inter-track wagering at
such location on races as purses, except that an
inter-track wagering location licensee that derives its
license from a track located in a county with a population
in excess of 230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River
shall retain all purse moneys for its own purse account
consistent with distribution set forth in this subsection

(h), and inter-track wagering location licensees that
accept wagers on races conducted by an organization
licensee located in a county with a population in excess of
230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River shall
distribute all purse moneys to purses at the operating host
track; (iii) until January 1, 2000, except as provided in
subsection (g) of Section 27 of this Act, 1% of the
pari-mutuel handle wagered on inter-track wagering and
simulcast wagering at each inter-track wagering location
licensee facility to the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund,
provided that, to the extent the total amount collected and
distributed to the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund under
this subsection (h) during any calendar year exceeds the
amount collected and distributed to the Horse Racing Tax
Allocation Fund during calendar year 1994, that excess
amount shall be redistributed (I) to all inter-track
wagering location licensees, based on each licensee's
pro-rata share of the total handle from inter-track
wagering and simulcast wagering for all inter-track
wagering location licensees during the calendar year in
which this provision is applicable; then (II) the amounts
redistributed to each inter-track wagering location
licensee as described in subpart (I) shall be further
redistributed as provided in subparagraph (B) of paragraph
(5) of subsection (g) of this Section 26 provided first,
that the shares of those amounts, which are to be

redistributed to the host track or to purses at the host
track under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subsection
(g) of this Section 26 shall be redistributed based on each
host track's pro rata share of the total inter-track
wagering and simulcast wagering handle at all host tracks
during the calendar year in question, and second, that any
amounts redistributed as described in part (I) to an
inter-track wagering location licensee that accepts wagers
on races conducted by an organization licensee that
conducts a race meet in a county with a population in
excess of 230,000 and that borders the Mississippi River
shall be further redistributed, effective January 1, 2017,
as provided in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (7)
of subsection (g) of this Section 26, with the portion of
that further redistribution allocated to purses at that
organization licensee to be divided between standardbred
purses and thoroughbred purses based on the amounts
otherwise allocated to purses at that organization
licensee during the calendar year in question; and (iv) 8%
of the pari-mutuel handle on inter-track wagering wagered
at such location to satisfy all costs and expenses of
conducting its wagering. The remainder of the monies
retained by the inter-track wagering location licensee
shall be allocated 40% to the location licensee and 60% to
the organization licensee which provides the Illinois
races to the location, except that an inter-track wagering

location licensee that derives its license from a track
located in a county with a population in excess of 230,000
and that borders the Mississippi River shall not divide any
remaining retention with the organization licensee that
provides the race or races and an inter-track wagering
location licensee that accepts wagers on races conducted by
an organization licensee that conducts a race meet in a
county with a population in excess of 230,000 and that
borders the Mississippi River shall not divide any
remaining retention with the organization licensee.
Notwithstanding the provisions of clauses (ii) and (iv) of
this paragraph, in the case of the additional inter-track
wagering location licenses authorized under paragraph (1)
of this subsection (h) by Public Act 87-110, those
licensees shall pay the following amounts as purses: during
the first 12 months the licensee is in operation, 5.25% of
the pari-mutuel handle wagered at the location on races;
during the second 12 months, 5.25%; during the third 12
months, 5.75%; during the fourth 12 months, 6.25%; and
during the fifth 12 months and thereafter, 6.75%. The
following amounts shall be retained by the licensee to
satisfy all costs and expenses of conducting its wagering:
during the first 12 months the licensee is in operation,
8.25% of the pari-mutuel handle wagered at the location;
during the second 12 months, 8.25%; during the third 12
months, 7.75%; during the fourth 12 months, 7.25%; and

during the fifth 12 months and thereafter, 6.75%. For
additional inter-track wagering location licensees
authorized under Public Act 89-16, purses for the first 12
months the licensee is in operation shall be 5.75% of the
pari-mutuel wagered at the location, purses for the second
12 months the licensee is in operation shall be 6.25%, and
purses thereafter shall be 6.75%. For additional
inter-track location licensees authorized under Public Act
89-16, the licensee shall be allowed to retain to satisfy
all costs and expenses: 7.75% of the pari-mutuel handle
wagered at the location during its first 12 months of
operation, 7.25% during its second 12 months of operation,
and 6.75% thereafter.
(C) There is hereby created the Horse Racing Tax
Allocation Fund which shall remain in existence until
December 31, 1999. Moneys remaining in the Fund after
December 31, 1999 shall be paid into the General Revenue
Fund. Until January 1, 2000, all monies paid into the Horse
Racing Tax Allocation Fund pursuant to this paragraph (11)
by inter-track wagering location licensees located in park
districts of 500,000 population or less, or in a
municipality that is not included within any park district
but is included within a conservation district and is the
county seat of a county that (i) is contiguous to the state
of Indiana and (ii) has a 1990 population of 88,257
according to the United States Bureau of the Census, and

operating on May 1, 1994 shall be allocated by
appropriation as follows:
Two-sevenths to the Department of Agriculture.
Fifty percent of this two-sevenths shall be used to
promote the Illinois horse racing and breeding
industry, and shall be distributed by the Department of
Agriculture upon the advice of a 9-member committee
appointed by the Governor consisting of the following
members: the Director of Agriculture, who shall serve
as chairman; 2 representatives of organization
licensees conducting thoroughbred race meetings in
this State, recommended by those licensees; 2
representatives of organization licensees conducting
standardbred race meetings in this State, recommended
by those licensees; a representative of the Illinois
Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Foundation,
recommended by that Foundation; a representative of
the Illinois Standardbred Owners and Breeders
Association, recommended by that Association; a
representative of the Horsemen's Benevolent and
Protective Association or any successor organization
thereto established in Illinois comprised of the
largest number of owners and trainers, recommended by
that Association or that successor organization; and a
representative of the Illinois Harness Horsemen's
Association, recommended by that Association.

Committee members shall serve for terms of 2 years,
commencing January 1 of each even-numbered year. If a
representative of any of the above-named entities has
not been recommended by January 1 of any even-numbered
year, the Governor shall appoint a committee member to
fill that position. Committee members shall receive no
compensation for their services as members but shall be
reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses and
disbursements incurred in the performance of their
official duties. The remaining 50% of this
two-sevenths shall be distributed to county fairs for
premiums and rehabilitation as set forth in the
Agricultural Fair Act;
Four-sevenths to park districts or municipalities
that do not have a park district of 500,000 population
or less for museum purposes (if an inter-track wagering
location licensee is located in such a park district)
or to conservation districts for museum purposes (if an
inter-track wagering location licensee is located in a
municipality that is not included within any park
district but is included within a conservation
district and is the county seat of a county that (i) is
contiguous to the state of Indiana and (ii) has a 1990
population of 88,257 according to the United States
Bureau of the Census, except that if the conservation
district does not maintain a museum, the monies shall

be allocated equally between the county and the
municipality in which the inter-track wagering
location licensee is located for general purposes) or
to a municipal recreation board for park purposes (if
an inter-track wagering location licensee is located
in a municipality that is not included within any park
district and park maintenance is the function of the
municipal recreation board and the municipality has a
1990 population of 9,302 according to the United States
Bureau of the Census); provided that the monies are
distributed to each park district or conservation
district or municipality that does not have a park
district in an amount equal to four-sevenths of the
amount collected by each inter-track wagering location
licensee within the park district or conservation
district or municipality for the Fund. Monies that were
paid into the Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund before
August 9, 1991 (the effective date of Public Act
87-110) by an inter-track wagering location licensee
located in a municipality that is not included within
any park district but is included within a conservation
district as provided in this paragraph shall, as soon
as practicable after August 9, 1991 (the effective date
of Public Act 87-110), be allocated and paid to that
conservation district as provided in this paragraph.
Any park district or municipality not maintaining a

museum may deposit the monies in the corporate fund of
the park district or municipality where the
inter-track wagering location is located, to be used
for general purposes; and
One-seventh to the Agricultural Premium Fund to be
used for distribution to agricultural home economics
extension councils in accordance with "An Act in
relation to additional support and finances for the
Agricultural and Home Economic Extension Councils in
the several counties of this State and making an
appropriation therefor", approved July 24, 1967.
Until January 1, 2000, all other monies paid into the
Horse Racing Tax Allocation Fund pursuant to this paragraph
(11) shall be allocated by appropriation as follows:
Two-sevenths to the Department of Agriculture.
Fifty percent of this two-sevenths shall be used to
promote the Illinois horse racing and breeding
industry, and shall be distributed by the Department of
Agriculture upon the advice of a 9-member committee
appointed by the Governor consisting of the following
members: the Director of Agriculture, who shall serve
as chairman; 2 representatives of organization
licensees conducting thoroughbred race meetings in
this State, recommended by those licensees; 2
representatives of organization licensees conducting
standardbred race meetings in this State, recommended

by those licensees; a representative of the Illinois
Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Foundation,
recommended by that Foundation; a representative of
the Illinois Standardbred Owners and Breeders
Association, recommended by that Association; a
representative of the Horsemen's Benevolent and
Protective Association or any successor organization
thereto established in Illinois comprised of the
largest number of owners and trainers, recommended by
that Association or that successor organization; and a
representative of the Illinois Harness Horsemen's
Association, recommended by that Association.
Committee members shall serve for terms of 2 years,
commencing January 1 of each even-numbered year. If a
representative of any of the above-named entities has
not been recommended by January 1 of any even-numbered
year, the Governor shall appoint a committee member to
fill that position. Committee members shall receive no
compensation for their services as members but shall be
reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses and
disbursements incurred in the performance of their
official duties. The remaining 50% of this
two-sevenths shall be distributed to county fairs for
premiums and rehabilitation as set forth in the
Agricultural Fair Act;
Four-sevenths to museums and aquariums located in

park districts of over 500,000 population; provided
that the monies are distributed in accordance with the
previous year's distribution of the maintenance tax
for such museums and aquariums as provided in Section 2
of the Park District Aquarium and Museum Act; and
One-seventh to the Agricultural Premium Fund to be
used for distribution to agricultural home economics
extension councils in accordance with "An Act in
relation to additional support and finances for the
Agricultural and Home Economic Extension Councils in
the several counties of this State and making an
appropriation therefor", approved July 24, 1967. This
subparagraph (C) shall be inoperative and of no force
and effect on and after January 1, 2000.
(D) Except as provided in paragraph (11) of this
subsection (h), with respect to purse allocation from
inter-track wagering, the monies so retained shall be
divided as follows:
(i) If the inter-track wagering licensee,
except an inter-track wagering licensee that
derives its license from an organization licensee
located in a county with a population in excess of
230,000 and bounded by the Mississippi River, is
not conducting its own race meeting during the same
dates, then the entire purse allocation shall be to
purses at the track where the races wagered on are

being conducted.
(ii) If the inter-track wagering licensee,
except an inter-track wagering licensee that
derives its license from an organization licensee
located in a county with a population in excess of
230,000 and bounded by the Mississippi River, is
also conducting its own race meeting during the
same dates, then the purse allocation shall be as
follows: 50% to purses at the track where the races
wagered on are being conducted; 50% to purses at
the track where the inter-track wagering licensee
is accepting such wagers.
(iii) If the inter-track wagering is being
conducted by an inter-track wagering location
licensee, except an inter-track wagering location
licensee that derives its license from an
organization licensee located in a county with a
population in excess of 230,000 and bounded by the
Mississippi River, the entire purse allocation for
Illinois races shall be to purses at the track
where the race meeting being wagered on is being
held.
(12) The Board shall have all powers necessary and
proper to fully supervise and control the conduct of
inter-track wagering and simulcast wagering by inter-track
wagering licensees and inter-track wagering location

licensees, including, but not limited to the following:
(A) The Board is vested with power to promulgate
reasonable rules and regulations for the purpose of
administering the conduct of this wagering and to
prescribe reasonable rules, regulations and conditions
under which such wagering shall be held and conducted.
Such rules and regulations are to provide for the
prevention of practices detrimental to the public
interest and for the best interests of said wagering
and to impose penalties for violations thereof.
(B) The Board, and any person or persons to whom it
delegates this power, is vested with the power to enter
the facilities of any licensee to determine whether
there has been compliance with the provisions of this
Act and the rules and regulations relating to the
conduct of such wagering.
(C) The Board, and any person or persons to whom it
delegates this power, may eject or exclude from any
licensee's facilities, any person whose conduct or
reputation is such that his presence on such premises
may, in the opinion of the Board, call into the
question the honesty and integrity of, or interfere
with the orderly conduct of such wagering; provided,
however, that no person shall be excluded or ejected
from such premises solely on the grounds of race,
color, creed, national origin, ancestry, or sex.

(D) (Blank).
(E) The Board is vested with the power to appoint
delegates to execute any of the powers granted to it
under this Section for the purpose of administering
this wagering and any rules and regulations
promulgated in accordance with this Act.
(F) The Board shall name and appoint a State
director of this wagering who shall be a representative
of the Board and whose duty it shall be to supervise
the conduct of inter-track wagering as may be provided
for by the rules and regulations of the Board; such
rules and regulation shall specify the method of
appointment and the Director's powers, authority and
duties.
(G) The Board is vested with the power to impose
civil penalties of up to $5,000 against individuals and
up to $10,000 against licensees for each violation of
any provision of this Act relating to the conduct of
this wagering, any rules adopted by the Board, any
order of the Board or any other action which in the
Board's discretion, is a detriment or impediment to
such wagering.
(13) The Department of Agriculture may enter into
agreements with licensees authorizing such licensees to
conduct inter-track wagering on races to be held at the
licensed race meetings conducted by the Department of

Agriculture. Such agreement shall specify the races of the
Department of Agriculture's licensed race meeting upon
which the licensees will conduct wagering. In the event
that a licensee conducts inter-track pari-mutuel wagering
on races from the Illinois State Fair or DuQuoin State Fair
which are in addition to the licensee's previously approved
racing program, those races shall be considered a separate
racing day for the purpose of determining the daily handle
and computing the privilege or pari-mutuel tax on that
daily handle as provided in Sections 27 and 27.1. Such
agreements shall be approved by the Board before such
wagering may be conducted. In determining whether to grant
approval, the Board shall give due consideration to the
best interests of the public and of horse racing. The
provisions of paragraphs (1), (8), (8.1), and (8.2) of
subsection (h) of this Section which are not specified in
this paragraph (13) shall not apply to licensed race
meetings conducted by the Department of Agriculture at the
Illinois State Fair in Sangamon County or the DuQuoin State
Fair in Perry County, or to any wagering conducted on those
race meetings.
(14) An inter-track wagering location license
authorized by the Board in 2016 that is owned and operated
by a race track in Rock Island County shall be transferred
to a commonly owned race track in Cook County on August 12,
2016 (the effective date of Public Act 99-757). The

licensee shall retain its status in relation to purse
distribution under paragraph (11) of this subsection (h)
following the transfer to the new entity. The pari-mutuel
tax credit under Section 32.1 shall not be applied toward
any pari-mutuel tax obligation of the inter-track wagering
location licensee of the license that is transferred under
this paragraph (14).
(i) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, the
conduct of wagering at wagering facilities is authorized on all
days, except as limited by subsection (b) of Section 19 of this
Act.
(Source: P.A. 99-756, eff. 8-12-16; 99-757, eff. 8-12-16;
100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
Section 10. The Riverboat Gambling Act is amended by
changing Sections 5, 7, and 7.6 as follows:
(230 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 120, par. 2405)
Sec. 5. Gaming Board.
(a) (1) There is hereby established the Illinois Gaming
Board, which shall have the powers and duties specified in this
Act, and all other powers necessary and proper to fully and
effectively execute this Act for the purpose of administering,
regulating, and enforcing the system of riverboat gambling
established by this Act. Its jurisdiction shall extend under
this Act to every person, association, corporation,

partnership and trust involved in riverboat gambling
operations in the State of Illinois.
(2) The Board shall consist of 5 members to be appointed by
the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of
whom shall be designated by the Governor to be chairman. Each
member shall have a reasonable knowledge of the practice,
procedure and principles of gambling operations. Each member
shall either be a resident of Illinois or shall certify that he
will become a resident of Illinois before taking office. At
least one member shall be experienced in law enforcement and
criminal investigation, at least one member shall be a
certified public accountant experienced in accounting and
auditing, and at least one member shall be a lawyer licensed to
practice law in Illinois.
(3) The terms of office of the Board members shall be 3
years, except that the terms of office of the initial Board
members appointed pursuant to this Act will commence from the
effective date of this Act and run as follows: one for a term
ending July 1, 1991, 2 for a term ending July 1, 1992, and 2 for
a term ending July 1, 1993. Upon the expiration of the
foregoing terms, the successors of such members shall serve a
term for 3 years and until their successors are appointed and
qualified for like terms. Vacancies in the Board shall be
filled for the unexpired term in like manner as original
appointments. Each member of the Board shall be eligible for
reappointment at the discretion of the Governor with the advice

and consent of the Senate.
(4) Each member of the Board shall receive $300 for each
day the Board meets and for each day the member conducts any
hearing pursuant to this Act. Each member of the Board shall
also be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses and
disbursements incurred in the execution of official duties.
(5) No person shall be appointed a member of the Board or
continue to be a member of the Board who is, or whose spouse,
child or parent is, a member of the board of directors of, or a
person financially interested in, any gambling operation
subject to the jurisdiction of this Board, or any race track,
race meeting, racing association or the operations thereof
subject to the jurisdiction of the Illinois Racing Board. No
Board member shall hold any other public office. No person
shall be a member of the Board who is not of good moral
character or who has been convicted of, or is under indictment
for, a felony under the laws of Illinois or any other state, or
the United States.
(5.5) No member of the Board shall engage in any political
activity. For the purposes of this Section, "political" means
any activity in support of or in connection with any campaign
for federal, State, or local elective office or any political
organization, but does not include activities (i) relating to
the support or opposition of any executive, legislative, or
administrative action (as those terms are defined in Section 2
of the Lobbyist Registration Act), (ii) relating to collective

bargaining, or (iii) that are otherwise in furtherance of the
person's official State duties or governmental and public
service functions.
(6) Any member of the Board may be removed by the Governor
for neglect of duty, misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance
in office or for engaging in any political activity.
(7) Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his
office, each member of the Board shall take an oath that he
will faithfully execute the duties of his office according to
the laws of the State and the rules and regulations adopted
therewith and shall give bond to the State of Illinois,
approved by the Governor, in the sum of $25,000. Every such
bond, when duly executed and approved, shall be recorded in the
office of the Secretary of State. Whenever the Governor
determines that the bond of any member of the Board has become
or is likely to become invalid or insufficient, he shall
require such member forthwith to renew his bond, which is to be
approved by the Governor. Any member of the Board who fails to
take oath and give bond within 30 days from the date of his
appointment, or who fails to renew his bond within 30 days
after it is demanded by the Governor, shall be guilty of
neglect of duty and may be removed by the Governor. The cost of
any bond given by any member of the Board under this Section
shall be taken to be a part of the necessary expenses of the
Board.
(7.5) For the examination of all mechanical,

electromechanical, or electronic table games, slot machines,
slot accounting systems, and other electronic gaming equipment
for compliance with this Act, the Board may utilize the
services of one or more independent outside testing
laboratories that have been accredited by a national
accreditation body and that, in the judgment of the Board, are
qualified to perform such examinations.
(8) The Board shall employ such personnel as may be
necessary to carry out its functions and shall determine the
salaries of all personnel, except those personnel whose
salaries are determined under the terms of a collective
bargaining agreement. No person shall be employed to serve the
Board who is, or whose spouse, parent or child is, an official
of, or has a financial interest in or financial relation with,
any operator engaged in gambling operations within this State
or any organization engaged in conducting horse racing within
this State. Any employee violating these prohibitions shall be
subject to termination of employment.
(9) An Administrator shall perform any and all duties that
the Board shall assign him. The salary of the Administrator
shall be determined by the Board and, in addition, he shall be
reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred by
him in discharge of his official duties. The Administrator
shall keep records of all proceedings of the Board and shall
preserve all records, books, documents and other papers
belonging to the Board or entrusted to its care. The

Administrator shall devote his full time to the duties of the
office and shall not hold any other office or employment.
(b) The Board shall have general responsibility for the
implementation of this Act. Its duties include, without
limitation, the following:
(1) To decide promptly and in reasonable order all
license applications. Any party aggrieved by an action of
the Board denying, suspending, revoking, restricting or
refusing to renew a license may request a hearing before
the Board. A request for a hearing must be made to the
Board in writing within 5 days after service of notice of
the action of the Board. Notice of the action of the Board
shall be served either by personal delivery or by certified
mail, postage prepaid, to the aggrieved party. Notice
served by certified mail shall be deemed complete on the
business day following the date of such mailing. The Board
shall conduct all requested hearings promptly and in
reasonable order;
(2) To conduct all hearings pertaining to civil
violations of this Act or rules and regulations promulgated
hereunder;
(3) To promulgate such rules and regulations as in its
judgment may be necessary to protect or enhance the
credibility and integrity of gambling operations
authorized by this Act and the regulatory process
hereunder;

(4) To provide for the establishment and collection of
all license and registration fees and taxes imposed by this
Act and the rules and regulations issued pursuant hereto.
All such fees and taxes shall be deposited into the State
Gaming Fund;
(5) To provide for the levy and collection of penalties
and fines for the violation of provisions of this Act and
the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. All such
fines and penalties shall be deposited into the Education
Assistance Fund, created by Public Act 86-0018, of the
State of Illinois;
(6) To be present through its inspectors and agents any
time gambling operations are conducted on any riverboat for
the purpose of certifying the revenue thereof, receiving
complaints from the public, and conducting such other
investigations into the conduct of the gambling games and
the maintenance of the equipment as from time to time the
Board may deem necessary and proper;
(7) To review and rule upon any complaint by a licensee
regarding any investigative procedures of the State which
are unnecessarily disruptive of gambling operations. The
need to inspect and investigate shall be presumed at all
times. The disruption of a licensee's operations shall be
proved by clear and convincing evidence, and establish
that: (A) the procedures had no reasonable law enforcement
purposes, and (B) the procedures were so disruptive as to

unreasonably inhibit gambling operations;
(8) To hold at least one meeting each quarter of the
fiscal year. In addition, special meetings may be called by
the Chairman or any 2 Board members upon 72 hours written
notice to each member. All Board meetings shall be subject
to the Open Meetings Act. Three members of the Board shall
constitute a quorum, and 3 votes shall be required for any
final determination by the Board. The Board shall keep a
complete and accurate record of all its meetings. A
majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of any business, for the
performance of any duty, or for the exercise of any power
which this Act requires the Board members to transact,
perform or exercise en banc, except that, upon order of the
Board, one of the Board members or an administrative law
judge designated by the Board may conduct any hearing
provided for under this Act or by Board rule and may
recommend findings and decisions to the Board. The Board
member or administrative law judge conducting such hearing
shall have all powers and rights granted to the Board in
this Act. The record made at the time of the hearing shall
be reviewed by the Board, or a majority thereof, and the
findings and decision of the majority of the Board shall
constitute the order of the Board in such case;
(9) To maintain records which are separate and distinct
from the records of any other State board or commission.

Such records shall be available for public inspection and
shall accurately reflect all Board proceedings;
(10) To file a written annual report with the Governor
on or before July 1 March 1 each year and such additional
reports as the Governor may request. The annual report
shall include a statement of receipts and disbursements by
the Board, actions taken by the Board, and any additional
information and recommendations which the Board may deem
valuable or which the Governor may request;
(11) (Blank);
(12) (Blank);
(13) To assume responsibility for administration and
enforcement of the Video Gaming Act; and
(14) To adopt, by rule, a code of conduct governing
Board members and employees that ensure, to the maximum
extent possible, that persons subject to this Code avoid
situations, relationships, or associations that may
represent or lead to a conflict of interest.
(c) The Board shall have jurisdiction over and shall
supervise all gambling operations governed by this Act. The
Board shall have all powers necessary and proper to fully and
effectively execute the provisions of this Act, including, but
not limited to, the following:
(1) To investigate applicants and determine the
eligibility of applicants for licenses and to select among
competing applicants the applicants which best serve the

interests of the citizens of Illinois.
(2) To have jurisdiction and supervision over all
riverboat gambling operations in this State and all persons
on riverboats where gambling operations are conducted.
(3) To promulgate rules and regulations for the purpose
of administering the provisions of this Act and to
prescribe rules, regulations and conditions under which
all riverboat gambling in the State shall be conducted.
Such rules and regulations are to provide for the
prevention of practices detrimental to the public interest
and for the best interests of riverboat gambling, including
rules and regulations regarding the inspection of such
riverboats and the review of any permits or licenses
necessary to operate a riverboat under any laws or
regulations applicable to riverboats, and to impose
penalties for violations thereof.
(4) To enter the office, riverboats, facilities, or
other places of business of a licensee, where evidence of
the compliance or noncompliance with the provisions of this
Act is likely to be found.
(5) To investigate alleged violations of this Act or
the rules of the Board and to take appropriate disciplinary
action against a licensee or a holder of an occupational
license for a violation, or institute appropriate legal
action for enforcement, or both.
(6) To adopt standards for the licensing of all persons

under this Act, as well as for electronic or mechanical
gambling games, and to establish fees for such licenses.
(7) To adopt appropriate standards for all riverboats
and facilities.
(8) To require that the records, including financial or
other statements of any licensee under this Act, shall be
kept in such manner as prescribed by the Board and that any
such licensee involved in the ownership or management of
gambling operations submit to the Board an annual balance
sheet and profit and loss statement, list of the
stockholders or other persons having a 1% or greater
beneficial interest in the gambling activities of each
licensee, and any other information the Board deems
necessary in order to effectively administer this Act and
all rules, regulations, orders and final decisions
promulgated under this Act.
(9) To conduct hearings, issue subpoenas for the
attendance of witnesses and subpoenas duces tecum for the
production of books, records and other pertinent documents
in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure
Act, and to administer oaths and affirmations to the
witnesses, when, in the judgment of the Board, it is
necessary to administer or enforce this Act or the Board
rules.
(10) To prescribe a form to be used by any licensee
involved in the ownership or management of gambling

operations as an application for employment for their
employees.
(11) To revoke or suspend licenses, as the Board may
see fit and in compliance with applicable laws of the State
regarding administrative procedures, and to review
applications for the renewal of licenses. The Board may
suspend an owners license, without notice or hearing upon a
determination that the safety or health of patrons or
employees is jeopardized by continuing a riverboat's
operation. The suspension may remain in effect until the
Board determines that the cause for suspension has been
abated. The Board may revoke the owners license upon a
determination that the owner has not made satisfactory
progress toward abating the hazard.
(12) To eject or exclude or authorize the ejection or
exclusion of, any person from riverboat gambling
facilities where such person is in violation of this Act,
rules and regulations thereunder, or final orders of the
Board, or where such person's conduct or reputation is such
that his presence within the riverboat gambling facilities
may, in the opinion of the Board, call into question the
honesty and integrity of the gambling operations or
interfere with orderly conduct thereof; provided that the
propriety of such ejection or exclusion is subject to
subsequent hearing by the Board.
(13) To require all licensees of gambling operations to

utilize a cashless wagering system whereby all players'
money is converted to tokens, electronic cards, or chips
which shall be used only for wagering in the gambling
establishment.
(14) (Blank).
(15) To suspend, revoke or restrict licenses, to
require the removal of a licensee or an employee of a
licensee for a violation of this Act or a Board rule or for
engaging in a fraudulent practice, and to impose civil
penalties of up to $5,000 against individuals and up to
$10,000 or an amount equal to the daily gross receipts,
whichever is larger, against licensees for each violation
of any provision of the Act, any rules adopted by the
Board, any order of the Board or any other action which, in
the Board's discretion, is a detriment or impediment to
riverboat gambling operations.
(16) To hire employees to gather information, conduct
investigations and carry out any other tasks contemplated
under this Act.
(17) To establish minimum levels of insurance to be
maintained by licensees.
(18) To authorize a licensee to sell or serve alcoholic
liquors, wine or beer as defined in the Liquor Control Act
of 1934 on board a riverboat and to have exclusive
authority to establish the hours for sale and consumption
of alcoholic liquor on board a riverboat, notwithstanding

any provision of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 or any
local ordinance, and regardless of whether the riverboat
makes excursions. The establishment of the hours for sale
and consumption of alcoholic liquor on board a riverboat is
an exclusive power and function of the State. A home rule
unit may not establish the hours for sale and consumption
of alcoholic liquor on board a riverboat. This amendatory
Act of 1991 is a denial and limitation of home rule powers
and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article
VII of the Illinois Constitution.
(19) After consultation with the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, to establish binding emergency orders upon the
concurrence of a majority of the members of the Board
regarding the navigability of water, relative to
excursions, in the event of extreme weather conditions,
acts of God or other extreme circumstances.
(20) To delegate the execution of any of its powers
under this Act for the purpose of administering and
enforcing this Act and its rules and regulations hereunder.
(20.5) To approve any contract entered into on its
behalf.
(20.6) To appoint investigators to conduct
investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and other
duties imposed under this Act, as deemed necessary by the
Board. These investigators have and may exercise all of the
rights and powers of peace officers, provided that these

powers shall be limited to offenses or violations occurring
or committed on a riverboat or dock, as defined in
subsections (d) and (f) of Section 4, or as otherwise
provided by this Act or any other law.
(20.7) To contract with the Department of State Police
for the use of trained and qualified State police officers
and with the Department of Revenue for the use of trained
and qualified Department of Revenue investigators to
conduct investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and
other duties imposed under this Act and to exercise all of
the rights and powers of peace officers, provided that the
powers of Department of Revenue investigators under this
subdivision (20.7) shall be limited to offenses or
violations occurring or committed on a riverboat or dock,
as defined in subsections (d) and (f) of Section 4, or as
otherwise provided by this Act or any other law. In the
event the Department of State Police or the Department of
Revenue is unable to fill contracted police or
investigative positions, the Board may appoint
investigators to fill those positions pursuant to
subdivision (20.6).
(21) To take any other action as may be reasonable or
appropriate to enforce this Act and rules and regulations
hereunder.
(d) The Board may seek and shall receive the cooperation of
the Department of State Police in conducting background

investigations of applicants and in fulfilling its
responsibilities under this Section. Costs incurred by the
Department of State Police as a result of such cooperation
shall be paid by the Board in conformance with the requirements
of Section 2605-400 of the Department of State Police Law (20
ILCS 2605/2605-400).
(e) The Board must authorize to each investigator and to
any other employee of the Board exercising the powers of a
peace officer a distinct badge that, on its face, (i) clearly
states that the badge is authorized by the Board and (ii)
contains a unique identifying number. No other badge shall be
authorized by the Board.
(Source: P.A. 98-377, eff. 1-1-14; 98-582, eff. 8-27-13.)
(230 ILCS 10/7) (from Ch. 120, par. 2407)
Sec. 7. Owners licenses.
(a) The Board shall issue owners licenses to persons, firms
or corporations which apply for such licenses upon payment to
the Board of the non-refundable license fee set by the Board,
upon payment of a $25,000 license fee for the first year of
operation and a $5,000 license fee for each succeeding year and
upon a determination by the Board that the applicant is
eligible for an owners license pursuant to this Act and the
rules of the Board. From the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 95th General Assembly until (i) 3 years after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General

Assembly, (ii) the date any organization licensee begins to
operate a slot machine or video game of chance under the
Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or this Act, (iii) the date
that payments begin under subsection (c-5) of Section 13 of the
Act, or (iv) the wagering tax imposed under Section 13 of this
Act is increased by law to reflect a tax rate that is at least
as stringent or more stringent than the tax rate contained in
subsection (a-3) of Section 13, whichever occurs first, as a
condition of licensure and as an alternative source of payment
for those funds payable under subsection (c-5) of Section 13 of
the Riverboat Gambling Act, any owners licensee that holds or
receives its owners license on or after the effective date of
this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, other than an
owners licensee operating a riverboat with adjusted gross
receipts in calendar year 2004 of less than $200,000,000, must
pay into the Horse Racing Equity Trust Fund, in addition to any
other payments required under this Act, an amount equal to 3%
of the adjusted gross receipts received by the owners licensee.
The payments required under this Section shall be made by the
owners licensee to the State Treasurer no later than 3:00
o'clock p.m. of the day after the day when the adjusted gross
receipts were received by the owners licensee. A person, firm
or corporation is ineligible to receive an owners license if:
(1) the person has been convicted of a felony under the
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 the Criminal
Code of 2012, 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) a person defined in (1), (2), (3) or (4) is an
officer, director or managerial employee of the firm or
corporation;
(6) the firm or corporation employs a person defined in
(1), (2), (3) or (4) who participates in the management or
operation of gambling operations authorized under this
Act;
(7) (blank); or
(8) a 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.
The Board is expressly prohibited from making changes to
the requirement that licensees make payment into the Horse
Racing Equity Trust Fund without the express authority of the
Illinois General Assembly and making any other rule to
implement or interpret this amendatory Act of the 95th General
Assembly. For the purposes of this paragraph, "rules" is given
the meaning given to that term in Section 1-70 of the Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act.
(b) In determining whether to grant an owners license to an

applicant, the Board shall consider:
(1) the character, reputation, experience and
financial integrity of the applicants and of any other or
separate person that either:
(A) controls, directly or indirectly, such
applicant, or
(B) is controlled, directly or indirectly, by such
applicant or by a person which controls, directly or
indirectly, such applicant;
(2) the facilities or proposed facilities for the
conduct of riverboat gambling;
(3) the highest prospective total revenue to be derived
by the State from the conduct of riverboat gambling;
(4) the extent to which the ownership of the applicant
reflects the diversity of the State by including minority
persons, women, and persons with a disability and the good
faith affirmative action plan of each applicant to recruit,
train and upgrade minority persons, women, and persons with
a disability in all employment classifications;
(4.5) the extent to which the ownership of the
applicant includes veterans of service in the armed forces
of the United States, and the good faith affirmative action
plan of each applicant to recruit, train, and upgrade
veterans of service in the armed forces of the United
States in all employment classifications;
(5) the financial ability of the applicant to purchase

and maintain adequate liability and casualty insurance;
(6) whether the applicant has adequate capitalization
to provide and maintain, for the duration of a license, a
riverboat;
(7) the extent to which the applicant exceeds or meets
other standards for the issuance of an owners license which
the Board may adopt by rule; and
(8) The amount of the applicant's license bid.
(c) Each owners license shall specify the place where
riverboats shall operate and dock.
(d) Each applicant shall submit with his application, on
forms provided by the Board, 2 sets of his fingerprints.
(e) The Board may issue up to 10 licenses authorizing the
holders of such licenses to own riverboats. In the application
for an owners license, the applicant shall state the dock at
which the riverboat is based and the water on which the
riverboat will be located. The Board shall issue 5 licenses to
become effective not earlier than January 1, 1991. Three of
such licenses shall authorize riverboat gambling on the
Mississippi River, or, with approval by the municipality in
which the riverboat was docked on August 7, 2003 and with Board
approval, be authorized to relocate to a new location, in a
municipality that (1) borders on the Mississippi River or is
within 5 miles of the city limits of a municipality that
borders on the Mississippi River and (2), on August 7, 2003,
had a riverboat conducting riverboat gambling operations

pursuant to a license issued under this Act; one of which shall
authorize riverboat gambling from a home dock in the city of
East St. Louis. One other license shall authorize riverboat
gambling on the Illinois River south of Marshall County. The
Board shall issue one additional license to become effective
not earlier than March 1, 1992, which shall authorize riverboat
gambling on the Des Plaines River in Will County. The Board may
issue 4 additional licenses to become effective not earlier
than March 1, 1992. In determining the water upon which
riverboats will operate, the Board shall consider the economic
benefit which riverboat gambling confers on the State, and
shall seek to assure that all regions of the State share in the
economic benefits of riverboat gambling.
In granting all licenses, the Board may give favorable
consideration to economically depressed areas of the State, to
applicants presenting plans which provide for significant
economic development over a large geographic area, and to
applicants who currently operate non-gambling riverboats in
Illinois. The Board shall review all applications for owners
licenses, and shall inform each applicant of the Board's
decision. The Board may grant an owners license to an applicant
that has not submitted the highest license bid, but if it does
not select the highest bidder, the Board shall issue a written
decision explaining why another applicant was selected and
identifying the factors set forth in this Section that favored
the winning bidder.

In addition to any other revocation powers granted to the
Board under this Act, the Board may revoke the owners license
of a licensee which fails to begin conducting gambling within
15 months of receipt of the Board's approval of the application
if the Board determines that license revocation is in the best
interests of the State.
(f) The first 10 owners licenses issued under this Act
shall permit the holder to own up to 2 riverboats and equipment
thereon for a period of 3 years after the effective date of the
license. Holders of the first 10 owners licenses must pay the
annual license fee for each of the 3 years during which they
are authorized to own riverboats.
(g) Upon the termination, expiration, or revocation of each
of the first 10 licenses, which shall be issued for a 3 year
period, all licenses are renewable annually upon payment of the
fee and a determination by the Board that the licensee
continues to meet all of the requirements of this Act and the
Board's rules. However, for licenses renewed on or after May 1,
1998, renewal shall be for a period of 4 years, unless the
Board sets a shorter period.
(h) An owners license shall entitle the licensee to own up
to 2 riverboats. A licensee shall limit the number of gambling
participants to 1,200 for any such owners license. A licensee
may operate both of its riverboats concurrently, provided that
the total number of gambling participants on both riverboats
does not exceed 1,200. Riverboats licensed to operate on the

Mississippi River and the Illinois River south of Marshall
County shall have an authorized capacity of at least 500
persons. Any other riverboat licensed under this Act shall have
an authorized capacity of at least 400 persons.
(i) A licensed owner is authorized to apply to the Board
for and, if approved therefor, to receive all licenses from the
Board necessary for the operation of a riverboat, including a
liquor license, a license to prepare and serve food for human
consumption, and other necessary licenses. All use, occupation
and excise taxes which apply to the sale of food and beverages
in this State and all taxes imposed on the sale or use of
tangible personal property apply to such sales aboard the
riverboat.
(j) The Board may issue or re-issue a license authorizing a
riverboat to dock in a municipality or approve a relocation
under Section 11.2 only if, prior to the issuance or
re-issuance of the license or approval, the governing body of
the municipality in which the riverboat will dock has by a
majority vote approved the docking of riverboats in the
municipality. The Board may issue or re-issue a license
authorizing a riverboat to dock in areas of a county outside
any municipality or approve a relocation under Section 11.2
only if, prior to the issuance or re-issuance of the license or
approval, the governing body of the county has by a majority
vote approved of the docking of riverboats within such areas.
(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)

(230 ILCS 10/7.6)
Sec. 7.6. Business enterprise program.
(a) For the purposes of this Section, the terms "minority",
"minority-owned business", "woman", "women-owned business",
"person with a disability", and "business owned by a person
with a disability" have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
Disabilities Act.
(b) The Board shall, by rule, establish goals for the award
of contracts by each owners licensee to businesses owned by
minorities, women, and persons with disabilities, expressed as
percentages of an owners licensee's total dollar amount of
contracts awarded during each calendar year. Each owners
licensee must make every effort to meet the goals established
by the Board pursuant to this Section. When setting the goals
for the award of contracts, the Board shall not include
contracts where: (1) any purchasing mandates would be dependent
upon the availability of minority-owned businesses,
women-owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with
disabilities ready, willing, and able with capacity to provide
quality goods and services to a gaming operation at reasonable
prices; (2) there are no or a limited number of licensed
suppliers as defined by this Act for the goods or services
provided to the licensee; (3) the licensee or its parent
company owns a company that provides the goods or services; or

(4) the goods or services are provided to the licensee by a
publicly traded company.
(c) Each owners licensee shall file with the Board an
annual report of its utilization of minority-owned businesses,
women-owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with
disabilities during the preceding calendar year. The reports
shall include a self-evaluation of the efforts of the owners
licensee to meet its goals under this Section.
(c-5) The Board shall, by rule, establish goals for the
award of contracts by each owners licensee to businesses owned
by veterans of service in the armed forces of the United
States, expressed as percentages of an owners licensee's total
dollar amount of contracts awarded during each calendar year.
When setting the goals for the award of contracts, the Board
shall not include contracts where: (1) any purchasing mandates
would be dependent upon the availability of veteran-owned
businesses ready, willing, and able with capacity to provide
quality goods and services to a gaming operation at reasonable
prices; (2) there are no or a limited number of licensed
suppliers as defined in this Act for the goods or services
provided to the licensee; (3) the licensee or its parent
company owns a company that provides the goods or services; or
(4) the goods or services are provided to the licensee by a
publicly traded company.
Each owners licensee shall file with the Board an annual
report of its utilization of veteran-owned businesses during

the preceding calendar year. The reports shall include a
self-evaluation of the efforts of the owners licensee to meet
its goals under this Section.
(d) The owners licensee shall have the right to request a
waiver from the requirements of this Section. The Board shall
grant the waiver where the owners licensee demonstrates that
there has been made a good faith effort to comply with the
goals for participation by minority-owned businesses,
women-owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with
disabilities, and veteran-owned businesses.
(e) If the Board determines that its goals and policies are
not being met by any owners licensee, then the Board may:
(1) adopt remedies for such violations; and
(2) recommend that the owners licensee provide
additional opportunities for participation by
minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, and
businesses owned by persons with disabilities, and
veteran-owned businesses; such recommendations may
include, but shall not be limited to:
(A) assurances of stronger and better focused
solicitation efforts to obtain more minority-owned
businesses, women-owned businesses, and businesses
owned by persons with disabilities, and veteran-owned
businesses as potential sources of supply;
(B) division of job or project requirements, when
economically feasible, into tasks or quantities to

permit participation of minority-owned businesses,
women-owned businesses, and businesses owned by
persons with disabilities, and veteran-owned
businesses;
(C) elimination of extended experience or
capitalization requirements, when programmatically
feasible, to permit participation of minority-owned
businesses, women-owned businesses, and businesses
owned by persons with disabilities, and veteran-owned
businesses;
(D) identification of specific proposed contracts
as particularly attractive or appropriate for
participation by minority-owned businesses,
women-owned businesses, and businesses owned by
persons with disabilities, and veteran-owned
businesses, such identification to result from and be
coupled with the efforts of items (A) through (C); and
(E) implementation of regulations established for
the use of the sheltered market process.
(f) The Board shall file, no later than March 1 of each
year, an annual report that shall detail the level of
achievement toward the goals specified in this Section over the
3 most recent fiscal years. The annual report shall include,
but need not be limited to:
(1) a summary detailing expenditures subject to the
goals, the actual goals specified, and the goals attained

by each owners licensee; and
(2) an analysis of the level of overall goal
achievement concerning purchases from minority-owned
businesses, women-owned businesses, and businesses owned
by persons with disabilities, and veteran-owned
businesses.
(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)
Section 15. The Video Gaming Act is amended by changing
Sections 45 and 80 as follows:
(230 ILCS 40/45)
Sec. 45. Issuance of license.
(a) The burden is upon each applicant to demonstrate his
suitability for licensure. Each video gaming terminal
manufacturer, distributor, supplier, operator, handler,
licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment,
licensed fraternal establishment, and licensed veterans
establishment shall be licensed by the Board. The Board may
issue or deny a license under this Act to any person pursuant
to the same criteria set forth in Section 9 of the Riverboat
Gambling Act.
(a-5) The Board shall not grant a license to a person who
has facilitated, enabled, or participated in the use of
coin-operated devices for gambling purposes or who is under the
significant influence or control of such a person. For the

purposes of this Act, "facilitated, enabled, or participated in
the use of coin-operated amusement devices for gambling
purposes" means that the person has been convicted of any
violation of Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
Criminal Code of 2012. If there is pending legal action against
a person for any such violation, then the Board shall delay the
licensure of that person until the legal action is resolved.
(b) Each person seeking and possessing a license as a video
gaming terminal manufacturer, distributor, supplier, operator,
handler, licensed establishment, licensed truck stop
establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed
veterans establishment shall submit to a background
investigation conducted by the Board with the assistance of the
State Police or other law enforcement. To the extent that the
corporate structure of the applicant allows, the background
investigation shall include any or all of the following as the
Board deems appropriate or as provided by rule for each
category of licensure: (i) each beneficiary of a trust, (ii)
each partner of a partnership, (iii) each member of a limited
liability company, (iv) each director and officer of a publicly
or non-publicly held corporation, (v) each stockholder of a
non-publicly held corporation, (vi) each stockholder of 5% or
more of a publicly held corporation, or (vii) each stockholder
of 5% or more in a parent or subsidiary corporation.
(c) Each person seeking and possessing a license as a video
gaming terminal manufacturer, distributor, supplier, operator,

handler, licensed establishment, licensed truck stop
establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed
veterans establishment shall disclose the identity of every
person, association, trust, corporation, or limited liability
company having a greater than 1% direct or indirect pecuniary
interest in the video gaming terminal operation for which the
license is sought. If the disclosed entity is a trust, the
application shall disclose the names and addresses of the
beneficiaries; if a corporation, the names and addresses of all
stockholders and directors; if a limited liability company, the
names and addresses of all members; or if a partnership, the
names and addresses of all partners, both general and limited.
(d) No person may be licensed as a video gaming terminal
manufacturer, distributor, supplier, operator, handler,
licensed establishment, licensed truck stop establishment,
licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans
establishment if that person has been found by the Board to:
(1) have a background, including a criminal record,
reputation, habits, social or business associations, or
prior activities that pose a threat to the public interests
of the State or to the security and integrity of video
gaming;
(2) create or enhance the dangers of unsuitable,
unfair, or illegal practices, methods, and activities in
the conduct of video gaming; or
(3) present questionable business practices and

financial arrangements incidental to the conduct of video
gaming activities.
(e) Any applicant for any license under this Act has the
burden of proving his or her qualifications to the satisfaction
of the Board. The Board may adopt rules to establish additional
qualifications and requirements to preserve the integrity and
security of video gaming in this State.
(f) A non-refundable application fee shall be paid at the
time an application for a license is filed with the Board in
the following amounts:
(1) Manufacturer..........................$5,000
(2) Distributor...........................$5,000
(3) Terminal operator.....................$5,000
(4) Supplier..............................$2,500
(5) Technician..............................$100
(6) Terminal Handler.....................$100 $50
(7) Licensed establishment, licensed truck stop
establishment, licensed fraternal establishment,
or licensed veterans establishment...................$100
(g) The Board shall establish an annual fee for each
license not to exceed the following:
(1) Manufacturer.........................$10,000
(2) Distributor..........................$10,000
(3) Terminal operator.....................$5,000
(4) Supplier..............................$2,000
(5) Technician..............................$100

(6) Licensed establishment, licensed truck stop
establishment, licensed fraternal establishment,
or licensed veterans establishment..............$100
(7) Video gaming terminal...................$100
(8) Terminal Handler.........................$100 $50
(h) A terminal operator and a licensed establishment,
licensed truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal
establishment, or licensed veterans establishment shall
equally split the fees specified in item (7) of subsection (g).
(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-31, eff. 6-24-13;
98-587, eff. 8-27-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
(230 ILCS 40/80)
Sec. 80. Applicability of Illinois Riverboat Gambling Act.
The provisions of the Illinois Riverboat Gambling Act, and all
rules promulgated thereunder, shall apply to the Video Gaming
Act, except where there is a conflict between the 2 Acts. All
current supplier licensees under the Riverboat Gambling Act
shall be entitled to licensure under the Video Gaming Act as
manufacturers, distributors, or suppliers without additional
Board investigation or approval, except by vote of the Board;
however, they are required to pay application and annual fees
under this Act. All provisions of the Uniform Penalty and
Interest Act shall apply, as far as practicable, to the subject
matter of this Act to the same extent as if such provisions
were included herein.

(Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.