Bill Text: IL SB3443 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that the requirement where a facility sells at retail more than 10,000 gallons of diesel or biodiesel fuel per month shall not be considered or relied upon by the Illinois Gaming Board as the basis to deny renewal of a licensed truck stop establishment license and a licensed large truck stop establishment license.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-10 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB3443 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB3443-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 SB3443 Introduced 1/18/2022, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
230 ILCS 40/5
Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that the requirement where a facility sells at retail more than 10,000 gallons of diesel or biodiesel fuel per month shall not be considered or relied upon by the Illinois Gaming Board as the basis to deny renewal of a licensed truck stop establishment license and a licensed large truck stop establishment license.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning gaming.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Video Gaming Act is amended by changing
Section 5 as follows:
(230 ILCS 40/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
"Credit" means one, 5, 10, or 25 cents either won or
purchased by a player.
"Distributor" means an individual, partnership,
corporation, or limited liability company licensed under this
Act to buy, sell, lease, or distribute video gaming terminals
or major components or parts of video gaming terminals to or
from terminal operators.
"Electronic card" means a card purchased from a licensed
establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, licensed
veterans establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, or
licensed large truck stop establishment for use in that
establishment as a substitute for cash in the conduct of
gaming on a video gaming terminal.
"Electronic voucher" means a voucher printed by an
electronic video game machine that is redeemable in the

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licensed establishment for which it was issued.
"In-location bonus jackpot" means one or more video gaming
terminals at a single licensed establishment that allows for
wagers placed on such video gaming terminals to contribute to
a cumulative maximum jackpot of up to $10,000.
"Terminal operator" means an individual, partnership,
corporation, or limited liability company that is licensed
under this Act and that owns, services, and maintains video
gaming terminals for placement in licensed establishments,
licensed truck stop establishments, licensed large truck stop
establishments, licensed fraternal establishments, or licensed
veterans establishments.
"Licensed technician" means an individual who is licensed
under this Act to repair, service, and maintain video gaming
terminals.
"Licensed terminal handler" means a person, including but
not limited to an employee or independent contractor working
for a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or
terminal operator, who is licensed under this Act to possess
or control a video gaming terminal or to have access to the
inner workings of a video gaming terminal. A licensed terminal
handler does not include an individual, partnership,
corporation, or limited liability company defined as a
manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or terminal
operator under this Act.
"Manufacturer" means an individual, partnership,

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corporation, or limited liability company that is licensed
under this Act and that manufactures or assembles video gaming
terminals.
"Supplier" means an individual, partnership, corporation,
or limited liability company that is licensed under this Act
to supply major components or parts to video gaming terminals
to licensed terminal operators.
"Net terminal income" means money put into a video gaming
terminal minus credits paid out to players.
"Video gaming terminal" means any electronic video game
machine that, upon insertion of cash, electronic cards or
vouchers, or any combination thereof, is available to play or
simulate the play of a video game, including but not limited to
video poker, line up, and blackjack, as authorized by the
Board utilizing a video display and microprocessors in which
the player may receive free games or credits that can be
redeemed for cash. The term does not include a machine that
directly dispenses coins, cash, or tokens or is for amusement
purposes only.
"Licensed establishment" means any licensed retail
establishment where alcoholic liquor is drawn, poured, mixed,
or otherwise served for consumption on the premises, whether
the establishment operates on a nonprofit or for-profit basis.
"Licensed establishment" includes any such establishment that
has a contractual relationship with an inter-track wagering
location licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act

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of 1975, provided any contractual relationship shall not
include any transfer or offer of revenue from the operation of
video gaming under this Act to any licensee licensed under the
Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provided, however, that the
licensed establishment that has such a contractual
relationship with an inter-track wagering location licensee
may not, itself, be (i) an inter-track wagering location
licensee, (ii) the corporate parent or subsidiary of any
licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975,
or (iii) the corporate subsidiary of a corporation that is
also the corporate parent or subsidiary of any licensee
licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975.
"Licensed establishment" does not include a facility operated
by an organization licensee, an inter-track wagering licensee,
or an inter-track wagering location licensee licensed under
the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or a riverboat licensed
under the Illinois Gambling Act, except as provided in this
paragraph. The changes made to this definition by Public Act
98-587 are declarative of existing law.
"Licensed fraternal establishment" means the location
where a qualified fraternal organization that derives its
charter from a national fraternal organization regularly
meets.
"Licensed veterans establishment" means the location where
a qualified veterans organization that derives its charter
from a national veterans organization regularly meets.

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"Licensed truck stop establishment" means a facility (i)
that is at least a 3-acre facility with a convenience store,
(ii) with separate diesel islands for fueling commercial motor
vehicles, (iii) that sells at retail more than 10,000 gallons
of diesel or biodiesel fuel per month, and (iv) with parking
spaces for commercial motor vehicles. "Commercial motor
vehicles" has the same meaning as defined in Section 18b-101
of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The requirement of item (iii) of
this paragraph may be met by showing that estimated future
sales or past sales average at least 10,000 gallons per month.
However, once met, the requirement of item (iii) of this
paragraph shall not be considered or relied upon by the Board
as the basis to deny renewal of a licensed truck stop
establishment license.
"Licensed large truck stop establishment" means a facility
located within 3 road miles from a freeway interchange, as
measured in accordance with the Department of Transportation's
rules regarding the criteria for the installation of business
signs: (i) that is at least a 3-acre facility with a
convenience store, (ii) with separate diesel islands for
fueling commercial motor vehicles, (iii) that sells at retail
more than 50,000 gallons of diesel or biodiesel fuel per
month, and (iv) with parking spaces for commercial motor
vehicles. "Commercial motor vehicles" has the same meaning as
defined in Section 18b-101 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The
requirement of item (iii) of this paragraph may be met by

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showing that estimated future sales or past sales average at
least 50,000 gallons per month. However, once met, the
requirement of item (iii) of this paragraph shall not be
considered or relied upon by the Board as the basis to deny
renewal of a licensed large truck stop establishment license.
"Sales agent and broker" means an individual, partnership,
corporation, limited liability company, or other business
entity engaged in the solicitation or receipt of business from
current or potential licensed establishments, licensed
fraternal establishments, licensed veterans establishments,
licensed truck stop establishments, or licensed large truck
stop establishments either on an employment or contractual
basis.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 102-689, eff. 12-17-21.)