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HB4149 Engrossed
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AN ACT concerning gaming.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by changing
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Section 14 as follows:

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(20 ILCS 1605/14)

(from Ch. 120, par. 1164)
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Sec. 14.
No person shall sell a ticket or share at a price
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greater than that fixed by rule or regulation of the
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Department. No person other than a licensed lottery sales
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agent or distributor shall sell or resell lottery tickets or
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shares. No person shall charge a fee to redeem a winning ticket
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or share.
No person shall sell a lottery ticket or share on a
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credit basis.

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Any person convicted of violating this Section shall be
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guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; provided, that if any offense
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under this Section is a subsequent offense, the offender shall
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be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
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(Source: P.A. 97-464, eff. 10-15-11.)

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Section 10.
The Illinois Gambling Act is amended by
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changing Section 11 as follows:

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(230 ILCS 10/11)

(from Ch. 120, par. 2411)

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Sec. 11.
Conduct of gambling.
Gambling may be conducted by
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licensed owners or licensed managers on behalf of the State
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aboard riverboats. Gambling may be conducted by organization
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gaming licensees at organization gaming facilities. Gambling
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authorized under this Section is subject to the following
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standards:

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(1) A licensee may conduct riverboat gambling
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authorized under this Act regardless of whether it
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conducts excursion cruises. A licensee may permit the
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continuous ingress and egress of patrons on a riverboat
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not used for excursion cruises for the purpose of
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gambling. Excursion cruises shall not exceed 4 hours for a
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round trip. However, the Board may grant express approval
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for an extended cruise on a case-by-case basis.
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(1.5) An owners licensee may conduct gambling
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operations authorized under this Act 24 hours a day.

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(2) (Blank).

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(3) Minimum and maximum wagers on games shall be set
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by the licensee.

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(4) Agents of the Board and the Illinois State Police
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may board and inspect any riverboat, enter and inspect any
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portion of a casino, or enter and inspect any portion of an
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organization gaming facility at any time for the purpose
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of determining whether this Act is being complied with.
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Every riverboat, if under way and being hailed by a law
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enforcement officer or agent of the Board, must stop

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immediately and lay to.

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(5) Employees of the Board shall have the right to be
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present on the riverboat or in the casino or on adjacent
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facilities under the control of the licensee and at the
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organization gaming facility under the control of the
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organization gaming licensee.

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(6) Gambling equipment and supplies customarily used
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in conducting gambling must be purchased or leased only
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from suppliers licensed for such purpose under this Act.
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The Board may approve the transfer, sale, or lease of
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gambling equipment and supplies by a licensed owner from
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or to an affiliate of the licensed owner as long as the
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gambling equipment and supplies were initially acquired
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from a supplier licensed in Illinois.
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(6.5) An automated teller machine (ATM) located within
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a casino shall not be able to perform cash advances on
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credit cards.

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(7) Persons licensed under this Act shall permit no
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form of wagering on gambling games except as permitted by
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this Act.
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(7.5) A person shall not use a credit card to
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participate in a gambling game.

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(8) Wagers may be received only from a person present
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on a licensed riverboat, in a casino, or at an
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organization gaming facility. No person present on a
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licensed riverboat, in a casino, or at an organization

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gaming facility shall place or attempt to place a wager on
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behalf of another person who is not present on the
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riverboat, in a casino, or at the organization gaming
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facility.

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(9) Wagering, including gaming authorized under
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Section 7.7, shall not be conducted with money or other
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negotiable currency.

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(10) A person under age 21 shall not be permitted on an
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area of a riverboat or casino where gambling is being
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conducted or at an organization gaming facility where
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gambling is being conducted, except for a person at least
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18 years of age who is an employee of the riverboat or
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casino gambling operation or gaming operation. No employee
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under age 21 shall perform any function involved in
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gambling by the patrons. No person under age 21 shall be
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permitted to make a wager under this Act, and any winnings
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that are a result of a wager by a person under age 21,
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whether or not paid by a licensee, shall be treated as
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winnings for the privilege tax purposes, confiscated, and
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forfeited to the State and deposited into the Education
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Assistance Fund.

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(11) Gambling excursion cruises are permitted only
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when the waterway for which the riverboat is licensed is
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navigable, as determined by the Board in consultation with
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the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This paragraph (11) does
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not limit the ability of a licensee to conduct gambling

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authorized under this Act when gambling excursion cruises
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are not permitted.

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(12) All tickets, chips, or electronic cards used to
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make wagers must be purchased (i) from a licensed owner or
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manager, in the case of a riverboat, either aboard a
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riverboat or at an onshore facility which has been
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approved by the Board and which is located where the
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riverboat docks, (ii) in the case of a casino, from a
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licensed owner at the casino, or (iii) from an
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organization gaming licensee at the organization gaming
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facility. The tickets, chips, or electronic cards may be
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purchased by means of an agreement under which the owner
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or manager extends credit to the patron. Such tickets,
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chips, or electronic cards may be used while aboard the
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riverboat, in the casino, or at the organization gaming
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facility only for the purpose of making wagers on gambling
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games.

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(13) Notwithstanding any other Section of this Act, in
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addition to the other licenses authorized under this Act,
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the Board may issue special event licenses allowing
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persons who are not otherwise licensed to conduct
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riverboat gambling to conduct such gambling on a specified
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date or series of dates. Riverboat gambling under such a
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license may take place on a riverboat not normally used
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for riverboat gambling. The Board shall establish
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standards, fees and fines for, and limitations upon, such

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licenses, which may differ from the standards, fees, fines
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and limitations otherwise applicable under this Act. All
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such fees shall be deposited into the State Gaming Fund.
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All such fines shall be deposited into the Education
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Assistance Fund, created by Public Act 86-0018, of the
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State of Illinois.

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(14) In addition to the above, gambling must be
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conducted in accordance with all rules adopted by the
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Board.
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(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)

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