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SB3948 • 2026
BINGO-OPERATION-MAX CARD PRICE
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BINGO-OPERATION-MAX CARD PRICE
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Gaming, Wagering, and Racing
Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Erica Harriss
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
To Gaming, Wagering, and Racing
Assigned to Executive
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Erica Harriss
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
BINGO-OPERATION-MAX CARD PRICE
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Full Text of SB3948 Home Legislation Full Text SB3948 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Senate Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Senate Amendment 001 Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB3948 Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. Erica Harriss SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 230 ILCS 25/2 from Ch. 120, par. 1102 Amends the Bingo License and Tax Act. Allows a volunteer who is not a paid bona fide member of the sponsoring organization to participate in the management or operation of bingo. Increases the maximum price for a single card to $1.79 (instead of $1). LRB104 18519 LNS 31961 b A BILL FOR SB3948 LRB104 18519 LNS 31961 b 1 AN ACT concerning gaming. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Bingo License and Tax Act is amended by 5 changing Section 2 as follows: 6 (230 ILCS 25/2) (from Ch. 120, par. 1102) 7 Sec. 2. The conducting of bingo is subject to the 8 following restrictions: 9 (1) The entire net proceeds from bingo play must be 10 exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the 11 organization permitted to conduct that game. 12 (2) (Blank). 13 (2.5) No person except a bona fide member or employee 14 of the sponsoring organization or a volunteer who is not a 15 paid bona fide member of the sponsoring organization may 16 participate in the management or operation of bingo. 17 (3) No person may receive any remuneration or profit 18 for participating in the management or operation of the 19 game, except that if an organization licensed under this 20 Act is associated with a school or other educational 21 institution, that school or institution may reduce tuition 22 or fees for a designated pupil based on participation in 23 the management or operation of the game by any member of SB3948 - 2 - LRB104 18519 LNS 31961 b 1 the organization. The extent to which tuition and fees are 2 reduced shall relate proportionately to the amount of time 3 volunteered by the member, as determined by the school or 4 other educational institution. 5 (4) The aggregate retail value of all prizes or 6 merchandise awarded in any single day of bingo may not 7 exceed $2,250, except that in adjoining counties having 8 200,000 to 275,000 inhabitants each, and in counties which 9 are adjacent to either of such adjoining counties and are 10 adjacent to a total of not more than 2 counties in this 11 State, and in any municipality having 2,500 or more 12 inhabitants and within one mile of such adjoining and 13 adjacent counties having less than 25,000 inhabitants, 2 14 additional bingo games may be conducted after the $2,250 15 limit has been reached. The prize awarded for any one 16 game, including any game conducted after reaching the 17 $2,250 limit as authorized in this paragraph (4), may not 18 exceed $500 cash or its equivalent. 19 (5) The number of games, including regular and special 20 games, may not exceed 25 in any one day, except that this 21 restriction on the number of games shall not apply to 22 bingo conducted at the Illinois State Fair or any county 23 fair held in Illinois. 24 (6) The price paid for a single card under the license 25 may not exceed $1.79 $1 and such card is valid for all 26 regular games on that day of bingo. A maximum of 5 special SB3948 - 3 - LRB104 18519 LNS 31961 b 1 games may be held on each bingo day, except that this 2 restriction on the number of special games shall not apply 3 to bingo conducted at the Illinois State Fair or any 4 county fair held in Illinois. The price for a single 5 special game card may not exceed 50 cents. 6 (7) The number of bingo days conducted by a licensee 7 under this Act is limited to one per week, except as 8 follows: 9 (i) Bingo may be conducted in accordance with the 10 terms of a special operator's permit or limited 11 license issued under subdivision (7) or (8) of Section 12 1.3. 13 (ii) Bingo may be conducted at the Illinois State 14 Fair or any county fair held in Illinois under 15 subdivision (6) of Section 1.3. 16 (iii) A licensee which cancels a day of bingo 17 because of inclement weather or because the day is a 18 holiday or the eve of a holiday may, after giving 19 notice to the Department, conduct bingo on an 20 additional date which falls on a day of the week other 21 than the day authorized under the license. 22 (8) A licensee may rent a premises on which to conduct 23 bingo only from an organization which is licensed as a 24 provider of premises or exempt from license requirements 25 under this Act. If the organization providing the premises 26 is a metropolitan exposition, auditorium, and office SB3948 - 4 - LRB104 18519 LNS 31961 b 1 building authority created by State law, a licensee may 2 enter into a rental agreement with the organization 3 authorizing the licensee and the organization to share the 4 gross proceeds of bingo games; however, the organization 5 shall not receive more than 50% of the gross proceeds. 6 (9) No person under the age of 18 years may play or 7 participate in the conducting of bingo. Any person under 8 the age of 18 years may be within the area where bingo is 9 being played only when accompanied by his parent or 10 guardian. 11 (10) The promoter of bingo games must have a 12 proprietary interest in the game promoted. 13 (11) Raffles or other forms of gambling prohibited by 14 law shall not be conducted on the premises where bingo is 15 being conducted, except that pull tabs and jar games 16 conducted under the Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act 17 may be conducted on the premises where bingo is being 18 conducted. Prizes awarded in pull tabs and jar games shall 19 not be included in the bingo prize limitation. 20 (12) Organizations may be issued a special permit or 21 limited license no more than 2 times in any year. An 22 organization holding a special operator's permit or a 23 limited license may, as one of the occasions allowed by 24 such permit or license, conduct bingo for a maximum of 2 25 consecutive days. If an organization conducts bingo 26 pursuant to a limited license or special permit, then the SB3948 - 5 - LRB104 18519 LNS 31961 b 1 number of games played during each day may exceed 25, and 2 regular game cards need not be valid for all regular 3 games. If only noncash prizes are awarded during such 4 occasions, the prize limits stated in paragraph 5 subdivision (4) of this Section shall not apply, provided 6 that the retail value of noncash prizes for any single 7 game shall not exceed $150. 8 (Source: P.A. 95-228, eff. 8-16-07 .) Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. 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