Bill Text: IL HB0996 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Charitable Games Act. Transfers all the powers of the Department of Revenue under the Act to the Illinois Gaming Board and makes related changes. Extends the licensure period from one year to 2 years. Changes the application and renewal fees from an annual $200 fee to a $400 fee for the 2-year licensure period. Provides that participation in the management or operation of the games is limited to no more than 12 (rather than 4) charitable games events, either of the sponsoring organization or any other licensed organization, during a calendar year. Provides that no single bet at any game may exceed $20. Provides that at the conclusion of the event or when the participant leaves, he or she may cash in his or her chips, scrip, or play money in exchange for currency not to exceed $500 in cash winnings (instead of $250) or unlimited noncash prizes. Provides that the provider of the premises, other than a municipality, may not rent or otherwise provide the premises for the conducting of more than one charitable games night per month (rather than 8 charitable games nights per year). Provides that 5% of the net proceeds (rather than 3% of the gross proceeds) of charitable games shall be paid to the Illinois Gaming Board. Provides that establishments that have video gaming terminals licensed under the Video Gaming Act may operate them along with charitable games under rules adopted by the Illinois Gaming Board. Makes other changes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0377 [HB0996 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB0996-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Charitable Games Act. Transfers all the powers of the Department of Revenue under the Act to the Illinois Gaming Board and makes related changes. Extends the licensure period from one year to 2 years. Changes the application and renewal fees from an annual $200 fee to a $400 fee for the 2-year licensure period. Provides that participation in the management or operation of the games is limited to no more than 12 (rather than 4) charitable games events, either of the sponsoring organization or any other licensed organization, during a calendar year. Provides that no single bet at any game may exceed $20. Provides that at the conclusion of the event or when the participant leaves, he or she may cash in his or her chips, scrip, or play money in exchange for currency not to exceed $500 in cash winnings (instead of $250) or unlimited noncash prizes. Provides that the provider of the premises, other than a municipality, may not rent or otherwise provide the premises for the conducting of more than one charitable games night per month (rather than 8 charitable games nights per year). Provides that 5% of the net proceeds (rather than 3% of the gross proceeds) of charitable games shall be paid to the Illinois Gaming Board. Provides that establishments that have video gaming terminals licensed under the Video Gaming Act may operate them along with charitable games under rules adopted by the Illinois Gaming Board. Makes other changes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0377 [HB0996 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB0996-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning gaming.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Charitable Games Act is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, and 15 and by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | adding Section 16 as follows:
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7 | (230 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 120, par. 1122)
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8 | Sec. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | following definitions
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10 | "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | "Charitable games" means the 14 games of chance involving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | cards, dice, wheels, random selection of numbers, and gambling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | tickets which may be conducted at charitable games events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | listed as follows: roulette, blackjack, poker, pull tabs, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | craps, bang, beat the dealer, big six, gin rummy, five card | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | stud poker, chuck-a-luck, keno, hold-em poker, and merchandise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | wheel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | "Charitable games event" or "event" means the type of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | fundraising event authorized by the Act at which participants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | pay to play charitable games for the chance of winning cash or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | noncash prizes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | "Charitable organization" means an organization or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | institution organized and operated to benefit an indefinite |
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1 | number of the public. | ||||||
2 | "Chips" means scrip, play money, poker or casino chips, or | ||||||
3 | any other representations of money, used to make wagers on the | ||||||
4 | outcome of any charitable game. | ||||||
5 | "Department" means the Department of Revenue.
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6 | "Educational organization" means an organization or | ||||||
7 | institution organized and operated to provide systematic | ||||||
8 | instruction in useful branches of learning by methods common to | ||||||
9 | schools and institutions of learning which compare favorably in | ||||||
10 | their scope and intensity with the course of study presented in | ||||||
11 | tax-supported schools. | ||||||
12 | "Fraternal organization" means an organization of persons | ||||||
13 | having a common interest that is organized and operated | ||||||
14 | exclusively to promote the welfare of its members and to | ||||||
15 | benefit the general public on a continuing and consistent | ||||||
16 | basis, including but not limited to ethnic organizations.
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17 | "Labor organization" means an organization composed of | ||||||
18 | labor unions or
workers organized with the objective of | ||||||
19 | betterment of the conditions of
those engaged in such pursuit | ||||||
20 | and the development of a higher degree of
efficiency in their | ||||||
21 | respective occupations.
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22 | "Licensed organization" means a qualified organization | ||||||
23 | that has obtained a license to conduct a charitable games event | ||||||
24 | in conformance with the provisions of this Act. | ||||||
25 | "Non-profit organization" means an organization or | ||||||
26 | institution organized and conducted on a not-for-profit basis |
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1 | with no personal profit inuring to anyone as a result of the | ||||||
2 | operation.
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3 | "Organization": A corporation, agency, partnership,
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4 | association, firm, business, or other entity consisting of 2 or | ||||||
5 | more persons joined by
a common interest or purpose.
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6 | "Person" means any natural individual, corporation, | ||||||
7 | partnership, limited
liability company, organization as | ||||||
8 | defined in this
Section, qualified organization, licensed | ||||||
9 | organization, licensee under this Act, or volunteer.
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10 | "Premises" means a distinct parcel of land and the | ||||||
11 | buildings thereon. | ||||||
12 | "Provider" means the person or organization owning, | ||||||
13 | leasing, or controlling premises upon which any charitable | ||||||
14 | games event is to be conducted.
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15 | "Qualified organization" means:
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16 | (a) a charitable, religious, fraternal, veterans, | ||||||
17 | labor or educational
organization or institution organized | ||||||
18 | and conducted on a not-for-profit
basis with no personal | ||||||
19 | profit inuring to anyone as a result of the
operation and | ||||||
20 | which is exempt from federal income taxation under Sections
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21 | 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10) or | ||||||
22 | 501(c)(19) of the
Internal Revenue Code;
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23 | (b) a veterans organization as defined in Section 1.1
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24 | of the
"Bingo License and Tax Act"organized
and conducted | ||||||
25 | on a not-for-profit basis with no personal profit inuring | ||||||
26 | to
anyone as a result of the operation; or
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1 | (c) An auxiliary organization of a veterans | ||||||
2 | organization.
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3 | "Religious organization" means any church, congregation, | ||||||
4 | society, or organization founded for the purpose of religious | ||||||
5 | worship. | ||||||
6 | "Sponsoring organization" means a qualified organization | ||||||
7 | that has obtained a
license to conduct a charitable games event | ||||||
8 | in conformance with the provisions
of this Act.
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9 | "Supplier" means any person, firm, or corporation that | ||||||
10 | sells, leases, lends, distributes, or otherwise provides to any | ||||||
11 | organization licensed to conduct charitable games events in | ||||||
12 | Illinois any charitable games equipment.
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13 | "Veterans' organization" means an organization comprised | ||||||
14 | of members of which substantially all are individuals who are | ||||||
15 | veterans or spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, the | ||||||
16 | primary purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its | ||||||
17 | members and to provide assistance to the general public in such | ||||||
18 | a way as to confer a public benefit. | ||||||
19 | "Volunteer" means a person recruited by a licensed | ||||||
20 | organization who voluntarily performs services at a charitable | ||||||
21 | games event, including participation in the management or | ||||||
22 | operation of a game, as defined in Section 8.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 94-986, eff. 6-30-06; 95-228, eff. 8-16-07.)
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24 | (230 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 120, par. 1123)
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25 | Sec. 3. The Board Department of Revenue shall, upon |
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1 | application therefor
on forms prescribed by the Board | ||||||
2 | Department , and upon the payment of a nonrefundable annual
fee | ||||||
3 | of $400 due upon application and each renewal $200 , and upon a | ||||||
4 | determination by the Board Department that the applicant
meets | ||||||
5 | all of the qualifications specified in this Act, issue a
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6 | charitable games license for the conducting of charitable games | ||||||
7 | to any
of the following:
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8 | (i) Any local fraternal mutual benefit organization | ||||||
9 | chartered at least
40 years before it applies for a license | ||||||
10 | under this Act.
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11 | (ii) Any qualified organization organized in Illinois | ||||||
12 | which operates
without profit to its members, which has | ||||||
13 | been in existence in Illinois
continuously for a period of | ||||||
14 | 5 years immediately before making application for
a license | ||||||
15 | and which has had during that 5 year period a bona fide | ||||||
16 | membership
engaged in carrying out its objects. However, | ||||||
17 | the 5 year requirement shall be
reduced to 2 years, as | ||||||
18 | applied to a local organization which is affiliated with
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19 | and chartered by a national organization which meets the 5 | ||||||
20 | year requirement.
The period of existence specified above | ||||||
21 | shall not apply to a qualified
organization, organized for | ||||||
22 | charitable purpose, created by a fraternal
organization | ||||||
23 | that meets the existence requirements if the charitable
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24 | organization has the same officers and directors as the | ||||||
25 | fraternal organization.
Only one charitable organization | ||||||
26 | created by a branch lodge or chapter of a
fraternal |
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1 | organization may be licensed under this provision.
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2 | The application shall be signed by a person listed on the | ||||||
3 | application as an owner, officer, or other person in charge of | ||||||
4 | the necessary day-to-day operations of the applicant | ||||||
5 | organization, who shall attest under penalties of perjury that | ||||||
6 | the information contained in the application is true, correct, | ||||||
7 | and complete.
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8 | Each license shall be in effect for 2 years one year from | ||||||
9 | its date of
issuance unless extended, suspended, or revoked by | ||||||
10 | Board Department action before that date.
Any extension shall | ||||||
11 | not exceed one year. The Board Department may by rule authorize | ||||||
12 | the filing by electronic means of any application, license, | ||||||
13 | permit, return, or registration required under this Act. A | ||||||
14 | licensee may hold only one license. Each license must be | ||||||
15 | applied for at
least 30 days prior to the night or nights the | ||||||
16 | licensee wishes to conduct
such games. The Board Department may | ||||||
17 | issue a license to a licensee that applies less than 30 days | ||||||
18 | prior to the night or nights the licensee wishes to conduct the | ||||||
19 | games if all other requirements of this Act are met and the | ||||||
20 | Board Department has sufficient time and resources to issue the | ||||||
21 | license in a timely manner. The Board Department may provide by | ||||||
22 | rule for an extension of any charitable games license issued | ||||||
23 | under this Act. If a licensee wishes to conduct games at a | ||||||
24 | location other than
the locations originally specified in the | ||||||
25 | license, the licensee shall
notify the Board Department of the | ||||||
26 | proposed alternate location at least 30 days
before the night |
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1 | on which the licensee wishes to conduct games at the
alternate | ||||||
2 | location. The Board Department may accept an applicant's change | ||||||
3 | in location with less than 30 days' notice if all other | ||||||
4 | requirements of this Act are met and the Board Department has | ||||||
5 | sufficient time and resources to process the change in a timely | ||||||
6 | manner.
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7 | All taxes and fees imposed by this Act, unless otherwise | ||||||
8 | specified, shall be paid into the Illinois Gaming Law | ||||||
9 | Enforcement Fund of the State Treasury.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 95-228, eff. 8-16-07.)
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11 | (230 ILCS 30/4) (from Ch. 120, par. 1124)
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12 | Sec. 4. Licensing Restrictions. Licensing for the | ||||||
13 | conducting of
charitable games is subject to the following | ||||||
14 | restrictions:
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15 | (1) The license application, when submitted to the | ||||||
16 | Board Department of Revenue ,
must contain a sworn statement | ||||||
17 | attesting to the not-for-profit character
of the | ||||||
18 | prospective licensee organization, signed by a person | ||||||
19 | listed on the application as an owner, officer, or other | ||||||
20 | person in charge of the necessary day-to-day operations. | ||||||
21 | The application shall contain the
name of the person in | ||||||
22 | charge of and primarily responsible for the
conduct of the | ||||||
23 | charitable games. The person so designated shall be
present | ||||||
24 | on the premises continuously during charitable games.
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25 | (2) The license application shall be prepared by the |
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1 | prospective
licensee organization or its duly authorized | ||||||
2 | representative in accordance
with the
rules of the Board | ||||||
3 | Department of Revenue .
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4 | (2.1) The organization shall maintain among its books | ||||||
5 | and records a list of the names,
addresses, social security | ||||||
6 | numbers, and dates of birth of all persons who will
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7 | participate in the management or operation of the games, | ||||||
8 | along with a sworn
statement made under penalties of | ||||||
9 | perjury, signed by a person listed on the application as an | ||||||
10 | owner, officer, or other person in charge of the necessary | ||||||
11 | day-to-day operations, that the persons listed as | ||||||
12 | participating in the
management or operation of the games | ||||||
13 | are bona fide members, volunteers as
defined in Section 2, | ||||||
14 | or employees of the applicant, that these persons have
not
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15 | participated in the management or operation of more than 12 | ||||||
16 | 4 charitable games
events conducted by any licensee in the | ||||||
17 | calendar year, and that these persons
will receive no | ||||||
18 | remuneration or compensation, directly or indirectly from | ||||||
19 | any
source, for participating in the management or | ||||||
20 | operation of the games. Any
amendments to this listing must | ||||||
21 | contain an identical sworn statement.
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22 | (2.2) (Blank).
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23 | (3) Each license shall state the date, hours and
at | ||||||
24 | what
locations the licensee is permitted to conduct | ||||||
25 | charitable games.
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26 | (4) Each licensee shall file a copy of the license with |
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1 | each
police
department or, if in unincorporated areas, each | ||||||
2 | sheriff's office whose
jurisdiction includes the premises | ||||||
3 | on which the charitable games are
authorized under the | ||||||
4 | license.
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5 | (5) The licensee shall prominently display the license | ||||||
6 | in the
area where the licensee is to conduct charitable | ||||||
7 | games. The licensee shall likewise display, in the form and | ||||||
8 | manner prescribed by the Board Department , the provisions | ||||||
9 | of Section 9 of this Act.
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10 | (6) (Blank).
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11 | (7) (Blank). Each licensee shall obtain and maintain a | ||||||
12 | bond for the
benefit of
participants in games conducted by | ||||||
13 | the licensee to insure payment to the
winners of such | ||||||
14 | games. Such bond discretionary by the Department and shall | ||||||
15 | be in an amount established by rule
by the Department of | ||||||
16 | Revenue. In a county with fewer than 60,000
inhabitants, | ||||||
17 | the Department may waive the bond
requirement upon a | ||||||
18 | showing by a licensee that it has sufficient funds on
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19 | deposit to insure payment to the winners of such games.
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20 | (8) A license is not assignable or transferable.
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21 | (9) Unless the premises for conducting charitable | ||||||
22 | games are provided by
a
municipality, the Board Department | ||||||
23 | shall not issue a license
permitting a
person, firm
or | ||||||
24 | corporation to sponsor a charitable games night if the | ||||||
25 | premises for the
conduct of the charitable games has been | ||||||
26 | previously used for 12 8
charitable
games nights during the |
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1 | previous 12 months.
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2 | (10) Auxiliary organizations of a licensee shall not be
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3 | eligible for a
license to conduct charitable games, except | ||||||
4 | for auxiliary organizations
of veterans organizations as | ||||||
5 | authorized in Section 2.
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6 | (11) Charitable games must be conducted in accordance | ||||||
7 | with
local
building and fire code requirements.
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8 | (12) The licensee shall consent to allowing the Board's | ||||||
9 | Department's
employees
to be present on the premises | ||||||
10 | wherein the charitable games are conducted
and to inspect | ||||||
11 | or test equipment, devices and supplies used in the conduct
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12 | of the game.
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13 | Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit a | ||||||
14 | licensee that
conducts charitable games on its own premises | ||||||
15 | from also obtaining a
providers' license in accordance with | ||||||
16 | Section 5.1.
The maximum number of charitable games events that | ||||||
17 | may be held in any one
premises is limited to one 8 charitable | ||||||
18 | games event events per month calendar year .
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19 | (Source: P.A. 94-986, eff. 6-30-06; 95-228, eff. 8-16-07.)
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20 | (230 ILCS 30/5) (from Ch. 120, par. 1125)
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21 | Sec. 5. Providers' License. The Board Department shall | ||||||
22 | issue a providers'
license permitting a person, firm or | ||||||
23 | corporation to provide
premises for the conduct of charitable | ||||||
24 | games. No person, firm or
corporation may rent or otherwise | ||||||
25 | provide premises without having first
obtained a license. |
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1 | Applications for providers' licenses shall be made in writing | ||||||
2 | in accordance with Board Department rules. The Board Department | ||||||
3 | shall license providers of charitable games at a nonrefundable | ||||||
4 | annual fee of $50, or nonrefundable triennial license fee of | ||||||
5 | $150. Each providers' license is valid for one year
from the | ||||||
6 | date of issuance, or 3 years from date of issuance for a | ||||||
7 | triennial license, unless extended, suspended,
or revoked by | ||||||
8 | Board Department action
before
that date. Any extension of a | ||||||
9 | providers' license shall not exceed one year. A provider may | ||||||
10 | receive reasonable compensation for the provision
of the | ||||||
11 | premises. Reasonable expenses shall include only those | ||||||
12 | expenses defined as reasonable by rules adopted by the Board | ||||||
13 | Department . A provider, other than a
municipality, may not | ||||||
14 | provide
the same premises for conducting more than 12 8 | ||||||
15 | charitable games nights
per year.
A provider shall not have any | ||||||
16 | interest in any suppliers' business, either
direct or indirect.
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17 | A municipality may provide the same premises for conducting 16 | ||||||
18 | charitable
games nights during a 12-month period. No employee, | ||||||
19 | officer, or owner of a
provider may participate in the | ||||||
20 | management or operation of a charitable games
event, even if | ||||||
21 | the employee, officer, or owner is also a member, volunteer, or
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22 | employee of the charitable games licensee. A provider may not | ||||||
23 | promote or
solicit a charitable games event on behalf of a | ||||||
24 | charitable games licensee or
qualified organization.
Any | ||||||
25 | qualified organization licensed to conduct a
charitable game | ||||||
26 | need not obtain a providers' license if such games are to
be |
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1 | conducted on the organization's premises.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 94-986, eff. 6-30-06; 95-228, eff. 8-16-07.)
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3 | (230 ILCS 30/6) (from Ch. 120, par. 1126)
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4 | Sec. 6. Supplier's license. The Board Department shall | ||||||
5 | issue a supplier's
license permitting a person,
firm, or | ||||||
6 | corporation to sell, lease, lend or distribute to any | ||||||
7 | organization
licensed
to conduct charitable games,
supplies, | ||||||
8 | devices, and other equipment designed for use in the playing of
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9 | charitable games.
No person, firm, or corporation shall sell, | ||||||
10 | lease, lend, or distribute charitable
games supplies
or | ||||||
11 | equipment without having first obtained a license. | ||||||
12 | Applications for suppliers' licenses shall be made in writing | ||||||
13 | in accordance with Board Department rules. The Board Department | ||||||
14 | shall license suppliers of charitable games subject to a | ||||||
15 | nonrefundable annual fee of $500, or a nonrefundable triennial | ||||||
16 | fee of $1,500.
Each supplier's license is
valid for one year | ||||||
17 | from the date of issuance, or 3 years from date of issuance for | ||||||
18 | a triennial license, unless extended, suspended, or
revoked by | ||||||
19 | Board Department action before that date. Any extension of a | ||||||
20 | supplier's license shall not exceed one year. No licensed | ||||||
21 | supplier under this Act shall lease, lend, or distribute | ||||||
22 | charitable gaming equipment, supplies, or other devices to | ||||||
23 | persons not otherwise licensed to conduct charitable games | ||||||
24 | under this Act. The Board Department may require by rule for | ||||||
25 | the provision of
surety bonds by suppliers. A supplier
shall |
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1 | keep among its books and records and make available for | ||||||
2 | inspection by the Board Department a list of all products and | ||||||
3 | equipment offered for sale or lease to any
organization | ||||||
4 | licensed to conduct charitable games, and all such products
and | ||||||
5 | equipment shall be sold or leased at the prices shown on the | ||||||
6 | books and records. A supplier shall keep all such products and | ||||||
7 | equipment
segregated and separate from any other products, | ||||||
8 | materials or equipment that
it might own, sell, or lease.
A | ||||||
9 | supplier must include in its application for a license the | ||||||
10 | exact
location of the storage of the products, materials, or | ||||||
11 | equipment. A
supplier, as a condition of licensure, must | ||||||
12 | consent to permitting the Board's
Department's employees to | ||||||
13 | enter supplier's premises to inspect and test all
equipment and | ||||||
14 | devices.
A supplier shall keep books and records for
the | ||||||
15 | furnishing of products and equipment to charitable games | ||||||
16 | separate and
distinct from any other business the supplier | ||||||
17 | might operate. All products
and equipment supplied must be in | ||||||
18 | accord with the Board's Department's rules and
regulations.
A | ||||||
19 | supplier shall not alter or modify any equipment or supplies, | ||||||
20 | or possess
any equipment or supplies so altered or modified, so | ||||||
21 | as to allow the
possessor or operator of the equipment to | ||||||
22 | obtain a greater chance of
winning a game other than as under | ||||||
23 | normal rules of play of such games.
The supplier shall not | ||||||
24 | require an organization to pay a
percentage of the proceeds | ||||||
25 | from the charitable games for the use of the
products or | ||||||
26 | equipment. The supplier shall
file a quarterly return with the |
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1 | Board
Department listing all sales or leases for such quarter | ||||||
2 | and the gross
proceeds from such
sales or leases. A supplier | ||||||
3 | shall permanently affix his name to all
charitable games | ||||||
4 | equipment, supplies and pull tabs. A supplier shall not
have | ||||||
5 | any interest in any providers' business, either direct or | ||||||
6 | indirect.
If the supplier leases his equipment for use at an | ||||||
7 | unlicensed charitable
games or to an unlicensed sponsoring | ||||||
8 | group, all equipment so leased is
forfeited to the State.
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9 | Organizations licensed to conduct charitable games may own | ||||||
10 | their own
equipment. Such organizations must apply to the Board | ||||||
11 | Department for an
ownership permit. Any such application must | ||||||
12 | be accompanied by a one-time, nonrefundable fee of $50.
Such | ||||||
13 | organizations shall file an annual report listing their | ||||||
14 | inventory of
charitable games equipment. Such organizations | ||||||
15 | may lend such equipment
without compensation to other licensed | ||||||
16 | organizations without applying for a
suppliers license.
| ||||||
17 | No employee, owner, or officer of a supplier may
| ||||||
18 | participate in the management or operation of a charitable | ||||||
19 | games event,
even if the employee, owner, or officer is also a | ||||||
20 | member, volunteer, or
employee of the charitable games | ||||||
21 | licensee. A supplier may not promote or
solicit a charitable | ||||||
22 | games event on behalf of a charitable games licensee or
| ||||||
23 | qualified organization.
| ||||||
24 | (Source: P.A. 94-986, eff. 6-30-06; 95-228, eff. 8-16-07.)
| ||||||
25 | (230 ILCS 30/7) (from Ch. 120, par. 1127)
|
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| |||||||
1 | Sec. 7. Ineligible Persons. The following are ineligible | ||||||
2 | for any
license under this Act:
| ||||||
3 | (a) any person who has been convicted of a felony | ||||||
4 | within the last 10 years before
the date of the | ||||||
5 | application;
| ||||||
6 | (b) any person who has been convicted of a violation of | ||||||
7 | Article 28 of
the Criminal Code of 1961;
| ||||||
8 | (c) any person who has had a bingo, pull tabs and jar | ||||||
9 | games, or charitable games
license revoked
by the Board | ||||||
10 | Department ;
| ||||||
11 | (d) any person who is or has been a professional | ||||||
12 | gambler;
| ||||||
13 | (d-1) any person found gambling in a manner not | ||||||
14 | authorized by this Act,
the Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar | ||||||
15 | Games Act, or the Bingo License and Tax Act participating | ||||||
16 | in such gambling, or knowingly
permitting such gambling on | ||||||
17 | premises where an authorized charitable games event
is
| ||||||
18 | authorized to be conducted or has been conducted;
| ||||||
19 | (e) any organization in which a person defined in (a), | ||||||
20 | (b), (c), (d),
or
(d-1)
has a proprietary, equitable, or | ||||||
21 | credit interest, or in which the person
is active or | ||||||
22 | employed;
| ||||||
23 | (f) any organization in which a person defined
in (a), | ||||||
24 | (b), (c), (d), or (d-1) is an
officer, director, or | ||||||
25 | employee, whether compensated or not;
| ||||||
26 | (g) any organization in which a person defined in (a), |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (b),
(c), (d), or (d-1) is to
participate in the management | ||||||
2 | or operation of charitable games.
| ||||||
3 | The Department of State Police shall provide the criminal | ||||||
4 | background of
any person requested by the Board Department of | ||||||
5 | Revenue .
| ||||||
6 | (Source: P.A. 94-986, eff. 6-30-06; 95-228, eff. 8-16-07.)
| ||||||
7 | (230 ILCS 30/8) (from Ch. 120, par. 1128)
| ||||||
8 | Sec. 8. The conducting of charitable games is subject to | ||||||
9 | the following
restrictions:
| ||||||
10 | (1) The entire net proceeds from charitable games must | ||||||
11 | be exclusively
devoted to the lawful purposes of the | ||||||
12 | organization permitted to conduct
that game.
| ||||||
13 | (2) No person except a bona fide member or employee of | ||||||
14 | the
sponsoring organization, or a volunteer recruited by | ||||||
15 | the sponsoring
organization, may participate in the | ||||||
16 | management or operation of the
game.
A person participates | ||||||
17 | in the management or operation of a charitable game
when he | ||||||
18 | or she sells admission tickets at the event; sells, | ||||||
19 | redeems, or in any
way assists in the selling or redeeming | ||||||
20 | of chips, scrip, or play money;
participates in the
| ||||||
21 | conducting of any of the games played during the event, or | ||||||
22 | supervises, directs
or instructs anyone conducting a game; | ||||||
23 | or at any time during the hours of the
charitable games | ||||||
24 | event counts, handles, or supervises anyone counting or
| ||||||
25 | handling any of the proceeds or chips, scrip, or play money |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | at the event. A
person who is present to
ensure that the | ||||||
2 | games are being conducted in conformance with the rules
| ||||||
3 | established by the licensed organization or is present to | ||||||
4 | insure that the
equipment is working
properly is considered | ||||||
5 | to be participating in the management or operation of a
| ||||||
6 | game. Setting up, cleaning up, selling food and drink, or | ||||||
7 | providing security
for persons or property at the event | ||||||
8 | does not constitute participation in the
management or | ||||||
9 | operation of the game.
| ||||||
10 | Only bona fide members, volunteers as defined in | ||||||
11 | Section 2 of this Act, and
employees of the sponsoring | ||||||
12 | organization may participate in the management or
| ||||||
13 | operation of the games. Participation in the management or
| ||||||
14 | operation
of the games is limited to no more than 12 4 | ||||||
15 | charitable games events, either of the sponsoring | ||||||
16 | organization or any other licensed organization, during a | ||||||
17 | calendar year.
| ||||||
18 | (3) No person may receive any remuneration or | ||||||
19 | compensation either
directly or
indirectly from any source | ||||||
20 | for
participating in the management or operation of the | ||||||
21 | game.
| ||||||
22 | (4) No single bet at any house-banked game may exceed | ||||||
23 | $20 $10 .
| ||||||
24 | (5) A bank shall be established on the premises to | ||||||
25 | convert currency into
chips, scrip, or other form of play | ||||||
26 | money which shall then be used to play
at
games of chance |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | which the participant chooses. Chips, scrip, or play money
| ||||||
2 | must be permanently monogrammed with the supplier license | ||||||
3 | number or logo or charitable games license number of a the | ||||||
4 | licensed organization or of the
supplier. Each participant | ||||||
5 | must be issued a receipt indicating the amount
of chips, | ||||||
6 | scrip, or play money purchased.
| ||||||
7 | (6) At the conclusion of the event or when the | ||||||
8 | participant leaves, he or she
may cash in his or her chips, | ||||||
9 | scrip, or play money in exchange for currency not to
exceed | ||||||
10 | $500 in cash winnings $250 or unlimited noncash prizes. | ||||||
11 | Each participant shall sign for any receipt
of prizes. The | ||||||
12 | licensee shall provide the Board Department of Revenue with | ||||||
13 | a
listing of all prizes awarded, including the retail value | ||||||
14 | of all prizes awarded.
| ||||||
15 | (7) Each licensee shall be permitted to conduct | ||||||
16 | charitable games on
not more than 4 days each year. Nothing | ||||||
17 | in this Section shall be construed to prohibit a licensee | ||||||
18 | that conducts charitable games on its own premises from | ||||||
19 | also obtaining a providers' license in accordance with | ||||||
20 | Section 7 of this Act.
| ||||||
21 | (8) Unless the provider of the premises is a | ||||||
22 | municipality, the
provider of the premises may not rent or | ||||||
23 | otherwise provide the
premises for the conducting of more | ||||||
24 | than one 8 charitable games night nights per month year .
| ||||||
25 | (9) A charitable games event is considered to be a | ||||||
26 | one-day event and charitable games may not be played |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | between the hours of 2:00 a.m.
and noon.
| ||||||
2 | (10) No person under the age of 18 years may play or | ||||||
3 | participate in the
conducting of charitable games. Any | ||||||
4 | person under the age of 18 years
may be within the area | ||||||
5 | where charitable games are being played only
when | ||||||
6 | accompanied by his parent or guardian.
| ||||||
7 | (11) No one other than the sponsoring organization
of | ||||||
8 | charitable games must have a proprietary
interest in the | ||||||
9 | game promoted.
| ||||||
10 | (12) Raffles or other forms of gambling prohibited by | ||||||
11 | law shall not be
conducted on the premises where charitable | ||||||
12 | games are being conducted.
| ||||||
13 | (13) Such games are not expressly prohibited by county
| ||||||
14 | ordinance for
charitable games conducted in the | ||||||
15 | unincorporated areas of the county or
municipal ordinance | ||||||
16 | for charitable games conducted in the municipality and
the | ||||||
17 | ordinance is filed with the Board Department of Revenue . | ||||||
18 | The Board Department
shall provide each county or | ||||||
19 | municipality with a list of organizations
licensed or | ||||||
20 | subsequently authorized by the Board Department to conduct
| ||||||
21 | charitable games in their jurisdiction.
| ||||||
22 | (14) The sale of tangible personal property at | ||||||
23 | charitable games is
subject to all State and local taxes | ||||||
24 | and obligations.
| ||||||
25 | (15) Each licensee may offer or conduct only the games
| ||||||
26 | listed
below,
which must be conducted in accordance with
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | rules posted by the organization. The organization | ||||||
2 | sponsoring charitable
games shall promulgate rules, and | ||||||
3 | make printed copies available to
participants, for the | ||||||
4 | following games: (a) roulette; (b) blackjack; (c)
poker; | ||||||
5 | (d) pull tabs; (e) craps; (f) bang; (g) beat the dealer; | ||||||
6 | (h) big
six; (i) gin rummy; (j) five card stud poker; (k) | ||||||
7 | chuck-a-luck; (l) keno;
(m) hold-em poker; and (n) | ||||||
8 | merchandise wheel. A licensee need not offer or
conduct | ||||||
9 | every game permitted by law.
The conducting of games not | ||||||
10 | listed above is prohibited by this Act.
| ||||||
11 | (16) No slot machines or coin-in-the-slot-operated | ||||||
12 | devices
that allow a participant to play games of chance | ||||||
13 | shall be permitted to be used at the location and during | ||||||
14 | the time at which the charitable games are being conducted. | ||||||
15 | However, establishments that have video gaming terminals | ||||||
16 | licensed under the Video Gaming Act may operate them along | ||||||
17 | with charitable games under rules adopted by the Board.
| ||||||
18 | (17) No cards, dice, wheels, or other equipment may be | ||||||
19 | modified or
altered
so as to give the licensee a greater | ||||||
20 | advantage in winning, other than as
provided under the | ||||||
21 | normal rules of play of a particular game.
| ||||||
22 | (18) No credit shall be extended to any of the | ||||||
23 | participants.
| ||||||
24 | (19) (Blank).
| ||||||
25 | (20) A supplier may have only one representative | ||||||
26 | present at the charitable
games event, for the exclusive |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | purpose of ensuring that its equipment is not
damaged.
| ||||||
2 | (21) No employee, owner, or officer of a consultant | ||||||
3 | service hired by a
licensed organization to perform | ||||||
4 | services at the event including, but not
limited to, | ||||||
5 | security for
persons or property at the event or services | ||||||
6 | before the event including, but
not limited to, training | ||||||
7 | for volunteers
or advertising may participate in the | ||||||
8 | management or operation of the games.
| ||||||
9 | (22) (Blank).
| ||||||
10 | (Source: P.A. 94-986, eff. 6-30-06; 95-228, eff. 8-16-07.)
| ||||||
11 | (230 ILCS 30/9) (from Ch. 120, par. 1129)
| ||||||
12 | Sec. 9. There shall be paid to the Board Department of | ||||||
13 | Revenue , 5% 3% of the net
gross proceeds of charitable games | ||||||
14 | conducted under the provisions
of this Act. Such payments shall | ||||||
15 | be made within 30 days after the
completion of the games. | ||||||
16 | Accompanying each payment shall be a return, on forms | ||||||
17 | prescribed by
the Board Department of Revenue . Failure to | ||||||
18 | submit either the payment or the return within the
specified | ||||||
19 | time may result in suspension or revocation of the license. Tax | ||||||
20 | returns filed pursuant to this Act shall not be confidential | ||||||
21 | and shall be available for public inspection.
| ||||||
22 |
The provisions of Sections 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, | ||||||
23 | 5g, 5i, 5j,
6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the Retailers' | ||||||
24 | Occupation
Tax Act, and Section 3-7 of the Uniform Penalty and | ||||||
25 | Interest Act,
which are not inconsistent with this Act shall |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | apply, as far as
practicable, to the subject matter of this Act | ||||||
2 | to the same extent as if
such provisions were included in this | ||||||
3 | Act. For the purposes of this Act, references in such | ||||||
4 | incorporated
Sections of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to | ||||||
5 | retailers, sellers or
persons engaged in the business of | ||||||
6 | selling tangible personal property means
persons engaged in | ||||||
7 | conducting charitable games, and references in such
| ||||||
8 | incorporated Sections of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to | ||||||
9 | sales of
tangible personal property mean the conducting of | ||||||
10 | charitable games and the
making of charges for playing such | ||||||
11 | games.
| ||||||
12 | All payments made to the Board Department of Revenue under | ||||||
13 | this Section shall be deposited
into the Illinois Gaming Law | ||||||
14 | Enforcement Fund of the State Treasury.
| ||||||
15 | (Source: P.A. 95-228, eff. 8-16-07.)
| ||||||
16 | (230 ILCS 30/10) (from Ch. 120, par. 1130)
| ||||||
17 | Sec. 10. Each licensee
must keep a complete record of | ||||||
18 | charitable games
conducted
within the previous 3 years. Such | ||||||
19 | record shall be open to
inspection by
any employee of the Board | ||||||
20 | Department of Revenue during reasonable business
hours.
| ||||||
21 | The Board Department may require that any person, | ||||||
22 | organization or corporation
licensed under this Act obtain from | ||||||
23 | an Illinois certified public accounting
firm at its own expense | ||||||
24 | a certified and unqualified financial statement
and | ||||||
25 | verification of records of such organization.
Failure of a |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | charitable games licensee to comply with this requirement | ||||||
2 | within
90
days of receiving notice from the Board Department | ||||||
3 | may
result in suspension or revocation of the licensee's | ||||||
4 | license.
| ||||||
5 | The Board Department of Revenue may, at its discretion, | ||||||
6 | suspend or
revoke
any license if it finds that the licensee or | ||||||
7 | any person
connected therewith
has violated or is violating the | ||||||
8 | provisions of this Act. A
revocation or suspension shall be in | ||||||
9 | addition to, and not in lieu of, any other
civil penalties or | ||||||
10 | assessments that are authorized by this Act. No licensee
under
| ||||||
11 | this Act, while a charitable game is being conducted, shall | ||||||
12 | knowingly permit
the entry into any part of the licensed | ||||||
13 | premises by any person
who has been convicted of a violation of
| ||||||
14 | Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
| ||||||
15 | (Source: P.A. 94-986, eff. 6-30-06; 95-228, eff. 8-16-07.)
| ||||||
16 | (230 ILCS 30/12) (from Ch. 120, par. 1132)
| ||||||
17 | Sec. 12. Penalties.
| ||||||
18 | (1) Any person who conducts or knowingly participates in an
| ||||||
19 | unlicensed charitable game commits the offense of gambling in | ||||||
20 | violation of
Section 28-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, as | ||||||
21 | amended. Any person who
violates any provision of this Act, or | ||||||
22 | any person who fails to file a
charitable games return or who
| ||||||
23 | files a fraudulent return
or application under this Act, or any | ||||||
24 | person who willfully
violates any rule or regulation of the | ||||||
25 | Board Department for the
administration
and enforcement of this |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Act, or any officer or agent of an organization
licensed under | ||||||
2 | this Act who signs a fraudulent return or application filed
on | ||||||
3 | behalf of
such an organization, is guilty of a Class
A | ||||||
4 | misdemeanor. Any second or subsequent violation of this Act | ||||||
5 | constitutes
a Class 4 felony.
| ||||||
6 | (2) Any organization that illegally conducts charitable | ||||||
7 | games, in addition to other penalties provided for in this Act, | ||||||
8 | shall be subject to a civil penalty equal to the amount of | ||||||
9 | gross proceeds derived from those unlicensed games, as well as | ||||||
10 | confiscation and forfeiture of all charitable games equipment | ||||||
11 | used in the conduct of those unlicensed games. | ||||||
12 | (3) Any organization licensed to conduct charitable games | ||||||
13 | that allows any form of illegal gambling to be conducted on the | ||||||
14 | premises where charitable games are being conducted, in | ||||||
15 | addition to other penalties provided for in this Act, shall be | ||||||
16 | subject to a civil penalty equal to the amount of gross | ||||||
17 | proceeds derived on that day from charitable games and any | ||||||
18 | illegal game that may have been conducted, as well as | ||||||
19 | confiscation and forfeiture of all charitable games equipment | ||||||
20 | used in the conduct of any unlicensed or illegal games. | ||||||
21 | (4) Any person who violates any provision of this Act or | ||||||
22 | knowingly violates any rule of the Board Department for the | ||||||
23 | administration of this Act, in addition to other penalties | ||||||
24 | provided, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed | ||||||
25 | $250 for each separate violation. | ||||||
26 | (5) No person shall sell, lease, or distribute for |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | compensation within this State, or possess with intent to sell, | ||||||
2 | lease, or distribute for compensation within this State, any | ||||||
3 | chips, representations of money, wheels, or any devices or | ||||||
4 | equipment designed for use or used in the play of charitable | ||||||
5 | games without first having obtained a license to do so from the | ||||||
6 | Board Department of Revenue . Any person that knowingly violates | ||||||
7 | this paragraph is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, the fine for | ||||||
8 | which shall not exceed $50,000.
| ||||||
9 | (Source: P.A. 94-986, eff. 6-30-06; 95-228, eff. 8-16-07.)
| ||||||
10 | (230 ILCS 30/13) (from Ch. 120, par. 1133)
| ||||||
11 | Sec. 13.
The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act shall | ||||||
12 | apply to all
administrative rules and procedures of the Board | ||||||
13 | Department of Revenue under this
Act, except that (1) paragraph | ||||||
14 | (b) of Section 5-10 of the Illinois
Administrative Procedure | ||||||
15 | Act does not apply to final orders, decisions and
opinions of | ||||||
16 | the Board Department , (2) subparagraph (a)(ii) of Section
5-10 | ||||||
17 | of the
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act does not apply to | ||||||
18 | forms established by
the Board Department for use under this | ||||||
19 | Act, (3) the provisions of Section 10-45 of
the Illinois | ||||||
20 | Administrative Procedure Act regarding proposals for decision | ||||||
21 | are
excluded and not applicable to the Board Department under | ||||||
22 | this Act, and (4) the
provisions of subsection (d) of Section | ||||||
23 | 10-65 of the
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act do not apply | ||||||
24 | so as to prevent summary
suspension of any license pending | ||||||
25 | revocation or other action, which suspension
shall remain in |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | effect unless modified by the Board Department or unless the | ||||||
2 | Board's
Department's decision is reversed on the merits in | ||||||
3 | proceedings conducted
pursuant to the Administrative Review | ||||||
4 | Law.
| ||||||
5 | (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
| ||||||
6 | (230 ILCS 30/14) (from Ch. 120, par. 1134)
| ||||||
7 | Sec. 14.
(a) There is hereby created the Illinois Gaming | ||||||
8 | Law
Enforcement Fund, a special fund in the State Treasury.
| ||||||
9 | (b) The General Assembly shall appropriate two-thirds of | ||||||
10 | the monies in
such fund to the Board Department of Revenue , | ||||||
11 | Department of State Police and the
Office of the Attorney | ||||||
12 | General for State law enforcement purposes. The
remaining | ||||||
13 | one-third of the monies in such fund shall be appropriated to | ||||||
14 | the Board
Department of Revenue for the purpose of distribution | ||||||
15 | in the form of
grants to counties or municipalities for law | ||||||
16 | enforcement purposes.
| ||||||
17 | The amount of a grant to counties or municipalities shall | ||||||
18 | bear the same
ratio to the total amount of grants made as the | ||||||
19 | number of licenses issued
in counties or municipalities bears | ||||||
20 | to the total number of licenses
issued in the State. In | ||||||
21 | computing the number of licenses issued in a
county, licenses | ||||||
22 | issued for locations within a municipality's boundaries
shall | ||||||
23 | be excluded.
| ||||||
24 | (c) (Blank).
| ||||||
25 | (Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98.)
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (230 ILCS 30/15) (from Ch. 120, par. 1135)
| ||||||
2 | Sec. 15.
Any law enforcement agency that takes action | ||||||
3 | relating to
the operation of a charitable game shall notify the | ||||||
4 | Board Department of Revenue
and specify the extent of the | ||||||
5 | action taken and the reasons for such action.
| ||||||
6 | (Source: P.A. 84-1303.)
| ||||||
7 | (230 ILCS 30/16 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 16. The Illinois Gaming Board. | ||||||
9 | (a) On the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
10 | 98th General Assembly, all powers, duties, rights, and | ||||||
11 | responsibilities of the Department of Revenue under this Act | ||||||
12 | shall be transferred to the Illinois Gaming Board. | ||||||
13 | (b) The personnel of the Department of Revenue that is | ||||||
14 | responsible for enforcing this Act shall be transferred to the | ||||||
15 | Illinois Gaming Board. The status and rights of such employees | ||||||
16 | under the Personnel Code shall not be affected by the transfer. | ||||||
17 | The rights of the employees and the State of Illinois and its | ||||||
18 | agencies under the Personnel Code and applicable collective | ||||||
19 | bargaining agreements or under any pension, retirement, or | ||||||
20 | annuity plan shall not be affected by this amendatory Act of | ||||||
21 | the 98th General Assembly. To the extent that an employee | ||||||
22 | performs any other duties for the Department of Revenue that do | ||||||
23 | not relate to the enforcement of this Act, that employee shall | ||||||
24 | be transferred at the Governor's discretion. |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (c) All books, records, papers, documents, property (real | ||||||
2 | and personal), contracts, causes of action, and pending | ||||||
3 | business pertaining to the powers, duties, rights, and | ||||||
4 | responsibilities transferred by this amendatory Act of the 97th | ||||||
5 | General Assembly from the Department of Revenue to the Illinois | ||||||
6 | Gaming Board, including, but not limited to, material in | ||||||
7 | electronic or magnetic format and necessary computer hardware | ||||||
8 | and software, shall be transferred to the Illinois Gaming | ||||||
9 | Board. | ||||||
10 | (d) All unexpended appropriations and balances and other | ||||||
11 | funds available for use by the Department of Revenue for the | ||||||
12 | specific purposes under this Act shall be transferred for use | ||||||
13 | by the Illinois Gaming Board pursuant to the direction of the | ||||||
14 | Governor. Unexpended balances so transferred shall be expended | ||||||
15 | only for the purpose for which the appropriations were | ||||||
16 | originally made. | ||||||
17 | (e) The powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities | ||||||
18 | transferred from the Department of Revenue by this amendatory | ||||||
19 | Act of the 98th General Assembly shall be vested in and shall | ||||||
20 | be exercised by the Illinois Gaming Board. | ||||||
21 | (f) Whenever reports or notices are now required to be made | ||||||
22 | or given or papers or documents furnished or served by any | ||||||
23 | person to or upon the Department of Revenue in connection with | ||||||
24 | any of the powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities | ||||||
25 | transferred by this amendatory Act of the 98th General | ||||||
26 | Assembly, the same shall be made, given, furnished, or served |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | in the same manner to or upon the Illinois Gaming Board. | ||||||
2 | (g) This amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly does | ||||||
3 | not affect any act done, ratified, or canceled or any right | ||||||
4 | occurring or established or any action or proceeding had or | ||||||
5 | commenced in an administrative, civil, or criminal cause by the | ||||||
6 | Department of Revenue before this amendatory Act of the 98th | ||||||
7 | General Assembly takes effect; such actions or proceedings may | ||||||
8 | be prosecuted and continued by the Illinois Gaming Board. | ||||||
9 | (h) Any rules of the Department of Revenue adopted under | ||||||
10 | this Act that relate to its powers, duties, rights, and | ||||||
11 | responsibilities and are in full force on the effective date of | ||||||
12 | this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly shall become | ||||||
13 | the rules of the Illinois Gaming Board. This amendatory Act of | ||||||
14 | the 98th General Assembly does not affect the legality of any | ||||||
15 | such rules in the Illinois Administrative Code. | ||||||
16 | Any proposed rules filed with the Secretary of State by the | ||||||
17 | Department of Revenue that are pending in the rulemaking | ||||||
18 | process on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
19 | 98th General Assembly and pertain to the powers, duties, | ||||||
20 | rights, and responsibilities transferred, shall be deemed to | ||||||
21 | have been filed by the Illinois Gaming Board. As soon as | ||||||
22 | practicable hereafter, the Illinois Gaming Board shall revise | ||||||
23 | and clarify the rules transferred to it under this amendatory | ||||||
24 | Act of the 98th General Assembly to reflect the reorganization | ||||||
25 | of powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities affected by | ||||||
26 | this amendatory Act, using the procedures for recodification of |
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1 | rules available under the Illinois Administrative Procedure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Act, except that existing title, part, and section numbering | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | for the affected rules may be retained. The Illinois Gaming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Board may propose and adopt under the Illinois Administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Procedure Act such other rules of the Department of Revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | that will now be administered by the Illinois Gaming Board.
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