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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB1536 Introduced , by Rep. Bill Mitchell SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Video Gaming Act. Includes within the definition of "Licensed establishment" a licensed retail establishment where
alcoholic liquor is drawn, poured, mixed, or otherwise served for consumption
on the premises that is operated by an entity that is incorporated under the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Effective immediately.
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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 Video Gaming
Act is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (230 ILCS 40/5)
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| 7 | | Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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| 8 | | "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
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| 9 | | "Credit" means one, 5, 10, or 25 cents either won or |
| 10 | | purchased by a player.
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| 11 | | "Distributor" means an individual, partnership, |
| 12 | | corporation, or limited liability company licensed under
this |
| 13 | | Act to buy, sell, lease, or distribute video gaming terminals |
| 14 | | or major
components or parts of video gaming terminals to or |
| 15 | | from terminal
operators.
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| 16 | | "Terminal operator" means an individual, partnership, |
| 17 | | corporation, or limited liability company that is
licensed |
| 18 | | under this Act and that owns, services, and maintains video
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| 19 | | gaming terminals for placement in licensed establishments, |
| 20 | | licensed truck stop establishments, licensed fraternal
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| 21 | | establishments, or licensed veterans establishments.
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| 22 | | "Licensed technician" means an individual
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is licensed |
| 23 | | under this Act to repair,
service, and maintain
video gaming |
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| 1 | | terminals.
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| 2 | | "Licensed terminal handler" means a person, including but |
| 3 | | not limited to an employee or independent contractor working |
| 4 | | for a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or |
| 5 | | terminal operator, who is licensed under this Act to possess or |
| 6 | | control a video gaming terminal or to have access to the inner |
| 7 | | workings of a video gaming terminal. A licensed terminal |
| 8 | | handler does not include an individual, partnership, |
| 9 | | corporation, or limited liability company defined as a |
| 10 | | manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or terminal |
| 11 | | operator under this Act. |
| 12 | | "Manufacturer" means an individual, partnership, |
| 13 | | corporation, or limited liability company that is
licensed |
| 14 | | under this Act and that manufactures or assembles video gaming
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| 15 | | terminals.
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| 16 | | "Supplier" means an individual, partnership, corporation, |
| 17 | | or limited liability company that is
licensed under this Act to |
| 18 | | supply major components or parts to video gaming
terminals to |
| 19 | | licensed
terminal operators.
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| 20 | | "Net terminal income" means money put into a video gaming |
| 21 | | terminal minus
credits paid out to players.
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| 22 | | "Video gaming terminal" means any electronic video game |
| 23 | | machine
that, upon insertion of cash, is available to play or |
| 24 | | simulate the play of
a video game, including but not limited to |
| 25 | | video poker, line up, and blackjack, as
authorized by the Board |
| 26 | | utilizing a video display and microprocessors in
which the |
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| 1 | | player may receive free games or credits that can be
redeemed |
| 2 | | for cash. The term does not include a machine that directly
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| 3 | | dispenses coins, cash, or tokens or is for amusement purposes |
| 4 | | only.
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| 5 | | "Licensed establishment" means any licensed retail |
| 6 | | establishment where
alcoholic liquor is drawn, poured, mixed, |
| 7 | | or otherwise served for consumption
on the premises and |
| 8 | | includes any such establishment that has a contractual |
| 9 | | relationship with an inter-track wagering location licensee |
| 10 | | licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, provided |
| 11 | | any contractual relationship shall not include any transfer or |
| 12 | | offer of revenue from the operation of video gaming under this |
| 13 | | Act to any licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing |
| 14 | | Act of 1975. Provided, however, that the licensed establishment |
| 15 | | that has such a contractual relationship with an inter-track |
| 16 | | wagering location licensee may not, itself, be (i) an |
| 17 | | inter-track wagering location licensee, (ii) the corporate |
| 18 | | parent or subsidiary of any licensee licensed under the |
| 19 | | Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, or (iii) the corporate |
| 20 | | subsidiary of a corporation that is also the corporate parent |
| 21 | | or subsidiary of any licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse |
| 22 | | Racing Act of 1975. "Licensed establishment" also includes a |
| 23 | | licensed retail establishment where
alcoholic liquor is drawn, |
| 24 | | poured, mixed, or otherwise served for consumption
on the |
| 25 | | premises that is operated by an entity that is incorporated |
| 26 | | under the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. |
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| 1 | | "Licensed establishment" does not include a facility operated |
| 2 | | by an organization licensee, an inter-track wagering licensee, |
| 3 | | or an inter-track wagering location licensee licensed under the |
| 4 | | Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or a riverboat licensed under |
| 5 | | the Riverboat Gambling Act, except as provided in this |
| 6 | | paragraph.
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| 7 | | "Licensed fraternal establishment" means the location |
| 8 | | where a qualified
fraternal organization that derives its |
| 9 | | charter from a national fraternal
organization regularly |
| 10 | | meets.
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| 11 | | "Licensed veterans establishment" means the location where |
| 12 | | a qualified
veterans organization that derives its charter from |
| 13 | | a national veterans
organization regularly meets.
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| 14 | | "Licensed truck stop establishment" means a facility (i) |
| 15 | | that is at least a
3-acre facility with a convenience store, |
| 16 | | (ii) with separate diesel
islands for fueling commercial motor |
| 17 | | vehicles, (iii) that sells at retail more than 10,000 gallons |
| 18 | | of diesel or biodiesel fuel per month, and (iv) with parking |
| 19 | | spaces for commercial
motor vehicles. "Commercial motor |
| 20 | | vehicles" has the same meaning as defined in Section 18b-101 of |
| 21 | | the Illinois Vehicle Code. The requirement of item (iii) of |
| 22 | | this paragraph may be met by showing that estimated future |
| 23 | | sales or past sales average at least 10,000 gallons per month.
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| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; |
| 25 | | 96-1410, eff. 7-30-10; 96-1479, eff. 8-23-10; 97-333, eff. |
| 26 | | 8-12-11.)
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