Bill Text: IL HB3208 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provides that organization licensees may determine and set hours and days of operation for inter-track wagering under an inter-track wagering license and inter-track wagering location license. Provides that organization licensees may determine wagering on simulcast programs on out-of-state races at wagering facilities at which inter-track wagering licensees and inter-track wagering location licensees who derive their licenses from the organization licensee conduct business.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3208 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB3208-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 Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is amended | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | by changing Section 20.1 as follows:
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6 | (230 ILCS 5/20.1)
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7 | Sec. 20.1. Authority of licensees.
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8 | (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Act
to the contrary, | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | an organization licensee shall have authority to:
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10 | (1) determine prices charged for goods and services;
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11 | (2) determine prices charged for wagering products, | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | subject to Sections 26
and 26.2 of this Act;
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13 | (3) determine its hours of operation, subject to at | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | least 30 days prior
notice to the Board if such hours are | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | different than provided such licensee's
racing dates | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | application; and
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17 | (4) determine and set hours of operation and days of | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | operation for inter-track wagering under an inter-track | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | wagering license and inter-track wagering location | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | license; | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | (5) determine wagering on simulcast programs on | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | out-of-state races at wagering facilities at which | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | inter-track wagering licensees and inter-track wagering |
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1 | location licensees who derive their licenses from the | ||||||
2 | organization licensee conduct business; and
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3 | (6) (4) otherwise manage its business operations.
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4 | (b) The Board may disapprove of any business practices by | ||||||
5 | organization
licensees identified in subsection (a) of this | ||||||
6 | Section if the Board finds that
such practices are detrimental | ||||||
7 | to the public interest.
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8 | (Source: P.A. 91-40, eff. 6-25-99.)
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