Bill Text: IL HB5038 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Fair Gaming Act. Provides that the Illinois Gaming Board shall issue a licensed establishment license to the Department of Agriculture to operate video gaming at the Illinois State Fairgrounds and the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds (rather than issuing the license to a concessioner). Makes conforming changes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5038 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5038-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5038 Introduced , by Rep. Robert Rita SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
230 ILCS 50/30-5
230 ILCS 50/30-10
230 ILCS 50/30-15
Amends the State Fair Gaming Act. Provides that the Illinois Gaming Board shall issue a licensed establishment license to the Department of Agriculture to operate video gaming at the Illinois State Fairgrounds and the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds (rather than issuing the license to a concessioner). Makes conforming changes.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning gaming.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Fair Gaming Act is amended by changing
Sections 30-5, 30-10, and 30-15 as follows:
(230 ILCS 50/30-5)
Sec. 30-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
"Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
"State Fair" has the meaning given to that term in the
State Fair Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
(230 ILCS 50/30-10)
Sec. 30-10. Gaming Gambling at the State Fair.
(a) The Board shall issue a licensed establishment license
as provided under Section 25 of the Video Gaming Act to the
Department to operate video gaming a concessioner who will
operate at the Illinois State Fairgrounds and at the DuQuoin
State Fairgrounds. The Department shall select, concessioner
shall be chosen under the Illinois Procurement Code,
Board-licensed terminal operators for an operational period
not to exceed 3 years. At the conclusion of each 3-year cycle,

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the Illinois Procurement Code shall be used to determine the
new terminal operators concessioner.
(b) Moneys bid by the terminal operators concessioner shall
be deposited into the State Fairgrounds Capital Improvements
and Harness Racing Fund.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
(230 ILCS 50/30-15)
Sec. 30-15. Video gaming at the State Fair.
(a) The Department concessioner issued a licensed
establishment license under Section 30-10 may operate: (1) up
to 50 video gaming terminals as provided in the Video Gaming
Act during the scheduled dates of the Illinois State Fair; and
(2) up to 30 video gaming terminals as provided in the Video
Gaming Act during the scheduled dates of the DuQuoin State
Fair.
(b) No more than 10 video gaming terminals may be placed in
any temporary pavilion where alcoholic beverages are served at
either State Fair.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)