Bill Text: IL HB5876 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Removes the prohibition on a licensee under the Act accepting a wager for a sports event involving an Illinois collegiate team. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-12 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll [HB5876 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5876-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5876 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
230 ILCS 45/25-25
Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Removes the prohibition on a licensee under the Act accepting a wager for a sports event involving an Illinois collegiate team. Effective immediately.
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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 Sports Wagering Act is amended by changing
Section 25-25 as follows:
(230 ILCS 45/25-25)
Sec. 25-25. Sports wagering authorized.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
the operation of sports wagering is only lawful when conducted
in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules of
the Illinois Gaming Board and the Department of the Lottery.
(b) A person placing a wager under this Act shall be at
least 21 years of age.
(c) A licensee under this Act may not accept a wager on a
minor league sports event.
(d) (Blank). A licensee under this Act may not accept a
wager for a sports event involving an Illinois collegiate team.
(e) A licensee under this Act may only accept a wager from
a person physically located in the State.
(f) Master sports wagering licensees may use any data
source for determining the results of all tier 1 sports wagers.
(g) A sports governing body headquartered in the United
States may notify the Board that it desires to supply official

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league data to master sports wagering licensees for determining
the results of tier 2 sports wagers. Such notification shall be
made in the form and manner as the Board may require. If a
sports governing body does not notify the Board of its desire
to supply official league data, a master sports wagering
licensee may use any data source for determining the results of
any and all tier 2 sports wagers on sports contests for that
sports governing body.
Within 30 days of a sports governing body notifying the
Board, master sports wagering licensees shall use only official
league data to determine the results of tier 2 sports wagers on
sports events sanctioned by that sports governing body, unless:
(1) the sports governing body or designee cannot provide a feed
of official league data to determine the results of a
particular type of tier 2 sports wager, in which case master
sports wagering licensees may use any data source for
determining the results of the applicable tier 2 sports wager
until such time as such data feed becomes available on
commercially reasonable terms; or (2) a master sports wagering
licensee can demonstrate to the Board that the sports governing
body or its designee cannot provide a feed of official league
data to the master sports wagering licensee on commercially
reasonable terms. During the pendency of the Board's
determination, such master sports wagering licensee may use any
data source for determining the results of any and all tier 2
sports wagers.

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(h) A licensee under this Act may not accept wagers on a
kindergarten through 12th grade sports event.
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.