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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1723 Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that after the effective date of the Act, "licensed truck stop establishment" means a facility capable of supporting 25 18-wheel tractor-trailers that sells at retail more than 50,000 gallons of diesel or biodiesel fuel per month, which meets at least 4 of the following criteria: (A) a separate truckers' television lounge; (B) a full-service laundry facility located in a convenient area for truckers' use; (C) private showers for men and women not located in an area open to the general public; (D) a convenience store with supplies commonly used only by commercial motor vehicle drivers, commonly referred to as truckers' supplies; (E) truck scales; (F) separate truckers' telephones; and (G) permanent storage facilities for fuel.
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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 | | "Commercial motor vehicles" has the same meaning as defined |
| 12 | | in Section 18b-101 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. |
| 13 | | "Distributor" means an individual, partnership, |
| 14 | | corporation, or limited liability company licensed under
this |
| 15 | | Act to buy, sell, lease, or distribute video gaming terminals |
| 16 | | or major
components or parts of video gaming terminals to or |
| 17 | | from terminal
operators.
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| 18 | | "Electronic card" means a card purchased from a licensed |
| 19 | | establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, licensed |
| 20 | | veterans establishment, or licensed truck stop establishment |
| 21 | | for use in that establishment as a substitute for cash in the |
| 22 | | conduct of gaming on a video gaming terminal. |
| 23 | | "Electronic voucher" means a voucher printed by an |
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| 1 | | electronic video game machine that is redeemable in the |
| 2 | | licensed establishment for which it was issued. |
| 3 | | "Terminal operator" means an individual, partnership, |
| 4 | | corporation, or limited liability company that is
licensed |
| 5 | | under this Act and that owns, services, and maintains video
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| 6 | | gaming terminals for placement in licensed establishments, |
| 7 | | licensed truck stop establishments, licensed fraternal
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| 8 | | establishments, or licensed veterans establishments.
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| 9 | | "Licensed technician" means an individual
who
is licensed |
| 10 | | under this Act to repair,
service, and maintain
video gaming |
| 11 | | terminals.
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| 12 | | "Licensed terminal handler" means a person, including but |
| 13 | | not limited to an employee or independent contractor working |
| 14 | | for a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or |
| 15 | | terminal operator, who is licensed under this Act to possess or |
| 16 | | control a video gaming terminal or to have access to the inner |
| 17 | | workings of a video gaming terminal. A licensed terminal |
| 18 | | handler does not include an individual, partnership, |
| 19 | | corporation, or limited liability company defined as a |
| 20 | | manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or terminal |
| 21 | | operator under this Act. |
| 22 | | "Manufacturer" means an individual, partnership, |
| 23 | | corporation, or limited liability company that is
licensed |
| 24 | | under this Act and that manufactures or assembles video gaming
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| 25 | | terminals.
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| 26 | | "Supplier" means an individual, partnership, corporation, |
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| 1 | | or limited liability company that is
licensed under this Act to |
| 2 | | supply major components or parts to video gaming
terminals to |
| 3 | | licensed
terminal operators.
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| 4 | | "Net terminal income" means money put into a video gaming |
| 5 | | terminal minus
credits paid out to players.
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| 6 | | "Video gaming terminal" means any electronic video game |
| 7 | | machine
that, upon insertion of cash, electronic cards or |
| 8 | | vouchers, or any combination thereof, is available to play or |
| 9 | | simulate the play of
a video game, including but not limited to |
| 10 | | video poker, line up, and blackjack, as
authorized by the Board |
| 11 | | utilizing a video display and microprocessors in
which the |
| 12 | | player may receive free games or credits that can be
redeemed |
| 13 | | for cash. The term does not include a machine that directly
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| 14 | | dispenses coins, cash, or tokens or is for amusement purposes |
| 15 | | only.
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| 16 | | "Licensed establishment" means any licensed retail |
| 17 | | establishment where
alcoholic liquor is drawn, poured, mixed, |
| 18 | | or otherwise served for consumption
on the premises, whether |
| 19 | | the establishment operates on a nonprofit or for-profit basis. |
| 20 | | "Licensed establishment" includes any such establishment that |
| 21 | | has a contractual relationship with an inter-track wagering |
| 22 | | location licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act |
| 23 | | of 1975, provided any contractual relationship shall not |
| 24 | | include any transfer or offer of revenue from the operation of |
| 25 | | video gaming under this Act to any licensee licensed under the |
| 26 | | Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provided, however, that the |
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| 1 | | licensed establishment that has such a contractual |
| 2 | | relationship with an inter-track wagering location licensee |
| 3 | | may not, itself, be (i) an inter-track wagering location |
| 4 | | licensee, (ii) the corporate parent or subsidiary of any |
| 5 | | licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, |
| 6 | | or (iii) the corporate subsidiary of a corporation that is also |
| 7 | | the corporate parent or subsidiary of any licensee licensed |
| 8 | | under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. "Licensed |
| 9 | | establishment" does not include a facility operated by an |
| 10 | | organization licensee, an inter-track wagering licensee, or an |
| 11 | | inter-track wagering location licensee licensed under the |
| 12 | | Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or a riverboat licensed under |
| 13 | | the Riverboat Gambling Act, except as provided in this |
| 14 | | paragraph. The changes made to this definition by Public Act |
| 15 | | 98-587 are declarative of existing law.
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| 16 | | "Licensed fraternal establishment" means the location |
| 17 | | where a qualified
fraternal organization that derives its |
| 18 | | charter from a national fraternal
organization regularly |
| 19 | | meets.
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| 20 | | "Licensed veterans establishment" means the location where |
| 21 | | a qualified
veterans organization that derives its charter from |
| 22 | | a national veterans
organization regularly meets.
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| 23 | | "Licensed truck stop establishment" means: (1) for |
| 24 | | licenses issued or renewed on or before the effective date of |
| 25 | | the 99th General Assembly, a facility (i) that is at least a
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| 26 | | 3-acre facility with a convenience store, (ii) with separate |
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| 1 | | diesel
islands for fueling commercial motor vehicles, (iii) |
| 2 | | that sells at retail more than 10,000 gallons of diesel or |
| 3 | | biodiesel fuel per month, and (iv) with parking spaces for |
| 4 | | commercial
motor vehicles; and (2) for licenses issued or |
| 5 | | renewed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the |
| 6 | | 99th General Assembly, "licensed truck stop establishment" |
| 7 | | means a facility (i) that is at least a 3-acre facility with a |
| 8 | | convenience store, (ii) with separate diesel islands for |
| 9 | | fueling commercial motor vehicles located in a separate fueling |
| 10 | | area that is accessible through a dedicated entrance, (iii) |
| 11 | | that sells at retail more than 50,000 gallons of diesel or |
| 12 | | biodiesel fuel per month, (iv) with a parking area for 25 or |
| 13 | | more 18-wheel tractor-trailer motor vehicles that is paved with |
| 14 | | asphalt or concrete or gravelled in order to support 18-wheel |
| 15 | | tractor-trailer motor vehicles and their loads, constructed |
| 16 | | according to industry specifications, which does not include |
| 17 | | parking areas for other vehicles around business entrance ways |
| 18 | | and exits, and (v) which meets at least 4 of the following |
| 19 | | criteria: (A) a separate truckers' television lounge; (B) a |
| 20 | | full-service laundry facility located in a convenient area for |
| 21 | | truckers' use; (C) private showers for men and women not |
| 22 | | located in an area open to the general public; (D) a |
| 23 | | convenience store with supplies commonly used only by |
| 24 | | commercial motor vehicle drivers, commonly referred to as |
| 25 | | truckers' supplies; (E) truck scales; (F) separate truckers' |
| 26 | | telephones; and (G) permanent storage facilities for fuel. The |
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| 1 | | requirement of demonstrating sales volume may be met by showing |
| 2 | | estimated future sales or past sales averages per month. |
| 3 | | "Commercial motor vehicles" has the same meaning as defined |
| 4 | | in Section 18b-101 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. |
| 5 | | The requirement of item (iii) of this paragraph may be met |
| 6 | | by showing that estimated future sales or past sales average at |
| 7 | | least 10,000 gallons per month.
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| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-31, eff. 6-24-13; |
| 9 | | 98-582, eff. 8-27-13; 98-587, eff. 8-27-13; 98-756, eff. |
| 10 | | 7-16-14.)
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