Bill Text: IL SB3011 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Bingo License and Tax Act. Allows for units of local governments to conduct bingo without a license or fee under specified conditions. Increases the maximum aggregate retail value of all prizes or merchandise awarded in any one game of bingo conducted by a senior citizens organization or a unit of local government from $5 to $10. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1055 [SB3011 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SB3011-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Bingo License and Tax Act. Allows for units of local governments to conduct bingo without a license or fee under specified conditions. Increases the maximum aggregate retail value of all prizes or merchandise awarded in any one game of bingo conducted by a senior citizens organization or a unit of local government from $5 to $10. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1055 [SB3011 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SB3011-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 Bingo License and Tax Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 1.3 as follows:
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6 | (230 ILCS 25/1.3)
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7 | Sec. 1.3. Restrictions on licensure. Licensing for the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | conducting of bingo is subject to the following restrictions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (1) The license application, when submitted to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Department, must contain a sworn statement attesting to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | not-for-profit character of the prospective licensee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | organization, signed by a person listed on the application | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | as an owner, officer, or other person in charge of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | necessary day-to-day operations of that organization. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | (2) The license application shall be prepared in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | accordance with the rules of the Department. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (3) The licensee shall prominently display the license | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | in the area where the licensee conducts bingo. The licensee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | shall likewise display, in the form and manner as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | prescribed by the Department, the provisions of Section 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | of this Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (4) Each license shall state the day of the week, hours | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | and at which location the licensee is permitted to conduct |
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1 | bingo games. | ||||||
2 | (5) A license is not assignable or transferable. | ||||||
3 | (6) A license authorizes the licensee to conduct the | ||||||
4 | game commonly known as bingo, in which prizes are awarded | ||||||
5 | on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card | ||||||
6 | conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random. | ||||||
7 | (7) The Department may, on special application made by | ||||||
8 | any organization having a bingo license, issue a special | ||||||
9 | permit for conducting bingo at other premises and on other | ||||||
10 | days not exceeding 5 consecutive days, except that a | ||||||
11 | licensee may conduct bingo at the Illinois State Fair or | ||||||
12 | any county fair held in Illinois during each day that the | ||||||
13 | fair is held, without a fee. Bingo games conducted at the | ||||||
14 | Illinois State Fair or a county fair shall not require a | ||||||
15 | special permit. No more than 2 special permits may be | ||||||
16 | issued in one year to any one organization. | ||||||
17 | (8) Any organization qualified for a license but not | ||||||
18 | holding one may, upon application and payment of a | ||||||
19 | nonrefundable fee of $50, receive a limited license to | ||||||
20 | conduct bingo games at no more than 2 indoor or outdoor | ||||||
21 | festivals in a year for a maximum of 5 consecutive days on | ||||||
22 | each occasion. No more than 2 limited licenses under this | ||||||
23 | item (7) may be issued to any organization in any year. A | ||||||
24 | limited license must be prominently displayed at the site | ||||||
25 | where the bingo games are conducted. | ||||||
26 | (9) Senior citizens organizations and units of local |
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1 | government may conduct bingo without a license or fee, | ||||||
2 | subject to the following conditions: | ||||||
3 | (A) bingo shall be conducted only at a facility | ||||||
4 | that is owned by a unit of local government to which | ||||||
5 | the corporate authorities have given their approval | ||||||
6 | and that is used to provide social services or a | ||||||
7 | meeting place to senior citizens, or in common areas in | ||||||
8 | multi-unit federally assisted rental housing | ||||||
9 | maintained solely for the elderly and handicapped; | ||||||
10 | (B) the price paid for a single card shall not | ||||||
11 | exceed 50 cents; | ||||||
12 | (C) the aggregate retail value of all prizes or | ||||||
13 | merchandise awarded in any one game of bingo shall not | ||||||
14 | exceed $10 $5 ; | ||||||
15 | (D) no person or organization shall participate in | ||||||
16 | the management or operation of bingo under this item | ||||||
17 | (9) if the person or organization would be ineligible | ||||||
18 | for a license under this Section; and | ||||||
19 | (E) no license is required to provide premises for | ||||||
20 | bingo conducted under this item (9). | ||||||
21 | (10) Bingo equipment shall not be used for any purpose | ||||||
22 | other than for the play of bingo.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 95-228, eff. 8-16-07; 96-210, eff. 8-10-09.)
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24 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
25 | becoming law.
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