Sen. Gary Forby

Filed: 4/8/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 745

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 745 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Video Gaming Act is amended by changing
5Section 55 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 40/55)
7    Sec. 55. Precondition for licensed location. In all cases
8of application for a licensed location, to operate a video
9gaming terminal, each licensed establishment, licensed
10fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment
11shall possess a valid liquor license issued by the Illinois
12Liquor Control Commission in effect at the time of application
13and at all times thereafter during which a video gaming
14terminal is made available to the public for play at that
15location. Video gaming terminals in a licensed location shall
16be operated only during the same hours of operation generally

 

 

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1permitted to holders of a license under the Liquor Control Act
2of 1934 within the unit of local government in which they are
3located. A licensed truck stop establishment that does not hold
4a liquor license may operate video gaming terminals on a
5continuous basis. A licensed fraternal establishment or
6licensed veterans establishment that does not hold a liquor
7license may operate video gaming terminals if (i) the
8establishment is located in a county with a population between
96,500 and 7,000, based on the 2000 U.S. Census, (ii) the county
10prohibits by ordinance the sale of alcohol, and (iii) the
11establishment is in a portion of the county where the sale of
12alcohol is prohibited. A licensed fraternal establishment or
13licensed veterans establishment that does not hold a liquor
14license may operate video gaming terminals if (i) the
15establishment is located in a county with a population between
168,500 and 9,000 based on the 2000 U.S. Census and (ii) the
17county prohibits or limits the sale of alcohol by ordinance in
18a way that prohibits the establishment from selling alcohol.
19(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1410, eff. 7-30-10.)
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.".