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State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5181 Introduced , by Rep. Robert Rita SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Extends the repeal date for provisions concerning a program that allows individuals 18 years of age or older to purchase lottery tickets online from July 1, 2017 to July 1, 2028. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 Illinois Lottery Law is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 7.12 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 1605/7.12) |
| 7 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2018) |
| 8 | | Sec. 7.12. Internet program. |
| 9 | | (a) The General Assembly finds that: |
| 10 | | (1) the consumer market in Illinois has changed since |
| 11 | | the creation of the Illinois State Lottery in 1974; |
| 12 | | (2) the Internet has become an integral part of |
| 13 | | everyday life for a significant number of Illinois |
| 14 | | residents not only in regards to their professional life, |
| 15 | | but also in regards to personal business and communication; |
| 16 | | and |
| 17 | | (3) the current practices of selling lottery tickets |
| 18 | | does not appeal to the new form of market participants who |
| 19 | | prefer to make purchases on the Internet at their own |
| 20 | | convenience. |
| 21 | | It is the intent of the General Assembly to create an |
| 22 | | Internet program for the sale of lottery tickets to capture |
| 23 | | this new form of market participant. |
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| 1 | | (b) The Department shall create a program that allows an |
| 2 | | individual 18 years of age or older to purchase lottery tickets |
| 3 | | or shares on the Internet without using a Lottery retailer with |
| 4 | | on-line status, as those terms are defined by rule. The |
| 5 | | Department shall restrict the sale of lottery tickets on the |
| 6 | | Internet to transactions initiated and received or otherwise |
| 7 | | made exclusively within the State of Illinois. The Department |
| 8 | | shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this |
| 9 | | program. These rules shall include, among other things, |
| 10 | | requirements for marketing of the Lottery to infrequent |
| 11 | | players, as well as limitations on the purchases that may be |
| 12 | | made through any one individual's lottery account. The |
| 13 | | provisions of this Act and the rules adopted under this Act |
| 14 | | shall apply to the sale of lottery tickets or shares under this |
| 15 | | program. |
| 16 | | Before beginning the program, the Department of the Lottery |
| 17 | | must submit a request to the United States Department of |
| 18 | | Justice for review of the State's plan to implement a program |
| 19 | | for the sale of lottery tickets on the Internet and its |
| 20 | | propriety under federal law. The Department shall implement the |
| 21 | | Internet program only if the Department of Justice does not |
| 22 | | object to the implementation of the program within a reasonable |
| 23 | | period of time after its review. |
| 24 | | The Department is obligated to implement the program set |
| 25 | | forth in this Section and Sections 7.15 and 7.16 only at such |
| 26 | | time, and to such extent, that the Department of Justice does |
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| 1 | | not object to the implementation of the program within a |
| 2 | | reasonable period of time after its review. While the Illinois |
| 3 | | Lottery may only offer Lotto, Mega Millions, and Powerball |
| 4 | | games through the program, the Department shall request review |
| 5 | | from the federal Department of Justice for the Illinois Lottery |
| 6 | | to sell lottery tickets on the Internet on behalf of the State |
| 7 | | of Illinois that are not limited to just these games. |
| 8 | | The Department shall authorize the private manager to |
| 9 | | implement and administer the program pursuant to the management |
| 10 | | agreement entered into under Section 9.1 and in a manner |
| 11 | | consistent with the provisions of this Section. If a private |
| 12 | | manager has not been selected pursuant to Section 9.1 at the |
| 13 | | time the Department is obligated to implement the program, then |
| 14 | | the Department shall not proceed with the program until after |
| 15 | | the selection of the private manager, at which time the |
| 16 | | Department shall authorize the private manager to implement and |
| 17 | | administer the program pursuant to the management agreement |
| 18 | | entered into under Section 9.1 and in a manner consistent with |
| 19 | | the provisions of this Section. |
| 20 | | Nothing in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting |
| 21 | | the Department from implementing and operating a website portal |
| 22 | | whereby individuals who are 18 years of age or older with an |
| 23 | | Illinois mailing address may apply to purchase lottery tickets |
| 24 | | via subscription. Nothing in this Section shall also be |
| 25 | | construed as prohibiting the sale of Lotto, Mega Millions, and |
| 26 | | Powerball games by a lottery licensee pursuant to the |