101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5038
 
Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Robert Rita
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
230 ILCS 50/30-5
230 ILCS 50/30-10
230 ILCS 50/30-15

     Amends the State Fair Gaming Act. Provides that the Illinois Gaming Board shall issue a licensed establishment license to the Department of Agriculture to operate video gaming at the Illinois State Fairgrounds and the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds (rather than issuing the license to a concessioner). Makes conforming changes.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning gaming.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The State Fair Gaming Act is amended  by changing 
5Sections 30-5, 30-10, and 30-15 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 50/30-5)

7    Sec. 30-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
8    "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
9    "Department" means the Department of Agriculture. 
10    "State Fair" has the meaning given to that term in the 
11State Fair Act.

12(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
 
13    (230 ILCS 50/30-10)

14    Sec. 30-10. Gaming Gambling at the State Fair.  
15    (a) The Board shall issue a licensed establishment license 
16as provided under Section 25 of the Video Gaming Act to the 
17Department to operate video gaming a concessioner who will 
18operate at the Illinois State Fairgrounds and at the DuQuoin 
19State Fairgrounds.  The Department shall select, concessioner 
20shall be chosen under the Illinois Procurement Code, 
21Board-licensed terminal operators for an operational period 
22not to exceed 3 years.  At the conclusion of each 3-year cycle, 
 
 
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1the Illinois Procurement Code shall be used to determine the 
2new terminal operators concessioner.
3    (b) Moneys bid by the terminal operators concessioner shall 
4be deposited into the State Fairgrounds Capital Improvements 
5and Harness Racing Fund.

6(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
 
7    (230 ILCS 50/30-15)

8    Sec. 30-15. Video gaming at the State Fair. 
9    (a) The Department concessioner issued a licensed 
10establishment license under Section 30-10 may operate: (1)  up 
11to 50 video gaming terminals as provided in the Video Gaming 
12Act during the scheduled dates of the Illinois State Fair; and 
13(2) up to 30 video gaming terminals as provided in the Video 
14Gaming Act during the scheduled dates of the DuQuoin State 
15Fair.
16    (b) No more than 10 video gaming terminals may be placed in 
17any temporary pavilion where alcoholic beverages are served at 
18either State Fair.

19(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)