102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB4985

 

Introduced 1/27/2022, by Rep. Tim Butler

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
230 ILCS 45/25-71 new
230 ILCS 50/30-16 new

    Amends the Sports Wagering Act and the State Fair Gaming Act. Provides that the Illinois Gaming Board shall award a special-purpose sports wagering license to the Department of Agriculture to use during the days of the Illinois State Fair and DuQuoin State Fair. Provides this special-purpose sports wagering license shall only be good for the exact days of the Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair.


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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 Sports Wagering Act is amended by adding
5Section 25-71 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 45/25-71 new)
7    Sec. 25-71. Special-purpose sports wagering license. The
8Board shall award a special-purpose sports wagering license to
9the Department of Agriculture to use during the days of the
10Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair. This
11special-purpose sports wagering license shall only be good for
12the exact days of the Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State
13Fair.
 
14    Section 10. The State Fair Gaming Act is amended by adding
15Section 30-16 as follows:
 
16    (230 ILCS 50/30-16 new)
17    Sec. 30-16. Sports wagering at the State Fair. The Board
18shall award a special-purpose sports wagering license to the
19Department to use during the days of the Illinois State Fair
20and the DuQuoin State Fair. This special-purpose sports
21wagering license shall only be good for the exact days of the

 

 

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1Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair.