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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 Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is amended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | by adding Section 34.2 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (230 ILCS 5/34.2 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 34.2. Statement of winnings and losses. Beginning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | September 1, 2005, any organization licensee that uses a casino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | identification system to track a person's betting record at any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | wagering facility operated by the organization licensee must | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | prepare a statement showing the person's net winnings or losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | at the organization licensee's facilities. The organization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | licensee must transmit a copy of the statement to the person, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | either by mail or by electronic means, on or before October 5, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 2005 and monthly thereafter. The statement must contain a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | spreadsheet document that shows the person's net winnings or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | losses at the organization licensee's facility during the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | previous month. Failure by an organization licensee to transmit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | a statement required under this Section is a Class B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | misdemeanor. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | For the purposes of this Section 34.2, the term "casino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | identification system" means a system to identify certain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | bettors at an organization licensee's wagering facilities for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | the purpose of granting rewards to those bettors that include, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | but are not limited to, discounts, gifts, or anything else of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | value. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Section 10. The Riverboat Gambling Act is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Section 13.2 and changing Section 18 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | (230 ILCS 10/13.2 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Sec. 13.2. Statement of winnings and losses. Beginning |
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1 | September 1, 2005, any owners licensee that uses a casino | ||||||
2 | identification system to track a person's betting record at any | ||||||
3 | riverboat operated by the owners licensee must prepare a | ||||||
4 | statement showing the person's net winnings or losses at the | ||||||
5 | owners licensee's riverboats. The owners licensee must | ||||||
6 | transmit a copy of the statement to the person, either by mail | ||||||
7 | or by electronic means, on or before October 5, 2005 and | ||||||
8 | monthly thereafter. The statement must contain a spreadsheet | ||||||
9 | document that shows the person's net winnings or losses at the | ||||||
10 | owners licensee's riverboats during the previous month. | ||||||
11 | For the purposes of this Section 13.2, the term "casino | ||||||
12 | identification system" means a system to identify certain | ||||||
13 | bettors at an owners licensee's riverboats for the purpose of | ||||||
14 | granting rewards to those bettors that include, but are not | ||||||
15 | limited to, discounts, gifts, or anything else of value.
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16 | (230 ILCS 10/18) (from Ch. 120, par. 2418)
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17 | Sec. 18. Prohibited Activities - Penalty.
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18 | (a) A person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for doing | ||||||
19 | any of the
following:
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20 | (1) Conducting gambling where wagering
is used or to be | ||||||
21 | used
without a license issued by the Board.
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22 | (2) Conducting gambling where wagering
is permitted | ||||||
23 | other
than in the manner specified by Section 11.
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24 | (b) A person is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor for doing | ||||||
25 | any of the
following:
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26 | (1) permitting a person under 21 years to make a wager; | ||||||
27 | or
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28 | (2) violating paragraph (12) of subsection (a) of | ||||||
29 | Section 11 of this Act ; or
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30 | (3) violating Section 13.2 of this Act .
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31 | (c) A person wagering or accepting a wager at any location | ||||||
32 | outside the
riverboat is subject to the penalties in paragraphs | ||||||
33 | (1) or (2) of
subsection (a) of Section 28-1 of the Criminal | ||||||
34 | Code of 1961.
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35 | (d) A person commits a Class 4 felony and, in addition, |
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1 | shall be barred
for life from riverboats under the jurisdiction | ||||||
2 | of the
Board, if the person does any of the following:
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3 | (1) Offers, promises, or gives anything of value or | ||||||
4 | benefit to a person
who is connected with a riverboat owner | ||||||
5 | including, but
not limited to, an officer or employee of a | ||||||
6 | licensed owner or holder of an
occupational license | ||||||
7 | pursuant to an agreement or arrangement or with the
intent | ||||||
8 | that the promise or thing of value or benefit will | ||||||
9 | influence the
actions of the person to whom the offer, | ||||||
10 | promise, or gift was made in order
to affect or attempt to | ||||||
11 | affect the outcome of a gambling game, or to
influence | ||||||
12 | official action of a member of the Board.
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13 | (2) Solicits or knowingly accepts or receives a promise | ||||||
14 | of anything of
value or benefit while the person is | ||||||
15 | connected with a riverboat
including, but not limited to, | ||||||
16 | an officer or employee of a licensed owner,
or holder of an | ||||||
17 | occupational license, pursuant to an understanding or
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18 | arrangement or with the intent that the promise or thing of | ||||||
19 | value or
benefit will influence the actions of the person | ||||||
20 | to affect or attempt to
affect the outcome of a gambling | ||||||
21 | game, or to influence official action of a
member of the | ||||||
22 | Board.
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23 | (3) Uses or possesses with the intent to use a device | ||||||
24 | to assist:
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25 | (i) In projecting the outcome of the game.
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26 | (ii) In keeping track of the cards played.
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27 | (iii) In analyzing the probability of the | ||||||
28 | occurrence of an event
relating to the gambling game.
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29 | (iv) In analyzing the strategy for playing or | ||||||
30 | betting to be used in the
game except as permitted by | ||||||
31 | the Board.
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32 | (4) Cheats at a gambling game.
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33 | (5) Manufactures, sells, or distributes any cards, | ||||||
34 | chips, dice, game or
device which is intended to be used to | ||||||
35 | violate any provision of this Act.
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36 | (6) Alters or misrepresents the outcome of a gambling |
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1 | game on which
wagers have been made after the outcome is | ||||||
2 | made sure but before it is
revealed to the players.
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3 | (7) Places a bet after acquiring knowledge, not | ||||||
4 | available to all players,
of the outcome of the gambling | ||||||
5 | game which is subject of the bet or to aid a
person in | ||||||
6 | acquiring the knowledge for the purpose of placing a bet
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7 | contingent on that outcome.
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8 | (8) Claims, collects, or takes, or attempts to claim, | ||||||
9 | collect, or take,
money or anything of value in or from the | ||||||
10 | gambling games, with intent to
defraud, without having made | ||||||
11 | a wager contingent on winning a gambling game,
or claims, | ||||||
12 | collects, or takes an amount of money or thing of value of
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13 | greater value than the amount won.
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14 | (9) Uses counterfeit chips or tokens in a gambling | ||||||
15 | game.
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16 | (10) Possesses any key or device designed for the | ||||||
17 | purpose of opening,
entering, or affecting the operation of | ||||||
18 | a gambling game, drop box, or an
electronic or mechanical | ||||||
19 | device connected with the gambling game or for
removing | ||||||
20 | coins, tokens, chips or other contents of a gambling game. | ||||||
21 | This
paragraph (10) does not apply to a gambling licensee | ||||||
22 | or employee of a
gambling licensee acting in furtherance of | ||||||
23 | the employee's employment.
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24 | (e) The possession of more than one of the devices | ||||||
25 | described in
subsection (d), paragraphs (3), (5) or (10) | ||||||
26 | permits a rebuttable
presumption that the possessor intended to | ||||||
27 | use the devices for cheating.
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28 | An action to prosecute any crime occurring on a riverboat
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29 | shall be tried in the county of the dock at which the riverboat | ||||||
30 | is based.
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31 | (Source: P.A. 91-40, eff. 6-25-99.)
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32 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
33 | becoming law.
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