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1 | | designee to
attend in his stead.
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2 | | c. To employ and direct such personnel in accord with |
3 | | the Personnel Code,
as may be necessary to carry out the |
4 | | purposes of this Act.
In addition, the Director
may by |
5 | | agreement secure such services as he or she may deem |
6 | | necessary
from any other department, agency, or unit of the |
7 | | State government, and
may employ and compensate such |
8 | | consultants and technical assistants as may
be required and |
9 | | is otherwise permitted by law.
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10 | | d. To license, in accordance with the provisions of |
11 | | Sections 10 and 10.1
of this Act and the rules and |
12 | | regulations of the Department
adopted thereunder,
as |
13 | | agents to sell lottery tickets such persons as in his |
14 | | opinion will best
serve the public convenience and promote |
15 | | the sale of tickets or shares.
The Director may require a |
16 | | bond from every licensed agent, in such
amount as provided |
17 | | in the rules and regulations of the Department. Every |
18 | | licensed
agent shall prominently display his license, or a |
19 | | copy thereof, as provided
in the rules and regulations of |
20 | | the Department.
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21 | | e. To suspend or revoke any license issued pursuant to |
22 | | this Act or the
rules and regulations promulgated by the |
23 | | Department thereunder.
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24 | | f. To confer regularly as necessary or desirable and |
25 | | not
less than once
every month with the Lottery Control |
26 | | Board on the operation and administration
of the Lottery; |
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1 | | to make available for inspection by the Board or any member
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2 | | of the Board, upon request, all books, records, files, and |
3 | | other information
and documents of his office; to advise |
4 | | the Board and recommend such rules
and regulations and such |
5 | | other matters as he deems necessary and advisable
to |
6 | | improve the operation and administration of the lottery.
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7 | | g. To enter into contracts for the operation of the |
8 | | lottery, or any part
thereof, and into contracts for the |
9 | | promotion of the lottery on behalf of
the Department with |
10 | | any person, firm or corporation, to perform any of the
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11 | | functions provided for in this Act or the rules and |
12 | | regulations promulgated
thereunder. The Department shall |
13 | | not expend State funds on a contractual
basis for such |
14 | | functions unless those functions and expenditures are |
15 | | expressly
authorized by the General Assembly.
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16 | | h. To enter into an agreement or agreements with the |
17 | | management of state
lotteries operated pursuant to the laws |
18 | | of other states for the purpose of
creating and operating a |
19 | | multi-state lottery game wherein a separate and
distinct |
20 | | prize pool would be combined to award larger prizes to the |
21 | | public
than could be offered by the several state |
22 | | lotteries, individually. No
tickets or shares offered in |
23 | | connection with a multi-state lottery game
shall be sold |
24 | | within the State of Illinois, except those offered by and
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25 | | through the Department. No such agreement shall purport to |
26 | | pledge the full
faith and credit of the State of Illinois, |
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1 | | nor shall the Department expend
State funds on a |
2 | | contractual basis in connection with any such game unless
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3 | | such expenditures are expressly authorized by the General |
4 | | Assembly,
provided, however, that in the event of error or |
5 | | omission by the Illinois
State Lottery in the conduct of |
6 | | the game, as determined by the multi-state
game directors, |
7 | | the Department shall be authorized to pay a prize winner or
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8 | | winners the lesser of a disputed prize or $1,000,000, any |
9 | | such payment to
be made solely from funds appropriated for |
10 | | game prize purposes. The
Department shall be authorized to |
11 | | share in the ordinary operating expenses
of any such |
12 | | multi-state lottery game, from funds appropriated by the |
13 | | General Assembly,
and in the event the multi-state game |
14 | | control offices are physically
located within the State of |
15 | | Illinois, the Department is authorized to
advance start-up |
16 | | operating costs not to exceed $150,000, subject to
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17 | | proportionate reimbursement of such costs by the other |
18 | | participating state
lotteries. The Department shall be |
19 | | authorized to share proportionately in
the costs of |
20 | | establishing a liability reserve fund from funds |
21 | | appropriated
by the General Assembly. The Department is |
22 | | authorized to transfer prize
award funds attributable to |
23 | | Illinois sales of multi-state lottery game tickets to
the |
24 | | multi-state control office, or its designated depository, |
25 | | for deposit
to such game pool account or accounts as may be |
26 | | established by the
multi-state game directors, the records |
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1 | | of which account or accounts shall
be available at all |
2 | | times for inspection in an audit by the Auditor General
of |
3 | | Illinois and any other auditors pursuant to the laws of the |
4 | | State of
Illinois.
No multi-state game prize awarded to a |
5 | | nonresident of Illinois, with
respect to a ticket or share |
6 | | purchased in a state other than the State of
Illinois, |
7 | | shall be deemed to be a prize awarded under this Act for |
8 | | the
purpose of taxation under the Illinois Income Tax Act.
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9 | | The Department shall promulgate such rules as may be |
10 | | appropriate to
implement the provisions of this Section.
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11 | | i. To make a continuous study and investigation of (1) |
12 | | the operation and
the administration of similar laws which |
13 | | may be in effect in other states
or countries, (2) any |
14 | | literature on the subject which from time to time
may be |
15 | | published or available, (3) any Federal laws which may |
16 | | affect the
operation of the
lottery, and (4) the reaction |
17 | | of Illinois citizens to existing and potential
features of |
18 | | the lottery with a view to recommending or effecting |
19 | | changes
that will tend to serve the purposes of this Act.
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20 | | j. To report monthly to the State Treasurer and the |
21 | | Lottery Control Board
a full and complete statement of |
22 | | lottery revenues, prize disbursements and
other expenses |
23 | | for each month and the amounts to be transferred to the |
24 | | Common
School Fund pursuant to Section 7.2, and to
make an |
25 | | annual report, which shall include a full and complete |
26 | | statement
of lottery revenues, prize disbursements and |
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1 | | other expenses, to the Governor
and the Board. All reports |
2 | | required by this subsection shall be public
and copies of |
3 | | all
such reports shall be sent to the Speaker of the House, |
4 | | the President of
the Senate, and the minority leaders of |
5 | | both houses. |
6 | | k. To keep all information regarding the prize winner |
7 | | of a prize of $250,000 or greater confidential upon the |
8 | | prize winner making a written request that his or her |
9 | | information be kept confidential.
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10 | | (Source: P.A. 98-499, eff. 8-16-13; 99-933, eff. 1-27-17.)".
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