100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB0603

 

Introduced 1/24/2017, by Sen. Scott M. Bennett

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
230 ILCS 40/5

     Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that "licensed establishment" includes the premises of any craft distiller licensee under the Liquor Control Act of 1934 where alcoholic liquor is drawn, poured, mixed, or otherwise served for consumption on the premises. Effective immediately.


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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 Video Gaming Act is amended by changing
5Section 5 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 40/5)
7    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
8    "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
9    "Credit" means one, 5, 10, or 25 cents either won or
10purchased by a player.
11    "Distributor" means an individual, partnership,
12corporation, or limited liability company licensed under this
13Act to buy, sell, lease, or distribute video gaming terminals
14or major components or parts of video gaming terminals to or
15from terminal operators.
16    "Electronic card" means a card purchased from a licensed
17establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, licensed
18veterans establishment, or licensed truck stop establishment
19for use in that establishment as a substitute for cash in the
20conduct of gaming on a video gaming terminal.
21    "Electronic voucher" means a voucher printed by an
22electronic video game machine that is redeemable in the
23licensed establishment for which it was issued.

 

 

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1    "Terminal operator" means an individual, partnership,
2corporation, or limited liability company that is licensed
3under this Act and that owns, services, and maintains video
4gaming terminals for placement in licensed establishments,
5licensed truck stop establishments, licensed fraternal
6establishments, or licensed veterans establishments.
7    "Licensed technician" means an individual who is licensed
8under this Act to repair, service, and maintain video gaming
9terminals.
10    "Licensed terminal handler" means a person, including but
11not limited to an employee or independent contractor working
12for a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or
13terminal operator, who is licensed under this Act to possess or
14control a video gaming terminal or to have access to the inner
15workings of a video gaming terminal. A licensed terminal
16handler does not include an individual, partnership,
17corporation, or limited liability company defined as a
18manufacturer, distributor, supplier, technician, or terminal
19operator under this Act.
20    "Manufacturer" means an individual, partnership,
21corporation, or limited liability company that is licensed
22under this Act and that manufactures or assembles video gaming
23terminals.
24    "Supplier" means an individual, partnership, corporation,
25or limited liability company that is licensed under this Act to
26supply major components or parts to video gaming terminals to

 

 

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1licensed terminal operators.
2    "Net terminal income" means money put into a video gaming
3terminal minus credits paid out to players.
4    "Video gaming terminal" means any electronic video game
5machine that, upon insertion of cash, electronic cards or
6vouchers, or any combination thereof, is available to play or
7simulate the play of a video game, including but not limited to
8video poker, line up, and blackjack, as authorized by the Board
9utilizing a video display and microprocessors in which the
10player may receive free games or credits that can be redeemed
11for cash. The term does not include a machine that directly
12dispenses coins, cash, or tokens or is for amusement purposes
13only.
14    "Licensed establishment" means any licensed retail
15establishment where alcoholic liquor is drawn, poured, mixed,
16or otherwise served for consumption on the premises, whether
17the establishment operates on a nonprofit or for-profit basis.
18"Licensed establishment" includes the premises of any craft
19distiller licensee under the Liquor Control Act of 1934 where
20alcoholic liquor is drawn, poured, mixed, or otherwise served
21for consumption on the premises. "Licensed establishment"
22includes any such establishment that has a contractual
23relationship with an inter-track wagering location licensee
24licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, provided
25any contractual relationship shall not include any transfer or
26offer of revenue from the operation of video gaming under this

 

 

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1Act to any licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing
2Act of 1975. Provided, however, that the licensed establishment
3that has such a contractual relationship with an inter-track
4wagering location licensee may not, itself, be (i) an
5inter-track wagering location licensee, (ii) the corporate
6parent or subsidiary of any licensee licensed under the
7Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, or (iii) the corporate
8subsidiary of a corporation that is also the corporate parent
9or subsidiary of any licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse
10Racing Act of 1975. "Licensed establishment" does not include a
11facility operated by an organization licensee, an inter-track
12wagering licensee, or an inter-track wagering location
13licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
14or a riverboat licensed under the Riverboat Gambling Act,
15except as provided in this paragraph. The changes made to this
16definition by Public Act 98-587 are declarative of existing
17law.
18    "Licensed fraternal establishment" means the location
19where a qualified fraternal organization that derives its
20charter from a national fraternal organization regularly
21meets.
22    "Licensed veterans establishment" means the location where
23a qualified veterans organization that derives its charter from
24a national veterans organization regularly meets.
25    "Licensed truck stop establishment" means a facility (i)
26that is at least a 3-acre facility with a convenience store,

 

 

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1(ii) with separate diesel islands for fueling commercial motor
2vehicles, (iii) that sells at retail more than 10,000 gallons
3of diesel or biodiesel fuel per month, and (iv) with parking
4spaces for commercial motor vehicles. "Commercial motor
5vehicles" has the same meaning as defined in Section 18b-101 of
6the Illinois Vehicle Code. The requirement of item (iii) of
7this paragraph may be met by showing that estimated future
8sales or past sales average at least 10,000 gallons per month.
9(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-31, eff. 6-24-13;
1098-582, eff. 8-27-13; 98-587, eff. 8-27-13; 98-756, eff.
117-16-14.)
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13becoming law.