Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado

Filed: 5/22/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 394

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 394, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing Section 1 with the following:
 
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"Article 1.
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Family Amusement Wagering

 
6    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Family
7Amusement Wagering Prohibition Act. References to "this Act"
8in this Article mean this Article."; and
 
9by inserting the following immediately below Section 20:
 
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"Article 2.
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Fantasy Sports

 
12    Section 201. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
13Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act. References to "this

 

 

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1Act" in this Article mean this Article.
 
2    Section 205. Definitions. As used in this Act:
3    "Adjusted gross fantasy contest receipts" means the amount
4equal to the total of all entry fees that a fantasy contest
5operator collects from all participants less only the total of
6all prizes paid out as prizes to all participants multiplied
7by the location percentage for this State.
8    "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
9    "Entry fee" means a nonrefundable cash or cash equivalent
10that is paid by a participant and set in advance by a fantasy
11contest operator granting the participant the right to
12participate in a fantasy contest.
13    "Fantasy contest" means an online fantasy or simulated
14game or contest of skill with an entry fee in which:
15        (1) the values of all prizes offered to a winning
16    participant are established and made known to the
17    participant in advance of the contest;
18        (2) all winning outcomes reflect the relative
19    knowledge and skill of the participant;
20        (3) the participant assembles, owns, or manages a
21    fictional entry or roster of actual professional or
22    amateur athletes, in real-world sports events, or an
23    organized video game competition that is regulated by a
24    governing body and that is held between professional
25    players who play individually or as teams;

 

 

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1        (4) a participant competes for prizes awarded by a
2    fantasy contest operator based on terms and conditions
3    published by the fantasy contest operator and made known
4    to the participant in advance of the contest;
5        (5) winning outcomes are determined solely by clearly
6    established scoring criteria based on one or more
7    statistical results of the performance of an individual
8    athlete, including, but not limited to, a fantasy score;
9    and
10        (6) no winning outcome is entirely based on the score,
11    point spread, or any performance of any single actual team
12    or combination of teams or solely on any single
13    performance of an individual athlete or player in any
14    single actual event.
15    "Fantasy contest" includes both contests wherein
16participants compete against each other and contests wherein
17only a single participant competes against a target score set
18by the fantasy contest operator. "Fantasy contest" does not
19include any fantasy contest without an entry fee.
20    "Fantasy contest operator" means a person or entity that
21offers fantasy contests to members of the public. "Fantasy
22contest operator" does not include an Internet service
23provider or a provider of mobile data services merely as a
24result of that entity's transporting general traffic that may
25include a fantasy contest and does not include a fantasy
26contest participant by virtue of doing any combination of the

 

 

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1following: (i) setting house rules for a contest; (ii)
2assigning a salary or target score to any eligible athlete or
3player; (iii) accepting an entry fee from a fantasy contest
4participant; or (iv) awarding or disbursing prizes in
5conformance with this Act.
6    "Location percentage" means the percentage rounded to the
7nearest 0.1% of the total entry fees collected from players
8located in this State, divided by the total entry fees
9collected from all players in the fantasy contest.
10    "Participant" means an individual who participates in a
11fantasy contest offered by a fantasy contest operator.
12    "Prohibited participant" means an individual who has
13self-excluded under Section 245 or an athlete, coach, referee,
14trainer, or team staff when there is direct involvement of the
15athlete, coach, referee, trainer, or staff; the athlete's or
16staff's team; or the athletes that the coach coaches or the
17trainer trains.
18    "Qualified applicant" means an applicant for a license
19under this Act whose application meets the mandatory minimum
20qualification criteria as required by the Board.
 
21    Section 210. Board duties and powers.
22    (a) The Board may regulate the conduct of fantasy contest
23operators under this Act.
24    (b) The Board shall adopt any rules the Board considers
25necessary for the successful implementation, administration,

 

 

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1and enforcement of this Act. The Board shall adopt rules no
2later than 180 days after the effective date of this Act. Rules
3proposed by the Board may be adopted as emergency rules under
4Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
5    (c) The Board shall levy and collect all fees, surcharges,
6civil penalties, and, on adjusted gross fantasy contest
7receipts imposed under this Act, monthly taxes as follows:
8        (1) All registration and renewal fees collected under
9    this Act shall be deposited and distributed as follows:
10            (A) 85% of fees shall be deposited into the State
11        Gaming Fund and used for the administration of this
12        Act; and
13            (B) 15% of fees shall be paid, subject to
14        appropriation by the General Assembly, to the
15        Department of Human Services for administration of
16        programs for the treatment of compulsive gambling.
17        (2) All taxes collected under Section 240 shall be
18    deposited into the Common School Fund.
19        (3) All civil penalties levied as a direct result of
20    violations of this Act, less any costs incurred by the
21    Board during the course of investigation which resulted in
22    the civil penalty, shall be paid, subject to appropriation
23    by the General Assembly, to the Department of Human
24    Services for administration of programs for the treatment
25    of compulsive gambling.
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1    shall be deposited or disbursed at the discretion of the
2    Board.
3    (d) The Board shall require fantasy contest operators to
4comply with the anti-money laundering standards, as defined by
5the federal Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 and the Anti-Money
6Laundering Act of 2020.
7    (e) The Board shall verify that fantasy contest operators
8establish technical and operational measures to prevent
9underage participation in a fantasy contest.
10    (f) The Board shall verify that fantasy contest operators
11deploy identity verification procedures, which may require the
12use of a reputable independent third party that is in the
13business of verifying an individual's personally identifiable
14information and can detect potential prohibited participants.
15    (g) The Board shall verify that fantasy contest operators
16employ mechanisms on the operator's platform that are designed
17to detect and prevent unauthorized accounts and to detect and
18prevent fraud, money laundering, and collusion.
19    (h) The Board shall require the use of geolocation
20technology to verify that a participant is not accessing the
21platform from a restricted jurisdiction.
22    (i) The Board shall adopt rules establishing compulsive
23and problem gambling standards for fantasy contest operators
24that are consistent with this Act.
25    (j) The Board may exercise any other powers necessary to
26enforce the provisions of this Act that it regulates and the

 

 

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1rules of the Board.
2    (k) The Board and fantasy contest operator licensees may
3cooperate with investigations conducted by law enforcement
4agencies, including, but not limited to, providing and
5facilitating the provision of account-level entry and
6participation information.
7    (l) A fantasy contest operator licensee shall make all
8reasonable efforts to promptly notify the Board of any
9information relating to:
10        (1) a confirmed breach of the relevant sport's
11    governing body's internal rules and codes of conduct
12    pertaining to participation in real-money fantasy
13    contests;
14        (2) any conduct that corrupts any outcome related to a
15    sports event or sports events for purposes of financial
16    gain, including match fixing; and
17        (3) confirmed illegal activities, including use of
18    funds derived from illegal activity, entries to conceal or
19    launder funds derived from illegal activity,
20    multi-accounting, and using false identification.
 
21    Section 215. License.
22    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a person
23may not offer fantasy contests in this State unless the person
24is licensed by the Board as a fantasy contest operator.
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1submit an application to the Board in the form the Board
2requires. The applicant shall submit fingerprints for a
3national criminal history record check by a law enforcement
4agency. The fingerprints shall be furnished by the applicant's
5owners, officers, and directors (if a corporation), managers
6and members (if a limited liability company), and partners (if
7a partnership). The fingerprints shall be accompanied by a
8signed authorization for the release of information by the law
9enforcement agency. The Board may require additional
10background checks on licensees when they apply for license
11renewal, and an applicant convicted of a disqualifying offense
12shall not be licensed. This subsection does not require an
13applicant or individual who has submitted to a national
14criminal history record check in this State or any other state
15within the 12 months before submitting the application to
16resubmit to another criminal history record check if the
17applicant or individual submits the results of the previous
18criminal history record check and affirms that there has been
19no material change in the criminal history since the time of
20the criminal history record check.
21    (c) The information required by the Board shall include
22documentation of all of the following:
23        (1) The name of the applicant.
24        (2) The location of the applicant's principal place of
25    business.
26        (3) The applicant's contact information.

 

 

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1        (4) The applicant's social security number or, if
2    applicable, the applicant's federal tax identification
3    number.
4        (5) The name and address of each individual that holds
5    a 10% or more ownership interest in the applicant or in
6    shares of the applicant.
7        (6) The applicant's criminal record, if any, or, if
8    the applicant is a business entity, on request, any
9    criminal record of an individual who is a director,
10    officer, or key employee of the applicant or any
11    individual who has a 10% or more ownership interest in the
12    applicant.
13        (7) Any ownership interest that a director, officer,
14    key employee, or individual owner of 10% or more of the
15    applicant holds in a business that is or was a fantasy
16    contest operator or similar entity in any jurisdiction.
17        (8) An identification of any business in which an
18    applicant or a director, officer, key employee, or
19    individual owner of 10% or more of the applicant has an
20    equity interest of 5% or more. If a business has been
21    identified under this paragraph, documentation must be
22    provided showing the state in which the business is
23    incorporated or registered, if applicable.
24        (9) Whether an applicant, director, officer, key
25    employee, or individual owner of 10% or more of the
26    applicant has ever applied for or been granted any

 

 

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1    license, registration, or certificate issued by a
2    licensing authority in this State or any other
3    jurisdiction for a gaming activity.
4        (10) Whether an applicant or a director, officer, key
5    employee, or individual owner of 10% or more of the
6    applicant has filed or been served with a complaint or
7    other notice filed by a public body regarding the
8    delinquency in payment of or dispute over filings
9    concerning the payment of any tax required under federal,
10    State, or local law, including the amount of tax, the type
11    of tax, the taxing agency and the time periods involved.
12        (11) Information sufficient to show, as determined by
13    the Board, that the applicant can meet the requirements of
14    procedures submitted by the applicant under the Act and
15    under any rules adopted under this Act.
16        (12) The Board may adopt rules to establish additional
17    qualifications and requirements to preserve the integrity
18    and security of fantasy contests in this State and to
19    promote and maintain a competitive fantasy sports market.
20    (d) On receipt of a completed application and the required
21fee, the Board shall conduct the necessary background
22investigation to determine if the applicant meets the
23qualifications for licensure. On completion of the necessary
24background investigation, the Board shall either issue a
25license or deny the application. If the application for
26licensure is denied, a statement setting forth the grounds for

 

 

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1denial shall be forwarded to the applicant together with all
2other documents relied on by the Board, to the extent allowed
3by law.
 
4    Section 220. Fantasy contests.
5    (a) Any fantasy contest conducted under this Act does not
6constitute gambling for any purpose, including under Article
728 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
8    (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
9the operation of fantasy contests is only lawful when
10conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
11    (c) A person participating in a fantasy contest under this
12Act shall be at least 19 years of age.
13    (d) A licensee under this Act may only accept an entry from
14a person physically located in the State. A fantasy contest
15operator must use a geolocation system to ensure that a
16participant is physically present in the State when
17participating in the fantasy contest unless otherwise
18authorized by the Board.
19    (e) This Act shall be construed liberally to promote the
20general welfare of the public and integrity of the fantasy
21sports industry. However, the Board may not adopt rules
22limiting or regulating the rules or administration of an
23individual fantasy contest, the statistical makeup of a
24fantasy contest, or the digital platform of a fantasy contest
25operator.

 

 

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1    (f) No licensed fantasy contest operator shall be forced
2to surrender or terminate its license prior to the date of
3expiration of the license solely by virtue of a change in the
4rules adopted under this Act.
 
5    Section 225. Issuance and denial of license.
6    (a) The initial license fee for a fantasy contest operator
7that operated in Illinois before the effective date of this
8Act shall be 8% of its adjusted gross fantasy contest receipts
9from the preceding calendar year or $1,000,000, whichever is
10less. The initial license fee for a fantasy contest operator
11that did not operate in Illinois for at least 12 months before
12the effective date of this Act shall be $10,000, except, if a
13fantasy contest operator has 10,000 or more fantasy contest
14participants in Illinois with an active account who
15participated in at least one fantasy contest with an entry
16fee, then the fantasy contest operator shall notify the Board
17and remit an application fee in the amount of $990,000 within
1810 days of notifying the Board.
19    (b) A fantasy contest operator that was offering contests
20to persons located in Illinois before the effective date of
21this Act may continue to offer contests to persons located in
22Illinois until the fantasy contest operator's application for
23licensure has been approved or denied under this Act if the
24fantasy contest operator files an application for licensure
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1effectuate this Act.
2    (c) Licenses issued by the Board shall remain in effect
3for 4 years. The Board shall establish a process for renewal
4with a renewal fee being 1% of the adjusted gross fantasy
5contests receipts for the preceding 4 years.
6    (d) A fantasy contest operator that allows its license to
7lapse, without requesting an extension of time to file, shall
8resubmit an initial application. An extension may be granted
9by the Board upon receipt of a written request.
10    (e) A fantasy contest operator applying for a license or
11renewal of a license may operate during the application period
12unless the Board has reasonable cause to believe that the
13fantasy contest operator is or may be in violation of the
14provisions of this Act and the Board requires the fantasy
15contest operator to suspend the operation of any fantasy
16contest until the license or renewal of a license is issued.
 
17    Section 230. Independent audits.
18    (a) As part of its submission for licensure or renewal, an
19applicant shall: (i) contract with a certified public
20accountant to conduct an independent audit, consistent with
21generally accepted accounting principles; (ii) annually
22contract with a testing laboratory recognized by the Board to
23verify compliance with the provisions of this Act; and (iii)
24submit to the Board a copy of the audit report and a report of
25the testing laboratory.

 

 

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1    (b) An initial applicant is not required to submit an
2audit report and report of the testing laboratory until the 24
3months following the issuance of a licensee to the licensee.
 
4    Section 235. Reporting prohibited conduct; investigations
5of prohibited conduct.
6    (a) The Board shall investigate all reasonable allegations
7of prohibited conduct and refer any allegations it deems
8credible to the appropriate law enforcement entity.
9    (b) The identity of any reporting person shall remain
10confidential unless that person authorizes disclosure of the
11person's identity or until the allegation of prohibited
12conduct is referred to law enforcement.
13    (c) If the Board receives a complaint of prohibited
14conduct by an athlete, the Board shall notify the appropriate
15sports governing body of the athlete to review the complaint
16as provided by rule of the Board.
17    (d) The Board shall adopt rules governing investigations
18of prohibited conduct and referrals to law enforcement
19entities.
 
20    Section 240. Tax. Beginning on July 1, 2025, for the
21privilege of holding a license to operate fantasy contests
22under this Act, this State shall impose and collect a tax at a
23rate of at least 10% but not more than 15%, as determined by
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1gross fantasy contests receipts. The accrual method of
2accounting shall be used for purposes of calculating the
3amount of the tax owed by the licensee. The fantasy contest
4operator shall submit to the Board, on or before the last day
5of each calendar month, a return indicating the amount of tax
6due under this Section for the previous calendar month as well
7as any other information the Board shall require by rule and
8shall remit to the Board payment of the tax due under this
9Section with that return.
 
10    Section 245. Compulsive gaming; voluntary self-exclusion.
11    (a) Each licensee shall include a statement regarding
12obtaining assistance with real-money gaming problems on the
13licensee's portal, website, or computer or mobile application
14and on all marketing materials and advertisements of the
15licensee.
16    (b) A resident, or nonresident if allowed to participate
17in fantasy contests, may voluntarily prohibit the resident or
18nonresident from establishing a fantasy contest account with a
19fantasy contest operator under this Act. The Board shall
20incorporate the voluntary self-exclusion program for fantasy
21contests into any existing self-exclusion program that it
22operates on the effective date of this Act.
23    (c) If a self-excluded person participates in a fantasy
24contest, the fantasy contest operator shall report to the
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1date of participation, the amount or value of any money,
2prizes, or awards forfeited, if any, and any other action
3taken.
4    (d) A fantasy contest operator may not pay any prize or
5award to a person who is on the Board's self-exclusion list.
6Any prize or award won by a person on the self-exclusion list
7is forfeited and shall be donated by the fantasy contest
8operator to the problem gaming charities or programs as
9identified and directed by the Board on a quarterly basis by
10the twenty-fifth day of the following month.
11    (e) A fantasy contest operator shall develop and maintain
12a program to mitigate compulsive play and curtail compulsive
13play, which may be in conjunction with the Board.
 
14    Section 250. Supplier diversity goals for fantasy contest
15operators.
16    (a) The Board shall require licensees under this Act to
17submit an annual report, in a searchable Adobe PDF format, on
18all procurement goals and actual spending for businesses owned
19by women, minorities, veterans, tribal and indigenous persons,
20and persons with disabilities and for all small business
21enterprises in the previous calendar year. These goals shall
22be expressed as a percentage of the total work performed by the
23entity submitting the report, and the actual spending for all
24businesses owned by women, minorities, veterans, tribal and
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1small business enterprises shall also be expressed as a
2percentage of the total work performed by the entity
3submitting the report. The initial report shall be due one
4year after the effective date of this Act and once every 2
5years thereafter.
6    (b) Each licensee in its annual report shall include the
7following information:
8        (1) an explanation of the plan for the next year to
9    increase participation;
10        (2) an explanation of the plan to increase the goals;
11        (3) the areas of procurement each licensee shall be
12    actively seeking more participation in the next year;
13        (4) an outline of the plan to alert and encourage
14    potential vendors in that area to seek business from the
15    licensee;
16        (5) an explanation of the challenges faced in finding
17    quality vendors and offer any suggestions for what the
18    Board could do to be helpful to identify those vendors;
19        (6) a list of the certifications the licensee
20    recognizes;
21        (7) the point of contact for any potential vendor who
22    wishes to do business with the licensee and explain the
23    process for a vendor to enroll with the licensee as a
24    businesses owned by women, minorities, veterans, tribal
25    and indigenous persons, or persons with disabilities; and
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1    licensees to emulate best practices.
2    (c) Each annual report shall include as much
3State-specific data as possible. If the submitting entity does
4not submit State-specific data, then the licensee shall
5include any national data it does have and explain why it could
6not submit State-specific data and how it intends to do so in
7future reports, if possible.
8    (d) Each annual report shall include the rules,
9regulations, and definitions used for the procurement goals in
10the licensee's annual report."; and
 
11by replacing Section 25 with the following:
 
12
"Article 3.
13
Amendatory Provisions

 
14    Section 300. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
15amended by adding Section 5-45.55 as follows:
 
16    (5 ILCS 100/5-45.55 new)
17    Sec. 5-45.55. Emergency rulemaking; Illinois Gaming Board.
18To provide for the expeditious and timely implementation of
19this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, emergency
20rules implementing the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act
21may be adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the Illinois
22Gaming. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section

 

 

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15-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for the public
2interest, safety, and welfare.
3    This Section is repealed one year after the effective date
4of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
 
5    Section 305. The Sports Wagering Act is amended by
6changing Section 25-10 as follows:
 
7    (230 ILCS 45/25-10)
8    Sec. 25-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9    "Adjusted gross sports wagering receipts" means a master
10sports wagering licensee's gross sports wagering receipts,
11less winnings paid to wagerers in such games.
12    "Athlete" means any current or former professional athlete
13or collegiate athlete.
14    "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
15    "Covered persons" includes athletes; umpires, referees,
16and officials; personnel associated with clubs, teams,
17leagues, and athletic associations; medical professionals
18(including athletic trainers) who provide services to athletes
19and players; and the family members and associates of these
20persons where required to serve the purposes of this Act.
21    "Department" means the Department of the Lottery.
22    "Gaming facility" means a facility at which gambling
23operations are conducted under the Illinois Gambling Act,
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1Racing Act of 1975, or sports wagering is conducted under this
2Act.
3    "Official league data" means statistics, results,
4outcomes, and other data related to a sports event obtained
5pursuant to an agreement with the relevant sports governing
6body, or an entity expressly authorized by the sports
7governing body to provide such information to licensees, that
8authorizes the use of such data for determining the outcome of
9tier 2 sports wagers on such sports events.
10    "Organization licensee" has the meaning given to that term
11in the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975.
12    "Owners licensee" means the holder of an owners license
13under the Illinois Gambling Act.
14    "Person" means an individual, partnership, committee,
15association, corporation, or any other organization or group
16of persons.
17    "Personal biometric data" means an athlete's information
18derived from DNA, heart rate, blood pressure, perspiration
19rate, internal or external body temperature, hormone levels,
20glucose levels, hydration levels, vitamin levels, bone
21density, muscle density, and sleep patterns.
22    "Prohibited conduct" includes any statement, action, and
23other communication intended to influence, manipulate, or
24control a betting outcome of a sporting contest or of any
25individual occurrence or performance in a sporting contest in
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1harm. "Prohibited conduct" includes statements, actions, and
2communications made to a covered person by a third party, such
3as a family member or through social media. "Prohibited
4conduct" does not include statements, actions, or
5communications made or sanctioned by a team or sports
6governing body.
7    "Qualified applicant" means an applicant for a license
8under this Act whose application meets the mandatory minimum
9qualification criteria as required by the Board.
10    "Sporting contest" means a sports event or game on which
11the State allows sports wagering to occur under this Act.
12    "Sports event" means a professional sport or athletic
13event, a collegiate sport or athletic event, a motor race
14event, or any other event or competition of relative skill
15authorized by the Board under this Act.
16    "Sports facility" means a facility that hosts sports
17events and holds a seating capacity greater than 17,000
18persons, except in a municipality with a population of more
19than 1,000,000, a seating capacity greater than 10,000
20persons.
21    "Sports governing body" means the organization that
22prescribes final rules and enforces codes of conduct with
23respect to a sports event and participants therein.
24    "Sports wagering" means accepting wagers on sports events
25or portions of sports events, or on the individual performance
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1sports events, by any system or method of wagering, including,
2but not limited to, in person or over the Internet through
3websites and on mobile devices. "Sports wagering" includes,
4but is not limited to, single-game bets, teaser bets, parlays,
5over-under, moneyline, pools, exchange wagering, in-game
6wagering, in-play bets, proposition bets, and straight bets.
7"Sports wagering" does not include fantasy contests as that
8term is defined in Section 5 of the Fantasy Sports Consumer
9Protection Act.
10    "Sports wagering account" means a financial record
11established by a master sports wagering licensee for an
12individual patron in which the patron may deposit and withdraw
13funds for sports wagering and other authorized purchases and
14to which the master sports wagering licensee may credit
15winnings or other amounts due to that patron or authorized by
16that patron.
17    "Tier 1 sports wager" means a sports wager that is
18determined solely by the final score or final outcome of the
19sports event and is placed before the sports event has begun.
20    "Tier 2 sports wager" means a sports wager that is not a
21tier 1 sports wager.
22    "Wager" means a sum of money or thing of value risked on an
23uncertain occurrence.
24    "Winning bidder" means a qualified applicant for a master
25sports wagering license chosen through the competitive
26selection process under Section 25-45.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 102-689, eff. 12-17-21.)
 
2    Section 310. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
3changing Sections 28-1 and 28-3 as follows:
 
4    (720 ILCS 5/28-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 28-1)
5    Sec. 28-1. Gambling.
6    (a) A person commits gambling when he or she:
7        (1) knowingly plays a game of chance or skill for
8    money or other thing of value, unless excepted in
9    subsection (b) of this Section;
10        (2) knowingly makes a wager upon the result of any
11    game, contest, or any political nomination, appointment or
12    election;
13        (3) knowingly operates, keeps, owns, uses, purchases,
14    exhibits, rents, sells, bargains for the sale or lease of,
15    manufactures or distributes any gambling device;
16        (4) contracts to have or give himself or herself or
17    another the option to buy or sell, or contracts to buy or
18    sell, at a future time, any grain or other commodity
19    whatsoever, or any stock or security of any company, where
20    it is at the time of making such contract intended by both
21    parties thereto that the contract to buy or sell, or the
22    option, whenever exercised, or the contract resulting
23    therefrom, shall be settled, not by the receipt or
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1    differences in prices thereof; however, the issuance,
2    purchase, sale, exercise, endorsement or guarantee, by or
3    through a person registered with the Secretary of State
4    pursuant to Section 8 of the Illinois Securities Law of
5    1953, or by or through a person exempt from such
6    registration under said Section 8, of a put, call, or
7    other option to buy or sell securities which have been
8    registered with the Secretary of State or which are exempt
9    from such registration under Section 3 of the Illinois
10    Securities Law of 1953 is not gambling within the meaning
11    of this paragraph (4);
12        (5) knowingly owns or possesses any book, instrument
13    or apparatus by means of which bets or wagers have been, or
14    are, recorded or registered, or knowingly possesses any
15    money which he has received in the course of a bet or
16    wager;
17        (6) knowingly sells pools upon the result of any game
18    or contest of skill or chance, political nomination,
19    appointment or election;
20        (7) knowingly sets up or promotes any lottery or
21    sells, offers to sell or transfers any ticket or share for
22    any lottery;
23        (8) knowingly sets up or promotes any policy game or
24    sells, offers to sell or knowingly possesses or transfers
25    any policy ticket, slip, record, document or other similar
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1        (9) knowingly drafts, prints or publishes any lottery
2    ticket or share, or any policy ticket, slip, record,
3    document or similar device, except for such activity
4    related to lotteries, bingo games and raffles authorized
5    by and conducted in accordance with the laws of Illinois
6    or any other state or foreign government;
7        (10) knowingly advertises any lottery or policy game,
8    except for such activity related to lotteries, bingo games
9    and raffles authorized by and conducted in accordance with
10    the laws of Illinois or any other state;
11        (11) knowingly transmits information as to wagers,
12    betting odds, or changes in betting odds by telephone,
13    telegraph, radio, semaphore or similar means; or knowingly
14    installs or maintains equipment for the transmission or
15    receipt of such information; except that nothing in this
16    subdivision (11) prohibits transmission or receipt of such
17    information for use in news reporting of sporting events
18    or contests; or
19        (12) knowingly establishes, maintains, or operates an
20    Internet site that permits a person to play a game of
21    chance or skill for money or other thing of value by means
22    of the Internet or to make a wager upon the result of any
23    game, contest, political nomination, appointment, or
24    election by means of the Internet. This item (12) does not
25    apply to activities referenced in items (6), (6.1), (8),
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1    Section; or .
2        (13) knowingly facilitates wagering on amusement
3    devices or knowingly engages in advertising that promotes
4    wagering on amusement devices in violation of the Family
5    Amusement Wagering Prohibition Act.
6    (b) Participants in any of the following activities shall
7not be convicted of gambling:
8        (1) Agreements to compensate for loss caused by the
9    happening of chance including without limitation contracts
10    of indemnity or guaranty and life or health or accident
11    insurance.
12        (2) Unless prohibited by the Family Amusement Wagering
13    Prohibition Act, offers Offers of prizes, award or
14    compensation to the actual contestants in any bona fide
15    contest for the determination of skill, speed, strength or
16    endurance or to the owners of animals or vehicles entered
17    in such contest.
18        (3) Pari-mutuel betting as authorized by the law of
19    this State.
20        (4) Manufacture of gambling devices, including the
21    acquisition of essential parts therefor and the assembly
22    thereof, for transportation in interstate or foreign
23    commerce to any place outside this State when such
24    transportation is not prohibited by any applicable Federal
25    law; or the manufacture, distribution, or possession of
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1    Act, by manufacturers, distributors, and terminal
2    operators licensed to do so under the Video Gaming Act.
3        (5) The game commonly known as "bingo", when conducted
4    in accordance with the Bingo License and Tax Act.
5        (6) Lotteries when conducted by the State of Illinois
6    in accordance with the Illinois Lottery Law. This
7    exemption includes any activity conducted by the
8    Department of Revenue to sell lottery tickets pursuant to
9    the provisions of the Illinois Lottery Law and its rules.
10        (6.1) The purchase of lottery tickets through the
11    Internet for a lottery conducted by the State of Illinois
12    under the program established in Section 7.12 of the
13    Illinois Lottery Law.
14        (7) Possession of an antique slot machine that is
15    neither used nor intended to be used in the operation or
16    promotion of any unlawful gambling activity or enterprise.
17    For the purpose of this subparagraph (b)(7), an antique
18    slot machine is one manufactured 25 years ago or earlier.
19        (8) Raffles and poker runs when conducted in
20    accordance with the Raffles and Poker Runs Act.
21        (8.1) The purchase of raffle chances for a raffle
22    conducted in accordance with the Raffles and Poker Runs
23    Act.
24        (9) Charitable games when conducted in accordance with
25    the Charitable Games Act.
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1    Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act.
2        (11) Gambling games when authorized by the Illinois
3    Gambling Act.
4        (12) Video gaming terminal games at a licensed
5    establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
6    large truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal
7    establishment, or licensed veterans establishment when
8    conducted in accordance with the Video Gaming Act.
9        (13) Games of skill or chance where money or other
10    things of value can be won but no payment or purchase is
11    required to participate.
12        (14) Savings promotion raffles authorized under
13    Section 5g of the Illinois Banking Act, Section 7008 of
14    the Savings Bank Act, Section 42.7 of the Illinois Credit
15    Union Act, Section 5136B of the National Bank Act (12
16    U.S.C. 25a), or Section 4 of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12
17    U.S.C. 1463).
18        (15) Sports wagering when conducted in accordance with
19    the Sports Wagering Act.
20        (16) Fantasy contest wagering when conducted in
21    accordance with the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection
22    Act.
23    (c) Sentence.
24    Gambling is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
25conviction under subsections (a)(3) through (a)(12), is a
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1    (d) Circumstantial evidence.
2    In prosecutions under this Section circumstantial evidence
3shall have the same validity and weight as in any criminal
4prosecution.
5(Source: P.A. 101-31, Article 25, Section 25-915, eff.
66-28-19; 101-31, Article 35, Section 35-80, eff. 6-28-19;
7101-109, eff. 7-19-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
8    (720 ILCS 5/28-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 28-3)
9    Sec. 28-3. Keeping a gambling place. A "gambling place" is
10any real estate, vehicle, boat, or any other property
11whatsoever used for the purposes of gambling other than
12gambling conducted in the manner authorized by the Illinois
13Gambling Act, the Sports Wagering Act, or the Video Gaming
14Act, or the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act. Any person
15who knowingly permits any premises or property owned or
16occupied by him or under his control to be used as a gambling
17place commits a Class A misdemeanor. Each subsequent offense
18is a Class 4 felony. When any premises is determined by the
19circuit court to be a gambling place:
20        (a) Such premises is a public nuisance and may be
21    proceeded against as such, and
22        (b) All licenses, permits or certificates issued by
23    the State of Illinois or any subdivision or public agency
24    thereof authorizing the serving of food or liquor on such
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1    certificate so cancelled shall be reissued for such
2    premises for a period of 60 days thereafter; nor shall any
3    person convicted of keeping a gambling place be reissued
4    such license for one year from his conviction and, after a
5    second conviction of keeping a gambling place, any such
6    person shall not be reissued such license, and
7        (c) Such premises of any person who knowingly permits
8    thereon a violation of any Section of this Article shall
9    be held liable for, and may be sold to pay any unsatisfied
10    judgment that may be recovered and any unsatisfied fine
11    that may be levied under any Section of this Article.
12(Source: P.A. 101-31, Article 25, Section 25-915, eff.
136-28-19; 101-31, Article 35, Section 35-80, eff. 6-28-19;
14102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
15
Article 99.
16
Effective Date

 
17    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.".