99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4325

 

Introduced , by Rep. Chad Hays

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
230 ILCS 40/5

    Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that the definition of "licensed establishment" includes any distillery where alcoholic liquor is drawn, poured, mixed, or otherwise served for consumption on the premises. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

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 any distillery where
19alcoholic liquor is drawn, poured, mixed, or otherwise served
20for consumption on the premises. "Licensed establishment"
21includes any such establishment that has a contractual
22relationship with an inter-track wagering location licensee
23licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, provided
24any contractual relationship shall not include any transfer or
25offer of revenue from the operation of video gaming under this
26Act to any licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing

 

 

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

 

 

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1vehicles, (iii) that sells at retail more than 10,000 gallons
2of diesel or biodiesel fuel per month, and (iv) with parking
3spaces for commercial motor vehicles. "Commercial motor
4vehicles" has the same meaning as defined in Section 18b-101 of
5the Illinois Vehicle Code. The requirement of item (iii) of
6this paragraph may be met by showing that estimated future
7sales or past sales average at least 10,000 gallons per month.
8(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-31, eff. 6-24-13;
998-582, eff. 8-27-13; 98-587, eff. 8-27-13; 98-756, eff.
107-16-14.)
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.