99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1723

 

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Chapin Rose

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
230 ILCS 40/5

    Amends the Video Gaming Act. Provides that after the effective date of the Act, "licensed truck stop establishment" means a facility capable of supporting 25 18-wheel tractor-trailers that sells at retail more than 50,000 gallons of diesel or biodiesel fuel per month, which meets at least 4 of the following criteria: (A) a separate truckers' television lounge; (B) a full-service laundry facility located in a convenient area for truckers' use; (C) private showers for men and women not located in an area open to the general public; (D) a convenience store with supplies commonly used only by commercial motor vehicle drivers, commonly referred to as truckers' supplies; (E) truck scales; (F) separate truckers' telephones; and (G) permanent storage facilities for fuel.


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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    "Commercial motor vehicles" has the same meaning as defined
12in Section 18b-101 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
13    "Distributor" means an individual, partnership,
14corporation, or limited liability company licensed under this
15Act to buy, sell, lease, or distribute video gaming terminals
16or major components or parts of video gaming terminals to or
17from terminal operators.
18    "Electronic card" means a card purchased from a licensed
19establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, licensed
20veterans establishment, or licensed truck stop establishment
21for use in that establishment as a substitute for cash in the
22conduct of gaming on a video gaming terminal.
23    "Electronic voucher" means a voucher printed by an

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1licensed establishment that has such a contractual
2relationship with an inter-track wagering location licensee
3may not, itself, be (i) an inter-track wagering location
4licensee, (ii) the corporate parent or subsidiary of any
5licensee licensed under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975,
6or (iii) the corporate subsidiary of a corporation that is also
7the corporate parent or subsidiary of any licensee licensed
8under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. "Licensed
9establishment" does not include a facility operated by an
10organization licensee, an inter-track wagering licensee, or an
11inter-track wagering location licensee licensed under the
12Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or a riverboat licensed under
13the Riverboat Gambling Act, except as provided in this
14paragraph. The changes made to this definition by Public Act
1598-587 are declarative of existing law.
16    "Licensed fraternal establishment" means the location
17where a qualified fraternal organization that derives its
18charter from a national fraternal organization regularly
19meets.
20    "Licensed veterans establishment" means the location where
21a qualified veterans organization that derives its charter from
22a national veterans organization regularly meets.
23    "Licensed truck stop establishment" means: (1) for
24licenses issued or renewed on or before the effective date of
25the 99th General Assembly, a facility (i) that is at least a
263-acre facility with a convenience store, (ii) with separate

 

 

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1diesel islands for fueling commercial motor vehicles, (iii)
2that sells at retail more than 10,000 gallons of diesel or
3biodiesel fuel per month, and (iv) with parking spaces for
4commercial motor vehicles; and (2) for licenses issued or
5renewed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
699th General Assembly, "licensed truck stop establishment"
7means a facility (i) that is at least a 3-acre facility with a
8convenience store, (ii) with separate diesel islands for
9fueling commercial motor vehicles located in a separate fueling
10area that is accessible through a dedicated entrance, (iii)
11that sells at retail more than 50,000 gallons of diesel or
12biodiesel fuel per month, (iv) with a parking area for 25 or
13more 18-wheel tractor-trailer motor vehicles that is paved with
14asphalt or concrete or gravelled in order to support 18-wheel
15tractor-trailer motor vehicles and their loads, constructed
16according to industry specifications, which does not include
17parking areas for other vehicles around business entrance ways
18and exits, and (v) which meets at least 4 of the following
19criteria: (A) a separate truckers' television lounge; (B) a
20full-service laundry facility located in a convenient area for
21truckers' use; (C) private showers for men and women not
22located in an area open to the general public; (D) a
23convenience store with supplies commonly used only by
24commercial motor vehicle drivers, commonly referred to as
25truckers' supplies; (E) truck scales; (F) separate truckers'
26telephones; and (G) permanent storage facilities for fuel. The

 

 

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1requirement of demonstrating sales volume may be met by showing
2estimated future sales or past sales averages per month.
3    "Commercial motor vehicles" has the same meaning as defined
4in Section 18b-101 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
5    The requirement of item (iii) of this paragraph may be met
6by showing that estimated future sales or past sales average at
7least 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.)