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| AN ACT concerning gaming.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Riverboat Gambling Act is amended by | 5 |
| changing Sections 4, 5, 5.1, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, and 18 and | 6 |
| by adding Section 5.2 as follows:
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| (230 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 120, par. 2404)
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| Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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| (a) "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
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| (b) "Occupational license" means a license issued by the | 11 |
| Board to a
person or entity to perform an occupation which the | 12 |
| Board has identified as
requiring a license to engage in | 13 |
| riverboat gambling in Illinois.
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| (c) "Gambling game" includes, but is not limited to, | 15 |
| baccarat,
twenty-one, poker, craps, slot machine, video game of | 16 |
| chance, roulette
wheel, klondike table, punchboard, faro | 17 |
| layout, keno layout, numbers
ticket, push card, jar ticket, or | 18 |
| pull tab which is authorized by the Board
as a wagering device | 19 |
| under this Act.
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| (d) "Riverboat" means a self-propelled excursion boat, a
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| permanently moored barge, or permanently moored barges that are | 22 |
| permanently
fixed together to operate as one vessel, on which | 23 |
| lawful gambling is
authorized and licensed as
provided in this |
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| (e) "Managers license" means a license issued by the Board | 3 |
| to a person or
entity
to manage gambling operations conducted | 4 |
| by the State pursuant to Section 7.3.
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| (f) "Dock" means the location where a riverboat moors for | 6 |
| the purpose of
embarking passengers for and disembarking | 7 |
| passengers from the riverboat.
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| (g) "Gross receipts" means the total amount of money | 9 |
| exchanged for the
purchase of chips, tokens or electronic cards | 10 |
| by riverboat patrons.
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| (h) "Adjusted gross receipts" means the gross receipts less
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| winnings paid to wagerers.
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| (i) "Cheat" means to alter the selection of criteria which | 14 |
| determine the
result of a gambling game or the amount or | 15 |
| frequency of payment in a gambling
game.
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| (j) (Blank) "Department" means the Department of Revenue .
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| (k) "Gambling operation" means the conduct of authorized | 18 |
| gambling games
upon a riverboat.
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| (l) "License bid" means the lump sum amount of money that | 20 |
| an applicant
bids and agrees to pay the State in return for an | 21 |
| owners license that is
re-issued on or after July 1, 2003.
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| (m) The terms "minority person" , and "female" , and "person | 23 |
| with a disability" shall have the same meaning
as
defined in
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| Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, | 25 |
| and Persons with
Disabilities Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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| (230 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 120, par. 2405)
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| Sec. 5. Gaming Board.
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| (a) (1) There is hereby established the within the | 4 |
| Department of Revenue an
Illinois Gaming Board , which shall | 5 |
| have the powers and duties specified in
this Act, and all other | 6 |
| powers necessary and proper to fully and
effectively execute | 7 |
| this Act for the purpose of administering, regulating,
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| enforcing the system of riverboat gambling established by this | 9 |
| Act. Its
jurisdiction shall extend under this Act to every | 10 |
| person, association,
corporation, partnership and trust | 11 |
| involved in riverboat gambling
operations in the State of | 12 |
| Illinois.
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| (2) The Board shall consist of 5 members to be appointed by | 14 |
| the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of | 15 |
| whom shall be designated
by the Governor to be chairman. Each | 16 |
| member shall have a reasonable
knowledge of the practice, | 17 |
| procedure and principles of gambling operations.
Each member | 18 |
| shall either be a resident of Illinois or shall certify that he
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| will become a resident of Illinois before taking office. At | 20 |
| least one member
shall be experienced in law enforcement and | 21 |
| criminal investigation, at
least one member shall be a | 22 |
| certified public accountant experienced in
accounting and | 23 |
| auditing, and at least one member shall be a lawyer licensed
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| practice law in Illinois.
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| (3) The terms of office of the Board members shall be 3 |
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| years, except
that the terms of office of the initial Board | 2 |
| members appointed pursuant to
this Act will commence from the | 3 |
| effective date of this Act and run as
follows: one for a term | 4 |
| ending July 1, 1991, 2 for a term ending July 1,
1992, and 2 for | 5 |
| a term ending July 1, 1993. Upon the expiration of the
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| foregoing terms, the successors of such members shall serve a | 7 |
| term for 3
years and until their successors are appointed and | 8 |
| qualified for like terms.
Vacancies in the Board shall be | 9 |
| filled for the unexpired term in like
manner as original | 10 |
| appointments. Each member of the Board shall be
eligible for | 11 |
| reappointment at the discretion of the Governor with the
advice | 12 |
| and consent of the Senate.
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| (4) Each member of the Board shall receive $300 for each | 14 |
| day the
Board meets and for each day the member conducts any | 15 |
| hearing pursuant to
this Act. Each member of the Board shall | 16 |
| also be reimbursed for all actual
and necessary expenses and | 17 |
| disbursements incurred in the execution of official
duties.
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| (5) No person shall be appointed a member of the Board or | 19 |
| continue to be
a member of the Board who is, or whose spouse, | 20 |
| child or parent is, a member
of the board of directors of, or a | 21 |
| person financially interested in, any
gambling operation | 22 |
| subject to the jurisdiction of this Board, or any race
track, | 23 |
| race meeting, racing association or the operations thereof | 24 |
| subject
to the jurisdiction of the Illinois Racing Board. No | 25 |
| Board member shall
hold any other public office for which he | 26 |
| shall receive compensation other
than necessary travel or other |
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| incidental expenses . No person shall be a
member of the Board | 2 |
| who is not of good moral character or who has been
convicted | 3 |
| of, or is under indictment for, a felony under the laws of
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| Illinois or any other state, or the United States.
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| (5.5) No member of the Board shall engage in any political | 6 |
| activity. For the purposes of this Section, "political" means | 7 |
| any activity in support
of or in connection with any campaign | 8 |
| for federal, State, or local elective office or any political
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| organization, but does not include activities (i) relating to | 10 |
| the support or
opposition of any executive, legislative, or | 11 |
| administrative action (as those
terms are defined in Section 2 | 12 |
| of the Lobbyist Registration Act), (ii) relating
to collective | 13 |
| bargaining, or (iii) that are
otherwise
in furtherance of the | 14 |
| person's official
State duties or governmental and public | 15 |
| service functions.
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| (6) Any member of the Board may be removed by the Governor | 17 |
| for neglect
of duty, misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance | 18 |
| in office or for engaging in any political activity .
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| (7) Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his | 20 |
| office, each
member of the Board shall take an oath that he | 21 |
| will faithfully execute the
duties of his office according to | 22 |
| the laws of the State and the rules and
regulations adopted | 23 |
| therewith and shall give bond to the State of Illinois,
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| approved by the Governor, in the sum of $25,000. Every such | 25 |
| bond, when
duly executed and approved, shall be recorded in the | 26 |
| office of the
Secretary of State. Whenever the Governor |
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| determines that the bond of any
member of the Board has become | 2 |
| or is likely to become invalid or
insufficient, he shall | 3 |
| require such member forthwith to renew his bond,
which is to be | 4 |
| approved by the Governor. Any member of the Board who fails
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| take oath and give bond within 30 days from the date of his | 6 |
| appointment,
or who fails to renew his bond within 30 days | 7 |
| after it is demanded by the
Governor, shall be guilty of | 8 |
| neglect of duty and may be removed by the
Governor. The cost of | 9 |
| any bond given by any member of the Board under this
Section | 10 |
| shall be taken to be a part of the necessary expenses of the | 11 |
| Board.
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| (8) The Upon the request of the Board , the Department shall | 13 |
| employ such
personnel as may be necessary to carry out its the | 14 |
| functions and shall determine the salaries of all personnel, | 15 |
| except those personnel whose salaries are determined under the | 16 |
| terms of a collective bargaining agreement of the Board . No
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| person shall be employed to serve the Board who is, or whose | 18 |
| spouse, parent
or child is, an official of, or has a financial | 19 |
| interest in or financial
relation with, any operator engaged in | 20 |
| gambling operations within this
State or any organization | 21 |
| engaged in conducting horse racing within this
State. Any | 22 |
| employee violating these prohibitions shall be subject to
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| termination of employment.
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| (9) An Administrator shall perform any and all duties that | 25 |
| the Board
shall assign him. The salary of the Administrator | 26 |
| shall be determined by
the Board and approved by the Director |
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| of the Department and, in addition,
he shall be reimbursed for | 2 |
| all actual and necessary expenses incurred by
him in discharge | 3 |
| of his official duties. The Administrator shall keep
records of | 4 |
| all proceedings of the Board and shall preserve all records,
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| books, documents and other papers belonging to the Board or | 6 |
| entrusted to
its care. The Administrator shall devote his full | 7 |
| time to the duties of
the office and shall not hold any other | 8 |
| office or employment.
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| (b) The Board shall have general responsibility for the | 10 |
| implementation
of this Act. Its duties include, without | 11 |
| limitation, the following:
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| (1) To decide promptly and in reasonable order all | 13 |
| license applications.
Any party aggrieved by an action of | 14 |
| the Board denying, suspending,
revoking, restricting or | 15 |
| refusing to renew a license may request a hearing
before | 16 |
| the Board. A request for a hearing must be made to the | 17 |
| Board in
writing within 5 days after service of notice of | 18 |
| the action of the Board.
Notice of the action of the Board | 19 |
| shall be served either by personal
delivery or by certified | 20 |
| mail, postage prepaid, to the aggrieved party.
Notice | 21 |
| served by certified mail shall be deemed complete on the | 22 |
| business
day following the date of such mailing. The Board | 23 |
| shall conduct all
requested hearings promptly and in | 24 |
| reasonable order;
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| (2) To conduct all hearings pertaining to civil | 26 |
| violations of this Act
or rules and regulations promulgated |
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| hereunder;
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| (3) To promulgate such rules and regulations as in its | 3 |
| judgment may be
necessary to protect or enhance the | 4 |
| credibility and integrity of gambling
operations | 5 |
| authorized by this Act and the regulatory process | 6 |
| hereunder;
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| (4) To provide for the establishment and collection of | 8 |
| all license and
registration fees and taxes imposed by this | 9 |
| Act and the rules and
regulations issued pursuant hereto. | 10 |
| All such fees and taxes shall be
deposited into the State | 11 |
| Gaming Fund;
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| (5) To provide for the levy and collection of penalties | 13 |
| and fines for the
violation of provisions of this Act and | 14 |
| the rules and regulations
promulgated hereunder. All such | 15 |
| fines and penalties shall be deposited
into the Education | 16 |
| Assistance Fund, created by Public Act 86-0018, of the
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| State of Illinois;
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| (6) To be present through its inspectors and agents any | 19 |
| time gambling
operations are conducted on any riverboat for | 20 |
| the purpose of certifying the
revenue thereof, receiving | 21 |
| complaints from the public, and conducting such
other | 22 |
| investigations into the conduct of the gambling games and | 23 |
| the
maintenance of the equipment as from time to time the | 24 |
| Board may deem
necessary and proper;
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| (7) To review and rule upon any complaint by a licensee
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| regarding any investigative procedures of the State which |
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| are unnecessarily
disruptive of gambling operations. The | 2 |
| need to inspect and investigate
shall be presumed at all | 3 |
| times. The disruption of a licensee's operations
shall be | 4 |
| proved by clear and convincing evidence, and establish | 5 |
| that: (A)
the procedures had no reasonable law enforcement | 6 |
| purposes, and (B) the
procedures were so disruptive as to | 7 |
| unreasonably inhibit gambling operations;
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| (8) To hold at least one meeting each quarter of the | 9 |
| fiscal
year. In addition, special meetings may be called by | 10 |
| the Chairman or any 2
Board members upon 72 hours written | 11 |
| notice to each member. All Board
meetings shall be subject | 12 |
| to the Open Meetings Act. Three members of the
Board shall | 13 |
| constitute a quorum, and 3 votes shall be required for any
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| final determination by the Board. The Board shall keep a | 15 |
| complete and
accurate record of all its meetings. A | 16 |
| majority of the members of the Board
shall constitute a | 17 |
| quorum for the transaction of any business, for the
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| performance of any duty, or for the exercise of any power | 19 |
| which this Act
requires the Board members to transact, | 20 |
| perform or exercise en banc, except
that, upon order of the | 21 |
| Board, one of the Board members or an
administrative law | 22 |
| judge designated by the Board may conduct any hearing
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| provided for under this Act or by Board rule and may | 24 |
| recommend findings and
decisions to the Board. The Board | 25 |
| member or administrative law judge
conducting such hearing | 26 |
| shall have all powers and rights granted to the
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| this Act. The record made at the time of the hearing shall | 2 |
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reviewed by the Board, or a majority thereof, and the | 3 |
| findings and decision
of the majority of the Board shall | 4 |
| constitute the order of the Board in
such case;
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| (9) To maintain records which are separate and distinct | 6 |
| from the records
of any other State board or commission. | 7 |
| Such records shall be available
for public inspection and | 8 |
| shall accurately reflect all Board proceedings;
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| (10) To file a written annual report with the Governor | 10 |
| on or before
March 1 each year and such additional reports | 11 |
| as the Governor may request.
The annual report shall | 12 |
| include a statement of receipts and disbursements
by the | 13 |
| Board, actions taken by the Board, and any additional | 14 |
| information
and recommendations which the Board may deem | 15 |
| valuable or which the Governor
may request;
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| (11) (Blank);
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| (12) (Blank); To assume responsibility for the | 18 |
| administration and
enforcement of the Bingo License and Tax | 19 |
| Act, the Charitable Games Act, and
the Pull Tabs and Jar | 20 |
| Games Act if such responsibility is delegated to it
by the | 21 |
| Director of Revenue; and
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| (13) To assume responsibility for administration and | 23 |
| enforcement of the
Video Gaming Act ; and . | 24 |
| (14) To adopt, by rule, a code of conduct governing | 25 |
| Board members and employees that ensure, to the maximum | 26 |
| extent possible, that persons subject to this Code avoid |
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| situations, relationships, or associations that may | 2 |
| represent or lead to a conflict of interest.
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| (c) The Board shall have jurisdiction over and shall | 4 |
| supervise all
gambling operations governed by this Act. The | 5 |
| Board shall have all powers
necessary and proper to fully and | 6 |
| effectively execute the provisions of
this Act, including, but | 7 |
| not limited to, the following:
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| (1) To investigate applicants and determine the | 9 |
| eligibility of
applicants for licenses and to select among | 10 |
| competing applicants the
applicants which best serve the | 11 |
| interests of the citizens of Illinois.
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| (2) To have jurisdiction and supervision over all | 13 |
| riverboat gambling
operations in this State and all persons | 14 |
| on riverboats where gambling
operations are conducted.
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| (3) To promulgate rules and regulations for the purpose | 16 |
| of administering
the provisions of this Act and to | 17 |
| prescribe rules, regulations and
conditions under which | 18 |
| all riverboat gambling in the State shall be
conducted. | 19 |
| Such rules and regulations are to provide for the | 20 |
| prevention of
practices detrimental to the public interest | 21 |
| and for the best interests of
riverboat gambling, including | 22 |
| rules and regulations regarding the
inspection of such | 23 |
| riverboats and the review of any permits or licenses
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| necessary to operate a riverboat under any laws or | 25 |
| regulations applicable
to riverboats, and to impose | 26 |
| penalties for violations thereof.
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| (4) To enter the office, riverboats, facilities, or | 2 |
| other
places of business of a licensee, where evidence of | 3 |
| the compliance or
noncompliance with the provisions of this | 4 |
| Act is likely to be found.
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| (5) To investigate alleged violations of this Act or | 6 |
| the
rules of the Board and to take appropriate disciplinary
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| action against a licensee or a holder of an occupational | 8 |
| license for a
violation, or institute appropriate legal | 9 |
| action for enforcement, or both.
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| (6) To adopt standards for the licensing of all persons | 11 |
| under this Act,
as well as for electronic or mechanical | 12 |
| gambling games, and to establish
fees for such licenses.
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| (7) To adopt appropriate standards for all riverboats
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| and facilities.
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| (8) To require that the records, including financial or | 16 |
| other statements
of any licensee under this Act, shall be | 17 |
| kept in such manner as prescribed
by the Board and that any | 18 |
| such licensee involved in the ownership or
management of | 19 |
| gambling operations submit to the Board an annual balance
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| sheet and profit and loss statement, list of the | 21 |
| stockholders or other
persons having a 1% or greater | 22 |
| beneficial interest in the gambling
activities of each | 23 |
| licensee, and any other information the Board deems
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| necessary in order to effectively administer this Act and | 25 |
| all rules,
regulations, orders and final decisions | 26 |
| promulgated under this Act.
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| (9) To conduct hearings, issue subpoenas for the | 2 |
| attendance of
witnesses and subpoenas duces tecum for the | 3 |
| production of books, records
and other pertinent documents | 4 |
| in accordance with the Illinois
Administrative Procedure | 5 |
| Act, and to administer oaths and affirmations to
the | 6 |
| witnesses, when, in the judgment of the Board, it is | 7 |
| necessary to
administer or enforce this Act or the Board | 8 |
| rules.
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| (10) To prescribe a form to be used by any licensee | 10 |
| involved in the
ownership or management of gambling | 11 |
| operations as an
application for employment for their | 12 |
| employees.
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| (11) To revoke or suspend licenses, as the Board may | 14 |
| see fit and in
compliance with applicable laws of the State | 15 |
| regarding administrative
procedures, and to review | 16 |
| applications for the renewal of licenses. The
Board may | 17 |
| suspend an owners license, without notice or hearing upon a
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| determination that the safety or health of patrons or | 19 |
| employees is
jeopardized by continuing a riverboat's | 20 |
| operation. The suspension may
remain in effect until the | 21 |
| Board determines that the cause for suspension
has been | 22 |
| abated. The Board may revoke the owners license upon a
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| determination that the owner has not made satisfactory | 24 |
| progress toward
abating the hazard.
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| (12) To eject or exclude or authorize the ejection or | 26 |
| exclusion of, any
person from riverboat gambling |
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| facilities where such person is in violation
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| rules and regulations thereunder, or final orders of the
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| Board, or where such person's conduct or reputation is such | 4 |
| that his
presence within the riverboat gambling facilities | 5 |
| may, in the opinion of
the Board, call into question the | 6 |
| honesty and integrity of the gambling
operations or | 7 |
| interfere with orderly conduct thereof; provided that the
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| propriety of such ejection or exclusion is subject to | 9 |
| subsequent hearing
by the Board.
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| (13) To require all licensees of gambling operations to | 11 |
| utilize a
cashless wagering system whereby all players' | 12 |
| money is converted to tokens,
electronic cards, or chips | 13 |
| which shall be used only for wagering in the
gambling | 14 |
| establishment.
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| (14) (Blank).
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| (15) To suspend, revoke or restrict licenses, to | 17 |
| require the
removal of a licensee or an employee of a | 18 |
| licensee for a violation of this
Act or a Board rule or for | 19 |
| engaging in a fraudulent practice, and to
impose civil | 20 |
| penalties of up to $5,000 against individuals and up to
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| $10,000 or an amount equal to the daily gross receipts, | 22 |
| whichever is
larger, against licensees for each violation | 23 |
| of any provision of the Act,
any rules adopted by the | 24 |
| Board, any order of the Board or any other action
which, in | 25 |
| the Board's discretion, is a detriment or impediment to | 26 |
| riverboat
gambling operations.
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| (16) To hire employees to gather information, conduct | 2 |
| investigations
and carry out any other tasks contemplated | 3 |
| under this Act.
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| (17) To establish minimum levels of insurance to be | 5 |
| maintained by
licensees.
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| (18) To authorize a licensee to sell or serve alcoholic | 7 |
| liquors, wine or
beer as defined in the Liquor Control Act | 8 |
| of 1934 on board a riverboat
and to have exclusive | 9 |
| authority to establish the hours for sale and
consumption | 10 |
| of alcoholic liquor on board a riverboat, notwithstanding | 11 |
| any
provision of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 or any | 12 |
| local ordinance, and
regardless of whether the riverboat | 13 |
| makes excursions. The
establishment of the hours for sale | 14 |
| and consumption of alcoholic liquor on
board a riverboat is | 15 |
| an exclusive power and function of the State. A home
rule | 16 |
| unit may not establish the hours for sale and consumption | 17 |
| of alcoholic
liquor on board a riverboat. This amendatory | 18 |
| Act of 1991 is a denial and
limitation of home rule powers | 19 |
| and functions under subsection (h) of
Section 6 of Article | 20 |
| VII of the Illinois Constitution.
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| (19) After consultation with the U.S. Army Corps of | 22 |
| Engineers, to
establish binding emergency orders upon the | 23 |
| concurrence of a majority of
the members of the Board | 24 |
| regarding the navigability of water, relative to
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| excursions,
in the event
of extreme weather conditions, | 26 |
| acts of God or other extreme circumstances.
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| (20) To delegate the execution of any of its powers | 2 |
| under this Act for
the purpose of administering and | 3 |
| enforcing this Act and its rules and
regulations hereunder.
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| (20.5) To approve any contract entered into on its | 5 |
| behalf.
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| (20.6) To appoint investigators to conduct | 7 |
| investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and other | 8 |
| duties imposed under this Act, as deemed necessary by the | 9 |
| Board. These investigators have and may exercise all of the | 10 |
| rights and powers of peace officers, provided that these | 11 |
| powers shall be limited to offenses or violations occurring | 12 |
| or committed on a riverboat or dock, as defined in | 13 |
| subsections (d) and (f) of Section 4, or as otherwise | 14 |
| provided by this Act or any other law. | 15 |
| (20.7) To contract with the Department of State Police | 16 |
| for the use of trained and qualified State police officers | 17 |
| and with the Department of Revenue for the use of trained | 18 |
| and qualified Department of Revenue investigators to | 19 |
| conduct investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and | 20 |
| other duties imposed under this Act and to exercise all of | 21 |
| the rights and powers of peace officers, provided that the | 22 |
| powers of Department of Revenue investigators under this | 23 |
| subdivision (20.7) shall be limited to offenses or | 24 |
| violations occurring or committed on a riverboat or dock, | 25 |
| as defined in subsections (d) and (f) of Section 4, or as | 26 |
| otherwise provided by this Act or any other law. In the |
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| event the Department of State Police or the Department of | 2 |
| Revenue is unable to fill contracted police or | 3 |
| investigative positions, the Board may appoint | 4 |
| investigators to fill those positions pursuant to | 5 |
| subdivision (20.6).
| 6 |
| (21) To take any other action as may be reasonable or | 7 |
| appropriate to
enforce this Act and rules and regulations | 8 |
| hereunder.
| 9 |
| (d) The Board may seek and shall receive the cooperation of | 10 |
| the
Department of State Police in conducting background | 11 |
| investigations of
applicants and in fulfilling its | 12 |
| responsibilities under
this Section. Costs incurred by the | 13 |
| Department of State Police as
a result of such cooperation | 14 |
| shall be paid by the Board in conformance
with the requirements | 15 |
| of Section 2605-400 of the Department of State Police Law
(20 | 16 |
| ILCS 2605/2605-400).
| 17 |
| (e) The Board must authorize to each investigator and to | 18 |
| any other
employee of the Board exercising the powers of a | 19 |
| peace officer a distinct badge
that, on its face, (i) clearly | 20 |
| states that the badge is authorized by the Board
and
(ii) | 21 |
| contains a unique identifying number. No other badge shall be | 22 |
| authorized
by the Board.
| 23 |
| (Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; revised | 24 |
| 8-20-09.)
| 25 |
| (230 ILCS 10/5.1) (from Ch. 120, par. 2405.1)
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| Sec. 5.1. Disclosure of records.
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| (a) Notwithstanding any applicable statutory provision to | 3 |
| the contrary,
the Board shall, on written request from any | 4 |
| person, provide
information furnished by an applicant or | 5 |
| licensee concerning the applicant
or licensee, his products, | 6 |
| services or gambling enterprises and his
business holdings, as | 7 |
| follows:
| 8 |
| (1) The name, business address and business telephone | 9 |
| number of any
applicant or licensee.
| 10 |
| (2) An identification of any applicant or licensee | 11 |
| including, if an
applicant or licensee is not an | 12 |
| individual, the state of incorporation or
registration, | 13 |
| the corporate officers, and the identity of all | 14 |
| shareholders
or participants. If an applicant or licensee | 15 |
| has a pending registration
statement filed with the | 16 |
| Securities and Exchange Commission, only the names
of those | 17 |
| persons or entities holding interest of 5% or more must be | 18 |
| provided.
| 19 |
| (3) An identification of any business, including, if | 20 |
| applicable, the
state of incorporation or registration, in | 21 |
| which an applicant or licensee
or an applicant's or | 22 |
| licensee's spouse or children has an equity interest
of | 23 |
| more than 1%
5% . If an applicant or licensee is a | 24 |
| corporation, partnership
or other business entity, the | 25 |
| applicant or licensee shall identify any
other | 26 |
| corporation, partnership or business entity in which it has |
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| an equity
interest of 1%
5% or more, including, if | 2 |
| applicable, the state of
incorporation or registration. | 3 |
| This information need not be provided by a
corporation, | 4 |
| partnership or other business entity that has a pending
| 5 |
| registration statement filed with the Securities and | 6 |
| Exchange Commission.
| 7 |
| (4) Whether an applicant or licensee has been indicted, | 8 |
| convicted,
pleaded guilty or nolo contendere, or forfeited | 9 |
| bail concerning any
criminal offense under the laws of any | 10 |
| jurisdiction, either felony or
misdemeanor (except for | 11 |
| traffic violations), including the date, the name
and | 12 |
| location of the court, arresting agency and prosecuting | 13 |
| agency, the
case number, the offense, the disposition and | 14 |
| the location and length of
incarceration.
| 15 |
| (5) Whether an applicant or licensee has had any | 16 |
| license or
certificate issued by a licensing authority in | 17 |
| Illinois or any other
jurisdiction denied, restricted, | 18 |
| suspended, revoked or not renewed and a
statement | 19 |
| describing the facts and circumstances concerning the | 20 |
| denial,
restriction, suspension, revocation or | 21 |
| non-renewal, including the licensing
authority, the date | 22 |
| each such action was taken, and the reason for each
such | 23 |
| action.
| 24 |
| (6) Whether an applicant or licensee has ever filed or | 25 |
| had filed against
it a proceeding in bankruptcy or has ever | 26 |
| been involved in any formal
process to adjust, defer, |
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| suspend or otherwise work out the payment of any
debt | 2 |
| including the date of filing, the name and location of the | 3 |
| court, the
case and number of the disposition.
| 4 |
| (7) Whether an applicant or licensee has filed, or been | 5 |
| served with a
complaint or other notice filed with any | 6 |
| public body, regarding the
delinquency in the payment of, | 7 |
| or a dispute over the filings concerning the
payment of, | 8 |
| any tax required under federal, State or local law, | 9 |
| including
the amount, type of tax, the taxing agency and | 10 |
| time periods involved.
| 11 |
| (8) A statement listing the names and titles of all | 12 |
| public officials
or officers of any unit of government, and | 13 |
| relatives of said
public officials or officers who, | 14 |
| directly or indirectly, own
any financial interest in, have | 15 |
| any beneficial interest in, are the
creditors of or hold | 16 |
| any debt instrument issued by, or hold or have any
interest | 17 |
| in any contractual or service relationship with, an | 18 |
| applicant
or licensee.
| 19 |
| (9) Whether an applicant or licensee has made, directly | 20 |
| or indirectly,
any political contribution, or any loans, | 21 |
| donations or other payments, to
any candidate or office | 22 |
| holder, within 5 years from the date of filing the
| 23 |
| application, including the amount and the method of | 24 |
| payment.
| 25 |
| (10) The name and business telephone number of the | 26 |
| counsel
representing an applicant or licensee in matters |
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| before the Board.
| 2 |
| (11) A description of any proposed or approved | 3 |
| riverboat
gaming operation, including the type of boat, | 4 |
| home dock location, expected
economic benefit to the | 5 |
| community, anticipated or actual number of
employees, any | 6 |
| statement from an applicant or licensee regarding | 7 |
| compliance
with federal and State affirmative action | 8 |
| guidelines, projected or actual
admissions and projected | 9 |
| or actual adjusted gross gaming receipts.
| 10 |
| (12) A description of the product or service to be | 11 |
| supplied by an
applicant for a supplier's license.
| 12 |
| (b) Notwithstanding any applicable statutory provision to | 13 |
| the contrary,
the Board shall, on written request from any | 14 |
| person, also provide
the following information:
| 15 |
| (1) The amount of the wagering tax and admission tax | 16 |
| paid daily to the
State of Illinois by the holder of an | 17 |
| owner's license.
| 18 |
| (2) Whenever the Board finds an applicant for an | 19 |
| owner's license
unsuitable for licensing, a copy of the | 20 |
| written letter outlining the
reasons for the denial.
| 21 |
| (3) Whenever the Board has refused to grant leave for | 22 |
| an applicant to
withdraw his application, a copy of the | 23 |
| letter outlining the reasons for
the refusal.
| 24 |
| (c) Subject to the above provisions, the Board shall not | 25 |
| disclose any
information which would be barred by:
| 26 |
| (1) Section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act; or
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| (2) The statutes, rules, regulations or | 2 |
| intergovernmental agreements
of any jurisdiction.
| 3 |
| (d) The Board may assess fees for the copying of | 4 |
| information in
accordance with Section 6 of the Freedom of | 5 |
| Information Act.
| 6 |
| (Source: P.A. 87-826.)
| 7 |
| (230 ILCS 10/5.2 new)
| 8 |
| Sec. 5.2. Separation from Department of Revenue. As of July | 9 |
| 1, 2009, all of the powers, duties, assets, liabilities, | 10 |
| employees, contracts, property, records, pending business, and | 11 |
| unexpended appropriations of the Department of Revenue related | 12 |
| to the administration and enforcement of this Act are | 13 |
| transferred to the Illinois Gaming Board. | 14 |
| The status and rights of the transferred employees, and the | 15 |
| rights of the State of Illinois and its agencies, under the | 16 |
| Personnel Code and applicable collective bargaining agreements | 17 |
| or under any pension, retirement, or annuity plan are not | 18 |
| affected (except as provided in Sections 14-110 and 18-127 of | 19 |
| the Illinois Pension Code) by that transfer or by any other | 20 |
| provision of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.
| 21 |
| This Section is declarative of existing law.
| 22 |
| (230 ILCS 10/6) (from Ch. 120, par. 2406)
| 23 |
| Sec. 6. Application for Owners License.
| 24 |
| (a) A qualified person may
apply to the Board for an owners |
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| license to
conduct a riverboat gambling operation as provided | 2 |
| in this Act. The
application shall be made on forms provided by | 3 |
| the Board and shall contain
such information as the Board | 4 |
| prescribes, including but not limited to the
identity of the | 5 |
| riverboat on which such gambling operation is to be
conducted | 6 |
| and the exact location where such riverboat will be docked, a
| 7 |
| certification that the riverboat will be registered under this | 8 |
| Act at all
times during which gambling operations are conducted | 9 |
| on board, detailed
information regarding the ownership and | 10 |
| management of the applicant, and
detailed personal information | 11 |
| regarding the applicant. Any application for an
owners license | 12 |
| to be re-issued on or after June 1, 2003 shall also
include the | 13 |
| applicant's license bid in a form prescribed by the Board.
| 14 |
| Information
provided on the application shall be used as a | 15 |
| basis for a thorough
background investigation which the Board | 16 |
| shall conduct with respect to each
applicant. An incomplete | 17 |
| application shall be cause for denial of a license
by the | 18 |
| Board.
| 19 |
| (b) Applicants shall submit with their application all | 20 |
| documents,
resolutions, and letters of support from the | 21 |
| governing body that represents
the municipality or county | 22 |
| wherein the licensee will dock.
| 23 |
| (c) Each applicant shall disclose the identity of every | 24 |
| person,
association, trust or corporation having a greater than | 25 |
| 1% direct or
indirect pecuniary interest in the riverboat | 26 |
| gambling operation with
respect to which the license is sought. |
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| If the disclosed entity is a
trust, the application shall | 2 |
| disclose the names and addresses of the
beneficiaries; if a | 3 |
| corporation, the names and
addresses of all stockholders and | 4 |
| directors; if a partnership, the names
and addresses of all | 5 |
| partners, both general and limited.
| 6 |
| (d) An application shall be filed and considered in | 7 |
| accordance with the rules of the Board with the Board by | 8 |
| January 1 of the
year preceding any calendar year for which an | 9 |
| applicant seeks an owners
license; however, applications for an | 10 |
| owners license permitting
operations on January 1, 1991 shall | 11 |
| be filed by July 1, 1990 . An
application fee of $50,000 shall | 12 |
| be paid at the time of filing
to defray the costs associated | 13 |
| with the
background investigation conducted by the Board. If | 14 |
| the costs of the
investigation exceed $50,000, the applicant | 15 |
| shall pay the additional amount
to the Board. If the costs of | 16 |
| the investigation are less than $50,000, the
applicant shall | 17 |
| receive a refund of the remaining amount. All
information, | 18 |
| records, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda or other
| 19 |
| data supplied to or used by the Board in the course of its | 20 |
| review or
investigation of an application for a license or a | 21 |
| renewal under this Act shall be
privileged, strictly | 22 |
| confidential and shall be used only for the purpose of
| 23 |
| evaluating an applicant for a license or a renewal . Such | 24 |
| information, records, interviews, reports,
statements, | 25 |
| memoranda or other data shall not be admissible as evidence,
| 26 |
| nor discoverable in any action of any kind in any court or |
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| before any
tribunal, board, agency or person, except for any | 2 |
| action deemed necessary
by the Board.
| 3 |
| (e) The Board shall charge each applicant a fee set by the | 4 |
| Department of
State Police to defray the costs associated with | 5 |
| the search and
classification of fingerprints obtained by the | 6 |
| Board with respect to the
applicant's application. These fees | 7 |
| shall be paid into the State Police
Services Fund.
| 8 |
| (f) The licensed owner shall be the person primarily | 9 |
| responsible for the
boat itself. Only one riverboat gambling | 10 |
| operation may be authorized
by the Board on any riverboat. The | 11 |
| applicant must identify each riverboat
it intends to use and | 12 |
| certify that the riverboat: (1) has the authorized
capacity | 13 |
| required in this Act; (2) is accessible to disabled persons; | 14 |
| and
(3) is fully registered and licensed in accordance
with any | 15 |
| applicable laws.
| 16 |
| (g) A person who knowingly makes a false statement on an | 17 |
| application is
guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
| 18 |
| (Source: P.A. 93-28, eff. 6-20-03.)
| 19 |
| (230 ILCS 10/7) (from Ch. 120, par. 2407)
| 20 |
| Sec. 7. Owners Licenses.
| 21 |
| (a) The Board shall issue owners licenses to persons, firms | 22 |
| or
corporations which apply for such licenses upon payment to | 23 |
| the Board of the
non-refundable license fee set by the Board, | 24 |
| upon payment of a $25,000
license fee for the first year of | 25 |
| operation and a $5,000 license fee for
each succeeding year and |
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| upon a determination by the Board that the
applicant is | 2 |
| eligible for an owners license pursuant to this Act and the
| 3 |
| rules of the Board. From the effective date of this amendatory | 4 |
| Act of the 95th General Assembly until (i) 3 years after the | 5 |
| effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General | 6 |
| Assembly, (ii) the date any organization licensee begins to | 7 |
| operate a slot machine or video game of chance under the | 8 |
| Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or this Act, (iii) the date | 9 |
| that payments begin under subsection (c-5) of Section 13 of the | 10 |
| Act, or (iv) the wagering tax imposed under Section 13 of this | 11 |
| Act is increased by law to reflect a tax rate that is at least | 12 |
| as stringent or more stringent than the tax rate contained in | 13 |
| subsection (a-3) of Section 13, whichever occurs first, as a | 14 |
| condition of licensure and as an alternative source of payment | 15 |
| for those funds payable under subsection (c-5) of Section 13 of | 16 |
| the Riverboat Gambling Act, any owners licensee that holds or | 17 |
| receives its owners license on or after the effective date of | 18 |
| this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, other than an | 19 |
| owners licensee operating a riverboat with adjusted gross | 20 |
| receipts in calendar year 2004 of less than $200,000,000, must | 21 |
| pay into the Horse Racing Equity Trust Fund, in addition to any | 22 |
| other payments required under this Act, an amount equal to 3% | 23 |
| of the adjusted gross receipts received by the owners licensee. | 24 |
| The payments required under this Section shall be made by the | 25 |
| owners licensee to the State Treasurer no later than 3:00 | 26 |
| o'clock p.m. of the day after the day when the adjusted gross |
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| receipts were received by the owners licensee. A person, firm | 2 |
| or corporation is ineligible to receive
an owners license if:
| 3 |
| (1) the person has been convicted of a felony under the | 4 |
| laws of this
State, any other state, or the United States;
| 5 |
| (2) the person has been convicted of any violation of | 6 |
| Article 28 of the
Criminal Code of 1961, or substantially | 7 |
| similar laws of any other jurisdiction;
| 8 |
| (3) the person has submitted an application for a | 9 |
| license under this
Act which contains false information;
| 10 |
| (4) the person is
a member of the Board;
| 11 |
| (5) a person defined in (1), (2), (3) or (4) is an | 12 |
| officer, director or
managerial employee of the firm or | 13 |
| corporation;
| 14 |
| (6) the firm or corporation employs a person defined in | 15 |
| (1), (2), (3) or
(4) who participates in the management or | 16 |
| operation of gambling operations
authorized under this | 17 |
| Act;
| 18 |
| (7) (blank); or
| 19 |
| (8) a license of the person, firm or corporation issued | 20 |
| under
this Act, or a license to own or operate gambling | 21 |
| facilities
in any other jurisdiction, has been revoked.
| 22 |
| The Board is expressly prohibited from making changes to | 23 |
| the requirement that licensees make payment into the Horse | 24 |
| Racing Equity Trust Fund without the express authority of the | 25 |
| Illinois General Assembly and making any other rule to | 26 |
| implement or interpret this amendatory Act of the 95th General |
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| Assembly. For the purposes of this paragraph, "rules" is given | 2 |
| the meaning given to that term in Section 1-70 of the Illinois | 3 |
| Administrative Procedure Act. | 4 |
| (b) In determining whether to grant an owners license to an | 5 |
| applicant, the
Board shall consider:
| 6 |
| (1) the character, reputation, experience and | 7 |
| financial integrity of the
applicants and of any other or | 8 |
| separate person that either:
| 9 |
| (A) controls, directly or indirectly, such | 10 |
| applicant, or
| 11 |
| (B) is controlled, directly or indirectly, by such | 12 |
| applicant or by a
person which controls, directly or | 13 |
| indirectly, such applicant;
| 14 |
| (2) the facilities or proposed facilities for the | 15 |
| conduct of riverboat
gambling;
| 16 |
| (3) the highest prospective total revenue to be derived | 17 |
| by the State
from the conduct of riverboat gambling;
| 18 |
| (4) the extent to which the ownership of the applicant | 19 |
| reflects the
diversity of the State by including minority | 20 |
| persons , and females , and persons with a disability
and the | 21 |
| good faith affirmative action plan of
each applicant to | 22 |
| recruit, train and upgrade minority persons , and females , | 23 |
| and persons with a disability in all employment | 24 |
| classifications;
| 25 |
| (5) the financial ability of the applicant to purchase | 26 |
| and maintain
adequate liability and casualty insurance;
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| (6) whether the applicant has adequate capitalization | 2 |
| to provide and
maintain, for the duration of a license, a | 3 |
| riverboat;
| 4 |
| (7) the extent to which the applicant exceeds or meets | 5 |
| other standards
for the issuance of an owners license which | 6 |
| the Board may adopt by rule;
and
| 7 |
| (8) The amount of the applicant's license bid.
| 8 |
| (c) Each owners license shall specify the place where | 9 |
| riverboats shall
operate and dock.
| 10 |
| (d) Each applicant shall submit with his application, on | 11 |
| forms
provided by the Board, 2 sets of his fingerprints.
| 12 |
| (e) The Board may issue up to 10 licenses authorizing the | 13 |
| holders of such
licenses to own riverboats. In the application | 14 |
| for an owners license, the
applicant shall state the dock at | 15 |
| which the riverboat is based and the water
on which the | 16 |
| riverboat will be located. The Board shall issue 5 licenses to
| 17 |
| become effective not earlier than January 1, 1991. Three of | 18 |
| such licenses
shall authorize riverboat gambling on the | 19 |
| Mississippi River, or, with approval
by the municipality in | 20 |
| which the
riverboat was docked on August 7, 2003 and with Board | 21 |
| approval, be authorized to relocate to a new location,
in a
| 22 |
| municipality that (1) borders on the Mississippi River or is | 23 |
| within 5
miles of the city limits of a municipality that | 24 |
| borders on the Mississippi
River and (2), on August 7, 2003, | 25 |
| had a riverboat conducting riverboat gambling operations | 26 |
| pursuant to
a license issued under this Act; one of which shall |
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| authorize riverboat
gambling from a home dock in the city of | 2 |
| East St. Louis. One other license
shall
authorize riverboat | 3 |
| gambling on
the Illinois River south of Marshall County. The | 4 |
| Board shall issue one
additional license to become effective | 5 |
| not earlier than March 1, 1992, which
shall authorize riverboat | 6 |
| gambling on the Des Plaines River in Will County.
The Board may | 7 |
| issue 4 additional licenses to become effective not
earlier | 8 |
| than
March 1, 1992. In determining the water upon which | 9 |
| riverboats will operate,
the Board shall consider the economic | 10 |
| benefit which riverboat gambling confers
on the State, and | 11 |
| shall seek to assure that all regions of the State share
in the | 12 |
| economic benefits of riverboat gambling.
| 13 |
| In granting all licenses, the Board may give favorable | 14 |
| consideration to
economically depressed areas of the State, to | 15 |
| applicants presenting plans
which provide for significant | 16 |
| economic development over a large geographic
area, and to | 17 |
| applicants who currently operate non-gambling riverboats in
| 18 |
| Illinois.
The Board shall review all applications for owners | 19 |
| licenses,
and shall inform each applicant of the Board's | 20 |
| decision.
The Board may grant an owners license to an
applicant | 21 |
| that has not submitted the highest license bid, but if it does | 22 |
| not
select the highest bidder, the Board shall issue a written | 23 |
| decision explaining
why another
applicant was selected and | 24 |
| identifying the factors set forth in this Section
that favored | 25 |
| the winning bidder.
| 26 |
| In addition to any other revocation powers granted to the |
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| Board under this
Act,
the Board may revoke the owners license | 2 |
| of a licensee which fails
to begin conducting gambling within | 3 |
| 15 months
of receipt of the
Board's approval of the application | 4 |
| if the Board determines that license
revocation is in the best | 5 |
| interests of the State.
| 6 |
| (f) The first 10 owners licenses issued under this Act | 7 |
| shall permit the
holder to own up to 2 riverboats and equipment | 8 |
| thereon
for a period of 3 years after the effective date of the | 9 |
| license. Holders of
the first 10 owners licenses must pay the | 10 |
| annual license fee for each of
the 3
years during which they | 11 |
| are authorized to own riverboats.
| 12 |
| (g) Upon the termination, expiration, or revocation of each | 13 |
| of the first
10 licenses, which shall be issued for a 3 year | 14 |
| period, all licenses are
renewable annually upon payment of the | 15 |
| fee and a determination by the Board
that the licensee | 16 |
| continues to meet all of the requirements of this Act and the
| 17 |
| Board's rules.
However, for licenses renewed on or after May 1, | 18 |
| 1998, renewal shall be
for a period of 4 years, unless the | 19 |
| Board sets a shorter period.
| 20 |
| (h) An owners license shall entitle the licensee to own up | 21 |
| to 2
riverboats. A licensee shall limit the number of gambling | 22 |
| participants to
1,200 for any such owners license.
A licensee | 23 |
| may operate both of its riverboats concurrently, provided that | 24 |
| the
total number of gambling participants on both riverboats | 25 |
| does not exceed
1,200. Riverboats licensed to operate on the
| 26 |
| Mississippi River and the Illinois River south of Marshall |
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| County shall
have an authorized capacity of at least 500 | 2 |
| persons. Any other riverboat
licensed under this Act shall have | 3 |
| an authorized capacity of at least 400
persons.
| 4 |
| (i) A licensed owner is authorized to apply to the Board | 5 |
| for and, if
approved therefor, to receive all licenses from the | 6 |
| Board necessary for the
operation of a riverboat, including a | 7 |
| liquor license, a license
to prepare and serve food for human | 8 |
| consumption, and other necessary
licenses. All use, occupation | 9 |
| and excise taxes which apply to the sale of
food and beverages | 10 |
| in this State and all taxes imposed on the sale or use
of | 11 |
| tangible personal property apply to such sales aboard the | 12 |
| riverboat.
| 13 |
| (j) The Board may issue or re-issue a license authorizing a | 14 |
| riverboat to
dock
in a municipality or approve a relocation | 15 |
| under Section 11.2 only if, prior
to the issuance or | 16 |
| re-issuance of
the license or approval, the governing body of | 17 |
| the municipality in which
the riverboat will dock has by a | 18 |
| majority vote approved the docking of
riverboats in the | 19 |
| municipality. The Board may issue or re-issue a license
| 20 |
| authorizing a
riverboat to dock in areas of a county outside | 21 |
| any municipality or approve a
relocation under Section 11.2 | 22 |
| only if, prior to the issuance or re-issuance
of the license
or | 23 |
| approval, the
governing body of the county has by a majority | 24 |
| vote approved of the docking of
riverboats within such areas.
| 25 |
| (Source: P.A. 94-667, eff. 8-23-05; 94-804, eff. 5-26-06; | 26 |
| 95-1008, eff. 12-15-08.)
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| (230 ILCS 10/9) (from Ch. 120, par. 2409)
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| Sec. 9. Occupational licenses.
| 3 |
| (a) The Board may issue an occupational license to an | 4 |
| applicant upon the
payment of a non-refundable fee set by the | 5 |
| Board, upon a determination by
the Board that the applicant is | 6 |
| eligible for an occupational license and
upon payment of an | 7 |
| annual license fee in an amount to be established. To
be | 8 |
| eligible for an occupational license, an applicant must:
| 9 |
| (1) be at least 21 years of age if the applicant will | 10 |
| perform any
function involved in gaming by patrons. Any | 11 |
| applicant seeking an
occupational license for a non-gaming | 12 |
| function shall be at least 18 years
of age;
| 13 |
| (2) not have been convicted of a felony offense, a | 14 |
| violation of Article
28 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or a | 15 |
| similar statute of any other
jurisdiction , or a crime | 16 |
| involving dishonesty or moral turpitude ;
| 17 |
| (2.5) not have been convicted of a crime, other than a | 18 |
| crime described in item (2) of this subsection (a), | 19 |
| involving dishonesty or moral turpitude, except that the | 20 |
| Board may, in its discretion, issue an occupational license | 21 |
| to a person who has been convicted of a crime described in | 22 |
| this item (2.5) more than 10 years prior to his or her | 23 |
| application and has not subsequently been convicted of any | 24 |
| other crime;
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| (3) have demonstrated a level of skill or knowledge |
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| which the Board
determines to be necessary in order to | 2 |
| operate gambling aboard a riverboat; and
| 3 |
| (4) have met standards for the holding of an | 4 |
| occupational license as
adopted by rules of the Board. Such | 5 |
| rules shall provide that any person or
entity seeking an | 6 |
| occupational license to manage gambling operations
| 7 |
| hereunder shall be subject to background inquiries and | 8 |
| further requirements
similar to those required of | 9 |
| applicants for an owners license.
Furthermore, such rules | 10 |
| shall provide that each such entity shall be
permitted to | 11 |
| manage gambling operations for only one licensed owner.
| 12 |
| (b) Each application for an occupational license shall be | 13 |
| on forms
prescribed by the Board and shall contain all | 14 |
| information required by the
Board. The applicant shall set | 15 |
| forth in the application: whether he has been
issued prior | 16 |
| gambling related licenses; whether he has been licensed in any
| 17 |
| other state under any other name, and, if so, such name and his | 18 |
| age; and
whether or not a permit or license issued to him in | 19 |
| any other state has
been suspended, restricted or revoked, and, | 20 |
| if so, for what period of time.
| 21 |
| (c) Each applicant shall submit with his application, on | 22 |
| forms provided
by the Board, 2 sets of his fingerprints. The | 23 |
| Board shall charge each
applicant a fee set by the Department | 24 |
| of State Police to defray the costs
associated with the search | 25 |
| and classification of fingerprints obtained by
the Board with | 26 |
| respect to the applicant's application. These fees shall be
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| paid into the State Police Services Fund.
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| (d) The Board may in its discretion refuse an occupational | 3 |
| license to
any person: (1) who is unqualified to perform the | 4 |
| duties required of such
applicant; (2) who fails to disclose or | 5 |
| states falsely any information
called for in the application; | 6 |
| (3) who has been found guilty of a
violation of this Act or | 7 |
| whose prior gambling related license or
application therefor | 8 |
| has been suspended, restricted, revoked or denied for
just | 9 |
| cause in any other state; or (4) for any other just cause.
| 10 |
| (e) The Board may suspend, revoke or restrict any | 11 |
| occupational licensee:
(1) for violation of any provision of | 12 |
| this Act; (2) for violation of any
of the rules and regulations | 13 |
| of the Board; (3) for any cause which, if
known to the Board, | 14 |
| would have disqualified the applicant from receiving
such | 15 |
| license; or (4) for default in the payment of any obligation or | 16 |
| debt
due to the State of Illinois; or (5) for any other just | 17 |
| cause.
| 18 |
| (f) A person who knowingly makes a false statement on an | 19 |
| application is
guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
| 20 |
| (g) Any license issued pursuant to this Section shall be | 21 |
| valid for a
period of one year from the date of issuance.
| 22 |
| (h) Nothing in this Act shall be interpreted to prohibit a | 23 |
| licensed
owner from entering into an agreement with a public | 24 |
| community college or a school approved under the
Private | 25 |
| Business and Vocational Schools Act for the training of any
| 26 |
| occupational licensee. Any training offered by such a school |
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| shall be in
accordance with a written agreement between the | 2 |
| licensed owner and the school.
| 3 |
| (i) Any training provided for occupational licensees may be | 4 |
| conducted
either on the riverboat or at a school with which a | 5 |
| licensed owner has
entered into an agreement pursuant to | 6 |
| subsection (h).
| 7 |
| (Source: P.A. 86-1029; 87-826.)
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| (230 ILCS 10/11) (from Ch. 120, par. 2411)
| 9 |
| Sec. 11. Conduct of gambling. Gambling may be conducted by | 10 |
| licensed owners or licensed managers on behalf
of the State | 11 |
| aboard riverboats,
subject to the following standards:
| 12 |
| (1) A licensee may conduct riverboat gambling | 13 |
| authorized under this Act
regardless of whether it conducts | 14 |
| excursion cruises. A licensee may permit
the continuous | 15 |
| ingress and egress of passengers on a riverboat not used | 16 |
| for excursion cruises for the purpose of gambling. | 17 |
| Excursion cruises shall not exceed 4 hours for a round | 18 |
| trip. However, the Board may grant express approval for an | 19 |
| extended cruise on a case-by-case basis.
| 20 |
| (2) (Blank).
| 21 |
| (3) Minimum and maximum wagers on games shall be set by | 22 |
| the licensee.
| 23 |
| (4) Agents of the Board and the Department of State | 24 |
| Police may board
and inspect any riverboat at any time for | 25 |
| the purpose of determining
whether this Act is being |
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| complied with. Every riverboat, if under way and
being | 2 |
| hailed by a law enforcement officer or agent of the Board, | 3 |
| must stop
immediately and lay to.
| 4 |
| (5) Employees of the Board shall have the right to be | 5 |
| present on the
riverboat or on adjacent facilities under | 6 |
| the control of the licensee.
| 7 |
| (6) Gambling equipment and supplies customarily used | 8 |
| in conducting
riverboat gambling must be purchased or | 9 |
| leased only from suppliers licensed
for such purpose under | 10 |
| this Act. The Board may approve the transfer, sale, or | 11 |
| lease of gambling equipment and supplies by a licensed | 12 |
| owner from or to an affiliate of the licensed owner as long | 13 |
| as the gambling equipment and supplies were initially | 14 |
| acquired from a supplier licensed in Illinois.
| 15 |
| (7) Persons licensed under this Act shall permit no | 16 |
| form of wagering on
gambling games except as permitted by | 17 |
| this Act.
| 18 |
| (8) Wagers may be received only from a person present | 19 |
| on a licensed
riverboat. No person present on a licensed | 20 |
| riverboat shall place
or attempt to place a wager on behalf | 21 |
| of another person who is not present
on the riverboat.
| 22 |
| (9) Wagering shall not be conducted with money or other | 23 |
| negotiable
currency.
| 24 |
| (10) A person under age 21 shall not be permitted on an | 25 |
| area of a
riverboat where gambling is being conducted, | 26 |
| except for a person at least
18 years of age who is an |
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| employee of the riverboat gambling operation. No
employee | 2 |
| under age 21 shall perform any function involved in | 3 |
| gambling by
the patrons. No person under age 21 shall be | 4 |
| permitted to make a wager under
this Act , and any winnings | 5 |
| that are a result of a wager by a person under age 21, | 6 |
| whether or not paid by a licensee, shall be treated as | 7 |
| winnings for the privilege tax purposes, confiscated, and | 8 |
| forfeited to the State and deposited into the Education | 9 |
| Assistance Fund .
| 10 |
| (11) Gambling excursion cruises are permitted only | 11 |
| when the waterway for
which the riverboat is licensed is | 12 |
| navigable, as determined by
the Board in consultation with | 13 |
| the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
This paragraph (11) does | 14 |
| not limit the ability of a licensee to conduct
gambling | 15 |
| authorized under this Act when gambling excursion cruises | 16 |
| are not
permitted.
| 17 |
| (12) All tokens, chips or electronic cards used to make | 18 |
| wagers must be
purchased from a licensed owner or manager | 19 |
| either aboard a riverboat or at
an onshore
facility which | 20 |
| has been approved by the Board and which is located where
| 21 |
| the riverboat docks. The tokens, chips or electronic cards | 22 |
| may be
purchased by means of an agreement under which the | 23 |
| owner or manager extends
credit to
the patron. Such tokens, | 24 |
| chips or electronic cards may be used
while aboard the | 25 |
| riverboat only for the purpose of making wagers on
gambling | 26 |
| games.
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| (13) Notwithstanding any other Section of this Act, in | 2 |
| addition to the
other licenses authorized under this Act, | 3 |
| the Board may issue special event
licenses allowing persons | 4 |
| who are not otherwise licensed to conduct
riverboat | 5 |
| gambling to conduct such gambling on a specified date or | 6 |
| series
of dates. Riverboat gambling under such a license | 7 |
| may take place on a
riverboat not normally used for | 8 |
| riverboat gambling. The Board shall
establish standards, | 9 |
| fees and fines for, and limitations upon, such
licenses, | 10 |
| which may differ from the standards, fees, fines and | 11 |
| limitations
otherwise applicable under this Act. All such | 12 |
| fees shall be deposited into
the State Gaming Fund. All | 13 |
| such fines shall be deposited into the
Education Assistance | 14 |
| Fund, created by Public Act 86-0018, of the State
of | 15 |
| Illinois.
| 16 |
| (14) In addition to the above, gambling must be | 17 |
| conducted in accordance
with all rules adopted by the | 18 |
| Board.
| 19 |
| (Source: P.A. 93-28, eff. 6-20-03.)
| 20 |
| (230 ILCS 10/12) (from Ch. 120, par. 2412)
| 21 |
| Sec. 12. Admission tax; fees.
| 22 |
| (a) A tax is hereby imposed upon admissions to riverboats | 23 |
| operated by
licensed owners authorized pursuant to this Act. | 24 |
| Until July 1, 2002, the
rate is $2 per person admitted. From | 25 |
| July 1, 2002 until
July 1, 2003, the rate is $3 per person |
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| admitted.
From July 1, 2003 until August 23, 2005 ( the | 2 |
| effective date of Public Act 94-673) this amendatory Act of the | 3 |
| 94th General Assembly , for a licensee that admitted 1,000,000 | 4 |
| persons or
fewer in the previous calendar year, the rate is $3 | 5 |
| per person admitted; for a
licensee that admitted more than | 6 |
| 1,000,000 but no more than 2,300,000 persons
in the previous | 7 |
| calendar year, the rate is $4 per person admitted; and for
a | 8 |
| licensee that admitted more than 2,300,000 persons in the | 9 |
| previous calendar
year, the rate is $5 per person admitted.
| 10 |
| Beginning on August 23, 2005 ( the effective date of Public Act | 11 |
| 94-673) this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly , for a | 12 |
| licensee that admitted 1,000,000 persons or
fewer in calendar | 13 |
| year 2004, the rate is $2 per person admitted, and for all | 14 |
| other
licensees , including licensees that were not conducting | 15 |
| gambling operations in 2004, the rate is $3 per person | 16 |
| admitted.
This admission tax is imposed upon the
licensed owner | 17 |
| conducting gambling.
| 18 |
| (1) The admission tax shall be paid for each admission, | 19 |
| except that a person who exits a riverboat gambling | 20 |
| facility and reenters that riverboat gambling facility | 21 |
| within the same gaming day shall be subject only to the | 22 |
| initial admission tax.
| 23 |
| (2) (Blank).
| 24 |
| (3) The riverboat licensee may issue tax-free passes to
| 25 |
| actual and necessary officials and employees of the | 26 |
| licensee or other
persons actually working on the |
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| riverboat.
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| (4) The number and issuance of tax-free passes is | 3 |
| subject to the rules
of the Board, and a list of all | 4 |
| persons to whom the tax-free passes are
issued shall be | 5 |
| filed with the Board.
| 6 |
| (a-5) A fee is hereby imposed upon admissions operated by | 7 |
| licensed
managers on behalf of the State pursuant to Section | 8 |
| 7.3 at the rates provided
in
this subsection (a-5). For a | 9 |
| licensee that
admitted 1,000,000 persons or fewer in the | 10 |
| previous calendar year, the rate is
$3 per person admitted; for | 11 |
| a licensee that admitted more than 1,000,000 but no
more than | 12 |
| 2,300,000 persons
in the previous calendar year, the rate is $4 | 13 |
| per person admitted; and for
a licensee that admitted more than | 14 |
| 2,300,000 persons in the previous calendar
year, the rate is $5 | 15 |
| per person admitted.
| 16 |
| (1) The admission fee shall be paid for each admission.
| 17 |
| (2) (Blank).
| 18 |
| (3) The licensed manager may issue fee-free passes to | 19 |
| actual and necessary
officials and employees of the manager | 20 |
| or other persons actually working on the
riverboat.
| 21 |
| (4) The number and issuance of fee-free passes is | 22 |
| subject to the rules
of the Board, and a list of all | 23 |
| persons to whom the fee-free passes are
issued shall be | 24 |
| filed with the Board.
| 25 |
| (b) From the tax imposed under subsection (a) and the fee | 26 |
| imposed under
subsection (a-5), a municipality shall receive |
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| from the State $1 for each
person embarking on a riverboat | 2 |
| docked within the municipality, and a county
shall receive $1 | 3 |
| for each person embarking on a riverboat docked within the
| 4 |
| county but outside the boundaries of any municipality. The | 5 |
| municipality's or
county's share shall be collected by the | 6 |
| Board on behalf of the State and
remitted quarterly by the | 7 |
| State, subject to appropriation, to the treasurer of
the unit | 8 |
| of local government for deposit in the general fund.
| 9 |
| (c) The licensed owner shall pay the entire admission tax | 10 |
| to the Board and
the licensed manager shall pay the entire | 11 |
| admission fee to the Board.
Such payments shall be made daily. | 12 |
| Accompanying each payment shall be a
return on forms provided | 13 |
| by the Board which shall include other
information regarding | 14 |
| admissions as the Board may require. Failure to
submit either | 15 |
| the payment or the return within the specified time may
result | 16 |
| in suspension or revocation of the owners or managers license.
| 17 |
| (d) The Board shall administer and collect the admission | 18 |
| tax imposed by
this Section, to the extent practicable, in a | 19 |
| manner consistent with the
provisions of Sections 4, 5, 5a, 5b, | 20 |
| 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5i, 5j, 6, 6a,
6b, 6c, 8, 9 and 10 of the | 21 |
| Retailers' Occupation Tax Act and
Section 3-7 of the Uniform | 22 |
| Penalty and Interest Act.
| 23 |
| (Source: P.A. 94-673, eff. 8-23-05; 95-663, eff. 10-11-07.)
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| (230 ILCS 10/13) (from Ch. 120, par. 2413)
| 25 |
| Sec. 13. Wagering tax; rate; distribution.
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| (a) Until January 1, 1998, a tax is imposed on the adjusted | 2 |
| gross
receipts received from gambling games authorized under | 3 |
| this Act at the rate of
20%.
| 4 |
| (a-1) From January 1, 1998 until July 1, 2002, a privilege | 5 |
| tax is
imposed on persons engaged in the business of conducting | 6 |
| riverboat gambling
operations, based on the adjusted gross | 7 |
| receipts received by a licensed owner
from gambling games | 8 |
| authorized under this Act at the following rates:
| 9 |
| 15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and | 10 |
| including $25,000,000;
| 11 |
| 20% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 12 |
| $25,000,000 but not
exceeding $50,000,000;
| 13 |
| 25% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 14 |
| $50,000,000 but not
exceeding $75,000,000;
| 15 |
| 30% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 16 |
| $75,000,000 but not
exceeding $100,000,000;
| 17 |
| 35% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 18 |
| $100,000,000.
| 19 |
| (a-2) From July 1, 2002 until July 1, 2003, a privilege tax | 20 |
| is imposed on
persons engaged in the business of conducting | 21 |
| riverboat gambling operations,
other than licensed managers | 22 |
| conducting riverboat gambling operations on behalf
of the | 23 |
| State, based on the adjusted gross receipts received by a | 24 |
| licensed
owner from gambling games authorized under this Act at | 25 |
| the following rates:
| 26 |
| 15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and |
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| including $25,000,000;
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| 22.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 3 |
| $25,000,000 but not
exceeding $50,000,000;
| 4 |
| 27.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 5 |
| $50,000,000 but not
exceeding $75,000,000;
| 6 |
| 32.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 7 |
| $75,000,000 but not
exceeding $100,000,000;
| 8 |
| 37.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 9 |
| $100,000,000 but not
exceeding $150,000,000;
| 10 |
| 45% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 11 |
| $150,000,000 but not
exceeding $200,000,000;
| 12 |
| 50% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 13 |
| $200,000,000.
| 14 |
| (a-3) Beginning July 1, 2003, a privilege tax is imposed on | 15 |
| persons engaged
in the business of conducting riverboat | 16 |
| gambling operations, other than
licensed managers conducting | 17 |
| riverboat gambling operations on behalf of the
State, based on | 18 |
| the adjusted gross receipts received by a licensed owner from
| 19 |
| gambling games authorized under this Act at the following | 20 |
| rates:
| 21 |
| 15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and | 22 |
| including $25,000,000;
| 23 |
| 27.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 24 |
| $25,000,000 but not
exceeding $37,500,000;
| 25 |
| 32.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 26 |
| $37,500,000 but not
exceeding $50,000,000;
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| 37.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 2 |
| $50,000,000 but not
exceeding $75,000,000;
| 3 |
| 45% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 4 |
| $75,000,000 but not
exceeding $100,000,000;
| 5 |
| 50% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 6 |
| $100,000,000 but not
exceeding $250,000,000;
| 7 |
| 70% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 8 |
| $250,000,000.
| 9 |
| An amount equal to the amount of wagering taxes collected | 10 |
| under this
subsection (a-3) that are in addition to the amount | 11 |
| of wagering taxes that
would have been collected if the | 12 |
| wagering tax rates under subsection (a-2)
were in effect shall | 13 |
| be paid into the Common School Fund.
| 14 |
| The privilege tax imposed under this subsection (a-3) shall | 15 |
| no longer be
imposed beginning on the earlier of (i) July 1, | 16 |
| 2005; (ii) the first date
after June 20, 2003 that riverboat | 17 |
| gambling operations are conducted
pursuant to a dormant | 18 |
| license; or (iii) the first day that riverboat gambling
| 19 |
| operations are conducted under the authority of an owners | 20 |
| license that is in
addition to the 10 owners licenses initially | 21 |
| authorized under this Act.
For the purposes of this subsection | 22 |
| (a-3), the term "dormant license"
means an owners license that | 23 |
| is authorized by this Act under which no
riverboat gambling | 24 |
| operations are being conducted on June 20, 2003.
| 25 |
| (a-4) Beginning on the first day on which the tax imposed | 26 |
| under
subsection (a-3) is no longer imposed, a privilege tax is |
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| imposed on persons
engaged in the business of conducting | 2 |
| riverboat gambling operations, other
than licensed managers | 3 |
| conducting riverboat gambling operations on behalf of
the | 4 |
| State, based on the adjusted gross receipts received by a | 5 |
| licensed owner
from gambling games authorized under this Act at | 6 |
| the following rates:
| 7 |
| 15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and | 8 |
| including $25,000,000;
| 9 |
| 22.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 10 |
| $25,000,000 but not
exceeding $50,000,000;
| 11 |
| 27.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 12 |
| $50,000,000 but not
exceeding $75,000,000;
| 13 |
| 32.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 14 |
| $75,000,000 but not
exceeding $100,000,000;
| 15 |
| 37.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 16 |
| $100,000,000 but not
exceeding $150,000,000;
| 17 |
| 45% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 18 |
| $150,000,000 but not
exceeding $200,000,000;
| 19 |
| 50% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of | 20 |
| $200,000,000.
| 21 |
| (a-8) Riverboat gambling operations conducted by a | 22 |
| licensed manager on
behalf of the State are not subject to the | 23 |
| tax imposed under this Section.
| 24 |
| (a-10) The taxes imposed by this Section shall be paid by | 25 |
| the licensed
owner to the Board not later than 5:00 3:00 | 26 |
| o'clock p.m. of the day after the day
when the wagers were |
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| (a-15) If the privilege tax imposed under subsection (a-3) | 3 |
| is no longer imposed pursuant to item (i) of the last paragraph | 4 |
| of subsection (a-3), then by June 15 of each year, each owners | 5 |
| licensee, other than an owners licensee that admitted 1,000,000 | 6 |
| persons or
fewer in calendar year 2004, must, in addition to | 7 |
| the payment of all amounts otherwise due under this Section, | 8 |
| pay to the Board a reconciliation payment in the amount, if | 9 |
| any, by which the licensed owner's base amount exceeds the | 10 |
| amount of net privilege tax paid by the licensed owner to the | 11 |
| Board in the then current State fiscal year. A licensed owner's | 12 |
| net privilege tax obligation due for the balance of the State | 13 |
| fiscal year shall be reduced up to the total of the amount paid | 14 |
| by the licensed owner in its June 15 reconciliation payment. | 15 |
| The obligation imposed by this subsection (a-15) is binding on | 16 |
| any person, firm, corporation, or other entity that acquires an | 17 |
| ownership interest in any such owners license. The obligation | 18 |
| imposed under this subsection (a-15) terminates on the earliest | 19 |
| of: (i) July 1, 2007, (ii) the first day after the effective | 20 |
| date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly that | 21 |
| riverboat gambling operations are conducted pursuant to a | 22 |
| dormant license, (iii) the first day that riverboat gambling | 23 |
| operations are conducted under the authority of an owners | 24 |
| license that is in addition to the 10 owners licenses initially | 25 |
| authorized under this Act, or (iv) the first day that a | 26 |
| licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 conducts |
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| gaming operations with slot machines or other electronic gaming | 2 |
| devices. The Board must reduce the obligation imposed under | 3 |
| this subsection (a-15) by an amount the Board deems reasonable | 4 |
| for any of the following reasons: (A) an act or acts of God, | 5 |
| (B) an act of bioterrorism or terrorism or a bioterrorism or | 6 |
| terrorism threat that was investigated by a law enforcement | 7 |
| agency, or (C) a condition beyond the control of the owners | 8 |
| licensee that does not result from any act or omission by the | 9 |
| owners licensee or any of its agents and that poses a hazardous | 10 |
| threat to the health and safety of patrons. If an owners | 11 |
| licensee pays an amount in excess of its liability under this | 12 |
| Section, the Board shall apply the overpayment to future | 13 |
| payments required under this Section. | 14 |
| For purposes of this subsection (a-15): | 15 |
| "Act of God" means an incident caused by the operation of | 16 |
| an extraordinary force that cannot be foreseen, that cannot be | 17 |
| avoided by the exercise of due care, and for which no person | 18 |
| can be held liable.
| 19 |
| "Base amount" means the following: | 20 |
| For a riverboat in Alton, $31,000,000.
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| For a riverboat in East Peoria, $43,000,000.
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| For the Empress riverboat in Joliet, $86,000,000.
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| For a riverboat in Metropolis, $45,000,000.
| 24 |
| For the Harrah's riverboat in Joliet, $114,000,000.
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| For a riverboat in Aurora, $86,000,000.
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| For a riverboat in East St. Louis, $48,500,000.
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| For a riverboat in Elgin, $198,000,000.
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| "Dormant license" has the meaning ascribed to it in | 3 |
| subsection (a-3).
| 4 |
| "Net privilege tax" means all privilege taxes paid by a | 5 |
| licensed owner to the Board under this Section, less all | 6 |
| payments made from the State Gaming Fund pursuant to subsection | 7 |
| (b) of this Section. | 8 |
| The changes made to this subsection (a-15) by Public Act | 9 |
| 94-839 are intended to restate and clarify the intent of Public | 10 |
| Act 94-673 with respect to the amount of the payments required | 11 |
| to be made under this subsection by an owners licensee to the | 12 |
| Board.
| 13 |
| (b) Until January 1, 1998, 25% of the tax revenue deposited | 14 |
| in the State
Gaming Fund under this Section shall be paid, | 15 |
| subject to appropriation by the
General Assembly, to the unit | 16 |
| of local government which is designated as the
home dock of the | 17 |
| riverboat. Beginning January 1, 1998, from the tax revenue
| 18 |
| deposited in the State Gaming Fund under this Section, an | 19 |
| amount equal to 5% of
adjusted gross receipts generated by a | 20 |
| riverboat shall be paid monthly, subject
to appropriation by | 21 |
| the General Assembly, to the unit of local government that
is | 22 |
| designated as the home dock of the riverboat. From the tax | 23 |
| revenue
deposited in the State Gaming Fund pursuant to | 24 |
| riverboat gambling operations
conducted by a licensed manager | 25 |
| on behalf of the State, an amount equal to 5%
of adjusted gross | 26 |
| receipts generated pursuant to those riverboat gambling
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| operations shall be paid monthly,
subject to appropriation by | 2 |
| the General Assembly, to the unit of local
government that is | 3 |
| designated as the home dock of the riverboat upon which
those | 4 |
| riverboat gambling operations are conducted.
| 5 |
| (c) Appropriations, as approved by the General Assembly, | 6 |
| may be made
from the State Gaming Fund to the Board (i) | 7 |
| Department of Revenue and the Department
of State Police for | 8 |
| the administration and enforcement of this Act and the Video | 9 |
| Gaming Act, (ii) for distribution to the Department of State | 10 |
| Police and to the Department of Revenue for the enforcement of | 11 |
| this Act, and (iii) or to the
Department of Human Services for | 12 |
| the administration of programs to treat
problem gambling.
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| (c-5) Before May 26, 2006 (the effective date of Public Act | 14 |
| 94-804) and beginning on the effective date of this amendatory | 15 |
| Act of the 95th General Assembly, unless any organization | 16 |
| licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 begins to | 17 |
| operate a slot machine or video game of chance under the | 18 |
| Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or this Act, after the | 19 |
| payments required under subsections (b) and (c) have been
made, | 20 |
| an amount equal to 15% of the adjusted gross receipts of (1) an | 21 |
| owners
licensee that relocates pursuant to Section 11.2,
(2) an | 22 |
| owners licensee
conducting riverboat gambling operations
| 23 |
| pursuant to an
owners license that is initially issued after | 24 |
| June
25, 1999,
or (3) the first
riverboat gambling operations | 25 |
| conducted by a licensed manager on behalf of the
State under | 26 |
| Section 7.3,
whichever comes first, shall be paid from the |
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Gaming Fund into the Horse Racing Equity Fund.
| 2 |
| (c-10) Each year the General Assembly shall appropriate | 3 |
| from the General
Revenue Fund to the Education Assistance Fund | 4 |
| an amount equal to the amount
paid into the Horse Racing Equity | 5 |
| Fund pursuant to subsection (c-5) in the
prior calendar year.
| 6 |
| (c-15) After the payments required under subsections (b), | 7 |
| (c), and (c-5)
have been made, an amount equal to 2% of the | 8 |
| adjusted gross receipts of (1)
an owners licensee that | 9 |
| relocates pursuant to Section 11.2, (2) an owners
licensee | 10 |
| conducting riverboat gambling operations pursuant to
an
owners | 11 |
| license that is initially issued after June 25, 1999,
or (3) | 12 |
| the first
riverboat gambling operations conducted by a licensed | 13 |
| manager on behalf of the
State under Section 7.3,
whichever | 14 |
| comes first, shall be paid, subject to appropriation
from the | 15 |
| General Assembly, from the State Gaming Fund to each home rule
| 16 |
| county with a population of over 3,000,000 inhabitants for the | 17 |
| purpose of
enhancing the county's criminal justice system.
| 18 |
| (c-20) Each year the General Assembly shall appropriate | 19 |
| from the General
Revenue Fund to the Education Assistance Fund | 20 |
| an amount equal to the amount
paid to each home rule county | 21 |
| with a population of over 3,000,000 inhabitants
pursuant to | 22 |
| subsection (c-15) in the prior calendar year.
| 23 |
| (c-25) After the payments required under subsections (b), | 24 |
| (c), (c-5) and
(c-15) have been made, an amount equal to 2% of | 25 |
| the
adjusted gross receipts of (1) an owners licensee
that
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| relocates pursuant to Section 11.2, (2) an
owners
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| conducting riverboat gambling operations pursuant to
an
owners | 2 |
| license
that is initially issued after June 25, 1999,
or (3) | 3 |
| the first
riverboat gambling operations conducted by a licensed | 4 |
| manager on behalf of the
State under Section 7.3,
whichever
| 5 |
| comes first,
shall be paid from the State
Gaming Fund to | 6 |
| Chicago State University.
| 7 |
| (d) From time to time, the
Board shall transfer the | 8 |
| remainder of the funds
generated by this Act into the Education
| 9 |
| Assistance Fund, created by Public Act 86-0018, of the State of | 10 |
| Illinois.
| 11 |
| (e) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the unit of local | 12 |
| government
designated as the home dock of the riverboat from | 13 |
| entering into agreements
with other units of local government | 14 |
| in this State or in other states to
share its portion of the | 15 |
| tax revenue.
| 16 |
| (f) To the extent practicable, the Board shall administer | 17 |
| and collect the
wagering taxes imposed by this Section in a | 18 |
| manner consistent with the
provisions of Sections 4, 5, 5a, 5b, | 19 |
| 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5i, 5j, 6, 6a, 6b,
6c, 8, 9, and 10 of the | 20 |
| Retailers' Occupation Tax Act and Section 3-7 of the
Uniform | 21 |
| Penalty and Interest Act.
| 22 |
| (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-1008, eff. 12-15-08; | 23 |
| 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)
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| (230 ILCS 10/15) (from Ch. 120, par. 2415)
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| Sec. 15. Audit of Licensee Operations. Annually Within 90 |
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| days after the end
of each quarter of each fiscal year , the | 2 |
| licensed owner or manager shall
transmit to the Board an audit | 3 |
| of the financial transactions
and condition of the licensee's | 4 |
| total operations. Additionally, within 90 days after the end of | 5 |
| each quarter of each fiscal year, the licensed owner or manager | 6 |
| shall transmit to the Board a compliance report on engagement | 7 |
| procedures determined by the Board. All audits and compliance | 8 |
| engagements shall be
conducted by certified public accountants | 9 |
| selected by the Board. Each
certified public accountant must be | 10 |
| registered in the State of
Illinois under the Illinois Public | 11 |
| Accounting Act.
The compensation for each certified public | 12 |
| accountant shall be paid
directly by the licensed owner or | 13 |
| manager to the certified public
accountant.
| 14 |
| (Source: P.A. 93-28, eff. 6-20-03.)
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| (230 ILCS 10/18) (from Ch. 120, par. 2418)
| 16 |
| Sec. 18. Prohibited Activities - Penalty.
| 17 |
| (a) A person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for doing | 18 |
| any of the
following:
| 19 |
| (1) Conducting gambling where wagering
is used or to be | 20 |
| used
without a license issued by the Board.
| 21 |
| (2) Conducting gambling where wagering
is permitted | 22 |
| other
than in the manner specified by Section 11.
| 23 |
| (b) A person is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor for doing | 24 |
| any of the
following:
| 25 |
| (1) permitting a person under 21 years to make a wager; |
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| (2) violating paragraph (12) of subsection (a) of | 3 |
| Section 11 of this Act.
| 4 |
| (c) A person wagering or accepting a wager at any location | 5 |
| outside the
riverboat is subject to the penalties in paragraphs | 6 |
| (1) or (2) of
subsection (a) of Section 28-1 of the Criminal | 7 |
| Code of 1961.
| 8 |
| (d) A person commits a Class 4 felony and, in addition, | 9 |
| shall be barred
for life from riverboats under the jurisdiction | 10 |
| of the
Board, if the person does any of the following:
| 11 |
| (1) Offers, promises, or gives anything of value or | 12 |
| benefit to a person
who is connected with a riverboat owner | 13 |
| including, but
not limited to, an officer or employee of a | 14 |
| licensed owner or holder of an
occupational license | 15 |
| pursuant to an agreement or arrangement or with the
intent | 16 |
| that the promise or thing of value or benefit will | 17 |
| influence the
actions of the person to whom the offer, | 18 |
| promise, or gift was made in order
to affect or attempt to | 19 |
| affect the outcome of a gambling game, or to
influence | 20 |
| official action of a member of the Board.
| 21 |
| (2) Solicits or knowingly accepts or receives a promise | 22 |
| of anything of
value or benefit while the person is | 23 |
| connected with a riverboat
including, but not limited to, | 24 |
| an officer or employee of a licensed owner,
or holder of an | 25 |
| occupational license, pursuant to an understanding or
| 26 |
| arrangement or with the intent that the promise or thing of |
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| value or
benefit will influence the actions of the person | 2 |
| to affect or attempt to
affect the outcome of a gambling | 3 |
| game, or to influence official action of a
member of the | 4 |
| Board.
| 5 |
| (3) Uses or possesses with the intent to use a device | 6 |
| to assist:
| 7 |
| (i) In projecting the outcome of the game.
| 8 |
| (ii) In keeping track of the cards played.
| 9 |
| (iii) In analyzing the probability of the | 10 |
| occurrence of an event
relating to the gambling game.
| 11 |
| (iv) In analyzing the strategy for playing or | 12 |
| betting to be used in the
game except as permitted by | 13 |
| the Board.
| 14 |
| (4) Cheats at a gambling game.
| 15 |
| (5) Manufactures, sells, or distributes any cards, | 16 |
| chips, dice, game or
device which is intended to be used to | 17 |
| violate any provision of this Act.
| 18 |
| (6) Alters or misrepresents the outcome of a gambling | 19 |
| game on which
wagers have been made after the outcome is | 20 |
| made sure but before it is
revealed to the players.
| 21 |
| (7) Places a bet after acquiring knowledge, not | 22 |
| available to all players,
of the outcome of the gambling | 23 |
| game which is subject of the bet or to aid a
person in | 24 |
| acquiring the knowledge for the purpose of placing a bet
| 25 |
| contingent on that outcome.
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| (8) Claims, collects, or takes, or attempts to claim, |
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| collect, or take,
money or anything of value in or from the | 2 |
| gambling games, with intent to
defraud, without having made | 3 |
| a wager contingent on winning a gambling game,
or claims, | 4 |
| collects, or takes an amount of money or thing of value of
| 5 |
| greater value than the amount won.
| 6 |
| (9) Uses counterfeit chips or tokens in a gambling | 7 |
| game.
| 8 |
| (10) Possesses any key or device designed for the | 9 |
| purpose of opening,
entering, or affecting the operation of | 10 |
| a gambling game, drop box, or an
electronic or mechanical | 11 |
| device connected with the gambling game or for
removing | 12 |
| coins, tokens, chips or other contents of a gambling game. | 13 |
| This
paragraph (10) does not apply to a gambling licensee | 14 |
| or employee of a
gambling licensee acting in furtherance of | 15 |
| the employee's employment.
| 16 |
| (e) The possession of more than one of the devices | 17 |
| described in
subsection (d), paragraphs (3), (5) , or (10) | 18 |
| permits a rebuttable
presumption that the possessor intended to | 19 |
| use the devices for cheating.
| 20 |
| (f) A person under the age of 21 who, except as authorized | 21 |
| under paragraph (10) of Section 11, enters upon a riverboat | 22 |
| commits a petty offense and is subject to a fine of not less | 23 |
| than $100 or more than $250 for a first offense and of not less | 24 |
| than $200 or more than $500 for a second or subsequent offense. | 25 |
| An action to prosecute any crime occurring on a riverboat
| 26 |
| shall be tried in the county of the dock at which the riverboat |
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