Full Text of HB2557 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning gaming.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Bingo License and Tax Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Sections 1.1 and 1.3 as follows: | 6 | | (230 ILCS 25/1.1) | 7 | | Sec. 1.1. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the | 8 | | following definitions apply: | 9 | | "Bingo" means a game in which each player has a card or | 10 | | board for which a consideration has been paid, containing 5 | 11 | | horizontal rows of spaces, with each row except the central one | 12 | | containing 5 figures. The central row has 4 figures with the | 13 | | word "free" marked in the center space. "Bingo" includes games | 14 | | that otherwise qualify under this paragraph, except for the use | 15 | | of cards where the figures are not preprinted but are filled in | 16 | | by the players. A player wins a game of bingo by completing a | 17 | | preannounced combination of spaces or, in the absence of a | 18 | | preannouncement of a combination of spaces, any combination of | 19 | | 5 spaces in a row, vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. | 20 | | "Bingo equipment" means any equipment or machinery | 21 | | designed or used for the play of bingo. "Bingo equipment" does | 22 | | not include electronic equipment. | 23 | | "Charitable organization" means an organization or |
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| 1 | | institution organized and operated to benefit an indefinite | 2 | | number of the public. | 3 | | "Department" means the Department of Revenue. | 4 | | "Educational organization" means an organization or | 5 | | institution organized and operated to provide systematic | 6 | | instruction in useful branches of learning by methods common to | 7 | | schools and institutions of learning which compare favorably in | 8 | | their scope and intensity with the course of study presented in | 9 | | tax-supported schools. | 10 | | "Fraternal organization" means an organization of persons | 11 | | having a common interest that is organized and operated | 12 | | exclusively to promote the welfare of its members and to | 13 | | benefit the general public on a continuing and consistent | 14 | | basis, including but not limited to ethnic organizations. | 15 | | "Holiday" means any of the holidays listed in Section 17 of | 16 | | the Promissory Note and Bank Holiday Act. | 17 | | "Labor organization" means an organization composed of | 18 | | labor unions or workers organized with the objectives of | 19 | | betterment of the conditions of those engaged in such pursuit | 20 | | and the development of a higher degree of efficiency in their | 21 | | respective occupations. | 22 | | "Licensed organization" means a qualified organization | 23 | | that has obtained a license to conduct bingo in conformance | 24 | | with the provisions of this Act. | 25 | | "Limited license" means a license issued to an organization | 26 | | that is not a licensed organization, but that is otherwise |
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| 1 | | eligible for a regular license to conduct bingo. A limited | 2 | | license authorizes the conduct of bingo at up to 2 indoor or | 3 | | outdoor festivals during the calendar year for which the | 4 | | license is issued for a maximum of 5 consecutive days on each | 5 | | occasion. | 6 | | "Non-profit organization" means an organization or | 7 | | institution organized and conducted on a not-for-profit basis | 8 | | with no personal profit inuring to anyone as a result of the | 9 | | operation. | 10 | | "Organization" means a corporation, agency, partnership, | 11 | | association, firm, business or other entity consisting of 2 or | 12 | | more persons joined by a common interest or purpose. | 13 | | "Person" means any natural individual, corporation, | 14 | | partnership, limited liability company, organization (as | 15 | | defined in this Section), licensee under this Act, or | 16 | | volunteer. | 17 | | "Provider" means any person or organization, except a city, | 18 | | village, or incorporated town that owns or leases premises to | 19 | | an organization for the conduct of bingo. | 20 | | "Regular license" means a license authorizing its holder to | 21 | | conduct one session of bingo per week on the date and at the | 22 | | time and location stated on the license. | 23 | | "Religious organization" means any church, congregation, | 24 | | society, or organization founded for the purpose of religious | 25 | | worship. | 26 | | "Senior citizens organization" means an organization or |
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| 1 | | association comprised of members of which substantially all are | 2 | | individuals who are senior citizens, as defined in the Illinois | 3 | | Act on the Aging, the primary purpose of which is to promote | 4 | | the welfare of its members. | 5 | | "Special games" means bingo games that may be designated as | 6 | | such, played a maximum of 5 times during a bingo session and | 7 | | are distinguished from regular games only by the maximum price | 8 | | that may be charged for the bingo cards used. | 9 | | "Special permit" means the ability of a licensee who | 10 | | currently holds a license to be granted a permit to conduct | 11 | | bingo at other premises or on other days not exceeding 5 | 12 | | consecutive days. | 13 | | "Supplier" means any person, firm, or corporation that | 14 | | sells, leases, or distributes to any organization licensed to | 15 | | conduct bingo or to any licensed bingo supplier, cards, boards, | 16 | | sheets, markers, pads and any other supplies, devices and | 17 | | equipment designed for use in the play of bingo. | 18 | | "Veterans' organization" means an organization comprised | 19 | | of members of which substantially all are individuals who are | 20 | | veterans or spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, the | 21 | | primary purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its | 22 | | members and to provide assistance to the general public in such | 23 | | a way as to confer a public benefit. | 24 | | "Volunteer" means a person recruited by an organization who | 25 | | voluntarily performs services at a bingo event, including | 26 | | participation in the management or operation of a game. |
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| 1 | | "Youth athletic organization" means an organization having | 2 | | as its exclusive purpose the promotion and provision of | 3 | | athletic activities for youth aged 18 and under.
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 95-228, eff. 8-16-07.) | 5 | | (230 ILCS 25/1.3)
| 6 | | Sec. 1.3. Restrictions on licensure. Licensing for the | 7 | | conducting of bingo is subject to the following restrictions: | 8 | | (1) The license application, when submitted to the | 9 | | Department, must contain a sworn statement attesting to the | 10 | | not-for-profit character of the prospective licensee | 11 | | organization, signed by a person listed on the application | 12 | | as an owner, officer, or other person in charge of the | 13 | | necessary day-to-day operations of that organization. | 14 | | (2) The license application shall be prepared in | 15 | | accordance with the rules of the Department. | 16 | | (3) The licensee shall prominently display the license | 17 | | in the area where the licensee conducts bingo. The licensee | 18 | | shall likewise display, in the form and manner as | 19 | | prescribed by the Department, the provisions of Section 8 | 20 | | of this Act. | 21 | | (4) Each license shall state the day of the week, hours | 22 | | and at which location the licensee is permitted to conduct | 23 | | bingo games. | 24 | | (5) A license is not assignable or transferable. | 25 | | (6) A license authorizes the licensee to conduct the |
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| 1 | | game commonly known as bingo, in which prizes are awarded | 2 | | on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card | 3 | | conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random. | 4 | | (7) The Department may, on special application made by | 5 | | any organization having a bingo license, issue a special | 6 | | permit for conducting bingo at other premises and on other | 7 | | days not exceeding 5 consecutive days, except that a | 8 | | licensee may conduct bingo at the Illinois State Fair or | 9 | | any county fair held in Illinois during each day that the | 10 | | fair is held, without a fee. Bingo games conducted at the | 11 | | Illinois State Fair or a county fair shall not require a | 12 | | special permit. No more than 2 special permits may be | 13 | | issued in one year to any one organization. | 14 | | (8) Any organization qualified for a license but not | 15 | | holding one may, upon application and payment of a | 16 | | nonrefundable fee of $50, receive a limited license to | 17 | | conduct bingo games at no more than 2 indoor or outdoor | 18 | | festivals in a year for a maximum of 5 consecutive days on | 19 | | each occasion. No more than 2 limited licenses under this | 20 | | item (7) may be issued to any organization in any year. A | 21 | | limited license must be prominently displayed at the site | 22 | | where the bingo games are conducted. | 23 | | (9) Senior citizens organizations and units of local | 24 | | government may conduct bingo without a license or fee, | 25 | | subject to the following conditions: | 26 | | (A) bingo shall be conducted only (i) at a facility |
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| 1 | | that is owned by a unit of local government to which | 2 | | the corporate authorities have given their approval | 3 | | and that is used to provide social services or a | 4 | | meeting place to senior citizens, (ii) in common areas | 5 | | in multi-unit federally assisted rental housing | 6 | | maintained solely for the elderly and handicapped, or | 7 | | (iii) at a building owned by a church or veterans | 8 | | organization; | 9 | | (B) the price paid for a single card shall not | 10 | | exceed 50 cents; | 11 | | (C) the aggregate retail value of all prizes or | 12 | | merchandise awarded in any one game of bingo shall not | 13 | | exceed $10; | 14 | | (D) no person or organization shall participate in | 15 | | the management or operation of bingo under this item | 16 | | (9) if the person or organization would be ineligible | 17 | | for a license under this Section; and | 18 | | (E) no license is required to provide premises for | 19 | | bingo conducted under this item (9). | 20 | | (10) Bingo equipment shall not be used for any purpose | 21 | | other than for the play of bingo.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 96-210, eff. 8-10-09; 96-1055, eff. 7-14-10; | 23 | | 96-1150, eff. 7-21-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
| 24 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 25 | | becoming law.
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