[ Search ] [ Legislation ] [ Bill Summary ]
[ Home ] [ Back ] [ Bottom ]
| [ Introduced ] | [ Enrolled ] | [ House Amendment 001 ] |
90_HB1840eng
230 ILCS 20/1.1 from Ch. 120, par. 1051.1
230 ILCS 20/4 from Ch. 120, par. 1054
Amends the Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act. Provides that
fraternal organizations and veterans' organizations that
conduct games under the Act shall not have a single prize
that exceeds $500 (now $250). Provides that such
organizations shall have no more than 6,000 tickets in a game
(now 4,000). Provides that the price for a right to
participate in a game conducted by such an organization shall
not exceed $2 (now $1). Provides that the value of all
prizes awarded in a single day by such an organization shall
not exceed $5,000 (now $2,250).
LRB9003284LDpk
HB1840 Engrossed LRB9003284LDpk
1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act
2 by changing Sections 1.1 and 4.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act is
6 amended by changing Sections 1.1 and 4 as follows:
7 (230 ILCS 20/1.1) (from Ch. 120, par. 1051.1)
8 Sec. 1.1. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9 "Pull tabs" and "jar games" means a game using
10 single-folded or banded tickets or a card, the face of which
11 is initially covered or otherwise hidden from view in order
12 to conceal a number, symbol or set of symbols, some of which
13 are winners. Players with winning tickets receive a prize
14 stated on a promotional display or "flare". Pull tabs also
15 means a game in which prizes are won by pulling a tab from a
16 board thereby revealing a number which corresponds to the
17 number for a given prize.
18 Each winning pull tab or slip shall be predetermined. In
19 no instance shall The right to participate in such games
20 shall not cost more than $2. No one dollar, nor shall any
21 single prize shall exceed $500 $250. There shall be no more
22 than 6,000 4000 tickets in a game.
23 "Pull tabs and jar games", as used in this Act, does not
24 include the following: numbers, policy, bolita or similar
25 games, dice, slot machines, bookmaking and wagering pools
26 with respect to a sporting event, or that game commonly known
27 as punch boards, or any other game or activity not expressly
28 defined in this Section.
29 "Organization" means a corporation, agency, partnership,
30 association, firm or other entity consisting of 2 or more
31 persons joined by a common interest or purpose.
HB1840 Engrossed -2- LRB9003284LDpk
1 "Non-profit organization" means an organization or
2 institution organized and conducted on a not-for-profit basis
3 with no personal profit inuring to anyone as a result of the
4 operation.
5 "Charitable organization" means an organization or
6 institution organized and operated to benefit an indefinite
7 number of the public.
8 "Educational organization" means an organization or
9 institution organized and operated to provide systematic
10 instruction in useful branches of learning by methods common
11 to schools and institutions of learning which compare
12 favorably in their scope and intensity with the course of
13 study presented in tax-supported schools.
14 "Religious organization" means any church, congregation,
15 society, or organization founded for the purpose of religious
16 worship.
17 "Fraternal organization" means an organization of
18 persons, including but not limited to ethnic organizations,
19 having a common interest, organized and operated exclusively
20 to promote the welfare of its members and to benefit the
21 general public on a continuing and consistent basis.
22 "Veterans' organization" means an organization comprised
23 of members of which substantially all are individuals who are
24 veterans or spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, the
25 primary purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its
26 members and to provide assistance to the general public in
27 such a way as to confer a public benefit.
28 "Labor organization" means an organization composed of
29 labor unions or workers organized with the objective of
30 betterment of the conditions of those engaged in such pursuit
31 and the development of a higher degree of efficiency in their
32 respective occupations.
33 "Youth athletic organization" means an organization
34 having as its exclusive purpose the promotion and provision
HB1840 Engrossed -3- LRB9003284LDpk
1 of athletic activities for youth aged 18 and under.
2 "Senior citizens organization" means an organization or
3 association comprised of members of which substantially all
4 are individuals who are senior citizens, as defined in the
5 Illinois Act on the Aging, the primary purpose of which is to
6 promote the welfare of its members.
7 (Source: P.A. 85-1012.)
8 (230 ILCS 20/4) (from Ch. 120, par. 1054)
9 Sec. 4. The conducting of pull tabs and jar games is
10 subject to the following restrictions:
11 (1) The entire net proceeds of any pull tabs or jar
12 games, except as otherwise approved in this Act, must be
13 exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the
14 organization permitted to conduct such drawings.
15 (2) No person except a bona fide member or employee of
16 the sponsoring organization may participate in the management
17 or operation of such pull tabs or jar games; however, nothing
18 herein shall conflict with pull tabs and jar games conducted
19 under the provisions of the Charitable Games Act.
20 (3) No person may receive any remuneration or profit for
21 participating in the management or operation of such pull
22 tabs or jar games; however, nothing herein shall conflict
23 with pull tabs and jar games conducted under the provisions
24 of the Charitable Games Act.
25 (4) The price paid for a single chance or right to
26 participate in a game licensed under this Act shall not
27 exceed $2 $1. The aggregate value of all prizes or
28 merchandise awarded in any single day of pull tabs and jar
29 games shall not exceed $2,250, except that in adjoining
30 counties having 200,000 to 275,000 inhabitants each, and in
31 counties which are adjacent to either of such adjoining
32 counties and are adjacent to total of not more than 2
33 counties in this State, the value of all prizes or
HB1840 Engrossed -4- LRB9003284LDpk
1 merchandise awarded may not exceed $5,000 $3,250 in a single
2 day.
3 (5) No person under the age of 18 years shall play or
4 participate in games under this Act. A person under the age
5 of 18 years may be within the area where pull tabs and jar
6 games are being conducted only when accompanied by his parent
7 or guardian.
8 (6) Pull tabs and jar games shall be conducted only on
9 premises owned or occupied by licensed organizations and used
10 by its members for general activities, or on premises owned
11 or rented for conducting the game of bingo, or as permitted
12 in subsection (4) of Section 3.
13 (Source: P.A. 86-289.)