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Public Act 096-1150
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| HB5437 Enrolled | LRB096 18740 AMC 34125 b |
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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 Bingo License and Tax Act is amended by |
changing Section 1.3 as follows:
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(230 ILCS 25/1.3)
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Sec. 1.3. Restrictions on licensure. Licensing for the |
conducting of bingo is subject to the following restrictions: |
(1) The license application, when submitted to the |
Department, must contain a sworn statement attesting to the |
not-for-profit character of the prospective licensee |
organization, signed by a person listed on the application |
as an owner, officer, or other person in charge of the |
necessary day-to-day operations of that organization. |
(2) The license application shall be prepared in |
accordance with the rules of the Department. |
(3) The licensee shall prominently display the license |
in the area where the licensee conducts bingo. The licensee |
shall likewise display, in the form and manner as |
prescribed by the Department, the provisions of Section 8 |
of this Act. |
(4) Each license shall state the day of the week, hours |
and at which location the licensee is permitted to conduct |
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bingo games. |
(5) A license is not assignable or transferable. |
(6) A license authorizes the licensee to conduct the |
game commonly known as bingo, in which prizes are awarded |
on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card |
conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random. |
(7) The Department may, on special application made by |
any organization having a bingo license, issue a special |
permit for conducting bingo at other premises and on other |
days not exceeding 5 consecutive days, except that a |
licensee may conduct bingo at the Illinois State Fair or |
any county fair held in Illinois during each day that the |
fair is held, without a fee. Bingo games conducted at the |
Illinois State Fair or a county fair shall not require a |
special permit. No more than 2 special permits may be |
issued in one year to any one organization. |
(8) Any organization qualified for a license but not |
holding one may, upon application and payment of a |
nonrefundable fee of $50, receive a limited license to |
conduct bingo games at no more than 2 indoor or outdoor |
festivals in a year for a maximum of 5 consecutive days on |
each occasion. No more than 2 limited licenses under this |
item (7) may be issued to any organization in any year. A |
limited license must be prominently displayed at the site |
where the bingo games are conducted. |
(9) Senior citizens organizations may conduct bingo |
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without a license or fee, subject to the following |
conditions: |
(A) bingo shall be conducted only (i) at a facility |
that is owned by a unit of local government to which |
the corporate authorities have given their approval |
and that is used to provide social services or a |
meeting place to senior citizens, or (ii) in common |
areas in multi-unit federally assisted rental housing |
maintained solely for the elderly and handicapped, or |
(iii) at a building owned by a church or veterans |
organization; |
(B) the price paid for a single card shall not |
exceed 50 cents; |
(C) the aggregate retail value of all prizes or |
merchandise awarded in any one game of bingo shall not |
exceed $5; |
(D) no person or organization shall participate in |
the management or operation of bingo under this item |
(9) if the person or organization would be ineligible |
for a license under this Section; and |
(E) no license is required to provide premises for |
bingo conducted under this item (9). |
(10) Bingo equipment shall not be used for any purpose |
other than for the play of bingo.
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(Source: P.A. 95-228, eff. 8-16-07; 96-210, eff. 8-10-09.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |