Public Act 101-0035
 
HB3661 EnrolledLRB101 07628 SMS 52675 b


  
    AN ACT concerning gaming.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended  by changing 
Section 7.12 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 1605/7.12)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2019)
    Sec. 7.12. Internet program.   
    (a) The General Assembly finds that: 
        (1) the consumer market in Illinois has changed since 
    the creation of the Illinois State Lottery in 1974;
        (2) the Internet has become an integral part of 
    everyday life for a significant number of Illinois 
    residents not only in regards to their professional life, 
    but also  in regards to personal business and communication; 
    and
        (3) the current practices of selling lottery tickets 
    does not appeal to the new form of market participants who 
    prefer to make purchases on the Internet at their own 
    convenience.
    It is the intent of the General Assembly to create an 
Internet program for the sale of lottery tickets to capture 
this new form of market participant. 
    (b) The Department shall create a program that allows an 
individual 18 years of age or older to purchase lottery tickets 
or shares on the Internet without using a Lottery retailer with 
on-line status, as those terms are defined by rule. The 
Department shall restrict the sale of lottery tickets on the 
Internet to transactions initiated and received or otherwise 
made exclusively within the State of Illinois.  The Department 
shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this 
program. These rules shall include, among other things, 
requirements for marketing of the Lottery to infrequent 
players, as well as limitations on the purchases that may be 
made through any one individual's lottery account.  The 
provisions of this Act and the rules adopted under this Act 
shall apply to the sale of lottery tickets or shares under this 
program.
    Before beginning the program, the Department of the Lottery 
must submit a request to the United States Department of 
Justice for review of the State's plan to implement a program 
for the sale of lottery tickets on the Internet and its 
propriety under federal law.  The Department shall implement the 
Internet program only if the Department of Justice does not 
object to the implementation of the program within a reasonable 
period of time after its review.
    The Department is obligated to  implement the program set 
forth in  this Section and Sections 7.15 and 7.16.  The 
Department may offer Lotto, Lucky Day Lotto, Mega Millions, 
Powerball, Pick 3, Pick 4, and other draw games that are 
offered at retail locations through the Internet program. The 
private manager shall obtain the Director's approval before 
providing any draw games. Any draw game tickets that are 
approved for sale by lottery licensees are automatically 
approved for sale through the Internet program. The Department 
shall maintain responsible gaming controls in its policies. 
only at such time, and to such extent, that the Department of 
Justice does not object to the implementation of the program 
within a reasonable period of time after its review. While the 
Illinois Lottery may only offer Lotto, Mega Millions, and 
Powerball games through the program, the Department shall 
request review from the federal Department of Justice for the 
Illinois Lottery to sell lottery tickets on the Internet on 
behalf of the State of Illinois that are not limited to just 
these games. 
    The Department shall authorize the private manager to 
implement and administer the program pursuant to the management 
agreement entered into under Section 9.1 and in a manner 
consistent with the provisions of this Section.  If a private 
manager has not been selected pursuant to Section 9.1 at the 
time the Department is obligated to implement the program, then 
the Department shall not proceed with the program until after 
the selection of the private manager, at which time the 
Department shall authorize the private manager to implement and 
administer the program pursuant to the management agreement 
entered into under Section 9.1 and in a manner consistent with 
the provisions of this Section.
    Nothing in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting 
the Department from implementing and operating a website portal 
whereby individuals who are 18 years of age or older with an 
Illinois mailing address may apply to purchase lottery tickets 
via subscription. Nothing in this Section shall also be 
construed as prohibiting the Lottery draw game tickets 
authorized for sale through the Internet program under this 
Section from also continuing to be sold at retail locations 
sale of Lotto, Mega Millions, and Powerball games by a lottery 
licensee pursuant to the Department's rules.
    (c) (Blank).
    (d) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2022 2019. 
(Source: P.A. 99-523, eff. 6-30-16; 100-23, eff. 7-6-17; 
100-587, eff. 6-4-18.)
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.