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| Public Act 101-0035 | ||||
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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 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(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2019) | ||||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.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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