Public Act 101-0360
 
SB1917 EnrolledLRB101 06913 SMS 51945 b


  
    AN ACT concerning gaming.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Raffles and Poker Runs Act is amended  by 
changing Sections 2 and 9 as follows:
 



    (230 ILCS 15/2)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2302)



    Sec. 2. Licensing. 
    (a) The governing body of any county or municipality
within 
this State may establish a system for the licensing of 
organizations
to operate raffles. The governing bodies of a 
county and one or more
municipalities may, pursuant to a 
written contract, jointly establish a
system for the licensing 
of organizations to operate raffles within any
area of 
contiguous territory not contained within the corporate limits 
of a
municipality which is not a party to such contract.  The 
governing bodies
of two or more adjacent counties or two or 
more adjacent municipalities
located within a county may, 
pursuant to a written contract, jointly
establish a system for 
the licensing of organizations to operate raffles
within the 
corporate limits of such counties or municipalities.  The

licensing authority may establish special categories of 
licenses and
promulgate rules relating to the various 
categories. The licensing system
shall provide for limitations 
upon (1) the aggregate retail value of all
prizes or 
merchandise awarded by a licensee in a single raffle, (2) the

maximum retail value of each prize awarded by a licensee in a 
single raffle,
(3) the maximum price which may be charged for 
each raffle chance issued
or sold and (4) the maximum number of 
days during which chances may be issued
or sold.  The licensing 
system may include a fee for each license in an
amount to be 
determined by the local governing body.  Licenses issued 
pursuant
to this Act shall be valid for one raffle or for a 
specified number of
raffles to be conducted during a specified 
period not to exceed one year
and may be suspended or revoked

for any violation of this Act.  A local governing body shall act 
on a license
application within 30 days from the date of 
application.  Nothing in this
Act shall be construed to prohibit 
a county or municipality from adopting
rules or ordinances for 
the operation of raffles that are more restrictive
than 
provided for in this Act.  Except for raffles organized by law 
enforcement agencies and statewide associations that represent 
law enforcement officials as provided in Section 9 of this Act, 
the governing body of a municipality may
authorize the sale of 
raffle chances only within the borders of the
municipality. 
Except for raffles organized by law enforcement agencies and 
statewide associations that represent law enforcement 
officials as provided in Section 9, the governing body of the 
county may authorize the sale of
raffle chances only in those 
areas which are both within the borders of the
county and 
outside the borders of any municipality.

    (a-5) The governing body of Cook County may and any  other 
county within this State shall establish a system for the 
licensing of organizations to operate poker runs. The governing 
bodies of 2 or more adjacent counties may, pursuant to a 
written contract, jointly establish a system for the licensing 
of organizations to operate poker runs within the corporate 
limits of such counties. The licensing authority may establish 
special categories of licenses and adopt rules relating to the 
various categories. The licensing system may include a fee not 
to exceed $25 for each license. Licenses issued pursuant to 
this Act shall be valid for one poker run or for a specified 
number of poker runs to be conducted during a specified period 
not to exceed one year and may be suspended or revoked for any 
violation of this Act. A local governing body shall act on a 
license application within 30 days after the date of 
application. 
    (b) Raffle licenses shall be issued only to bona fide 
religious, charitable,
labor, business, fraternal, educational 
or veterans' organizations that
operate without profit to their 
members and which have been in existence
continuously for a 
period of 5 years immediately before making application
for a 
raffle license and which have had during that entire 5-year 
period a bona
fide membership engaged in carrying out their 
objects, or to a non-profit
fundraising organization that the 
licensing authority determines is
organized for the sole 
purpose of providing financial assistance to an
identified 
individual or group of individuals suffering extreme financial

hardship as the result of an illness, disability, accident or 
disaster, as well as law enforcement agencies and statewide 
associations that represent law enforcement officials as 
provided for in Section 9 of this Act.  Poker run licenses shall 
be issued only to bona fide religious, charitable, labor, 
business, fraternal, educational, veterans', or other bona 
fide not-for-profit organizations that operate without profit 
to their members and which have been in existence continuously 
for a period of 5 years immediately before making application 
for a poker run license and which have had during that entire 
5-year period a bona fide membership engaged in carrying out 
their objects. Licenses for poker runs shall be issued for the 
following purposes: (i) providing financial assistance to an 
identified individual or group of individuals suffering 
extreme financial hardship as the result of an illness, 
disability, accident, or disaster or (ii) to maintain the 
financial stability of the organization. A licensing authority 
may waive the 5-year requirement under this subsection (b) for 
a bona fide religious, charitable, labor, business, fraternal, 
educational, or veterans' organization that applies for a 
license to conduct a poker run if the organization is a local 
organization that is affiliated with and chartered by a 
national or State organization that meets the 5-year 
requirement. 

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply.  
Non-profit:
An organization or institution organized and 
conducted on a not-for-profit
basis with no personal profit 
inuring to any one as a result of the operation.
Charitable:  An 
organization or institution organized and operated to benefit

an indefinite number of the public.  The service rendered to 
those eligible
for benefits must also confer some benefit on 
the public.  Educational:
An organization or institution 
organized and operated to provide systematic
instruction in 
useful branches of learning by methods common to schools
and 
institutions of learning which compare favorably in their scope 
and
intensity with the course of study presented in 
tax-supported schools.
Religious: Any church, congregation, 
society, or organization founded for
the purpose of religious 
worship.  Fraternal: An organization of persons
having a common 
interest, the primary interest of which is to both promote
the 
welfare of its members and to provide assistance to the general 
public
in such a way as to lessen the burdens of government by 
caring for those
that otherwise would be cared for by the 
government.  Veterans: An organization
or association comprised 
of members of which substantially all are individuals
who are 
veterans or spouses, widows, or widowers of veterans, the 
primary
purpose of which is to promote the welfare of its 
members and to provide
assistance to the general public in such 
a way as to confer a public benefit.
Labor: An organization 
composed of workers organized with the objective
of betterment 
of the conditions of those engaged in such pursuit and the

development of a higher degree of efficiency in their 
respective occupations.
Business: A voluntary organization 
composed of individuals and businesses
who have joined together 
to advance the commercial, financial, industrial
and civic 
interests of a community.

    (c) Poker runs shall be licensed by the county with 
jurisdiction over the key location. The license granted by the 
key location shall cover the entire poker run, including 
locations other than the key location. Each license issued 
shall include the name and address of each predetermined 
location. 
(Source: P.A. 99-405, eff. 8-19-15; 99-757, eff. 8-12-16; 
100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)

 
    (230 ILCS 15/9)
    Sec. 9. Raffles by law enforcement agencies and statewide 
associations that represent law enforcement officials.
    (a) As used in this Section:
    "Key location" means the location where the raffle 
organized by a law enforcement agency or an a statewide 
association that represents law enforcement officials is 
conducted and the prize or prizes are awarded.
    "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of this State or 
unit of local government which is vested by law or ordinance 
with the duty to maintain public order and to enforce criminal 
laws or ordinances.
    (b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, law 
enforcement agencies and statewide associations that represent 
law enforcement officials may organize raffles under this Act. 
Raffles organized by a law enforcement agency or an a statewide 
association that represents law enforcement officials must 
only be licensed by the governing body of the county or 
municipality in which the key location for that raffle is 
located, even if raffle tickets are sold beyond the borders of 
that governing body of the county or municipality. A raffle 
organized by a law enforcement agency or an a statewide 
association that represents law enforcement officials must 
abide by any restrictions established pursuant to subsection 
(a) of Section 2 of this Act by the governing body of the 
county or municipality in which the key location is located.

(Source: P.A. 99-757, eff. 8-12-16.)