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Public Act 102-0013
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AN ACT concerning gaming.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Gambling Act is amended by |
changing Sections 6 and 7 as follows:
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(230 ILCS 10/6) (from Ch. 120, par. 2406)
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Sec. 6. Application for owners license.
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(a) A qualified person may
apply to the Board for an owners |
license to
conduct a gambling operation as provided in this |
Act. The
application shall be made on forms provided by the |
Board and shall contain
such information as the Board |
prescribes, including but not limited to the
identity of the |
riverboat on which such gambling operation is to be
conducted, |
if applicable, and the exact location where such riverboat or |
casino will be located, a
certification that the riverboat |
will be registered under this Act at all
times during which |
gambling operations are conducted on board, detailed
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information regarding the ownership and management of the |
applicant, and
detailed personal information regarding the |
applicant. Any application for an
owners license to be |
re-issued on or after June 1, 2003 shall also
include the |
applicant's license bid in a form prescribed by the Board.
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Information
provided on the application shall be used as a |
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basis for a thorough
background investigation which the Board |
shall conduct with respect to each
applicant. An incomplete |
application shall be cause for denial of a license
by the |
Board.
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(a-5) In addition to any other information required under |
this Section, each application for an owners license must |
include the following information: |
(1) The history and success of the applicant and each |
person and entity disclosed under subsection (c) of this |
Section in developing tourism facilities ancillary to |
gaming, if applicable. |
(2) The likelihood that granting a license to the |
applicant will lead to the creation of quality, living |
wage jobs and permanent, full-time jobs for residents of |
the State and residents of the unit of local government |
that is designated as the home dock of the proposed |
facility where gambling is to be conducted by the |
applicant. |
(3) The projected number of jobs that would be created |
if the license is granted and the projected number of new |
employees at the proposed facility where gambling is to be |
conducted by the applicant. |
(4) The record, if any, of the applicant and its |
developer in meeting commitments to local agencies, |
community-based organizations, and employees at other |
locations where the applicant or its developer has |
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performed similar functions as they would perform if the |
applicant were granted a license. |
(5) Identification of adverse effects that might be |
caused by the proposed facility where gambling is to be |
conducted by the applicant, including the costs of meeting |
increased demand for public health care, child care, |
public transportation, affordable housing, and social |
services, and a plan to mitigate those adverse effects. |
(6) The record, if any, of the applicant and its |
developer regarding compliance with: |
(A) federal, state, and local discrimination, wage |
and hour, disability, and occupational and |
environmental health and safety laws; and |
(B) state and local labor relations and employment |
laws. |
(7) The applicant's record, if any, in dealing with |
its employees and their representatives at other |
locations. |
(8) A plan concerning the utilization of |
minority-owned and women-owned businesses and concerning |
the hiring of minorities and women. |
(9) Evidence the applicant used its best efforts to |
reach a goal of 25% ownership representation by minority |
persons and 5% ownership representation by women. |
(10) Evidence the applicant has entered into a fully |
executed project labor agreement with the applicable local |
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building trades council. For any pending application |
before the Board on the effective date of this amendatory |
Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the applicant shall |
submit evidence complying with this paragraph within 30 |
days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of |
the 102nd General Assembly. The Board shall not award any |
pending applications until the applicant has submitted |
this information. |
(b) Applicants shall submit with their application all |
documents,
resolutions, and letters of support from the |
governing body that represents
the municipality or county |
wherein the licensee will be located.
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(c) Each applicant shall disclose the identity of every |
person or entity having a greater than 1% direct or
indirect |
pecuniary interest in the gambling operation with
respect to |
which the license is sought. If the disclosed entity is a
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trust, the application shall disclose the names and addresses |
of all
beneficiaries; if a corporation, the names and
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addresses of all stockholders and directors; if a partnership, |
the names
and addresses of all partners, both general and |
limited.
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(d) An application shall be filed and considered in |
accordance with the rules of the Board. Each application shall |
be accompanied by a nonrefundable
application fee of $250,000. |
In addition, a nonrefundable fee of $50,000 shall be paid at |
the time of filing
to defray the costs associated with the
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background investigation conducted by the Board. If the costs |
of the
investigation exceed $50,000, the applicant shall pay |
the additional amount
to the Board within 7 days after |
requested by the Board. If the costs of the investigation are |
less than $50,000, the
applicant shall receive a refund of the |
remaining amount. All
information, records, interviews, |
reports, statements, memoranda or other
data supplied to or |
used by the Board in the course of its review or
investigation |
of an application for a license or a renewal under this Act |
shall be
privileged, strictly confidential and shall be used |
only for the purpose of
evaluating an applicant for a license |
or a renewal. Such information, records, interviews, reports,
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statements, memoranda or other data shall not be admissible as |
evidence,
nor discoverable in any action of any kind in any |
court or before any
tribunal, board, agency or person, except |
for any action deemed necessary
by the Board. The application |
fee shall be deposited into the State Gaming Fund.
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(e) The Board shall charge each applicant a fee set by the |
Department of
State Police to defray the costs associated with |
the search and
classification of fingerprints obtained by the |
Board with respect to the
applicant's application. These fees |
shall be paid into the State Police
Services Fund. In order to |
expedite the application process, the Board may establish |
rules allowing applicants to acquire criminal background |
checks and financial integrity reviews as part of the initial |
application process from a list of vendors approved by the |
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Board.
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(f) The licensed owner shall be the person primarily |
responsible for the
boat or casino itself. Only one gambling |
operation may be authorized
by the Board on any riverboat or in |
any casino. The applicant must identify the riverboat or |
premises
it intends to use and certify that the riverboat or |
premises: (1) has the authorized
capacity required in this |
Act; (2) is accessible to persons with disabilities; and
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is fully registered and licensed in accordance
with any |
applicable laws.
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(g) A person who knowingly makes a false statement on an |
application is
guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
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(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)
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(230 ILCS 10/7) (from Ch. 120, par. 2407)
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Sec. 7. Owners licenses.
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(a) The Board shall issue owners licenses to persons or |
entities that apply for such licenses upon payment to the |
Board of the
non-refundable license fee as provided in |
subsection (e) or (e-5) and upon a determination by the Board |
that the
applicant is eligible for an owners license pursuant |
to this Act and the
rules of the Board. From December 15, 2008 |
(the effective date of Public Act 95-1008) this amendatory Act |
of the 95th General Assembly until (i) 3 years after December |
15, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-1008) this |
amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, (ii) the date any |
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organization licensee begins to operate a slot machine or |
video game of chance under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of |
1975 or this Act, (iii) the date that payments begin under |
subsection (c-5) of Section 13 of this Act, (iv) the wagering |
tax imposed under Section 13 of this Act is increased by law to |
reflect a tax rate that is at least as stringent or more |
stringent than the tax rate contained in subsection (a-3) of |
Section 13, or (v) when an owners licensee holding a license |
issued pursuant to Section 7.1 of this Act begins conducting |
gaming, whichever occurs first, as a condition of licensure |
and as an alternative source of payment for those funds |
payable under subsection (c-5) of Section 13 of this Act, any |
owners licensee that holds or receives its owners license on |
or after May 26, 2006 (the effective date of Public Act 94-804) |
this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, other than |
an owners licensee operating a riverboat with adjusted gross |
receipts in calendar year 2004 of less than $200,000,000, must |
pay into the Horse Racing Equity Trust Fund, in addition to any |
other payments required under this Act, an amount equal to 3% |
of the adjusted gross receipts received by the owners |
licensee. The payments required under this Section shall be |
made by the owners licensee to the State Treasurer no later |
than 3:00 o'clock p.m. of the day after the day when the |
adjusted gross receipts were received by the owners licensee. |
A person or entity is ineligible to receive
an owners license |
if:
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(1) the person has been convicted of a felony under |
the laws of this
State, any other state, or the United |
States;
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(2) the person has been convicted of any violation of |
Article 28 of the
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal |
Code of 2012, or substantially similar laws of any other |
jurisdiction;
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(3) the person has submitted an application for a |
license under this
Act which contains false information;
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(4) the person is
a member of the Board;
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(5) a person defined in (1), (2), (3), or (4) is an |
officer, director, or
managerial employee of the entity;
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(6) the entity employs a person defined in (1), (2), |
(3), or
(4) who participates in the management or |
operation of gambling operations
authorized under this |
Act;
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(7) (blank); or
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(8) a license of the person or entity issued under
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this Act, or a license to own or operate gambling |
facilities
in any other jurisdiction, has been revoked.
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The Board is expressly prohibited from making changes to |
the requirement that licensees make payment into the Horse |
Racing Equity Trust Fund without the express authority of the |
Illinois General Assembly and making any other rule to |
implement or interpret Public Act 95-1008 this amendatory Act |
of the 95th General Assembly. For the purposes of this |
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paragraph, "rules" is given the meaning given to that term in |
Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. |
(b) In determining whether to grant an owners license to |
an applicant, the
Board shall consider:
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(1) the character, reputation, experience, and |
financial integrity of the
applicants and of any other or |
separate person that either:
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(A) controls, directly or indirectly, such |
applicant; , or
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(B) is controlled, directly or indirectly, by such |
applicant or by a
person which controls, directly or |
indirectly, such applicant;
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(2) the facilities or proposed facilities for the |
conduct of
gambling;
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(3) the highest prospective total revenue to be |
derived by the State
from the conduct of gambling;
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(4) the extent to which the ownership of the applicant |
reflects the
diversity of the State by including minority |
persons, women, and persons with a disability
and the good |
faith affirmative action plan of
each applicant to |
recruit, train and upgrade minority persons, women, and |
persons with a disability in all employment |
classifications; the Board shall further consider granting |
an owners license and giving preference to an applicant |
under this Section to applicants in which minority persons |
and women hold ownership interest of at least 16% and 4%, |
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respectively; .
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(4.5) the extent to which the ownership of the |
applicant includes veterans of service in the armed forces |
of the United States, and the good faith affirmative |
action plan of each applicant to recruit, train, and |
upgrade veterans of service in the armed forces of the |
United States in all employment classifications; |
(5) the financial ability of the applicant to purchase |
and maintain
adequate liability and casualty insurance;
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(6) whether the applicant has adequate capitalization |
to provide and
maintain, for the duration of a license, a |
riverboat or casino;
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(7) the extent to which the applicant exceeds or meets |
other standards
for the issuance of an owners license |
which the Board may adopt by rule;
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(8) the amount of the applicant's license bid;
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(9) the extent to which the applicant or the proposed |
host municipality plans to enter into revenue sharing |
agreements with communities other than the host |
municipality; and |
(10) the extent to which the ownership of an applicant |
includes the most qualified number of minority persons, |
women, and persons with a disability; and . |
(11) whether the applicant has entered into a fully |
executed construction project labor agreement with the |
applicable local building trades council. |
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(c) Each owners license shall specify the place where the |
casino shall
operate or the riverboat shall operate and dock.
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(d) Each applicant shall submit with his or her |
application, on forms
provided by the Board, 2 sets of his or |
her fingerprints.
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(e) In addition to any licenses authorized under |
subsection (e-5) of this Section, the Board may issue up to 10 |
licenses authorizing the holders of such
licenses to own |
riverboats. In the application for an owners license, the
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applicant shall state the dock at which the riverboat is based |
and the water
on which the riverboat will be located. The Board |
shall issue 5 licenses to
become effective not earlier than |
January 1, 1991. Three of such licenses
shall authorize |
riverboat gambling on the Mississippi River, or, with approval
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by the municipality in which the
riverboat was docked on |
August 7, 2003 and with Board approval, be authorized to |
relocate to a new location,
in a
municipality that (1) borders |
on the Mississippi River or is within 5
miles of the city |
limits of a municipality that borders on the Mississippi
River |
and (2) on August 7, 2003, had a riverboat conducting |
riverboat gambling operations pursuant to
a license issued |
under this Act; one of which shall authorize riverboat
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gambling from a home dock in the city of East St. Louis; and |
one of which shall authorize riverboat
gambling from a home |
dock in the City of Alton. One other license
shall
authorize |
riverboat gambling on
the Illinois River in the City of East |
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Peoria or, with Board approval, shall authorize land-based |
gambling operations anywhere within the corporate limits of |
the City of Peoria. The Board shall issue one
additional |
license to become effective not earlier than March 1, 1992, |
which
shall authorize riverboat gambling on the Des Plaines |
River in Will County.
The Board may issue 4 additional |
licenses to become effective not
earlier than
March 1, 1992. |
In determining the water upon which riverboats will operate,
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the Board shall consider the economic benefit which riverboat |
gambling confers
on the State, and shall seek to assure that |
all regions of the State share
in the economic benefits of |
riverboat gambling.
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In granting all licenses, the Board may give favorable |
consideration to
economically depressed areas of the State, to |
applicants presenting plans
which provide for significant |
economic development over a large geographic
area, and to |
applicants who currently operate non-gambling riverboats in
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Illinois.
The Board shall review all applications for owners |
licenses,
and shall inform each applicant of the Board's |
decision.
The Board may grant an owners license to an
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applicant that has not submitted the highest license bid, but |
if it does not
select the highest bidder, the Board shall issue |
a written decision explaining
why another
applicant was |
selected and identifying the factors set forth in this Section
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that favored the winning bidder. The fee for issuance or |
renewal of a license pursuant to this subsection (e) shall be |
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$250,000.
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(e-5) In addition to licenses authorized under subsection |
(e) of this Section: |
(1) the Board may issue one owners license authorizing |
the conduct of casino gambling in the City of Chicago; |
(2) the Board may issue one owners license authorizing |
the conduct of riverboat gambling in the City of Danville; |
(3) the Board may issue one owners license authorizing |
the conduct of riverboat gambling in the City of Waukegan; |
(4) the Board may issue one owners license authorizing |
the conduct of riverboat gambling in the City of Rockford; |
(5) the Board may issue one owners license authorizing |
the conduct of riverboat gambling in a municipality that |
is wholly or partially located in one of the following |
townships of Cook County: Bloom, Bremen, Calumet, Rich, |
Thornton, or Worth Township; and |
(6) the Board may issue one owners license authorizing |
the conduct of riverboat gambling in the unincorporated |
area of Williamson County adjacent to the Big Muddy River. |
Except for the license authorized under paragraph (1), |
each application for a license pursuant to this subsection |
(e-5) shall be submitted to the Board no later than 120 days |
after June 28, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-31). |
All applications for a license under this subsection (e-5) |
shall include the nonrefundable application fee and the |
nonrefundable background investigation fee as provided in |
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subsection (d) of Section 6 of this Act. In the event that an |
applicant submits an application for a license pursuant to |
this subsection (e-5) prior to June 28, 2019 (the effective |
date of Public Act 101-31), such applicant shall submit the |
nonrefundable application fee and background investigation fee |
as provided in subsection (d) of Section 6 of this Act no later |
than 6 months after June 28, 2019 (the effective date of Public |
Act 101-31). |
The Board shall consider issuing a license pursuant to |
paragraphs (1) through (6) of this subsection only after the |
corporate authority of the municipality or the county board of |
the county in which the riverboat or casino shall be located |
has certified to the Board the following: |
(i) that the applicant has negotiated with the |
corporate authority or county board in good faith; |
(ii) that the applicant and the corporate authority or |
county board have mutually agreed on the permanent |
location of the riverboat or casino; |
(iii) that the applicant and the corporate authority |
or county board have mutually agreed on the temporary |
location of the riverboat or casino; |
(iv) that the applicant and the corporate authority or |
the county board have mutually agreed on the percentage of |
revenues that will be shared with the municipality or |
county, if any; |
(v) that the applicant and the corporate authority or |
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county board have mutually agreed on any zoning, |
licensing, public health, or other issues that are within |
the jurisdiction of the municipality or county; |
(vi) that the corporate authority or county board has |
passed a resolution or ordinance in support of the |
riverboat or casino in the municipality or county; |
(vii) the applicant for a license under paragraph (1) |
has made a public presentation concerning its casino |
proposal; and |
(viii) the applicant for a license under paragraph (1) |
has prepared a summary of its casino proposal and such |
summary has been posted on a public website of the |
municipality or the county. |
At least 7 days before the corporate authority of a |
municipality or county board of the county submits a |
certification to the Board concerning items (i) through (viii) |
of this subsection, it shall hold a public hearing to discuss |
items (i) through (viii), as well as any other details |
concerning the proposed riverboat or casino in the |
municipality or county. The corporate authority or county |
board must subsequently memorialize the details concerning the |
proposed riverboat or casino in a resolution that must be |
adopted by a majority of the corporate authority or county |
board before any certification is sent to the Board. The Board |
shall not alter, amend, change, or otherwise interfere with |
any agreement between the applicant and the corporate |
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authority of the municipality or county board of the county |
regarding the location of any temporary or permanent facility. |
In addition, within 10 days after June 28, 2019 (the |
effective date of Public Act 101-31), the Board, with consent |
and at the expense of the City of Chicago, shall select and |
retain the services of a nationally recognized casino gaming |
feasibility consultant. Within 45 days after June 28, 2019 |
(the effective date of Public Act 101-31), the consultant |
shall prepare and deliver to the Board a study concerning the |
feasibility of, and the ability to finance, a casino in the |
City of Chicago. The feasibility study shall be delivered to |
the Mayor of the City of Chicago, the Governor, the President |
of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of |
Representatives. Ninety days after receipt of the feasibility |
study, the Board shall make a determination, based on the |
results of the feasibility study, whether to recommend to the |
General Assembly that the terms of the license under paragraph |
(1) of this subsection (e-5) should be modified. The Board may |
begin accepting applications for the owners license under |
paragraph (1) of this subsection (e-5) upon the determination |
to issue such an owners license. |
In addition, prior to the Board issuing the owners license |
authorized under paragraph (4) of subsection (e-5), an impact |
study shall be completed to determine what location in the |
city will provide the greater impact to the region, including |
the creation of jobs and the generation of tax revenue. |
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(e-10) The licenses authorized under subsection (e-5) of |
this Section shall be issued within 12 months after the date |
the license application is submitted. If the Board does not |
issue the licenses within that time period, then the Board |
shall give a written explanation to the applicant as to why it |
has not reached a determination and when it reasonably expects |
to make a determination. The fee for the issuance or renewal of |
a license issued pursuant to this subsection (e-10) shall be |
$250,000. Additionally, a licensee located outside of Cook |
County shall pay a minimum initial fee of $17,500 per gaming |
position, and a licensee located in Cook County shall pay a |
minimum initial fee of $30,000 per gaming position. The |
initial fees payable under this subsection (e-10) shall be |
deposited into the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. If at any |
point after June 1, 2020 there are no pending applications for |
a license under subsection (e-5) and not all licenses |
authorized under subsection (e-5) have been issued, then the |
Board shall reopen the license application process for those |
licenses authorized under subsection (e-5) that have not been |
issued. The Board shall follow the licensing process provided |
in subsection (e-5) with all time frames tied to the last date |
of a final order issued by the Board under subsection (e-5) |
rather than the effective date of the amendatory Act. |
(e-15) Each licensee of a license authorized under |
subsection (e-5) of this Section shall make a reconciliation |
payment 3 years after the date the licensee begins operating |
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in an amount equal to 75% of the adjusted gross receipts for |
the most lucrative 12-month period of operations, minus an |
amount equal to the initial payment per gaming position paid |
by the specific licensee. Each licensee shall pay a |
$15,000,000 reconciliation fee upon issuance of an owners |
license. If this calculation results in a negative amount, |
then the licensee is not entitled to any
reimbursement of fees |
previously paid. This reconciliation payment may be made in |
installments over a period of no more than 6 years. |
All payments by licensees under this subsection (e-15) |
shall be deposited into the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. |
(e-20) In addition to any other revocation powers granted |
to the Board under this
Act,
the Board may revoke the owners |
license of a licensee which fails
to begin conducting gambling |
within 15 months
of receipt of the
Board's approval of the |
application if the Board determines that license
revocation is |
in the best interests of the State.
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(f) The first 10 owners licenses issued under this Act |
shall permit the
holder to own up to 2 riverboats and equipment |
thereon
for a period of 3 years after the effective date of the |
license. Holders of
the first 10 owners licenses must pay the |
annual license fee for each of
the 3
years during which they |
are authorized to own riverboats.
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(g) Upon the termination, expiration, or revocation of |
each of the first
10 licenses, which shall be issued for a |
3-year period, all licenses are
renewable annually upon |
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payment of the fee and a determination by the Board
that the |
licensee continues to meet all of the requirements of this Act |
and the
Board's rules.
However, for licenses renewed on or |
after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd |
General Assembly May 1, 1998, renewal shall be
for a period of |
4 years, unless the Board sets a shorter period.
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(h) An owners license, except for an owners license issued |
under subsection (e-5) of this Section, shall entitle the |
licensee to own up to 2
riverboats. |
An owners licensee of a casino or riverboat that is |
located in the City of Chicago pursuant to paragraph (1) of |
subsection (e-5) of this Section shall limit the number of |
gaming positions to 4,000 for such owner. An owners licensee |
authorized under subsection (e) or paragraph (2), (3), (4), or |
(5) of subsection (e-5) of this Section shall limit the number |
of gaming positions to 2,000 for any such owners license. An |
owners licensee authorized under paragraph (6) of subsection |
(e-5) of this Section shall limit the number of gaming |
positions to
1,200 for such owner. The initial fee for each |
gaming position obtained on or after June 28, 2019 (the |
effective date of Public Act 101-31) shall be a minimum of |
$17,500 for licensees not located in Cook County and a minimum |
of $30,000 for licensees located in Cook County, in addition |
to the reconciliation payment, as set forth in subsection |
(e-15) of this Section. The fees under this subsection (h) |
shall be deposited into the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. |
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The fees under this subsection (h) that are paid by an owners |
licensee authorized under subsection (e) shall be paid by July |
1, 2021. |
Each owners licensee under subsection (e) of this Section |
shall reserve its gaming positions within 30 days after June |
28, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-31). The Board |
may grant an extension to this 30-day period, provided that |
the owners licensee submits a written request and explanation |
as to why it is unable to reserve its positions within the |
30-day period. |
Each owners licensee under subsection (e-5) of this |
Section shall reserve its gaming positions within 30 days |
after issuance of its owners license. The Board may grant an |
extension to this 30-day period, provided that the owners |
licensee submits a written request and explanation as to why |
it is unable to reserve its positions within the 30-day |
period. |
A licensee may operate both of its riverboats |
concurrently, provided that the
total number of gaming |
positions on both riverboats does not exceed the limit |
established pursuant to this subsection. Riverboats licensed |
to operate on the
Mississippi River and the Illinois River |
south of Marshall County shall
have an authorized capacity of |
at least 500 persons. Any other riverboat
licensed under this |
Act shall have an authorized capacity of at least 400
persons.
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(h-5) An owners licensee who conducted gambling operations |
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prior to January 1, 2012 and obtains positions pursuant to |
Public Act 101-31 shall make a reconciliation payment 3 years |
after any additional gaming positions begin operating in an |
amount equal to 75% of the owners licensee's average gross |
receipts for the most lucrative 12-month period of operations |
minus an amount equal to the initial fee that the owners |
licensee paid per additional gaming position. For purposes of |
this subsection (h-5), "average gross receipts" means (i) the |
increase in adjusted gross receipts for the most lucrative |
12-month period of operations over the adjusted gross receipts |
for 2019, multiplied by (ii) the percentage derived by |
dividing the number of additional gaming positions that an |
owners licensee had obtained by the total number of gaming |
positions operated by the owners licensee. If this calculation |
results in a negative amount, then the owners licensee is not |
entitled to any reimbursement of fees previously paid. This |
reconciliation payment may be made in installments over a |
period of no more than 6 years. These reconciliation payments |
shall be deposited into the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. |
(i) A licensed owner is authorized to apply to the Board |
for and, if
approved therefor, to receive all licenses from |
the Board necessary for the
operation of a riverboat or |
casino, including a liquor license, a license
to prepare and |
serve food for human consumption, and other necessary
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licenses. All use, occupation, and excise taxes which apply to |
the sale of
food and beverages in this State and all taxes |
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imposed on the sale or use
of tangible personal property apply |
to such sales aboard the riverboat or in the casino.
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(j) The Board may issue or re-issue a license authorizing |
a riverboat to
dock
in a municipality or approve a relocation |
under Section 11.2 only if, prior
to the issuance or |
re-issuance of
the license or approval, the governing body of |
the municipality in which
the riverboat will dock has by a |
majority vote approved the docking of
riverboats in the |
municipality. The Board may issue or re-issue a license
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authorizing a
riverboat to dock in areas of a county outside |
any municipality or approve a
relocation under Section 11.2 |
only if, prior to the issuance or re-issuance
of the license
or |
approval, the
governing body of the county has by a majority |
vote approved of the docking of
riverboats within such areas.
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(k) An owners licensee may conduct land-based gambling |
operations upon approval by the Board and payment of a fee of |
$250,000, which shall be deposited into the State Gaming Fund. |
(l) An owners licensee may conduct gaming at a temporary |
facility pending the construction of a permanent facility or |
the remodeling or relocation of an existing facility to |
accommodate gaming participants for up to 24 months after the |
temporary facility begins to conduct gaming. Upon request by |
an owners licensee and upon a showing of good cause by the |
owners licensee, the Board shall extend the period during |
which the licensee may conduct gaming at a temporary facility |
by up to 12 months. The Board shall make rules concerning the |