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91_HB3267
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1 AN ACT to amend the Charitable Games Act by changing
2 Section 8.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Charitable Games Act is amended by
6 changing Section 8 as follows:
7 (230 ILCS 30/8) (from Ch. 120, par. 1128)
8 Sec. 8. The conducting of charitable games is subject to
9 the following restrictions:
10 (1) The entire net proceeds from charitable games
11 must be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the
12 organization permitted to conduct that game.
13 (2) No person except a bona fide member or employee
14 of the sponsoring organization, or a volunteer recruited
15 by the sponsoring organization, may participate in the
16 management or operation of the game. A person
17 participates in the management or operation of a
18 charitable game when he or she sells admission tickets at
19 the event; sells, redeems, or in any way assists in the
20 selling or redeeming of chips, scrip, or play money;
21 participates in the conducting of any of the games played
22 during the event, or supervises, directs or instructs
23 anyone conducting a game; or at any time during the hours
24 of the charitable games event counts, handles, or
25 supervises anyone counting or handling any of the
26 proceeds or chips, scrip, or play money at the event. A
27 person who is present to ensure that the games are being
28 conducted in conformance with the rules established by
29 the licensed organization or is present to insure that
30 the equipment is working properly is considered to be
31 participating in the management or operation of a game.
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1 Setting up, cleaning up, selling food and drink, or
2 providing security for persons or property at the event
3 does not constitute participation in the management or
4 operation of the game.
5 Only bona fide members, volunteers as defined in
6 Section 2 of this Act, and employees of the sponsoring
7 organization may participate in the management or
8 operation of the games. A person who participates in the
9 management or operation of the games and who is not a
10 bona fide member, volunteer as defined in Section 2 of
11 this Act, or employee of the sponsoring organization, or
12 who receives remuneration or other compensation either
13 directly or indirectly from any source for participating
14 in the management or operation of the games, or who has
15 participated in the management or operation of more than
16 4 charitable games events in the calendar year, commits a
17 violation of this Act. In addition, a licensed
18 organization that utilizes any person described in the
19 preceding sentence commits a violation of this Act.
20 (3) No person may receive any remuneration or
21 compensation either directly or indirectly from any
22 source for participating in the management or operation
23 of the game.
24 (4) No single bet at any game may exceed $10.
25 (5) A bank shall be established on the premises to
26 convert currency into chips, scrip, or other form of play
27 money which shall then be used to play at games of chance
28 which the participant chooses. Chips, scrip, or play
29 money must be monogrammed with the logo of the licensed
30 organization or of the supplier. Each participant must
31 be issued a receipt indicating the amount of chips,
32 scrip, or play money purchased.
33 (6) At the conclusion of the event or when the
34 participant leaves, he may cash in his chips, scrip, or
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1 play money in exchange for currency not to exceed $250 or
2 noncash prizes. Each participant shall sign for any
3 receipt of prizes. The licensee shall provide the
4 Department of Revenue with a listing of all prizes
5 awarded.
6 (7) Each licensee shall be permitted to conduct
7 charitable games on not more than 4 days each year.
8 (8) Unless the provider of the premises is a
9 municipality, the provider of the premises may not rent
10 or otherwise provide the premises for the conducting of
11 more than 8 charitable games nights per year.
12 (9) Charitable games may not be played between the
13 hours of 2:00 a.m. and noon.
14 (10) No person under the age of 18 years may play
15 or participate in the conducting of charitable games.
16 Any person under the age of 18 years may be within the
17 area where charitable games are being played only when
18 accompanied by his parent or guardian.
19 (11) No one other than the sponsoring organization
20 of charitable games must have a proprietary interest in
21 the game promoted.
22 (12) Raffles or other forms of gambling prohibited
23 by law shall not be conducted on the premises where
24 charitable games are being conducted.
25 (13) Such games are not expressly prohibited by
26 county ordinance for charitable games conducted in the
27 unincorporated areas of the county or municipal ordinance
28 for charitable games conducted in the municipality and
29 the ordinance is filed with the Department of Revenue.
30 The Department shall provide each county or municipality
31 with a list of organizations licensed or subsequently
32 authorized by the Department to conduct charitable games
33 in their jurisdiction.
34 (14) The sale of tangible personal property at
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1 charitable games is subject to all State and local taxes
2 and obligations.
3 (15) Each licensee may offer or conduct only the
4 games listed below, which must be conducted in accordance
5 with rules posted by the organization. The organization
6 sponsoring charitable games shall promulgate rules, and
7 make printed copies available to participants, for the
8 following games: (a) roulette; (b) blackjack; (c) poker;
9 (d) pull tabs; (e) craps; (f) bang; (g) beat the dealer;
10 (h) big six; (i) gin rummy; (j) five card stud poker; (k)
11 chuck-a-luck; (l) keno; (m) hold-em poker; and (n)
12 merchandise wheel; and (o) wagers on videotaped horse
13 races, commonly known as a nite at the races. A licensee
14 need not offer or conduct every game permitted by law.
15 The conducting of games not listed above is prohibited by
16 this Act.
17 (16) No slot machines or coin-in-the-slot-operated
18 devices that allow a participant to play games of chance
19 based upon cards or dice shall be permitted to be used at
20 the location and during the time at which the charitable
21 games are being conducted.
22 (17) No cards, dice, wheels, or other equipment may
23 be modified or altered so as to give the licensee a
24 greater advantage in winning, other than as provided
25 under the normal rules of play of a particular game.
26 (18) No credit shall be extended to any of the
27 participants.
28 (19) No person may participate in the management or
29 operation of games at more than 4 charitable games events
30 in any calendar year.
31 (20) A supplier may have only one representative
32 present at the charitable games event, for the exclusive
33 purpose of ensuring that its equipment is not damaged.
34 (21) No employee, owner, or officer of a consultant
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1 service hired by a licensed organization to perform
2 services at the event including, but not limited to,
3 security for persons or property at the event or services
4 before the event including, but not limited to, training
5 for volunteers or advertising may participate in the
6 management or operation of the games.
7 (22) Volunteers as defined in Section 2 of this Act
8 and bona fide members and employees of a sponsoring
9 organization may not receive remuneration or
10 compensation, either directly or indirectly from any
11 source, for participating in the management or operation
12 of games. They may participate in the management or
13 operation of no more than 4 charitable games events,
14 either of the sponsoring organization or any other
15 licensed organization, during a calendar year.
16 Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit a
17 licensee that conducts charitable games on its own premises
18 from also obtaining a providers' license in accordance with
19 Section 5.1.
20 (Source: P.A. 87-758; 87-1271; 88-480; 88-563, eff. 1-1-95;
21 88-669, eff. 11-29-94; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.