Illinois Administrative Code

Section 1428.140 Concessionaires, Employees Credentials Designated employees and officials of the race track operator may issue tax exempt credentials for employee admission, subject to requirements, restrictions and limitations as set forth in each respective classification as f…

Section 1428.150 Requisitions for Passes a) Designated employees and officials of the operator and in behalf of the operator, must file requisitions with the secretary of the Board in order to obtain authorization for the issuance of tax exempt tickets or credentials of admission…

Section 1428.160 Tax Exempt Credentials Report (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 14 Ill. Reg. 20042, effective December 4, 1990)

Section 1428.170 Summary of Tickets and Credentials A summary shall be prepared by the operator and/or employees of the Board indicating by classification the amount of tax exempt tickets or credentials printed, issued, voided and on hand in each instance. Said summaries are to b…

Section 1428.180 Track Responsible for Credentials a) The operator and his duly appointed issuing agents and/or employees issuing tax exempt credentials in behalf of the Board shall be held accountable for all tax exempt tickets and credentials received, issued, voided and on han…

Section 1428.190 Board Access to Records a) Representatives of the Board shall have access to all payrolls and other supporting evidence to verify the eligibility of all holders of tax exempt credentials. b) The operator shall be subject to the payment of 15 cents State tax on al…

Section 1428.20 Admission Records The race track operator shall keep accurate books and records showing total attendance, admissions, both paid and complimentary, the number of taxable and tax free admissions and the gross receipts from admissions for each racing day of a meeting…

Section 1428.200 Turnstiles and Electronic Scanning Devices All gates for the admission of patrons shall have turnstiles equipped with meters or electronic scanning devices, and the turnstiles or electronic scanning devices must be numbered consecutively or have other means of in…

Section 1428.210 Admission to Track a) No person shall be admitted to any race track after the admission gates have been manned and until the sixth race is run, except by tax exempt credentials or the payment of 15 cents State tax. See 230 ILCS 5/25(a). b) The operator must emplo…

Section 1428.220 Revocation of Credentials a) It shall be the duty of each operator to revoke and take up all tax exempt tickets and/or credentials immediately of all employees who have been terminated or leave employment and all others whose admission credentials have been revok…

Section 1428.230 Admissions for Licensees All persons licensed by the Board who are engaged in the activities at a race meeting for which they are licensed shall be entitled to a tax exempt admission credential under the classification of license issued. If any person is licensed…

Section 1428.240 Intertrack Wagering Location Licensee Admission Fees a) Each intertrack wagering location licensee that is subject to an admission fee pursuant to Section 27 of the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 [230 ILCS 5/27] shall remit such fees to the Board within 48 hou…

Section 1428.30 Weekly Remittance of Tax As prescribed by the Board, the admissions tax shall be paid to the Board weekly. The operator shall include a statement attested to by the operator's treasurer, comptroller or designee that itemizes admissions and admission tax payable us…

Section 1428.40 Admission Statements Each race track operator must prepare daily an itemized, certified admission statement showing: a) A summary, separating clubhouse and grandstand, showing the number of fully paid admissions, complimentary admissions, service charge tickets an…

Section 1428.50 Delivery of Reports All such reports shall be delivered to the Board before 2 p.m. on the following day, when day programs are run, and before 6 p.m. on the following day, when night programs are run. The weekly reports previously mentioned shall be a complete con…

Section 1428.60 Board Approval of Tickets and Credentials The Secretary of the Board must approve all race track operators' proposed tickets and credentials before an order can be placed with a printer or supplier.

Section 1428.70 Control Numbers All tax exempt tickets or credentials of admission for a race meeting shall be designed to include a serial or control number and code letter or number designating classification. These credentials and/or tickets are to be designed so that they can…

Section 1428.80 Revocation of Tickets, Credentials All tax exempt tickets and credentials shall carry in bold type: "Not transferable and will be revoked if transferred."

Section 1428.90 Notice of State Tax (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 48 Ill. Reg. 18286, effective December 12, 2024)

Section 1429.10 Every Employee Identified Every employee of the Mutuel Department as well as every other employee of the operator, or the place of his employment, shall be so designated by number or name, that easy identification may be made by the public.

Section 1437.10 Written Disclosure Prior to November 1 of any year, all officers, directors, creditors, and substantial owners of any beneficial interest of every association, corporation or other business entity desiring to hold or conduct a race meeting within the State of Illi…

Section 1437.30 Written Disclosure for Corporations Where a corporation owns 25 per cent or more of the equity of an applicant for dates, holders of 10 per cent or more of its capital stock shall make written disclosure under these Rules and Regulations on the forms prescribed; p…

Section 1437.40 Notice of Changes Within 10 days after election, appointment or acquisition of substantial ownership, or extending of credit, the Board shall be notified of the identity of each new officer, director, or substantial owner, or creditor of a race track operator. Eac…

Section 1437.50 Disclosure for Associates of Applicant a) The Board may determine that any person or entity associated or affiliated with any applicant for or race track operator shall make written disclosure for approval or supervision of their participation in racing in the Sta…

Section 1437.60 Written Disclosure to Participate in Racing a) A person making or requested to make written disclosure for approval or supervision of his participation in racing in Illinois under these rules shall expressly agree in writing on the prescribed form to disclose all …

Section 1437.70 Political Contributions (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 29 Ill. Reg. 8416, effective June 1, 2005)

Section 1440.10 Rules and Regulations The rules and regulations governing thoroughbred racing shall also govern quarter horse racing, except for the following additional rules.

Section 1440.20 Designation of Officials In quarter horse racing, patrol judges and placing judges shall not be mandatory. At the Illinois Racing Board's discretion, the stewards may, in addition to their regular duties, serve in these positions.

Section 1440.30 Whipping No whip shall be carried on any two-year-old until he has had two workouts under the supervision of the stewards. Thereafter, the decision as to when a horse is running true enough to permit the use of a whip shall be at the discretion of the stewards. No…

Section 1440.40 Schooling Prior to their first start, all two-year-olds must be approved by the starter for their conduct in and breaking out of the gate.

Section 1440.50 Apprentices, Special Allowances and Weights An apprentice jockey may ride in a race in which quarter horses are eligible to start, but may not claim apprentice allowance in such races and the riding of the winner of such a race shall not be considered in computing…

Section 1440.60 Registration Certificate No horse shall be permitted to start in a race until the Registration Certificate has been filed with the Racing Secretary and the horse shall be fully identified by a representative of the Board; likewise, no leased horse shall be permitt…

Section 1440.70 Photo-Finish Camera All tracks conducting quarter horse meets must be equipped with a photo finish timing camera which has electronic circuits and a quartz crystal timing base and must be capable of operating either AC or DC without loss of accuracy. Every camera …

Section 1440.80 Starting Gate All races must be started from a closed starting gate, set exactly on the starting line. All start distances must be permanently marked near both the inside and outside rails. The starting gate must be equipped with timing switches which shall be act…

Section 1441.10 Rules and Regulations The rules and regulations governing thoroughbred racing shall also govern Breeders' Cup thoroughbred races conducted at a Breeders' Cup event hosted by an Illinois racetrack, except for the additional rules specified in this Part.

Section 1441.20 Illinois as the Host State In the event that an organization licensee commingles Illinois pools with the pools of an out-of-state track, and if for any reason it becomes impossible to successfully merge such pools, the Board's parimutuel auditor, in consultation w…

Section 1441.30 Entries The uncoupling of entries, with common owners and trainers, shall be permitted. All parimutuel rules regarding the coupling or uncoupling of entries noted in Parts 306, 311 and 1413 shall not apply.

Section 1441.40 Pick (n) Pools A separate Pick (n) shall be permitted with a mandatory distribution pursuant to 11 Ill. Adm. Code 308.70(a), (b) and (d). Any Pick (n) pool with a carryover that exists during the meet of the host of the Breeders' Cup will not consider Breeders' Cu…

Section 1441.50 Turnstiles In lieu of turnstiles, the organization licensee may use a count of pre-printed tickets in the auxiliary seating areas.

Section 1441.60 Distribution of Purses No purse money shall be distributed until all drug testing has been completed by the Board laboratory. (Source: Added at 26 Ill. Reg. 14691, effective October 1, 2002)

Section 1700.10 General Explanation of Procedure a) This Part shall apply to all Lottery hearings and subsequent reviews/appeals, except rulemaking hearings, conducted by the Department, the Board, or any Administrative Law Judge designated by the Board and appointed by the Direc…

Section 1700.100 Motions Motions in the course of proceedings may be presented to request the dismissal of the proceedings for want of jurisdiction or want of prosecution, the quashing of a subpoena, postponement of the effective date of an order, the extension of time for compli…

Section 1700.110 Continuances The hearing may, at any time, be postponed or continued, after due cause shown such as the unavailability of a witness, party, or party's counsel, by the Administrative Law Judge before which it is scheduled, upon the ALJ's own motion or upon motion …

Section 1700.115 Withdrawal of Petitions for Hearing A petition for hearing may be withdrawn at any time prior to the hearing by the party who initiated it. After a hearing has begun, a petition may be withdrawn only with leave of the Administrative Law Judge. (Source: Added at 4…

Section 1700.116 Hearings The sequence to be followed for all contested cases is as follows: a) Informal Status Conference (See Section 1700.50). b) Formal Hearings 1) Preliminary Matters – Motions, attempts to narrow issues or limit evidence. 2) Opening Statements – The party be…

Section 1700.117 Default, Other Sanctions and Penalties If a party, after proper service of notice, fails to appear at an informal conference or administrative hearing, and if no continuance has been granted, the Administrative Law Judge may proceed to make a decision in the abse…

Section 1700.118 Consolidation and Severance of Matters In the interest of convenient, expeditious and complete determination of matters, the Administrative Law Judge may, so long as there is no undue prejudice to any of the involved parties, consolidate or sever hearing proceedi…

Section 1700.119 Intervention a) Upon timely written application, the Administrative Law Judge may permit any party to intervene in a hearing proceeding, subject to the necessity for conducting an orderly and expeditious hearing, when: 1) The party may be adversely affected by a …

Section 1700.120 Discovery a) After initiation of a complaint, any party may obtain discovery by one or more of the following methods: 1) Depositions upon oral examination or upon written questions; 2) Written interrogatories; 3) Production of documents or other items, or permiss…

Section 1700.125 Remedies/Compliance with Discovery a) Any party or its counsel, upon failure of the opposing party to answer or appropriately respond to any discovery request, by way of motion addressed to the Administrative Law Judge, may request to compel a response or appropr…