Chapter 230, GAMING

(230 ILCS 10/19) (from Ch. 120, par. 2419) Sec. 19. Forfeiture of property. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any riverboat, casino, or organization gaming facility used for the conduct of gambling games in violation of this Act shall be considered a gambling place in vio…

(230 ILCS 5/19) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-19) Sec. 19. (a) No organization license may be granted to conduct a horse race meeting: (1) except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 21 of this Act, to any person at any place within 35 miles of any other place licensed by the Board to…

(230 ILCS 5/19.5) Sec. 19.5. Standardbred racetrack in Cook County. Notwithstanding anything in this Act to the contrary, in addition to organization licenses issued by the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Board shall issue an …

(230 ILCS 10/2) (from Ch. 120, par. 2402) Sec. 2. Legislative intent. (a) This Act is intended to benefit the people of the State of Illinois by assisting economic development, promoting Illinois tourism, and increasing the amount of revenues available to the State to assist and …

(230 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 120, par. 1122) Sec. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply: "Charitable games" means the 14 games of chance involving cards, dice, wheels, random selection of numbers, and gambling tickets which may be conducted at cha…

(230 ILCS 25/2) (from Ch. 120, par. 1102) Sec. 2. The conducting of bingo is subject to the following restrictions: (1) The entire net proceeds from bingo play must be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted to conduct that game. (2) (Blank). (2.5…

(230 ILCS 5/2) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-2) Sec. 2. There is hereby created and established an Illinois Racing Board which shall have the powers and duties specified in this Act, and also the powers necessary and proper to enable it to fully and effectively execute all the provisions …

(230 ILCS 20/2) (from Ch. 120, par. 1052) Sec. 2. The Department of Revenue shall, upon application therefor on forms prescribed by the Department, and upon the payment of a nonrefundable annual fee of $500, and upon determination that the applicant meets all the requirements of …

(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, pu…

(230 ILCS 20/2.1) Sec. 2.1. Ineligibility for a license. The following are ineligible for any license under this Act: (1) Any person convicted of any felony within the last 5 years where such conviction will impair the person's ability to engage in the position for which a licens…

(230 ILCS 20/2.2) Sec. 2.2. Applicant convictions. (a) The Department shall not require applicants to report the following information and shall not consider the following criminal history records in connection with an application for licensure: (1) Juvenile adjudications of deli…

(230 ILCS 5/2.5) Sec. 2.5. Separation from Department of Revenue. On the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, all of the powers, duties, assets, liabilities, employees, contracts, property, records, pending business, and unexpended appropriations of…

(230 ILCS 10/20) (from Ch. 120, par. 2420) Sec. 20. Prohibited activities - civil penalties. Any person who conducts a gambling operation without first obtaining a license to do so, or who continues to conduct such games after revocation of his license, or any licensee who conduc…

(230 ILCS 5/20) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-20) Sec. 20. (a) Any person desiring to conduct a horse race meeting may apply to the Board for an organization license. The application shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the Board. The application shall specify: (1) the date…

(230 ILCS 5/20.1) Sec. 20.1. Authority of licensees. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Act to the contrary, an organization licensee shall have authority to: (1) determine prices charged for goods and services; (2) determine prices charged for wagering products, subject to Sec…

(230 ILCS 10/21) (from Ch. 120, par. 2421) Sec. 21. Limitation on taxation of licensees. Licensees shall not be subjected to any excise tax, license tax, permit tax, privilege tax, occupation tax or excursion tax which is imposed exclusively upon the licensee by the State or any …

(230 ILCS 5/21) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-21) Sec. 21. (a) Applications for organization licenses must be filed with the Board at a time and place prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Board. The Board shall examine the applications within 21 days after the date allowed for f…

(230 ILCS 10/22) (from Ch. 120, par. 2422) Sec. 22. Criminal history record information. Whenever the Board is authorized or required by law, including, but not limited to, requirements under Sections 6, 7, 7.4, 7.7, and 9 of this Act, to consider some aspect of criminal history …

(230 ILCS 5/23) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-23) Sec. 23. (a) The Board shall promulgate as part of its rules and regulations a set of minimum standards (including, but not limited to, a workers' compensation plan) to be observed by race tracks. (b) The failure of a person who has been a…

(230 ILCS 10/23) (from Ch. 120, par. 2423) Sec. 23. The State Gaming Fund. On or after the effective date of this Act, except as provided for payments into the Horse Racing Equity Trust Fund under subsection (a) of Section 7, all of the fees and taxes collected pursuant to this A…

(230 ILCS 10/24) Sec. 24. Applicability of this Act. The provisions of this Act, and all rules promulgated thereunder, shall apply to the Video Gaming Act, except where there is a conflict between the Acts. In the event of a conflict between this Act and the Video Gaming Act, the…

(230 ILCS 5/24) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-24) Sec. 24. (a) No license shall be issued to or held by an organization licensee unless all of its officers, directors, and holders of ownership interests of at least 5% are first approved by the Board. The Board shall not give approval of a…

(230 ILCS 5/25) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-25) Sec. 25. Admission charge; bond; fine. (a) There shall be paid to the Board at such time or times as it shall prescribe, the sum of fifteen cents (15¢) for each person entering the grounds or enclosure of each organization licensee and int…

(230 ILCS 5/26) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-26) Sec. 26. Wagering. (a) Any licensee may conduct and supervise the pari-mutuel system of wagering, as defined in Section 3.12 of this Act, on horse races conducted by an Illinois organization licensee or conducted at a racetrack located in …

(230 ILCS 5/26.1) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-26.1) Sec. 26.1. For all pari-mutuel wagering conducted pursuant to this Act, breakage shall be at all times computed on the basis of not to exceed 10¢ on the dollar. If there is a minus pool, the breakage shall be computed on the basis of n…

(230 ILCS 5/26.2) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-26.2) Sec. 26.2. In addition to the amount retained by licensees pursuant to Section 26, each licensee may retain an additional amount up to 3 1/2% of the amount wagered on all multiple wagers plus an additional amount up to 8% of the amount…

(230 ILCS 5/26.3) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-26.3) Sec. 26.3. On and after July 1, 1987, each organization licensee may impose a surcharge of up to 1% on winning wagers and winnings from wagers placed upon races conducted by that organization licensee. Where a surcharge is imposed, it …

(230 ILCS 5/26.4) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-26.4) Sec. 26.4. In addition to the amount retained pursuant to paragraph (10) of subsection (h) of Section 26, inter-track wagering location licensees shall retain an additional amount equal to 2.5% of each winning wager and winnings from w…

(230 ILCS 5/26.5) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-26.5) Sec. 26.5. Inter-track wagering licensee surcharge. In addition to the amount retained pursuant to paragraph (10) of subsection (h) of Section 26, inter-track wagering licensees shall retain an additional amount equal to 1.5% of each w…

(230 ILCS 5/26.7) Sec. 26.7. Advance deposit wagering surcharge. Beginning on August 26, 2012, each advance deposit wagering licensee shall impose a surcharge of 0.18% on winning wagers and winnings from wagers placed through advance deposit wagering. The surcharge shall be deduc…

(230 ILCS 5/26.8) Sec. 26.8. Beginning on February 1, 2014, each wagering licensee may impose a surcharge of up to 0.5% on winning wagers and winnings from wagers. The surcharge shall be deducted from winnings prior to payout. All amounts collected from the imposition of this sur…

(230 ILCS 5/26.9) Sec. 26.9. Beginning on February 1, 2014, in addition to the surcharge imposed in Sections 26.3, 26.4, 26.5, 26.7, and 26.8 of this Act, each licensee shall impose a surcharge of 0.2% on winning wagers and winnings from wagers. The surcharge shall be deducted fr…

(230 ILCS 5/27) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-27) Sec. 27. (a) In addition to the organization license fee provided by this Act, until January 1, 2000, a graduated privilege tax is hereby imposed for conducting the pari-mutuel system of wagering permitted under this Act. Until January 1, …

(230 ILCS 5/27.2) Sec. 27.2. Withholding of delinquent child support. (a) From winnings required to be reported to the Internal Revenue Service and subject to withholding on Form W-2G, organization licensees and advance deposit wagering licensees licensed under this Act shall wit…

(230 ILCS 5/28) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-28) Sec. 28. Except as provided in subsection (g) of Section 27 of this Act, moneys collected shall be distributed according to the provisions of this Section 28. (a) Thirty per cent of the total of all monies received by the State as privileg…

(230 ILCS 5/28.1) Sec. 28.1. Payments. (a) Beginning on January 1, 2000, moneys collected by the Board pursuant to Section 26 or Section 27 of this Act shall be deposited into the Horse Racing Fund, which is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury. (b) Appropriatio…

(230 ILCS 5/29) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-29) Sec. 29. (a) After the privilege or pari-mutuel tax established in Sections 26(f), 27, and 27.1 is paid to the State from the monies retained by the organization licensee pursuant to Sections 26, 26.2, and 26.3, the remainder of those moni…

(230 ILCS 25/3) (from Ch. 120, par. 1103) Sec. 3. Payments; returns. There shall be paid to the Department of Revenue, 5% of the gross proceeds of any game of bingo conducted under the provision of this Act. Such payments shall be made 4 times per year, between the first and the …

(230 ILCS 20/3) (from Ch. 120, par. 1053) Sec. 3. Licensing for the conducting of pull tabs and jar games is subject to the following restrictions: (1) The license application, when submitted to the Department of Revenue, shall contain a sworn statement attesting to the not-for-p…

(230 ILCS 5/3) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-3) Sec. 3. As used in this Act, except where the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in Section 3.01 through 3.23 have the meanings ascribed to them in those Sections. (Source: P.A. 89-16, eff. 5-30-95.)

(230 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 120, par. 1123) Sec. 3. The Department of Revenue shall, upon application therefor on forms prescribed by the Department, and upon the payment of a nonrefundable fee of $400 due upon application and each renewal, and upon a determination by the Departmen…

(230 ILCS 10/3) (from Ch. 120, par. 2403) Sec. 3. Gambling authorized. (a) Riverboat and casino gambling operations and gaming operations pursuant to an organization gaming license, as defined in this Act, are hereby authorized to the extent that they are carried out in accordanc…

(230 ILCS 15/3) (from Ch. 85, par. 2303) Sec. 3. License; application; issuance; restrictions; persons ineligible. Licenses issued by the governing body of any county or municipality are subject to the following restrictions: (1) No person, firm, or corporation shall conduct raff…

(230 ILCS 5/3.01) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-3.01) Sec. 3.01. "Board" means the Illinois Racing Board. (Source: P.A. 79-1185.)

(230 ILCS 5/3.02) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-3.02) Sec. 3.02. "Breakage" means the odd cents by which the amount payable on each dollar wagered exceeds a multiple of 10¢. (Source: P.A. 79-1185.)

(230 ILCS 5/3.04) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-3.04) Sec. 3.04. "Director of mutuels" means the individual representing the Board in the supervision and verification of the pari-mutuel wagering pool totals for each racing day, which verification shall be the basis for computing State pri…

(230 ILCS 5/3.05) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-3.05) Sec. 3.05. "Family" means husband, wife, brother, or sister, parents, and children. (Source: P.A. 89-16, eff. 5-30-95.)

(230 ILCS 5/3.06) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-3.06) Sec. 3.06. "Horse racing" shall mean any type of horse racing, including, but not limited to, Arabian, Appaloosa, Harness, Quarter Horse, and Thoroughbred horse racing. (a) "Arabian horse racing" means the form of horse racing in which…

(230 ILCS 5/3.07) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-3.07) Sec. 3.07. "Horse race meeting" or "race meeting" or "meeting" shall mean the whole period of time, whether consecutive dates or those instances where nonconsecutive dates are granted, for which an organization license to race has been…

(230 ILCS 5/3.071) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-3.071) Sec. 3.071. Inter-track wagering. "Inter-track Wagering" means a legal wager on the outcome of a simultaneously televised horse race taking place at an Illinois race track placed or accepted at any location authorized to accept wager…