Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB3710 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3710 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Lakesia Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act5 ILCS 100/5-45.55 new230 ILCS 45/25-10720 ILCS 5/28-1 from Ch. 38, par. 28-1720 ILCS 5/28-3 from Ch. 38, par. 28-3 Creates the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act. Provides that the Illinois Gaming Board may regulate the conduct of fantasy contest operators under the Act. Allows the Board to levy and collect fees, surcharges, civil penalties, and, on adjusted gross fantasy contest receipts imposed under the Act, monthly taxes, and identifies other powers and duties of the Board. Includes restrictions, including requiring licensing, of fantasy contest operators. Includes license requirements and requirements for allowable fantasy contests. Contains provisions relating to denial of a license, independent audits, reporting and investigation of prohibited conduct, taxes, compulsive gambling and voluntary self-exclusion, and supplier diversity goals for fantasy contest operators. Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Excludes fantasy contests from the definition of "sports wagering". Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that participants in fantasy contest wagering shall not be convicted of the offense of gambling when conducted in accordance with the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act. Excludes any real estate, vehicle, boat, or any other property whatsoever used for the purposes of gambling under the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act from the definition of "gambling place" under the offense of keeping a gambling place. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Illinois Gaming Board emergency rulemaking authority to implement the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act. Effective immediately. LRB103 39331 AWJ 69492 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3710 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Lakesia Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act5 ILCS 100/5-45.55 new230 ILCS 45/25-10720 ILCS 5/28-1 from Ch. 38, par. 28-1720 ILCS 5/28-3 from Ch. 38, par. 28-3 New Act 5 ILCS 100/5-45.55 new 230 ILCS 45/25-10 720 ILCS 5/28-1 from Ch. 38, par. 28-1 720 ILCS 5/28-3 from Ch. 38, par. 28-3 Creates the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act. Provides that the Illinois Gaming Board may regulate the conduct of fantasy contest operators under the Act. Allows the Board to levy and collect fees, surcharges, civil penalties, and, on adjusted gross fantasy contest receipts imposed under the Act, monthly taxes, and identifies other powers and duties of the Board. Includes restrictions, including requiring licensing, of fantasy contest operators. Includes license requirements and requirements for allowable fantasy contests. Contains provisions relating to denial of a license, independent audits, reporting and investigation of prohibited conduct, taxes, compulsive gambling and voluntary self-exclusion, and supplier diversity goals for fantasy contest operators. Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Excludes fantasy contests from the definition of "sports wagering". Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that participants in fantasy contest wagering shall not be convicted of the offense of gambling when conducted in accordance with the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act. Excludes any real estate, vehicle, boat, or any other property whatsoever used for the purposes of gambling under the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act from the definition of "gambling place" under the offense of keeping a gambling place. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Illinois Gaming Board emergency rulemaking authority to implement the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act. Effective immediately. LRB103 39331 AWJ 69492 b LRB103 39331 AWJ 69492 b A BILL FOR
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9	9	Creates the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act. Provides that the Illinois Gaming Board may regulate the conduct of fantasy contest operators under the Act. Allows the Board to levy and collect fees, surcharges, civil penalties, and, on adjusted gross fantasy contest receipts imposed under the Act, monthly taxes, and identifies other powers and duties of the Board. Includes restrictions, including requiring licensing, of fantasy contest operators. Includes license requirements and requirements for allowable fantasy contests. Contains provisions relating to denial of a license, independent audits, reporting and investigation of prohibited conduct, taxes, compulsive gambling and voluntary self-exclusion, and supplier diversity goals for fantasy contest operators. Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Excludes fantasy contests from the definition of "sports wagering". Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that participants in fantasy contest wagering shall not be convicted of the offense of gambling when conducted in accordance with the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act. Excludes any real estate, vehicle, boat, or any other property whatsoever used for the purposes of gambling under the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act from the definition of "gambling place" under the offense of keeping a gambling place. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Illinois Gaming Board emergency rulemaking authority to implement the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act. Effective immediately.
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15	15	1 AN ACT concerning gaming.
16	16	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
17	17	3 represented in the General Assembly:
18	18	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
19	19	5 Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act.
20	20	6 Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
21	21	7 "Adjusted gross fantasy contest receipts" means the amount
22	22	8 equal to the total of all entry fees that a fantasy contest
23	23	9 operator collects from all participants less only the total of
24	24	10 all prizes paid out as prizes to all participants multiplied
25	25	11 by the location percentage for this State.
26	26	12 "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
27	27	13 "Entry fee" means a nonrefundable cash or cash equivalent
28	28	14 that is paid by a participant and set in advance by a fantasy
29	29	15 contest operator granting the participant the right to
30	30	16 participate in a fantasy contest.
31	31	17 "Fantasy contest" means an online fantasy or simulated
32	32	18 game or contest of skill with an entry fee in which:
33	33	19 (1) the values of all prizes offered to a winning
34	34	20 participant are established and made known to the
35	35	21 participant in advance of the contest;
36	36	22 (2) all winning outcomes reflect the relative
37	37	23 knowledge and skill of the participant;
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47	47	720 ILCS 5/28-3 from Ch. 38, par. 28-3
48	48	Creates the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act. Provides that the Illinois Gaming Board may regulate the conduct of fantasy contest operators under the Act. Allows the Board to levy and collect fees, surcharges, civil penalties, and, on adjusted gross fantasy contest receipts imposed under the Act, monthly taxes, and identifies other powers and duties of the Board. Includes restrictions, including requiring licensing, of fantasy contest operators. Includes license requirements and requirements for allowable fantasy contests. Contains provisions relating to denial of a license, independent audits, reporting and investigation of prohibited conduct, taxes, compulsive gambling and voluntary self-exclusion, and supplier diversity goals for fantasy contest operators. Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Excludes fantasy contests from the definition of "sports wagering". Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that participants in fantasy contest wagering shall not be convicted of the offense of gambling when conducted in accordance with the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act. Excludes any real estate, vehicle, boat, or any other property whatsoever used for the purposes of gambling under the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act from the definition of "gambling place" under the offense of keeping a gambling place. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Grants the Illinois Gaming Board emergency rulemaking authority to implement the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act. Effective immediately.
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80	80	1 (3) the participant assembles, owns, or manages a
81	81	2 fictional entry or roster of actual professional or
82	82	3 amateur athletes, in real-world sports events, or an
83	83	4 organized video game competition that is regulated by a
84	84	5 governing body and that is held between professional
85	85	6 players who play individually or as teams;
86	86	7 (4) a participant competes for prizes awarded by a
87	87	8 fantasy contest operator based on terms and conditions
88	88	9 published by the fantasy contest operator and made known
89	89	10 to the participant in advance of the contest;
90	90	11 (5) winning outcomes are determined solely by clearly
91	91	12 established scoring criteria based on one or more
92	92	13 statistical results of the performance of an individual
93	93	14 athlete, including, but not limited to, a fantasy score;
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95	95	16 (6) no winning outcome is entirely based on the score,
96	96	17 point spread, or any performance of any single actual team
97	97	18 or combination of teams or solely on any single
98	98	19 performance of an individual athlete or player in any
99	99	20 single actual event.
100	100	21 "Fantasy contest" includes both contests wherein
101	101	22 participants compete against each other and contests wherein
102	102	23 only a single participant competes against a target score set
103	103	24 by the fantasy contest operator. "Fantasy contest" does not
104	104	25 include any fantasy contest without an entry fee.
105	105	26 "Fantasy contest operator" means a person or entity that
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116	116	1 offers fantasy contests to members of the public. "Fantasy
117	117	2 contest operator" does not include an Internet service
118	118	3 provider or a provider of mobile data services merely as a
119	119	4 result of that entity's transporting general traffic that may
120	120	5 include a fantasy contest and does not include a fantasy
121	121	6 contest participant by virtue of doing any combination of the
122	122	7 following: (i) setting house rules for a contest; (ii)
123	123	8 assigning a salary or target score to any eligible athlete or
124	124	9 player; (iii) accepting an entry fee from a fantasy contest
125	125	10 participant; or (iv) awarding or disbursing prizes in
126	126	11 conformance with this Act.
127	127	12 "Location percentage" means the percentage rounded to the
128	128	13 nearest 0.1% of the total entry fees collected from players
129	129	14 located in this State, divided by the total entry fees
130	130	15 collected from all players in the fantasy contest.
131	131	16 "Participant" means an individual who participates in a
132	132	17 fantasy contest offered by a fantasy contest operator.
133	133	18 "Prohibited participant" means an individual who has
134	134	19 self-excluded under Section 45 or an athlete, coach, referee,
135	135	20 trainer, or team staff when there is direct involvement of the
136	136	21 athlete, coach, referee, trainer, or staff; the athlete's or
137	137	22 staff's team; or the athletes that the coach coaches or the
138	138	23 trainer trains.
139	139	24 "Qualified applicant" means an applicant for a license
140	140	25 under this Act whose application meets the mandatory minimum
141	141	26 qualification criteria as required by the Board.
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152	152	1 Section 10. Board duties and powers.
153	153	2 (a) The Board may regulate the conduct of fantasy contest
154	154	3 operators under this Act.
155	155	4 (b) The Board shall adopt any rules the Board considers
156	156	5 necessary for the successful implementation, administration,
157	157	6 and enforcement of this Act. The Board shall adopt rules no
158	158	7 later than 180 days after the effective date of this Act. Rules
159	159	8 proposed by the Board may be adopted as emergency rules under
160	160	9 Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
161	161	10 (c) The Board shall levy and collect all fees, surcharges,
162	162	11 civil penalties, and, on adjusted gross fantasy contest
163	163	12 receipts imposed under this Act, monthly taxes as follows:
164	164	13 (1) All registration and renewal fees collected under
165	165	14 this Act shall be deposited and distributed as follows:
166	166	15 (A) 85% of fees shall be deposited into the State
167	167	16 Gaming Fund and used for the administration of this
168	168	17 Act; and
169	169	18 (B) 15% of fees shall be paid, subject to
170	170	19 appropriation by the General Assembly, to the
171	171	20 Department of Human Services for administration of
172	172	21 programs for the treatment of compulsive gambling.
173	173	22 (2) All taxes collected under Section 40 shall be
174	174	23 deposited into the Common School Fund.
175	175	24 (3) All civil penalties levied as a direct result of
176	176	25 violations of this Act, less any costs incurred by the
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187	187	1 Board during the course of investigation which resulted in
188	188	2 the civil penalty, shall be paid, subject to appropriation
189	189	3 by the General Assembly, to the Department of Human
190	190	4 Services for administration of programs for the treatment
191	191	5 of compulsive gambling.
192	192	6 (4) All other money collected from civil penalties
193	193	7 shall be deposited or disbursed at the discretion of the
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195	195	9 (d) The Board shall require fantasy contest operators to
196	196	10 comply with the anti-money laundering standards, as defined by
197	197	11 the federal Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 and the Anti-Money
198	198	12 Laundering Act of 2020.
199	199	13 (e) The Board shall verify that fantasy contest operators
200	200	14 establish technical and operational measures to prevent
201	201	15 underage participation in a fantasy contest.
202	202	16 (f) The Board shall verify that fantasy contest operators
203	203	17 deploy identity verification procedures, which may require the
204	204	18 use of a reputable independent third party that is in the
205	205	19 business of verifying an individual's personally identifiable
206	206	20 information and can detect potential prohibited participants.
207	207	21 (g) The Board shall verify that fantasy contest operators
208	208	22 employ mechanisms on the operator's platform that are designed
209	209	23 to detect and prevent unauthorized accounts and to detect and
210	210	24 prevent fraud, money laundering, and collusion.
211	211	25 (h) The Board shall require the use of geolocation
212	212	26 technology to verify that a participant is not accessing the
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224	224	2 (i) The Board shall adopt rules establishing compulsive
225	225	3 and problem gambling standards for fantasy contest operators
226	226	4 that are consistent with this Act.
227	227	5 (j) The Board may exercise any other powers necessary to
228	228	6 enforce the provisions of this Act that it regulates and the
229	229	7 rules of the Board.
230	230	8 (k) The Board and fantasy contest operator licensees may
231	231	9 cooperate with investigations conducted by law enforcement
232	232	10 agencies, including, but not limited to, providing and
233	233	11 facilitating the provision of account-level entry and
234	234	12 participation information.
235	235	13 (l) A fantasy contest operator licensee shall make all
236	236	14 reasonable efforts to promptly notify the Board of any
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238	238	16 (1) a confirmed breach of the relevant sport's
239	239	17 governing body's internal rules and codes of conduct
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242	242	20 (2) any conduct that corrupts any outcome related to a
243	243	21 sports event or sports events for purposes of financial
244	244	22 gain, including match fixing; and
245	245	23 (3) confirmed illegal activities, including use of
246	246	24 funds derived from illegal activity, entries to conceal or
247	247	25 launder funds derived from illegal activity,
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259	259	1 Section 15. License.
260	260	2 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a person
261	261	3 may not offer fantasy contests in this State unless the person
262	262	4 is licensed by the Board as a fantasy contest operator.
263	263	5 (b) An applicant for a license issued under this Act shall
264	264	6 submit an application to the Board in the form the Board
265	265	7 requires. The applicant shall submit fingerprints for a
266	266	8 national criminal history record check by a law enforcement
267	267	9 agency. The fingerprints shall be furnished by the applicant's
268	268	10 owners, officers, and directors (if a corporation), managers
269	269	11 and members (if a limited liability company), and partners (if
270	270	12 a partnership). The fingerprints shall be accompanied by a
271	271	13 signed authorization for the release of information by the law
272	272	14 enforcement agency. The Board may require additional
273	273	15 background checks on licensees when they apply for license
274	274	16 renewal, and an applicant convicted of a disqualifying offense
275	275	17 shall not be licensed. This subsection does not require an
276	276	18 applicant or individual who has submitted to a national
277	277	19 criminal history record check in this State or any other state
278	278	20 within the 12 months before submitting the application to
279	279	21 resubmit to another criminal history record check if the
280	280	22 applicant or individual submits the results of the previous
281	281	23 criminal history record check and affirms that there has been
282	282	24 no material change in the criminal history since the time of
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294	294	1 (c) The information required by the Board shall include
295	295	2 documentation of all of the following:
296	296	3 (1) The name of the applicant.
297	297	4 (2) The location of the applicant's principal place of
298	298	5 business.
299	299	6 (3) The applicant's contact information.
300	300	7 (4) The applicant's social security number or, if
301	301	8 applicable, the applicant's federal tax identification
302	302	9 number.
303	303	10 (5) The name and address of each individual that holds
304	304	11 a 10% or more ownership interest in the applicant or in
305	305	12 shares of the applicant.
306	306	13 (6) The applicant's criminal record, if any, or, if
307	307	14 the applicant is a business entity, on request, any
308	308	15 criminal record of an individual who is a director,
309	309	16 officer, or key employee of the applicant or any
310	310	17 individual who has a 10% or more ownership interest in the
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312	312	19 (7) Any ownership interest that a director, officer,
313	313	20 key employee, or individual owner of 10% or more of the
314	314	21 applicant holds in a business that is or was a fantasy
315	315	22 contest operator or similar entity in any jurisdiction.
316	316	23 (8) An identification of any business in which an
317	317	24 applicant or a director, officer, key employee, or
318	318	25 individual owner of 10% or more of the applicant has an
319	319	26 equity interest of 5% or more. If a business has been
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330	330	1 identified under this paragraph, documentation must be
331	331	2 provided showing the state in which the business is
332	332	3 incorporated or registered, if applicable.
333	333	4 (9) Whether an applicant, director, officer, key
334	334	5 employee, or individual owner of 10% or more of the
335	335	6 applicant has ever applied for or been granted any
336	336	7 license, registration, or certificate issued by a
337	337	8 licensing authority in this State or any other
338	338	9 jurisdiction for a gaming activity.
339	339	10 (10) Whether an applicant or a director, officer, key
340	340	11 employee, or individual owner of 10% or more of the
341	341	12 applicant has filed or been served with a complaint or
342	342	13 other notice filed by a public body regarding the
343	343	14 delinquency in payment of or dispute over filings
344	344	15 concerning the payment of any tax required under federal,
345	345	16 State, or local law, including the amount of tax, the type
346	346	17 of tax, the taxing agency and the time periods involved.
347	347	18 (11) Information sufficient to show, as determined by
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349	349	20 procedures submitted by the applicant under the Act and
350	350	21 under any rules adopted under this Act.
351	351	22 (12) The Board may adopt rules to establish additional
352	352	23 qualifications and requirements to preserve the integrity
353	353	24 and security of fantasy contests in this State and to
354	354	25 promote and maintain a competitive fantasy sports market.
355	355	26 (d) On receipt of a completed application and the required
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366	366	1 fee, the Board shall conduct the necessary background
367	367	2 investigation to determine if the applicant meets the
368	368	3 qualifications for licensure. On completion of the necessary
369	369	4 background investigation, the Board shall either issue a
370	370	5 license or deny the application. If the application for
371	371	6 licensure is denied, a statement setting forth the grounds for
372	372	7 denial shall be forwarded to the applicant together with all
373	373	8 other documents relied on by the Board, to the extent allowed
374	374	9 by law.
375	375	10 Section 20. Fantasy contests.
376	376	11 (a) Any fantasy contest conducted under this Act does not
377	377	12 constitute gambling for any purpose, including under Article
378	378	13 28 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
379	379	14 (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
380	380	15 the operation of fantasy contests is only lawful when
381	381	16 conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
382	382	17 (c) A person participating in a fantasy contest under this
383	383	18 Act shall be at least 19 years of age.
384	384	19 (d) A licensee under this Act may only accept an entry from
385	385	20 a person physically located in the State. A fantasy contest
386	386	21 operator must use a geolocation system to ensure that a
387	387	22 participant is physically present in the State when
388	388	23 participating in the fantasy contest unless otherwise
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390	390	25 (e) This Act shall be construed liberally to promote the
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401	401	1 general welfare of the public and integrity of the fantasy
402	402	2 sports industry. However, the Board may not adopt rules
403	403	3 limiting or regulating the rules or administration of an
404	404	4 individual fantasy contest, the statistical makeup of a
405	405	5 fantasy contest, or the digital platform of a fantasy contest
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407	407	7 (f) No licensed fantasy contest operator shall be forced
408	408	8 to surrender or terminate its license prior to the date of
409	409	9 expiration of the license solely by virtue of a change in the
410	410	10 rules adopted under this Act.
411	411	11 Section 25. Issuance and denial of license.
412	412	12 (a) The initial license fee for a fantasy contest operator
413	413	13 that operated in Illinois before the effective date of this
414	414	14 Act shall be 8% of its adjusted gross fantasy contest receipts
415	415	15 from the preceding calendar year or $1,000,000, whichever is
416	416	16 less. The initial license fee for a fantasy contest operator
417	417	17 that did not operate in Illinois for at least 12 months before
418	418	18 the effective date of this Act shall be $10,000, except, if a
419	419	19 fantasy contest operator has 10,000 or more fantasy contest
420	420	20 participants in Illinois with an active account who
421	421	21 participated in at least one fantasy contest with an entry
422	422	22 fee, then the fantasy contest operator shall notify the Board
423	423	23 and remit an application fee in the amount of $990,000 within
424	424	24 10 days of notifying the Board.
425	425	25 (b) A fantasy contest operator that was offering contests
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436	436	1 to persons located in Illinois before the effective date of
437	437	2 this Act may continue to offer contests to persons located in
438	438	3 Illinois until the fantasy contest operator's application for
439	439	4 licensure has been approved or denied under this Act if the
440	440	5 fantasy contest operator files an application for licensure
441	441	6 with the Board within 90 days after the adoption of rules to
442	442	7 effectuate this Act.
443	443	8 (c) Licenses issued by the Board shall remain in effect
444	444	9 for 4 years. The Board shall establish a process for renewal
445	445	10 with a renewal fee being 1% of the adjusted gross fantasy
446	446	11 contests receipts for the preceding 4 years.
447	447	12 (d) A fantasy contest operator that allows its license to
448	448	13 lapse, without requesting an extension of time to file, shall
449	449	14 resubmit an initial application. An extension may be granted
450	450	15 by the Board upon receipt of a written request.
451	451	16 (e) A fantasy contest operator applying for a license or
452	452	17 renewal of a license may operate during the application period
453	453	18 unless the Board has reasonable cause to believe that the
454	454	19 fantasy contest operator is or may be in violation of the
455	455	20 provisions of this Act and the Board requires the fantasy
456	456	21 contest operator to suspend the operation of any fantasy
457	457	22 contest until the license or renewal of a license is issued.
458	458	23 Section 30. Independent audits.
459	459	24 (a) As part of its submission for licensure or renewal, an
460	460	25 applicant shall: (i) contract with a certified public
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471	471	1 accountant to conduct an independent audit, consistent with
472	472	2 generally accepted accounting principles; (ii) annually
473	473	3 contract with a testing laboratory recognized by the Board to
474	474	4 verify compliance with the provisions of this Act; and (iii)
475	475	5 submit to the Board a copy of the audit report and a report of
476	476	6 the testing laboratory.
477	477	7 (b) An initial applicant is not required to submit an
478	478	8 audit report and report of the testing laboratory until the 24
479	479	9 months following the issuance of a licensee to the licensee.
480	480	10 Section 35. Reporting prohibited conduct; investigations
481	481	11 of prohibited conduct.
482	482	12 (a) The Board shall investigate all reasonable allegations
483	483	13 of prohibited conduct and refer any allegations it deems
484	484	14 credible to the appropriate law enforcement entity.
485	485	15 (b) The identity of any reporting person shall remain
486	486	16 confidential unless that person authorizes disclosure of the
487	487	17 person's identity or until the allegation of prohibited
488	488	18 conduct is referred to law enforcement.
489	489	19 (c) If the Board receives a complaint of prohibited
490	490	20 conduct by an athlete, the Board shall notify the appropriate
491	491	21 sports governing body of the athlete to review the complaint
492	492	22 as provided by rule of the Board.
493	493	23 (d) The Board shall adopt rules governing investigations
494	494	24 of prohibited conduct and referrals to law enforcement
495	495	25 entities.
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506	506	1 Section 40. Tax. Beginning on July 1, 2025, for the
507	507	2 privilege of holding a license to operate fantasy contests
508	508	3 under this Act, this State shall impose and collect a tax at a
509	509	4 rate of at least 10% but not more than 15%, as determined by
510	510	5 rule of the Board, of the fantasy contest operator's adjusted
511	511	6 gross fantasy contests receipts. The accrual method of
512	512	7 accounting shall be used for purposes of calculating the
513	513	8 amount of the tax owed by the licensee. The fantasy contest
514	514	9 operator shall submit to the Board, on or before the last day
515	515	10 of each calendar month, a return indicating the amount of tax
516	516	11 due under this Section for the previous calendar month as well
517	517	12 as any other information the Board shall require by rule and
518	518	13 shall remit to the Board payment of the tax due under this
519	519	14 Section with that return.
520	520	15 Section 45. Compulsive gaming; voluntary self-exclusion.
521	521	16 (a) Each licensee shall include a statement regarding
522	522	17 obtaining assistance with real-money gaming problems on the
523	523	18 licensee's portal, website, or computer or mobile application
524	524	19 and on all marketing materials and advertisements of the
525	525	20 licensee.
526	526	21 (b) A resident, or nonresident if allowed to participate
527	527	22 in fantasy contests, may voluntarily prohibit the resident or
528	528	23 nonresident from establishing a fantasy contest account with a
529	529	24 fantasy contest operator under this Act. The Board shall
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540	540	1 incorporate the voluntary self-exclusion program for fantasy
541	541	2 contests into any existing self-exclusion program that it
542	542	3 operates on the effective date of this Act.
543	543	4 (c) If a self-excluded person participates in a fantasy
544	544	5 contest, the fantasy contest operator shall report to the
545	545	6 Board, at a minimum, the name of the self-excluded person, the
546	546	7 date of participation, the amount or value of any money,
547	547	8 prizes, or awards forfeited, if any, and any other action
548	548	9 taken.
549	549	10 (d) A fantasy contest operator may not pay any prize or
550	550	11 award to a person who is on the Board's self-exclusion list.
551	551	12 Any prize or award won by a person on the self-exclusion list
552	552	13 is forfeited and shall be donated by the fantasy contest
553	553	14 operator to the problem gaming charities or programs as
554	554	15 identified and directed by the Board on a quarterly basis by
555	555	16 the twenty-fifth day of the following month.
556	556	17 (e) A fantasy contest operator shall develop and maintain
557	557	18 a program to mitigate compulsive play and curtail compulsive
558	558	19 play, which may be in conjunction with the Board.
559	559	20 Section 50. Supplier diversity goals for fantasy contest
560	560	21 operators.
561	561	22 (a) The Board shall require licensees under this Act to
562	562	23 submit an annual report, in a searchable Adobe PDF format, on
563	563	24 all procurement goals and actual spending for businesses owned
564	564	25 by women, minorities, veterans, tribal and indigenous persons,
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575	575	1 and persons with disabilities and for all small business
576	576	2 enterprises in the previous calendar year. These goals shall
577	577	3 be expressed as a percentage of the total work performed by the
578	578	4 entity submitting the report, and the actual spending for all
579	579	5 businesses owned by women, minorities, veterans, tribal and
580	580	6 indigenous persons, and persons with disabilities and for all
581	581	7 small business enterprises shall also be expressed as a
582	582	8 percentage of the total work performed by the entity
583	583	9 submitting the report. The initial report shall be due one
584	584	10 year after the effective date of this Act and once every 2
585	585	11 years thereafter.
586	586	12 (b) Each licensee in its annual report shall include the
587	587	13 following information:
588	588	14 (1) an explanation of the plan for the next year to
589	589	15 increase participation;
590	590	16 (2) an explanation of the plan to increase the goals;
591	591	17 (3) the areas of procurement each licensee shall be
592	592	18 actively seeking more participation in the next year;
593	593	19 (4) an outline of the plan to alert and encourage
594	594	20 potential vendors in that area to seek business from the
595	595	21 licensee;
596	596	22 (5) an explanation of the challenges faced in finding
597	597	23 quality vendors and offer any suggestions for what the
598	598	24 Board could do to be helpful to identify those vendors;
599	599	25 (6) a list of the certifications the licensee
600	600	26 recognizes;
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611	611	1 (7) the point of contact for any potential vendor who
612	612	2 wishes to do business with the licensee and explain the
613	613	3 process for a vendor to enroll with the licensee as a
614	614	4 businesses owned by women, minorities, veterans, tribal
615	615	5 and indigenous persons, or persons with disabilities; and
616	616	6 (8) any particular success stories to encourage other
617	617	7 licensees to emulate best practices.
618	618	8 (c) Each annual report shall include as much
619	619	9 State-specific data as possible. If the submitting entity does
620	620	10 not submit State-specific data, then the licensee shall
621	621	11 include any national data it does have and explain why it could
622	622	12 not submit State-specific data and how it intends to do so in
623	623	13 future reports, if possible.
624	624	14 (d) Each annual report shall include the rules,
625	625	15 regulations, and definitions used for the procurement goals in
626	626	16 the licensee's annual report.
627	627	17 Section 100. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
628	628	18 amended by adding Section 5-45.55 as follows:
629	629	19 (5 ILCS 100/5-45.55 new)
630	630	20 Sec. 5-45.55. Emergency rulemaking; Illinois Gaming Board.
631	631	21 To provide for the expeditious and timely implementation of
632	632	22 this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, emergency
633	633	23 rules implementing the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act
634	634	24 may be adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the Illinois
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645	645	1 Gaming. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section
646	646	2 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for the public
647	647	3 interest, safety, and welfare.
648	648	4 This Section is repealed one year after the effective date
649	649	5 of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
650	650	6 Section 105. The Sports Wagering Act is amended by
651	651	7 changing Section 25-10 as follows:
652	652	8 (230 ILCS 45/25-10)
653	653	9 Sec. 25-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
654	654	10 "Adjusted gross sports wagering receipts" means a master
655	655	11 sports wagering licensee's gross sports wagering receipts,
656	656	12 less winnings paid to wagerers in such games.
657	657	13 "Athlete" means any current or former professional athlete
658	658	14 or collegiate athlete.
659	659	15 "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
660	660	16 "Covered persons" includes athletes; umpires, referees,
661	661	17 and officials; personnel associated with clubs, teams,
662	662	18 leagues, and athletic associations; medical professionals
663	663	19 (including athletic trainers) who provide services to athletes
664	664	20 and players; and the family members and associates of these
665	665	21 persons where required to serve the purposes of this Act.
666	666	22 "Department" means the Department of the Lottery.
667	667	23 "Gaming facility" means a facility at which gambling
668	668	24 operations are conducted under the Illinois Gambling Act,
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679	679	1 pari-mutuel wagering is conducted under the Illinois Horse
680	680	2 Racing Act of 1975, or sports wagering is conducted under this
681	681	3 Act.
682	682	4 "Official league data" means statistics, results,
683	683	5 outcomes, and other data related to a sports event obtained
684	684	6 pursuant to an agreement with the relevant sports governing
685	685	7 body, or an entity expressly authorized by the sports
686	686	8 governing body to provide such information to licensees, that
687	687	9 authorizes the use of such data for determining the outcome of
688	688	10 tier 2 sports wagers on such sports events.
689	689	11 "Organization licensee" has the meaning given to that term
690	690	12 in the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975.
691	691	13 "Owners licensee" means the holder of an owners license
692	692	14 under the Illinois Gambling Act.
693	693	15 "Person" means an individual, partnership, committee,
694	694	16 association, corporation, or any other organization or group
695	695	17 of persons.
696	696	18 "Personal biometric data" means an athlete's information
697	697	19 derived from DNA, heart rate, blood pressure, perspiration
698	698	20 rate, internal or external body temperature, hormone levels,
699	699	21 glucose levels, hydration levels, vitamin levels, bone
700	700	22 density, muscle density, and sleep patterns.
701	701	23 "Prohibited conduct" includes any statement, action, and
702	702	24 other communication intended to influence, manipulate, or
703	703	25 control a betting outcome of a sporting contest or of any
704	704	26 individual occurrence or performance in a sporting contest in
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715	715	1 exchange for financial gain or to avoid financial or physical
716	716	2 harm. "Prohibited conduct" includes statements, actions, and
717	717	3 communications made to a covered person by a third party, such
718	718	4 as a family member or through social media. "Prohibited
719	719	5 conduct" does not include statements, actions, or
720	720	6 communications made or sanctioned by a team or sports
721	721	7 governing body.
722	722	8 "Qualified applicant" means an applicant for a license
723	723	9 under this Act whose application meets the mandatory minimum
724	724	10 qualification criteria as required by the Board.
725	725	11 "Sporting contest" means a sports event or game on which
726	726	12 the State allows sports wagering to occur under this Act.
727	727	13 "Sports event" means a professional sport or athletic
728	728	14 event, a collegiate sport or athletic event, a motor race
729	729	15 event, or any other event or competition of relative skill
730	730	16 authorized by the Board under this Act.
731	731	17 "Sports facility" means a facility that hosts sports
732	732	18 events and holds a seating capacity greater than 17,000
733	733	19 persons, except in a municipality with a population of more
734	734	20 than 1,000,000, a seating capacity greater than 10,000
735	735	21 persons.
736	736	22 "Sports governing body" means the organization that
737	737	23 prescribes final rules and enforces codes of conduct with
738	738	24 respect to a sports event and participants therein.
739	739	25 "Sports wagering" means accepting wagers on sports events
740	740	26 or portions of sports events, or on the individual performance
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751	751	1 statistics of athletes in a sports event or combination of
752	752	2 sports events, by any system or method of wagering, including,
753	753	3 but not limited to, in person or over the Internet through
754	754	4 websites and on mobile devices. "Sports wagering" includes,
755	755	5 but is not limited to, single-game bets, teaser bets, parlays,
756	756	6 over-under, moneyline, pools, exchange wagering, in-game
757	757	7 wagering, in-play bets, proposition bets, and straight bets.
758	758	8 "Sports wagering" does not include fantasy contests as that
759	759	9 term is defined in Section 5 of the Fantasy Sports Consumer
760	760	10 Protection Act.
761	761	11 "Sports wagering account" means a financial record
762	762	12 established by a master sports wagering licensee for an
763	763	13 individual patron in which the patron may deposit and withdraw
764	764	14 funds for sports wagering and other authorized purchases and
765	765	15 to which the master sports wagering licensee may credit
766	766	16 winnings or other amounts due to that patron or authorized by
767	767	17 that patron.
768	768	18 "Tier 1 sports wager" means a sports wager that is
769	769	19 determined solely by the final score or final outcome of the
770	770	20 sports event and is placed before the sports event has begun.
771	771	21 "Tier 2 sports wager" means a sports wager that is not a
772	772	22 tier 1 sports wager.
773	773	23 "Wager" means a sum of money or thing of value risked on an
774	774	24 uncertain occurrence.
775	775	25 "Winning bidder" means a qualified applicant for a master
776	776	26 sports wagering license chosen through the competitive
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787	787	1 selection process under Section 25-45.
788	788	2 (Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 102-689, eff. 12-17-21.)
789	789	3 Section 110. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
790	790	4 changing Sections 28-1 and 28-3 as follows:
791	791	5 (720 ILCS 5/28-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 28-1)
792	792	6 Sec. 28-1. Gambling.
793	793	7 (a) A person commits gambling when he or she:
794	794	8 (1) knowingly plays a game of chance or skill for
795	795	9 money or other thing of value, unless excepted in
796	796	10 subsection (b) of this Section;
797	797	11 (2) knowingly makes a wager upon the result of any
798	798	12 game, contest, or any political nomination, appointment or
799	799	13 election;
800	800	14 (3) knowingly operates, keeps, owns, uses, purchases,
801	801	15 exhibits, rents, sells, bargains for the sale or lease of,
802	802	16 manufactures or distributes any gambling device;
803	803	17 (4) contracts to have or give himself or herself or
804	804	18 another the option to buy or sell, or contracts to buy or
805	805	19 sell, at a future time, any grain or other commodity
806	806	20 whatsoever, or any stock or security of any company, where
807	807	21 it is at the time of making such contract intended by both
808	808	22 parties thereto that the contract to buy or sell, or the
809	809	23 option, whenever exercised, or the contract resulting
810	810	24 therefrom, shall be settled, not by the receipt or
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821	821	1 delivery of such property, but by the payment only of
822	822	2 differences in prices thereof; however, the issuance,
823	823	3 purchase, sale, exercise, endorsement or guarantee, by or
824	824	4 through a person registered with the Secretary of State
825	825	5 pursuant to Section 8 of the Illinois Securities Law of
826	826	6 1953, or by or through a person exempt from such
827	827	7 registration under said Section 8, of a put, call, or
828	828	8 other option to buy or sell securities which have been
829	829	9 registered with the Secretary of State or which are exempt
830	830	10 from such registration under Section 3 of the Illinois
831	831	11 Securities Law of 1953 is not gambling within the meaning
832	832	12 of this paragraph (4);
833	833	13 (5) knowingly owns or possesses any book, instrument
834	834	14 or apparatus by means of which bets or wagers have been, or
835	835	15 are, recorded or registered, or knowingly possesses any
836	836	16 money which he has received in the course of a bet or
837	837	17 wager;
838	838	18 (6) knowingly sells pools upon the result of any game
839	839	19 or contest of skill or chance, political nomination,
840	840	20 appointment or election;
841	841	21 (7) knowingly sets up or promotes any lottery or
842	842	22 sells, offers to sell or transfers any ticket or share for
843	843	23 any lottery;
844	844	24 (8) knowingly sets up or promotes any policy game or
845	845	25 sells, offers to sell or knowingly possesses or transfers
846	846	26 any policy ticket, slip, record, document or other similar
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857	857	1 device;
858	858	2 (9) knowingly drafts, prints or publishes any lottery
859	859	3 ticket or share, or any policy ticket, slip, record,
860	860	4 document or similar device, except for such activity
861	861	5 related to lotteries, bingo games and raffles authorized
862	862	6 by and conducted in accordance with the laws of Illinois
863	863	7 or any other state or foreign government;
864	864	8 (10) knowingly advertises any lottery or policy game,
865	865	9 except for such activity related to lotteries, bingo games
866	866	10 and raffles authorized by and conducted in accordance with
867	867	11 the laws of Illinois or any other state;
868	868	12 (11) knowingly transmits information as to wagers,
869	869	13 betting odds, or changes in betting odds by telephone,
870	870	14 telegraph, radio, semaphore or similar means; or knowingly
871	871	15 installs or maintains equipment for the transmission or
872	872	16 receipt of such information; except that nothing in this
873	873	17 subdivision (11) prohibits transmission or receipt of such
874	874	18 information for use in news reporting of sporting events
875	875	19 or contests; or
876	876	20 (12) knowingly establishes, maintains, or operates an
877	877	21 Internet site that permits a person to play a game of
878	878	22 chance or skill for money or other thing of value by means
879	879	23 of the Internet or to make a wager upon the result of any
880	880	24 game, contest, political nomination, appointment, or
881	881	25 election by means of the Internet. This item (12) does not
882	882	26 apply to activities referenced in items (6), (6.1), (8),
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893	893	1 (8.1), and (15), and (16) of subsection (b) of this
894	894	2 Section.
895	895	3 (b) Participants in any of the following activities shall
896	896	4 not be convicted of gambling:
897	897	5 (1) Agreements to compensate for loss caused by the
898	898	6 happening of chance including without limitation contracts
899	899	7 of indemnity or guaranty and life or health or accident
900	900	8 insurance.
901	901	9 (2) Offers of prizes, award or compensation to the
902	902	10 actual contestants in any bona fide contest for the
903	903	11 determination of skill, speed, strength or endurance or to
904	904	12 the owners of animals or vehicles entered in such contest.
905	905	13 (3) Pari-mutuel betting as authorized by the law of
906	906	14 this State.
907	907	15 (4) Manufacture of gambling devices, including the
908	908	16 acquisition of essential parts therefor and the assembly
909	909	17 thereof, for transportation in interstate or foreign
910	910	18 commerce to any place outside this State when such
911	911	19 transportation is not prohibited by any applicable Federal
912	912	20 law; or the manufacture, distribution, or possession of
913	913	21 video gaming terminals, as defined in the Video Gaming
914	914	22 Act, by manufacturers, distributors, and terminal
915	915	23 operators licensed to do so under the Video Gaming Act.
916	916	24 (5) The game commonly known as "bingo", when conducted
917	917	25 in accordance with the Bingo License and Tax Act.
918	918	26 (6) Lotteries when conducted by the State of Illinois
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929	929	1 in accordance with the Illinois Lottery Law. This
930	930	2 exemption includes any activity conducted by the
931	931	3 Department of Revenue to sell lottery tickets pursuant to
932	932	4 the provisions of the Illinois Lottery Law and its rules.
933	933	5 (6.1) The purchase of lottery tickets through the
934	934	6 Internet for a lottery conducted by the State of Illinois
935	935	7 under the program established in Section 7.12 of the
936	936	8 Illinois Lottery Law.
937	937	9 (7) Possession of an antique slot machine that is
938	938	10 neither used nor intended to be used in the operation or
939	939	11 promotion of any unlawful gambling activity or enterprise.
940	940	12 For the purpose of this subparagraph (b)(7), an antique
941	941	13 slot machine is one manufactured 25 years ago or earlier.
942	942	14 (8) Raffles and poker runs when conducted in
943	943	15 accordance with the Raffles and Poker Runs Act.
944	944	16 (8.1) The purchase of raffle chances for a raffle
945	945	17 conducted in accordance with the Raffles and Poker Runs
946	946	18 Act.
947	947	19 (9) Charitable games when conducted in accordance with
948	948	20 the Charitable Games Act.
949	949	21 (10) Pull tabs and jar games when conducted under the
950	950	22 Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act.
951	951	23 (11) Gambling games when authorized by the Illinois
952	952	24 Gambling Act.
953	953	25 (12) Video gaming terminal games at a licensed
954	954	26 establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
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965	965	1 large truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal
966	966	2 establishment, or licensed veterans establishment when
967	967	3 conducted in accordance with the Video Gaming Act.
968	968	4 (13) Games of skill or chance where money or other
969	969	5 things of value can be won but no payment or purchase is
970	970	6 required to participate.
971	971	7 (14) Savings promotion raffles authorized under
972	972	8 Section 5g of the Illinois Banking Act, Section 7008 of
973	973	9 the Savings Bank Act, Section 42.7 of the Illinois Credit
974	974	10 Union Act, Section 5136B of the National Bank Act (12
975	975	11 U.S.C. 25a), or Section 4 of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12
976	976	12 U.S.C. 1463).
977	977	13 (15) Sports wagering when conducted in accordance with
978	978	14 the Sports Wagering Act.
979	979	15 (16) Fantasy contest wagering when conducted in
980	980	16 accordance with the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection
981	981	17 Act.
982	982	18 (c) Sentence.
983	983	19 Gambling is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
984	984	20 conviction under subsections (a)(3) through (a)(12), is a
985	985	21 Class 4 felony.
986	986	22 (d) Circumstantial evidence.
987	987	23 In prosecutions under this Section circumstantial evidence
988	988	24 shall have the same validity and weight as in any criminal
989	989	25 prosecution.
990	990	26 (Source: P.A. 101-31, Article 25, Section 25-915, eff.
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1001	1001	1 6-28-19; 101-31, Article 35, Section 35-80, eff. 6-28-19;
1002	1002	2 101-109, eff. 7-19-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
1003	1003	3 (720 ILCS 5/28-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 28-3)
1004	1004	4 Sec. 28-3. Keeping a gambling place. A "gambling place" is
1005	1005	5 any real estate, vehicle, boat, or any other property
1006	1006	6 whatsoever used for the purposes of gambling other than
1007	1007	7 gambling conducted in the manner authorized by the Illinois
1008	1008	8 Gambling Act, the Sports Wagering Act, or the Video Gaming
1009	1009	9 Act, or the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act. Any person
1010	1010	10 who knowingly permits any premises or property owned or
1011	1011	11 occupied by him or under his control to be used as a gambling
1012	1012	12 place commits a Class A misdemeanor. Each subsequent offense
1013	1013	13 is a Class 4 felony. When any premises is determined by the
1014	1014	14 circuit court to be a gambling place:
1015	1015	15 (a) Such premises is a public nuisance and may be
1016	1016	16 proceeded against as such, and
1017	1017	17 (b) All licenses, permits or certificates issued by
1018	1018	18 the State of Illinois or any subdivision or public agency
1019	1019	19 thereof authorizing the serving of food or liquor on such
1020	1020	20 premises shall be void; and no license, permit or
1021	1021	21 certificate so cancelled shall be reissued for such
1022	1022	22 premises for a period of 60 days thereafter; nor shall any
1023	1023	23 person convicted of keeping a gambling place be reissued
1024	1024	24 such license for one year from his conviction and, after a
1025	1025	25 second conviction of keeping a gambling place, any such
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1036	1036	1 person shall not be reissued such license, and
1037	1037	2 (c) Such premises of any person who knowingly permits
1038	1038	3 thereon a violation of any Section of this Article shall
1039	1039	4 be held liable for, and may be sold to pay any unsatisfied
1040	1040	5 judgment that may be recovered and any unsatisfied fine
1041	1041	6 that may be levied under any Section of this Article.
1042	1042	7 (Source: P.A. 101-31, Article 25, Section 25-915, eff.
1043	1043	8 6-28-19; 101-31, Article 35, Section 35-80, eff. 6-28-19;
1044	1044	9 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
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