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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1224 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Lakesia Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act5 ILCS 100/5-45.65 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. LRB104 06316 LNS 16351 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1224 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Lakesia Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act5 ILCS 100/5-45.65 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 100/5-45.65 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. LRB104 06316 LNS 16351 b LRB104 06316 LNS 16351 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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42	42	New Act5 ILCS 100/5-45.65 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 100/5-45.65 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
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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 participants
101	101	22 compete against each other and contests wherein only a single
102	102	23 participant competes against a target score set by the fantasy
103	103	24 contest operator. "Fantasy contest" does not include any
104	104	25 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
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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 (d) The Board shall require fantasy contest operators to
193	193	7 comply with the anti-money laundering standards, as defined by
194	194	8 the federal Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 and the Anti-Money
195	195	9 Laundering Act of 2020.
196	196	10 (e) The Board shall verify that fantasy contest operators
197	197	11 establish technical and operational measures to prevent
198	198	12 underage participation in a fantasy contest.
199	199	13 (f) The Board shall verify that fantasy contest operators
200	200	14 deploy identity verification procedures, which may require the
201	201	15 use of a reputable independent third party that is in the
202	202	16 business of verifying an individual's personally identifiable
203	203	17 information and can detect potential prohibited participants.
204	204	18 (g) The Board shall verify that fantasy contest operators
205	205	19 employ mechanisms on the operator's platform that are designed
206	206	20 to detect and prevent unauthorized accounts and to detect and
207	207	21 prevent fraud, money laundering, and collusion.
208	208	22 (h) The Board shall require the use of geolocation
209	209	23 technology to verify that a participant is not accessing the
210	210	24 platform from a restricted jurisdiction.
211	211	25 (i) The Board shall adopt rules establishing compulsive
212	212	26 and problem gambling standards for fantasy contest operators
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223	223	1 that are consistent with this Act.
224	224	2 (j) The Board may exercise any other powers necessary to
225	225	3 enforce the provisions of this Act that it regulates and the
226	226	4 rules of the Board.
227	227	5 (k) The Board and fantasy contest operator licensees may
228	228	6 cooperate with investigations conducted by law enforcement
229	229	7 agencies, including, but not limited to, providing and
230	230	8 facilitating the provision of account-level entry and
231	231	9 participation information.
232	232	10 (l) A fantasy contest operator licensee shall make all
233	233	11 reasonable efforts to promptly notify the Board of any
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235	235	13 (1) a confirmed breach of the relevant sport's
236	236	14 governing body's internal rules and codes of conduct
237	237	15 pertaining to participation in real-money fantasy
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239	239	17 (2) any conduct that corrupts any outcome related to a
240	240	18 sports event or sports events for purposes of financial
241	241	19 gain, including match fixing; and
242	242	20 (3) confirmed illegal activities, including use of
243	243	21 funds derived from illegal activity, entries to conceal or
244	244	22 launder funds derived from illegal activity,
245	245	23 multi-accounting, and using false identification.
246	246	24 Section 15. License.
247	247	25 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a person
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258	258	1 may not offer fantasy contests in this State unless the person
259	259	2 is licensed by the Board as a fantasy contest operator.
260	260	3 (b) An applicant for a license issued under this Act shall
261	261	4 submit an application to the Board in the form the Board
262	262	5 requires. The applicant shall submit fingerprints for a
263	263	6 national criminal history record check by a law enforcement
264	264	7 agency. The fingerprints shall be furnished by the applicant's
265	265	8 owners, officers, and directors (if a corporation), managers
266	266	9 and members (if a limited liability company), and partners (if
267	267	10 a partnership). The fingerprints shall be accompanied by a
268	268	11 signed authorization for the release of information by the law
269	269	12 enforcement agency. The Board may require additional
270	270	13 background checks on licensees when they apply for license
271	271	14 renewal, and an applicant convicted of a disqualifying offense
272	272	15 shall not be licensed. This subsection does not require an
273	273	16 applicant or individual who has submitted to a national
274	274	17 criminal history record check in this State or any other state
275	275	18 within the 12 months before submitting the application to
276	276	19 resubmit to another criminal history record check if the
277	277	20 applicant or individual submits the results of the previous
278	278	21 criminal history record check and affirms that there has been
279	279	22 no material change in the criminal history since the time of
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281	281	24 (c) The information required by the Board shall include
282	282	25 documentation of all of the following:
283	283	26 (1) The name of the applicant.
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294	294	1 (2) The location of the applicant's principal place of
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296	296	3 (3) The applicant's contact information.
297	297	4 (4) The applicant's social security number or, if
298	298	5 applicable, the applicant's federal tax identification
299	299	6 number.
300	300	7 (5) The name and address of each individual that holds
301	301	8 a 10% or more ownership interest in the applicant or in
302	302	9 shares of the applicant.
303	303	10 (6) The applicant's criminal record, if any, or, if
304	304	11 the applicant is a business entity, on request, any
305	305	12 criminal record of an individual who is a director,
306	306	13 officer, or key employee of the applicant or any
307	307	14 individual who has a 10% or more ownership interest in the
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309	309	16 (7) Any ownership interest that a director, officer,
310	310	17 key employee, or individual owner of 10% or more of the
311	311	18 applicant holds in a business that is or was a fantasy
312	312	19 contest operator or similar entity in any jurisdiction.
313	313	20 (8) An identification of any business in which an
314	314	21 applicant or a director, officer, key employee, or
315	315	22 individual owner of 10% or more of the applicant has an
316	316	23 equity interest of 5% or more. If a business has been
317	317	24 identified under this paragraph, documentation must be
318	318	25 provided showing the state in which the business is
319	319	26 incorporated or registered, if applicable.
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330	330	1 (9) Whether an applicant, director, officer, key
331	331	2 employee, or individual owner of 10% or more of the
332	332	3 applicant has ever applied for or been granted any
333	333	4 license, registration, or certificate issued by a
334	334	5 licensing authority in this State or any other
335	335	6 jurisdiction for a gaming activity.
336	336	7 (10) Whether an applicant or a director, officer, key
337	337	8 employee, or individual owner of 10% or more of the
338	338	9 applicant has filed or been served with a complaint or
339	339	10 other notice filed by a public body regarding the
340	340	11 delinquency in payment of or dispute over filings
341	341	12 concerning the payment of any tax required under federal,
342	342	13 State, or local law, including the amount of tax, the type
343	343	14 of tax, the taxing agency, and the time periods involved.
344	344	15 (11) Information sufficient to show, as determined by
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346	346	17 procedures submitted by the applicant under the Act and
347	347	18 under any rules adopted under this Act.
348	348	19 (12) The Board may adopt rules to establish additional
349	349	20 qualifications and requirements to preserve the integrity
350	350	21 and security of fantasy contests in this State and to
351	351	22 promote and maintain a competitive fantasy sports market.
352	352	23 (d) On receipt of a completed application and the required
353	353	24 fee, the Board shall conduct the necessary background
354	354	25 investigation to determine if the applicant meets the
355	355	26 qualifications for licensure. On completion of the necessary
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366	366	1 background investigation, the Board shall either issue a
367	367	2 license or deny the application. If the application for
368	368	3 licensure is denied, a statement setting forth the grounds for
369	369	4 denial shall be forwarded to the applicant together with all
370	370	5 other documents relied on by the Board, to the extent allowed
371	371	6 by law.
372	372	7 Section 20. Fantasy contests.
373	373	8 (a) Any fantasy contest conducted under this Act does not
374	374	9 constitute gambling for any purpose, including under Article
375	375	10 28 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
376	376	11 (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
377	377	12 the operation of fantasy contests is only lawful when
378	378	13 conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
379	379	14 (c) A person participating in a fantasy contest under this
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381	381	16 (d) A licensee under this Act may only accept an entry from
382	382	17 a person physically located in the State. A fantasy contest
383	383	18 operator must use a geolocation system to ensure that a
384	384	19 participant is physically present in the State when
385	385	20 participating in the fantasy contest unless otherwise
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387	387	22 (e) This Act shall be construed liberally to promote the
388	388	23 general welfare of the public and integrity of the fantasy
389	389	24 sports industry. However, the Board may not adopt rules
390	390	25 limiting or regulating the rules or administration of an
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401	401	1 individual fantasy contest, the statistical makeup of a
402	402	2 fantasy contest, or the digital platform of a fantasy contest
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404	404	4 (f) No licensed fantasy contest operator shall be forced
405	405	5 to surrender or terminate its license prior to the date of
406	406	6 expiration of the license solely by virtue of a change in the
407	407	7 rules adopted under this Act.
408	408	8 Section 25. Issuance and denial of license.
409	409	9 (a) The initial license fee for a fantasy contest operator
410	410	10 that operated in Illinois before the effective date of this
411	411	11 Act shall be 8% of its adjusted gross fantasy contest receipts
412	412	12 from the preceding calendar year or $1,000,000, whichever is
413	413	13 less. The initial license fee for a fantasy contest operator
414	414	14 that did not operate in Illinois for at least 12 months before
415	415	15 the effective date of this Act shall be $10,000, except, if a
416	416	16 fantasy contest operator has 10,000 or more fantasy contest
417	417	17 participants in Illinois with an active account who
418	418	18 participated in at least one fantasy contest with an entry
419	419	19 fee, then the fantasy contest operator shall notify the Board
420	420	20 and remit an application fee in the amount of $990,000 within
421	421	21 10 days of notifying the Board.
422	422	22 (b) A fantasy contest operator that was offering contests
423	423	23 to persons located in Illinois before the effective date of
424	424	24 this Act pursuant to a bona fide attorney opinion letter may
425	425	25 continue to offer contests to persons located in Illinois
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436	436	1 until the fantasy contest operator's application for licensure
437	437	2 has been approved or denied under this Act if the fantasy
438	438	3 contest operator files an application for licensure with the
439	439	4 Board within 90 days after the adoption of rules to effectuate
440	440	5 this Act.
441	441	6 (c) Licenses issued by the Board shall remain in effect
442	442	7 for 4 years. The Board shall establish a process for renewal
443	443	8 with a renewal fee being 1% of the adjusted gross fantasy
444	444	9 contests receipts for the preceding 4 years.
445	445	10 (d) A fantasy contest operator that allows its license to
446	446	11 lapse, without requesting an extension of time to file, shall
447	447	12 resubmit an initial application. An extension may be granted
448	448	13 by the Board upon receipt of a written request.
449	449	14 (e) A fantasy contest operator applying for a license or
450	450	15 renewal of a license may operate during the application period
451	451	16 unless the Board has reasonable cause to believe that the
452	452	17 fantasy contest operator is or may be in violation of the
453	453	18 provisions of this Act and the Board requires the fantasy
454	454	19 contest operator to suspend the operation of any fantasy
455	455	20 contest until the license or renewal of a license is issued.
456	456	21 Section 30. Independent audits.
457	457	22 (a) As part of its submission for licensure or renewal, an
458	458	23 applicant shall: (i) contract with a certified public
459	459	24 accountant to conduct an independent audit, consistent with
460	460	25 generally accepted accounting principles; (ii) annually
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471	471	1 contract with a testing laboratory recognized by the Board to
472	472	2 verify compliance with the provisions of this Act; and (iii)
473	473	3 submit to the Board a copy of the audit report and a report of
474	474	4 the testing laboratory.
475	475	5 (b) An initial applicant is not required to submit an
476	476	6 audit report and report of the testing laboratory until the 24
477	477	7 months following the issuance of a licensee to the licensee.
478	478	8 Section 35. Reporting prohibited conduct; investigations
479	479	9 of prohibited conduct.
480	480	10 (a) The Board shall investigate all reasonable allegations
481	481	11 of prohibited conduct and refer any allegations it deems
482	482	12 credible to the appropriate law enforcement entity.
483	483	13 (b) The identity of any reporting person shall remain
484	484	14 confidential unless that person authorizes disclosure of the
485	485	15 person's identity or until the allegation of prohibited
486	486	16 conduct is referred to law enforcement.
487	487	17 (c) If the Board receives a complaint of prohibited
488	488	18 conduct by an athlete, the Board shall notify the appropriate
489	489	19 sports governing body of the athlete to review the complaint
490	490	20 as provided by rule of the Board.
491	491	21 (d) The Board shall adopt rules governing investigations
492	492	22 of prohibited conduct and referrals to law enforcement
493	493	23 entities.
494	494	24 Section 40. Tax. Beginning on July 1, 2025, for the
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505	505	1 privilege of holding a license to operate fantasy contests
506	506	2 under this Act, this State shall impose and collect a tax at a
507	507	3 rate of at least 10% but not more than 15%, as determined by
508	508	4 rule of the Board, of the fantasy contest operator's adjusted
509	509	5 gross fantasy contests receipts. The accrual method of
510	510	6 accounting shall be used for purposes of calculating the
511	511	7 amount of the tax owed by the licensee. The fantasy contest
512	512	8 operator shall submit to the Board, on or before the last day
513	513	9 of each calendar month, a return indicating the amount of tax
514	514	10 due under this Section for the previous calendar month as well
515	515	11 as any other information the Board shall require by rule and
516	516	12 shall remit to the Board payment of the tax due under this
517	517	13 Section with that return.
518	518	14 Section 45. Compulsive gaming; voluntary self-exclusion.
519	519	15 (a) Each licensee shall include a statement regarding
520	520	16 obtaining assistance with real-money gaming problems on the
521	521	17 licensee's portal, website, or computer or mobile application
522	522	18 and on all marketing materials and advertisements of the
523	523	19 licensee.
524	524	20 (b) A resident, or nonresident if allowed to participate
525	525	21 in fantasy contests, may voluntarily prohibit the resident or
526	526	22 nonresident from establishing a fantasy contest account with a
527	527	23 fantasy contest operator under this Act. The Board shall
528	528	24 incorporate the voluntary self-exclusion program for fantasy
529	529	25 contests into any existing self-exclusion program that it
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540	540	1 operates on the effective date of this Act.
541	541	2 (c) If a self-excluded person participates in a fantasy
542	542	3 contest, the fantasy contest operator shall report to the
543	543	4 Board, at a minimum, the name of the self-excluded person, the
544	544	5 date of participation, the amount or value of any money,
545	545	6 prizes, or awards forfeited, if any, and any other action
546	546	7 taken.
547	547	8 (d) A fantasy contest operator may not pay any prize or
548	548	9 award to a person who is on the Board's self-exclusion list.
549	549	10 Any prize or award won by a person on the self-exclusion list
550	550	11 is forfeited and shall be donated by the fantasy contest
551	551	12 operator to the problem gaming charities or programs as
552	552	13 identified and directed by the Board on a quarterly basis by
553	553	14 the twenty-fifth day of the following month.
554	554	15 (e) A fantasy contest operator shall develop and maintain
555	555	16 a program to mitigate compulsive play and curtail compulsive
556	556	17 play, which may be in conjunction with the Board.
557	557	18 Section 50. Supplier diversity goals for fantasy contest
558	558	19 operators.
559	559	20 (a) The Board shall require licensees under this Act to
560	560	21 submit an annual report, in a searchable Adobe PDF format, on
561	561	22 all procurement goals and actual spending for businesses owned
562	562	23 by women, minorities, veterans, tribal and indigenous persons,
563	563	24 and persons with disabilities and for all small business
564	564	25 enterprises in the previous calendar year. These goals shall
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575	575	1 be expressed as a percentage of the total work performed by the
576	576	2 entity submitting the report, and the actual spending for all
577	577	3 businesses owned by women, minorities, veterans, tribal and
578	578	4 indigenous persons, and persons with disabilities and for all
579	579	5 small business enterprises shall also be expressed as a
580	580	6 percentage of the total work performed by the entity
581	581	7 submitting the report. The initial report shall be due one
582	582	8 year after the effective date of this Act and once every 2
583	583	9 years thereafter.
584	584	10 (b) Each licensee in its annual report shall include the
585	585	11 following information:
586	586	12 (1) an explanation of the plan for the next year to
587	587	13 increase participation;
588	588	14 (2) an explanation of the plan to increase the goals;
589	589	15 (3) the areas of procurement each licensee shall be
590	590	16 actively seeking more participation in the next year;
591	591	17 (4) an outline of the plan to alert and encourage
592	592	18 potential vendors in that area to seek business from the
593	593	19 licensee;
594	594	20 (5) an explanation of the challenges faced in finding
595	595	21 quality vendors and offer any suggestions for what the
596	596	22 Board could do to be helpful to identify those vendors;
597	597	23 (6) a list of the certifications the licensee
598	598	24 recognizes;
599	599	25 (7) the point of contact for any potential vendor who
600	600	26 wishes to do business with the licensee and explain the
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611	611	1 process for a vendor to enroll with the licensee as a
612	612	2 businesses owned by women, minorities, veterans, tribal
613	613	3 and indigenous persons, or persons with disabilities; and
614	614	4 (8) any particular success stories to encourage other
615	615	5 licensees to emulate best practices.
616	616	6 (c) Each annual report shall include as much
617	617	7 State-specific data as possible. If the submitting entity does
618	618	8 not submit State-specific data, then the licensee shall
619	619	9 include any national data it does have and explain why it could
620	620	10 not submit State-specific data and how it intends to do so in
621	621	11 future reports, if possible.
622	622	12 (d) Each annual report shall include the rules,
623	623	13 regulations, and definitions used for the procurement goals in
624	624	14 the licensee's annual report.
625	625	15 Section 100. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
626	626	16 amended by adding Section 5-45.65 as follows:
627	627	17 (5 ILCS 100/5-45.65 new)
628	628	18 Sec. 5-45.65. Emergency rulemaking; Illinois Gaming Board.
629	629	19 To provide for the expeditious and timely implementation of
630	630	20 this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, emergency
631	631	21 rules implementing the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act
632	632	22 may be adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the Illinois
633	633	23 Gaming Board. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
634	634	24 Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be necessary for the
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645	645	1 public interest, safety, and welfare.
646	646	2 This Section is repealed one year after the effective date
647	647	3 of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly.
648	648	4 Section 105. The Sports Wagering Act is amended by
649	649	5 changing Section 25-10 as follows:
650	650	6 (230 ILCS 45/25-10)
651	651	7 Sec. 25-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
652	652	8 "Adjusted gross sports wagering receipts" means a master
653	653	9 sports wagering licensee's gross sports wagering receipts,
654	654	10 less winnings paid to wagerers in such games.
655	655	11 "Athlete" means any current or former professional athlete
656	656	12 or collegiate athlete.
657	657	13 "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
658	658	14 "Covered persons" includes athletes; umpires, referees,
659	659	15 and officials; personnel associated with clubs, teams,
660	660	16 leagues, and athletic associations; medical professionals
661	661	17 (including athletic trainers) who provide services to athletes
662	662	18 and players; and the family members and associates of these
663	663	19 persons where required to serve the purposes of this Act.
664	664	20 "Department" means the Department of the Lottery.
665	665	21 "Gaming facility" means a facility at which gambling
666	666	22 operations are conducted under the Illinois Gambling Act,
667	667	23 pari-mutuel wagering is conducted under the Illinois Horse
668	668	24 Racing Act of 1975, or sports wagering is conducted under this
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679	679	1 Act.
680	680	2 "Official league data" means statistics, results,
681	681	3 outcomes, and other data related to a sports event obtained
682	682	4 pursuant to an agreement with the relevant sports governing
683	683	5 body, or an entity expressly authorized by the sports
684	684	6 governing body to provide such information to licensees, that
685	685	7 authorizes the use of such data for determining the outcome of
686	686	8 tier 2 sports wagers on such sports events.
687	687	9 "Organization licensee" has the meaning given to that term
688	688	10 in the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975.
689	689	11 "Owners licensee" means the holder of an owners license
690	690	12 under the Illinois Gambling Act.
691	691	13 "Person" means an individual, partnership, committee,
692	692	14 association, corporation, or any other organization or group
693	693	15 of persons.
694	694	16 "Personal biometric data" means an athlete's information
695	695	17 derived from DNA, heart rate, blood pressure, perspiration
696	696	18 rate, internal or external body temperature, hormone levels,
697	697	19 glucose levels, hydration levels, vitamin levels, bone
698	698	20 density, muscle density, and sleep patterns.
699	699	21 "Prohibited conduct" includes any statement, action, and
700	700	22 other communication intended to influence, manipulate, or
701	701	23 control a betting outcome of a sporting contest or of any
702	702	24 individual occurrence or performance in a sporting contest in
703	703	25 exchange for financial gain or to avoid financial or physical
704	704	26 harm. "Prohibited conduct" includes statements, actions, and
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715	715	1 communications made to a covered person by a third party, such
716	716	2 as a family member or through social media. "Prohibited
717	717	3 conduct" does not include statements, actions, or
718	718	4 communications made or sanctioned by a team or sports
719	719	5 governing body.
720	720	6 "Qualified applicant" means an applicant for a license
721	721	7 under this Act whose application meets the mandatory minimum
722	722	8 qualification criteria as required by the Board.
723	723	9 "Sporting contest" means a sports event or game on which
724	724	10 the State allows sports wagering to occur under this Act.
725	725	11 "Sports event" means a professional sport or athletic
726	726	12 event, a collegiate sport or athletic event, a motor race
727	727	13 event, or any other event or competition of relative skill
728	728	14 authorized by the Board under this Act.
729	729	15 "Sports facility" means a facility that hosts sports
730	730	16 events and holds a seating capacity greater than 17,000
731	731	17 persons, except in a municipality with a population of more
732	732	18 than 1,000,000, a seating capacity greater than 10,000
733	733	19 persons.
734	734	20 "Sports governing body" means the organization that
735	735	21 prescribes final rules and enforces codes of conduct with
736	736	22 respect to a sports event and participants therein.
737	737	23 "Sports wagering" means accepting wagers on sports events
738	738	24 or portions of sports events, or on the individual performance
739	739	25 statistics of athletes in a sports event or combination of
740	740	26 sports events, by any system or method of wagering, including,
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751	751	1 but not limited to, in person or over the Internet through
752	752	2 websites and on mobile devices. "Sports wagering" includes,
753	753	3 but is not limited to, single-game bets, teaser bets, parlays,
754	754	4 over-under, moneyline, pools, exchange wagering, in-game
755	755	5 wagering, in-play bets, proposition bets, and straight bets.
756	756	6 "Sports wagering" does not include fantasy contests as that
757	757	7 term is defined in Section 5 of the Fantasy Sports Consumer
758	758	8 Protection Act.
759	759	9 "Sports wagering account" means a financial record
760	760	10 established by a master sports wagering licensee for an
761	761	11 individual patron in which the patron may deposit and withdraw
762	762	12 funds for sports wagering and other authorized purchases and
763	763	13 to which the master sports wagering licensee may credit
764	764	14 winnings or other amounts due to that patron or authorized by
765	765	15 that patron.
766	766	16 "Tier 1 sports wager" means a sports wager that is
767	767	17 determined solely by the final score or final outcome of the
768	768	18 sports event and is placed before the sports event has begun.
769	769	19 "Tier 2 sports wager" means a sports wager that is not a
770	770	20 tier 1 sports wager.
771	771	21 "Wager" means a sum of money or thing of value risked on an
772	772	22 uncertain occurrence.
773	773	23 "Winning bidder" means a qualified applicant for a master
774	774	24 sports wagering license chosen through the competitive
775	775	25 selection process under Section 25-45.
776	776	26 (Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 102-689, eff. 12-17-21.)
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787	787	1 Section 110. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
788	788	2 changing Sections 28-1 and 28-3 as follows:
789	789	3 (720 ILCS 5/28-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 28-1)
790	790	4 Sec. 28-1. Gambling.
791	791	5 (a) A person commits gambling when he or she:
792	792	6 (1) knowingly plays a game of chance or skill for
793	793	7 money or other thing of value, unless excepted in
794	794	8 subsection (b) of this Section;
795	795	9 (2) knowingly makes a wager upon the result of any
796	796	10 game, contest, or any political nomination, appointment or
797	797	11 election;
798	798	12 (3) knowingly operates, keeps, owns, uses, purchases,
799	799	13 exhibits, rents, sells, bargains for the sale or lease of,
800	800	14 manufactures or distributes any gambling device;
801	801	15 (4) contracts to have or give himself or herself or
802	802	16 another the option to buy or sell, or contracts to buy or
803	803	17 sell, at a future time, any grain or other commodity
804	804	18 whatsoever, or any stock or security of any company, where
805	805	19 it is at the time of making such contract intended by both
806	806	20 parties thereto that the contract to buy or sell, or the
807	807	21 option, whenever exercised, or the contract resulting
808	808	22 therefrom, shall be settled, not by the receipt or
809	809	23 delivery of such property, but by the payment only of
810	810	24 differences in prices thereof; however, the issuance,
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821	821	1 purchase, sale, exercise, endorsement or guarantee, by or
822	822	2 through a person registered with the Secretary of State
823	823	3 pursuant to Section 8 of the Illinois Securities Law of
824	824	4 1953, or by or through a person exempt from such
825	825	5 registration under said Section 8, of a put, call, or
826	826	6 other option to buy or sell securities which have been
827	827	7 registered with the Secretary of State or which are exempt
828	828	8 from such registration under Section 3 of the Illinois
829	829	9 Securities Law of 1953 is not gambling within the meaning
830	830	10 of this paragraph (4);
831	831	11 (5) knowingly owns or possesses any book, instrument
832	832	12 or apparatus by means of which bets or wagers have been, or
833	833	13 are, recorded or registered, or knowingly possesses any
834	834	14 money which he has received in the course of a bet or
835	835	15 wager;
836	836	16 (6) knowingly sells pools upon the result of any game
837	837	17 or contest of skill or chance, political nomination,
838	838	18 appointment or election;
839	839	19 (7) knowingly sets up or promotes any lottery or
840	840	20 sells, offers to sell or transfers any ticket or share for
841	841	21 any lottery;
842	842	22 (8) knowingly sets up or promotes any policy game or
843	843	23 sells, offers to sell or knowingly possesses or transfers
844	844	24 any policy ticket, slip, record, document or other similar
845	845	25 device;
846	846	26 (9) knowingly drafts, prints or publishes any lottery
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857	857	1 ticket or share, or any policy ticket, slip, record,
858	858	2 document or similar device, except for such activity
859	859	3 related to lotteries, bingo games and raffles authorized
860	860	4 by and conducted in accordance with the laws of Illinois
861	861	5 or any other state or foreign government;
862	862	6 (10) knowingly advertises any lottery or policy game,
863	863	7 except for such activity related to lotteries, bingo games
864	864	8 and raffles authorized by and conducted in accordance with
865	865	9 the laws of Illinois or any other state;
866	866	10 (11) knowingly transmits information as to wagers,
867	867	11 betting odds, or changes in betting odds by telephone,
868	868	12 telegraph, radio, semaphore or similar means; or knowingly
869	869	13 installs or maintains equipment for the transmission or
870	870	14 receipt of such information; except that nothing in this
871	871	15 subdivision (11) prohibits transmission or receipt of such
872	872	16 information for use in news reporting of sporting events
873	873	17 or contests; or
874	874	18 (12) knowingly establishes, maintains, or operates an
875	875	19 Internet site that permits a person to play a game of
876	876	20 chance or skill for money or other thing of value by means
877	877	21 of the Internet or to make a wager upon the result of any
878	878	22 game, contest, political nomination, appointment, or
879	879	23 election by means of the Internet. This item (12) does not
880	880	24 apply to activities referenced in items (6), (6.1), (8),
881	881	25 (8.1), and (15), and (16) of subsection (b) of this
882	882	26 Section.
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893	893	1 (b) Participants in any of the following activities shall
894	894	2 not be convicted of gambling:
895	895	3 (1) Agreements to compensate for loss caused by the
896	896	4 happening of chance including without limitation contracts
897	897	5 of indemnity or guaranty and life or health or accident
898	898	6 insurance.
899	899	7 (2) Offers of prizes, award or compensation to the
900	900	8 actual contestants in any bona fide contest for the
901	901	9 determination of skill, speed, strength or endurance or to
902	902	10 the owners of animals or vehicles entered in such contest.
903	903	11 (3) Pari-mutuel betting as authorized by the law of
904	904	12 this State.
905	905	13 (4) Manufacture of gambling devices, including the
906	906	14 acquisition of essential parts therefor and the assembly
907	907	15 thereof, for transportation in interstate or foreign
908	908	16 commerce to any place outside this State when such
909	909	17 transportation is not prohibited by any applicable Federal
910	910	18 law; or the manufacture, distribution, or possession of
911	911	19 video gaming terminals, as defined in the Video Gaming
912	912	20 Act, by manufacturers, distributors, and terminal
913	913	21 operators licensed to do so under the Video Gaming Act.
914	914	22 (5) The game commonly known as "bingo", when conducted
915	915	23 in accordance with the Bingo License and Tax Act.
916	916	24 (6) Lotteries when conducted by the State of Illinois
917	917	25 in accordance with the Illinois Lottery Law. This
918	918	26 exemption includes any activity conducted by the
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929	929	1 Department of Revenue to sell lottery tickets pursuant to
930	930	2 the provisions of the Illinois Lottery Law and its rules.
931	931	3 (6.1) The purchase of lottery tickets through the
932	932	4 Internet for a lottery conducted by the State of Illinois
933	933	5 under the program established in Section 7.12 of the
934	934	6 Illinois Lottery Law.
935	935	7 (7) Possession of an antique slot machine that is
936	936	8 neither used nor intended to be used in the operation or
937	937	9 promotion of any unlawful gambling activity or enterprise.
938	938	10 For the purpose of this subparagraph (b)(7), an antique
939	939	11 slot machine is one manufactured 25 years ago or earlier.
940	940	12 (8) Raffles and poker runs when conducted in
941	941	13 accordance with the Raffles and Poker Runs Act.
942	942	14 (8.1) The purchase of raffle chances for a raffle
943	943	15 conducted in accordance with the Raffles and Poker Runs
944	944	16 Act.
945	945	17 (9) Charitable games when conducted in accordance with
946	946	18 the Charitable Games Act.
947	947	19 (10) Pull tabs and jar games when conducted under the
948	948	20 Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act.
949	949	21 (11) Gambling games when authorized by the Illinois
950	950	22 Gambling Act.
951	951	23 (12) Video gaming terminal games at a licensed
952	952	24 establishment, licensed truck stop establishment, licensed
953	953	25 large truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal
954	954	26 establishment, or licensed veterans establishment when
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965	965	1 conducted in accordance with the Video Gaming Act.
966	966	2 (13) Games of skill or chance where money or other
967	967	3 things of value can be won but no payment or purchase is
968	968	4 required to participate.
969	969	5 (14) Savings promotion raffles authorized under
970	970	6 Section 5g of the Illinois Banking Act, Section 7008 of
971	971	7 the Savings Bank Act, Section 42.7 of the Illinois Credit
972	972	8 Union Act, Section 5136B of the National Bank Act (12
973	973	9 U.S.C. 25a), or Section 4 of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12
974	974	10 U.S.C. 1463).
975	975	11 (15) Sports wagering when conducted in accordance with
976	976	12 the Sports Wagering Act.
977	977	13 (16) Fantasy contest wagering when conducted in
978	978	14 accordance with the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection
979	979	15 Act.
980	980	16 (c) Sentence.
981	981	17 Gambling is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
982	982	18 conviction under subsections (a)(3) through (a)(12), is a
983	983	19 Class 4 felony.
984	984	20 (d) Circumstantial evidence.
985	985	21 In prosecutions under this Section circumstantial evidence
986	986	22 shall have the same validity and weight as in any criminal
987	987	23 prosecution.
988	988	24 (Source: P.A. 101-31, Article 25, Section 25-915, eff.
989	989	25 6-28-19; 101-31, Article 35, Section 35-80, eff. 6-28-19;
990	990	26 101-109, eff. 7-19-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
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1001	1001	1 (720 ILCS 5/28-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 28-3)
1002	1002	2 Sec. 28-3. Keeping a gambling place. A "gambling place" is
1003	1003	3 any real estate, vehicle, boat, or any other property
1004	1004	4 whatsoever used for the purposes of gambling other than
1005	1005	5 gambling conducted in the manner authorized by the Illinois
1006	1006	6 Gambling Act, the Sports Wagering Act, or the Video Gaming
1007	1007	7 Act, or the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act. Any person
1008	1008	8 who knowingly permits any premises or property owned or
1009	1009	9 occupied by him or under his control to be used as a gambling
1010	1010	10 place commits a Class A misdemeanor. Each subsequent offense
1011	1011	11 is a Class 4 felony. When any premises is determined by the
1012	1012	12 circuit court to be a gambling place:
1013	1013	13 (a) Such premises is a public nuisance and may be
1014	1014	14 proceeded against as such, and
1015	1015	15 (b) All licenses, permits or certificates issued by
1016	1016	16 the State of Illinois or any subdivision or public agency
1017	1017	17 thereof authorizing the serving of food or liquor on such
1018	1018	18 premises shall be void; and no license, permit or
1019	1019	19 certificate so cancelled shall be reissued for such
1020	1020	20 premises for a period of 60 days thereafter; nor shall any
1021	1021	21 person convicted of keeping a gambling place be reissued
1022	1022	22 such license for one year from his conviction and, after a
1023	1023	23 second conviction of keeping a gambling place, any such
1024	1024	24 person shall not be reissued such license, and
1025	1025	25 (c) Such premises of any person who knowingly permits
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1036	1036	1 thereon a violation of any Section of this Article shall
1037	1037	2 be held liable for, and may be sold to pay any unsatisfied
1038	1038	3 judgment that may be recovered and any unsatisfied fine
1039	1039	4 that may be levied under any Section of this Article.
1040	1040	5 (Source: P.A. 101-31, Article 25, Section 25-915, eff.
1041	1041	6 6-28-19; 101-31, Article 35, Section 35-80, eff. 6-28-19;
1042	1042	7 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
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