Sen. Terry Link
Filed: 2/28/2017
 
 


 




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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 7




2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 7, on page 2, line 
310, after "water-based facility", by inserting "and airport 
4gaming locations pursuant to Section 1-67 of this Act"; and

5by replacing line 21 on page 20 through line 22 on page 23 with 
6the following:

7 "Section 1-45. Casino management contracts. 

8 (a) The Casino Board shall enter into a casino management 
9contract with a casino operator subject to a background 
10investigation and approval by the Gaming Board and payment by 
11the proposed casino operator of a fee of $50,000,000, which 
12shall be deposited into the Gaming Facilities Fee Revenue Fund. 
13The Gaming Board shall complete its background investigation 
14and approval of the casino operator within 6 months after the 
15date that the proposed casino operator submits its application 
16to the Gaming Board. If the Gaming Board does not complete its 
 
 
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1background investigation and approval within the 6-month 
2period, then the Gaming Board shall give a written explanation 
3to the proposed casino operator and the chief legal officer of 
4the Authority as to why it has not reached a final 
5determination and when it reasonably expects to make a final 
6determination. Validity of the casino management contract is 
7contingent upon the issuance of a casino operator license. If 
8the Gaming Board grants a casino operator license, the Casino 
9Board shall transmit a copy of the executed casino management 
10contract to the Gaming Board.
11 (b) After (1) the Authority has been issued an owners 
12license, (2) the Gaming Board has issued a casino operator 
13license, and (3) the Gaming Board has approved the members of 
14the Casino Board, the Authority may conduct gaming operations 
15at a temporary facility, subject to the adopted rules of the 
16Gaming Board, for no longer than 24 months after gaming 
17operations begin. The Gaming Board may, after holding a public 
18hearing, grant an extension so long as a permanent facility is 
19not operational and the Authority is working in good faith to 
20complete the permanent facility. The Gaming Board may grant 
21additional extensions following further public hearings. Each 
22extension may be for a period of no longer than 6 months."; and

23on page 27, immediately below line 19, by inserting the 
24following:


 
 
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1 "Section 1-67. Limitations on gaming at Chicago airports. 
2The Authority may conduct gaming operations in an airport under 
3the administration or control of the Chicago Department of 
4Aviation. Gaming operations may be conducted pursuant to this 
5Section so long as (i) gaming operations are conducted in a 
6secured area that is beyond the Transportation Security 
7Administration security checkpoints and only available to 
8airline passengers at least 21 years of age who are members of 
9a private club, and not to the general public, (ii) gaming 
10operations are limited to slot machines, as defined in Section 
114 of the Illinois Gambling Act, and (iii) the combined number 
12of gaming positions operating in the City at the airports and 
13at the temporary and permanent casino facility does not exceed 
14the maximum number of gaming positions authorized pursuant to 
15subsection (h) of Section 7 of the Illinois Gambling Act. 
16Gaming operations at an airport are subject to all applicable 
17laws and rules that apply to any other gaming facility under 
18this Act or the Illinois Gambling Act."; and

19on page 50, line 2, by replacing "Sections 5-45 and 20-10" with 
20"Section 5-45"; and

21by deleting line 21 on page 55 through line 12 on page 61; and

22on page 96, by replacing lines 1 through 12 with the following:
23 "(b) The revenues in the Fund shall be used, subject to 
 
 
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1appropriation, by the Comptroller for the purpose of providing 
2appropriations to the Illinois Gaming Board for the 
3administration and enforcement of the Illinois Gambling Act and 
4the applicable provisions of the Chicago Casino Development 
5Authority Act, with any remaining amounts being transferred to 
6the General Revenue Fund."; and

7on page 96, line 14, by replacing "(e)" with "(a)"; and

8on page 96, line 16, by replacing "(e-25)" with "(h)"; and

9by replacing line 22 on page 214 through line 6 on page 215 
10with the following:
11 "(e-1) In awarding standardbred racing dates for calendar 
12year 2018, the Board shall award at least 160 racing dates, and 
13each organization licensee shall average at least 10 races for 
14each racing date awarded. In awarding standardbred racing dates 
15for calendar year 2019, the Board shall award at least 200 
16racing dates, and each organization licensee shall average at 
17least 11 races for each racing date awarded. In awarding 
18standardbred racing dates for calendar year 2020 and 
19thereafter, the Board shall award at least 260 racing dates, 
20and each organization licensee shall average at least 11 races 
21for each racing date awarded unless a lesser schedule of live 
22racing is a result of an agreement with the organization 
23representing the largest number of standardbred owners, 
 
 
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1breeders, trainers, drivers, caretakers in the State. 
2Standardbred racing conducted in Sangamon County shall not be 
3considered races under this subsection (e-1)."; and

4on page 217, by replacing lines 16 through 26 with the 
5following:
6 "(e-4) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.7 of the 
7Illinois Gambling Act or any provision of this Act other than 
8subsections (e-3) and (e-4.5), for each calendar year for which 
9an electronic gaming licensee requests thoroughbred racing 
10dates which results in a number of live races under its 
11organization license that is less than the total number of live 
12races which it conducted in 2016 at its race track facility, 
13the electronic gaming licensee may not conduct electronic 
14gaming for the calendar year of such requested live races.
15 (e-4.1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.7 of 
16the Illinois Gambling Act or any provision of this Act other 
17than subsections (e-3) and (e-4.5), for each calendar year for 
18which an organization licensee requests racing dates for 
19standardbred racing which results in a number of live races 
20that is less than the total number of live races required in 
21subsection (e-1), the electronic gaming licensee may not 
22conduct electronic gaming for the calendar year of such 
23requested live races."; and

24on page 253, line 3, by replacing "or (iii)" with "or (iii) at 
 
 
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1a track awarded standardbred racing dates in 2018 and 
2thereafter; or (iv)"; and

3on page 253, line 26, after the period, by inserting "An 
4eligible race track conducting standardbred racing may have up 
5to 9 inter-track wagering locations."; and

6on page 309, by deleting lines 7 through 15; and

7on page 315, by replacing lines 21 through 25 with the 
8following:
9 "(b) If the organization licensee is operating electronic 
10gaming, then, for the 5-year period beginning on the January 1 
11of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year 
12during which an organization licensee begins conducting 
13electronic gaming operations pursuant to an electronic gaming 
14license issued under the Illinois Gambling Act, the 
15organization licensee shall make capital expenditures, in an 
16amount equal to no less than 50% of the tax credit under this 
17Section, to the improvement and maintenance of the backstretch, 
18including, but not limited to, backstretch barns, dormitories, 
19and services for backstretch workers. Those capital 
20expenditures must be in addition to, and not in lieu of, the 
21capital expenditures made for backstretch improvements in 
22calendar year 2015, as reported to the Board in the 
23organization licensee's application for racing dates and as 
 
 
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1certified by the Board. The organization licensee is required 
2to annually submit the list and amounts of these capital 
3expenditures to the Board by January 30th of the year following 
4the expenditure.
5 (c) If the organization licensee is operating electronic 
6gaming in accordance with paragraph (b), then, after the 5-year 
7period beginning on January 1 of the calendar year immediately 
8following the calendar year during which an organization 
9licensee begins conducting electronic gaming operations 
10pursuant to an electronic gaming license issued under the 
11Illinois Gambling Act, the organization license is ineligible 
12to receive a tax credit under this Section."; and

13on page 322, lines 20 and 21, by replacing "controlled
by the 
14licensee's race track" with "of which the electronic gaming 
15licensee has operating control"; and

16on page 326, line 23, by replacing "and 7.13" with "7.13, and 
1725"; and

18on page 333, immediately below line 18, by inserting the 
19following:
20 ""Wide area progressive system" means a method of linking 
21progressive slot machines or electronic gaming machines across 
22telecommunication lines as part of a network connecting 
23participating facilities. Wide area progressive systems offer 
 
 
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1a common progressive jackpot at all participating locations and 
2the award of the jackpot is at random."; and

3on page 367, line 2, after the period, by inserting "In order 
4to expedite the application process, the Board may establish 
5rules allowing applicants to acquire criminal background 
6checks and financial integrity reviews as part of the initial 
7application process from a list of vendors approved by the 
8Board."; and

9on page 370, line 15, after "casino", by inserting "or in an 
10airport"; and

11on page 374, line 24, by replacing "6 months" with "120 days"; 
12and

13on page 379, line 8, by replacing "paragraphs (2) through (5)" 
14with "subsection (e) or paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5)"; and

15on page 379, line 20, after the period, by inserting "The fees 
16under this subsection (h) shall be deposited into the Gaming 
17Facilities Fee Revenue
Fund."; and

18on page 380, lines 14 and 16, by replacing "per gaming 
19position" each time it appears with "per additional gaming 
20position"; and 

 
 
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1on page 382, by replacing lines 5 through 7 with "2,000 
2positions total."; and

3on page 385, by replacing lines 15 through 19 with the 
4following:
5"7.4, or (iii) it will issue an owners license pursuant to an 
6open
and competitive bidding process, as set forth in Section 
77.12,
the open and competitive"; and

8on page 391, by replacing lines 22 and 23 with "required under 
9subsection (k), (v) conduct live racing in accordance with 
10subsections (e-1), (e-2), and (e-3) of Section 20 of the 
11Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or for a licensee that is 
12only"; and

13on page 392, lines 5 and 6, by deleting "that had an open 
14backstretch in
2009"; and

15on page 392, by replacing lines 14 through 18 with "of this Act 
16that apply to owners licensees."; and

17on page 394, lines 4 through 6, by deleting "whose electronic

18gaming license originates with an organization licensee that

19conducted live racing in calendar year 2016"; and

 
 
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1on page 394, lines 8 through 10, by deleting "whose electronic

2gaming license originates with an organization licensee that

3conducted live racing in calendar year 2016"; and

4on page 397, immediately below line 16, by inserting the 
5following:
6 "(i-5) Under no circumstances shall an electronic gaming 
7licensee conduct electronic gaming at any State or county 
8fair."; and
 
9on page 429, immediately below line 6, by inserting the 
10following:
11 "(a-4.5) Beginning on the first day of the calendar month 
12immediately following 24 months after the effective date of 
13this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly and ending on 
14the date gambling operations, commence at a permanent facility 
15with respect to the owners license authorized under paragraph 
16(1) of subsection (e-5) of Section 7 of this Act, a privilege 
17tax is imposed on persons engaged in the business of conducting 
18riverboat or casino gambling or electronic gaming operations, 
19other than licensed managers conducting riverboat gambling 
20operations on behalf of the State, based on the adjusted gross 
21receipts received by such licensee from the gambling games 
22authorized under this Act. The privilege tax shall be the 
23average of the privilege tax, in terms of dollar amounts, 
24calculated pursuant to subsection (a-4) and subsection 
 
 
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1(a-6)."; and

2on page 429, by replacing lines 7 through 10 with the 
3following:
4 "(a-5) Beginning on January 1 following the opening of the 
5permanent casino at which gambling operations are conducted 
6pursuant to the Chicago Casino Development Authority Act, a 
7privilege tax is imposed on persons engaged in"; and

8on page 431, immediately below line 26, by inserting the 
9following: 
10 "(a-7) Beginning in the initial adjustment year and through 
11the final adjustment year, if the total obligation imposed 
12pursuant to either subsection (a-5) or (a-6) will result in an 
13owners licensee receiving less after-tax adjusted gross 
14receipts than it received in calendar year 2016, then the total 
15amount of privilege taxes that the owners licensee is required 
16to pay for that calendar year shall be reduced to the extent 
17necessary so that the after-tax adjusted gross receipts in that 
18calendar year equals the after-tax adjusted gross receipts in 
19calendar year 2016, but the privilege tax reduction shall not 
20exceed the annual adjustment cap. If pursuant to this 
21subsection (a-7), the total obligation imposed pursuant to 
22either subsection (a-5) or (a-6) shall be reduced, then the 
23owners licensee shall not receive a refund from the State at 
24the end of the subject calendar year but instead shall be able 
 
 
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1to apply that amount as a credit against any payments it owes 
2to the State in the following calendar year to satisfy its 
3total obligation under either subsection (a-5) or (a-6). The 
4credit for the final adjustment year shall occur in the 
5calendar year following the final adjustment year.
6 If an owners licensee that conducted gambling operations 
7prior to January 1, 2017 expands its riverboat or casino, 
8including, but not limited to, with respect to its gaming 
9floor, additional non-gaming amenities such as restaurants, 
10bars, and hotels and other additional facilities, and incurs 
11construction and other costs related to such expansion from the 
12effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General 
13Assembly until the 5th anniversary of the effective date of 
14this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, then for 
15each $15,000,000 spent for any such construction or other costs 
16related to expansion paid by the owners licensee, the final 
17adjustment year shall be extended by one year and the annual 
18adjustment cap shall increase by 0.2% of adjusted gross 
19receipts during each calendar year until and including the 
20final adjustment year. No further modifications to the final 
21adjustment year or annual adjustment cap shall be made after 
22$75,000,000 is incurred in construction or other costs related 
23to expansion so that the final adjustment year shall not extend 
24beyond the 9th calendar year after the initial adjustment year, 
25not including the initial adjustment year, and the annual 
26adjustment cap shall not exceed 4% of adjusted gross receipts 
 
 
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1in a particular calendar year. Construction and other costs 
2related to expansion shall include all project related costs, 
3including, but not limited to, all hard and soft costs, 
4financing costs, on or off-site ground, road or utility work, 
5cost of gaming equipment and all other personal property, 
6initial fees assessed for each incremental gaming position, and 
7the cost of incremental land acquired for such expansion. Soft 
8costs shall include, but not be limited to, legal fees, 
9architect, engineering and design costs, other consultant 
10costs, insurance cost, permitting costs, and pre-opening costs 
11related to the expansion, including, but not limited to, any of 
12the following: marketing, real estate taxes, personnel, 
13training, travel and out-of-pocket expenses, supply, 
14inventory, and other costs, and any other project related soft 
15costs.
16 Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection 
17(a-7), this subsection (a-7) does not apply to an owners 
18licensee unless such owners licensee spends at least 
19$15,000,000 on construction and other costs related to its 
20expansion, excluding the initial fees assessed for each 
21incremental gaming position.
22 This subsection (a-7) does not apply to owners licensees

23authorized pursuant to subsection (e-5) of Section 7 of this

24Act.
25For purposes of this subsection (a-7):
26 "Initial adjustment year" means the year commencing on 
 
 
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1January 1 of the calendar year immediately following the 
2earlier of the following:
3  (1) the commencement of gambling operations, either in 
4 a temporary or permanent facility, with respect to the 
5 owners license authorized under paragraph (1) of 
6 subsection (e-5) of Section 7 of this Act; or
7  (2) 36 months after the effective date of this 
8 amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, provided the 
9 initial adjustment year shall not commence earlier than 24 
10 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 
11 the 100th General Assembly.
12 "Final adjustment year" means the 4th calendar year after 
13the initial adjustment year, not including the initial 
14adjustment year, and as may be extended further as described in 
15this subsection (a-7).
16 "After-tax adjusted gross receipts" means, for calendar 
17year 2016, the adjusted
gross receipts less privilege taxes 
18paid to the State and for
subsequent calendar years, the 
19adjusted gross receipts less
privilege taxes paid to the State, 
20then divided by the owners
licensee's average number of gaming 
21positions operating in that
calendar year and then multiplied 
22by the owners licensee's
average number of gaming positions 
23operating in calendar year
2016.
24 "Annual adjustment cap" means 3% of adjusted gross receipts 
25in a particular calendar year, and as may be increased further 
26as otherwise described in this subsection (a-7)."; and

 
 
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1on page 453, immediately below line 2, by inserting the 
2following:

3 "(230 ILCS 10/25 new)
4 Sec. 25. Wide area progressive systems. The operation of a 
5wide area progressive system is permitted in gambling 
6operations authorized under this Act subject to the following 
7conditions:
8  (1) The method of communication over the wide area 
9 progressive system must consist of dedicated on-line 
10 communication lines or the equivalent, as determined by the 
11 Administrator, or wireless communication, which may be 
12 subject to certain restrictions imposed by the 
13 Administrator.
14  (2) All communication between each facility location 
15 and the central system site must be encrypted.
16  (3) The central system site must be located within the 
17 State of Illinois and be equipped with a non-interruptible 
18 power supply and the central computer must be capable of 
19 on-line data redundancy should hard disk peripherals fail 
20 during operation. The office containing the central 
21 computer shall be equipped with a surveillance system that 
22 has been approved by the Administrator. The wide area 
23 progressive system provider shall be required to keep and 
24 maintain an entry and exit log for the office containing 
 
 
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1 the central computer. The wide area progressive system 
2 provider shall provide access to the office containing the 
3 central computer to the Administrator and shall make 
4 available to the Administrator all books, records, and 
5 information required by the Administrator in fulfilling 
6 his or her regulatory purpose.
7  (4) A wide area progressive system provider must 
8 suspend play on the wide area progressive system if a 
9 communication failure of the system cannot be corrected 
10 within 24 consecutive hours.
11  (5) Approval by the Board of any wide area progressive 
12 system shall occur only after the Administrator has 
13 reviewed the wide area progressive system software and 
14 hardware and is satisfied that the operation of the system 
15 meets accepted industry standards for wide area 
16 progressive system products, as well as any other 
17 requirements that the Administrator may impose to ensure 
18 the integrity, security, and legal operation of the wide 
19 area progressive system.
20  (6) A meter that shows the amount of the common 
21 progressive jackpot must be conspicuously displayed at or 
22 near the machines to which the jackpot applies. The common 
23 progressive jackpot meter need not precisely show the 
24 actual moneys in the common progressive jackpot award at 
25 each instant. Nothing shall prohibit the use of an odometer 
26 or other paced updating progressive display to show updates 
 
 
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1 to the jackpot. When a paced updating display is used and 
2 the remote site is communicating to the central computer, 
3 the common progressive jackpot meter must display the 
4 winning value after the jackpot broadcast is received from 
5 the central system. If a common progressive jackpot is 
6 recognized in the middle of a systemwide poll cycle, the 
7 common progressive jackpot display may contain a value less 
8 than the aggregated amount calculated by the central 
9 system. The fund values from the remaining portion of the 
10 poll cycle shall be received by the central system, but not 
11 the local site, in which case the common progressive 
12 jackpot amount paid shall always be the higher of the 2 
13 reporting amounts.
14  (7) When a common progressive jackpot is won, the wide 
15 area progressive system provider shall have the 
16 opportunity to inspect the machine, storage media, the 
17 error events received by the central system, and any other 
18 data which could reasonably be used to ascertain the 
19 validity of the jackpot.
20   (A) The central system shall produce reports that 
21 clearly demonstrate the method of arriving at the 
22 payoff amount. This shall include the funds 
23 contributed beginning with the polling cycle 
24 immediately following the previous jackpot and all 
25 funds contributed up to and including the polling cycle 
26 that includes the jackpot signal. Funds contributed to 
 
 
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1 and registered by the system before the jackpot message 
2 is received shall be deemed to have been contributed to 
3 the progressive amount prior to the current jackpot. 
4 Funds contributed to the system subsequent to the 
5 jackpot message's being received, as well as funds 
6 contributed to the system before the jackpot message is 
7 received by the system but registered after the jackpot 
8 message is received at the system, shall be deemed to 
9 have been contributed to the progressive amount of the 
10 next jackpot.
11   (B) The common progressive jackpot may be 
12 disbursed in periodic payments as long as each machine 
13 clearly displays the fact that the jackpot shall be 
14 paid in such periodic payments. In addition, the number 
15 of periodic payments and time between payments must be 
16 clearly displayed on the slot machine in a 
17 non-misleading manner.
18   (C) A wide area progressive system provider must, 
19 upon request, supply to the Board reports that support 
20 and verify the economic activity of the system.
21  (8) In calculating adjusted gross revenue, a facility 
22 may deduct its pro rata share of the present value of any 
23 common progressive jackpots awarded. The deduction shall 
24 be listed on the detailed accounting records provided by 
25 the wide area progressive system provider. A facility's pro 
26 rata share is based on the number of funds in from that 
 
 
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1 facility's machines on the wide area progressive system, 
2 compared to the total amount of funds in on the whole 
3 system for the time period between jackpots awarded.
4  (9) In the event a facility ceases operations and a 
5 progressive jackpot is awarded subsequent to the last day 
6 of the final month of operation, the facility may not file 
7 an amended wagering tax submission or make a claim for a 
8 wagering tax refund based on its contributions to that 
9 particular progressive prize pool.
10  (10) A facility, or an entity that is licensed as a 
11 manufacturer or distributor, shall provide the wide area 
12 progressive system in accordance with a written agreement 
13 that shall be reviewed and approved by the Board prior to 
14 offering the jackpots.
15  (11) The payment of any common progressive jackpot 
16 offered on a wide area progressive system shall be 
17 administered by the wide area progressive system provider, 
18 and the provider shall have primary liability for payment 
19 of any common progressive jackpot the person administers.
20  (12) A wide area progressive system provider shall 
21 comply with the following:
22   (A) A reserve shall be established and maintained 
23 by the provider of the wide area progressive system in 
24 an amount of not less than the sum of the following 
25 amounts:
26    (i) the present value of the aggregate 
 
 
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1 remaining balances owed on all jackpots previously 
2 won by patrons on the wide area progressive system;
3    (ii) the present value of the amount currently 
4 reflected on the jackpot meters of the wide area 
5 progressive system; and
6    (iii) the present value of one additional 
7 reset of the wide area progressive system.
8   (B) The reserve shall continue to be maintained 
9 until all payments owed to winners of the common 
10 progressive jackpots have been made.
11   (C) For common progressive jackpots disbursed in 
12 periodic payments, any qualified investment shall be 
13 purchased within 90 days following notice of the win of 
14 the common progressive jackpot, and a copy of such 
15 qualified investment shall be provided to the Board 
16 within 30 days of purchase. Any qualified investment 
17 shall have a surrender value at maturity and shall have 
18 a maturity date prior to the date the periodic jackpot 
19 payment is required to be made.
20   (D) The person authorized to provide the wide area 
21 progressive system shall not be permitted to sell, 
22 trade, or otherwise dispose of any qualified 
23 investments prior to their maturity unless approval to 
24 do so is first obtained from the Board.
25   (E) Upon becoming aware of an event of 
26 noncompliance with the terms of the reserve 
 
 
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1 requirement mandated by subparagraph (A) in this 
2 paragraph (12), the wide area progressive system 
3 provider must immediately notify the Board of such 
4 event. An event of noncompliance includes a 
5 non-payment of a jackpot periodic payment or a 
6 circumstance which may cause the wide area progressive 
7 system provider to be unable to fulfill, or which may 
8 otherwise impair the person's ability to satisfy, the 
9 person's jackpot payment obligations.
10   (F) On a quarterly basis, the wide area progressive 
11 system provider must deliver to the Board a calculation 
12 of system reserves required under subparagraph (A) in 
13 this paragraph (12). The calculation shall come with a 
14 certification of financial compliance signed by a duly 
15 authorized financial officer of the wide area 
16 progressive system provider, on a form prescribed by 
17 the Board, validating the calculation. 
18  (13) For common progressive jackpots disbursed in 
19 periodic payments, subsequent to the date of the win, a 
20 winner may be offered the option to receive, in lieu of 
21 periodic payments, a discounted single cash payment in the 
22 form of a qualified prize option, as that term is defined 
23 in Section 451(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The 
24 wide area progressive system provider shall calculate the 
25 single cash payment based on the discount rate. Until the 
26 new discount rate becomes effective, the discount rate 
 
 
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1 selected by the wide area progressive system provider shall 
2 be used to calculate the single cash payment for all 
3 qualified prizes that occur subsequent to the date of the 
4 selected discount rate."; and 

5on page 453, line 4, after "5,", by inserting "20,"; and

6on page 453, line 4, after "80", by inserting "and by adding 
7Section 90"; and

8on page 457, immediately below line 5, by inserting the 
9following:

10 "(230 ILCS 40/20)

11 Sec. 20. Direct dispensing of receipt tickets only. A video 
12gaming
terminal may not
directly dispense coins, cash, tokens, 
13or any other article of exchange or
value except for receipt 
14tickets. Tickets shall be dispensed by
pressing the ticket 
15dispensing button on the video gaming terminal at the end
of 
16one's turn or play. The ticket shall indicate the total amount 
17of credits
and the cash award, the time of day in a 24-hour 
18format showing hours and
minutes, the date, the
terminal serial 
19number, the sequential number of the ticket, and an encrypted

20validation number from which the validity of the prize may be 
21determined.
The player shall turn in this ticket to the 
22appropriate
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1truck stop establishment, licensed fraternal establishment,
or

2licensed veterans establishment
to receive the cash award. The 
3cost
of the credit shall be one cent, 5 cents, 10 cents, or 25 
4cents, and the maximum
wager played per hand shall not exceed 
5$4 $2.
No cash award for the maximum wager on any
individual 
6hand shall exceed $1,199, except in the case of a wide area 
7progressive system, as defined in the Illinois Gambling Act, 
8which shall have no limits for cash awards $500.

9(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1410, eff. 7-30-10.)"; 
10and

11on page 468, immediately below line 25, by inserting the 
12following:

13 "(230 ILCS 40/90 new)
14 Sec. 90. Wide area progressive systems. The operation of a 
15wide area progressive system, as defined in the Illinois 
16Gambling Act, is permitted, subject to the provisions of the 
17Illinois Gambling Act, and the following conditions:
18  (1) Licensed terminal operators and manufacturer or 
19 supplier licensees may operate one or more wide area 
20 progressive systems in licensed establishments, licensed 
21 truck stop establishments, licensed veterans 
22 establishments, and licensed fraternal establishments. A 
23 designated portion of a player's wager may be allocated to 
24 the jackpot. The jackpot may be awarded to a player on any 
 
 
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1 of the video gaming terminals that are linked to the wide 
2 area progressive system.
3  (2) A wide area progressive system shall at all times 
4 be installed and operated in accordance with relevant 
5 requirements of this Act and technical standards of wide 
6 area progressive systems.
7  (3) A wide area progressive system shall be operated 
8 and administered by participating licensees in accordance 
9 with the terms and conditions of a written approved policy, 
10 which must be submitted in writing and approved by the 
11 Board prior to implementation and must comply with this Act 
12 and technical standards of wide area progressive systems.
13  (4) Approved policies must address:
14   (A) responsibility for the funding and payment of 
15 all jackpots, fees, and taxes associated with the 
16 operation of the wide area progressive system;
17   (B) control and operation of the computer 
18 monitoring room required under paragraph (5); and
19   (C) other requirements in the technical standards 
20 on wide area progressive systems.
21  (5) A wide area progressive system shall be controlled 
22 and operated from a computer monitoring room. The computer 
23 monitoring room must:
24   (A) be under the sole possession and control of, 
25 and maintained and operated by, employees of the 
26 licensee designated in the approved policy for that 
 
 
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1 system; the employees of the licensee may be required 
2 to obtain a terminal handler license if the Board 
3 determines, after a review of the work being performed, 
4 the employees require a license or permit for the 
5 protection of the integrity of gaming;
6   (B) have its monitoring equipment subjected to 
7 surveillance coverage either by the surveillance 
8 system of a licensee or by a dedicated surveillance 
9 system maintained by the terminal operator;
10   (C) be accessible through a locked door; the door 
11 must be alarmed in a manner that audibly signals the 
12 surveillance monitoring room for the surveillance 
13 system elected under subparagraph (B) of this 
14 paragraph (5); and
15   (D) have a computer monitoring room entry log. 
16 This Section shall not be construed to impact the maximum 
17wager as set forth in this Act.".