(230 ILCS 20/2)
(from Ch. 120, par. 1052)
Sec. 2.
The Department of Revenue shall, upon application therefor on forms prescribed by the Department, and upon the payment of a nonrefundable annual fee of $500, and upon determination that the applicant meets all the requirements of this Act, issue a license to conduct pull tabs and jar games to any of the following:
(i) Any local fraternal mutual benefit organization
| chartered at least 40 years before it applies for a license under this Act. | |
(ii) Any bona fide religious, charitable, labor, |
| fraternal, youth athletic, senior citizen, educational or veterans' organization organized in Illinois which operates without profit to its members, which has been in existence in Illinois continuously for a period of 5 years immediately before making application for a license and which has had during that entire 5 year period a bona fide membership engaged in carrying out its objects. However, the 5 year requirement shall be reduced to 2 years, as applied to a local organization which is affiliated with and chartered by a national organization which meets the 5 year requirement. | |
Each license issued shall be in effect for one year from its date of issuance unless extended, suspended, or revoked by Department action before that date. The Department may provide by rule for an extension of any pull tabs and jar games license issued under this Act. Any extension provided shall not exceed one year. A licensee may hold only one license and that license is valid for only one location unless a special permit, as authorized in subsection (4) of Section 3, is issued. The Department may authorize by rule the filing by electronic means of any application, license, permit, return, or registration required under this Act.
All taxes and fees imposed by this Act, unless otherwise specified, shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury.
(Source: P.A. 95‑228, eff. 8‑16‑07.) |
(230 ILCS 20/2.1)
Sec. 2.1.
Ineligibility for a license.
The following are ineligible for any license under this Act:
(1) Any person who has been convicted of a felony
| within the last 10 years prior to the date of the application. | |
(2) Any person who has been convicted of a violation |
| of Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 1961. | |
(3) Any person who has had a bingo, pull tabs and jar |
| games, or charitable games license revoked by the Department. | |
(4) Any person who is or has been a professional |
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(5) Any person found gambling in a manner not |
| authorized by the Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act, the Bingo License and Tax Act, or the Charitable Games Act, participating in such gambling, or knowingly permitting such gambling on premises where pull tabs and jar games are authorized to be conducted. | |
(6) Any firm or corporation in which a person defined |
| in (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) has any proprietary, equitable, or credit interest or in which such person is active or employed. | |
(7) Any organization in which a person defined in |
| (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) is an officer, director, or employee, whether compensated or not. | |
(8) Any organization in which a person defined in |
| (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) is to participate in the management or operation of pull tabs and jar games. | |
The Department of State Police shall provide the criminal background of any supplier as requested by the Department of Revenue.
(Source: P.A. 95‑228, eff. 8‑16‑07.) |
(230 ILCS 20/3)
(from Ch. 120, par. 1053)
Sec. 3.
Licensing for the conducting of pull tabs and jar games is subject to the following restrictions:
(1) The license application, when submitted to the
| Department of Revenue, shall contain a sworn statement attesting to the not‑for‑profit character of the prospective licensee organization and shall be signed by a person listed on the application as an owner, officer, or other person in charge of the necessary day‑to‑day operations of that organization. | |
(2) The license application shall be prepared in |
| accordance with the rules of the Department of Revenue. | |
(3) The licensee shall prominently display the |
| license in the area where the licensee conducts pull tabs and jar games. The licensee shall likewise display, in the form and manner as prescribed by the Department, the provisions of Section 4 of this Act. | |
(4) Each license shall state the location at which |
| the licensee is permitted to conduct pull tabs and jar games. The Department may, on special application made by a licensed organization, issue a special permit to conduct a single pull tabs or jar games event at another location. A special permit shall be displayed at the site of any pull tabs or jar games authorized by such permit. | |
(4.1) A license is not assignable or transferable.
(5) Any organization qualified for a license but not |
| holding one, may upon application and payment of a nonrefundable fee of $50 receive a limited license to conduct pull tabs or jar games at no more than 2 indoor or outdoor festivals in a year for a maximum of 5 consecutive days on each occasion. No more than 2 limited licenses under this subsection may be issued to any organization in any year. The limited license shall be prominently displayed at the site where pull tabs or jar games are sold. | |
(Source: P.A. 95‑228, eff. 8‑16‑07.) |
(230 ILCS 20/4)
(from Ch. 120, par. 1054)
Sec. 4.
The conducting of pull tabs and jar games is subject to the following restrictions:
(1) The entire net proceeds of any pull tabs or jar
| games, except as otherwise approved in this Act, must be exclusively devoted to the lawful purposes of the organization permitted to conduct such drawings. | |
(2) No person except a bona fide member or employee |
| of the sponsoring organization may participate in the management or operation of such pull tabs or jar games; however, nothing herein shall conflict with pull tabs and jar games conducted under the provisions of the Charitable Games Act. | |
(3) No person may receive any remuneration or profit |
| for participating in the management or operation of such pull tabs or jar games; however, nothing herein shall conflict with pull tabs and jar games conducted under the provisions of the Charitable Games Act. | |
(4) The price paid for a single chance or right to |
| participate in a game licensed under this Act shall not exceed $2. No single prize shall exceed $500. There shall be no more than 6,000 tickets in a game. The aggregate value of all prizes or merchandise awarded in any single day of pull tabs and jar games shall not exceed $5,000. | |
(5) No person under the age of 18 years shall play or |
| participate in games under this Act. A person under the age of 18 years may be within the area where pull tabs and jar games are being conducted only when accompanied by his parent or guardian. | |
(6) Pull tabs and jar games shall be conducted only |
| on premises owned or occupied by licensed organizations and used by its members for general activities, or on premises owned or rented for conducting the game of bingo, or as permitted in subsection (4) of Section 3. | |
(Source: P.A. 95‑228, eff. 8‑16‑07.) |
(230 ILCS 20/5)
(from Ch. 120, par. 1055)
Sec. 5.
There shall be paid to the Department of Revenue 5% of the gross proceeds of any pull tabs and jar games conducted under this Act. Such payments shall be made 4 times per year, between the first and the 20th day of April, July, October and January. Accompanying each payment shall be a return, on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. Failure to submit either the payment or the return within the specified time shall result in suspension or revocation of the license. Tax returns filed pursuant to this Act shall not be confidential and shall be available for public inspection. All payments made to the Department of Revenue under this Act shall be deposited as follows:
(a) 50% shall be deposited in the Common School Fund;
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(b) 50% shall be deposited in the Illinois Gaming Law |
| Enforcement Fund. Of the monies deposited in the Illinois Gaming Law Enforcement Fund under this Section, the General Assembly shall appropriate two‑thirds to the Department of Revenue, Department of State Police and the Office of the Attorney General for State law enforcement purposes, and one‑third shall be appropriated to the Department of Revenue for the purpose of distribution in the form of grants to counties or municipalities for law enforcement purposes. The amounts of grants to counties or municipalities shall bear the same ratio as the number of licenses issued in counties or municipalities bears to the total number of licenses issued in the State. In computing the number of licenses issued in a county, licenses issued for locations within a municipality's boundaries shall be excluded. | |
The provisions of Sections 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5i, 5j, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and Section 3‑7 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act, which are not inconsistent with this Act shall apply, as far as practicable, to the subject matter of this Act to the same extent as if such provisions were included in this Act. For the purposes of this Act, references in such incorporated Sections of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to retailers, sellers or persons engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property means persons engaged in conducting pull tabs and jar games and references in such incorporated Sections of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to sales of tangible personal property mean the conducting of pull tabs and jar games and the making of charges for participating in such drawings.
(Source: P.A. 95‑228, eff. 8‑16‑07.) |