The administrator may deactivate a licensee’s terminal if the licensee: 1) fails to pay money owed to the board; 2) has their state or local liquor license suspended, revoked, or expire; or 3) fails to comply with a valid order from the board.
The Illinois Gaming Board amended the Part titled Riverboat and Casino Gambling. The rulemaking places an affirmative duty on owner licensees to prevent individuals who are ineligible to place wagers, such as those who are underage, from accessing the gaming floor.
The Illinois Racing Board adopted an amendment in its implementation of the Illinois Horse Racing Act. The amendment intends to make claiming races more competitive for horsemen with smaller stables.
The Illinois Gaming Board adopted amendments to the Part titled Video Gaming (General), requiring that any transfer of ownership interest in a licensed terminal operator be approved by the board.
The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) adopted an amendment to Video Gaming (General). The amendment authorizes IGB to rule on petitions brought by interested parties, such as terminal operators and licensed video-gaming locations, alleging that an agreement or portion of an agreement purporting to control the location and operation of video-gaming terminals is invalid.
An overview of recent efforts to legislate sports gambling in Illinois and elsewhere summarizes the wide range of decisions that need to be made before bets are placed in Illinois.
Adopted amendments to the Video Gaming Act (11 Ill. Adm. Code 1800 (eff. June 13, 2017)) replaces a previous emergency amendment from February 7, 2017, and implements the decision reached by the Illinois Supreme Court in J&J Ventures Gaming, LLC v. Wild Inc., 2016 IL 119870. This amendment provides the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) with exclusive authority over use agreements between terminal operators and licensed video gaming locations.
An emergency amendment gave the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) exclusive authority over use agreements between terminal operators and licensed video gaming locations.
The Illinois Gaming Board amended its Video Gaming (General) regulations to impose new restrictions on video gaming terminal (VGT) play in order to ensure its integrity.
"State gaming licensees" including race track wagering facilities, riverboat gambling facilities, or other licensees that operate facilities at which lawful gambling may take place will now be required by the State to withhold winnings where the winner has past due child support payments.
As of May 23, 2013, the Illinois Gaming Board (the "Board") made significant changes to the Illinois Gaming Board policies. See 11 Ill. Adm. Code 1800.
Under the amended Riverboat Gambling Act, suppliers of gambling equipment to riverboat gambling operations have lessened requirements for providing source information on the products and devices supplied to these operations. 230 ILCS 10/8.
The General Assembly has made additions and changes to its Illinois Lottery Internet pilot program, intended to take advantage of the growing Internet market by selling lottery tickets online. 20 ILCS 1605/7.12.
The Video Gaming Act (230 ILCS 40/1) authorizes installation of video gaming terminals used for wagering purposes in various categories of licensed locations and provides for the distribution of specified percentages of video gaming revenues to State and local governments.
In an attempt to avoid previous constitutionality problems, the Illinois General Assembly has passed Public Act 094-0986 in order to re-enact certain amendments originally passed in Public Act 088-0669 but declared unconstitutional by the Illinois Supreme Court in People v Olender, 222 Ill 2d 123, 854 NE2d 593 (2005).
The Illinois Racing Board has amended part 1306 of title 11, 11 Ill Adm Code 1306. The amendment permits state stewards to have a race voided and to have that race's wagers refunded.
The Illinois Racing Board has amended 11 Ill Adm Code 306, to create a common set of requirements for both harness and thorough-bred horse racing regarding trifecta wagering.
The Illinois Racing Board has amended part 1318 of title 11, 11 Ill Adm Code 1318, with regard to horse racing. Horses running off stride for longer than one-sixteenth of a mile will now be considered to be in violation of the amended rule.
Compulsive gambling is like other pathological behavior that leads lawyers astray, with a big difference – it's not treated as a mitigating factor by the ARDC.
Effective immediately, for a triennial fee of $600, the Department of Revenue shall issue a license for the conducting of bingo to any bona fide religious, charitable, labor, fraternal, youth athletic, senior citizen, educational, or veterans' organization organized in Illinois.
The Illinois Gaming Board recently adopted significant amendments to 86 Ill. Adm. Code 3000, providing the regulatory framework for the implementation of voucher payment systems in Illinois riverboat gambling facilities.
