HB 4935

Short Description:  LOTTERY-INTERNET PROGRAM

House Sponsors
Rep. Margaret Croke-Jonathan Carroll

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

Synopsis As Introduced
      Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Allows the Department of the Lottery to offer interactive instant win games through the Internet program. Requires the private manager to obtain the Director of the Lottery's approval before commencing the interactive instant win games program. Defines "interactive instant win game". Effective immediately.

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HB 4730

Short Description:  RACING-COOK CNTY SUNSET

House Sponsors
Rep. Robert Rita

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

Synopsis As Introduced
      Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provides that before June 29, 2022, the additional organization license, issued by the Illinois Racing Board for standardbred racing to a racetrack located in specified townships of Cook County, shall not be issued within a 35-mile radius of another organization license issued by the Board, unless the person having operating control of such racetrack has given written consent to the organization licensee application, which consent must be filed with the Board at or prior to the time application is made.

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HB 4934

Short Description:  SPORTS WAGERING-LOTTERY

House Sponsors
Rep. Margaret Croke-Jonathan Carroll

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

Synopsis As Introduced
      Amends the Sports Wagering Act in provisions concerning the Lottery sports wagering pilot program. Provides that the Department of the Lottery shall establish and publish the rules and procedures for the competitive bid process in issuing the central system provider license. Requires the winning bidder to pay no less than $1,000,000 (rather than paying $20,000,000) for the central system provider license. Requires the money to be deposited into the State Lottery Fund to be used for the costs of development and administration related to the Lottery sports wagering pilot program, and any funds not used by the Department shall be transferred to the Rebuild Illinois Projects Fund. Provides that sports lottery terminals may be placed in no more than 2,500 Lottery retail locations in the State in any one given year of the sports wagering pilot program (rather than during the first 360 days after the effective date of Public Act 101-31). Provides that the total number of retail locations of the Lottery sports wagering pilot program shall not exceed 5,000 after initial implementation of the Lottery sports wagering pilot program. Provides that the privilege tax due for Lottery sports wagering shall be transferred to the Capital Projects Fund on the last day of each month (rather than the 15th day of each month). Extends the repeal date of provisions concerning the Lottery sports wagering pilot program from January 1, 2024 to July 1, 2030. Makes other and conforming changes. Effective immediately.

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HB 4682

Short Description:  LOTTERY-VETERAN SERVICES

House Sponsors
Rep. Daniel Swanson-Jonathan Carroll-Carol Ammons-Steven Reick-Martin McLaughlin, Lance Yednock, Thomas M. Bennett and Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Craig Wilcox)

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

Synopsis As Introduced
      Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Provides that the Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund shall make grants, fund additional services, or conduct additional research projects relating to veterans' behavioral health services (rather than veterans' post traumatic stress disorder) and veterans' emergency financial assistance, including, but not limited to, past due utilities, housing, and transportation costs.

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