New additions to the Illinois State Lottery's Internet pilot program. PA 097-1121.December 2012Illinois Law Update, Page 632The 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.
Implementation of the Video Gaming ActApril 2012Illinois Law Update, Page 184The 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.
Amendments to Charitable Games Act re-enacted - PA 094-0986March 2007Illinois Law Update, Page 124In 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).
Rules amended to allow state stewards to void horse racesDecember 2006Illinois Law Update, Page 650The 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.
Requirements for trifecta and superfecta wagering are standardizedAugust 2006Illinois Law Update, Page 404The 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.
Horseracing rules updated to punish horses running off strideJuly 2006Illinois Law Update, Page 334The 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.
Changes made to trifecta and superfecta wageringMay 2006Illinois Law Update, Page 230The Illinois Racing Board has amended Part 306 of Title 11, 11 Ill Adm Code 306 and Part 311 of Title 11, 11 Ill Adm Code 311.
Losing streakBy Helen W. GunnarssonMay 2005Lawpulse, Page 226Compulsive 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.
Three-year bingo licenses are now available P.A. 093-0742September 2004Illinois Law Update, Page 456Effective 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.
Rules in Place for Vouchers on RiverboatsDecember 2003Illinois Law Update, Page 600The 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.
Legislation enacts the Prizes and Gifts Act; P.A. 92-436February 2002Illinois Law Update, Page 66Legislation enacted in August aims to protect consumers from deceptive advertising of sweepstakes and other promotional contests.
Regulation of Riverboat Casino GamblingSeptember 1999Illinois Law Update, Page 460On July 2, 1999, the Illinois Gaming Board adopted emergency amendments to section 3000 of the Illinois Administrative Code. 86 Ill Adm Code 3000.
Lawmakers Gamble on Cook County CasinosJuly 1999Illinois Law Update, Page 351Near the end of the 1999 Spring legislative session, the Illinois Senate passed Senate bill 1017, which among other things substantially remodels the Illinois Riverboat Gambling Act, 230 ILCS 10/1 et seq.
Amendments to the Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games ActApril 1999Illinois Law Update, Page 190Public Act 90-808 amends the Illinois Pull Tabs and Jar Games Act to raise the aggregate value of all prizes or merchandise permitted to be awarded in a single day of pull-tabs and jar games to $5,000. Previously, the limit was $2,250.
