SB1806 Summary

• Illinois Gaming Board shall deny video gaming location applications if granting would cause a terminal operator to operate video gaming terminals across 2 or more locations as a single integrated operation.

• Board must presume that granting a license in a mall will result in single integrated operation if it creates a local concentration (more than half of mall's separate locations are licensed video gaming locations).

• Home rule municipalities and counties may impose separate requirements on video gaming including license fees, occupation taxes, hours limitations, terminal number caps, zoning restrictions, and other public safety measures that are more restrictive than state law.

• Current supplier licensees under the Riverboat Gambling Act automatically qualify for licensure under the Video Gaming Act as manufacturers, distributors, or suppliers without additional Board investigation, but must pay application and annual fees.

• Board must consider factors including location ownership/control, business arrangements, marketing practices, and geographic concentration when determining whether video gaming operations constitute unlawful economic concentration.