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Illinois Horse Racing Act

Illinois · Gaming · §§ 230-5-1 to 230-5-9 · 132 sections

Overview

The Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 governs the conduct of horse race meetings and pari-mutuel wagering in Illinois. It creates the Illinois Racing Board as the regulating body, giving it rulemaking authority, staff and hearing officers, and control over organization licenses — which any person must obtain, along with an allocation of racing dates, before holding a race meeting, and which require Board approval of the licensee's officers, directors, and substantial owners. The Act further sets minimum operating standards for tracks, admission charges, bonds and fines, and governs the mechanics of wagering, including breakage, surcharges on winnings, inter-track wagering, and advance deposit wagering, alongside provisions addressing labor agreements and minority and female participation in the racing industry.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

Sections covered

  • 230 ILCS 5/1This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975"
  • 230 ILCS 5/10Any Board member or Board employee who is subject to any civil action arising from any act executed by him while serving as a Board member or Board employee shall be represented by the Attorney General
  • 230 ILCS 5/11(Repealed)
  • 230 ILCS 5/12(a) Board members shall employ under the "Personnel Code", as now or hereafter amended, such representatives, accountants, clerks, stenographers, inspectors, and other employees as may be necessary
  • 230 ILCS 5/1.2Legislative intent
  • 230 ILCS 5/12.1(a) The General Assembly finds that the Illinois Racing Industry does not include a fair proportion of minority or female workers
  • 230 ILCS 5/12.2Business enterprise program
  • 230 ILCS 5/13The executive director shall perform any and all duties that the Board shall assign him
  • 230 ILCS 5/1.3Legislative findings
  • 230 ILCS 5/14(a) The Board shall hold regular and special meetings at such times and places as may be necessary to perform properly and effectively all duties required under this Act
  • 230 ILCS 5/14aThe Board may employ hearing officers qualified by professional training or previous experience according to rules established by the Board
  • 230 ILCS 5/15Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/15.1(Repealed)
  • 230 ILCS 5/15.2Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/15.3Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/15.4Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/15.5Labor agreements
  • 230 ILCS 5/16Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/17No person shall hold or conduct a horse race meeting except at a State, county, township, agricultural or other fair without a valid and unrevoked organization license issued under this Act authorizing the holding of such meeting
  • 230 ILCS 5/18(a) Together with its application, each applicant for racing dates shall deliver to the Board a certified check or bank draft payable to the order of the Board for $1,000
  • 230 ILCS 5/19Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/19.5Standardbred racetrack in Cook County
  • 230 ILCS 5/2There is hereby created and established an Illinois Racing Board which shall have the powers and duties specified in this Act, and also the powers necessary and proper to enable it to fully and effectively execute all the provisions and purposes of this Act
  • 230 ILCS 5/20(a) Any person desiring to conduct a horse race meeting may apply to the Board for an organization license
  • 230 ILCS 5/20.1Authority of licensees
  • 230 ILCS 5/20.5(Repealed)
  • 230 ILCS 5/21(a) Applications for organization licenses must be filed with the Board at a time and place prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Board
  • 230 ILCS 5/2.1(Repealed)
  • 230 ILCS 5/23(a) The Board shall promulgate as part of its rules and regulations a set of minimum standards (including, but not limited to, a workers' compensation plan) to be observed by race tracks
  • 230 ILCS 5/24(a) No license shall be issued to or held by an organization licensee unless all of its officers, directors, and holders of ownership interests of at least 5% are first approved by the Board
  • 230 ILCS 5/25Admission charge; bond; fine
  • 230 ILCS 5/2.5Separation from Department of Revenue
  • 230 ILCS 5/26Wagering
  • 230 ILCS 5/26.1For all pari-mutuel wagering conducted pursuant to this Act, breakage shall be at all times computed on the basis of not to exceed 10¢ on the dollar
  • 230 ILCS 5/26.2Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/26.3On and after July 1, 1987, each organization licensee may impose a surcharge of up to 1% on winning wagers and winnings from wagers placed upon races conducted by that organization licensee
  • 230 ILCS 5/26.4Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/26.5Inter-track wagering licensee surcharge
  • 230 ILCS 5/26.6(Repealed)
  • 230 ILCS 5/26.7Advance deposit wagering surcharge
  • 230 ILCS 5/26.8Beginning on February 1, 2014, each wagering licensee may impose a surcharge of up to 0.5% on winning wagers and winnings from wagers
  • 230 ILCS 5/26.9Beginning on February 1, 2014, in addition to the surcharge imposed in Sections 26.3, 26.4, 26.5, 26.7, and 26.8 of this Act, each licensee shall impose a surcharge of 0.2% on winning wagers and winnings from wagers
  • 230 ILCS 5/27(a) In addition to the organization license fee provided by this Act, until January 1, 2000, a graduated privilege tax is hereby imposed for conducting the pari-mutuel system of wagering permitted under this Act
  • 230 ILCS 5/27.1(Repealed)
  • 230 ILCS 5/27.2Withholding of delinquent child support
  • 230 ILCS 5/28Except as provided in subsection (g) of Section 27 of this Act, moneys collected shall be distributed according to the provisions of this Section 28
  • 230 ILCS 5/28.1Payments
  • 230 ILCS 5/29Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/3As used in this Act, except where the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in Section 3.01 through 3.23 have the meanings ascribed to them in those Sections
  • 230 ILCS 5/30Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.01"Board" means the Illinois Racing Board
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.02"Breakage" means the odd cents by which the amount payable on each dollar wagered exceeds a multiple of 10¢
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.04"Director of mutuels" means the individual representing the Board in the supervision and verification of the pari-mutuel wagering pool totals for each racing day, which verification shall be the basis for computing State privilege or pari-mutuel taxes, licensee commissions and purses
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.05"Family" means husband, wife, brother, or sister, parents, and children
  • 230 ILCS 5/30.5Illinois Racing Quarter Horse Breeders Fund
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.06"Horse racing" shall mean any type of horse racing, including, but not limited to, Arabian, Appaloosa, Harness, Quarter Horse, and Thoroughbred horse racing
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.07"Horse race meeting" or "race meeting" or "meeting" shall mean the whole period of time, whether consecutive dates or those instances where nonconsecutive dates are granted, for which an organization license to race has been granted to any one organization licensee by the Board
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.071Inter-track wagering
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.072"Inter-track wagering licensee" means any organization licensee receiving a license from the Board to conduct inter-track wagering at the organization licensee's race track, or a facility within 300 yards of the organization licensee's race track
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.073Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.074"Simulcast wagering" means a legal wager placed or accepted at any location within Illinois authorized to accept wagers under this Act with respect to the outcome of a simultaneously televised horse race taking place at a race track outside of Illinois
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.075(a) "Host track" means the organization licensee (i) conducting live thoroughbred racing between the hours of 6:30 a.m
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.076"Interstate commission fee" means the fee or commission paid by an Illinois licensee to receive an interstate simulcast
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.077Non-host licensee
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.078"Supplemental interstate simulcast" means an interstate simulcast race or race programs received by a non-host licensee in addition to simulcasts received from a host track
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.079"Affiliated non-host licensee" means a non-host licensee owned by the same organization licensee
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.08"Minor" means any individual under the age of 18 years
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.080Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.09"Occupation Licensee" means any person who has obtained an occupation license pursuant to Section 15
  • 230 ILCS 5/31Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.10(Repealed)
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.11"Organization licensee" means any person receiving an organization license from the Board to conduct a race meeting or meetings
  • 230 ILCS 5/31.1(a) Unless subsection (a-5) applies, organization licensees collectively shall contribute annually to charity the sum of $750,000 to non-profit organizations that provide medical and family, counseling, and similar services to persons who reside or work on the backstretch of Illinois racetracks
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.12Pari-mutuel system of wagering
  • 230 ILCS 5/31.2Automated external defibrillators
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.13"Pari-mutuel pool" or "mutuel pool" or "pool" means the total money wagered by patrons and held by a licensee under the pari-mutuel system on any horse or horses in a particular race
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.14"Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, or other association or entity, trustee or legal representative
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.15"Public official" means a person who is a public officer, as defined in Section 2-18 of the Criminal Code of 2012, of the State or any municipality, county or township
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.16"Racing" means horse racing
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.17"Racing days" (or dates) are days within a horse race meeting on which an organization licensee is authorized by the Board to conduct horse racing
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.18"Executive Director" means the executive director of the Illinois Racing Board
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.19Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/32Illinois Race Track Improvement Fund
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.20Licensee
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.21"Facilities" means the offices, racetracks and all related grounds and structures, and other building improvements or fixtures associated with the activities of a licensee under this Act
  • 230 ILCS 5/32.1Pari-mutuel tax credit; statewide racetrack real estate equalization
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.22Wagering facility
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.23Wagering
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.28Advance deposit wagering licensee
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.29Advance deposit wagering
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.30Advance deposit wagering terminal
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.31Illinois conceived and foaled
  • 230 ILCS 5/33.1(a) The Department of Agriculture shall be responsible for investigating and determining the eligibility of mares and Illinois conceived and foaled horses and Illinois foaled horses to participate in Illinois conceived and foaled and Illinois foaled races
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.32Gross receipts
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.33Adjusted gross receipts
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.34Organization gaming facility
  • 230 ILCS 5/3.35Organization gaming license
  • 230 ILCS 5/34(a) The Illinois State Police shall enforce the racing statutes of the State and provide investigative services during all horse racing meetings conducted in this State
  • 230 ILCS 5/34.1Compulsive gambling
  • 230 ILCS 5/34.2Withholding of delinquent child support; signs; statement
  • 230 ILCS 5/34.3(Repealed)
  • 230 ILCS 5/35Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/36Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/36a(a) It is recognized that there are horses which exhibit symptoms of epistaxis or respiratory tract hemorrhage which with proper treatment are sound and able to compete in races
  • 230 ILCS 5/37Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/38Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/39Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/39.1(a) No person shall, directly or indirectly, accept anything of value from another to be transmitted or delivered for wager in any pari-mutuel system of wagering on horse races
  • 230 ILCS 5/4The Board shall consist of 11 members to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, not more than 6 of whom shall be of the same political party, and one of whom shall be designated by the Governor to be chairman
  • 230 ILCS 5/40(a) The imposition of any fine or penalty provided in this Act shall not preclude the Board in its rules and regulations from imposing a fine or penalty for any other action which, in the Board's discretion, is a detriment or impediment to horse racing
  • 230 ILCS 5/41Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/42Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/43Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/44Nothing in this Act applies to any other method or manner of racing except the racing of horses as set forth
  • 230 ILCS 5/45It shall be the duty of the Attorney General and the various State's attorneys in this State in cooperation with the Illinois State Police to enforce this Act
  • 230 ILCS 5/46All final decisions of the Board hereunder shall be subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Review Law", as now or hereafter amended, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto
  • 230 ILCS 5/47Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/49The General Assembly declares that it is the policy of this State to foster the running of the Hambletonian Stakes in Illinois
  • 230 ILCS 5/5Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975
  • 230 ILCS 5/51(a) (Blank)
  • 230 ILCS 5/52(Repealed)
  • 230 ILCS 5/53(Repealed)
  • 230 ILCS 5/54(Repealed)
  • 230 ILCS 5/54.5(Repealed)
  • 230 ILCS 5/54.75Horse Racing Equity Trust Fund
  • 230 ILCS 5/55Study concerning account wagering and fixed odds wagering
  • 230 ILCS 5/56Gaming pursuant to an organization gaming license
  • 230 ILCS 5/57Fund dissolution
  • 230 ILCS 5/6Restrictions on Board members
  • 230 ILCS 5/7Vacancies in the Board shall be filled for the unexpired term in like manner as original appointments
  • 230 ILCS 5/8Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, each member of the Board shall take an oath that he will faithfully execute the duties of his office according to the laws of the State and the rules and regulations adopted therewith
  • 230 ILCS 5/9Gaming › 230 ILCS 5 — Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975

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