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2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 20 Executive Branch 20 ILCS 1605/      Illinois Lottery Law.

    (20 ILCS 1605/1) (from Ch. 120, par. 1151)
    Sec. 1.
    This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Lottery Law".
(Source: P. A. 78‑3rd S.S.‑20.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/2)(from Ch. 120, par. 1152)
    (Text of Section from P.A. 94‑120)
    Sec. 2. This Act is enacted to implement and establish within the State a lottery to be operated by the State, the entire net proceeds of which are to be used for the support of the State's Common School Fund, except as provided in Sections 21.2 and 21.5.
(Source: P.A. 94‑120, eff. 7‑6‑05.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 94‑585)
    Sec. 2. This Act is enacted to implement and establish within the State a lottery to be operated by the State, the entire net proceeds of which are to be used for the support of the State's Common School Fund, except as provided in Sections 21.2 and 21.6.
(Source: P.A. 94‑585, eff. 8‑15‑05.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/3)(from Ch. 120, par. 1153)
    Sec. 3. For the purposes of this Act:
    a. "Lottery" or "State Lottery" means the lottery or lotteries established and operated pursuant to this Act.
    b. "Board" means the Lottery Control Board created by this Act.
    c. "Department" means the Department of Revenue.
    d. "Director" means the Director of Revenue.
    e. "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Lottery Control Board.
    f. "Multi‑state game directors" means such persons, including the Superintendent, as may be designated by an agreement between the Division and one or more additional lotteries operated under the laws of another state or states.
    g. "Division" means the Division of the State Lottery of the Department of Revenue.
    h. "Superintendent" means the Superintendent of the Division of the State Lottery of the Department of Revenue.
(Source: P.A. 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/4)(from Ch. 120, par. 1154)
    Sec. 4. The Department of the Lottery is established to implement and regulate the State Lottery in the manner provided in this Act.
    In accordance with Executive Order No. 9 (2003), the Division of the State Lottery is established within the Department of Revenue. Unless otherwise provided by law, the Division of the State Lottery shall be subject to and governed by all of the laws and rules applicable to the Department.
(Source: P.A. 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/5)(from Ch. 120, par. 1155)
    Sec. 5. The Division shall be under the supervision and direction of a Superintendent, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties required by this Act. The Superintendent shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The term of office of the Superintendent shall expire on the third Monday of January in odd numbered years provided that he or she shall hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified.
    Any vacancy occurring in the office of the Superintendent shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
    The Superintendent shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the duties of the office and shall not be engaged in any other profession or occupation. The Superintendent shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law.
(Source: P.A. 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/5.1)
    Sec. 5.1. E.J. "Zeke" Giorgi Lottery Building. The building occupied by the Department from time to time as its main office in Springfield shall be known as the E.J. "Zeke" Giorgi Lottery Building.
(Source: P.A. 88‑676, eff. 12‑14‑94.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/6) (from Ch. 120, par. 1156)
    Sec. 6. There is hereby created an independent board to be known as the Lottery Control Board, consisting of 5 members, all of whom shall be citizens of the United States and residents of this State and shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. No more than 3 of the 5 members shall be members of the same political party. A chairman of the Board shall be chosen annually from the membership of the Board by a majority of the members of the Board at the first meeting of the Board each fiscal year.
    Initial members shall be appointed to the Board by the Governor as follows: one member to serve until July 1, 1974, and until his successor is appointed and qualified; 2 members to serve until July 1, 1975, and until their successors are appointed and qualified; 2 members to serve until July 1, 1976, and until their successors are appointed and qualified. As terms of members so appointed expire, their successors shall be appointed for terms to expire the first day in July 3 years thereafter, and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
    Any vacancy in the Board occurring for any reason other than expiration of term, shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
    Any member of the Board may be removed by the Governor for neglect of duty, misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office.
    Board members shall receive as compensation for their services $100 for each day they are in attendance at any official board meeting, but in no event shall members receive more than $1,200 per year. They shall receive no other compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling and other reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. Each member shall make a full financial disclosure upon appointment.
    The Board shall hold at least one meeting each quarter of the fiscal year. In addition, special meetings may be called by the Chairman, any 2 Board members, or the Director of the Department, upon delivery of 72 hours' written notice to the office of each member. All Board meetings shall be open to the public pursuant to the Open Meetings Act.
    Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum, and 3 votes shall be required for any final determination by the Board. The Board shall keep a complete and accurate record of all its meetings.
(Source: P.A. 84‑1128.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/7.1)(from Ch. 120, par. 1157.1)
    Sec. 7.1. The Department shall promulgate such rules and regulations governing the establishment and operation of a State lottery as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Such rules and regulations shall be subject to the provisions of The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The Division shall issue written game rules, play instructions, directives, operations manuals, brochures, or any other publications necessary to conduct specific games, as authorized by rule by the Department. Any written game rules, play instructions, directives, operations manuals, brochures, or other game publications issued by the Division that relate to a specific lottery game shall be maintained as a public record in the Division's principal office, and made available for public inspection and copying but shall be exempt from the rulemaking procedures of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. However, when such written materials contain any policy of general applicability, the Division shall formulate and adopt such policy as a rule in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. In addition, the Division shall publish each January in the Illinois Register a list of all game‑specific rules, play instructions, directives, operations manuals, brochures, or other game‑specific publications issued by the Division during the previous year and instructions concerning how the public may obtain copies of these materials from the Division.
(Source: P.A. 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/7.2) (from Ch. 120, par. 1157.2)
    Sec. 7.2. The rules and regulations of the Department may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
    (1) The types of lotteries to be conducted;
    (2) The price, or prices, of tickets or shares in the lottery;
    (3) The numbers and sizes of the prizes on the winning tickets or shares;
    (4) The manner of selecting the winning tickets or shares;
    (5) The manner of payment of prizes to the holders of winning tickets or shares;
    (6) The frequency of the drawing or selections of winning tickets or shares, without limitation;
    (7) Without limit to number, the type or types of locations at which tickets or shares may be sold;
    (8) The method to be used in selling tickets or shares;
    (9) The manner and amount of compensation, if any, to be paid licensed sales agents necessary to provide for the adequate availability of tickets or shares to prospective buyers and for the convenience of the public;
    (10) The apportionment of the total revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets or shares and from all other sources among (i) the payment of prizes to the holders of winning tickets or shares, (ii) the payment of costs incurred in the operation and administration of the lottery, including the expenses of the Department and the costs resulting from any contract or contracts entered into for promotional, advertising or operational services or for the purchase or lease of lottery equipment and materials, and (iii) for monthly transfers to the Common School Fund. The net revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets shall be determined by deducting from total revenues the payments required by paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this subsection.
    (11) Such other matters necessary or desirable for the efficient and economical operation and administration of the lottery and for the convenience of the purchasers of tickets or shares and the holders of winning tickets or shares.
    Any rules and regulations of the Department with respect to monthly transfers to the Common School Fund are subject to Section 21.2.
(Source: P.A. 84‑1128.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/7.3) (from Ch. 120, par. 1157.3)
    Sec. 7.3. The Board shall designate Hearing Officers who shall conduct hearings upon complaints charging violations of this Act or of regulations thereunder, and such other hearings as may be provided by Department rule. The Board may hear appeals from the recommended decisions of its Hearing Officers in accordance with procedures established by Department rule. Whenever the Department issues a Notice of Assessment under Section 21 of this Act, the lottery sales agent may protest such Notice by filing a request for hearing within 20 days of the date of such Notice.
(Source: P.A. 85‑1224; 86‑1475.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/7.4) (from Ch. 120, par. 1157.4)
    Sec. 7.4. The Department shall carry on a continuous study and investigation of the lottery throughout the State (1) for the purpose of ascertaining any defects in this Act or in the rules and regulations issued under this Act whereby any abuses in the administration and operation of the lottery or any evasion of this Act or the rules and regulations may arise or be practiced, (2) for the purpose of formulating recommendations for changes in this Act and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder to prevent such abuses and evasions, (3) to guard against the use of this Act and the rules and regulations issued hereunder as a cloak for the carrying on of organized gambling and crime, and (4) to insure that the law and rules and regulations shall be in such form and be so administered as to serve the true purposes of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 84‑1128.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/7.5) (from Ch. 120, par. 1157.5)
    Sec. 7.5. The Board shall report to the Governor, the Attorney General, the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, the minority leaders of both houses, and such other State officers as from time to time it deems appropriate, any matters which it deems to require an immediate change in the laws of this State in order to prevent abuses and evasions of this Act or rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or to rectify undesirable conditions in connection with the administration or operation of the lottery.
(Source: P.A. 84‑1128.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/7.6)(from Ch. 120, par. 1157.6)
    Sec. 7.6. The Board shall advise and make recommendations to the Superintendent or the Director regarding the functions and operations of the State Lottery. A copy of all such recommendations shall also be forwarded to the Governor, the Attorney General, the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate and the minority leaders of both houses.
(Source: P.A. 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/7.8) (from Ch. 120, par. 1157.8)
    Sec. 7.8. The Department shall make an annual report regarding the work of the Board to the Governor, the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, and the minority leaders of both houses, such report to be a public report.
(Source: P.A. 84‑1128.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/7.8a) (from Ch. 120, par. 1157.8a)
    Sec. 7.8a. The Board shall establish advertising policy to ensure that advertising content and practices do not target with the intent to exploit specific groups or economic classes of people, and that its content is accurate and not misleading. The Board shall review, at least quarterly, all past advertising and proposed concepts for major media campaigns to ensure that they do not target with the intent to exploit specific groups or economic classes of people, and that their content is accurate and not misleading. If the Board finds that advertising conflicts with such policy, it shall have the authority to direct the Department to cease that advertising.
(Source: P.A. 85‑183.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/7.11)(from Ch. 120, par. 1157.11)
    Sec. 7.11. The Division may establish and collect nominal charges for promotional products ("premiums") and other promotional materials produced or acquired by the Division as part of its advertising and promotion activities. Such premiums or other promotional materials may be sold to individuals, government agencies and not‑for‑profit organizations, but not to for‑profit enterprises for the purpose of resale. Other State agencies shall be charged no more than the cost to the Division of the premium or promotional material. All proceeds from the sale of premiums or promotional materials shall be deposited in the State Lottery Fund in the State Treasury.
(Source: P.A. 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/8) (from Ch. 120, par. 1158)
    Sec. 8. In connection with any hearing held pursuant to Section 7.3 of this Act, the Board, or any Hearing Officer appointed by the Board, may subpoena and compel the appearance of witnesses and production of documents, papers, books, records and other evidence before it in any matter over which it has jurisdiction, control or supervision. The Board, or any appointed Hearing Officer, shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations to persons whose testimony is required. If a person subpoenaed to attend in any such proceeding or hearing fails to obey the command of the subpoena without reasonable cause, or if a person in attendance in any such proceeding or hearing refuses, without lawful cause, to be examined or to answer a legal or pertinent question or to exhibit any books, account, record or other document when ordered so to do by the Board or its Hearing Officer, the Board or Hearing Officer may apply to the circuit court, upon proof by affidavit of the facts, for an order returnable in not less than 2 nor more than 10 days, or as the court may prescribe, directing such person to show cause before the court why he or she should not comply with such subpoena or such order.
    Upon return of the order, the court shall examine such person under oath, and if the court determines, after giving such person an opportunity to be heard, that he or she refused without legal excuse to comply with such subpoena or such order of the Board or Hearing Officer, the court may order such person to comply therewith immediately and any failure to obey the order of the court may be punished as a contempt of court.
    All subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum issued under the provisions of this Act may be served by any person of lawful age. The fees of witnesses for attendance and travel shall be the same as the fees of witnesses before the circuit courts of this State. When the witness is subpoenaed at the instance of the Department or any officer or employee thereof, such fees shall be paid in the same manner as other expenses of the Department. When the witness is subpoenaed at the instance of any other party to any such proceeding, the Department may require that the cost of service of the subpoena or subpoena duces tecum and the fee of the witness be borne by the party at whose instance the witness is summoned. In such case, and on motion of the Department, the Board or its Hearing Officer may require a deposit to cover the cost of such service and witness fees.
    The Department, or any officer or employee thereof, or any other party to a hearing before the Board or its Hearing Officers, may cause the depositions of witnesses within the State to be taken in the manner prescribed by law for like depositions in civil actions in courts of this State, and to that end compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records or memoranda.
(Source: P.A. 85‑1224.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/8.1) (from Ch. 120, par. 1158.1)
    Sec. 8.1. Contracts for State Lottery tickets or shares or for other State Lottery game related services shall be obtained through the utilization of competitive negotiation procedures whenever practicable.
(Source: P.A. 84‑268.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/9)(from Ch. 120, par. 1159)
    Sec. 9. The Superintendent, as administrative head of the Division, shall direct and supervise all its administrative and technical activities and shall report to the Director. In addition to the duties imposed upon him elsewhere in this Act, it shall be the Superintendent's duty:
    a. To supervise and administer the operation of the lottery in accordance with the provisions of this Act or such rules and regulations of the Department adopted thereunder.
    b. To attend meetings of the Board or to appoint a designee to attend in his stead.
    c. To employ and direct such personnel in accord with the Personnel Code, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. The Superintendent may, subject to the approval of the Director, use the services, personnel, or facilities of the Department. In addition, the Superintendent may by agreement secure such services as he or she may deem necessary from any other department, agency, or unit of the State government, and may employ and compensate such consultants and technical assistants as may be required and is otherwise permitted by law.
    d. To license, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 10 and 10.1 of this Act and the rules and regulations of the Department adopted thereunder, as agents to sell lottery tickets such persons as in his opinion will best serve the public convenience and promote the sale of tickets or shares. The Superintendent may require a bond from every licensed agent, in such amount as provided in the rules and regulations of the Department. Every licensed agent shall prominently display his license, or a copy thereof, as provided in the rules and regulations of the Department.
    e. To suspend or revoke any license issued pursuant to this Act or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department thereunder.
    f. To confer regularly as necessary or desirable and not less than once every month with the Lottery Control Board on the operation and administration of the Lottery; to make available for inspection by the Board or any member of the Board, upon request, all books, records, files, and other information and documents of his office; to advise the Board and recommend such rules and regulations and such other matters as he deems necessary and advisable to improve the operation and administration of the lottery.
    g. To enter into contracts for the operation of the lottery, or any part thereof, and into contracts for the promotion of the lottery on behalf of the Department with any person, firm or corporation, to perform any of the functions provided for in this Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Department shall not expend State funds on a contractual basis for such functions unless those functions and expenditures are expressly authorized by the General Assembly.
    h. To enter into an agreement or agreements with the management of state lotteries operated pursuant to the laws of other states for the purpose of creating and operating a multi‑state lottery game wherein a separate and distinct prize pool would be combined to award larger prizes to the public than could be offered by the several state lotteries, individually. No tickets or shares offered in connection with a multi‑state lottery game shall be sold within the State of Illinois, except those offered by and through the Department. No such agreement shall purport to pledge the full faith and credit of the State of Illinois, nor shall the Department expend State funds on a contractual basis in connection with any such game unless such expenditures are expressly authorized by the General Assembly, provided, however, that in the event of error or omission by the Illinois State Lottery in the conduct of the game, as determined by the multi‑state game directors, the Department shall be authorized to pay a prize winner or winners the lesser of a disputed prize or $1,000,000, any such payment to be made solely from funds appropriated for game prize purposes. The Department shall be authorized to share in the ordinary operating expenses of any such multi‑state lottery game, from funds appropriated by the General Assembly, and in the event the multi‑state game control offices are physically located within the State of Illinois, the Department is authorized to advance start‑up operating costs not to exceed $150,000, subject to proportionate reimbursement of such costs by the other participating state lotteries. The Department shall be authorized to share proportionately in the costs of establishing a liability reserve fund from funds appropriated by the General Assembly. The Department is authorized to transfer prize award funds attributable to Illinois sales of multi‑state lottery game tickets to the multi‑state control office, or its designated depository, for deposit to such game pool account or accounts as may be established by the multi‑state game directors, the records of which account or accounts shall be available at all times for inspection in an audit by the Auditor General of Illinois and any other auditors pursuant to the laws of the State of Illinois. No multi‑state game prize awarded to a nonresident of Illinois, with respect to a ticket or share purchased in a state other than the State of Illinois, shall be deemed to be a prize awarded under this Act for the purpose of taxation under the Illinois Income Tax Act. All of the net revenues accruing from the sale of multi‑state lottery tickets or shares shall be transferred into the Common School Fund pursuant to Section 7.2. The Department shall promulgate such rules as may be appropriate to implement the provisions of this Section.
    i. To make a continuous study and investigation of (1) the operation and the administration of similar laws which may be in effect in other states or countries, (2) any literature on the subject which from time to time may be published or available, (3) any Federal laws which may affect the operation of the lottery, and (4) the reaction of Illinois citizens to existing and potential features of the lottery with a view to recommending or effecting changes that will tend to serve the purposes of this Act.
    j. To report monthly to the State Treasurer and the Lottery Control Board a full and complete statement of lottery revenues, prize disbursements and other expenses for each month and the amounts to be transferred to the Common School Fund pursuant to Section 7.2 or such other funds as are otherwise authorized by Section 21.2 of this Act, and to make an annual report, which shall include a full and complete statement of lottery revenues, prize disbursements and other expenses, to the Governor and the Board. All reports required by this subsection shall be public and copies of all such reports shall be sent to the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, and the minority leaders of both houses.
(Source: P.A. 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/10)(from Ch. 120, par. 1160)
    Sec. 10. The Division, upon application therefor on forms prescribed by the Division, and upon a determination by the Division that the applicant meets all of the qualifications specified in this Act, shall issue a license as an agent to sell lottery tickets or shares. No license as an agent to sell lottery tickets or shares shall be issued to any person to engage in business exclusively as a lottery sales agent.
    Before issuing such license the Superintendent shall consider (a) the financial responsibility and security of the person and his business or activity, (b) the accessibility of his place of business or activity to the public, (c) the sufficiency of existing licenses to serve the public convenience, (d) the volume of expected sales, and (e) such other factors as he or she may deem appropriate.
    Until September 1, 1987, the provisions of Sections 2a, 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5i, 5j, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13.5 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act which are not inconsistent with this Act shall apply to the subject matter of this Act to the same extent as if such provisions were included in this Act. For purposes of this Act, references in such incorporated Sections of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to retailers, sellers or persons engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property mean persons engaged in selling lottery tickets or shares; references in such incorporated Sections to sales of tangible personal property mean the selling of lottery tickets or shares; and references in such incorporated Sections to certificates of registration mean licenses issued under this Act. The provisions of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act as heretofore applied to the subject matter of this Act shall not apply with respect to tickets sold by or delivered to lottery sales agents on and after September 1, 1987, but such provisions shall continue to apply with respect to transactions involving the sale and delivery of tickets prior to September 1, 1987.
    All licenses issued by the Division under this Act shall be valid for a period not to exceed 2 years after issuance unless sooner revoked, canceled or suspended as in this Act provided. No license issued under this Act shall be transferable or assignable. Such license shall be conspicuously displayed in the place of business conducted by the licensee in Illinois where lottery tickets or shares are to be sold under such license.
    For purposes of this Section, the term "person" shall be construed to mean and include an individual, association, partnership, corporation, club, trust, estate, society, company, joint stock company, receiver, trustee, referee, any other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity who is appointed by a court, or any combination of individuals. "Person" includes any department, commission, agency or instrumentality of the State, including any county, city, village, or township and any agency or instrumentality thereof.
(Source: P.A. 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/10.1)(from Ch. 120, par. 1160.1)
    Sec. 10.1. The following are ineligible for any license under this Act:
    (a) any person who has been convicted of a felony;
    (b) any person who is or has been a professional gambler or gambling promoter;
    (c) any person who has engaged in bookmaking or other forms of illegal gambling;
    (d) any person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he resides;
    (e) any person who has been found guilty of any fraud or misrepresentation in any connection;
    (f) any firm or corporation in which a person defined in (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) has a proprietary, equitable or credit interest of 5% or more.
    (g) any organization in which a person defined in (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) is an officer, director, or managing agent, whether compensated or not;
    (h) any organization in which a person defined in (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) is to participate in the management or sales of lottery tickets or shares.
    However, with respect to persons defined in (a), the Department may grant any such person a license under this Act when:
    1) at least 10 years have elapsed since the date when the sentence for the most recent such conviction was satisfactorily completed;
    2) the applicant has no history of criminal activity subsequent to such conviction;
    3) the applicant has complied with all conditions of probation, conditional discharge, supervision, parole or mandatory supervised release; and
    4) the applicant presents at least 3 letters of recommendation from responsible citizens in his community who personally can attest that the character and attitude of the applicant indicate that he is unlikely to commit another crime.
    The Division may revoke, without notice or a hearing, the license of any agent who violates this Act or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this Act. However, if the Division does revoke a license without notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the Division shall, by appropriate notice, afford the person whose license has been revoked an opportunity for a hearing within 30 days after the revocation order has been issued. As a result of any such hearing, the Division may confirm its action in revoking the license, or it may order the restoration of such license.
(Source: P.A. 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/10.1a)(from Ch. 120, par. 1160.1a)
    Sec. 10.1a. In addition to other grounds specified in this Act, the Division shall refuse to issue and shall suspend the license of any lottery sales agency who fails to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the Department, until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied, unless the agency is contesting, in accordance with the procedures established by the appropriate revenue Act, its liability for the tax or the amount of tax. The Division shall affirmatively verify the tax status of every sales agency before issuing or renewing a license. For purposes of this Section, a sales agency shall not be considered delinquent in the payment of a tax if the agency (a) has entered into an agreement with the Department for the payment of all such taxes that are due and (b) is in compliance with the agreement.
(Source: P.A. 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/10.2)(from Ch. 120, par. 1160.2)
    Sec. 10.2. Application and other fees. Each application for a new lottery license must be accompanied by a one‑time application fee of $50; the Division, however, may waive the fee for licenses of limited duration as provided by Department rule. Each application for renewal of a lottery license must be accompanied by a renewal fee of $25. Each lottery licensee granted on‑line status pursuant to the Department's rules must pay a fee of $10 per week as partial reimbursement for telecommunications charges incurred by the Department in providing access to the lottery's on‑line gaming system. The Department, by rule, may increase or decrease the amount of these fees.
(Source: P.A. 93‑840, eff. 7‑30‑04; 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/10.3) (from Ch. 120, par. 1160.3)
    Sec. 10.3. All proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets or shares received by a person in the capacity of a sales agent shall constitute a trust fund until paid to the Department either directly, or through the Department's authorized collection representative. Proceeds shall include unsold instant tickets received by a sales agent and cash proceeds of sale of any lottery products, net of allowable sales commissions and credit for lottery prizes paid to winners by sales agents. Sales proceeds and unsold instant tickets shall be delivered to the Department or its authorized collection representative upon demand. Sales agents shall be personally liable for all proceeds which shall be kept separate and apart from all other funds and assets and shall not be commingled with any other funds or assets. In the case of a sales agent who is not an individual, personal liability shall attach to the owners and officers of the sales agent. The Department shall have a right to file a lien upon all real and personal property of any person who is personally liable under this Section for any unpaid proceeds, which were to be segregated as a trust fund under this Section, at any time after such payment was to have been made. Such lien shall include any interest and penalty provided for by this Act and shall be deemed equivalent to, and have the same effect as, the State tax lien under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. The term "person" as used in this Section, and in Section 10.4 of this Act, shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 10 of this Act. This Section, and Sections 10.4 and 10.5 of this Act shall apply with respect to all lottery tickets or shares generated by computer terminal, other electronic device, and any other tickets delivered to sales agents on and after September 1, 1987.
(Source: P.A. 86‑905.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/10.4) (from Ch. 120, par. 1160.4)
    Sec. 10.4. Every person who shall violate the provisions of Section 10.3, or who does not segregate and keep separate and apart from all other funds and assets, all proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets received by a person in the capacity of a sales agent, shall upon conviction thereof be guilty of a Class 4 felony. The provisions of this Section shall be enforced by the Illinois Department of State Police and prosecuted by the Attorney General.
(Source: P.A. 85‑183; 86‑1475.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/10.5) (from Ch. 120, par. 1160.5)
    Sec. 10.5. Whenever any person who receives proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets in the capacity of sales agent becomes insolvent, or dies insolvent, the proceeds due the Department from such person or his estate shall have preference over all debts or demands, except as follows:
    (a) Amounts due for necessary funeral expenses;
    (b) Amounts due for medical care and medicine during his most recent illness preceding death;
    (c) Debts due to the United States;
    (d) Debts due to the State of Illinois and all State and local taxes; and
    (e) Wages for labor performed within the 6 months immediately preceding the death of such deceased person, not exceeding $1,000 due to another person and provided further that such proceeds shall be nondischargeable in insolvency proceedings instituted pursuant to Chapter 7, Chapter 11, or Chapter 13 of the Federal Bankruptcy Act.
(Source: P.A. 85‑183.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/10.6)(from Ch. 120, par. 1160.6)
    Sec. 10.6. The Division shall make an effort to more directly inform players of the odds of winning prizes. This effort shall include, at a minimum, that the Division require all ticket agents to display a placard stating the odds of winning for each game offered by that agent.
(Source: P.A. 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/10.7)
    Sec. 10.7. Compulsive gambling.
    (a) Each lottery sales agent shall post a statement regarding obtaining assistance with gambling problems and including a toll‑free "800" telephone number providing crisis counseling and referral services to families experiencing difficulty as a result of problem or compulsive gambling. The text of the statement shall be determined by rule by the Department of Human Services, shall be no more than one sentence in length, and shall be posted on the placard required under Section 10.6. The signs shall be provided by the Department of Human Services.
    (b) The Division shall print a statement regarding obtaining assistance with gambling problems, the text of which shall be determined by rule by the Department of Human Services, on all paper stock it provides to the general public.
    (c) The Division shall print a statement of no more than one sentence in length regarding obtaining assistance with gambling problems and including a toll‑free "800" number providing crisis counseling and referral services to families experiencing difficulty as a result of problem or compulsive gambling on the back of all lottery tickets.
(Source: P.A. 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/11) (from Ch. 120, par. 1161)
    Sec. 11. Every officer and employee shall for any offense be subject to the same penalty or penalties, civil or criminal, as are prescribed by existing law for the same offense by any officer or employee whose powers or duties devolve upon him under this Act.
(Source: P. A. 78‑3rd S.S.‑20.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/12)(from Ch. 120, par. 1162)
    Sec. 12. The public inspection and copying of the records and data of the Division and the Board shall be generally governed by the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act except that the following shall additionally be exempt from inspection and copying:
        (i) information privileged against introduction in
    
judicial proceedings;
        (ii) internal communications of the several agencies;
        (iii) information concerning secret manufacturing
    
processes or confidential data submitted by any person under this Act;
        (iv) any creative proposals, scripts, storyboards or
    
other materials prepared by or for the Division, prior to the placement of the materials in the media, if the prior release of the materials would compromise the effectiveness of an advertising campaign.
(Source: P.A. 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/13)(from Ch. 120, par. 1163)
    Sec. 13. Except as otherwise provided in Section 13.1, no prize, nor any portion of a prize, nor any right of any person to a prize awarded shall be assignable. Any prize, or portion thereof remaining unpaid at the death of a prize winner, may be paid to the estate of such deceased prize winner, or to the trustee under a revocable living trust established by the deceased prize winner as settlor, provided that a copy of such a trust has been filed with the Department along with a notarized letter of direction from the settlor and no written notice of revocation has been received by the Division prior to the settlor's death. Following such a settlor's death and prior to any payment to such a successor trustee, the Superintendent shall obtain from the trustee a written agreement to indemnify and hold the Department and the Division harmless with respect to any claims that may be asserted against the Department or the Division arising from payment to or through the trust. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, any person pursuant to an appropriate judicial order may be paid the prize to which a winner is entitled, and all or part of any prize otherwise payable by State warrant under this Section shall be withheld upon certification to the State Comptroller from the Illinois Department of Public Aid as provided in Section 10‑17.5 of The Illinois Public Aid Code. The Director and the Superintendent shall be discharged of all further liability upon payment of a prize pursuant to this Section.
(Source: P.A. 93‑465, eff. 1‑1‑04; 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/13.1)
    Sec. 13.1. Assignment of prizes payable in installments.
    (a) The right of any person to receive payments under a prize that is paid in installments over time by the Department may be voluntarily assigned, in whole or in part, if the assignment is made to a person or entity designated pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction located in the judicial circuit where the assigning prize winner resides or where the headquarters of the Department is located. A court may issue an order approving a voluntary assignment and directing the Department to make prize payments in whole or in part to the designated assignee, if the court finds that all of the following conditions have been met:
        (1) The assignment is in writing, is executed by the
    
assignor, and is, by its terms, subject to the laws of this State.
        (2) The purchase price being paid for the payments
    
being assigned represents a present value of the payments being assigned, discounted at an annual rate that does not exceed 10 percentage points over the Wall Street Journal prime rate published on the business day prior to the date of execution of the contract.
        (3) The contract of assignment expressly states that
    
the assignor has 3 business days after the contract was signed to cancel the assignment.
        (4) The assignor provides a sworn affidavit
    
attesting that he or she:
            (i) is of sound mind, is in full command of his
        
or her faculties, and is not acting under duress;
            (ii) has been advised regarding the assignment
        
by his or her own independent legal counsel, who is unrelated to and is not being compensated by the assignee or any of the assignee's affiliates, and has received independent financial or tax advice concerning the effects of the assignment from a lawyer or other professional who is unrelated to and is not being compensated by the assignee or any of the assignee's affiliates;
            (iii) understands that he or she will not
        
receive the prize payments or portions thereof for the years assigned;
            (iv) understands and agrees that, with regard to
        
the assigned payments, the Department and its officials and employees will have no further liability or responsibility to make the assigned payments to him or her;
            (v) has been provided with a one‑page written
        
disclosure statement setting forth, in bold type of not less than 14 points, the payments being assigned, by amounts and payment dates; the purchase price being paid; the rate of discount to present value, assuming daily compounding and funding on the contract date; and the amount, if any, of any origination or closing fees that will be charged to him or her; and
            (vi) was advised in writing, at the time he or
        
she signed the assignment contract, that he or she had the right to cancel the contract, without any further obligation, within 3 business days following the date on which the contract was signed.
        (5) Written notice of the proposed assignment and
    
any court hearing concerning the proposed assignment is provided to the Department's counsel at least 30 days prior to any court hearing. The Department is not required to appear in or be named as a party to any such action seeking judicial confirmation of an assignment under this Section, but may intervene as of right in any such proceeding.
    (b) A certified copy of a court order approving a voluntary assignment must be provided to the Department no later than 30 days before the date on which the payment is to be made.
    (c) A court order obtained pursuant to this Section, together with all such prior orders, shall not require the Department to divide any single prize payment among more than 3 different persons. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit substituting assignees as long as there are no more than 3 assignees at any one time for any one prize payment.
    (d) If a husband and wife are co‑owners of a prize, any assignment of the prize must be made jointly.
    (e) A voluntary assignment may not include portions of payments that are subject to offset on account of a defaulted or delinquent child support obligation, non‑wage garnishment, or criminal restitution obligation or on account of a debt owed to a State agency. Each court order issued under subsection (a) shall provide that any delinquent child support or criminal restitution obligations of the assigning prize winner and any debts owed to a State agency by the assigning prize winner, as of the date of the court order, shall be set off by the Department first against remaining payments or portions thereof due the prize winner and then against payments due the assignee.
    (f) The Department and its respective officials and employees shall be discharged of all liability upon payment of an assigned prize under this Section. The assignor and assignee shall hold harmless and indemnify the Department, the State of Illinois, and its employees and agents from all claims, actions, suits, complaints, and liabilities related to the assignment.
    (g) The Department may establish a reasonable fee to defray any administrative expenses associated with assignments made under this Section, including the cost to the Department of any processing fee that may be imposed by a private annuity provider. The fee amount shall reflect the direct and indirect costs associated with processing assignments.
    (h) If at any time the Internal Revenue Service or a court of competent jurisdiction issues a determination letter, revenue ruling, other public ruling of the Internal Revenue Service, or published decision to the Department or to any lottery prize winner declaring that the voluntary assignment of prizes will affect the federal income tax treatment of prize winners who do not assign their prizes, the Department shall immediately file a copy of that letter, ruling, or published decision with the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. A court may not issue an order authorizing a voluntary assignment under this Section after the date any such ruling, letter, or published decision is filed.
    (i) A contract of assignment in which the assignor is a lottery winner shall include a sworn affidavit from the assignee. The form of the affidavit shall be established by the Department and shall include:
        (1) a summary of assignee contacts with the winner;
        (2) a summary of any lawsuits, claims, and other
    
legal actions from lottery winners regarding conduct of the assignee or its agents;
        (3) a statement that the assignee is in good
    
standing in its state of domicile and with any other licensing or regulatory agency as may be required in the conduct of its business;
        (4) a brief business history of the assignee;
        (5) a statement describing the nature of the
    
business of the assignee; and
        (6) a statement of the assignee's privacy and
    
non‑harassment policies and express affirmation that the assignee has followed those policies in Illinois.
    (j) The assignee shall notify the Department of its business location and mailing address for payment purposes during the entire course of the assignment.
(Source: P.A. 93‑465, eff. 1‑1‑04.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/14)(from Ch. 120, par. 1164)
    Sec. 14. No person shall sell a ticket or share at a price greater than that fixed by rule or regulation of the Department or the Division. No person other than a licensed lottery sales agent or distributor shall sell or resell lottery tickets or shares. No person shall charge a fee to redeem a winning ticket or share.
    Any person convicted of violating this Section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; provided, that if any offense under this Section is a subsequent offense, the offender shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/14.2) (from Ch. 120, par. 1164.2)
    Sec. 14.2. Any person who, with intent to defraud, shall falsely make, alter, forge, utter, pass or counterfeit a lottery ticket or share issued by the State of Illinois under this Act shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
    It shall be prima facie evidence of intent to defraud for a person to possess a lottery ticket or share issued by the State under this Act if he or she knows that ticket or share was falsely made, altered, forged, uttered, passed, or counterfeited.
(Source: P.A. 89‑466, eff. 6‑13‑96.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/14.3)
    Sec. 14.3. Misuse of proprietary material prohibited. Except as may be provided in Section 7.11, or by bona fide sale or by prior authorization from the Department or the Division, or otherwise by law, all premiums, promotional and other proprietary material produced or acquired by the Division as part of its advertising and promotional activities shall remain the property of the Department. Nothing herein shall be construed to affect the rights or obligations of the Department or any other person under federal or State trademark or copyright laws.
(Source: P.A. 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/15) (from Ch. 120, par. 1165)
    Sec. 15. No minor under 18 years of age shall buy a lottery ticket or share. No person shall sell, distribute samples of, or furnish a lottery ticket or share to any minor under 18 years of age, buy a lottery ticket or share for any minor under 18 years of age, or aid and abet in the purchase of lottery tickets or shares by a minor under 18 years of age.
    No ticket or share shall be purchased by, and no prize shall be paid to any of the following persons: any member of the Board or any officer or other person employed by the Board or by the Department; any spouse, child, brother, sister or parent residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of abode of any such persons; or any minor under 18 years of age.
    Any violation of this Section by a person other than the purchasing minor shall be a Class B misdemeanor; provided, that if any violation of this Section is a subsequent violation, the offender shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, a violation of this Section by a minor under 18 years of age shall be a petty offense.
(Source: P.A. 90‑346, eff. 8‑8‑97.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/16) (from Ch. 120, par. 1166)
    Sec. 16. It shall be a Class B misdemeanor to violate this Act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, or knowingly to submit any false information under this Act or rules or regulations adopted thereunder; except that, if any person engages in such offense after one or more prior convictions under this Act, or any law of the United States or of any State relating to gambling or State operated lotteries, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. It shall be the duty of all State and local law enforcement officers to enforce such Act and regulations.
(Source: P. A. 78‑3rd S.S.‑20.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/17) (from Ch. 120, par. 1167)
    Sec. 17. No other law providing any penalty or disability for the sale of lottery tickets or shares or any acts done in connection with the lottery established under this Act shall apply to the sale of tickets or shares performed pursuant to this Act.
(Source: P.A. 81‑477.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/18) (from Ch. 120, par. 1168)
    Sec. 18. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 86‑1475. Repealed by P.A. 90‑346, eff. 8‑8‑97.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/19)(from Ch. 120, par. 1169)
    Sec. 19. The Division shall establish an appropriate period for the claiming of prizes for each lottery game offered. Each claim period shall be stated in game rules and written play instructions issued by the Superintendent in accordance with Section 7.1 of this Act. Written play instructions shall be made available to all players through sales agents licensed to sell game tickets or shares. Prizes for lottery games which involve the purchase of a physical lottery ticket may be claimed only by presentation of a valid winning lottery ticket that matches validation records on file with the Lottery; no claim may be honored which is based on the assertion that the ticket was lost or stolen. No lottery ticket which has been altered, mutilated, or fails to pass validation tests shall be deemed to be a winning ticket.
    If no claim is made for the money within the established claim period, the prize may be included in the prize pool of such special drawing or drawings as the Division may, from time to time, designate. Unclaimed multi‑state game prize money may be included in the multi‑state prize pool for such special drawing or drawings as the multi‑state game directors may, from time to time, designate. Any bonuses offered by the Department to sales agents who sell winning tickets or shares shall be payable to such agents regardless of whether or not the prize money on the ticket or share is claimed, provided that the agent can be identified as the vendor of the winning ticket or share, and that the winning ticket or share was sold on or after January 1, 1984. All unclaimed prize money not included in the prize pool of a special drawing shall be transferred to the Common School Fund.
(Source: P.A. 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/20)(from Ch. 120, par. 1170)
    (Text of Section from P.A. 94‑120)
    Sec. 20. State Lottery Fund.
    (a) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the "State Lottery Fund". Such fund shall consist of all revenues received from (1) the sale of lottery tickets or shares, (net of commissions, fees representing those expenses that are directly proportionate to the sale of tickets or shares at the agent location, and prizes of less than $600 which have been validly paid at the agent level), (2) application fees, and (3) all other sources including moneys credited or transferred thereto from any other fund or source pursuant to law. Interest earnings of the State Lottery Fund shall be credited to the Common School Fund.
    (b) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section 21.5 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.5.
(Source: P.A. 94‑120, eff. 7‑6‑05.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 94‑585)
    Sec. 20. State Lottery Fund.
    (a) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the "State Lottery Fund". Such fund shall consist of all revenues received from (1) the sale of lottery tickets or shares, (net of commissions, fees representing those expenses that are directly proportionate to the sale of tickets or shares at the agent location, and prizes of less than $600 which have been validly paid at the agent level), (2) application fees, and (3) all other sources including moneys credited or transferred thereto from any other fund or source pursuant to law. Interest earnings of the State Lottery Fund shall be credited to the Common School Fund.
    (b) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section 21.6 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.6.
(Source: P.A. 94‑585, eff. 8‑15‑05.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/20.1) (from Ch. 120, par. 1170.1)
    Sec. 20.1. Department account.
    (a) The Department is authorized to pay validated prizes up to $25,000 from funds held by the Department in an account separate and apart from all public moneys of the State. Moneys in this account shall be administered by the Director exclusively for the purposes of issuing payments to prize winners authorized by this Section. Moneys in this account shall be deposited by the Department into the Public Treasurers' Investment Pool established under Section 17 of the State Treasurer Act. The Department shall submit vouchers from time to time as needed for reimbursement of this account from moneys appropriated for prizes from the State Lottery Fund. Investment income earned from this account shall be deposited monthly by the Department into the Common School Fund. The Department shall file quarterly fiscal reports specifying the activity of this account as required under Section 16 of the State Comptroller Act, and shall file quarterly with the General Assembly, the Auditor General, the Comptroller, and the State Treasurer a report indicating the costs associated with this activity.
    (b) The Department is authorized to enter into an interagency agreement with the Office of the Comptroller or any other State agency to establish responsibilities, duties, and procedures for complying with the Comptroller's Offset System under Section 10.05 of the State Comptroller Act. All federal and State tax reporting and withholding requirements relating to prize winners under this Section shall be the responsibility of the Department. Moneys from this account may not be used to pay amounts to deferred prize winners. Moneys may not be transferred from the State Lottery Fund to this account for payment of prizes under this Section until procedures are implemented to comply with the Comptroller's Offset System and sufficient internal controls are in place to validate prizes.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1197; 88‑676, eff. 12‑14‑94.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/21)(from Ch. 120, par. 1171)
    Sec. 21. All lottery sales agents or distributors shall be liable to the Lottery for any and all tickets accepted or generated by any employee or representative of that agent or distributor, and such tickets shall be deemed to have been purchased by the agent or distributor unless returned to the Lottery within the time and in the manner prescribed by the Superintendent. All moneys received by such agents or distributors from the sale of lottery tickets or shares, less the amount retained as compensation for the sale of the tickets or shares and the amount paid out as prizes, shall be paid over to a lottery representative or deposited in a bank or savings and loan association approved by the State Treasurer, as prescribed by the Superintendent.
    No bank or savings and loan association shall receive public funds as permitted by this Section, unless it has complied with the requirements established pursuant to Section 6 of the Public Funds Investment Act.
    Each payment or deposit shall be accompanied by a report of the agent's receipts and transactions in the sale of lottery tickets in such form and containing such information as the Superintendent may require. Any discrepancies in such receipts and transactions may be resolved as provided by the rules and regulations of the Department.
    If any money due the Lottery by a sales agent or distributor is not paid when due or demanded, it shall immediately become delinquent and be billed on a subsequent monthly statement. If on the closing date for any monthly statement a delinquent amount previously billed of more than $50 remains unpaid, interest in such amount shall be accrued at the rate of 2% per month or fraction thereof from the date when such delinquent amount becomes past due until such delinquent amount, including interest, penalty and other costs and charges that the Department may incur in collecting such amounts, is paid. In case any agent or distributor fails to pay any moneys due the Lottery within 30 days after a second bill or statement is rendered to the agent or distributor, such amount shall be deemed seriously delinquent and may be referred by the Department to a collection agency or credit bureau for collection. Any contract entered into by the Department for the collection of seriously delinquent accounts with a collection agency or credit bureau may be satisfied by a commercially reasonable percentage of the delinquent account recouped, which shall be negotiated by the Department in accordance with commercially accepted standards. Any costs incurred by the Department or others authorized to act in its behalf in collecting such delinquencies may be assessed against the agent or distributor and included as a part of the delinquent account.
    In case of failure of an agent or distributor to pay a seriously delinquent amount, or any portion thereof, including interest, penalty and costs, the Division may issue a Notice of Assessment. In determining amounts shown on the Notice of Assessment, the Division shall utilize the financial information available from its records. Such Notice of Assessment shall be prima facie correct and shall be prima facie evidence of delinquent sums due under this Section at any hearing before the Board, or its Hearing Officers, or at any other legal proceeding. Reproduced copies of the Division's records relating to a delinquent account or a Notice of Assessment offered in the name of the Department, under the Certificate of the Director or any officer or employee of the Department designated in writing by the Director shall, without further proof, be admitted into evidence in any such hearing or any legal proceeding and shall be prima facie proof of the delinquency, including principal and any interest, penalties and costs, as shown thereon. The Attorney General may bring suit on behalf of the Department to collect all such delinquent amounts, or any portion thereof, including interest, penalty and costs, due the Lottery.
    Any person who accepts money that is due to the Department from the sale of lottery tickets under this Act, but who wilfully fails to remit such payment to the Department when due or who purports to make such payment but wilfully fails to do so because his check or other remittance fails to clear the bank or savings and loan association against which it is drawn, in addition to the amount due and in addition to any other penalty provided by law, shall be assessed, and shall pay, a penalty equal to 5% of the deficiency plus any costs or charges incurred by the Department in collecting such amount.
    The Director may make such arrangements for any person(s), banks, savings and loan associations or distributors, to perform such functions, activities or services in connection with the operation of the lottery as he deems advisable pursuant to this Act, the State Comptroller Act, or the rules and regulations of the Department, and such functions, activities or services shall constitute lawful functions, activities and services of such person(s), banks, savings and loan associations or distributors.
    All income arising out of any activity or purpose of the Division shall, pursuant to the State Finance Act, be paid into the State Treasury except as otherwise provided by the rules and regulations of the Department and shall be covered into a special fund to be known as the State Lottery Fund. Banks and savings and loan associations may be compensated for services rendered based upon the activity and amount of funds on deposit.
(Source: P.A. 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/21.2) (from Ch. 120, par. 1171.2)
    Sec. 21.2. There is created a special fund in the State Treasury known as the Illinois Land Grant Collegiate Athletics Fund. The Department shall designate a special lottery game of its choosing which it shall prepare and offer for sale to the public, the net proceeds from which shall be transferred to such fund for distribution to the University of Illinois Athletic Association as otherwise authorized by law.
(Source: P.A. 84‑1128.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/21.3) (from Ch. 120, par. 1171.3)
    Sec. 21.3. Any officer of any corporation licensed as an agent for the sale of Lottery tickets and products shall be personally liable for the total amount of Lottery receipts due the Department which are unpaid by the corporation, together with any interest and penalties thereon assessed in accordance with the provision of Section 21 of the Act.
    The personal liability of a corporate officer as provided herein shall survive the dissolution of the corporation. No action to enforce such personal liability shall be commenced unless a notice of the delinquent account has been sent to such corporate officer at the address shown on the Lottery records or otherwise known to Department officials, and no such action shall be commenced after the expiration of 3 years from the date of the Department's notice of delinquent account or the termination of any court proceedings with respect to the issue of the delinquency of a corporation.
    Procedures for protest and review of a notice of the Department's intention to enforce personal liability against a corporate officer shall be the same as those prescribed for protest and review of the Notice of Assessment as set forth in Section 7.3 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 88‑522.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/21.5)
    Sec. 21.5. Ticket For The Cure.
    (a) The Department shall offer a special instant scratch‑off game with the title of "Ticket For The Cure". The game shall commence on January 1, 2006 or as soon thereafter, in the discretion of the Director, as is reasonably practical, and shall be discontinued on December 31, 2011. The operation of the game shall be governed by this Act and any rules adopted by the Department. The Department must consult with the Ticket For The Cure Board, which is established under Section 2310‑347 of the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, regarding the design and promotion of the game. If any provision of this Section is inconsistent with any other provision of this Act, then this Section governs.
    (b) The Ticket For The Cure Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. The net revenue from the Ticket For The Cure special instant scratch‑off game shall be deposited into the Fund for appropriation by the General Assembly solely to the Department of Public Health for the purpose of making grants to public or private entities in Illinois for the purpose of funding research concerning breast cancer and for funding services for breast cancer victims. The Department must, before grants are awarded, provide copies of all grant applications to the Ticket For The Cure Board, receive and review the Board's recommendations and comments, and consult with the Board regarding the grants. For purposes of this Section, the term "research" includes, without limitation, expenditures to develop and advance the understanding, techniques, and modalities effective in the detection, prevention, screening, and treatment of breast cancer and may include clinical trials. The grant funds may not be used for institutional, organizational, or community‑based overhead costs, indirect costs, or levies.
    Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, including, without limitation, net revenue from the special instant scratch‑off game and gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund.
    For purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means the total amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of the amount paid out in prizes and the actual administrative expenses of the Department solely related to the Ticket For The Cure game.
    (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the Ticket For The Cure game, the Department shall not unreasonably diminish the efforts devoted to marketing any other instant scratch‑off lottery game.
    (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 94‑120, eff. 7‑6‑05.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/21.6)
    Sec. 21.6. Scratch‑off for Illinois veterans.
    (a) The Department shall offer a special instant scratch‑off game for the benefit of Illinois veterans. The game shall commence on January 1, 2006 or as soon thereafter, at the discretion of the Director, as is reasonably practical. The operation of the game shall be governed by this Act and any rules adopted by the Department. If any provision of this Section is inconsistent with any other provision of this Act, then this Section governs.
    (b) The Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. The net revenue from the Illinois veterans scratch‑off game shall be deposited into the Fund for appropriation by the General Assembly solely to the Department of Veterans Affairs for making grants, funding additional services, or conducting additional research projects relating to:
        (i) veterans' post traumatic stress disorder;
        (ii) veterans' homelessness;
        (iii) the health insurance costs of veterans;
        (iv) veterans' disability benefits, including but not
    
limited to, disability benefits provided by veterans service organizations and veterans assistance commissions or centers; and
        (v) the long‑term care of veterans.
    Moneys collected from the special instant scratch‑off game shall be used only as a supplemental financial resource and shall not supplant existing moneys that the Department of Veterans Affairs may currently expend for the purposes set forth in items (i‑v).
    Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, including, without limitation, net revenue from the special instant scratch‑off game and from gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund.
    For purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means the total amount for which tickets have been sold less the sum of the amount paid out in the prizes and the actual administrative expenses of the Department solely related to the scratch‑off game under this Section.
    (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the Illinois veterans scratch‑off game, the Department shall not unreasonably diminish the efforts devoted to marketing any other instant scratch‑off lottery game.
    (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 94‑585, eff. 8‑15‑05.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/24)(from Ch. 120, par. 1174)
    Sec. 24. The State Comptroller shall conduct a preaudit of all accounts and transactions of the Department in connection with the operation of the State Lottery under the State Comptroller Act, excluding payments issued by the Department for prizes of $25,000 or less.
    The Auditor General or a certified public accountant firm appointed by him shall conduct an annual post‑audit of all accounts and transactions of the Department in connection with the operation of the State Lottery and other special post audits as the Auditor General, the Legislative Audit Commission, or the General Assembly deems necessary. The annual post‑audits shall include payments made by lottery sales agents of prizes of less than $600 authorized under Section 20, and payments made by the Department of prizes up to $25,000 authorized under Section 20.1. The Auditor General or his agent conducting an audit under this Act shall have access and authority to examine any and all records of the Department or the Board, its distributing agents and its licensees.
(Source: P.A. 94‑776, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/25) (from Ch. 120, par. 1175)
    Sec. 25. Any party adversely affected by a final order or determination of the Board or the Department may obtain judicial review, by filing a petition for review within 35 days after the entry of the order or other final action complained of, pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, as amended and the rules adopted pursuant thereto.
(Source: P.A. 82‑783.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/26) (from Ch. 120, par. 1176)
    Sec. 26. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, Section, provision or other portion of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held to be invalid, such holding shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this Act or the application of such portion held invalid to any other person or circumstances, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, provision or other portion thereof directly involved in such holding or to the person and circumstances therein involved.
(Source: P. A. 78‑3rd S.S.‑20.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/27) (from Ch. 120, par. 1177)
    Sec. 27. (a) The State Treasurer may, with the consent of the Director, contract with any person or corporation, including, without limitation, a bank, banking house, trust company or investment banking firm, to perform such financial functions, activities or services in connection with operation of the lottery as the State Treasurer and the Director may prescribe.
    (b) All proceeds from investments made pursuant to contracts executed by the State Treasurer, with the consent of the Director, to perform financial functions, activities or services in connection with operation of the lottery, shall be deposited and held by the State Treasurer as ex‑officio custodian thereof, separate and apart from all public money or funds of this State in a special trust fund outside the State treasury. Such trust fund shall be known as the "Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund", and shall be administered by the Director.
    The Director shall, at such times and in such amounts as shall be necessary, prepare and send to the State Comptroller vouchers requesting payment from the Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund to deferred prize winners, in a manner that will insure the timely payment of such amounts owed.
    This Act shall constitute an irrevocable appropriation of all amounts necessary for that purpose, and the irrevocable and continuing authority for and direction to the Director and the State Treasurer to make the necessary payments out of such trust fund for that purpose.
    (c) Moneys invested pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section may be invested only in bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness, treasury bills, or other securities constituting direct obligations of the United States of America and all securities or obligations the prompt payment of principal and interest of which is guaranteed by a pledge of the full faith and credit of the United States of America. Interest earnings on moneys in the Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund shall remain in such fund and be used to pay the winners of lottery prizes deferred as to payment until such obligations are discharged. Proceeds from bonds purchased and interest accumulated as a result of a grand prize multi‑state game ticket that goes unclaimed will be transferred after the termination of the relevant claim period directly from the lottery's Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund to each respective multi‑state partner state according to its contribution ratio.
    (c‑5) If a deferred lottery prize is not claimed within the claim period established by game rule, then the securities or other instruments purchased to fund the prize shall be liquidated and the liquidated amount shall be transferred to the State Lottery Fund for disposition pursuant to Section 19 of this Act.
    (c‑10) The Director may use a portion of the moneys in the Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund to purchase bonds to pay a lifetime prize if the prize duration exceeds the length of available securities. If the winner of a lifetime prize exceeds his or her life expectancy as determined using actuarial assumptions and the securities or moneys set aside to pay the prize have been exhausted, moneys in the State Lottery Fund shall be used to make payments to the winner for the duration of the winner's life.
    (c‑15) From time to time, the Director may request that the State Comptroller transfer any excess moneys in the Deferred Lottery Prize Winners Trust Fund to the Lottery Fund.
    (d) This amendatory Act of 1985 shall be construed liberally to effect the purposes of the Illinois Lottery Law.
(Source: P.A. 89‑466, eff. 6‑13‑96; 90‑346, eff. 8‑8‑97.)

    (20 ILCS 1605/28) (from Ch. 120, par. 1178)
    Sec. 28. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 90‑372, eff. 7‑1‑98. Repealed internally, eff. 7‑1‑98.)

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