101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3970
 
Introduced 1/8/2020, by Rep. Deb Conroy
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
230 ILCS 45/25-60

     Amends the Sports Wagering Act. Provides that a supplier or vendor authorized by a sports governing body or sports league, organization, or association to distribute tier 2 official league data is not required to obtain a tier 2 official league data provider license if that supplier or vendor already holds a supplier license or if that supplier or vendor has been granted a temporary or conditional authorization to offer any of its services as a supplier licensee.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning gaming.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Sports Wagering Act is amended  by changing 
5Section 25-60 as follows:
 
6    (230 ILCS 45/25-60)

7    Sec. 25-60. Tier 2 official league data provider license.
8    (a) A sports governing body or a sports league, 
9organization, or association or a vendor authorized by such 
10sports governing body or sports league, organization, or 
11association to distribute tier 2 official league data may apply 
12to the Board for a tier 2 official league data provider 
13license.
14    (b) A tier 2 official league data provider licensee may 
15provide a master sports wagering licensee with official league 
16data for tier 2 sports wagers. No sports governing body or 
17sports league, organization, or association or a vendor 
18authorized by such sports governing body or sports league, 
19organization, or association may provide tier 2 official league 
20data to a master sports wagering licensee without a tier 2 
21official league data provider license.
22    Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, the 
23licensing and fee requirements of this Section shall not apply 
 
 
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1if, under subsection (g) of Section 25-25, master sports 
2wagering licensees are not required to use official league data 
3to determine the results of tier 2 sports wagers.
4    (c) The initial license fee for a tier 2 official league 
5data provider license is payable to the Board at the end of the 
6first year of licensure based on the amount of data sold to 
7master sports wagering licensees as  official league data as 
8follows:
9        (1) for data  sales up to and including $500,000, the 
10    fee is $30,000; 
11        (2) for data  sales in excess of $500,000 and up to and 
12    including $750,000, the fee is $60,000;
13        (3) for data  sales in excess of $750,000 and up to and 
14    including $1,000,000, the fee is $125,000;
15        (4) for data  sales in excess of $1,000,000 and up to 
16    and including $1,500,000, the fee is $250,000;
17        (5) for data  sales in excess of $1,500,000 and up to 
18    and including $2,000,000, the fee is $375,000; and
19        (6) for data  sales in excess of $2,000,000, the fee is 
20    $500,000.
21    The license is valid for 3 years.
22    (d) The tier 2 official league data provider licensee may 
23renew the license for 3 years by paying a renewal fee to the 
24Board based on the amount of data sold to master sports 
25wagering licensees as  official league data in the immediately 
26preceding year as provided in paragraphs (1) through (6) of 
 
 
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1subsection (c).
2    (e) A supplier or vendor authorized by a sports governing 
3body or sports league, organization, or association to 
4distribute tier 2 official league data is not required to 
5obtain a tier 2 official league data provider license if that 
6supplier or vendor already holds a supplier license under 
7Section 25-50 or if that supplier or vendor has been granted a 
8temporary or conditional authorization to offer any of its 
9services as a supplier licensee under Section 25-50. 

10(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)