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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, COVID-19 created unprecedented circumstances that |
| 3 | | changed the lives of all Illinoisans; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Changes in consumer behavior are likely to |
| 5 | | continue after the virus has run its course; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, The COVID-19 pandemic made many Illinoisans wary |
| 7 | | of leaving their homes for nonessential activities and forced |
| 8 | | many casinos to close their doors for the safety of their |
| 9 | | patrons and employees; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Internet gaming is partially immune to pandemics |
| 11 | | due to the remote nature of this type of gaming; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, States with legal and available internet gaming, |
| 13 | | such as New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, were able to |
| 14 | | generate revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Nationwide, in the few states that offer it, |
| 16 | | internet gaming earned approximately $402.7 million in gross |
| 17 | | gaming revenue during the second quarter of 2020, a more |
| 18 | | productive quarter than national sports betting operations |
| 19 | | have had to date, according to the American Gaming |
| 20 | | Association; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, An internet gaming law in Illinois that permits |
| 2 | | online table games, slots, and poker with consumer safeguards, |
| 3 | | a privilege tax on the adjusted gross gaming revenue wagered |
| 4 | | on internet gaming platforms, and licensing fees has the |
| 5 | | potential to increase revenue to the State during the COVID-19 |
| 6 | | pandemic; therefore, be it
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| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
| 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that on or before May 1, |
| 9 | | 2021 the Illinois Gaming Board is urged to deliver a report to |
| 10 | | the Illinois Senate that includes, at a minimum, detailed |
| 11 | | estimates of the revenue that could have been generated |
| 12 | | through a privilege tax if Illinois had implemented internet |
| 13 | | gaming beginning February 28, 2020; and be it further
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, The report should include, at a minimum, |
| 15 | | estimates of revenue that could be generated with a privilege |
| 16 | | tax imposed on the adjusted gross gaming revenue wagered on |
| 17 | | internet gaming platforms at the following rates: |
| 18 | | (a) 12%; |
| 19 | | (b) 15%; |
| 20 | | (c) 16%; |
| 21 | | (d) 15% of the adjusted gross revenue up to and |
| 22 | | including $25 million and 20% of the adjusted gross |
| 23 | | revenue in excess of $25 million; and |