Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Each
holder of an owners license or organization gaming license shall limit the
number of gaming positions concurrently available for play to the maximum
permitted by its license under the Act.
b) Gaming positions shall be counted as
follows:
1) Positions for Games utilizing
Electronic Gaming Devices shall be determined as 90 percent of the total number
of gaming stations available for play.
2) Positions for Games available for play
that do not utilize an Electronic Gaming Device shall be determined by the
Administrator. The Administrator shall make this determination at the time the
internal controls for the Game are approved, using the following standards.
A) Any Game with internal controls approved
before September 1, 2019 shall count as 5 positions, except craps, which shall
count as 10 positions.
B) In
determining the number of gaming positions for a Game, the Administrator shall
consider the following:
i) The number of
positions assigned to the same Game in the approved controls of any owners
licensee or organization gaming licensee;
ii) The nature and scope of differences
between the internal controls of the Game and those other instances of the same
or similar games operated by any owners licensee or organization gaming
licensee; and
iii) The possible
maximum number of concurrent players.
c) The total gaming positions
shall not include:
1) Any gaming station that
is disabled or otherwise not operational for play by a patron.
2) Any live gaming device that is not
currently operational and available to play.
3) Any promotional give-away or tournament
for which there is no entry fee required for any participant.
4) Sports wagering conducted pursuant to the
Sports Wagering Act [230 ILCS 45 ].
5) Pari-mutuel wagering conducted pursuant to
the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 [230 ILCS 5
].
d) Licensees may
reallocate gaming positions at any time with prior written notice to the
Board.
e) Owners licensees and
organization gaming licensees shall adopt internal controls regarding the
allocation of gaming positions and logging of any reallocation.
f) Owners licensees and organization gaming
licensees shall, immediately upon request, provide to Board agents an
accounting of the current allocation of gaming positions.
g) Logs of gaming position allocation must be
retained for at least as long as prescribed by the published Records Retention
Schedule (see Section
3000.115), or longer upon
written notice by the Administrator or designee.
