Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Eligibility. The Department shall issue
restricted licenses to senior citizens organizations. See Section
430.110(a)(8)
for a definition of "senior citizens." The
fee for a restricted license is $10 per year. Restricted licenses are subject
to the following conditions:
1) Bingo shall
be conducted only at a facility which is owned by a unit of local government to
which the corporate authorities have given their approval and which is used to
provide social services or a meeting place to senior citizens, or in common
areas in multi-unit federally assisted rental housing maintained solely for the
elderly and handicapped;
2) The
price paid for a single card shall not exceed 5 cents;
3) The aggregate retail value of all prizes
or merchandise awarded in any one game of bingo shall not exceed $1;
4) No person or organization shall
participate in the management or operation of bingo under a restricted license
if the person or organization would be ineligible for a license under Section 1
(8)(a-f) of the Act;
5) No license
is required to provide premises for bingo conducted under a restricted
license;
6) Licenses must be
renewed annually. Licensees will be notified in advance by the Department that
the time for renewal is upcoming. Failure to receive a notice of renewal does
not excuse a licensee of its obligation to submit a renewal application prior
to the expiration of its current license. If the licensee fails to file a
renewal application prior to the expiration of its license, it must cease bingo
activities until a renewal license is issued;
7) Licensees must notify the Department in
writing if there is a change in the information required by Section
430.125(b);
8) Licensees violating the provisions of this
Section are subject to the provisions of Section
430.190
of this Part;
9) No other
restrictions imposed in this Part apply to restricted licenses.
b) Applications. Organizations
applying for a restricted license must submit the following to the Department:
1) A letter from an officer of the
organization requesting issuance of a restricted license, containing the name
and address of the organization, the location at which games will be conducted,
and the name, address and telephone number of the person in the senior citizens
organization who is responsible for organizing bingo games;
2) A $10 license fee;
3) A letter from the management of a facility
described in Section
430.125(a)(1)
above, indicating that a senior citizens' organization desires to conduct bingo
games at that facility, and certifying that the facility is one which meets the
requirements of Section
430.125(a)(1).
c) All application materials
(Section
430.125(b)
) shall be sent to the Illinois Department of Revenue, Office of Bingo and
Charitable Games, P.O. Box 19480, Springfield IL 62794.
d) Confirmation. The Department shall review
the application materials. If approved, a licensee shall be issued a license
which should be displayed at the bingo site.
