Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) The
following are ineligible for any license under the Act:
1) Any person who has been convicted of a
felony within 10 years of the date of the application;
2) Any person who has been convicted of a
violation of Article 28 (gambling) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev.
Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 28-1 et seq.);
3) Any person who has had a pull tab, bingo,
or charitable games license revoked by the Department;
4) Any person who is or has been a
professional gambler; for example, one who has declared himself to be a
professional gambler on an income tax return, or who has been convicted of a
gambling offense in another jurisdiction;
5) Any firm or corporation in which a person
defined in subsections (1), (2), (3), or (4) above has a proprietary,
equitable, or credit interest, or in which such person is active or
employed;
6) Any organization in
which a person defined in subsections (1), (2), (3), or (4) above is an
officer, director, or employee, whether compensated or not;
7) Any organization in which a person defined
in subsections (1), (2), (3), or (4) above is to participate in the management
or operation of pull tabs (Section 2 of the Act);
8) Any unlicensed person or organization
engaging in any activities required to be licensed under the Act;
9) Any person or organization submitting any
application, supporting documentation, return, or report containing statements
which the person or organization knows, or should know, to be false;
10) Any person or organization which, when
required pursuant to the Act or this Part, has failed to file or submit any
report, return, application, or documentation, or which has failed to pay any
fee, tax, penalty, or interest due the Department for any period during which
the person or organization had a valid license issued under the Act;
11) Any person or organization which 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
other tax act administered by the Department (Section 39b47 of The Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 127, par.
39b47)).
b) The
ineligibility of a firm, corporation, or organization under subsections (a)(5),
(6), or (7) above shall continue so long as any person defined in subsections
(a)(1), (2), (3), or (4) above maintains a relationship causing ineligibility
with the firm, corporation, or organization. The ineligibility of a person or
organization under subsections (a)(8) and (9) above shall continue for a period
of up to one year from the date the unlicensed activity was discontinued
(subsection (a)(8)), or from the date the Department learned of the false
statement (subsection (a)(9)). The ineligibility of a person or organization
under subsections (a)(10) and (11) above shall continue until the required
information has been provided, or until the amounts owed to the Department have
been paid or arrangements for payment have been made with the
Department.
