230 ILCS 10/12
(a) A tax is hereby imposed upon admissions to riverboat and casino gambling facilities operated by licensed owners authorized pursuant to this Act. Until July 1, 2002, the rate is $2 per person admitted. From July 1, 2002 until July 1, 2003, the rate is $3 per person admitted. From July 1, 2003 until August 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-673), for a licensee that admitted 1,000,000 persons or fewer in the previous calendar year, the rate is $3 per person admitted; for a licensee that admitted more than 1,000,000 but no more than 2,300,000 persons in the previous calendar year, the rate is $4 per person admitted; and for a licensee that admitted more than 2,300,000 persons in the previous calendar year, the rate is $5 per person admitted. Beginning on August 23, 2005 (the effective date of Public Act 94-673), for a licensee that admitted 1,000,000 persons or fewer in calendar year 2004, the rate is $2 per person admitted, and for all other licensees, including licensees that were not conducting gambling operations in 2004, the rate is $3 per person admitted. This admission tax is imposed upon the licensed owner conducting gambling.
(a-5) A fee is hereby imposed upon admissions operated by licensed managers on behalf of the State pursuant to Section 7.3 at the rates provided in this subsection (a-5). For a licensee that admitted 1,000,000 persons or fewer in the previous calendar year, the rate is $3 per person admitted; for a licensee that admitted more than 1,000,000 but no more than 2,300,000 persons in the previous calendar year, the rate is $4 per person admitted; and for a licensee that admitted more than 2,300,000 persons in the previous calendar year, the rate is $5 per person admitted.
(b-5) From the tax imposed under subsection (a) and the fee imposed under subsection (a-5), $1 for each person embarking on a riverboat designated in paragraph (4) of subsection (e-5) of Section 7 shall be divided as follows: $0.70 to the City of Rockford, $0.05 to the City of Loves Park, $0.05 to the Village of Machesney Park, and $0.20 to Winnebago County.
The municipality's or county's share shall be collected by the Board on behalf of the State and remitted monthly by the State, subject to appropriation, to the treasurer of the unit of local government for deposit in the general fund.
(b-10) From the tax imposed under subsection (a) and the fee imposed under subsection (a-5), $1 for each person embarking on a riverboat or entering a casino designated in paragraph (1) of subsection (e-5) of Section 7 shall be divided as follows: $0.70 to the City of Chicago, $0.15 to the Village of Maywood, and $0.15 to the Village of Summit.
The municipality's or county's share shall be collected by the Board on behalf of the State and remitted monthly by the State, subject to appropriation, to the treasurer of the unit of local government for deposit in the general fund.
(b-15) From the tax imposed under subsection (a) and the fee imposed under subsection (a-5), $1 for each person embarking on a riverboat or entering a casino designated in paragraph (2) of subsection (e-5) of Section 7 shall be divided as follows: $0.70 to the City of Danville and $0.30 to Vermilion County.
The municipality's or county's share shall be collected by the Board on behalf of the State and remitted monthly by the State, subject to appropriation, to the treasurer of the unit of local government for deposit in the general fund.
(4) The organization gaming licensee shall pay the entire admission tax to the Board.
Such payments shall be made daily. Accompanying each payment shall be a return on forms provided by the Board, which shall include other information regarding admission as the Board may require. Failure to submit either the payment or the return within the specified time may result in suspension or revocation of the organization gaming license.
From the tax imposed under this subsection (c-5), a municipality other than the Village of Stickney or the City of Collinsville in which an organization gaming facility is located, or if the organization gaming facility is not located within a municipality, then the county in which the organization gaming facility is located, except as otherwise provided in this Section, shall receive, subject to appropriation, $1 for each person who enters the organization gaming facility. For each admission to the organization gaming facility in excess of 1,500,000 in a year, from the tax imposed under this subsection (c-5), the county in which the organization gaming facility is located shall receive, subject to appropriation, $0.30, which shall be in addition to any other moneys paid to the county under this Section.
From the tax imposed under this subsection (c-5) on an organization gaming facility located in the Village of Stickney, $1 for each person who enters the organization gaming facility shall be distributed as follows, subject to appropriation: $0.24 to the Village of Stickney, $0.49 to the Town of Cicero, $0.05 to the City of Berwyn, and $0.17 to the Stickney Public Health District, and $0.05 to the City of Bridgeview.
From the tax imposed under this subsection (c-5) on an organization gaming facility located in the City of Collinsville, the following shall each receive 10 cents for each person who enters the organization gaming facility, subject to appropriation: the Village of Alorton; the Village of Washington Park; State Park Place; the Village of Fairmont City; the City of Centreville; the Village of Brooklyn; the City of Venice; the City of Madison; the Village of Caseyville; and the Village of Pontoon Beach.
On the 25th day of each month, all amounts remaining after payments required under this subsection (c-5) have been made shall be transferred into the Capital Projects Fund.
(from Ch. 120, par. 2412)
(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19.)