SPORTS WAGERING (4-156-960 et seq.)

Municipal Code of Chicago tit. 4, ch. 4-156, art. VII

in effect

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-156-960 Definitions.

4-156-960 Definitions. “Licensee” means a holder of a primary sports license or secondary sports license. "Management services provider licensee" means a person that has, or that is required to have, a management services provider license under the Sports Wagering Act, and that has contracted with a master sports wagering licensee to conduct sports wagering operations on its behalf. "Master sports wagering licensee" means a person that has, or that is required to have, a master sports wagering license under the Sports Wagering Act, 230 ILCS 45/25-1, et seq. "Primary sports license" means the City license that a master sports wagering licensee is required to hold. "Secondary sports license" means the City license that a management services provider licensee is required to hold. "Sports facility" means each of the following entertainment and spectator sport large venues as named currently or as may be re-named in the future: Wrigley Field, Guaranteed Rate Field, Soldier Field, United Center and Wintrust Arena, so long as each such venue also qualifies as a "sports facility" as defined under the Sports Wagering Act. "Sports Wagering Act" means the Sports Wagering Act, 230 ILCS 45/25-1, et seq. “Sports Wagering Rules” means the Sports Wagering Rules codified as Part 1900 of Title 11 of the Illinois Administrative Code, as amended. The terms “adjusted gross sports wagering receipts”, “designee”, “internet wagering”, “internet wagering system”, “organization licensee”, “owners licensee”, “sports wagering”, “sports wagering system”, and “wager” have the same meanings assigned to such terms in the Sports Wagering Act and the Sports Wagering Rules. (Added Coun. J. 12-15-21, p. 42922, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 12-19-25, p. 38125, Art. VIII, § 1)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-156-962 License required.

4-156-962 License required. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct sports wagering in the City, including at a physical location, or through the internet, with a patron present in the City at the time of placing a wager, unless such person: (1) is an owners licensee, organization licensee, sports facility or its designee, an online sports wagering operator, or a management services provider of such person, and (2) holds all necessary licenses under the Sports Wagering Act, and (3) holds valid City licenses including a primary sports license and, if applicable, necessary secondary sports licenses. (Added Coun. J. 12-15-21, p. 42922, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 12-19-25, p. 38125, Art. VIII, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-15-26, p. 42891, § 1)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-156-965 Legal duties.

4-156-965 Legal duties. (a) Each licensee engaged in the business of sports wagering shall: (1) comply with the Sports Wagering Act, 230 ILCS 45/25-1, et seq. (2) pay the license fee as set forth in Section 4-5-010 of this Code. (3) pay all taxes required to be paid by such licensee under Chapter 4-156 of this Code. (4) upon request of the Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, make available for examination all books and records relating to sports wagering operations necessary or appropriate to ensure compliance with this Chapter. (Added Coun. J. 12-15-21, p. 42922, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 12-19-25, p. 38125, Art. VIII, § 1)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-156-968 Location restrictions; internet or mobile wagering.

4-156-968 Location restrictions; internet or mobile wagering. (a) Each owners licensee that is a master sports wagering licensee shall limit in-person sports wagering operations (whether conducted by such master sports wagering licensee or by a management services provider licensee) to locations inside its casino facility. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an owner licensee issued a master sporting wagering license may conduct sports wagering over the internet or through a mobile application. (b) Each organization licensee that is a master sports wagering licensee may have in-person sports wagering operations (whether conducted by such master sports wagering licensee or by a management services provider licensee) inside one (1) inter-track wagering location located within the City only if: (i) the inter-track wagering location licensee from which it derives its license is an organization licensee that is issued a master sports wagering license; and (ii) the organization licensee that is a master sports wagering licensee does not have in-person sports wagering operations (whether conducted by such master sports wagering licensee or by a management services provider licensee) inside its race track facility. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an organization licensee issued a master sporting wagering license may conduct sports wagering over the internet or through a mobile application. (c) Each sports facility or its designee that is a master sports wagering licensee shall limit in-person sports wagering operations (whether conducted by such master sports wagering licensee or by a management services provider licensee) to a single location either (i) inside the sports facility, or (ii) in a permanent building or structure located within a 5-block radius of the sports facility. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a sports facility licensee or its designee issued a master sporting wagering license may conduct sports wagering over the internet or through a mobile application. (d) Each online sports wagering operator that is a master sports wagering licensee may conduct sports wagering over the internet or through a mobile application. (Added Coun. J. 12-15-21, p. 42922, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 12-19-25, p. 38125, Art. VIII, § 1)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-156-970 Prohibited acts.

4-156-970 Prohibited acts. (a) It shall be unlawful for a licensee engaged in sports wagering, other than sports wagering over the internet or through a mobile application as authorized in this article and the Sports Wagering Act, to: (1) operate sports wagering in a temporary structure. (2) relocate its sports wagering operation without prior written approval from the Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection. (3) install more than 15 kiosks or wagering windows, in the aggregate, within the location where in-person wagers may be placed if the facility does not offer food and drink for purchase. (4) permit sports wagering between 12:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Mondays through Thursdays, or between 12:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on Fridays, or between 1:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. (5) permit any person under the age of 21 to place a sports wager. (Added Coun. J. 12-15-21, p. 42922, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 12-19-25, p. 38125, Art. VIII, § 1)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-156-973 Tax imposed.

4-156-973 Tax imposed. (a) There is hereby imposed a tax on each primary sports licensee operating in the City. The rate of the tax shall be 10.25% of the adjusted gross sports wagering receipts from sports wagers that are placed within the City: (1) at, or within a 5-block radius of, any of the following: a casino facility, race track facility, or sports facility where sports wagering is allowed under Section 4-156-968; or (2) over the internet or through a mobile application as allowed under Section 4-156-968 and verified as having been placed within the City utilizing the internet wagering system requirements provided in Section 1900.1430 of the Sports Wagering Rules and the sports wagering system requirements provided in Section 1900.1450 of the Sports Wagering Rules. (Added Coun. J. 12-15-21, p. 42922, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 12-19-25, p. 38125, Art. VIII, § 1)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-156-974 Tax payments.

4-156-974 Tax payments. The tax imposed pursuant to this Article is due and payable to the Department of Finance no later than the 15th day of the month following the calendar month in which the adjusted gross sports wagering receipts were received and the tax obligation was accrued. (Added Coun. J. 12-15-21, p. 42922, § 4)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-156-975 Application of Uniform Revenue Procedures Ordinance.

4-156-975 Application of Uniform Revenue Procedures Ordinance. Whenever not inconsistent with this Article, or whenever this Article is silent, the Uniform Revenue Procedures Ordinance, Chapter 3-4 of this Code, shall apply and supplement this Article. (Added Coun. J. 12-15-21, p. 42922, § 4)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-156-977 Diversity goals for sports wagering.

4-156-977 Diversity goals for sports wagering. (a) Consistent with the Sports Wagering Act and to the extent permitted by law, the City of Chicago will actively seek to achieve racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity when issuing primary sports licenses under this Article and encourage minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, veteran-owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities to apply for licensure. This subsection is aspirational and shall not form the basis for a private right of action. (b) Each licensee under this Article shall submit to the Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection a copy of its annual report required under the Sports Wagering Act, 230 ILCS 45/25-85, regarding all procurement goals and actual spending for businesses owned by women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities and small business enterprises in the previous calendar year. (Added Coun. J. 12-15-21, p. 42922, § 4)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-156-979 Rulemaking authority.

4-156-979 Rulemaking authority. The Commissioner of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection is authorized to promulgate rules necessary or appropriate to implement this Article, and rules related to sports wagering advertisements. (Added Coun. J. 12-15-21, p. 42922, § 4)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-156-980 Violation - Penalty.

4-156-980 Violation - Penalty. Any person violating this Article shall be subject to a fine of not more than $10,000.00 for each offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense to which a separate fine shall apply. (Added Coun. J. 12-15-21, p. 42922, § 4)

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