il-v50i40-86-ill-adm-code-3000: 86 Ill. Adm. Code 3000 — Riverboat and Casino Gambling

1) Heading of the Part: Riverboat and Casino Gambling 2) Code Citation: 86 Ill. Adm. Code 3000 3) Section Numbers: Proposed Actions: 3000.750 Amendment 3000.751 Amendment 3000.755 Amendment 3000.760 Amendment 3000.770 Amendment 3000.780 Amendment 3000.787 Amendment 4) Statutory Authority: Section 5(c)(3) of the Illinois Gambling Act [230 ILCS 10/5(c)(3)] of the Illinois Gambling Act, authorizes the Illinois Gaming Board ("IGB" or "Board") "to promulgate rules and regulations for the purpose of administering the provisions of this Act and to prescribe rules, regulations and conditions under which all gambling operations subject to this Act shall be conducted." 5) A Complete Description of the Subjects and Issues Involved: As part of the IGB's continuing efforts to modernize the Self-Exclusion Program for problem gamblers (SEP) and address problem gambling through research-supported initiatives, IGB staff worked with the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (IDHS-DBHR), the Illinois Council on Problem Gambling (ICPG), an epidemiologist, and an expert at Rush University Medical Center to support research about SEP efficacy and potential program enhancements. The goal is to identify and implement modernization changes to ensure the IGB's SEP continues to evolve, serve the needs of program participants, and best support individuals in their treatment and recovery from problem gambling without undue barriers and stigma. The present rulemaking is a direct result of this important work. The IGB expects to propose additional SEP enhancements in future rulemakings. When the IGB established the SEP in 2002, it was among the earliest voluntary exclusion programs of its kind in the nation. Legal gambling has expanded in Illinois and across the country in the ensuing years, warranting periodic updates to the SEP. Putting aside Lottery and horse racing (which are not subject to IGB oversight), the number of Illinois establishments licensed to offer commercial gambling grew from 9 operating riverboat casinos in 2002 to roughly 9,000 video gaming establishments, 17 casinos, and 14 online and retail sportsbooks by the end of 2025. During that same period, the regulated product ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS landscape expanded from only casinos to include video gaming terminals at bars/restaurants/truck stops, retail sports wagering, and online sports wagering. In addition to gambling expansion, contemporary clinical understanding of gambling disorder has evolved, along with the introduction of new voluntary exclusion program approaches in comparable gaming jurisdictions. Annual SEP enrollment has not followed that same growth trajectory. New enrollments peaked at 1,208 in 2006 and totaled 595 in 2025, and cumulative enrollment since the program's inception through April 2026 is 16,282 individuals. The IDHS 2021 Statewide Assessment of Gambling and Problem Gambling in Illinois estimates that approximately 383,000 Illinois adults currently meet some criteria for a gambling problem and that an additional 761,000 could be at risk of developing one. Enrollment counts are often a proxy for a program's protective reach, not the outcome of interest. Higher SEP enrollment matters only insofar as it expands access to an intervention that the self-exclusion literature associates with reduced gambling-related harm among those who enroll. Lower public awareness of the SEP among recent cohorts, substitution into informal self-control methods, pandemic disruption of in-person enrollment access in 2020 and 2021, market migration toward online products, and changes in stigma surrounding gambling-disorder help-seeking are all plausible contributing explanations for the most recent enrollment plateau. The case for these amendments rests on the convergence of the Illinois enrollment data with the comparative jurisdictional record and the peer-reviewed behavioral health literature. The IGB proposes these amendments to reduce barriers at the point of enrollment, to align the program's duration options with those available in peer gaming jurisdictions that are supported by behavioral health literature, and to extend the program's marketing protections beyond the conclusion of an elected exclusion term. Specifically, this rulemaking includes the following three modernization enhancements: 1. Introduction of tiered SEP enrollment periods of 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, 5 years, and indefinite duration, in place of the current single enrollment term with removal available after 5 years; 2. Authorization for expanded SEP enrollment channels beyond the sole in-person enrollment process; and 3. Establishment of a voluntary 12-month post-SEP marketing ban. Similar conforming amendments to 11 Ill. Adm. Code 1900, Subpart Q, also carry the Marketing Exclusion List into the IGB's Sports Wagering Rules on the same terms. Those amendments are the subject of a companion notice published separately. Each proposal is described more fully below: Tiered Enrollment Terms Section 3000.750(b) is amended to create six month, one year, three year, five year, and indefinite SEP enrollment terms. Section 3000.787 is amended so that previously enrolled individuals can re-enroll, regardless of the tier they previously selected. The five-year and lifetime tiers follow the same removal path as the pre-existing lifetime enrollment tier. For these two tiers, the existing five-year waiting period, the written request stating with specificity the reason for the request, the Section 3000.782 documentation, and the Administrator's discretion over the decision continue to apply unchanged. Sections 3000.780(a) and (c) are amended only to identify those two tiers expressly, so that the procedure is not read to reach the shorter terms. The IGB will notify an individual before the elected term concludes, so that a person who wishes to elect removal rather than continue can act on that decision at the point it becomes relevant. The form and timing of the notice will be set administratively, using the electronic contact method under the amendment to Section 3000.755, as described below. The auto-continuation default is an intentional policy choice in this reform. The behavioral economics and behavioral health literature on default rules in protective program design, developed principally in the organ donation and retirement savings contexts, consistently finds that the default is the modal outcome for most program participants regardless of whether the participant has formed a clear intent at the decision point. The population reaching the end of an elected SEP term includes people who have presumably completed a course of recovery and are prepared to resume gambling, and it also includes people who are not prepared and who would experience renewed harm if returned to unrestricted access and commercial solicitation. An auto-expiration default returns both populations to gambling exposure and places the burden of seeking continued protection on the population that, by the clinical premise on which the SEP rests, is least likely to act on its own behalf. The auto-continuation default reverses that burden. It requires affirmative action from people who are prepared to resume, and it preserves protection for those who are not while preserving individual agency and keeping removal available at low procedural cost for the shorter tiers. That feature distinguishes this design from default-protective designs in non-voluntary regulatory ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS settings, where the affected population has not opted in. Thus, this design preserves individual autonomy in recovery decisions. Tiered durations are an enrollment feature in voluntary exclusion programs among peer gaming jurisdictions including Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. On the end-of-term default, auto-continuation is the design used in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Missouri, and the United Kingdom. Expanded Program Enrollment Channels Enrollment in the SEP currently requires a person to appear in person at one of approximately 41 IGB-sanctioned enrollment sites (including the 17 Illinois casinos, nine sites in Iowa, and 15 DHS supported sites) and to complete a process that can often take 30 to 45 minutes. Illinois is one of a small group of major United States commercial gaming jurisdictions with a significant online sports wagering market that requires fully in-person enrollment for every enrollee. The current SEP rules do not permit a notarized mail alternative, treatment provider pathway, and no online registration portal presently in operation. Some or all of these enrollment options are available in other U.S. commercial gaming jurisdictions including Colorado, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia, among others. Peer-reviewed literature supports the expanded enrollment options the proposed rulemaking would authorize for Illinois. Shame, embarrassment, stigma, and procedural friction at the point of entry are the barriers most consistently reported by persons who considered but did not complete self-exclusion enrollment. Indeed, in-person enrollment additionally requires the prospective enrollee to travel to a gambling venue and to be exposed to gambling-related cues at the moment the person is attempting to self-regulate, which could present an insurmountable barrier for some prospective enrollees. IGB staff are unaware of any published research finding that in-person-only enrollment produces better outcomes, lower breach rates, or reduced regret among self-excluded persons than remote enrollment. Notably, establishing and implementing remote enrollment processes that are appropriate for Illinois will require additional work that is underway. Thus, the proposed rulemaking only supplies the necessary rule authority to allow the IGB to deploy additional enrollment options when they are ready for implementation after further review, design and technical development, and engagement with stakeholders. Marketing Exclusion List The final proposed rulemaking extends the prohibition on targeted marketing of self- excluded persons for a default period of 12 months beyond the end of the elected exclusion term, administered through the Marketing Exclusion List established at Section 3000.750(c), with an opt-out available to the former self-excluder at any point during that period. Section 3000.751 is amended to allow alternatives to in-person enrollment. Section 3000.755(a)(8) is amended to collect email addresses, enabling future online signup. The opt-out preserves the autonomy of the formerly self-excluded person who has decided that they are prepared to resume targeted-marketing exposure. The design is structurally symmetrical with the new tiered enrollment periods. The Marketing Exclusion List restricts what a licensee may direct at a former self-excluded person. It does not restrict what that person may elect to receive, and both Section 3000.770(a) and Section 1900.1730(b) provide expressly that a person on the Marketing Exclusion List may participate in promotions and other activities made available to patrons by a licensee. Post-exclusion term marketing restrictions have regulatory precedent. The Australian National Consumer Protection Framework for Online Wagering prohibits direct marketing to a person who has requested its cessation for at least three years from the request. The United Kingdom Gambling Commission's licensing conditions prohibit return-to-gambling promotions targeted at persons who have recently come off the GAMSTOP register. 6) Published studies or reports, and sources of underlying data, used to compose this rulemaking: Clinical classification of gambling disorder American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5 ed. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing, 2013, 585-89. World Health Organization. ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, code 6C50, "Gambling Disorder." Geneva: WHO, 2022. Grant, Jon E., and Samuel R. Chamberlain. "Expanding the Definition of Addiction: DSM-5 vs. ICD-11." CNS Spectrums 21, no. 4 (2016): 300-303. Lucas, Ignacio, et al. "Network Analysis of DSM-5 Criteria for Gambling Disorder: Considering Sex Differences in a Large Clinical Sample." European Psychiatry 67, no. 1 (2024): e65. LaPlante, Debi A., et al. "Stability and Progression of Disordered Gambling: Lessons from Longitudinal Studies." Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 53, no. 1 (2008): 52-60. Brand, Matthias, et al. "The Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-PACE) Model for Addictive Behaviors." Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 104 (2019): 1-10. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment. Treatment Improvement Protocol Series 35. Rockville, MD: SAMHSA, 2019. Tiered enrollment terms Johnson, Eric J., and Daniel Goldstein. "Do Defaults Save Lives?" Science 302, no. 5649 (2003): 1338-39. Thaler, Richard H., and Cass R. Sunstein. Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008. Sunstein, Cass R. "Deciding by Default." University of Pennsylvania Law Review 162, no. 1 (2013): 1-57. Pickering, Dylan, and Alex Blaszczynski. "Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Comparative Exploratory Analysis of Individuals Electing to Continue or Discontinue Self-Exclusion from Land-Based Gambling Venues." International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 20, no. 2 (2022): 1182-99. Tjernberg, Johanna, Sofia Helgesson, Anders Håkansson, and Helena Hansson. "Exploring the Users' Perspective of the Nationwide Self-Exclusion Service for Gambling Disorder, 'Spelpaus': Qualitative Interview Study." JMIR Human Factors 12, no. 1 (2025): e66045. Peer jurisdiction duration and end-of-term default provisions: 68 Ind. Adm. Code 6-3; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K and 205 CMR 133.00; N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 5:12-71.2 and 5:12- 71.3 and N.J. Admin. Code tit. 13, ch. 69G; 9 NYCRR Part 5402; Ohio Admin. Code ch. 3772-12; 58 Pa. Code chs. 503a, 815a, 1411a, and 1119a; Md. Code Regs. 36.01.03; Mo. Code Regs. tit. 11, § 45-17; Iowa Code §§ 99D.7(23) and 99F.4(22); California Department of Justice, Bureau of Gambling Control, Self-Exclusion Program. Michigan Public Act 225 of 2020, amending MCL 432.225(5); Michigan Gaming Control Board press release, October 28, 2020. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Self-exclusion enrollment reports, June 2023 and December 2024. GAMSTOP (National Online Self-Exclusion Scheme Limited), account management provisions; United Kingdom Gambling Commission, Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice, 2024. Expanded program enrollment channels Kraus, Ludwig, et al. "Self-Exclusion from Gambling: A Toothless Tiger?" Frontiers in Psychiatry 13 (2022): 992309. Devault-Tousignant, Christian, et al. "Qualitative Experience of Self-Exclusion Programs: A Scoping Review." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 5 (2023): 3987. Pickering, Dylan, Anastasia Serafimovska, Sally J. Cho, Alex Blaszczynski, and Sally M. Gainsbury. "Online Self-Exclusion from Multiple Gambling Venues: Stakeholder Co- Design of a Usable and Acceptable Self-Directed Website." Internet Interventions 27 (2022): 100491. Hing, Nerilee, and Elaine Nuske. "The Self-Exclusion Experience for Problem Gamblers in South Australia." Australian Social Work 65, no. 4 (2012): 457-73. Bijker, Rimke, Natalia Booth, Stephanie S. Merkouris, Nicki A. Dowling, and Simone N. Rodda. "International Prevalence of Self-Exclusion from Gambling: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." Current Addiction Reports 10, no. 4 (2023): 844-59. Håkansson, Anders, and Vincent Henzel. "Who Chooses to Enroll in a New National Gambling Self-Exclusion System? A General Population Survey in Sweden." Harm Reduction Journal 17, no. 1 (2020): 82. Cunningham, John A. "Little Use of Treatment among Problem Gamblers." Psychiatric Services 56, no. 8 (2005): 1024-25. Slutske, Wendy S. "Natural Recovery and Treatment-Seeking in Pathological Gambling: Results of Two U.S. National Surveys." American Journal of Psychiatry 163, no. 2 (2006): 297-302. Suurvali, Hanna, Jennifer Cordingley, David C. Hodgins, and John A. Cunningham. "Barriers to Seeking Help for Gambling Problems: A Review of the Empirical Literature." Journal of Gambling Studies 25, no. 3 (2009): 407-24. Hing, Nerilee, Elaine Nuske, Sally M. Gainsbury, and Alex M. T. Russell. "Perceived Stigma and Self-Stigma of Problem Gambling." International Gambling Studies 16, no. 1 (2016): 31-48. Herd, Pamela, and Donald P. Moynihan. Administrative Burden: Policymaking by Other Means. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2018. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Low-Barrier Models of Care for Substance Use Disorders. Advisory PEP23-02-00-005. Rockville, MD: SAMHSA, 2023. See also Jakubowski, Andrea, and Aaron Fox. "Defining Low- Threshold Buprenorphine Treatment." Journal of Addiction Medicine 14, no. 2 (2020): 95-98; and Wakeman, Sarah E., et al. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 141 (2022): 108848. Peer jurisdiction enrollment channel provisions: 58 Pa. Code chs. 503a, 815a, 1411a, and 1119a, and Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, responsibleplay.pa.gov; N.J. Admin. Code tit. 13, ch. 69G, and New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, njportal.com/dge/selfexclusion; 9 NYCRR § 5402.2; Ohio Admin. Code ch. 3772-12 and Time Out Ohio; 68 Ind. Adm. Code 6-3; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K; Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, portal.ct.gov/selfexclusion. Parliament of Australia, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs. You Win Some, You Lose More: Online Gambling and Its Impacts on Those Experiencing Gambling Harm. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia, June 2023, Recommendation 9. Marketing Exclusion List von Hammerstein, Cora, Amine Benyamina, and Amandine Luquiens. "Long-Term Efficacy of an Optimized Online Gambling Self-Exclusion Procedure with Extended Suspension of Commercial Solicitations: A Randomized Controlled Trial." Harm Reduction Journal 22, no. 1 (2025): article 204, published December 30, 2025. DOI 10.1186/s12954-025-01339-0. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05413564. Savolainen, Iina, Tomi Roukka, and Atte Oksanen. "The Impact of Gambling Advertising Online: A Longitudinal Study on Exposure and Harm." International Gambling Studies 25, no. 3 (2025): 495-512. Lopez-Gonzalez, Hibai, et al. "The Impact of Gambling Advertising on Gambling Severity: A Path Analysis of Factors of Psychological Distress in Individuals with Gambling Disorder." Frontiers in Psychology 16 (2025): 1523906. Browne, Matthew, et al. "The Impact of Exposure to Wagering Advertisements and Inducements on Intended and Actual Betting Expenditure: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study." Journal of Behavioral Addictions 8, no. 1 (2019): 146-56. Torrance, Jamie, Alex M. T. Russell, Chris Heath, and Philip Newall. "The Effect of a Brief Intervention Video on Gambling Advertising Resistance: Results of a Randomized, Online Experimental Study." Addiction 120, no. 5 (2025): 1028-39. Delfabbro, Paul, Jonathan Parke, Maris Catania, and K. Chikh. "Behavioural Markers of Harm and Their Potential in Identifying Product Risk in Online Gambling." International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 22, no. 6 (2024): 3451-69. (Cited by von Hammerstein and colleagues for the proposition that deposit behavior is a correlate of gambling disorder.) Peer jurisdiction marketing provisions: La. Admin. Code tit. 42, §§ III.301(G) and III.304.F.1; 58 Pa. Code ch. 503a; N.J. Admin. Code tit. 13, ch. 69G. Australian National Consumer Protection Framework for Online Wagering; United Kingdom Gambling Commission, Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice, 2024. Parliament of Australia, You Win Some, You Lose More, June 2023, Recommendations 16 and 26. 7) Will this proposed rulemaking replace an emergency rule currently in effect? No 8) Does this rulemaking contain an automatic repeal date? No 9) Does this proposed rulemaking contain incorporations by reference? No ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 10) Are there any other proposed rulemakings pending on this Part? No 11) Statement of Statewide Policy Objectives: This rulemaking does not create or expand a State mandate under the State Mandates Act [30 ILCS 805]. 12) Time, Place, and Manner in which interested persons may comment on this proposed rulemaking: Any interested person may submit comments in writing concerning this proposed rulemaking not later than 45 days after publication of this notice in the Illinois Register to: Daniel Gerber General Counsel Illinois Gaming Board 160 North LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60601 Telephone 312-814-4700 Fax 312-814-7253 IGB.RuleComments@Illinois.gov 13) Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis: A) Description of the type of small business, not for profit corporations or small municipalities subject to the proposed rule: The rulemaking is directed at licensees who are required to utilize the SEP. The IGB does not believe that any of those entities are subject to the proposed rule. B) Description of the proposed reporting, bookkeeping and other procedures required for compliance with the rule: There will be some updated reporting and digital bookkeeping processes on the sides of the licensees and Board in order to implement the new marketing list. The IGB IT department will also need to update its internal processes to allow for additional enrollment channels and tiered durations. C) Description of the types of professional skills necessary for compliance: None 14) Small Business Economic Impact Analysis: Determine whether the rulemaking has an adverse impact on small business (fewer than 50 full-time employees or less than ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS $4,000,000 in gross annual sales). An adverse impact is one that can be reasonably foreseen on small businesses including, but not limited to, a loss of customers, loss of revenue, or increased business expenses. If the proposed rule (amendment, repealer) has an adverse impact on small business, the agency must provide an economic impact analysis including: A) Types of businesses subject to the proposed rule: 55 Management of Companies and Enterprises; 71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation. B) Estimated number of small business subject to the proposed rule: None C) Categories that the agency reasonably believes the rulemaking will impact including: ii. regulatory requirements; viii. record keeping. D) Projected reporting, recordkeeping and other administrative costs for compliance with the proposed rule: minimal E) Type of professional skills necessary for preparation of any report or record required for compliance with the proposed rule or amendment: record keeping F) Statement of the probable positive or negative economic effect on small business: The rulemaking is directed at licensees who are required to utilize the SEP. The IGB does not believe that any small businesses are subject to the proposed rule. G) Description of any less intrusive or costly alternative methods of achieving the purposes of the rule: N/A; this rule is not intrusive or costly. 15) Regulatory Agenda on which this rulemaking was summarized: This rulemaking was not summarized on either of the two most recent regulatory agendas. 16) Any other information or justification for the proposed rule or amendment that the agency believes would be helpful to the public regarding the proposed rule or amendment. For example, a discussion or analysis of the benefits of the proposed rule or amendment is projected to have on the Illinois public, consumers, investors or other ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS similar groups. As stated in the description, this rule improves access to resources for persons experiencing a gambling disorder. It provides them with the ability to ban themselves from marketing, protection from advertising, and greater access to self- exclusion while preserving individual choice. This rulemaking is part of a larger effort on the part of the IGB to modernize its SEP, bolstering the program's efficacy and responding to an expanding gambling ecosystem in Illinois. The full text of the Proposed Amendments begins on the next page: ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TITLE 86: REVENUE CHAPTER IV: ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD PART 3000 RIVERBOAT AND CASINO GAMBLING SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 3000.100 Definitions 3000.101 Invalidity 3000.102 Public Inquiries 3000.103 Organization of the Illinois Gaming Board 3000.104 Rulemaking Procedures 3000.105 Board Meetings 3000.106 Code of Conduct 3000.110 Disciplinary Actions 3000.115 Records Retention 3000.120 Place to Submit Materials 3000.130 No Opinion or Approval of the Board 3000.140 Duty to Disclose Changes in Information 3000.141 Applicant/Licensee Disclosure of Agents 3000.150 Owner's and Supplier's Duty to Investigate 3000.155 Investigatory Proceedings 3000.160 Duty to Report Misconduct 3000.161 Communication with Other Agencies 3000.165 Participation in Games by Owners, Directors, Officers, Key Persons or Gaming Employees 3000.170 Fair Market Value of Contracts 3000.175 Human Trafficking Recognition Training, Reporting, and Signage 3000.180 Weapons on Riverboat 3000.190 Ethical Conduct 3000.195 Reporting Prohibited Conduct SUBPART B: LICENSES Section 3000.200 Classification of Licenses 3000.210 Fees and Bonds ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 3000.220 Applications 3000.221 Other Required Forms 3000.222 Identification and Requirements of Key Persons 3000.223 Disclosure of Ownership and Control 3000.224 Economic Disassociation 3000.225 Business Entity and Personal Disclosure Filings 3000.230 Owner's Licenses 3000.231 Distributions 3000.232 Undue Economic Concentration 3000.234 Acquisition of Ownership Interest By Institutional Investors 3000.235 Transferability of Ownership Interest 3000.236 Owner's License Renewal 3000.237 Renewed Owner's Licenses, Term and Restrictions 3000.238 Appointment of Receiver for an Owner's License 3000.240 Supplier's Licenses 3000.241 Renewal of Supplier's License 3000.242 Amendment to Supplier's Product List 3000.243 Bankruptcy or Change in Ownership of Supplier 3000.244 Surrender of Supplier's License 3000.245 Occupational Licenses 3000.246 Renewal of Occupational Licenses 3000.250 Transferability of Licenses 3000.260 Waiver of Requirements 3000.270 Certification and Registration of Electronic Gaming Devices 3000.271 Analysis of Questioned Electronic Gaming Devices 3000.272 Certification of Voucher Systems 3000.280 Registration of All Gaming Devices 3000.281 Transfer of Registration (Repealed) 3000.282 Seizure of Gaming Devices (Repealed) 3000.283 Analysis of Questioned Electronic Gaming Devices (Repealed) 3000.284 Disposal of Gaming Devices 3000.285 Certification and Registration of Voucher Validation Terminals 3000.286 Contracting Goals for Owners Licensees 3000.287 Independent Outside Testing Laboratories 3000.288 Minimum Duties of Independent Outside Testing Laboratories SUBPART C: OWNER'S INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM Section ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 3000.300 General Requirements – Internal Control System 3000.310 Approval of Internal Control System 3000.320 Minimum Standards for Internal Control Systems 3000.330 Review of Procedures (Repealed) 3000.340 Operating Procedures (Repealed) 3000.350 Modifications (Repealed) SUBPART D: HEARINGS ON NOTICE OF DENIAL, RESTRICTION OF LICENSE, PLACEMENT ON BOARD EXCLUSION LIST OR REMOVAL FROM BOARD EXCLUSION LIST OR SELF-EXCLUSION LIST Section 3000.400 Coverage of Subpart 3000.405 Requests for Hearings 3000.410 Appearances 3000.415 Discovery 3000.420 Motions for Summary Judgment 3000.424 Subpoena of Witnesses 3000.425 Proceedings 3000.430 Evidence 3000.431 Prohibition on Ex Parte Communication 3000.435 Sanctions and Penalties 3000.440 Transmittal of Record and Recommendation to the Board 3000.445 Status of Applicant for Licensure or Transfer Upon Filing Request for Hearing SUBPART E: CRUISING Section 3000.500 Riverboat Cruises 3000.510 Cancelled or Disrupted Cruises 3000.520 Organization Gaming Facilities 3000.530 Modification of Organization Gaming Facilities 3000.540 Temporary Facilities 3000.550 Relocating Gaming Facilities 3000.560 Patron Admissions to Gaming Facilities SUBPART F: CONDUCT OF GAMING Section ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 3000.600 Wagering Only with Electronic Credits, Approved Chips, Tokens and Electronic Cards 3000.602 Disposition of Unauthorized Winnings 3000.605 Authorized Games 3000.606 Gaming Positions 3000.610 Publication of Rules and Payout Ratio for Live Gaming Devices 3000.614 Tournaments, Enhanced Payouts and Give-aways 3000.615 Payout Percentage for Electronic Gaming Devices 3000.616 Cashing-In 3000.620 Submission of Chips for Review and Approval 3000.625 Chip Specifications 3000.630 Primary, Secondary and Reserve Sets of Gaming Chips 3000.631 Tournament Chips 3000.635 Issuance and Use of Tokens for Gaming 3000.636 Distribution of Coupons for Complimentary Chips, Tokens, Vouchers, Cash and Electronic Credits 3000.640 Exchange of Chips, Tokens, and Vouchers 3000.645 Receipt of Gaming Chips or Tokens from Manufacturer or Distributor 3000.650 Inventory of Chips 3000.655 Destruction of Chips, Tokens, and Vouchers 3000.660 Minimum Standards for Electronic Gaming Devices 3000.661 Minimum Standards for Voucher Systems 3000.665 Integrity of Electronic Gaming Devices 3000.666 Bill Validator Requirements 3000.667 Integrity of Voucher Systems 3000.670 Computer Monitoring Requirements of Electronic Gaming Devices 3000.671 Computer Monitoring Requirements of Voucher Systems 3000.680 Advertising and Marketing SUBPART G: EXCLUSION OF PERSONS Section 3000.700 Organization of Subpart 3000.701 Duty to Exclude 3000.705 Voluntary Self-Exclusion Policy (Repealed) 3000.710 Distribution and Availability of Board Exclusion List 3000.720 Criteria for Exclusion or Ejection and Placement on the Board Exclusion List 3000.725 Duty of Licensees 3000.730 Procedure for Entry of Names ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 3000.740 Petition for Removal from the Board Exclusion List 3000.745 Voluntary Self-Exclusion Policy 3000.750 Establishment of a Self-Exclusion List 3000.751 Locations to Execute Self-Exclusion Forms 3000.755 Information Required for Placement on the Self-Exclusion List 3000.756 Stipulated Sanctions for Failure to Adhere to Voluntary Self-Exclusion 3000.760 Distribution and Availability of Confidential Self-Exclusion List 3000.770 Duties of Licensees 3000.780 Request for Removal from the IGB Self-Exclusion List 3000.782 Required Information, Recommendations, Forms and Interviews 3000.785 Appeal of a Notice of Denial of Removal 3000.786 Duties of Owner Licensees to Persons Removed from the Self-Exclusion List 3000.787 Placement on the Self-Exclusion List Following Removal 3000.790 Duties of the Board SUBPART H: SURVEILLANCE AND SECURITY Section 3000.800 Required Surveillance Equipment 3000.810 Riverboat and Board Surveillance Room Requirements 3000.820 Segregated Telephone Communication 3000.830 Surveillance Logs 3000.840 Storage and Retrieval 3000.850 Dock Site Board Facility 3000.860 Maintenance and Testing SUBPART I: LIQUOR LICENSES Section 3000.900 Liquor Control Commission 3000.910 Liquor Licenses 3000.920 Disciplinary Action 3000.930 Hours of Sale SUBPART J: OWNERSHIP AND ACCOUNTING RECORDS AND PROCEDURES Section 3000.1000 Ownership Records 3000.1010 Accounting Records ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 3000.1020 Standard Financial and Statistical Records 3000.1030 Annual and Special Audits and Other Reporting Requirements 3000.1040 Accounting Controls Within the Cashier's Cage 3000.1050 Procedures for Exchange of Checks Submitted by Gaming Patrons and Granting Credit 3000.1060 Handling of Cash at Gaming Tables 3000.1070 Tips or Gratuities 3000.1071 Admission Tax and Wagering Tax 3000.1072 Cash Reserve Requirements SUBPART K: SEIZURE AND DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS Section 3000.1100 Coverage of Subpart 3000.1105 Duty to Maintain Suitability 3000.1110 Board Action Against License or Licensee 3000.1115 Complaint 3000.1120 Appearances 3000.1125 Answer 3000.1126 Appointment of Hearing Officer 3000.1130 Discovery 3000.1135 Motions for Summary Disposition 3000.1139 Subpoena of Witnesses 3000.1140 Proceedings 3000.1145 Evidence 3000.1146 Prohibition of Ex Parte Communication 3000.1150 Sanctions and Penalties 3000.1155 Transmittal of Record and Recommendation to the Board AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by the Illinois Gambling Act [230 ILCS 10], Video Gaming Act [230 ILCS 40], Sports Wagering Act [230 ILCS 45], and Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 [230 ILCS 5]. SOURCE: Emergency rule adopted at 15 Ill. Reg. 11252, effective August 5, 1991, for a maximum of 150 days; adopted at 15 Ill. Reg. 18263, effective December 10, 1991; amended at 16 Ill. Reg. 13310, effective August 17, 1992; amended at 17 Ill. Reg. 11510, effective July 9, 1993; amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 5814, effective April 9, 1996; amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 6280, effective April 22, 1996; emergency amendment at 20 Ill. Reg. 8051, effective June 3, 1996, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 14765, effective October 31, 1996; amended at ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 21 Ill. Reg. 4642, effective April 1, 1997; emergency amendment at 21 Ill. Reg. 14566, effective October 22, 1997, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency amendment at 22 Ill. Reg. 978, effective December 29, 1997, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 4390, effective February 20, 1998; amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 10449, effective May 27, 1998; amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 17324, effective September 21, 1998; amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 19541, effective October 23, 1998; emergency amendment at 23 Ill. Reg. 8191, effective July 2, 1999 for a maximum of 150 days; emergency expired November 28, 1999; amended at 23 Ill. Reg. 8996, effective August 2, 1999; amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 1037, effective January 10, 2000; amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 94, effective January 8, 2001; amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 13292, effective October 5, 2001; proposed amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 9307, effective June 14, 2002; emergency amendment adopted at 26 Ill. Reg. 10984, effective July 1, 2002, for a maximum of 150 days; adopted at 26 Ill. Reg. 15296, effective October 11, 2002; amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 17408, effective November 22, 2002; emergency amendment at 27 Ill. Reg. 10503, effective June 30, 2003, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 15793, effective September 25, 2003; amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 18595, effective November 25, 2003; amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 12824, effective August 31, 2004; amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 8098, effective June 14, 2007; amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 2967, effective February 15, 2008; amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 3275, effective February 19, 2008; amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 7357, effective April 28, 2008; amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 8592, effective May 29, 2008; amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 8931, effective June 4, 2008; amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 13200, effective July 22, 2008; amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 17418, effective October 23, 2008; amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 17759, effective October 28, 2008; amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 17946, effective November 5, 2008; amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 3285, effective February 26, 2010; amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 3748, effective March 11, 2010; amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 4768, effective March 16, 2010; amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 5200, effective March 24, 2010; amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 15386, effective September 23, 2010; amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 13199, effective July 31, 2012; amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 12050, effective July 9, 2013; amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 18255, effective November 1, 2013; amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 2808, effective January 8, 2014; amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 21471, effective October 29, 2014; amended at 39 Ill. Reg. 4362, effective March 10, 2015; amended at 39 Ill. Reg. 12312, effective August 18, 2015; amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 12776, effective August 19, 2016; amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 380, effective December 29, 2016; amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 12840, effective September 28, 2017; emergency amendment at 43 Ill. Reg. 9801, effective August 23, 2019, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency amendment at 43 Ill. Reg. 10512, effective September 5, 2019, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency amendment at 43 Ill. Reg. 10733, effective September 13, 2019, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 521, effective December 30, 2019; amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 3224, effective February 4, 2020; emergency amendment at 44 Ill. Reg. 6426, effective April 7, 2020, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency expired September 3, 2020; amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 11156, effective June 17, 2020; amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 13653, effective August 6, 2020; amended at 45 Ill. Reg. 14449, effective November 2, 2021; amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 5542, effective March 16, 2022; amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 8454, ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS effective May 30, 2023; amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 747, effective December 31, 2024; amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 6960, effective May 1, 2025; amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 10016, effective July 17, 2025; amended at 50 Ill. Reg. 1628, effective January 16, 2026; amended at 50 Ill. Reg. 7160, effective May 1, 2026; amended at 50 Ill. Reg. ______, effective ____________. SUBPART G: EXCLUSION OF PERSONS Section 3000.750 Establishment of a Self-Exclusion List a) Any person who acknowledges that he or she has a gambling problem may request of the Board that he or she be excluded voluntarily from the area within the admission turnstiles of all riverboat gaming operations in Illinois on a permanent basis, except as limited by Section 3000.780. A person shall be placed on the Self-Exclusion List upon submission of all information and completion and execution of all forms required under Section 3000.755, as enforced by the Administrator. b) Any person who enrolls in the Self-Exclusion Program may elect to be placed on the Self-Exclusion List for a period of six months, one year, three years, five years, or indefinitely. Any person placed on the Self-Exclusion List shall be prohibited for a minimum of 5 years from entering the area within the admission turnstiles of any riverboat gaming operation in the State of Illinois. Any gaming operation in the United States owned or operated by an affiliate of an Illinois riverboat gaming operation may, in its sole discretion, prohibit a person placed on the Self-Exclusion List from entering its affiliated gaming operations. Any gaming regulatory agency in any state with which the Board enters into an agreement to share confidentially the information contained in the Self-Exclusion List may, in its sole discretion, prohibit a person placed on the Self-Exclusion List from entering any gaming operation within its jurisdiction. c) Any person who is removed from the Self-Exclusion List is enrolled in the Marketing Exclusion List for a period of 12 months. Any person enrolled on the Marketing Exclusion List may at any point request removal from the list. dc) The Administrator shall maintain the Self-Exclusion List and Marketing Exclusion List in a confidential manner. (Source: Amended at 50 Ill. Reg. ______, effective ____________) Section 3000.751 Locations to Execute Self-Exclusion Forms Any person may seek placement on the Self-Exclusion List by contacting any agent of the Board aton any riverboat gaming operation at any time when gaming is conducted, appearing at a Board designated enrollment site, or through any alternative means made available by the Boardappearing at the offices of the Board in Chicago or Springfield, Illinois during regular business hours, or appearing before a designated registration agent. Persons who are unable to travel to an enrollment site or make use of other alternative meansto a Board office due to employment, financial or medical reasons may request, in writing, a reasonable accommodation in a manner or at a site and time designated at the sole discretion of the Administrator. Nothing in this Section shall require that an accommodation be granted. (Source: Amended at 50 Ill. Reg. ______, effective ____________) Section 3000.755 Information Required for Placement on the Self-Exclusion List a) The Administrator shall determine the information and forms to be required of a person seeking placement on the Self-Exclusion List. Such information shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 1) Full name, including maiden name and alias information; 2) Home Street Address and/or P.O. Box; 3) Date of Birth; 4) Social Security Number; 5) A copy of his or her driver's license; 6) A physical description; and 7) A current photograph; and. 8) Email address. b) Failure to provide any information or to execute any forms deemed necessary by the Administrator may result in a denial of a request for placement on the Self- Exclusion List. ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS c) Such forms may include a request to waive the liability of the Board, its agents and the State of Illinois for any damages that may arise out of any act or omission related to placement on the Self-Exclusion List. (Source: Amended at 50 Ill. Reg. ______, effective ____________) Section 3000.760 Distribution and Availability of Confidential Self-Exclusion List a) The Board shall maintain and keep current the Self-Exclusion List and Marketing Exclusion List. The ListsList shall be updated and distributed in its entirety to each riverboat casino on a regular basis. b) Upon placement on the Self-Exclusion List by the Administrator, the name and identifying information of the self-excluded person shall be distributed to each riverboat gaming operation. c) No riverboat gaming operation may disclose the name of any person on the ListsSelf-Exclusion List to any third party unless specifically authorized by this Part or required by a court order specifically requiring the release of mental health records and information. d) No owner licensee, organization gaming licensee, occupational licensee or applicant or approved Key Person or Key Person applicant who obtains identifying information about a person on the ListsSelf-Exclusion List from any source may discloses the name or identifying information of the self-excluded person, except as necessary to effectuate, or as specifically permitted by, this Part. e) Any licensee or applicant for license and any approved Key Person or Key Person applicant who knowingly discloses, authorizes disclosure, permits a disclosure, or otherwise assists in the disclosure of the identity of a person on the ListsSelf- Exclusion List shall be subject to discipline for each disclosure, including but not limited to any disclosure by any of its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents and contractors, unless the disclosure complies with the following provisions: 1) The disclosure is made on the same need to know basis restriction applicable to mental health information to staff for the sole purpose of effectuating the approved Internal Control responsibilities. 2) The disclosure is made for the sole purpose of effectuating the Self- Exclusion program and this Part as to any customer tracking system, customer identification system, chips and token exchange system, financial transactions system, or check and credit system. 3) The disclosure is made in compliance with the approved Internal Controls. f) Disclosure may be made to affiliate gaming operations with the prior written approval of the Administrator. A licensee seeking such approval must provide to the Administrator an explanation of the manner in which the identity of the self- excluded persons will be maintained confidentially by the affiliate gaming operations. g) Nothing in this Section prohibits disclosure of the name of a person on the ListsSelf-Exclusion List to the Board or its staff or to a person authorized in writing by the self-excluded person on the ListsSelf-Exclusion List to receive such information. (Source: Amended at 50 Ill. Reg. ______, effective ____________) Section 3000.770 Duties of Licensees a) No licensee shall knowingly allow any person placed on the Self-Exclusion List pursuant to Section 3000.750 to enter the area within the admission turnstiles of, or engage in gambling at, the riverboat gaming operation. The riverboat gaming operation shall cause the name and address of any person on the Self-Exclusion List or Marketing Exclusion List to be flagged on all mailing, marketing or promotional lists or databases, except as provided in this Part. No licensee shall knowingly send marketing or promotional materials to any person placed on the Self-Exclusion List or Marketing Exclusion List. Any person placed on the Marketing Exclusion List may engage in or participate in any promotions or other activities made available by a licensee. b) Owner and organization gaming licensees shall maintain, pursuant to Section 3000.760, a system designed to detect persons on the Self-Exclusion List so as to enforce this Part. c) Forfeiture 1) A licensee must immediately notify a Board agent upon making a determination that a person listed on the Self-Exclusion List has entered the area within the admission turnstiles of a riverboat gaming operation and remove the person from the riverboat gaming operation. 2) Upon ascertaining that a person on the Self-Exclusion List is present in the area within the admission turnstiles of a riverboat gaming operation, a licensee must inventory, in the presence of an IGB agent, all claimed or unclaimed jackpots and winnings, and all chips, tokens, vouchers or electronic credits in play or in plain view in the possession or control of the self-excluded person, at the time he or she is apprehended. The owner licensee shall provide a receipt to the self-excluded person for all items inventoried. 3) Owner or organization gaming licensees shall refrain from knowingly paying out jackpots under $1,200 and from paying out all jackpots in amounts of $1,200 or over won by patrons on the Self-Exclusion List. d) The riverboat gaming operation shall cause the name and address of any person on the Self-Exclusion List to be flagged on all check-cashing, credit issuance, and other financial eligibility lists or databases utilized by the riverboat gaming operation for any purposes, except as authorized by this Part. Owner or organization gaming licensees shall not knowingly cash checks for, extend gaming operation credit to, or otherwise assist a person on the Self-Exclusion List to obtain funds for gambling purposes. (Source: Amended at 50 Ill. Reg. ______, effective ____________) Section 3000.780 Request for Removal from the Self-Exclusion List a) Any person who has enrolled in the Self-Exclusion program for any period of time other than indefinitely shall be automatically re-enrolled into their selected term. Upon the expiration of 5 years from the date of placement on the Self- Exclusion List, any person who has been placed on the five year or indefinite Self-Exclusion List may request the Administrator to remove his or her name from the Self-Exclusion List. The request must be in writing, state with specificity the reason for the request and be submitted to the Administrator at the Board's Chicago office. The request must be based on the elimination of a mental health ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS or medical condition underlying the person's acknowledgment that he or she has been a problem gambler and unable to gamble responsibly. Information as to mental health or medical conditions will be maintained pursuant to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act [740 ILCS 110] and other applicable federal and State laws. b) If the Administrator approves the request, the Administrator shall inform all riverboat gaming operations of the removal no later than 10 days after approval. If the Administrator denies the request, the Administrator shall send to the person who has requested removal a Notice of Denial of Removal from the Self- Exclusion List by certified mail. Owner licensees may continue to deny gambling privileges to self-excluded persons who have been removed from the List. c) A decision whether to remove a person from the five year or indefinite Self- Exclusion List shall be within the discretion of the Administrator, subject to the fulfillment of all requirements under Section 3000.782 and further subject to the process provided by Section 3000.785. (Source: Amended at 50 Ill. Reg. ______, effective ____________) Section 3000.787 Placement on the Self-Exclusion List Following Removal A person whose name has been removed from the Self-Exclusion List may subsequently request to be placed again on the list. The procedure for placement on the Self-Exclusion List under this Section shall be the same as that for a person requesting placement on the list for the first time. A placement of a person on the Self-Exclusion List under this Section shall be permanent, notwithstanding any other provision of this Subpart. (Source: Amended at 50 Ill. Reg. ______, effective ____________) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS