(a) There is hereby created the Illinois Gaming Law Enforcement Fund, a special fund in the State Treasury.(b) The General Assembly shall appropriate two-thirds of the monies in such fund to the Department of Revenue, Illinois State Police and the Office of the Attorney General for State law enforcement purposes. The remaining one-third of the monies in such fund shall be appropriated to the Department of Revenue for the purpose of distribution in the form of grants to counties or municipalities for law enforcement purposes. The amount of a grant to counties or municipalities shall bear the same ratio to the total amount of grants made as the number of licenses issued in counties or municipalities bears to the total number of licenses issued in the State. In computing the number of licenses issued in a county, licenses issued for locations within a municipality's boundaries shall be excluded.
Amended by P.A. 102-0538,§ 715, eff. 8/20/2021. P.A. 90-372, eff. 7/1/1998.