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SB 2490

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Joey Fillingane

IL bans issuing online gaming licenses to operators knowingly taking revenue from FATF black-list or U.S. terror-sponsor jurisdictions; allows license revocation.

Died In Committee
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Bill Summary · SB 2490

SB 2490 — Summary

Short title / subject: Adds Section 5.5 to the Illinois Gambling Act to prohibit issuance (and authorize revocation) of Internet gaming licenses where the applicant or licensee (or affiliates) knowingly accept revenue derived from certain sanctioned jurisdictions.
Statutory citation amended: 230 ILCS 10 (Illinois Gambling Act) — new Section 5.5.
Introduced: February 7, 2025 (per bill text) by Sen. Bill Cunningham.
Status: Died in committee. (Legislative record provided indicates the bill did not advance.)

Purpose / Intent

The bill seeks to prevent Illinois interactive (Internet) gaming operators from being licensed or continuing to operate if they (or affiliated entities) knowingly accept revenue that originates from jurisdictions identified as high-risk by international or U.S. authorities. The stated public-policy goals are to reduce money‑laundering and prevent funds from state sponsors of terrorism from entering Illinois-regulated interactive gaming.

Key provisions

  • Adds a new Section 5.5 to the Illinois Gambling Act (230 ILCS 10).
  • Applicability: only applies “if the Board is otherwise authorized to issue licenses to conduct Internet gaming.”
  • Licensing prohibition: the Illinois Gaming Board must not approve an interactive gaming applicant to commence operations if the applicant or any affiliate is knowingly accepting (directly or indirectly) revenue derived from:
    • any jurisdiction on the “Black List of Money Laundering Countries” as established by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF); or
    • any jurisdiction designated by the United States as a state sponsor of terrorism.
  • Ongoing compliance / enforcement: if, during licensure, the Board determines a licensee or affiliate is knowingly accepting such revenue, the Board may impose license revocation after notice and an opportunity for hearing if revocation would further the public interest.
  • Effective date: upon becoming law.

Who would be affected

  • Interactive (Internet) gaming applicants and licensed operators in Illinois and their affiliates (including entities under common control).
  • Illinois Gaming Board — additional licensing and monitoring responsibilities.
  • Financial compliance and AML (anti‑money laundering) functions of operators, payment processors, and potentially financial institutions interacting with gaming revenue streams.
  • Potential indirect effects on state gaming revenue, vendors, and consumers if enforcement leads to suspension or revocation of licenses.

Enforcement and compliance considerations

  • The bill uses the term “knowingly accepting, directly or indirectly, revenue” — imposing due‑diligence burdens on operators to trace provenance of funds and to monitor affiliates.
  • Relies on external lists (FATF “Black List” and U.S. state sponsor of terrorism designations). Operators and the Board would need mechanisms to identify and verify the origin of revenue and applicable jurisdictions.
  • Revocation is conditioned on Board finding, after hearing, that revocation furthers the public interest.

Legislative history & related legislation

  • Companion bill: HB 3755.
  • Sponsors listed in the provided metadata: Hashimoto (cosponsor), San Buenaventura (primary), McKelvey (primary), Chang (primary); bill text lists Sen. Bill Cunningham as introducer. (The provided record contains inconsistent sponsor/date metadata.)
  • Status: did not advance out of committee (listed as “Died In Committee”).

Note: The bill text and the supplied bill metadata contain some internal inconsistencies (dates and sponsor names). The substance above follows the language in the introduced bill text (addition of Section 5.5 to the Illinois Gambling Act).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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