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Illinois Gaming Board Met April 21.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

I. Open Session

a. Call to Order

b. Roll Call

c. Motion to Enter into Closed Session

II. Closed Session

a. Review of Closed Session Minutes

i. Consideration of the minutes of the Special Board meeting closed session of Thursday, February 4, 2021

ii. Consideration of the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting closed session of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

b. Discussion of Confidential Information, Including Employee/Personnel Matters

c. Discussion of Evidence Received per Board’s Adjudicatory Authority

d. Litigation/Settlements

e. Motion to Adjourn Closed Session and Reconvene Open Session

III. Open Session

a. Review of Open Session Minutes:

i. Consideration of the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting open session of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

b. Board Member Comments

c. Administrator’s Report

d. Public Commentary

i. Anita Bedell, Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems

e. Administrative Matters

i. Proposed Amendment to Casino Rule 3000.210 – Annual Fee Dates

ii. Proposed Casino Rule 3000.195 – Reporting Prohibited Conduct

iii. Proposed Amendment to Video Gaming Rule 3000.320 – Use Agreements

iv. Proposed Amendments to Sports Wagering Rules – Streamlining and Revision

IV. Casino

a. Owners Licensee Items:

i. Request to Amend Owners License Application

1. Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort, LLC

ii. Key Persons

1. Howard William Shaw – Par-A-Dice Gaming Corporation d/b/a Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino – Senior Vice President of Operations

2. Peter Broughton – Southern Illinois Riverboat/Casino Cruises LLC d/b/a Harrah’s Metropolis Casino and DesPlaines Development Limited Partnership d/b/a Harrah’s Joliet Casino – Senior Vice President of Information Technology

3. Bret D. Yunker – Southern Illinois Riverboat/Casino Cruises LLC d/b/a Harrah’s Metropolis Casino and DesPlaines Development Limited Partnership d/b/a Harrah’s Joliet Casino – Chief Financial Officer

b. Occupational Licensee Items:

i. Approvals and Denials of Level 2 & 3 Applicants

c. Supplier Licensee Items:

i. Final Consideration:

1. The Joseph J. Castrogiovanni Revocable Declaration of Trust Dated November 8, 1999, and The Susan M. Castrogiovanni Revocable Declaration of Trust Dated November 8, 1999

2. Landry Holdings, LLC d/b/a Casino Tech

V. Sports Wagering

a. Occupational Licensee Items:

i. Level 1 Approvals, Renewals, & Denials:

1. Hemal Pramoochandra Patel – HC Aurora, LLC d/b/a Hollywood Casino Aurora – Sportsbook Manager

ii. Approvals of Level 2 & 3 Applicants

VI. Video Gaming

a. Manufacturer, Distributor, and Supplier Licensee Items

i. Initial License:

1. Entropy Cabinet Solutions, Inc. USA

b. Terminal Operator Licensee Items

i. Initial License:

1. Gaming Productions, LLC

c. Technicians & Terminal Handler Licenses:

i. Approvals, Denials, and Non-Renewals

d. Video Gaming Location Applicant Items:

i. Approvals, Denials, and Non-Renewals

e. Rule 320 Petition

i. J&J Ventures Gaming LLC, Petitioner v. Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC, Respondent, and Action Gaming, LLC, Intervenors, Docket No. 17-UP-003

f. Requests for Hearing

VII. ALJ Recommendations/Litigation/Settlements for Disciplinary Complaints 

VIII. Motion to Adjourn

https://www.igb.illinois.gov/FilesBoardMeeting/20210421OpenMeetingAgenda.pdf