Illinois Compiled Statutes

230 ILCS 5/1 (2026)

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975"

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(230 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-1)
    Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975".
(Source: P.A. 79-1185.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases, 2000–2006 · leading case: Balmoral Racing Club, Inc. v. Topinka, 778 N.E.2d 239 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002).
Balmoral Racing Club, Inc. v. Topinka, 778 N.E.2d 239 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “Hawthorne alleged that a 1999 amendment to the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 (Racing Act) (230 ILCS 5/1 through 55 (West Supp. 1999)) creating a pari-mutuel tax credit was available to racetracks beginning in the year 1999.”
Hickey v. Riera, 774 N.E.2d 1 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “The Board contends: (1) it had jurisdiction to issue its March 11, 1997, order; (2) its hearing procedures comport with due process; (3) the Board did not violate plaintiffs due process rights by failing to notify him earlier that albuterol was detected in one of his horses; (4)…”
Balmoral Racing Club, Inc. v. Gonzales, 788 N.E.2d 269 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “On appeal, plaintiffs argue: (1) that the complaint was not barred by sovereign immunity; (2) that they adequately stated a cause of action in that they were entitled under a 1999 amendment to the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 (Racing Act) (230 ILCS 5/1 through 55 (West…”
Suburban Downs, Inc. v. Illinois Racing Bd., 735 N.E.2d 697 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “On appeal, plaintiff argues that (1) the order entered by the Board was contrary to law in that the Board failed to make specific findings on the factors set forth in the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 (the Racing Act) (230 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 1996)); (2) denial of racing…”
Crusius Ex Rel. Taxpayers of the State of Illinois v. Illinois Gaming Bd., 807 N.E.2d 1207 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “The new legislation also made changes to the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 (230 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2000)) and the State Finance Act (30 ILCS 105/1 et seq.”
Hawthorne Race Course, Inc. v. Illinois Racing Bd., 851 N.E.2d 214 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). “PRESIDING JUSTICE McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court: This case involves interpretation of an odd provision in the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 (the Act) (230 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2004)). Licensees, who collect the bets and conduct the races, split a portion of…”
Crusius v. Illinois Gaming Bd., 348 Ill. App. 3d 44 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “The new legislation also made changes to the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 (230 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2000)) and the State Finance Act (30 ILCS 105/1 et seq.”
Hickey v. Riera Modified on Denial of Rehearing - replaces opinion filed Mar. 30, 2001 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “The Board contends: (1) it had jurisdiction to issue its March 11, 1997, order; (2) its hearing procedures comport with due process; (3) the Board did not violate plaintiff's due process rights by failing to notify him earlier that albuterol was detected in one of his horses;…”
Balmoral Racing Club, Inc. v. Topinka (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “Hawthorne alleged that a 1999 amendment to the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 (Racing Act) (230 ILCS 5/1 through 55 (West Supp. 1999)) creating a pari-mutuel tax credit was available to racetracks beginning in the year 1999.”
Balmoral Racing Club, Inc. v. Gonzales (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “On appeal, plaintiffs argue: (1) that the complaint was not barred by sovereign immunity; (2) that they adequately stated a cause of action in that they were entitled under a 1999 amendment to the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 (Racing Act) (230 ILCS 5/1 through 55 (West…”
Hawthorne Race Course Inc. v. Illinois Racing Bd. (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). “) Judge Presiding PRESIDING JUSTICE McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court: This case involves interpretation of an odd provision in the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 (the Act) (230 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2004)). Licensees, who collect the bets and conduct the races,…”
Suburban Downs, Inc. v. Illinois Racing Bd. (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “On appeal, plaintiff argues that (1) the order entered by the Board was contrary to law in that the Board failed to make specific findings on the factors set forth in the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 (the Racing Act) (230 ILCS 5/1 et seq . (West 1996)); (2) denial of racing…”
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