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participation information. (230 ILCS 45/25-120.3 new) Sec. 25-120.3. Licensure required. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a person may not offer fantasy contests in this State unless the person is licensed by the Board as a fantasy contest operator. No party other than an owner or key person of a licensee may receive revenue share from the operation of fantasy contests without holding a fantasy contest operator license. A person that knowingly offers fantasy contests in violation of this subsection is guilty of a Class 4 felony. (b) A fantasy contest operator that was offering contests to persons located in the State before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly may continue to offer contests to persons located in the State until 90 days after the effective date of rules implementing this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly. The Board shall issue a temporary operating permit to a fantasy contest operator that was offering contests to persons located in this State before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly if the fantasy contest operator files an application for licensure with the Board and pays the required license application fee within 90 days of the effective date of rules implementing this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, subject to Board rules. A holder of a temporary SB3019 Enrolled LRB104 20255 HLH 33706 b Public Act 104-0468