Crusius v. Illinois Gaming Board
Case Date: 03/31/2004
Court: 1st District Appellate
Docket No: 1-02-2819 Rel
FIRST DIVISION
1-02-2819
JUSTICE McBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court: At issue in this case is the constitutionality of section 11.2(a) of the Riverboat GamblingAct (230 ILCS 10/11.2(a) (West 2000)), which allows "[a] licensee that was not conductingriverboat gambling on January 1, 1998[, to] apply to the [Illinois Gaming] Board for [license]renewal and approval of relocation to a new home dock location." Illinois citizen and taxpayerPhilip N. Crusius filed an action on behalf of all Illinois taxpayers and the State of Illinois seekinga declaratory judgment that section 11.2(a) violated the constitutional ban on special legislation(Ill. Const. 1970, art. IV, |