Illinois Code § 20 ILCS 1605/10.1

The following are ineligible for any license under this Act:
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(a) any person who has been convicted of a felony;

 
 
(b) any person who is or has been a professional 
 
gambler or gambling promoter;

 
 
(c) any person who has engaged in bookmaking or other 
 
forms of illegal gambling;

 
 
(d) any person who is not of good character and 
 
reputation in the community in which he resides;

 
 
(e) any person who has been found guilty of any fraud 
 
or misrepresentation in any connection;

 
 
(f) any firm or corporation in which a person defined 
 
in (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) has a proprietary, equitable or credit interest of 5% or more.

 
 
(g) any organization in which a person defined in 
 
(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) is an officer, director, or managing agent, whether compensated or not;

 
 
(h) any organization in which a person defined in 
 
(a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) is to participate in the management or sales of lottery tickets or shares.

 
However, with respect to persons defined in (a), the Department may grant
any such person a license under this Act when:

 
 
1) at least 10 years have elapsed since the date when 
 
the sentence for the most recent such conviction was satisfactorily completed;

 
 
2) the applicant has no history of criminal activity 
 
subsequent to such conviction;

 
 
3) the applicant has complied with all conditions of 
 
probation, conditional discharge, supervision, parole or mandatory supervised release; and

 
 
4) the applicant presents at least 3 letters of 
 
recommendation from responsible citizens in his community who personally can attest that the character and attitude of the applicant indicate that he is unlikely to commit another crime.

 
The Department may revoke, without notice or a hearing, the license of
any agent who violates this Act or any rule or regulation promulgated
pursuant to this Act. However, if the Department does revoke a license
without notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the Department shall, by
appropriate notice, afford the person whose license has been revoked an
opportunity for a hearing within 30 days after the revocation order has
been issued. As a result of any such hearing, the Department may confirm
its action in revoking the license, or it may order the restoration of such
license.

gambler or gambling promoter;
forms of illegal gambling;
reputation in the community in which he resides;
or misrepresentation in any connection;
in (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) has a proprietary, equitable or credit interest of 5% or more.
(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) is an officer, director, or managing agent, whether compensated or not;
(a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) is to participate in the management or sales of lottery tickets or shares.
the sentence for the most recent such conviction was satisfactorily completed;
subsequent to such conviction;
probation, conditional discharge, supervision, parole or mandatory supervised release; and
recommendation from responsible citizens in his community who personally can attest that the character and attitude of the applicant indicate that he is unlikely to commit another crime.

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