REPORT DIGEST

ILLINOIS GAMING BOARD

Financial Audit of the State Gaming
Fund
For the Year Ended June 30, 2015

Release Date:  January 26, 2016

FINDINGS THIS AUDIT:  0
FINDINGS LAST AUDIT: 2

State of Illinois, Office of the
Auditor General
FRANK J. MAUTINO, AUDITOR GENERAL

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INTRODUCTION

The State Gaming Fund (Fund) is
administered by the Illinois Gaming
Board (Board).  The purpose of the
Fund is to receive and record taxes
and fees obtained from licensed
riverboat gambling and video gaming
operations.  Pursuit to appropriation,
monies in the Fund are used to defray
the costs associated with background
investigations conducted by the Board,
including personnel costs, enforcement
of the Riverboat Gambling and Video
Gaming Acts, and revenue sharing with
units of local government.  Excess
funds are transferred to the Education
Assistance Fund.

There were no findings disclosed
during this audit.

AUDITORS' OPINION

Our auditors stated the State Gaming
Fund Financial Statements of the
Illinois Gaming Board as of and for
the year ended June 30, 2015 are
fairly stated in all material
respects.

FRANK J. MAUTINO
Auditor General

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SPECIAL ASSISTANT AUDITORS

Our Special Assistant Auditors for
this audit were BKD LLP.