Illinois charitable games bonds.
From $100.
Illinois lets qualified organizations run charitable games and licenses the suppliers and providers who furnish the equipment and services under the Charitable Games Act. When the Department of Revenue requires a supplier or provider to bond, the price is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does an Illinois charitable games bond cost?
0.5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard charitable games bond — enter your amount, pay, and file. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your license requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your supplier or provider license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the charitable games bond actually covers
Illinois permits qualified not-for-profit organizations to hold charitable games events — poker, blackjack, roulette, and similar games run for fundraising — under the Charitable Games Act (230 ILCS 30), administered by the Department of Revenue. The Act also licenses the suppliers and providers who rent equipment and furnish services to those events.
The Department of Revenue may require suppliers and providers to post a surety bond by rule. The bond is a financial-accountability guarantee: it backs the licensee's obligations under the Act — fees and taxes owed, and honest dealing with the charitable organizations they serve.
Because the amount is set administratively rather than by a single statutory figure, the exact bond will be on your Department of Revenue paperwork. Enter that figure and see your exact price — no credit check up to $100,000. If the surety pays a claim, the licensee repays the surety.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Department of Revenue. Submit the executed bond with your supplier or provider license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Department of Revenue.
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Charitable games bond, issued today.
From $100. Enter your required amount and file with the Department of Revenue the same day.