La. Rev. Stat. § 4:166 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 166
Commissions deductible from pari-mutuel pools
Status: in_force

A. The amount of commissions to be deducted and retained from pari-mutuel pool or pools by any person, association, or corporation as licensee of a race meeting conducted in a municipality or parish is hereby fixed as follows:

(1) On daily pools of up to $60,000, seventeen percent of the total.

(2) On the daily pools of from $60,000 to $201,000, $10,200 plus fourteen percent of that amount exceeding $60,000.

(3) On total daily pools of from $201,000 up to $351,000, $29,940 plus thirteen percent of any amount exceeding $201,000.

(4) On total daily pools of from $351,000 up to $401,000, $49,440 plus thirteen percent of any amount exceeding $351,000.

(5) On total daily pools of $401,000 and over, $55,940 plus twelve percent of that amount exceeding $401,000.

The minimum license fee is one thousand dollars per day and shall in no way be affected by the foregoing.

In addition to the fixed percentage of commissions as above outlined, the licensee is entitled to retain the "breaks to a dime", being the odd cents of all the distributions to be made on all mutuel contributions exceeding a sum equal to the next lowest multiple of ten. These amounts deducted are in addition to the license fees (percentages of the amount of money handled) as provided in R.S. 4:161 and are to be retained by the licensee, subject to the provisions of this Part.

B. The amount by which the commissions deducted and retained by the licensee under the provisions of this Section as amended and reenacted in 1980 exceeds the amount of commissions deducted and retained by the licensee under the provisions of this Section prior to being amended and reenacted in 1980 shall be delivered to the track licensee conducting the race meeting at which the deduction was made and not less than fifty percent thereof shall be distributed by such track licensee as purses at the race meeting next following the delivery of said proceeds.

C to E. Repealed by Acts 1974, No. 679, §2.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1971, No. 73, §1; Acts 1972, No. 233, §1; Acts 1972, No. 250, §2; Acts 1973, No. 178, §1; Acts 1978, No. 143, §4, eff. June 29, 1978; Acts 1980, No. 323, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:66 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 66
Professional boxing contracts; permits
Status: in_force

A. Each club licensed to hold, conduct or give professional boxing contests or exhibitions shall furnish signed contracts to the commission as follows: (1) in the case of main event boxers, six days before the contest or exhibition; and (2) in the case of preliminary boxers, four days before the contest or exhibition. No such licensed promoting club, matchmaker, manager, boxer, or wrestler, may publicly announce or advertise that any bout or exhibition will take place unless such bout or exhibition has been formally approved by the commission.

B. Each club affected by the provisions of this chapter shall secure permits from the commission prior to holding any contest or exhibition. The commission shall not grant more than two permits a week to any club, nor shall the commission grant permits to more than one club in the same parish for the same date.

C. The commission may revoke permits for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.

Acts 1974, No. 553, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:177 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 177
Breeder awards
Status: in_force

Each licensee authorized to conduct race meets shall pay the equivalent of ten percent of the total purse of each race earned by accredited Louisiana bred horses. The sum shall be paid by the licensee within thirty days after the close of the race meeting to the respective breeders of the first, second, and third place winners of such races as a breeder's award. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to races written exclusively for accredited Louisiana bred horses which shall be paid a breeder's award by the Louisiana State Racing Commission out of funds provided for this purpose pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 4:165(A).

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 733, §1; Acts 1975, No. 272, §5, eff. July 16, 1975; Acts 2024, No. 598, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:737 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 737
Venue; trial de novo; appeals
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the venue for judicial review or appeal from any administrative proceeding involving a charitable gaming licensee or license applicant or a petition for a stay as provided for in R.S. 49:978.1(C) or for recovery under R.S. 49:980 or other injunctive relief shall be the domicile of the licensee or applicant. The petition for judicial review or appeal from an administrative proceeding involving a licensee or licensee applicant under this Chapter shall be filed in the district court of the parish of the domicile of the licensee or applicant within sixty days of the mailing of the notice of the adverse administrative decision. Upon timely filing of the petition of the charitable organization, judicial review shall be by trial de novo and conducted by summary procedure. Evidence of warnings issued by the office to a charitable organization on matters which are not the subject of the administrative proceeding under review shall not be admissible in the trial de novo. The provisions of this Section shall be procedural in nature.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:157 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 157
Race meetings; right to conduct; Sundays; minors
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the provisions of this Part, any person or legal entity may conduct one or more race meetings at a track each year. No license shall be granted to any person or legal entity for a race meet or meetings in any one parish to extend longer than one hundred and five racing days in any one year, except in a parish having a population in excess of eighty thousand or in a parish in which a race meeting is held exclusively for quarter horse races.

B. After all monies presently or hereafter dedicated are paid, fifty percent of the balance of all tax revenues remaining shall be allocated and be paid over to the governing authority of the parish or municipality in which the racing meet or meetings are held and the remaining fifty percent of such balance of the tax revenues shall be allocated and paid over to the state treasurer for deposit in the general fund of the state. No race or racing shall be permitted on Sundays unless the governing authority of the parish or municipality shall have first approved the same by resolution or ordinance and shall have further received the approval of the commission, nor shall minors be employed in any manner about the race track, except as jockeys, apprentice jockeys, exercise persons, grooms, or hot walkers.

C.(1) Any minor age six or above may, with the permission of the racing association, be allowed to attend any race meeting if accompanied by a parent, grandparent, or legal guardian but in no case shall any minor in attendance be allowed to engage in wagering.

(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall supercede any authority that the Louisiana State Racing Commission may have had to adopt rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Subsection.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 249, §1; Acts 1972, No. 731, §1; Acts 1974, No. 679, §1; Acts 1975, No. 272, §1, eff. July 16, 1975; Acts 1978, No. 64, §1, eff. June 15, 1978; Acts 1981, No. 726, §1, eff. July 23, 1981; Acts 1989, No. 577, §1, eff. July 6, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 601, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 672, §1; Acts 1992, No. 281, §1, eff. June 11, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:214 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 214
Offtrack wagering facilities; licensing; criteria; management; appeal of license suspension or revocation; limitation on facilities with historical horse racing
Status: in_force

A. Except for offtrack wagering conducted in a sports book lounge, license approval shall be subject to the criteria established by R.S. 4:159.

B. Licensure for all offtrack wagering facilities shall be subject to the following conditions:

(1)(a) Only the primary licensee operating at a pari-mutuel facility may apply for a license to operate offtrack wagering facilities in this state and only such primary licensees shall be licensed to operate offtrack wagering facilities under this Part.

(b) An association applying for a license to operate an offtrack wagering facility to be located in a sports book lounge shall provide its agreement with the host entity or plan of operation as part of its application.

(2)(a)(i) Before a license is granted for an offtrack wagering facility in any parish, the voters of that parish shall have approved the establishment of such a facility within the parish in a referendum election held for that purpose. The commission shall request a referendum by the governing body of a parish only after receipt of an application for licensure of an offtrack wagering facility in that parish by the eligible applicant as provided in R.S. 4:215.

(ii) If the referendum fails to gain voter approval, or if the commission's request to the parish governing authority for a referendum is not granted within six months of such request, then the request therefor is rendered void.

(iii) Any request for an offtrack referendum that is pending on the effective date of this Subparagraph before the governing authority of a parish wherein such a referendum has failed to gain voter approval in a prior election shall be rendered void upon that date.

(iv) Any request for an offtrack referendum that has been pending before a parish governing authority for six months or more upon the effective date of this Subparagraph shall be rendered void upon that date.

(b)(i) After a request by the commission to a parish governing authority for an offtrack referendum is voided for any reason, the original applicant may do either of the following:

(aa) Resubmit the application for licensure, and the commission shall submit a new request for an offtrack referendum election to the parish governing authority.

(bb) Submit a new application to the commission for licensure of an offtrack wagering facility in any city, town, or municipality within the parish, and the commission shall request the governing authority of such city, town, or municipality to hold an offtrack referendum election.

(ii) If the referendum fails to gain voter approval or if the commission's request for a referendum is not granted within six months of such request, the request therefor is rendered void.

(iii) If the offtrack referendum gains voter approval, the commission may license one offtrack wagering facility within the corporation limits of the city, town, or municipality in which the referendum was held. Such license shall conform to all applicable licensing criteria as provided in this Part.

(c)(i) Except as provided in Item (ii) of this Subparagraph, the collection and distribution of license fees as provided in R.S. 4:218 shall not be affected by this Paragraph.

(ii) Notwithstanding any provision of R.S. 4:218 to the contrary and except for offtrack wagering conducted in a sports book lounge of a host entity, if an offtrack wagering facility is located within the corporate limits of a municipality as a result of a municipal offtrack wagering referendum as provided in this Paragraph, called by the municipal governing authority without the assistance of the parish governing authority, the municipal governing authority may impose a license fee not to exceed two percent of the total amount wagered at that facility, and no license fee shall be imposed by the parish, and the municipality shall retain the total license fees collected; otherwise, distribution of the fees shall be in accordance with R.S. 4:218(B).

(3)(a) A license shall not be granted to an offtrack wagering facility to be located within a fifty-five mile radius of a pari-mutuel facility without the prior written permission of the primary licensee of that facility.

(b) Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall not apply to an offtrack wagering facility located in a sports book lounge of a host entity.

(4)(a) Not more than two offtrack wagering facilities may be licensed in any parish, except for Orleans and Jefferson.

(b) For the purposes of this Paragraph, a pari-mutuel facility as that term is defined in R.S. 4:211 shall not be included in the count of licensed offtrack wagering facilities for the parish in which it is located.

(c) For the purposes of this Paragraph, an offtrack wagering facility located in a sports book lounge of an entity licensed pursuant to Chapter 10 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall not be included in the count of licensed offtrack wagering facilities for the parish in which it is located.

(5) Except for an offtrack wagering facility located in the sports book lounge, final license approval is subject to local governing authority facility citing requirements.

(6) Except for an offtrack wagering facility located in the sports book lounge, each offtrack wagering facility shall be specifically designed as an entertainment complex. Maximum allowable attendance at each facility shall be one hundred twenty-five percent of the seating capacity at that facility. At least one area for patrons at each offtrack wagering facility shall be designated as a nonsmoking area.

(7) Except for an offtrack wagering facility located in the sports book lounge of a host entity, no person licensed by the commission pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter who shows proof of licensure upon entering an offtrack wagering facility shall be assessed any fees for admission into the facility.

C.(1) Licenses granted by the commission shall be valid for a ten-year period. In the event of the sale of the pari-mutuel facility, such license may be transferred and remain valid for the balance of the term of the license. If the conditions of the sale do not include the transfer of the offtrack wagering facility license, such license shall be automatically voided upon the completion of the sale.

(2) In the event a primary licensee is granted approval by the Louisiana State Racing Commission to transfer its live racing dates to another pari-mutuel facility, such primary licensee shall retain all the rights, privileges, and obligations relative to offtrack wagering facilities as provided in this Part as though it remained a primary licensee, as defined in R.S. 4:211, in its original location.

D. License applications shall be accompanied by a good faith deposit of one thousand dollars.

E. All primary licensees are eligible for licensure at their existing horse racing facilities as offtrack wagering facilities. Such primary licensees shall not be subject to the licensing requirements in Paragraph (B)(2) of this Section.

F. There shall be no penalty for closing a licensed offtrack wagering facility provided the licensee submits written notice to the commission at least thirty days prior to closure. The commission shall notify all eligible applicants of the notice of closure. Ownership of an offtrack wagering facility may be transferred to other eligible applicants subject to all licensing requirements except as provided in Paragraph (B)(2) of this Section.

G. Nothing in this Part shall be construed as preventing licensees from jointly owning or contracting for the management of any or all licensed offtrack wagering facilities.

H. An offtrack wagering facility shall not accept wagers on races run at any track without a contract with the licensee operating the host track. This contract shall include all terms and conditions for use of races run at the host track by the offtrack wagering facility, including compensation of the host track for such use. This contract shall be filed with the commission. No host track may deny the use of its races by any other offtrack wagering facility in Louisiana under the same terms and conditions.

I.(1) An offtrack wagering facility shall not allow the admission of any person less than eighteen years old. However, the provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to any offtrack wagering facility located on the premises of a pari-mutuel facility as defined in R.S. 4:211.

(2) An offtrack wagering facility located in a sports book lounge shall not allow the admission of any person less than twenty-one years old.

J. Except for an offtrack wagering facility located in the sports book lounge of a host entity, in addition to license fees, each licensee shall pay the fees provided for in this Subsection. Each licensee shall begin paying the fees on the first day of the second year in which the licensee operates the facility. The licensee shall pay to the collector twenty-five cents for each person attending the offtrack wagering facility other than licensed personnel, employees, officials, and working press. These payments shall be made at the conclusion of each calendar week and shall be accompanied by a report under oath showing the total contributions and admissions, and any other information which the commission may require.

K.(1) Should the commission suspend or revoke the license of a primary licensee, the licensee may, within ten days of the notification of the commission's decision, take a suspensive appeal to the district court having jurisdiction over the licensee's offtrack wagering facility. The appeal shall be filed in the district court in the same manner as an original suit is instituted thereon. Each appeal shall be tried de novo. Either party may amend and supplement his pleadings and additional witnesses may be called and heard.

(2) Within ten calendar days of the signing of the judgment by the district court in any such appeal case, the commission or the applicant for a license or licensee, as the case may be, may suspensively appeal the judgment to the appellate court of proper jurisdiction. The appeal shall be perfected in the manner provided for in civil cases and shall be suspensive or devolutive in the discretion of the court.

(3) All proceedings in the district and appellate courts arising under this Part are civil in nature and shall be heard summarily by the court, without a jury, shall take precedence over other civil cases, and shall be tried in chambers or in open court, and in or out of term.

L.(1) No primary licensee may operate more than five offtrack wagering facilities in which historical horse racing is permitted.

(2) Notwithstanding Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, any primary licensee that operates more than five offtrack wagering facilities as of July 1, 2021, may conduct historical horse racing at all of its licensed facilities. However, historical horse racing shall not be authorized at any future offtrack wagering facility for that primary licensee if the primary licensee is operating more than five offtrack wagering facilities. If any of the primary licensee's existing licensed offtrack wagering facilities on July 1, 2021, cease to be a licensed offtrack wagering facility for reasons other than force majeure, the number of offtrack wagering facilities allowed to conduct historical horse racing for that primary licensee shall be reduced by the number of its offtrack wagering facilities that cease to be licensed until such time as the primary licensee is reduced to no more than five licensed offtrack wagering facilities allowed to conduct historical horse racing.

(3) Each primary licensee or licensed offtrack wagering facility shall not place more than fifty historical horse racing machines into service at any given time.

(4) In addition to the requirements of Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, an application from an eligible facility to conduct historical horse racing in Orleans Parish may be approved by the commission only after the Amended and Renegotiated Casino Operating Contract entered into pursuant to R.S. 27:201 et seq. on October 30, 1998, as amended, is amended to provide that the conducting of historical horse racing at the eligible facility in Orleans Parish shall not constitute an exclusivity violation or prohibited land-based gaming as defined in such contract and such amendment to the contract is approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget as required by the provisions of Section 3.B of Act No. 1 of the 2001 First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature.

M.(1) Historical horse racing shall not be conducted via a machine or website or mobile application beyond the property of the pari-mutuel facility or offtrack wagering facility.

(2) Historical horse racing shall not be conducted at an offtrack wagering facility located in a sports book lounge.

(3) The commission shall promulgate rules relative to the enforcement of the restrictions provided for in this Subsection.

Acts 1987, No. 203, §1, eff. June 30, 1987; Acts 1988, No. 188, §1, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1988, No. 700, §1; Acts 1989, No. 628, §2; Acts 1990, No. 559, §1, eff. July 19, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 561, §1, eff. June 30, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 1013, §1, eff. July 26, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 963, §1; Acts 1992, No. 777, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 32, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 27, §1; Acts 2021, No. 437, §1, eff. June 21, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 530, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.

{{NOTE: THE PROVISIONS OF R.S. 4:214(A)(2)(c)(ii) SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY OFFTRACK WAGERING FACILITY IN OPERATION ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ACT WHICH ORIGINATED AS HOUSE BILL NO. 1167 OF THIS 1992 REGULAR SESSION. (ACTS 1992, No. 777, EFF. AUGUST 21, 1992.)}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:728 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 728
Use of monies derived from enforcement of bingo regulations by the governing authority of Livingston Parish
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any monies collected by the governing authority of Livingston Parish from charitable organizations conducting bingo games in that parish pursuant to the rules and regulations of said governing authority which are in excess of the amount of monies necessary to pay the cost of adequate enforcement of such rules and regulations may be expended by said governing authority for purposes other than paying the cost of such enforcement, including but not limited to defraying the cost of operation of parish government.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:710 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 710
Issuance of special licenses
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, the office may provide by rule for the issuance of a special license for the conduct of no more than two bingo sessions annually at which the total amount of prizes which may be awarded on any one calendar day under such a license shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars in cash or other thing or things of value. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, all other provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the issuance of such special licenses.

B. Pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 4:706(C) and 707(B), a municipal or parish governing authority may also issue a special license as provided in Subsection A of this Section; however, no such municipal or parish governing authority shall issue a special license to any organization as provided herein unless that organization has first obtained a special charitable gaming license from the office as further provided in R.S. 4:718.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2003, No. 871, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:81.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 81.1
Tough-man contest; prohibition
Status: in_force

A. For the purposes of this Chapter, "tough-man contest" shall mean any boxing match, wrestling event, or competition, or combination thereof, between two or more persons, whether professional or amateur, who use their hands, with or without gloves, or their feet, or both, in any manner unauthorized by the Louisiana State Athletic Commission, and compete for money, financial prize, or any item of pecuniary or nonpecuniary value or compete at an event where a fee is charged whereby either participant may obtain pecuniary gain. The term "tough-man contest" shall not include, nor shall the provisions of this Section apply to any contest, competition, or exhibition of any of the recognized martial arts including karate, judo, kung fu, tae kwan do, jujitsu, kickboxing, or any substantially similar tradition.

B. No person shall conduct, promote, or in any manner participate in any tough-man contest or exhibition. Any person violating this Section as a participant, promoter, judge, or referee shall be subject to criminal charges and penalties as provided in R.S. 14:102.11.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 747, §2; Acts 1995, No. 1275, §1; Acts 2025, No. 290, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:65 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 65
Licenses; fees; bond
Status: in_force

A.(1) The commission may issue a promoter's license to hold, conduct, or give boxing, mixed technique event, and wrestling contests or exhibitions to any applicant, including, in the case of corporations, its officers and stockholders, who, in the discretion of the commission, has the financial responsibility, experience, character, and general fitness, to be such that the licensing of such applicant will be consistent with the public interest, convenience, or necessity and with the best interests of boxing, mixed technique event, or wrestling generally and in conformity with this Chapter and the rules and regulations of the commission. Such licenses shall be issued for the calendar year, and the commission may require applicants therefor to submit their applications prior to the commencement of the calendar year. The holding of such a license shall not be construed to grant the licensee a vested right to have the license renewed the following calendar year. The number of licenses to be issued to hold, conduct, or give boxing, mixed technique event, or wrestling contests or exhibitions in any particular parish shall be determined by the commission, in its discretion consistent with the public interest, convenience, or necessity and with the best interests of boxing or wrestling generally.

(2) Before any such license is granted, the applicant shall execute and file with the Louisiana State Athletic Commission a bond of five thousand dollars in favor of the Louisiana State Athletic Commission as a security of good faith and ability to abide by the terms and provisions of this Chapter, for which the commission secretary shall issue to the applicant a certificate of its filing and approval. In lieu thereof, a certified check will be acceptable, which amount shall be kept on deposit by the secretary for the duration of the license period. This bond may be increased by the commission before approving the holding, conducting, or giving of any boxing, mixed technique event, or wrestling exhibition or contest, based upon the seating capacity of the hall or facility where said contest or exhibition is to be conducted. The following schedule shall govern the amount of the additional bond that may be required to be posted with the commission for the holding, conducting, or giving of a boxing, mixed technique event, or wrestling contest or exhibition:

BOND REQUIREMENTS

SEATING CAPACITY BOND

(1) 0 to 999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,000.00

(2) 1,000 to 2,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,000.00

(3) 3,000 to 5,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 30,000.00

(4) 6,000 to 9,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40,000.00

(5) 10,000 or above . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000.00

(3) The commission may require a bond from clubs, with security, for the faithful performance of all contracts entered into and approved by the commission. At the discretion of the commission, the amount of the performance bond required of a club may equal but shall not exceed the total amount of all professional boxing contracts entered into by that club. In lieu thereof, a certified check will be acceptable. This bond shall be in addition to the bond of between five thousand dollars and fifty thousand dollars hereinabove required.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subsection, the commission shall not require the furnishing of any bond for a professional wrestling promoter who, during the calendar year the promoter's license is granted, promotes exclusively events authorized by R.S. 4:83(B).

B. The commission may charge the following fees for licenses:

(1) Wrestling and mixed technique event promoters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500.00

(2) Boxing promoters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250.00

(3) Matchmakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 150.00

(4) Referees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35.00

(5) Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35.00

(6) Announcers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35.00

(7) Professional boxing contestants in main bouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35.00

(8) Seconds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35.00

(9) Professional wrestling contestants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35.00

(10) Other licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35.00

C. The commission may for cause, and after a hearing, revoke or suspend any license issued under the provisions of this Chapter, or may fine the holder of such license the sum of not more than one thousand dollars, or both, for any of the following reasons:

(1) Violation of any provision of this Chapter;

(2) Violation of any of the rules or regulations of the commission;

(3) Finding that the licensee has committed an act detrimental to the interests of boxing, mixed technique event, or wrestling generally or to the public interest, convenience, or necessity;

(4) Finding that the licensee has been guilty of or attempted any fraud or misrepresentation in connection with boxing, mixed technique event, or wrestling; or

(5) Finding that a licensee is under suspension or has had his boxing, mixed technique event, or wrestling license revoked in another jurisdiction.

Acts 1974, No. 553, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 747, §1; Acts 1988, No. 576, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 640, §1; Acts 1993, No. 890, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1; Acts 2018, No. 210, §1; Acts 2025, No. 290, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:169 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 169
Licenses, registrations, and fees for participating in racing
Status: in_force

A.(1) The following persons shall be required to take out a license from the commission, and the annual fee shall be as follows:

Recording and registration fees

Apprentice jockey $25.00

Assistant starter $25.00

Authorized agent $25.00

Colors $25.00

Duplicate $5.00

Exercise person $15.00

Groom $5.00

Hot walker $5.00

Jockey agent $35.00

Jockey $35.00

Outrider $25.00

Owner $25.00

Miscellaneous $5.00

Mutuel $5.00

Partnership $25.00

Plater $35.00

Pony person $25.00

Stable foreman $25.00

Stable name $50.00

Subagent $25.00

Trainer $25.00

Valet $25.00

Vendor $50.00

Veterinarian $100.00

(2) All licenses must be taken out forty-eight hours after arrival except out-of-state owners may be allowed not more than ten days. Licenses and registrations expire June thirtieth of each year and may be renewed by mailing full payment of the appropriate renewal license fee or renewal registration fee to the commission.

(3)(a) Effective July 1, 2013, owners, trainers, jockeys, jockey agents, exercise persons, and veterinarians may renew the annual license fee for up to a three-year period which shall expire June thirtieth of the third year. Colors may also be registered at the annual license amount for up to a three-year period to expire June thirtieth of the third year.

(b) Beginning July 1, 2022, the commission may renew the annual license fee for the partnership licenses outlined in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection for up to a three-year period which shall expire June thirtieth of the third year.

B. It shall be the responsibility of each owner, trainer, jockey, jockey agent, exercise person, and veterinarian licensed under this Section to notify the commission if they become ineligible for a license or registration.

C. All other persons not specifically provided for shall be required to take out an annual license. The amount of the license or occupational fee shall be twenty-five dollars.

D. No person shall be eligible for an owner's or trainer's license if, during the term of such license, he would act as plater or veterinarian with horses racing under the jurisdiction of the commission.

E. Each owner and/or trainer shall be held responsible for the licensing of each and every employee under his jurisdiction.

F. Licenses, registrations, and fees for participating in racing shall be nonrefundable.

G. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to duly sworn state or local law enforcement officers.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1973, No. 190, §1; Acts 1985, No. 830, §1, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 1987, No. 496, §1; Acts 1988, No. 822, §1; Acts 1992, No. 281, §1, eff. June 11, 1992; Acts 2013, No. 230, §1, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 791, §2; Acts 2022, No. 721, §1, eff. June 30, 2022.

[NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, No. 830, §2, EFF. JULY 23, 1985.]

[NOTE: SEE ACTS 1987, No. 496, §2.]
La. R.S. § 4:361 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 361
Tit. 4, § 361. Municipalities and department of police of New Orleans may place matrons or policewomen in dance halls; duties
Status: in_force

All municipalities, the city of New Orleans excepted, and in the city of New Orleans the department of police, may place one or more matrons or policewomen in dance halls that are open to the public or that charge for admission or that charge for the privilege of dancing or charge for the services of food where dancing is conducted. These matrons shall see that no lewd, vulgar, or suggestive dances are held, and that the costumes of persons dancing or performing in those places are proper.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:223 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 223
Production of books, memoranda, or documents; removal of employee; manner of keeping books; witnesses; penalty
Status: in_force

A. The commission may:

(1) Compel the production of all books, memoranda, or documents showing the receipts and disbursements of any person licensed to operate an offtrack wagering facility under the provisions of this Part.

(2) At any time require the removal of any employee employed by any licensee in any case where it has reason to believe that the employee has been guilty of any dishonest practice in connection with horse racing, has failed to comply with any condition of the licensee's license, or has violated any rule adopted by the commission.

(3) Require that the books, financial statement, or other statement of any licensee under this Part be kept in a manner provided by the commission.

(4) Visit, investigate, and place auditors and inspectors in the offtrack wagering facility of any such licensee.

(5) Summon witnesses before its meetings, administer oaths to such witnesses, and require testimony on any issue before it.

B. Any person failing to appear before the commission, or failing to produce books, records, and documents ordered, or refusing to testify thereon, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Acts 1989, No. 628, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:166.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 166.2
Deduction on exotic wagering pools; allocation of proceeds
Status: in_force

A. In addition to any license fees imposed by R.S. 4:161, and in addition to any commissions to be deducted under R.S. 4:161, and in addition to any deductions required by the provisions of R.S. 4:166.1, there shall be imposed additionally a two percent deduction to be taken from the total daily pools of all exotic wagering pools as hereinafter defined. Proceeds derived from the deduction provided by this Section shall be delivered to the track licensee conducting the race meeting at which the deduction was made and not less than fifty percent thereof shall be distributed by such track licensee as purses at the race meeting next following the delivery of said proceeds.

B. Exotic wagering pools for purposes of this Section shall include all pari-mutuel pools except the win, place, or show pools for each race conducted at each race meeting in this state. Examples of exotic wagering pools in common usage are daily double pools, exacta pools, and quinella pools.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 457, §1, eff. July 13, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:158.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 158.1
Written report
Status: in_force

A. Beginning January 1, 2015, the commission shall require a licensed association to submit a written report that may include the following information:

(1) The plan of operation for each fiscal year which shall include but not be limited to customer service, marketing and promotions relative to horse racing, capital improvement, facility maintenance, and facility improvements. "Facility maintenance" and "facility improvements" shall include but not be limited to track surface, barns, grandstands, and paddocks.

(2) A summary of the implementation and status of the prior year's plan.

B. The commission shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section, including, as appropriate, standard forms to be used for the annual report and plan of operation.

Acts 2014, No. 731, §1; Acts 2022, No. 525, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:738 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 738
Toll-free telephone assistance for compulsive gamblers; posting of signs on premises
Status: in_force

The office shall require the posting of one or more signs on licensed premises at points of entry into the areas where organizations licensed under this Chapter are conducting games of chance authorized under the provisions of R.S. 4:707(A)(2), (3), and (4), 732, and 733 to inform patrons of a toll-free telephone number available to provide information and referral services regarding compulsive or problem gambling. Failure by the owner of the licensed premises to post and maintain such a sign or signs shall be cause for the imposition of a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars per day.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:424 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 424
Prohibited activities; duties, obligations, and responsibilities
Status: in_force

A. An athlete agent shall not:

(1) Sell, transfer, or give away any interest in or the right to participate in the profits of the athlete agent without the prior written disclosure to the division and the written consent of the athlete.

(2) Publish or cause to be published any false, fraudulent, or misleading information, representation, notice, or advertisement.

(3) Advertise by means of cards, circulars, or signs, or in newspapers and other publications, or use letterheads, receipts, or blanks unless the advertisement, letterhead, receipt, or blank is printed and contains the registered name and address of the athlete agent.

(4) Intentionally give any false information or intentionally make any false promises or representations to any athlete or the athlete's parents, legal guardians, or other advisors or fail to disclose that he is employed by, or acting on behalf of, someone else.

(5) Divide fees with or receive compensation from a professional sports league or franchise, or its representative or employee.

(6) Enter into any agreement, written or oral, with or offer anything of value to any employee of an institution of higher education or school located in this state in return for that employee's inducement of any athlete to enter into an agreement for representation of the athlete.

(7) Offer anything of value to the athlete or any other person to induce an athlete to enter into an agreement, written or oral, for representation of the athlete.

(8) Postdate agent contracts.

(9) Contact an athlete in a manner so as to violate the rules of the federation or association of which that school or institution where the athlete is participating in sports contests is a member, to discuss the athlete agent's representation of the athlete in the marketing of the athlete's athletic ability or reputation.

B. Only an athlete agent shall be allowed to contact an athlete. The use, encouragement, or solicitation of any intermediaries or third persons to contact an athlete by an athlete agent is prohibited.

C. An athlete agent owes all of the following duties to an athlete:

(1) A duty to disclose to the athlete any risk of loss of eligibility.

(2) A duty to explain to the athlete all foreseeable consequences of any athlete agent contacts.

(3) A duty to refrain from any contacts with an athlete until having complied with notification requirements to the institutions or schools as required by Subsection D of this Section.

(4) A duty to deal directly and without the use of intermediaries or any third person with any athlete.

(5) A duty to not provide an athlete with anything of value prior to the execution of an agent contract.

(6) A duty to refrain from any conduct which would cause the athlete to violate any rule of the federation or association of which the institution or school where the athlete is participating in sports contests is a member.

D. An athlete agent owes all of the following duties to an institution or school:

(1) A duty to comply with notification requirements to the athletic director of the institution or school the athlete attends and to the head coach of the sport in which the athlete competes.

(2) A duty to refrain from any conduct which would cause the institution or school to violate the rules of the federation or association of which the institution or school where the athlete is participating in sports contests is a member.

(3) A duty to notify the athletic director of the institution or school that the athlete attends and the head coach of the sport in which the athlete competes seven days in advance of any contact with an athlete of an intent by the agent to contact the athlete.

(4) A duty to notify the athletic director of the institution or school that the athlete attends and the head coach of the sport in which the athlete competes by way of written notice of the execution of an agency contract which must be given before any subsequent participation by the student athlete in interscholastic or intercollegiate athletics and not later than seventy-two hours after execution of an agent contract.

E. Until such time as the athlete agent complies with the notification provided in Subsection D of this Section, this Chapter shall prohibit or limit an athlete agent from sending to an athlete any written materials relating to the professional credentials of the agent or to specific services offered by the agent relating to the representation of an athlete in the marketing of an athlete's athletic ability or reputation. Similarly, until such time as the athlete agent complies with the notification provided in Subsection D of this Section, this Chapter shall prohibit an athlete agent from any contact with the athlete or any third person, regardless of who attempts to initiate such contact.

Acts 1987, No. 925, §1; Acts 1990, No. 882, §1; Acts 1993, No. 702, §1; Acts 1999, No. 302, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1094, §1; Acts 2004, No. 351, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:724 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 724
Use of electronic or video bingo games
Status: in_force

A. Electronic or video machines, hereafter termed "electronic bingo machines", for public playing of bingo may be made available at any location licensed under this Chapter for charitable bingo, provided that all requirements of this Chapter not in conflict with the provisions of this Section are met.

B. Any such electronic bingo machine shall be subject to the following requirements and restrictions concerning its operation and use:

(1) The cost of each game play shall be not less than twenty-five cents nor more than four dollars.

(2) Payout shall be not less than eighty percent and not more than ninety-four percent of the total amount wagered.

(3) The maximum prize awarded shall be not more than one thousand dollars.

(4) A machine shall dispense no cash, only tickets verifiable as valid indicating the prize amount.

(5) A machine shall play and display only the game of bingo as described in R.S. 4:707(A)(2), except that a random number generator in the machine shall replace the drawing of numbered objects from a receptacle, and may play "cover-all bingo" in which all numbers of the card must be covered. An electronic video bingo machine shall not contain entertainment display features simulating slot reels or card games.

(6) A machine shall allow the player a choice of cards on which to play and must show a "BINGO" at the end of play.

(7) A machine shall allow only a linear-based payout in which the amount of the payout follows a straight line progression in direct proportion to the amount wagered.

(8) A machine shall provide for an electronic readout giving, at a minimum, a summary of total wagers, total plays, total payout, and current prize allotment since the last date of summary or the last date of reset of the machine.

(9) A machine shall have a mechanism that accepts any denomination of cash in the form of bills or tickets verifiable as valid indicating the ticket value.

(10) No person under the age of eighteen shall assist in the holding, operation, or conducting of electronic or video bingo games.

C. An electronic bingo machine may be leased by any holder of a bingo license issued pursuant to this Chapter. However, in no case shall any lease agreement entered into authorize the lessor to receive a percentage of the receipts from the machine.

D. Only cash prizes may be awarded winners of games on an electronic bingo machine.

E. At least forty-five percent of the net win from the machine must be paid to the licensee owning or leasing it.

F. The office may adopt, pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 4:705(10)(b), additional rules and regulations governing the use of electronic bingo machines and may establish a list of manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, and lessors authorized to provide electronic bingo machines or a list of acceptable models of the machines, or acceptable serial numbers on such models or manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, or lessors.

G. The office may assess whatever fees may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Section and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Subsection F.

H. Nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit a distributor of electronic bingo machines from having a representative present during the operation of their machines.

I. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to restrict the authority of local governments to restrict or prohibit the conducting of electronic video bingo.

J.(1) Any license or permit that was issued to any location for the use of electronic bingo machines on or before June 30, 2022, is a bona fide and valid license and permit under Louisiana law.

(2) Any license or permit that was issued to any distributor for the use of electronic video bingo machines on or before June 30, 2022, is a bona fide and valid license and permit under Louisiana law.

(3) The office shall not issue any license or permit to any location or to any distributor for use of electronic bingo machines after June 30, 2022.

K. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, any electronic video bingo machine authorized pursuant to Subsection J of this Section which is destroyed or rendered inoperable in any manner may be replaced by an electronic video bingo machine of a similar make and model which is not in compliance with the provisions of R.S. 4:724(B)(5) even if such replacement electronic video bingo machine was purchased after August 15, 2008.

L. If any location where electronic or video bingo machines are validly licensed or permitted on or before June 30, 2022, to operate is damaged or destroyed due to an occurrence that is an act of God, natural disaster, force majeure, catastrophic event, action by a governmental body, or a similar occurrence over which the licensee or permittee has no reasonable control, the office may allow electronic or video bingo machines to operate at the same physical location.

M.(1) A location that has been licensed to conduct electronic video bingo by the office on or before June 30, 2022, may be sold or transferred to a new owner if the new owner is found suitable to hold a charitable gaming license by the office pursuant to this Chapter.

(2) Electronic video bingo machines licensed by the office on or before June 30, 2022, may be sold or transferred to a new owner if the new owner is found suitable to hold a charitable gaming license by the office pursuant to this Chapter.

N.(1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if the office is authorized by law to issue any new license or permit, the office shall not issue any new license or permit after June 30, 2022, that would allow any electronic or video bingo machine to be placed within one mile from any property on the National Register of Historic Places, any public playground, any residential property, or any building used primarily as a church, synagogue, public library, or school. The measurement of the distance shall be a straight line from the nearest point of the intended location for the electronic video bingo machine for which any license or permit is sought to the nearest point of the property on the National Register of Historic Places, the public playground, the residential property, or the building used primarily as a church, synagogue, public library, or school.

(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to either of the following:

(a) Any location that is damaged or destroyed due to an act of God, natural disaster, force majeure, catastrophic event, action by a governmental body, or a similar occurrence over which the licensee or permittee has no control.

(b) Any location licensed to conduct electronic video bingo on or before June 30, 2022.

(3) For purposes of this Subsection, "residential property" means any property that is wholly or partly used for or intended to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants and that includes one or more rooms, including a bathroom and complete kitchen facilities. "Residential property" shall include a mobile home or manufactured housing, provided that the mobile home or manufactured housing has been in its present location for at least sixty days. "Residential property" shall not include any hotel or motel.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2003, No. 602, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 614, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2005, No. 373, §1; Acts 2008, No. 630, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2022, No. 523, §1; Acts 2023, No. 285, §1, eff. July 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:423 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 423
Agent's contract; schedule of fees; maximum fee; notification; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Any agent contract to be used by a registered athlete agent with an athlete shall be filed with the division.

B.(1) The following provision shall be printed on a separate document, which shall be attached to the agent contract and signed by the athlete and shall be considered an addendum to the contract, in at least ten-point type that is bold-faced, capitalized, underlined, or otherwise made to be conspicuous:

"Notice to Client

(a) This athlete agent is registered with the public protection division of the Department of Justice. Registration does not imply approval or endorsement by the division of the specific terms and conditions of this contract or the competence of the athlete agent.

(b) When you sign this contract, you will likely immediately lose your eligibility to compete in intercollegiate athletics. Your agent (who is an athlete agent) must give written notice that you have entered into this contract to the athletic director and the head coach of your institution or school within seventy-two hours after entering into this contract or prior to participating in intercollegiate athletics, whichever comes first. Failure by the athlete agent to provide this notice is a criminal offense.

(c) Do not sign this contract until you have read it or if it contains blank spaces.

(d) If you decide that you do not wish to purchase the services of the athlete agent, you may rescind this contract by notifying the athlete agent in writing of your desire to rescind the contract not later than the sixteenth day after the date on which this contract is filed with the division. However, even if you rescind this contract, the federation or association of which your institution of higher education or school is a member may not restore your eligibility to participate in intercollegiate athletics.

(e) IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE BEEN UNLAWFULLY INDUCED INTO SIGNING THIS CONTRACT, YOU CAN CONTACT YOUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OR HEAD COACH WHO CAN ASSIST YOU TO HAVE THIS CONTRACT DECLARED VOID AND UNENFORCEABLE. "

(2) Subparagraph (1)(e) of this Subsection shall be included with all letters capitalized and in a bold-faced type in a font the same size or larger than surrounding text.

C. A written contract between an athlete and an athlete agent must state the fees and percentages to be paid by the athlete to the agent.

D. A registered athlete agent shall file with the division a schedule of fees that the agent may charge to and collect from an athlete and shall file a description of the various professional services to be rendered in return for each fee. The athlete agent may impose charges only in accordance with the fee schedule. Changes in the fee schedule may be made from time to time, but a change shall not become effective until the seventh day after the date the change is filed with the division.

E. If a multiyear professional sport services contract is negotiated by a registered athlete agent for an athlete, the athlete agent shall not collect in any twelve-month period for the services of the agent in negotiating the contract, a fee that exceeds the amount the athlete will receive under the contract in that twelve-month period.

F.(1) A registered athlete agent shall file with the division a copy of an agent contract made with an athlete who has never before signed a contract of employment with a professional sports team.

(2)(a) If the athlete is a full-time student at an institution of higher education located in this state, the athlete agent and the athlete shall provide written notice of the contract to and shall file the contract with the athletic director or the president of the institution. The athlete agent and the athlete must give notice before the contracting athlete practices or participates in any intercollegiate athletic event or within seventy-two hours after entering into said contract, whichever comes first.

(b) Failure of the athlete agent to provide this notification, which is declared a misdemeanor, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

(3) An agent contract is not effective until the sixteenth day after the date of execution of the agent contract. The athlete has the right to rescind the agent contract any time prior to the sixteenth day after the date of execution. In the event of recision by the athlete pursuant to this Section, the agent contract shall be void for all purposes as if never executed.

G.(1) A postdated agent contract is void and unenforceable.

(2) An athlete agent shall not enter into an agent contract that purports to or takes effect at a future time after the athlete no longer has remaining eligibility to participate in intercollegiate athletics. Such contract is void and unenforceable.

(3) An agent contract between an athlete and a person not registered under this Chapter is void and unenforceable.

(4) Any contract executed by a student athlete with an athlete agent who has failed to comply with the notification and disclosure requirements of R.S. 4:423(B) and 424(C) and (D) is void and unenforceable.

H. In the event the athlete agent fails to make notification of the contract to the athletic director and to the head coach of the institution or school, as indicated by Subparagraph (B)(1)(b) of this Section, the recision period shall not begin until such notice is made.

I. In the event the athlete agent provides the athlete consideration or anything of value prior to the execution of the agent contract, the agent contract is void and unenforceable.

Acts 1987, No. 925, §1; Acts 1990, No. 882, §1; Acts 1999, No. 302, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1094, §1; Acts 2004, No. 351, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:601 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 601
Revised Statutes 601
Status: in_force

CHAPTER 10. THE LOUISIANA ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT AND GAMING

CORPORATION LAW

§§601-686. Redesignated as R.S. 27:201-286 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:275 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 275
Interstate Compact on Licensure of Participants in Live Horse Racing with Pari-mutuel Wagering; Louisiana's participation
Status: in_force

The Interstate Compact on Licensure of Participants in Live Horse Racing with Pari-mutuel Wagering, the full text of which is set forth and confirmed by the Louisiana Legislature, is hereby entered into on behalf of the state of Louisiana. The compact shall become effective when enacted into law by at least three other states. The full text of said compact is as follows:

INTERSTATE COMPACT ON LICENSURE OF PARTICIPANTS IN LIVE HORSE RACING WITH PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING

ARTICLE I. PURPOSES

§1. Purposes

The purposes of this compact are to:

1. Establish uniform requirements among the party states for the licensing of participants in live horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering, and ensure that all such participants who are licensed pursuant to this compact meet a uniform minimum standard of honesty and integrity.

2. Facilitate the growth of the horse racing industry in each party state and nationwide by simplifying the process for licensing participants in live racing, and reduce the duplicative and costly process of separate licensing by the regulatory agency in each state that conducts live horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering.

3. Authorize the Louisiana State Racing Commission to participate in this compact.

4. Provide for participation in this compact by officials of the party states, and permit those officials, through the compact committee established by this compact, to enter into contracts with governmental agencies and nongovernmental persons to carry out the purposes of this compact.

5. Establish the compact committee created by this compact as an interstate governmental entity duly authorized to request and receive criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other state and local law enforcement agencies.

ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS

§2. Definitions

"Compact committee" means the organization of officials from the party states that is authorized and empowered by this compact to carry out the purposes of this compact.

"Official" means the appointed, elected, designated, or otherwise duly selected member of a racing commission or the equivalent thereof in a party state who represents that party state as a member of the compact committee.

"Participants in live racing" means participants in live horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering in the party states.

"Party state" means each state that has entered this compact.

"State" means each of the several states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each territory or possession of the United States.

ARTICLE III. ENTRY INTO FORCE, ELIGIBLE PARTIES, AND WITHDRAWAL

§3. Entry into force

This compact shall come into force when enacted by any four states. Thereafter, this compact shall become effective as to any other state upon both (i) that state's enactment of this compact and (ii) the affirmative vote of a majority of the officials on the compact committee as provided in Section 8.

§4. States eligible to join compact

Any state that has adopted or authorized horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering shall be eligible to become party to this compact.

§5. Withdrawal from compact and impact thereof on force and effect of compact

Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing this compact, but no such withdrawal shall become effective until the head of the executive branch of the withdrawing state has given notice in writing of such withdrawal to the head of the executive branch of all other party states. If as a result of withdrawals participation in this compact decreases to less than three party states, this compact no longer shall be in force and effect unless and until there are at least three or more party states again participating in this compact.

ARTICLE IV. COMPACT COMMITTEE

§6. Compact committee established

There is hereby created an interstate governmental entity to be known as the "compact committee", which shall be comprised of one official from the racing commission or its equivalent in each party state who shall be appointed, serve and be subject to removal in accordance with the laws of the party state he represents. Pursuant to the laws of his party state, each official shall have the assistance of his state's racing commission or the equivalent thereof in considering issues related to licensing of participants in live racing and in fulfilling his responsibilities as the representative from his state to the compact committee. If an official is unable to perform any duty in connection with the powers and duties of the compact committee, the racing commission or equivalent thereof from his state shall designate another of its members as an alternate who shall serve in his place and represent the party state as its official on the compact committee until that racing commission or equivalent thereof determines that the original representative official is able once again to perform his duties as that party state's representative official on the compact committee. The designation of an alternate shall be communicated by the affected state's racing commission or equivalent thereof to the compact committee as the committee's bylaws may provide.

§7. Powers and duties of compact committee

In order to carry out the purposes of this compact, the compact committee is hereby granted the power and duty to:

1. Determine which categories of participants in live racing, including but not limited to owners, trainers, jockeys, grooms, mutuel clerks, racing officials, veterinarians, and farriers, should be licensed by the committee, and establish the requirements for the initial licensure of applicants in each such category, the term of the license for each category, and the requirements for renewal of licenses in each category. However, with regard to requests for criminal history record information on each applicant for a license, and with regard to the effect of a criminal record on the issuance or renewal of a license, the compact committee shall determine for each category of participants in live racing which licensure requirements for that category are, in its judgment, the most restrictive licensure requirements of any party state for that category and shall adopt licensure requirements for that category that are, in its judgment, comparable to those most restrictive requirements.

2. Investigate applicants for a license from the compact committee and, as permitted by federal and state law, gather information on such applicants, including criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and relevant state and local law enforcement agencies, and, where appropriate, from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and law enforcement agencies of other countries, necessary to determine whether a license should be issued under the licensure requirements established by the committee as provided in Paragraph 1 above. Only officials on, and employees of, the compact committee may receive and review such criminal history record information, and those officials and employees may use that information only for the purposes of this compact. No such official or employee may disclose or disseminate such information to any person or entity other than another official on or employee of the compact committee. The fingerprints of each applicant for a license from the compact committee shall be taken by the compact committee, its employees, or its designee and, pursuant to Public Law 92-544 or Public Law 100-413, shall be forwarded to a state identification bureau, or to the Association of Racing Commissioners, International, an association of state officials regulating pari-mutuel wagering designated by the attorney general of the United States, for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal history record check. Such fingerprints may be submitted on a fingerprint card or by electronic or other means authorized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other receiving law enforcement agency.

3. Issue licenses to, and renew the licenses of, participants in live racing listed in Paragraph 1 of this Section who are found by the committee to have met the licensure and renewal requirements established by the committee. The compact committee shall not have the power or authority to deny a license. If it determines that an applicant will not be eligible for the issuance or renewal of a compact committee license, the compact committee shall notify the applicant that it will not be able to process his application further. Such notification does not constitute and shall not be considered to be the denial of a license. Any such applicant shall have the right to present additional evidence to, and to be heard by, the compact committee, but the final decision on issuance or renewal of the license shall be made by the compact committee using the requirements established pursuant to Paragraph 1 of this Section.

4. Enter into contracts or agreements with governmental agencies and with nongovernmental persons to provide personal services for its activities and such other services as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this compact.

5. Create, appoint, and abolish those offices, employments, and positions, including an executive director, as it deems necessary for the purposes of this compact, prescribe their powers, duties, and qualifications, hire persons to fill those offices, employments, and positions, and provide for the removal, term, tenure, compensation, fringe benefits, retirement benefits, and other conditions of employment of its officers, employees, and other positions.

6. Borrow, accept, or contract for the services of personnel from any state, the United States, or any other governmental agency, or from any person, firm, association, corporation, or other entity.

7. Acquire, hold, and dispose of real and personal property by gift, purchase, lease, license, or in other similar manner, in furtherance of the purposes of this compact.

8. Charge a fee to each applicant for an initial license or renewal of a license.

9. Receive other funds through gifts, grants, and appropriations.

§8. Voting requirements

A. Each official shall be entitled to one vote on the compact committee.

B. All action taken by the compact committee with regard to the addition of party states as provided in Section 3, the licensure of participants in live racing, and the receipt and disbursement of funds shall require a majority vote of the total number of officials or their alternates on the committee. All other action by the compact committee shall require a majority vote of those officials or their alternates present and voting.

C. No action of the compact committee may be taken unless a quorum is present. A majority of the officials or their alternates on the compact committee shall constitute a quorum.

§9. Administration and management

A. The compact committee shall elect annually from among its members a chairman, a vice chairman, and a secretary/treasurer.

B. The compact committee shall adopt bylaws for the conduct of its business by a two-thirds vote of the total number of officials or their alternates on the committee at that time and shall have the power by the same vote to amend and rescind these bylaws. The committee shall publish its bylaws in convenient form and shall file a copy thereof and a copy of any amendments thereto with the secretary of state or equivalent agency of each of the party states.

C. The compact committee may delegate the day-to-day management and administration of its duties and responsibilities to an executive director and his support staff.

D. Employees of the compact committee shall be considered governmental employees.

§10. Immunity from liability for performances of official responsibilities and duties

No official of a party state or employee of the compact committee shall be held personally liable for any good faith act or omission that occurs during the performance and within the scope of his responsibilities and duties under this compact.

ARTICLE V. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

OF EACH PARTY STATE

§11. Rights and responsibilities of each party state

A. By enacting this compact, each party state:

1. Agrees (i) to accept the decisions of the compact committee regarding the issuance of compact committee licenses to participants in live racing pursuant to the committee's licensure requirements, and (ii) to reimburse or otherwise pay the expenses of its official representative on the compact committee or his alternate.

2. Agrees not to treat a notification to an applicant by the compact committee under Paragraph 3 of Section 7 that the compact committee will not be able to process his application further as the denial of a license, or to penalize such an applicant in any other way based solely on such a decision by the compact committee.

3. Reserves the right (i) to charge a fee for the use of a compact committee license in that state, (ii) to apply its own standards in determining whether, on the facts of a particular case, a compact committee license should be suspended or revoked, (iii) to apply its own standards in determining licensure eligibility, under the laws of that party state, for categories of participants in live racing that the compact committee determines not to license and for individual participants in live racing who do not meet the licensure requirements of the compact committee, and (iv) to establish its own licensure standards for the licensure of nonracing employees at horse racetracks and employees at separate satellite wagering facilities. Any party state that suspends or revokes a compact committee license shall, through its racing commission or the equivalent thereof or otherwise, promptly notify the compact committee of that suspension or revocation.

B. No party state shall be held liable for the debts or other financial obligations incurred by the compact committee.

ARTICLE VI. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

§12. Construction and severability

This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and, if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the Constitution of the United States or of any party state, or the applicability of this compact to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If all or some portion of this compact is held to be contrary to the constitution of any party state, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 149, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:732 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 732
Progressive bingo
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority of any parish or municipality may permit any charitable licensed organization to conduct progressive bingo or progressive mega jackpot bingo games. For the purpose of conducting a progressive bingo or progressive mega jackpot bingo game, such organizations shall:

(1) Establish electronic links or networks, on an Electronic Bingo Card Dabber Device and related system or otherwise, between locations, commercial or noncommercial, where licensed charitable bingo games are being conducted.

(2) For a progressive bingo game, deposit a predetermined amount of money not to exceed two hundred dollars per organization into a special account before each licensed call bingo gaming session. Every two-hundred-dollar contribution shall not constitute part of the total amount of prizes awarded during that session.

(3) For progressive mega jackpot bingo, contributions deposited before each gaming session shall not constitute part of the total amount of prizes awarded during that session.

B.(1) The mega jackpot for a progressive bingo game played pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of this Section may exceed the limit established in R.S. 4:714 but shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars, if the game is played on bingo paper, bingo cards, or by using an Electronic Bingo Card Dabber Device.

(2) The mega jackpot for a progressive mega jackpot bingo game played pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of this Section and networked or linked together pursuant to Subsection G of this Section may exceed the limit established in R.S. 4:714 but shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars. Portions of players' contributions to progressive mega jackpot bingo games may be used for consolation prizes and to contribute to the progressive mega prize pool and shall not be considered part of the limit established in R.S. 4:714.

C. If required, such games shall be offered in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the governing authority of each municipality or the parish which issued a license to any respective organization which participates in a progressive mega jackpot bingo game, and in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the office in Subsection D of this Section.

D. The office shall adopt rules and regulations governing progressive bingo and progressive mega jackpot bingo games to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Chapter and any additional regulations of the state relative to charitable gaming laws.

E. Any licensed charitable organization or organizations playing at the same location may conduct progressive bingo games in accordance with rules established and in effect on August 15, 1995, and as follows:

(1) Any such organization or organizations which conduct progressive bingo games in accordance with this Subsection may offer a second progressive bingo game, in addition to the game authorized in this Subsection.

(2) Any such organization or organizations which conduct progressive bingo games in accordance with this Subsection may establish a maximum jackpot or cap for each progressive bingo game offered by the organization. The participating organizations may continue contributions to the Charitable Gaming Progressive Jackpot Account to accumulate a backup jackpot which may be applied to either or both progressive games.

(3) The dollar amount of each jackpot cap shall be continuously and conspicuously displayed along with the current dollar amount of the progressive jackpot.

(4) The second progressive jackpot game may be added to any call bingo game played during a bingo session.

(5) During the course of a progressive jackpot, the participating organizations may, prior to a jackpot win, raise but not lower the jackpot cap. In the event that the jackpot cap is raised, contributions in the amount of two hundred dollars per game shall recommence.

F. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 373, §2.

G. Organizations may network or link together, including through the use of an Electronic Bingo Card Dabber Device to conduct progressive mega jackpot bingo games, as provided in Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section, provided the local governing authority of each parish has authorized the conducting of such games in the parish.

H. Eighty percent of the net win from the progressive bingo and progressive mega jackpot bingo games shall be paid to the charitable organization as defined in R.S. 4:703. Twenty percent of the net win from the progressive bingo and progressive mega jackpot bingo games shall be paid to the distributor as defined in R.S. 4:703.

I. Sales of progressive mega jackpot bingo on an Electronic Bingo Card Dabber Device for any organization shall not exceed thirty games per hour. The office may suspend the sales of progressive mega jackpot bingo for any organization that violates the provisions of this Subsection until the organization becomes compliant.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 730, §1, eff. June 25, 2001; Acts 2005, No. 373, §§1, 2; Acts 2017, No. 214, §1; Acts 2022, No. 523, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:288 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 288
Debt or liability
Status: in_force

No evidence of debt issued by the corporation shall be deemed to constitute a debt, liability, or obligation of the state, a state agency, or any political subdivision thereof.

Acts 2025, No. 512, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:735 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 735
Violations; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Any person, association, or corporation which violates any provision of this Chapter including the specifically enumerated acts contained in Subsection B of this Section or any rule or regulation of the office shall be subject to a civil penalty imposed by the office as further provided in R.S. 4:721 and to suspension or revocation of its license as further provided in R.S. 4:705.

B. Any person, association, or corporation which commits any of the following acts shall, upon conviction, be subject to a criminal penalty, and be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for one year, or both:

(1) Making any false statement in any application for a license under this Chapter or a license issued pursuant to R.S. 4:718.

(2) Holding, operating, or conducting any game of chance either without a license issued by a parish or municipal governing authority or without a license issued by the office.

(3) Knowingly falsifying or making any false entry in any books or records with respect to any transaction connected with the holding, operating, and conducting of any game of chance.

(4) Refusing to allow the licensing parish or municipal governing authority or the office access to any premises where a game of chance is being conducted or to any record or book relative to gaming activity.

(5) Intentionally causing, aiding, abetting, or conspiring with another to cause any person to violate any provision of this Subsection. In addition to suffering any such penalty which may be imposed, a licensee shall forfeit any license issued to it under this Chapter.

(6) Offering for sale, lease, rental, or furnishing in any other manner whatsoever, any electronic video bingo machine, or part, component, or supply, intended for use therewith except an authorized manufacturer, supplier, or distributor pursuant to R.S. 4:724(F) and R.S. 4:733(H).

(7) Possessing any electronic video machine or component, parts, or supplies intended for use therewith except manufacturers, distributors, or lessors and organizations licensed by a municipality or parish to conduct electronic video bingo who are in possession of such machines under the provisions of R.S. 4:724 and R.S. 4:733 and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to R.S. 4:724(F) and R.S. 4:733(H).

(8) Possessing, displaying, selling, or otherwise furnishing to any person any deal pull-tabs except as provided for in R.S. 4:725.

(9) Using net gaming proceeds in whole or in part for any uses other than educational, charitable, patriotic, religious, or public spirited purposes. For purposes of this Section "net gaming proceeds" shall not include accounting or other professional services not otherwise prohibited by R.S. 4:715(A)(6).

C. Any person, association, or corporation which violates any other provision of this Chapter not listed in Subsection B may be imprisoned for not more than six months or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both.

D.(1) It shall be unlawful for any person associated or affiliated with a charitable gaming licensee to benefit from any part of the net gaming proceeds of that charitable gaming licensee.

(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to a contribution or disbursement of net gaming proceeds made to, or for the direct benefit of, a group or activity provided that both of the following occur:

(a) The contribution or disbursement is not in violation of Paragraph (B)(9) of this Section.

(b) Not more than one-half of the participants of the group or activity receiving the contribution are members or immediate family members of members of the charitable gaming licensee making the contribution or disbursement.

(3) For purposes of this Subsection, "net gaming proceeds" shall not include accounting or other professional services not otherwise prohibited by R.S. 4:715(A)(6).

(4) The provisions of this Subsection shall not be construed to limit or impair the payment of compensation to bingo workers for working bingo games as provided by R.S. 4:715(A)(2)(b).

(5) Whoever violates the provisions of this Subsection may be fined not more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than one year, or both.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2012, No. 710, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:166.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 166.5
Deduction on exotic wagering pools
Status: in_force

A. In addition to any license fees imposed by R.S. 4:161, in addition to any commissions to be deducted under R.S. 4:161, in addition to any deductions required by the provisions of R.S. 4:166.1, and in addition to any deductions required by the provisions of R.S. 4:166.2, there shall be imposed additionally a one-half of one percent deduction to be taken from the total daily pools of all exotic wagering pools as hereinafter defined.

B. "Exotic wagering pools" for purposes of this Section shall include all pari-mutuel pools except the win, place, or show pools for each race conducted at each race meeting in this state. Examples of exotic wagering pools in common usage are daily double pools, exacta pools, and quinella pools.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 228, §1, eff. July 15, 1982; Acts 1985, No. 904, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §3.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 4:284 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 284
Functions of corporation
Status: in_force

There is hereby authorized the formation and incorporation of a public nonprofit corporation to be known as the "Louisiana Equestrian Corporation". The corporation shall have its principal place of business in an appropriate municipality or parish. The purpose and functions of the corporation shall be as follows:

(1) To promote the rich history, heritage, and culture of equestrian training in Louisiana.

(2) To stimulate the equestrian training heritage of this state.

(3) To encourage economic development resulting from the promotion of equestrian training in this state.

(4) To increase opportunities for employment in this state.

(5) To promote equestrian research in this state.

(6) To encourage development of immovable property for equestrian activities.

(7) To promote cooperation between the public and the private sector with respect to research and development.

(8) To promote and assist institutions of higher education in the development of research, wellness, and medical facilities for equine activities.

(9) To promote and assist the governing authority of the appropriate municipality or parish to encourage research and development, to increase opportunities for employment, and to develop equine facilities in such area.

Acts 2025, No. 512, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:173.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 173.1
Owners not liable for third party damages; right of action
Status: in_force

A. No person, partnership, corporation, or other entity engaged in the breeding, training, or racing of thoroughbred or quarter horses in Louisiana shall be held liable for damages to a third party caused by a horse they own while such horse is in the care, custody, or control of a person other than the owner, unless such damages were caused by the gross negligence of the owner of the horse.

B. The sole right of action for an employee of a person, other than the owner of the horse, who had care, custody, or control of such horse at the time damages were incurred shall be pursuant to the Louisiana Worker's Compensation Law.

C. The right of action for all other third parties is restricted to the person, other than the owner of the horse, who had care, custody, or control of the horse at the time damages were incurred.

Acts 1990, No. 711, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:170 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 170
State and parish fair associations excepted; voters of parish may prohibit racing
Status: in_force

The provisions of R.S. 4:141 through R.S. 4:168, and R.S. 4:171 through R.S. 4:180 do not apply to the running of horse races conducted by any state fair association or parish fair association which holds not more than one meeting annually and which restricts that annual meeting to three days or less. Further, the qualified voters of any parish may prohibit or exclude horse racing, or refuse or suspend any license granted under this Part to conduct racing within that parish, by a popular vote of its electorate and as provided by the forms and regulations presently obtaining in local option elections.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:182.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 182.1
Racing of quarter horses and thoroughbred horses
Status: in_force

All racing associations in this state shall be allowed to schedule races in which quarter horses and thoroughbred horses can participate in the same race. The length of the races provided by this Section shall be around one turn in the track. All races scheduled under the provisions of this Section shall be conducted as races for quarter horses and allowed at both quarter horse and thoroughbred race meetings. Further, all races scheduled under the provisions of this Section shall be conducted even though at the time of the race no quarter horse or thoroughbred, as the case may be, has been entered for that race.

Acts 1983, No. 182, §1. Acts 1986, No. 993, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:164 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 164
Facility maintenance and improvement fund
Status: in_force

A. Each association shall establish and maintain a facility maintenance and improvement fund for the sole purpose of complying with the commission's rules regarding minimum standards and required infrastructure investments. This fund shall be subject to audit by the commission and the legislative auditor.

B. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Gross profits" means the amount of taxable net slot machine proceeds less the amount of state taxes paid.

(2) "State tax" means the license tax on taxable net slot machine proceeds as provided in R.S. 27:393.

(3) "Taxable net slot machine proceeds" shall have the same meaning as that term is defined in R.S. 27:353.

C.(1) If an association is found not to be in compliance with the minimum standards and infrastructure investments by the date set by the commission for compliance, ten percent of gross profits shall be deposited into the fund, up to a maximum of three million dollars, until such time that all commission-required facility maintenance and improvements have been completed as determined by the commission. Such deposits shall be made at the same time as the state tax is paid.

(2) Once the initial facility maintenance and improvements are completed to the satisfaction of the commission, each association shall continue to maintain a minimum fund balance of three million dollars.

D.(1) For the purposes of the initial maintenance and improvements, the following deadlines shall apply:

(a) The commission shall promulgate rules establishing minimum standards of facilities and infrastructure investments no later than October 1, 2022.

(b) Each association shall submit a plan for compliance to the commission no later than December 1, 2022.

(c) The commission shall approve or specify deficiencies in each association's plan no later than February 1, 2023.

(d) Each association shall complete the required maintenance and improvements to its facilities no later than December 31, 2023.

(2) Any of the deadlines described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection may be extended by a majority vote of the membership of the commission for extenuating circumstances including force majeure.

(3) Failure of an association to meet deadlines provided in Subparagraphs (1)(b) and (d) of this Subsection shall constitute grounds for just cause for commission action as provided by R.S. 4:152.

E.(1) If the commission determines that an association is in compliance with the commission's minimum standards and infrastructure investments, the commission may, by a two-thirds vote of the membership, authorize any of the following:

(a) Exempt an association from maintaining the minimum fund balance required in Subsection C of this Section.

(b) Exempt the association from making deposits as required by Subsection C of this Section.

(c) Allow the balance of an association's facility maintenance and improvement fund to be withdrawn or reduced.

(2) Maintaining compliance with the commission's minimum standards and required infrastructure investment is a continuing obligation of each association. By a majority vote, the commission may reconsider a determination of compliance at any time and revoke any exemption or allowance provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection for noncompliance.

Acts 2022, No. 525, §1, eff. June 16, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 530, §1, eff. June 16, 2022; Acts 2023, No. 103, §1, eff. July 1, 2023.
La. R.S. § 4:147 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 147
Tit. 4, § 147. Specific duties of commission
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall carry out the provisions of this Part, including the following specific duties:

(1)(a) To assign the dates race meetings may be conducted in this state at any particular track, including dates which limit racing at a particular track for quarter horses only, provided that:

(i) To the extent possible, it shall prohibit the conducting of any thoroughbred race meetings having the same or overlapping dates for such race meetings at thoroughbred race tracks within the state.

(ii) To the extent possible, it shall prohibit the conducting of any exclusively quarter horse race meetings having the same or overlapping dates for such race meetings at any other exclusively quarter horse track within the state.

(b) To set the minimum number of live races required per race day at any particular track.

(2)(a) To appoint three stewards to serve each day of each race meeting conducted under the provisions of this Part. One of the stewards shall be appointed by the commission to represent the Louisiana State Racing Commission and shall be designated as the state steward who shall upon appointment be residing in the state.

(b) The amount to be paid by the commission to the state steward as compensation for his services shall be at least the same amount paid to the two stewards appointed to represent an association, and the association shall reimburse the commission in an amount equal to the amount paid by it to the state steward as his compensation, as aforesaid, which amount shall be considered an additional fee due the state by an association for the privileges granted in its license.

(c) Two of the stewards shall be nominated by the association conducting a race meeting under the provisions of this Part and, prior to serving as such, shall be approved and appointed by the commission. The amounts to be paid these two stewards as compensation for their services shall be paid by the association nominating them, which amounts shall also be considered an additional fee due the state by an association for the privileges granted in its license.

(d) The commission may appoint other stewards to be compensated by it and assign to each such duties as are consistent with this Part; however, such other stewards shall not serve as a steward in the stewards stand during any race meeting conducted under the provisions of this Part, except with the written consent of the association conducting such race meeting.

(e) The commission shall be required to show just cause for not appointing any racing official submitted to it for its approval.

(3)(a) To make an annual report to the governor and the legislature of its operation, its own actions and rulings, and the receipts derived under the provisions of this Part; and to offer such practical suggestions as it deems proper to accomplish more fully the purposes of this Part.

(b) To make an annual report to the governor and the legislature regarding the race calendar, field size, the number of races, handle, attendance, the effect of overlapping race days compared to previous years, and any other relevant matters along with any recommendations to improve the racing industry in the state.

(4) To require of each applicant seeking a license to operate a race meeting an application setting forth:

(a) The full name of the person and, if a corporation, the name of the state under which it is incorporated and the names of the corporation's agents for the service of process within Louisiana.

(b) If an association or corporation, the names of the stockholders and directors of the corporation or the names of the members of the association.

(c) The exact location where it is desired to conduct or hold a racing meet.

(d) Whether or not the racing plant is owned or leased, and if leased the name and address of the owner, or if the owner is a corporation, the names of its directors and shareholders. However, nothing in this Part prevents any person from applying to the commission for a permit to conduct races where the racing plant has not yet been constructed.

(e) A statement of the assets and liabilities of the person applying for a license.

(f) The kind of racing to be conducted and the dates requested.

(g) Such other information as the commission may require.

(5) To require an oath of every applicant, by the person or executive officer of the association or corporation, stating that the information contained in the application is true.

(6) To make rules and regulations for the holding, conducting, and operating of all race meets and races held in Louisiana, provided such regulations are uniform in their application and effect.

(7) To make rules and regulations providing for minimum standards and infrastructure investments required for each association regarding facility maintenance and facility improvements, including but not limited to track surface, barns, grandstands, and paddocks in order for the association or licensee to conduct race meets at a particular track.

(8) To make rules and regulations providing for full-time and seasonal employment recommendations for pari-mutuel windows and kiosk repair staffing in order for the association or licensee to conduct race meets at a particular track.

(9) To make rules and regulations applicable to offtrack wagering facility licensees for pari-mutuel wagering that occurs in a sports book lounge of an entity licensed by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board to conduct sports wagering pursuant to Chapter 10 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

B. The commission shall not make rules regarding the operation or hours of operation of a racetrack other than matters necessary to the holding of such race meetings and pari-mutuel wagering.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1969, No. 36, §1; Acts 1974, No. 626, §1; Acts 1976, No. 589, §1; Acts 2005, No. 260, §1; Acts 2019, No. 221, §2; Acts 2021, No. 436, §§1, 2, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 525, §1, eff. June 16, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 530, §1, eff. June 16, 2022; Acts 2023, No. 103, §1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, No. 258, §1, eff. June 12, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:181 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 181
Parish-wide election on horse racing meet
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no horse racing meet in a parish in which no racing meet is being conducted on the effective date of this section, or in which no racing meet under a license from the Louisiana State Racing Commission has been conducted prior to such effective date, shall be allowed where pari-mutuel betting is authorized by law unless the operation and conduct of the racing meet first has been approved at an election held in accordance with the provisions of this section; however, said election shall not be required prior to conducting quarter horse racing in St. Landry, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee and St. Martin Parishes.

B. Any person desiring to operate and conduct a horse racing meet in a parish in which no racing meet is being conducted on the effective date of this section, or in which no racing meet under a license issued by the State Racing Commission has been conducted prior to such effective date, shall make application to the governing authority of the parish in which the proposed horse racing meet is to be conducted. The application shall state the location of the proposed horse racing meet and describe the facilities proposed to be constructed for the holding of the racing meet and shall have attached the license, or a certified copy thereof, for the meeting issued to the applicant by the State Racing Commission.

C. Upon receipt of the application the governing authority of the parish in which the racing meet is proposed to be held shall call and conduct a referendum election within the parish for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the parish the proposition whether or not the proposed racing meeting shall be allowed.

D. The referendum election shall be held on a date fixed by the parish governing authority within a period of thirty days of receipt of the application. Notice of the election shall be published at least twice at five day intervals in the official journal of the parish or if the official journal is not published daily, then publication shall be in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the parish. The publication shall be completed at least five days prior to the date on which the election is to be held. The parish governing authority also shall have five spot announcements at least two days apart of the election broadcast on radio or television channels readily receivable in the parish and shall make notice of the election available to the news media. All qualified electors of the parish shall be entitled to vote in the election.

E. The proposition to be printed on the election ballot shall be: "Shall the business of horse racing be conducted within the parish of __________" and the voters shall vote for or against the proposition, a vote for the proposition being a "Yes" vote and a vote against the proposition being a "No" vote. The election shall be by secret ballot and conducted as nearly as possible in accordance with the general election laws of the state. Voting machines may be used and if used, the proposition to be submitted shall be shown on the machine ballot. Any elector who was qualified to vote in the election may demand a recount of the ballots or contest the election in the manner and within the time provided by law for recount or contest of elections under the general election laws of the state. The parish board of election supervisors shall supervise the election. It shall appoint three commissioners and one clerk, who shall be qualified electors and residents of the precinct, to preside over the election at each polling precinct. To reduce expenses of holding the election, the governing authority of the parish may combine regular voting precincts provided notice of any such combination is included in the notice of the election. The governing authority of the parish shall promulgate the results of the election. For the proposition to carry, it must receive a majority vote in favor thereof of the votes cast in the election.

F. The parish governing authority shall notify the applicant and the State Racing Commission promptly of the results of the election. If the racing meet has been approved, the applicant may proceed with the racing meet in accordance with the license and rules and regulations of the State Racing Commission. If the proposed racing meet has not been approved at the election, the commission shall revoke the license theretofore issued to the applicant and shall not accept or consider an application for a license for a racing meet in the same parish until the expiration of at least two years from the date of the election at which the racing meet in the parish was disapproved.

G. Any person who conducts or attempts to conduct a racing meet in a parish in which approval of the racing meet at an election is required by this section without such election approval shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be imprisoned in the parish jail for not more than six months and, in addition, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars.

In addition to the penalty provided in this subsection, the district court of the parish of location of the proposed racing meet, upon application of the governing authority of the parish and upon a showing that this section is applicable and that a racing meet is being conducted or is attempted to be conducted in violation of this section is empowered to and shall grant injunctive relief.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 43, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 626, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:175 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 175
Unnatural stimulation of horses; willful pulling of reins
Status: in_force

A. The possession and use of scheduled drugs shall be governed by the following provisions:

(1) Except as otherwise provided herein, no person shall administer or apply or cause to be administered or applied to any horse which has been entered in any race, or have in his possession within the confines of a racetrack or racetrack stables, sheds, or buildings on racetrack grounds where horses are kept which are eligible to race over a racetrack of any racing association or licensee, any drug, chemical, or other substance which is listed on Schedules I, II, III, IV, or V of the schedules of controlled dangerous substances established by the Drug Enforcement Agency of the United States or Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall not prohibit the possession or use of scheduled drugs by veterinarians licensed by the racing commission and engaged in the lawful treatment of horses. If a horse is entered in a race and is subsequently treated with a scheduled drug, the veterinarian shall report the treatment to the Louisiana State Racing Commission steward for the track at which the horse is entered in a race. The steward shall order the owner of the horse to withdraw the horse from the race.

B. The administration of any drug which is not included in the schedules of controlled dangerous substances shall be governed by the rules and regulations adopted by the Louisiana State Racing Commission unless it is a drug that could unnaturally stimulate, excite, or depress a horse and would influence the outcome of a race.

C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall supply a list of all scheduled controlled dangerous substances to the Louisiana State Racing Commission and to each licensed racing association in the state. The department shall also supply a list of changes in the schedules to the same entities.

D. No person shall administer or apply or cause to be administered or applied to any horse which has been entered in any race, or have in his possession within the confines of a racetrack or racetrack stables, sheds, or buildings on racetrack grounds where horses are kept which are eligible to race over a racetrack of any racing association or licensee, any electric battery or other apparatus, which might have the effect of unnaturally depressing, stimulating, or exciting any horse during any race.

E. No jockey mounted on any horse during a race shall willfully pull the reins, or do anything whatsoever that has the effect of diminishing the chance of the horse winning any race whether such action on the part of the jockey is of his own accord, by instructions from the owner of the horse, or as a result of a conspiracy with any other person.

F. The commission shall investigate any violation of this Section and shall make written report of it to the district attorney, and shall send a copy of the report to the attorney general.

G. Whoever violates or attempts to violate this Section shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not less than one nor more than five years, or both.

Acts 1987, No. 780, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:287 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 287
Liability of board members
Status: in_force

No member of the board of directors of the corporation shall be liable personally for any indebtedness issued by the corporation or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof.

Acts 2025, No. 512, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:183 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 183
Contracts between licensees and permittees licensed to race horses at race meetings conducted in the state
Status: in_force

A. The monies to be distributed as purses to permittees licensed to race horses in Louisiana and the monies to be distributed to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association for the use and benefit of such permittees, their employees, and others, for hospital and medical benefits and for the administrative expenses in providing these benefits shall be and include:

(1) An amount to be not less than fifty percent of a licensee's commission of the gross pari-mutuel handle retained by it from each race at a licensed race meeting in this state as provided by this Chapter, after all fees required by law have been deducted, plus

(2) The total amount earned by a licensee for purse supplements under R.S. 4:217 since the completion of its previous meeting as of the first day of the race meeting covered by this Subsection, plus

(3) The total amount earned by a licensee for purse supplements under R.S. 4:217 during the race meeting covered by this Subsection.

(4) The total of Paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall be allocated by the licensee in not less than the following percentages thereof:

(a) Ninety-six percent thereof to such permittees as purses.

(b) Four percent thereof to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association for the use and benefit of such permittees, their employees, and others as medical and hospital benefits with an amount not to exceed thirty percent aforesaid of the commissions and amounts received by the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association to be used for administrative expenses and other costs necessary to provide the benefits.

(c) The total of the revenues received by the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association under the provisions of Subparagraph (b) hereof, together with all expenditures made therefrom, shall be published and reported quarterly by it to horsemen actively racing in the state.

B.(1) Monies due as purses to persons licensed to race horses at race meetings conducted in the state as a result of conditions outlined in Subsection A of this Section and the monies due to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association pursuant to the provisions of Subparagraph (A)(4)(b) of this Section shall be allocated and distributed during the race meeting at which earned, including any donations by the association for horse aftercare as defined in R.S. 3:2438.1.

(2) In the event the amount distributed as purses is more than the amount required by Subsection A of this Section, the overpayment shall be carried forward to the next race meeting conducted by the same association. It shall be carried on the association books as an asset unless and until the overpayment is remitted to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association pursuant to R.S. 4:183.2. If remitted to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, the overpayment shall be carried on the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association books as an asset.

(3) In the event the amount distributed as purses to persons licensed to race horses at thoroughbred race meetings conducted in the state is less than the amount required by this Section, and more than an amount equal to two times the average daily purse distribution at the thoroughbred race meeting at which generated, it shall be delivered to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association for further distribution to persons having earned monies during the meeting, in the direct proportion that the underpayment is to the monies earned by that person at that meeting. In the event the underpayment is less than an amount equal to two times the average daily purse distribution at that meeting, it shall be retained by the association or the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association in an interest-bearing account to be used for purses at the next thoroughbred meeting conducted by that association. Interest earned on the account shall be added to the purse paid over and above the amount required to be paid as purses by this Section.

(4) In the event the amount distributed as purses to persons licensed to race horses at quarter horse race meetings conducted in the state is less than the amount required by this Section and more than an amount equal to two times the average daily purse distribution at the quarter horse race meeting at which generated, it shall be delivered to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association for further distribution to persons having earned monies during the meeting, in the direct proportion that the underpayment is to the monies earned by that person at that meeting. In the event the underpayment is less than an amount equal to two times the average daily purse distribution at that meeting, it shall be retained by the association or the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association in an interest-bearing account to be used for purses at the next quarter horse meeting conducted by that association. Interest earned on the account shall be added to the purse paid over and above the amount required to be paid as purses by this Section.

(5) For the purposes of this Subsection, "average daily purse distribution" means all sources of funds available for use as a purse or purse supplement that are required by law to be distributed during a race meeting.

C. For the purposes of this Section, "hospital and medical benefits" shall include but not be limited to reasonable medical, surgical, hospitalization, and physical rehabilitation, and dental and optical services, death benefits, drug and alcohol counseling, and other spiritual, mental, and psychological services provided for the welfare of permittees, their employees, and others. The term "hospital and medical benefits" shall also include one-time benevolence payments to persons in the equine industry who are in financial need as a result of serious illness or injury, fire, or natural disaster, including but not limited to hurricane, tornado, or flood.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 436, §1, eff. July 11, 1977. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 228, §2, eff. July 15, 1982; Acts 1984, No. 197, §1, eff. June 28, 1984; Acts 1988, No. 794, §1; Acts 1990, No. 612, §1, eff. July 19, 1990; Acts 2001, No. 566, §1; Acts 2012, No. 517, §1; Acts 2013, No. 342, §1; Acts 2018, No. 575, §2, eff. May 23, 2018; Acts 2019, No. 328, §2; Acts 2023, No. 261, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:213 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 213
Offtrack wagering facilities; establishment; sports book lounge
Status: in_force

A. In addition to the rights granted in R.S. 4:149.2, any association licensed by the commission may conduct pari-mutuel wagering and engage in all necessary activities to establish appropriate offtrack wagering facilities to accomplish this purpose. Such activities shall include but not be limited to:

(1) Live simulcast of races from the host track.

(2) Historical horse racing on the premises of offtrack wagering facilities via dedicated machines or personal mobile devices.

(3) Construction or leasing of offtrack wagering facilities.

(4) Sale of goods and beverages.

(5) Advertising and promotion.

(6) All other related activities.

B.(1) In addition to Subsection A of this Section, any association licensed by the commission may also conduct pari-mutuel wagering and engage in necessary activities to establish appropriate offtrack wagering in a sports book lounge of a host entity, if the sports book lounge of the host entity is geographically located in a parish that has approved, by public referendum, the conduct of pari-mutuel wagering in that parish.

(2) The conduct of offtrack wagering in a sports book lounge shall be pursuant to an agreement between the licensed association and the host entity and the agreement shall be subject to approval by the commission and by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.

(3) The commission shall promulgate rules establishing the regulations and conditions for the conduct of offtrack pari-mutuel wagering in a sports book lounge of a host entity. The rules shall require an agreement between the association licensed by the commission and the host entity licensed for sports wagering by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board and its retail sports wagering operator, if applicable. The agreement shall include but not be limited to the following terms:

(a) Pari-mutuel wagering shall be restricted to the host entity's retail sports book lounge.

(b) Pari-mutuel wagering shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

(c) All pari-mutuel wagers shall be maintained and accounted separate and distinct from all other sports wagers placed in the sports book lounge.

(d) The gaming division of the office of state police shall have access to all files, records, documents, film, tape, including surveillance tape, and any other information and personnel necessary to determine compliance with all gaming laws, rules, and regulations on gaming activities and operations under the commission's jurisdiction or the Louisiana Gaming Control Board's jurisdiction.

(e) In consideration for hosting, the offtrack wagering facility licensee shall make compensation payments to the host entity of thirty percent of the audited net profits on the total amount wagered at its facility. The agreement shall specify the calculation and periodic payments.

(f) Unless otherwise provided by law, all commissions and fees and their distribution shall be as provided by this Chapter.

C.(1) An offtrack wagering facility licensee that is also the holder of a license, as defined in R.S. 27:353 and provided for in Chapter 7 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, may conduct pari-mutuel wagering and engage in necessary activities to establish appropriate offtrack wagering in its retail sports book lounge.

(2) The conduct of offtrack wagering in a sports book lounge shall be pursuant to a plan of operation, and the plan shall be subject to approval by the commission and by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.

(3) The commission shall promulgate rules establishing the regulations and conditions for the conduct of offtrack pari-mutuel wagering in a sports book lounge of a holder of a license as defined in R.S. 27:353. The rules shall require the plan of operation to include but not be limited to the following provisions:

(a) Pari-mutuel wagering shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

(b) All pari-mutuel wagers placed in the sports book lounge shall be maintained and accounted separate and distinct from all other sports wagers placed in the sports book lounge.

(c) The gaming division of the office of state police shall have access to all files, records, documents, film, tape, including surveillance tape, and any other information and personnel necessary to determine compliance with all gaming laws, rules, and regulations on gaming activities and operations under the commission's jurisdiction or the Louisiana Gaming Control Board's jurisdiction.

Acts 1987, No. 203, §1, eff. June 30, 1987; Acts 1990, No. 559, §1, eff. July 19, 1990; Acts 2021, No. 437, §1, eff. June 21, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 530, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:446 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 446
Remedies; cause of action
Status: in_force

A. A biological female student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or suffers or is likely to suffer from any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of this Chapter may assert that violation as a cause of action for remedies provided for in Subsection E of this Section. Requiring a biological female to compete against a biological male on a team that is designated as a "female", "girls", or "womens" team is inherently discriminatory to biological females and is a cognizable harm to biological females under this Chapter.

B. A biological female student who is subjected to retaliation or other adverse action by a school, athletic association, or other organization as a result of reporting a violation of this Chapter to an employee or representative of the school, athletic association, or to any local, state, or federal agency with oversight of schools shall have a cause of action for remedies provided for in Subsection E of this Section.

C. For purposes of this Chapter, the designation of "female" entered on the student's official birth certificate at or near the time of the student's birth creates a rebuttable presumption that the student's biological sex is female.

D. A school, school coach, school employee, school board, school board employee, school board member, postsecondary education board, or postsecondary education board member who suffers any direct or indirect harm for prohibiting a biological male from participating in a female, girls, or womens athletic team or sporting event pursuant to the requirements of this Chapter shall have a cause of action for remedies provided for in Subsection E of this Section.

E. Any person who brings a cause of action pursuant to this Chapter may obtain appropriate relief including but not limited to:

(1) Injunctive relief, protective order, writ of mandamus or a prohibition, or declaratory relief to prevent any violation of this Chapter.

(2) Actual damages, reasonable attorney fees, and costs.

F. All civil actions under this Chapter shall be initiated within two years from the date that the harm occurred.

Acts 2022, No. 283, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:145 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 145
Executive director; officers; employees; domicile; report to central registry
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall select a full-time executive director and may employ a full-time assistant executive director, whose qualifications, duties, and salaries shall be fixed by the commission. Both positions shall be unclassified and the individuals selected shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.

B. The official domicile of the commission shall be in New Orleans, Louisiana. The commission shall maintain an office at its domicile for the transaction of its business, and where it may employ assistants, clerks, or such other employees as it deems necessary for its proper functioning. It may also maintain a branch office in any other parish while racing is being conducted in that parish.

C. In addition to the duties prescribed by the commission, the executive director shall keep records of all proceedings, preserve all books, maps, documents, papers, records, and reports entrusted to its care, and keep them open for public inspection.

D. The name, address, and location of any such establishment licensed for operating, holding, or conducting any authorized game, gaming or wagering activity, or game of chance issued pursuant to this Chapter, including the name and address of each person who has or controls, directly or indirectly, more than five percent ownership, income, or profit interest, shall be submitted, and updated at least quarterly, to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board for inclusion in a central registry of licensed gaming operators pursuant to R.S. 27:15(B)(3)(c).

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1; Acts 1992, No. 901, §1, eff. July 8, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 1192, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:149.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 149.2
Other track wagering
Status: in_force

A. The commission may make rules regulating pari-mutuel wagering known as other track wagering.

B.(1) With the consent of the commission, an association may accept wagers at its facility for the entire racing card scheduled on horse racing events of regional, national, and international interest conducted at another track outside of this state, and transmitted either by simulcast or other means of video transmission, pursuant to a contract with the association or other entity conducting the event.

(2) After payment of license fees and commissions to the secretary as required by this Part and payment of the contract amount to the association or other entity transmitting the event, the remaining proceeds shall be retained by the licensee, fifty percent of which shall be distributed by such track licensee as purses.

C.(1) With the consent of the commission, an association conducting horse racing events at a track in this state may, by contract, authorize an association elsewhere in this state at their racing facilities, or any entity outside of this state, at its facilities, including legal nonracing facilities outside of this state, to accept wagers on such events.

(2) After payment of license fees and commissions to the secretary, if required by this Part, the amount of fees collected from any entity outside of this state at its facilities, including legal nonracing facilities outside of this state, shall be retained by the licensee, fifty percent of which shall be distributed by such track licensee as purses.

D. All contracts pursuant to this Section shall comply with all applicable laws of the United States, including 15 U.S.C. §§3001, et seq., and shall be entered into only with entities operating racetracks permitted by applicable law to conduct horse racing and wagering thereon.

Added by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 41, §1. Acts 1983, No. 1, §1, eff. May 5, 1983; Acts 1986, No. 307, §1; Acts 1989, No. 625, §1, eff. July 7, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:218 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 218
Fees authorization
Status: in_force

A. The commission may collect a license fee not to exceed one and one-half percent of the total amount wagered at each offtrack wagering facility. This fee shall be distributed as follows:

(1) Fourteen percent to the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association or the Louisiana Quarterhorse Breeders Association for promotion of the appropriate breeding industry and for breeder awards. Distribution shall be in direct proportion to the monies wagered on each breed.

(2) Thirty-three percent to the Louisiana Board of Regents for distribution to public and private institutions of higher education in the state.

(3) Fifty-three percent to the commission to cover administrative costs.

B.(1) The parish governing authority in those parishes where the offtrack wagering facilities are located may impose license fees not to exceed two percent of the total amount wagered at that facility. When a facility is located within the corporation limits of a city, town, or municipality, one-half of the total funds collected pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall be disbursed to the governing authority of that city, town, or municipality.

(2) Allocation of funds under this Subsection shall be based on the status of the site of an offtrack wagering facility at the time that facility is licensed by the Louisiana State Racing Commission. Subsequent annexation by a city, town, or municipality shall not affect allocation.

Acts 1987, No. 203, §1, eff. June 30, 1987; Acts 1990, No. 1013, §1, eff. July 26, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:82.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 82.1
Noncompliance with Chapter; criminal penalty
Status: in_force

A. No person shall conduct, promote, or in any manner participate in any boxing, mixed technique, or wrestling event or exhibition without the sanctioning of the commission. Any person violating this Section as a participant, promoter, judge, or referee shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

B. A person convicted of a violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall additionally be ineligible for licensure under the provisions of this Chapter for a period of five years from the date of conviction.

Acts 2007, No. 90, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:216 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 216
Commissions on wagers
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, commissions on wagers made at offtrack wagering facilities shall be as follows:

(1) On win, place, and show bets, seventeen percent.

(2) On exotic wagers involving the selection of two horses, twenty and one-half percent.

(3) On exotic wagers involving the selection of three or more horses, twenty-five percent.

(4) In addition to the commission provided above, the offtrack wagering facility where the wager is made is entitled to retain the breakage on such wagers, which is understood to be the amount of money remaining after paying off bettors.

B. Commissions shall be deducted and retained by the licensee of the offtrack wagering facility where the wager is made.

C.(1) From such commissions, and except when the primary licensee is conducting offtrack wagering at its racing facility, on all wagers made at an offtrack wagering facility, the following amounts thereof shall be used for disbursement by the licensee to supplement horsemen's purses in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 4:217:

(a) When the total of all daily wagers at an offtrack wagering facility is less than fifteen thousand dollars, five and one-half percent of such wagers.

(b) When the total of all daily wagers at an offtrack wagering facility is fifteen thousand dollars or more but less than twenty-five thousand dollars, eight hundred twenty-five dollars plus six percent of all such wagers in excess of fifteen thousand dollars.

(c) When the total of all daily wagers at an offtrack wagering facility is twenty-five thousand dollars or more, one thousand four hundred twenty-five dollars plus six and one-half percent of all such wagers in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars.

(2) When the primary licensee is conducting offtrack wagering at its racing facility, from such commissions, six and one-half percent of all daily wagers made at the facility shall be used for disbursement by the licensee to supplement horsemen's purses in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 4:217.

(3) When daily wagers at the offtrack wagering facility are placed on racing events from more than one host track, the total daily monies designated for horsemen's purses under this Subsection shall be distributed pro rata to each host track based on monies wagered at that offtrack wagering facility on racing events from host tracks on that day.

(4) In addition to the commissions provided for in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection, on exotic wagers on two or more horses placed at offtrack facilities, the licensee shall disburse an amount equal to one and one-half percent of the amount so wagered to be used to supplement horsemen's purses in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 4:217.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of this Subsection, when an offtrack wagering facility has not conducted pari-mutuel wagering at its facility prior to July 1, 1991, and for a twenty-four month period commencing the first day on which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted at that facility, from such commissions, five and one-half percent of all daily wagers made at the facility shall be used for disbursement by the licensee to supplement horsemen's purses in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 4:217. After the twenty-four month period has expired, purse supplements shall be calculated according to the provisions of Paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of this Subsection.

D. Any fees authorized pursuant to R.S. 4:218 shall be collected from the commissions authorized in this Section.

E. Notwithstanding, and in lieu of, any other provisions of law, historical horse races and wagers thereon shall be subject to the following provisions:

(1) Commissions on wagers on historical horse races made at offtrack wagering facilities shall not exceed twelve percent of all wagers and shall be set by the licensee and approved by the commission. The offtrack wagering facility where the wager is made may either retain the breakage on such wagers or include the breakage in the applicable historical horse racing pari-mutuel pool or pools. Commissions shall be deducted and retained by the licensee of the offtrack wagering facility where the wager is made.

(2) The licensee shall disburse twenty percent of the net commission to supplement horsemen's purses in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 4:217(E).

(3) R.S. 4:149.3, 149.5, 161, 161.1, 161.2, 162, 163.1, 165, 166, 166.1 through 166.7, 167, 177, 183, 218, and 220 shall not apply to historical racing or the licensee with respect to historical racing.

Acts 1987, No. 203, §1, eff. June 30, 1987; Acts 1991, No. 161, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 391, §1, eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 2021, No. 437, §1, eff. June 21, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:736 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 736
Legal representation of the office; attorney general
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the attorney general shall be the legal advisor to the office and, except as otherwise provided by law, shall counsel and advise the office, shall represent it in all legal proceedings, and shall prosecute any civil action for a violation of the provisions of this Chapter or the rules and regulations of the office. The office shall compensate the attorney general for representation of the office.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:427 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 427
Records to be kept; penalties
Status: in_force

A. An athlete agent shall keep records of travel, entertainment, and other expenses incurred by the athlete agent which adequately describe the:

(1) Nature of the expenditure.

(2) Dollar amount of the expenditure.

(3) Purpose of the expenditure.

(4) Date and place of the expenditure.

(5) Person or persons in whose behalf the expenditure was made.

(6) Records documenting all notifications made to athletic directors or head coaches concerning intended contact with athletes.

(7) Written notification received from athletic directors and head coaches indicating contacts with athletes may proceed.

B. The records required to be kept by this Section shall be retained for not less than five years by the athlete agent.

C.(1) The records provided for in this Section shall be subject to subpoena in case of a criminal investigation of the activities of the athlete agent.

(2) The records provided for in this Section shall be disclosed pursuant to a court order obtained by an athlete who is named in the record, an institution of higher education that is located in this state which is named in the record, and the athletic conference of which the institution is a member, or the federation or association of which the school or institution is a member. Any such disclosure shall be made only to the extent necessary to determine or establish that a violation of this Chapter has occurred.

D. Any person found to be in violation of the recordkeeping requirements of this Section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

Acts 1987, No. 925, §1; Acts 1999, No. 302, §1; Acts 2004, No. 351, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:185.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 185.1
Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association; audit
Status: in_force

A. The Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, including its operations and programs, Horsemen's Alliance Holding Inc., Horsemen's Insurance Alliance, SPC, Louisiana Horsemen's Pension Trust, and Louisiana Horsemen's Medical Benefit Trust, and any other existing or future operations and programs of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, shall, at the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association's expense, annually submit an audit to the legislative auditor that has been prepared by an auditing firm approved by the legislative auditor. Each audit shall be submitted to the legislative auditor within six months of the end of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association's fiscal year and the end of each operations' and programs' fiscal year.

B. The engagement letter for the auditing firm proposed by the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association shall be subject to the prior approval of the legislative auditor.

C. The audits shall be performed in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards and the Louisiana Governmental Audit Guide.

D. The requirements of this Section shall apply to all fiscal years of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association and its operations and programs beginning on or after January 1, 2009.

E. Notwithstanding Subsection D of this Section, the Legislative Audit Advisory Council may order additional audits of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association and its operations and programs. These audits shall be performed by the legislative auditor after an initial review by the legislative auditor, including but not limited to the legislative auditor conferring with management of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association for the purpose of permitting management to submit information and documentation that management believes relevant, and upon a finding of cause by the council following a hearing with due notice to and opportunity for the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association to participate therein.

F. The requirements of this Section shall be in addition to the audit of the Horsemen's Bookkeeper Account provided for in R.S. 4:185(C) and in addition to the audit of the Horsemen's Workers' Compensation Insurance Program provided for in R.S. 4:251(C).

Acts 2010, No. 630, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:228 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 228
Offtrack wagering facility locations; prohibited distances; prohibited structures
Status: in_force

A. No license shall be granted to any offtrack wagering facility located, at the time application is made for a license to operate offtrack wagering facilities, within one mile from any property on the National Register of Historic Places, any public playground, any residential property, or a building used primarily as a church, synagogue, public library, or school. The measurement of the distance shall be a straight line from the nearest point of the proposed offtrack wagering facility to the nearest point of the property on the National Register of Historic Places, the public playground, residential property, or a building used primarily as a church, synagogue, public library, or school.

B. After an application is filed with the commission, the subsequent construction, erection, development, or movement of a property identified in Subsection A of this Section which causes the location of an offtrack wagering facility to be within the prohibited distance shall not be cause for denial of an initial or renewal application or revocation of a license.

C. The prohibition in Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to the location of an offtrack wagering facility which applied for a license or was issued a license on or before July 1, 2021, or which applied for or was issued a valid building permit on or before July 1, 2021, and subsequently issued a license. Such location shall be eligible for an offtrack wagering facility license without reference to the prohibition in Subsection A of this Section unless after having obtained a license, an offtrack wagering facility has not been licensed at that location for thirty-six consecutive months and application for licensing is not made within that thirty-six-month period.

D.(1) For locations on which an offtrack wagering facility has not been completely constructed, if application for licensing was made on or before July 1, 2021, the prohibited distance shall be one mile from any property on the National Register of Historic Places, any public playground, residential property, or a building used primarily as a church, synagogue, public library, or school.

(2) The measurement of the distances shall be a straight line from the nearest point of the offtrack wagering facility to the nearest point of the property on the National Register of Historic Places, the public playground, residential property, or a building used primarily as a church, synagogue, public library, or school.

E. If a parish or municipality does not have a zoning ordinance which designates certain property within its jurisdiction as residential property, the governing authority of the parish or municipality shall have the authority to designate to certain areas of its jurisdiction as residential districts for the purpose of this Section.

F.(1) If application for licensing is made after July 1, 2021, the prohibition in Subsection A of this Section shall apply.

(2) Notwithstanding the prohibitions in Subsections A and D of this Section and Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, if the owner of the equity of the primary licensee on July 1, 2021, sold the equity of the primary licensee to a new owner, and the transaction was approved by the commission prior to November 1, 2021, then the primary licensee shall have until August 1, 2022, to apply for licensing of offtrack wagering facility locations and the prohibitions in Subsections A and D of this Section and Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall not apply to those applications.

G. "Residential property" shall mean any property which is wholly or partly used for or intended to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants and which includes one or more rooms, including a bathroom and complete kitchen facilities. Residential property shall include a mobile home or manufactured housing, if it has been in its present location for at least sixty days. Residential property shall not include any hotel or motel.

H. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to an offtrack wagering facility located in the sports book lounge of a host entity.

Acts 2021, No. 437, §1, eff. June 21, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 92, §1, eff. May 24, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 530, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:151 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 151
Criteria for racing privileges other than associations
Status: in_force

In the exercise of its authority in considering racing privileges the commission should follow the following criteria, standards and guidelines by way of illustration without limitation:

(1) The public interest.

(2) Misuse of license, permit or privilege by the licensee.

(3) Misstatement or falsification of, or concerning, application for license.

(4) The moral and financial standing of licensee or its officers, partners, agents or officials.

(5) Failure to comply with statutory requirements or the rules, regulations and orders of the commission.

(6) Dereliction of duty and/or responsibilities.

(7) Business failure.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:285 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 285
Membership of board of directors; vacancies; compensation; expenses; executive committee
Status: in_force

A. The corporation shall be managed by a board of directors consisting of eleven members. The following individuals shall serve on the board of directors:

(1) Four designees of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association.

(2) The parish president, or his designee, of the following parishes:

(a) Calcasieu Parish.

(b) St. Landry Parish.

(c) Bossier Parish.

(d) Orleans Parish.

(e) St. Tammany Parish.

(3) Two members appointed by the governor representing Louisiana higher education institutions.

B. Board members serving by virtue of their appointive or elected offices shall serve during the time that they are elected or appointed to their respective offices. Initial terms of the elected members designated in Subsection A of this Section shall be three years. Elected members may succeed themselves if reelected.

C. Members of the board of directors shall serve without compensation, but the corporation may reimburse such members, or the institutions which they represent, for necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties if such compensation does not violate any other provision of law to the contrary.

D. Members of the board of directors of the corporation may be removed for just cause, as defined by the board of directors.

E. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business. All official actions of the corporation shall require an affirmative vote of the majority of the members present and voting at any meeting.

F. There shall be elected a chairman, vice chairman, secretary-treasurer, and an executive committee of the board of directors to be composed of not less than three nor more than seven directors, including the chairman of the corporation who shall be an ex officio member thereof.

Acts 2025, No. 512, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:10.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 10.5
Exemptions
Status: in_force

The provisions of R.S. 4:10 through 10.6 shall not apply to games operated by volunteers of churches, educational, charitable, eleemosynary, veteran or senior citizen organizations, or associations and civic or nonprofit organizations or associations.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 918, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:173 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 173
Commissioners and stewards not liable in damages
Status: in_force

Both commissioners and stewards in the exercise of their duties and use of their discretion shall not be held liable for damages to an aggrieved person, even in the event of a mistake, as long as they acted in good faith, without malice or improper motive.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:158 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 158
License to operate a horse racing track; license to conduct race meetings
Status: in_force

A. Any person or corporation may apply to the commission for a license to operate a track to conduct horse racing within the State of Louisiana. The commission may grant such a license for a period up to and including ten years. Nothing in this Subsection shall limit the authority of the commission granted by state law to fine or suspend an association or terminate racing privileges granted to an association.

B.(1) On or before the fifteenth of April of each year and on or before the fifteenth of August of each year any person or corporation possessing the qualifications prescribed in this Part may apply to the commission for a license or licenses to conduct race meetings.

(2)(a) On or before the first of May and the first of September of each year, after receipt of the applications the commission shall convene to consider licenses to conduct race meetings. The commission shall assign dates for all race meetings in the state at each track and license in accordance therewith and shall set the minimum number of live races required per race day.

(b) The commission may amend an application, or any included race dates, or assign different dates than those included in the application for any reason that it considers sufficient, making every effort to reduce conflicting or overlapping live race meeting dates for the tracks in this state.

(3) An application filed prior to any one of the two deadlines shall request dates for racing to commence not sooner than four months from said deadlines.

C.(1) Any licenses granted pursuant to this Section, when applicable, shall set forth the name of the licensee, the location of the race track, the duration of the race meeting, and the kind of racing to be conducted, and shall recite the receipt by the commission of the license fee provided for in this Part.

(2) Any license granted pursuant to this Section shall be nontransferable and shall only apply to the place, track, or enclosure specified in the license.

D.(1) Should the commission, after due proceedings had in conformity with this Part, suspend or revoke an association's license or licenses granted pursuant to this Section, the association may within ten days of the notification of the commission's decision take a suspensive appeal to the district court having jurisdiction over the association's track. Such appeals shall be filed in the district court in the same manner as original suits are instituted. The appeals shall be tried de novo. Either party may amend and supplement his pleadings and additional witnesses may be called and heard.

(2) Within ten calendar days of the signing of the judgment by the district court in any such appeal case, the commission or the applicant for a license or licenses, or a licensee, as the case may be, may suspensively appeal the judgment to the appellate court of proper jurisdiction. These appeals shall be perfected in the manner provided for in civil cases and shall be suspensive or devolutive in the discretion of the court.

(3) All proceedings in the district and appellate courts arising under this Part are civil in nature and shall be heard summarily by the court, without a jury, shall take precedence over other civil cases, and shall be tried in chambers or in open court, and in or out of term.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1; Acts 2014, No. 731, §1; Acts 2021, No. 436, §1, eff. July 1, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:718 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 718
Licensure
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any organization or person seeking licensure as a charitable gaming organization, as a manufacturer or distributor of gaming supplies or equipment, or as a commercial lessor shall submit an application to the office on forms provided for such purposes. Such application shall contain such information as may be reasonably required by rules of the office. The application shall be accompanied by the fee established pursuant to R.S. 4:705(2).

(2) The office shall review all applications for licensure and, in addition to the information required on the application, may require the applicant to furnish such additional information reasonably necessary.

B. The office shall not issue a license of any type to:

(1) Any person who has been convicted of certain related offenses as established by the office within the last five years or who presently has such a charge pending in any state or federal court.

(2) Any person who has ever been convicted of a gambling-related offense in any state or federal court.

(3) Any person who is or has ever been a professional gambler.

(4) Any firm, organization, or corporation in which any person specified in Paragraphs (1) through (3) of this Subsection is an officer or director, whether compensated or not, or in which such person has a direct or indirect financial interest.

C. Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 4:720, the office may issue a license for a period not exceeding one year to applicants meeting the requirements of this Chapter and rules and regulations adopted pursuant to it.

D.(1) The office may deny an application for licensure, refuse to renew a license, or restrict, suspend, or revoke a license for any reason consistent with the purposes of this Chapter which it deems to be in the interest of the public. However, policies regarding such denial, suspension, revocation, restriction, or refusal to renew shall be established by rule, and all proceedings with regard to such actions shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, the office shall not deny a license to or suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of any organization defined in R.S. 4:707(C) solely on the basis that such organization has not qualified with the Internal Revenue Service for an exemption from federal income tax as specified by R.S. 4:703(1), provided that the organization demonstrates or establishes, by a preponderance of the evidence, that it is a legitimate nonprofit organization eligible under R.S. 4:707 and is not otherwise eligible for tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), (4), (7), (8), (10), or (19) of the Internal Revenue Code.

E. Any significant change in the information submitted on its application for licensure shall be filed by a licensee with the office within ten days of the change. A significant change shall include but not be limited to any change in the officers, directors, managers, proprietors, or persons having a direct or indirect financial interest in any licensed organization or entity.

F. Any license, permit, approval, or thing obtained or issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter is expressly declared by the legislature to be a pure and absolute revocable privilege and not a right, property or otherwise, under the constitution of the United States or of the state of Louisiana. The legislature declares that no holder of any license or permit acquires any vested interest or right therein or thereunder.

G. Consent agreements or other agreements by which a license applicant is bound by certain rules, mandates, or other restrictions as a condition for licensing shall be absolutely null. This Subsection shall not apply to consent agreements executed as a result of a notice of violation. Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary, any consent agreement entered into by the division of charitable gaming, office of state police, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, and a manufacturer of electronic bingo dabber card devices prior to May 1, 1999, which approves and authorizes the use of electronic bingo dabber card devices as a charitable gaming supply, subject to certain conditions and requirements shall remain valid until January 1, 2000, provided that all conditions and requirements in such agreement are complied with until such date.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:194 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 194
Notification of order
Status: in_force

The commission shall notify all race tracks, associations, and licensed establishments in the state, and the state police, and local law enforcement officials who exercises law enforcement powers where a race track is located, of its order, naming the person excluded or ejected and giving the reason for the order. The commission shall maintain a list of all persons determined to have been lawfully excluded or ejected, with each person's age, birthdate, driver's license number, social security number, last known residential and business addresses, the date of the exclusion or ejection, and the name of the race track, the date and the reason for the determination and any other information deemed necessary, including the time specified in the order.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 779, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:78 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 78
Seconds
Status: in_force

No contestant shall have more than three seconds in his corner, and these seconds shall be required to remain in their corners. For the use of the seconds small stools or chairs shall be provided by the club. For any reason deemed to be sufficient by the commission, and made public, the commission may refuse permission to any individual to act as second.

Acts 1974, No. 553, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:71 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 71
Buildings and structures; exceeding seating capacity in sale of tickets or issuance of invitations
Status: in_force

All buildings or other structures used for the purposes of this chapter shall be properly ventilated and provided with exits and fire escapes conforming with the laws, ordinances, and regulations of the city or parish. No club shall hold, conduct or give a boxing or wrestling contest or exhibition unless a certificate of the safety of the building or other structure has been issued by the city engineer and fire inspector. Any club which sells or causes to be sold more tickets, or gives out more invitations, than the seating capacity of the building, structure, or arena, shall for the first offense be fined three hundred dollars and for a second offense five hundred dollars. The commission shall recover this money in the manner provided for in this chapter. For a second offense the club also forfeits its license.

Acts 1974, No. 553, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:73 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 73
Tickets
Status: in_force

No club shall permit anyone to sell or exchange any ticket for seating reservations for more than the box office price. All press or complimentary tickets shall be marked complimentary on both coupons. The club shall see to the seating of every reserved seat ticket holder in the seat corresponding to the coupon held by the ticket holder.

Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:171 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 171
Holding race meet without license; illegal wagering; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter:

(1) No person shall directly or indirectly hold any horse race meeting with pari-mutuel pools or pools making wagering on the results, without having first been licensed by the commission.

(2) No person shall wager upon the results of a horse race, except in the pari-mutuel or mutuel method of wagering when conducted by a licensee upon its grounds or enclosure.

B. Whoever violates this Section, or any Section of this Chapter for which a penalty is not herein expressly provided, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than six months, or both.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1; Acts 1990, No. 557, §1, eff. July 19, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:703 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 703
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)(a) Except as provided in R.S. 4:707(C), "charitable organization" shall mean a nonprofit board, association, corporation, or other organization domiciled in this state and qualified with the United States Internal Revenue Service for an exemption from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (10), or (19) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(b) The provisions of this Paragraph shall be retroactive to January 1, 1989. No charitable organization as defined in this Paragraph or member or employee thereof which is qualified for an exemption from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(5) or (6) and which applied for a license under the former provisions of Part V-A of Chapter 14 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 by October 1, 1989, shall be subject to any penalties for holding, operating, or conducting any game of chance authorized by that Part prior to the issuance or written denial of such license.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, an auxiliary group associated with a nonprofit veterans association, which functions in a subsidiary capacity to the parent organization and exists for the benefit and enhancement of the parent organization, shall be considered part of the parent organization for purposes of this Chapter.

(2) "Commercial lessor" means any person or other entity other than a bona fide nonprofit organization licensed under this Chapter who leases any building, structure, or premises to organizations licensed under the provisions of this Chapter.

(3) "Distributor" means any person or other entity who sells, offers for sale, or otherwise furnishes to any person supplies or equipment for use in the conduct of any game of chance authorized under this Chapter and any private contractor qualified to conduct games of chance as authorized under the provisions of R.S. 4:729.

(4) "Immediate family" means the subject individual's spouse, children, parents, brothers and sisters, spouses of children, and spouses of brothers and sisters.

(5) "Manufacturer" means any person or other entity who manufactures for sale, offers for sale, or otherwise furnishes any gaming supplies or equipment to a licensed distributor for use in the conduct of any game of chance authorized under this Chapter.

(6) A "municipality" shall mean an incorporated municipality.

(7) "Non-commercial lessor" means any bona fide nonprofit organization licensed under this Chapter to conduct games of chance and who leases any building, structure, or premises to other organizations licensed under the provisions of this Chapter for the purpose of conducting charitable games of chance.

(8) "Office" means the office of charitable gaming within the Department of Revenue.

(9) "Pull-tabs" shall mean single or banded tickets or cards each with its face covered to conceal one or more numbers or symbols, where one or more cards or tickets in each set have been designated in advance as a winner. The sale of pull-tabs by licensed charitable organizations during authorized sessions pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall constitute charitable gaming, and all revenues realized from the sale thereof shall be exempt from state income taxation and from federal income taxation to the extent allowable by the Internal Revenue Code.

(10) "Qualified association of licensed charitable organizations" means an association which, for not less than one year, has consisted of not less than ten licensed charitable organizations as defined by Subparagraph (1)(a) of this Section or 707(C), and whose member organizations have contributed annual dues which average not less than three hundred dollars per member organization during the previous twelve months.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 106, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:142 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 142
Purpose
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this Chapter to effectuate the policies set forth in R.S. 4:141 by providing for:

(1) A program to permit maximum development of the business of horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering thereon.

(2) A program to permit maximum development of the breeding and ownership of race horses in this state.

(3) A program of effective regulation of the business of horse racing and to promote the orderly conduct of horse racing.

(4) A program to authorize and establish procedures for assumption and performance of certain regulating responsibilities in connection with and the licensing, by conferring such privilege to persons, corporations or associations possessed of the personal, professional and business qualifications specified in this Chapter and for the withdrawing of such privileges.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:716 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 716
Statement of receipts; expenditures; books and records
Status: in_force

A. The organization or association which held, operated, or conducted the game and its member or members who were in charge thereof, shall furnish to the clerk of the municipality or governing body of the parish and the office the following information not less than quarterly:

(1) A verified statement showing the amount of the gross receipts derived from each such game of chance, that shall include receipts from the sale of shares, tickets, or rights in any manner connected with participation in said game or the right to participate therein.

(2) Each item of expense incurred, or paid, and each item of expenditure made or to be made.

(3) Name and address of each person to whom each such item has been, or is to be paid, with a detailed description of the merchandise purchased or the service rendered therefor.

(4) The net profit derived from each such game of chance and the uses to which such net profit has been or is to be applied.

(5) A list of prizes offered or given, with the respective values thereof.

B. Each licensee shall maintain and keep such books and records as may be necessary to substantiate the particulars of each such report.

C. All licensees shall maintain records and submit reports as provided by rules of the office. Such rules may require that all income of a licensee derived from charitable gaming be recorded to the extent necessary to disclose gross and net income.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:81 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 81
Open betting or quoting of odds; insulting or abusive remarks
Status: in_force

A. There shall be no open betting or quoting of odds in the club or arena where the exhibition or contest is being held. Whoever does so shall be ejected.

B. There shall be no insulting or abusive remarks made by seconds, managers, or spectators and directed at the contestants. The officers of the club and the attending member of the commission shall at once eject persons who violate this or any other provision of this Chapter.

Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:252 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 252
Implementation of the insurance program; certificate of coverage
Status: in_force

A. The Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association is encouraged to immediately and diligently seek to secure and provide workers' compensation insurance coverage and related benefits from an insurance company authorized to do business in this state, for the benefit of trainers and others licensed by the Louisiana State Racing Commission.

B. For the purpose of securing and providing workers' compensation insurance coverage and related benefits at reasonable rates, the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association may utilize assets, revenues and revenue sources received by or due to it for the benefit of horsemen by creating a reserve fund. These assets, revenues and revenue sources may be used or pledged as security for use in creating the fund. However, the total sum of such revenues used shall not exceed six million dollars. Use of monies in and expenditures from the reserve fund shall be solely for the purposes of establishing, operating and administering the insurance program authorized in this Part.

C. At the time that the workers' compensation insurance coverage and related benefits program as authorized in this Part is available through the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association for the benefit of trainers, owners, and others licensed by the Louisiana State Racing Commission, the following conditions shall apply:

(1) In addition to all other requirements for a trainer's license, each applicant for a trainer's license shall furnish to the Louisiana State Racing Commission, prior to being licensed, a certificate of workers' compensation insurance coverage issued by the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association or its authorized insurer indicating the following:

(a) That workers' compensation insurance coverage is in full force and effect for the employees of the applicant; or

(b) That the applicant applied for workers' compensation insurance coverage but was declined for good cause.

(2) If the certificate of workers' compensation insurance coverage indicates that the trainer applied for the coverage under the insurance program authorized in this Part, but was declined for good cause, then that trainer shall provide a certificate of workers' compensation insurance coverage and related benefits from another insurance company authorized to do business in this state or otherwise acceptable to the Louisiana State Racing Commission.

(3) No racing association in this state shall admit any trainer into its racing facilities prior to obtaining from the trainer a certificate of workers' compensation insurance coverage issued by the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association or its authorized insurer. This certificate shall indicate that workers' compensation insurance coverage is in full force and effect for the employees of the trainer. If the certificate of workers' compensation insurance coverage indicates that the trainer applied for coverage under the insurance program authorized in this Part but was declined for good cause, then that trainer shall provide a certificate of workers' compensation insurance coverage and related benefits from another insurance company authorized to do business in this state or otherwise acceptable to the racing association, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld by the racing association.

(4) All racing associations in this state are encouraged to cooperate with the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association in the implementation of the insurance program authorized in this Part. Upon written request by the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, racing associations shall promptly transfer to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association those monies, including purses and purse supplements, held by the racing associations for the benefit of the horsemen and the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association. This written request shall indicate that the purposes of the requested transfer are the establishment, operation or administration of the insurance program authorized in this Part.

(5) The total amount of purses and purse supplements authorized for use by the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association for establishment, operation or administration of the insurance program authorized in this Part shall not exceed two percent of the total amount of purses and purse supplements available for purses for any race meet.

Acts 2005, No. 309, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:715 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 715
Personnel to hold games; commissions or salaries; equipment and supplies; expenses
Status: in_force

A.(1) No person shall hold, operate, or conduct or assist in holding, operating, or conducting any game or games of chance under any license issued under this Chapter except an active member of an organization or association issued a charitable gaming license under the provisions of this Chapter. However, only an active bona fide member of an organization or association can act in a managerial capacity in accordance with the Louisiana Charitable Gaming laws, rules, and regulations. Bingo callers need not be managerial positions.

(2)(a) No commission, salary, compensation, reward, or recompense, including but not limited to granting or use of bingo cards without charge or at a reduced charge, shall be paid or given directly or indirectly to any person holding, operating, or conducting any licensed game or games of chance.

(b) Any person, association, or corporation licensed to hold, operate, or conduct any games of chance under any license issued pursuant to this Chapter may compensate, for services rendered, any fifteen employees, including a bingo caller, who assist in the holding, operating, or conducting of such games. The rate of compensation shall be no more than twenty dollars per hour and in any event shall not exceed one hundred dollars per session for any employee. Each employee or volunteer worker may also be provided meals and beverages to be eaten on the premises not to exceed a total value of fifteen dollars per person. Expenditures made under the provisions of this Subsection shall be subject to the reporting provisions of R.S. 4:716. Compensation provided for in this Paragraph shall not constitute a violation of the prohibition against the payment or giving of a commission, salary, compensation, reward, or recompense to any person holding, operating, or conducting any such game.

(3)(a) No manufacturer, distributor, commercial lessor, or his agents or employees, who directly or indirectly leases premises or sells, leases, or otherwise distributes gaming supplies or equipment, or furnishes any commodities or services in relation to the conduct of any charitable game of chance shall take part in the holding, operation, or conduct of a game of chance. However, nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit the owner of a premises from having a representative present to protect his interests in the premises.

(b) Any distributor or noncommercial lessor who owns electronic bingo machines as provided for in R.S. 4:724, or electronic pull-tab devices as provided for in R.S. 4:733 shall assign an employee or agent to be present at all times that the machines owned by that distributor or noncommercial lessor are in use. No person other than the distributor, noncommercial lessor, or his employee or agent shall pay the winnings to each person who wins cash prizes from the machines owned by a distributor or noncommercial lessor.

(4) No such game of chance shall be conducted with any supplies or equipment except such as shall be owned absolutely, provided without payment of any compensation by the licensee, or purchased from a licensed manufacturer or distributor of such supplies or equipment, unless permitted by rules of the office.

(5) No item of expense shall be incurred or paid in connection with the holding, operating, or conducting of any game of chance held, operated, or conducted pursuant to any license issued under this Chapter, except such as are bona fide items of reasonable amount of goods, wares, equipment, and merchandise furnished or services rendered, which are reasonably necessary to be purchased or furnished for the holding, operating, or conducting thereof, under any circumstances whatever.

(6) No licensee shall pay any consulting fees to any person for any service performed in relation to the conduct of any charitable game of chance or concession fees to any person who provides refreshments to the participants in any such games.

(7) No lease providing for a rental arrangement for premises or equipment shall provide for payment in excess of the reasonable market rental rate for such premises or equipment and in no case shall any payment be based on a percentage of gross receipts or profits derived from a game of chance.

B.(1) No person shall hold, operate, or conduct or assist in holding, operating, or conducting of any game or games of chance under any license issued under this Chapter except an active member of an organization or association issued a charitable gaming license under the provisions of this Chapter. However, only an active bona fide member of an organization or association can act in a managerial capacity in accordance with the Louisiana Charitable Gaming laws, rules, and regulations. Bingo callers need not be managerial positions. No such game of chance shall be conducted with any equipment except such as shall be owned absolutely or used without payment of any compensation therefor by the licensee, and no item of expense shall be incurred or paid in connection with the holding, operating, or conducting of any game of chance, held, operated, or conducted pursuant to any license issued under this Chapter, except such as are bona fide items of reasonable amount of goods, wares, equipment, and merchandise furnished or services rendered, which are reasonably necessary to be purchased or furnished for the holding, operating, or conducting thereof, under any circumstances whatever, and no commission, salary, compensation, reward, or recompense whatever shall be paid or given, directly or indirectly, to any person holding, operating, or conducting, or assisting in the holding, operation, or conduct, of any game of chance so held, operated, or conducted.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person, association, or corporation licensed to hold, operate, or conduct any games of chance that benefit persons with visual impairments, hearing loss, paraplegia, quadriplegia, intellectual disabilities, or persons sixty years of age or older, under any license issued pursuant to this Chapter, may compensate for services rendered, any fifteen employees who assist in the holding, operating, or conducting of such games. The rate of compensation shall be no more than fifteen dollars per hour and in any event shall not exceed ninety dollars per session for any employee. Each employee or volunteer worker may also be provided meals and beverages to be eaten on the premises not to exceed a total value of fifteen dollars per person. Expenditures made under the provisions of this Subsection shall be subject to the reporting provisions of R.S. 4:716. Compensation provided for in this Subsection shall not constitute a violation of the prohibition against the payment or giving of a commission, salary, compensation, reward, or recompense to any person holding, operating, or conducting, or assisting in the holding, operation, or conduct of any such game.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2003, No. 614, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2014, No. 811, §1, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2015, No. 168, §1, eff. June 23, 2015; Acts 2017, No. 146, §1; Acts 2024, No. 469, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:717 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 717
Examination of books and records and personnel
Status: in_force

A. The office and the municipality or governing body of the parish shall have power to examine or to cause to be examined the books, gaming account, and records of any organization or association to which such license is issued so far as they may relate to any transactions connected with the holding and conducting of any game of chance thereunder, and to examine the books and records of any entity for the purposes of determining if net gaming proceeds are devoted entirely to the purposes allowable under R.S. 4:707(B), and to examine any manager, officer, director, agent, member, or employee thereof under oath in relation to the conduct of any such game of chance under any such license, but any information so received shall not be disclosed except so far as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Chapter.

B. The office and the municipality or governing body of the parish shall have power:

(1) To examine or to cause to be examined the books, gaming account, and records of any organization exempt from licensure under this Chapter so far as they may relate to any transactions connected with the holding and conducting of any game of chance for which a license is otherwise required under this Chapter.

(2) To examine the books and records of any entity for the purposes of determining if net gaming proceeds are devoted entirely to the purposes allowable under R.S. 4:707(B).

(3) To examine any manager, officer, director, agent, member, or employee thereof under oath in relation to the conduct of any such game of chance for which a license is otherwise required under this Chapter, but any information so received shall not be disclosed except so far as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 106, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:10.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 10.3
Specific games; requirements
Status: in_force

Any games of chance or skill as described in this Section shall be operated in accordance with this Section:

(1) Milk bottle game. The operator of a milk bottle ball game must operate at all times with the number of milk bottles on the sign. No bottle may weigh over three pounds, and all bottles shall be free from defects and each set shall be uniform in size. The base on which the bottles shall sit shall be not less than eighteen inches from the ground. The front barrier shall not be higher than the base on which the bottles sit. The base shall be at least six feet from the front barrier. A rim not to exceed one-half inch will be permitted if operating the game "all over." No obstruction whatsoever will be permitted around the base on which the bottles sit if operating the game "all off."

(2) Certain games. Huckla buck kegs, milk can, or similar games must be set on a frame and kept level at all times. Each operator must operate the number of kegs indicated on the sign throughout the season without change. Rubber and plastic balls are prohibited. The width of the opening of the kegs in huckla buck, milk can, or similar games shall be such that there shall be not less than three-fourths inch from the center position of the ball.

(3) Roll-a-game. The board shall be level laterally and unwarped with no obstruction to make the ball jump. All slots or holes shall be colored or well-numbered to show wins. All slots or holes must be in an even row at the back of board--not staggered. Ball shall be solid and round at all times.

(4) Break-balloon ball games. Balloons shall be stationary on targets. Rubber, plastic, or cork balls are prohibited.

(5) Break-the-record games. Records shall be placed in a stationary grooved rack at least twenty feet from the front barrier. The operator of this game must provide a protective covering on three sides and top to protect the public. A canvas backdrop shall be used. Unbreakable records shall not be used.

(6) Clown pop-em-in or bungaloo board. This game must have at least one-half inch clearance over size of the ball and the target must not be over ten feet distance.

(7) Bowling alleys. Automatic bowling alleys shall be allowed.

(8) Cat racks. Cat racks shall have but one rail which shall be in front only. The rail shall not extend over one inch above shelves where cats are placed. The width of the shelves on which cats are placed shall not exceed the length of the cat plus three inches; fur trim shall not be included in determining length of the cat. The distance of the separations between the shelf boards where the cats sit shall not exceed one inch; no more than three separations per shelf shall be permitted. Shelves shall be level at all times. The canvas backdrop must be at least the length of the cats plus three inches back from the rear edge of shelf. The weight of the cats shall not exceed two pounds.

(9) African dip or similar games. When men or women are used on target seat they shall not use foul or insulting language and shall be properly dressed. Rubber, plastic, or cork balls are prohibited.

(10) Break-balloon dart game. The target board playing area must be at least seventy-five percent full of target balloons inflated at all times. Blunt-pointed darts are prohibited.

(11) Ring-bottle game. The table or stand supporting the bottles shall be of a height so that the top of the bottles to be rung shall not exceed four feet in height from ground level. No obstruction shall be placed between or around the bottles at any time. The clearance of the ring shall be such that there will be not less than one-fourth inch clearance measured from inside of ring to neck of bottle. Ring-bottle games shall be operated in a level position at all times. The use of grease or wax on rings, platforms, or bottles is prohibited.

(12) Cane rack. Cane racks shall be ninety percent filled with canes at all times. Canes shall be so arranged that each cane can be rung. The clearance of the ring shall be such that there will be not less than three-eighths inch clearance measured from the inside of ring to head of cane.

(13) Fishing pole or bottle set-up game. The platform on which bottles are placed must be not less than twelve inches square. Bottles must be placed in the center of the platform. The platform shall be level at all times. Rings shall not have more than three-eighths inch clearance. The use of grease or wax on rings, platforms, or bottles is prohibited.

(14) Hoop-la games. Hoop-la games shall have three-eighths inch clearance on flat solid blocks uncovered, and no prizes may project over blocks. Blocks must be placed on a table with sufficient clearance to permit any hoop to surround block unobstructed. Blocks are unnecessary under cigarettes. All prizes displayed on a block entitle the player to win all prizes on the block. Hoops must be round and uniform in size. The platform shall not be more than twenty-four inches from the ground.

(15) Wooden-duck game. In a ring wooden duck game or any other game using rings, the clearance of the ring shall not be less than three-eighths inch.

(16) Guess-weight game. Guess-your-weight-or-age operators shall guess weight and age by observation only. Scale dials must have clear figures and must be illuminated at all times so they can be read by the public.

(17) Hi-strikers. Hi-strikers shall be in good condition at all times. The slides or wires shall be straight and free of any obstruction or controls. Slide board must be plumb at all times. All mallets must be in good condition. There shall be a fence of sufficient strength and not less than thirty-six inches high around striker to protect the public.

(18) Pitch game. The stand on which prizes are placed shall be ninety percent filled at all times. Each prize shall have a large enough opening and be so arranged that they can be won. When a target is used for choice it must be so stated by sign how choice prize is won.

(19) Long range, cork, bazooka galleries. The guns shall be attached to counter in a manner to protect the public. A lead gallery shall use nonspatter bullets only. Galleries must have good side and back wall protection at all times.

(20) Cork-shooting gallery. The operator must supply guns in good mechanical condition. No chipped or crooked corks may be used. Shelves where targets are placed are not to exceed four inches in width and no obstruction shall interfere with prize falling off the shelf. No targets shall be used which cork guns cannot shoot off shelf.

(21) Archery. The operator of this game must provide a protective covering on three sides and top to protect fair patrons from stray arrows.

(22) Ring-the-pin game. Operators of this game must arrange pins so that they remain stationary and perpendicular at all times. Pins shall be arranged so that it is possible to ring each pin. The top row of pins must not be higher than four feet above the ground.

(23) Football game. Operators of this game, where a hole in the canvas is used as a target, must provide regulation footballs to be thrown and the clearance in the target shall be at least one inch measured from the largest part of the football.

(24) Ball games. The operator of any ball game must provide balls which are round, firm, smooth, and not broken or frayed. All games operated at any fair, carnival, amusement park, or any other place where games of chance or skill are made available for pay must be maintained in good condition and must be under the supervision of a competent operator at all times the game is in operation.

(25) Bulldozers. The playing surface must be flat, with no lip, raised edge, or screws. Only tokens may be used to play. Prize chips must lie on top of tokens, not on the playing surface. Any side drop chute, out-of-bounds slot, or other device by which tokens are returned to the operator must be visible to the player and clearly and permanently labeled. Any items falling over the cliff belong to the player. The machine must have a stop button, allowing the player to stop the bulldozer at his discretion. Not less than twelve prizes and three prize chips must be in play at each position at all times.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 918, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981. Acts 1983, No. 438, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:704 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 704
Office of charitable gaming; creation; employees; records and reports
Status: in_force

A. The office of charitable gaming is hereby created and established in the Department of Revenue. The secretary for the Department of Revenue shall employ such persons as he considers qualified, consistent with civil service regulations, and may incur such expenses as may be required to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the office shall be subject to the division of administrative law, and all administrative hearings shall be conducted in accordance therewith.

B. Subject to the exceptions contained in Article VII, Section 9(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, all fees and fines collected or received by the office pursuant to this Chapter shall be paid into the state treasury on or before the twenty-fifth day of each month following such collection or receipt and shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.

C. The office shall annually prepare and submit a comprehensive report on the scope and nature of charitable gaming activities in this state and the impact of the office on such activities. The report shall be submitted to the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president of the Senate, the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice, and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Section B.

D. Neither the secretary nor any employee of the office shall be an officer, director, or manager of any organization licensed by the state to conduct charitable games of chance or have a direct or indirect financial interest in a commercial lessor or any entity manufacturing or distributing supplies or equipment used in such games.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2003, No. 602, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:443 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 443
Definitions
Status: in_force

In this Chapter, unless otherwise indicated, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "Biological sex" means a statement of a student's biological sex on the student's official birth certificate which is entered at or near the time of the student's birth.

(2) "Postsecondary education board member" means a person who serves as a board member or officer of a postsecondary education management board.

(3) "Postsecondary education management board" means a board which governs postsecondary educational institutions pursuant to R.S. 17:3351.

(4) "School board" means a school board or school governing authority subject to the provisions of R.S. 17:81 or any nonpublic school governing authority.

(5) "School board member" means a person who serves as a board member or officer for a school board or school governing authority subject to the provisions of R.S. 17:81 or for any nonpublic school governing authority.

(6) "School coach" means a person who is a coach or assistant coach, whether paid or on a volunteer basis, of a school intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic team or sporting event.

(7) "School employee" means a person who is employed by a school, a school board, a postsecondary education management board, or any postsecondary institution under the authority of a postsecondary education management board.

(8) "Schools" means all of the following:

(a) A public elementary or secondary school.

(b) A nonpublic elementary or secondary school that receives state funds.

(c) A public postsecondary educational institution.

(d) A nonpublic postsecondary educational institution that receives state funds.

Acts 2022, No. 283, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:191 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 191
Exclusion, ejection; initial remedy; procedure
Status: in_force

A. If a person is excluded from or ejected from any race track, race meeting, race, or any establishment licensed to operate or conduct any exotic wagering or pari-mutuel wagering or pools by a majority of the stewards of a race track, association or establishment the person shall exhaust all administrative remedies before the commission prior to instituting any legal action seeking judicial relief.

B. The owner or officer of a race track, association, or licensed establishment shall notify the commission in writing of any person's exclusion or ejection within three calendar days after the day on which the exclusion or ejection occurred, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays or legal holidays. The notice shall include the name of the person excluded or ejected and any other pertinent information about the person and the date and approximate time when, and place where, the exclusion or ejection occurred and the reason therefor.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 779, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 4:739 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 4 / Section 739
Use of electronic bingo card dabber devices
Status: in_force

A.(1) Electronic bingo card dabber devices, hereafter referred to as electronic dabber devices, and defined in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, for the public playing of bingo, progressive bingo, or progressive mega jackpot bingo may be made available at any location licensed under the provisions of this Chapter provided that all requirements of this Section and all requirements of this Chapter not in conflict with this Section are met. Electronic bingo dabber devices shall not be construed to be electronic video bingo machines or electronic pull-tab devices. Electronic bingo dabber devices shall not offer for play the games authorized by the provisions of R.S. 4:724 or 733.

(2) "Electronic Bingo Card Dabber Device", or "Electronic Dabber Device", or "EBCDD" means an electronic device used by a bingo player to monitor bingo cards purchased and electronically mark bingo cards downloaded into the device, at the time and place of the licensed charitable bingo session, and which:

(a) Provides a means to bingo players to electronically mark numbers announced by the bingo caller.

(b) Compares numbers called to the numbers contained on bingo cards for that session previously stored in the data base of the device.

(c) Identifies winning bingo patterns.

(d) Signals the bingo player when a winning bingo pattern is waiting or received.

(e) Will not accept coins, currency, or tokens to activate play. Nothing in this Paragraph shall prohibit the Electronic Bingo Card Dabber Device and related systems from tracking a player's accounts and credits.

(f) Provide a means for all accounting functions related to bingo or progressive or progressive mega bingo games.

(3)(a) The electronic dabber device shall be capable of use with disposable bingo paper or other approved bingo paper which shall be downloaded into the device prior to the start of each game. If disposable paper is used, only disposable bingo paper produced by licensed manufacturers shall be used with electronic dabber devices. Such disposable bingo paper shall be unique and for use exclusively with an electronic dabber device so that such paper cannot be used in play without the device. No more than one hundred forty-four faces shall be entered for play of any one game at a session.

(b) Each electronic dabber device shall be capable of clearing all disposable bingo card faces downloaded into the device for a specific session upon turning the device off after the last game of the session has been played.

(c) No electronic dabber device shall allow a player to design or redesign bingo cards by generating, arranging, rearranging, or otherwise placing numbers on a card.

B.(1) A manufacturer shall sell, rent, lease, or otherwise supply or provide any electronic dabber device only to a licensed distributor. Devices shall be delivered directly to the distributor's facility. Contracts for sale, rent, lease, or other provision of electronic dabbing device shall be negotiated by a licensed distributor.

(2) No manufacturer shall sell, rent, lease, or otherwise supply or provide any electronic dabber device to any commercial lessor or his immediate family.

C.(1) A distributor shall sell, rent, lease, or otherwise supply or provide any electronic dabber device only to a licensed charitable organization, qualified association of licensed charitable organizations, or licensed distributor.

(2) No distributor shall sell, rent, lease, or otherwise supply or provide any electronic dabber device to any commercial lessor or his immediate family.

(3) Unless otherwise provided by rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Chapter, each distributor may have at least one employee on site during use of its devices. The licensed distributor shall request payment from the licensed organization immediately after each session in an amount equal to the rental price multiplied by the number of devices used, rented, leased, or otherwise supplied or provided at the session, plus applicable taxes and fees. Payment shall be made by check payable only from the licensed organization's gaming account and made payable only to the licensed distributor immediately after each session.

D.(1) No commercial lessor or his immediate family shall own or offer for sale, rent, lease, or otherwise supply or provide to anyone any electronic dabber device.

(2) No entity, any officer, director, or owner of more than two percent of such enterprise which serves as a commercial lessor or the immediate family of any individual referred to in this sentence shall own, sell, rent, lease, or otherwise supply or provide to anyone any electronic dabber device or accept remuneration for storage thereof.

E.(1), (2) Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 523, §2.

(3) Each device shall be returned at the conclusion of each session and all cards or faces downloaded for play for the concluded session shall be cleared.

F. The office shall adopt any additional rules and regulations necessary to govern the specifications, use, and operation of electronic dabber devices and their related systems, and shall establish a list of manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers authorized to provide electronic dabber devices or a list of acceptable models of the devices, acceptable serial numbers on such models, or manufacturers, distributors, or suppliers.

Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2004, No. 874, §1; Acts 2015, No. 168, §1, eff. June 23, 2015; Acts 2017, No. 214, §1; Acts 2022, No. 523, §2.