La. Rev. Stat. § 27:227 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 227
Corporation exemptions; local regulation and taxation
Status: in_force

A. Corporation operations are exempt from and no political subdivision may enact any measure to require licensing, to regulate, to impose fees, or to tax corporation operations.

B. The corporation and its operations are exempt from taxation by the state, specifically including but not limited to state sales tax, income tax, corporation franchise tax, and occupational license taxes, if any.

C. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to exempt any corporation employee from taxation as otherwise provided by law.

Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:627 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:424 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 424
Sale or transfer of license; continued operation of devices
Status: in_force

A. When a licensed establishment which requires an alcoholic beverage license as a condition of the receipt of a video draw poker device license is sold or transferred, the video draw poker devices shall be allowed to continue to operate if the new owner applies for a state Class "A" license within fifteen days of purchasing the business, and upon issuance of a state Class "A" license, the new owner applies for a video draw poker license within fifteen days.

B. The video draw poker devices shall be allowed to be continued in operation under the old license until the issuance of a video draw poker license in the name of the owner, until any of the following occur:

(1) A determination by the division that the new applicant is unsuitable.

(2) Denial of the new license application.

(3) The passage of one hundred eighty days from submission of the application to the division. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to new owner applicants for a video draw poker license who are licensed at the time of such application; however, if the applicant fails to provide requested information to the division in a timely manner, the devices may be disabled after one hundred eighty days have elapsed.

C. The board shall adopt and promulgate rules to implement this Section.

D. All establishment licensees shall within five days of the change in ownership notify the division in writing, of any facts which indicate that the licensed establishment has had a change in ownership. This notification requirement shall apply to device owners only when they have been given notice by certified mail of the change in ownership. The device owner when given notice by certified mail of the change in ownership shall notify the division within five days of receipt of the notice of the change in ownership of the licensed establishment.

Acts 2012, No. 161, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:502 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 502
Raffles under two hundred fifty dollars
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a raffle or raffles may be conducted by any person twenty-one years of age or older for any purpose provided that the value of the prize played for does not exceed two hundred fifty dollars.

B. For purposes of this Section, "raffle" or "raffles" means any game of chance played by drawing for prizes or the allotment of prizes by chance, by the selling of shares, tickets, or rights to participate in such game or games, or by conducting the game or games accordingly.

Acts 2012, No. 161, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:29.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 29.1
Manufacturer; permits
Status: in_force

A. The board shall issue a manufacturer permit to suitable persons who manufacture any gaming device, supplies, or equipment for use under the provisions of this Title. A person shall not manufacture any gaming device, supplies, or equipment for use under the provisions of this Title unless they possess a valid manufacturer permit.

B. No person who is permitted as or has an economic interest in an entity permitted as a manufacturer shall be permitted as a distributor or device owner or have his premises licensed for operation of video draw poker devices pursuant to the provisions of this Title.

C. Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, the holder of a permit issued under this Section shall be authorized to manufacture, repair, or sell the product for which the permit is issued to a holder of a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this Title, or the casino gaming operator.

D. The annual fee for a manufacturer of slot machines, sports wagering mechanisms, and video draw poker devices permit issued under the provisions of this Section is fifteen thousand dollars. This fee is required to be submitted at the time of application and on the anniversary date of the issuance of the permit thereafter.

E. The annual fee for a manufacturer of gaming equipment other than slot machines, sports wagering mechanisms, and video draw poker devices permit issued under the provisions of this Section is seven thousand five hundred dollars. This fee is required to be submitted at the time of application and on the anniversary date of the issuance of the permit thereafter.

Acts 2001, No. 1222, §1, eff. July 2, 2001; Acts 2021, No. 80, §3, eff. July 1, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:29.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 29.2
Gaming supplier permits
Status: in_force

A. The board shall issue a gaming supplier permit to suitable persons who supply, sell, lease, or repair, or contract to supply, sell, lease, or repair gaming devices, equipment, and supplies to the holder of a license as defined in R.S. 27:44 or 353, the casino gaming operator, or a sports wagering operator as defined in R.S. 27:602. A person shall not supply, sell, lease, or repair gaming devices, equipment, and supplies unless they possess a valid gaming supplier permit.

B. Gaming devices, supplies, or equipment may not be distributed to the holder of a license as defined in R.S. 27:44 or 353, the casino gaming operator, a sports wagering operator as defined in R.S. 27:602, or supplier unless such devices, equipment, or supplies conform to rules adopted by the board for such purpose.

C. A person is ineligible to receive a gaming supplier permit, if the applicant employs a person who is the holder of a gaming employee permit under this Title and who participates in the management or operation of gaming operations authorized under this Title.

D. A supplier shall furnish to the board a list of any gaming equipment and supplies offered by the supplier for sale or lease in connection with games authorized under this Title. A supplier shall keep books and records for the furnishing of gaming equipment and supplies to gaming operations separate and distinct from any other business that the supplier might operate. A supplier shall file a quarterly return with the board listing all sales and leases. A supplier shall permanently affix its name to all its gaming devices, equipment, and supplies for gaming operations unless otherwise authorized by the board. Any supplier's gaming devices, equipment, or supplies which are used by any person in unauthorized gaming operations shall be forfeited to the board. The holder of a license as defined in R.S. 27:44, 353, or 602, and the casino gaming operator may own its own gaming devices, equipment, and supplies. Each supplier, the holder of a license as defined in R.S. 27:44, 353, or 602, and the casino operator shall file an annual report with the board listing its inventories of gaming devices, equipment, and supplies.

E.(1) The annual fee for a gaming supplier permit issued under the provisions of this Section is three thousand dollars. This fee is required to be submitted at the time of application and on the anniversary date of the issuance of the permit thereafter.

(2) The fee provided for in this Section shall not apply to any suitable business or legal entity that markets, buys, sells, leases, services, or repairs sports wagering mechanisms in this state. The fee for the permit provided for in this Section for such entities shall be provided for in R.S. 27:624.

(3) The fee provided for in this Section shall not apply to any suitable business or legal entity that engages in support services for the operation of a sports book on behalf of an operator in this state. The fee for the permit provided for in this Section for such entities shall be provided for in R.S. 27:623.

Acts 2001, No. 1222, §1, eff. July 2, 2001; Acts 2021, No. 80, §3, eff. July 1, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:409 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 409
Winning percentage
Status: in_force

Each device must have dual electronic accounting devices to verify net device revenue and winning percentages, and access to the stored data must be readily available to the division.

Acts 1991, No. 1062, §1, eff. July 30, 1991. Redesignated from R.S. 33:4862.3 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 2012, No. 161, §§2, 4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:372 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 372
Gaming area limitations
Status: in_force

A. The designated gaming area in an eligible facility shall not contain more than one thousand six hundred thirty-two gaming positions.

B.(1) No gaming devices other than slot machines and authorized pari-mutuel wagering devices and equipment shall be in the designated gaming area.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection to the contrary, sports wagering mechanisms as that term is defined in R.S. 27:602 may also be authorized in the designated gaming area if the holder of a license as defined in R.S. 27:353 is also issued a license to operate a sports book by the board in accordance with Chapter 10 of this Title.

C. As used in this Section, "gaming position" means a slot machine seat. Each slot machine seat shall be counted as one position, subject to the rules and regulations of the board. The board shall specifically provide by rule for the counting of gaming positions for devices and games where seats and spaces are not readily countable. "Gaming position" shall not include a seat or space at a sports wagering mechanism or at a sports wagering window.

Acts 1997, No. 721, §1, eff. July 9, 1997; Acts 2018, No. 575, §3, eff. May 23, 2018; Acts 2021, No. 440, §1, eff. July 1, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:403 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 403
Video draw poker device operation not gambling; license is a privilege
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the placement, operation, maintenance, and play of approved video draw poker devices in accordance with the provisions of this Section is legal, and such devices shall not be considered gambling devices.

B. Any license applied for, granted, or issued under the provisions of this Chapter is a pure and absolute privilege, the awarding, denial, or withdrawal of which is solely within the discretion of the board or division, where applicable, and, except as provided in this Chapter, without recourse at law. Any license issued or renewed under the provisions of this Chapter is not property or a protected interest under the constitutions of either the United States or the state of Louisiana.

Acts 2012, No. 161, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:621 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 621
Sports wagering license fee
Status: in_force

A. The initial application fee for a sports wagering license shall be two hundred fifty thousand dollars and shall be nonrefundable. The initial application fee shall be submitted at the time of application.

B. The license fee for a sports wagering license issued pursuant to R.S. 27:604 shall be five hundred thousand dollars. The license shall be for a term of five years. The license fee shall be submitted on the anniversary date of the issuance of the license every five years. The first license payment shall be submitted at the time of application.

C. The division shall collect all fees imposed or assessed pursuant to the provisions of this Section and deposit the fees into the Sports Wagering Enforcement Fund established in R.S. 27:626.

Acts 2021, No. 80, §3, eff. July 1, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:434 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 434
Investigations and violations
Status: in_force

A. The division shall conduct such investigations, hearings, and inquiries as it deems necessary to fulfill its responsibilities under the provisions of this Chapter. A license may be suspended prior to a hearing upon a written finding of danger to public health and welfare.

B. As a condition of receiving a license under the provisions of this Chapter, each licensee agrees that the division and its agents and employees shall have unrestricted access and the right to inspect any premises under the control of the licensee in which any activity relating to the provisions of this Chapter is conducted.

Acts 1991, No. 1062, §1, eff. July 30, 1991. Redesignated from R.S. 33:4862.13 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 1999, No. 1385, §1; Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:279 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 279
Provisional license to former holder of security interest; gaming device
Status: in_force

Any holder of a security interest in a gaming device who asserts the right to ownership or possession of the encumbered property may be granted a one-time, nonrenewable, provisional contract for a maximum of ninety days, for the sole purpose of acquiring ownership or possession for resale to a licensed or approved person or casino operating contractor approved by the board or approved person, all in accordance with rule and regulation to be promulgated by the corporation. The license or contract so granted shall not authorize the holder thereof to operate the gaming device or to utilize the property in gaming activities.

Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:679 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:372.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 372.1
Limitations on the number of slot machines operated at an eligible facility in Orleans Parish
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an eligible facility in Orleans Parish shall be authorized to have a maximum of seven hundred slot machines.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section if the Amended and Renegotiated Casino Operating Contract entered into on October 30, 1998, as previously amended effective October 19, 1999, March 29, 2001, and March 31, 2001, is terminated and the state of Louisiana does not become a party to any other casino operating contract as defined in R.S. 27:205(6) which contains exclusivity provisions in accordance with R.S. 27:201 et seq., the eligible facility located in Orleans Parish shall not be limited to a fixed number of slot machines which may be placed in the designated gaming area provided for in R.S. 27:372.

C. An eligible facility located in Orleans Parish shall be subject to all licensing requirements and limitations provided by this Chapter in addition to the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2003, No. 352, §1; Acts 2006, No. 591, §1, eff. June 23, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:41 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 41
Title and citation
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be cited and referred to as the "Louisiana Riverboat Economic Development and Gaming Control Act".

Acts 1991, No. 753, §1, eff. July 18, 1991. Redesignated from R.S. 4:501 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:242 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 242
Casino operator; requirements for persons making application or bid
Status: in_force

A. Any applicant or person submitting a bid for a contract to conduct casino gaming operations shall produce information, documentation, and assurances concerning any holders of indentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, either in effect or proposed, which bear any relation to the casino gaming operation proposal submitted by the applicant or applicants. The reputation and integrity of financial sources may be judged upon the same standards as the applicant. In addition, the applicant shall produce whatever information, documentation, or assurances as may be required to establish by clear and convincing evidence the adequacy of financial resources both as to the construction or the completion of renovations or improvements to the official gaming establishment and the conducting of casino gaming operations.

B. Each applicant shall produce such information, documentation, and assurances as may be required to establish by clear and convincing evidence that the applicant has sufficient business ability and casino gaming experience or has available or is capable of obtaining employees with such experience to establish the person's ability to conduct casino gaming operations in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. The applicant shall produce the names of all proposed casino key employees as they become known and a description of their respective or proposed responsibilities and a full description of security systems and management controls proposed for the casino and related facilities.

Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:642 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:29.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 29.3
Employee training; supplier suitability
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any employee or dealer training school, other than employee or training schools conducted by a licensee, or the casino gaming operator, shall be conducted at an institution approved by the Board of Regents or the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

(2) Any person who, directly or indirectly, furnishes services or goods to the holder of a license as defined in R.S. 27:44 or 353, the casino gaming operator, or a sports wagering operator as defined in R.S. 27:602, regardless of the dollar amount of the goods and services furnished or who has a business association with the holder of a license as defined in R.S. 27:44 or 353, the casino operator, or a sports wagering operator as defined in R.S. 27:602 is subject to the jurisdiction of the board and division and may be found unsuitable. Therefore, any such person may be required by the board or division, where applicable, to be found suitable and be required to reimburse the board and division for any reasonable costs incurred, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars. Failure to supply all information required by the board or division, where applicable, may result in a finding of unsuitability.

B.(1) The division may waive any person or field of commerce from the requirements of this Subsection if the division determines either of the following:

(a) That the person or field of commerce is currently and sufficiently regulated by a public agency or that it will provide goods or services in insubstantial or insignificant amounts or quantities as determined by rule of the board.

(b) That submitting to suitability is not advisable or necessary in order to protect the public interest or to accomplish the policies established by this Section.

(2) No entity holding a license to conduct gaming operations under this Title shall contract for the provision of goods or services with any person in their employ who holds a key gaming employee permit as defined in R.S. 27:3.

(3) The division may rescind any waiver issued pursuant to this Subsection.

C. A person is ineligible to receive a non-gaming supplier permit, if the applicant holds, or employs a person who holds a gaming employee permit under this Title and participates in the management or operation of gaming operations authorized under this Title.

D. The holder of a license as defined in R.S. 27:44 or 353, or the casino gaming operator, shall ensure that all persons required to be licensed or permitted, or persons performing regulated tasks who are supplied by contractual agreement or otherwise, are properly licensed or permitted pursuant to this Title.

E. Persons, firms, or corporations holding valid wholesale licenses issued by the federal, state, and local governments for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall not be required to obtain a permit of the sale of goods other than gaming devices or equipment and shall be exempt from the fee provided for in Subsection F of this Section.

F. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 486, §2.

Acts 2001, No. 1222, §1, eff. July 2, 2001; Acts 2007, No. 292, §1; Acts 2018, No. 685, §1; Acts 2021, No. 80, §3, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 310, §3, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2025, No. 486, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:222 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 222
Corporation and board to act through president
Status: in_force

The acts of the president shall be considered the acts of the corporation.

Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:622 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:266 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 266
Check cashing; purchase of tokens, chips, and electronic cards; prohibitions
Status: in_force

A. No person holding a gaming license and no servant, agent, or employee of the licensee shall cash or accept, in exchange for the purchase of tokens, chips, or electronic cards:

(1) An identifiable employee payroll check.

(2) Any document evidencing or stating title to or ownership of, whether unencumbered or encumbered by a privilege, mortgage, or security interest, any classification of motor vehicle, manufactured home, or immovable property, including any building or dwelling situated therein.

(3) A check that represents a Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or supplemental security income payment.

B. Any gaming operator, employee, servant, or agent who violates or permits the violation of the provisions of this Section may be imprisoned for not more than six months or fined not more than five hundred dollars, or both.

Acts 1993, No. 845, §1. Redesignated from R.S. 4:666 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 484, §1, eff. July 3, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1285, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:602 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 602
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this Chapter, the following terms have the following meanings ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) "Anti-money laundering standards" or "AML" means the requirements and guidelines provided in the federal Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, as amended, and the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, as amended, for the prevention and detection of money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

(2) "Applicant" means a person, business, or legal entity who has submitted an application to the board seeking a license or permit, or the renewal of a license or permit.

(3) "Application" means the forms and schedules prescribed by the board upon which an applicant seeks a license or permit, or the renewal of a license or permit. An application shall also include any other information or fee required by the board to be submitted with an application such as disclosure statements, financial statements, and any type of fees.

(4) "Board" means the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, as established by R.S. 27:11.

(5) "Business or legal entity" shall have the same meaning as that term is defined in R.S. 27:3.

(6) "Division" shall have the same meaning as that term is defined in R.S. 27:3.

(7) "Electronic sports wagering" means sports wagering via a sports wagering mechanism on a licensee's premises or through a website or mobile application.

(8) "License" means a license or authorization to operate, or to contract with a sports wagering platform provider to operate, a sports book in this state in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter.

(9) "Licensee" means any person issued a license by the board.

(10) "Louisiana State Racing Commission" means the commission established in R.S. 4:144.

(11) "Mobile application" means an application on a mobile phone or other device through which a player is able to register, fund, and place a wager with an operator on a sports event and receive a credit on the player's sports wagering account.

(12) "Mobile wagering" means wagering on a sports event through a website or mobile application.

(13) "Net gaming proceeds" means the amount equal to the total gross revenue of all wagers placed by patrons less the total amount of all winnings paid out to patrons and the amount of eligible promotional play determined pursuant to R.S. 27:627. "Net gaming proceeds" shall not include wagers placed by patrons on racehorse wagering or winnings paid out to patrons on racehorse wagering.

(14) "Operator" or "sports wagering operator" means the entity that actually books a sports wager. The operator may be:

(a) The licensee who manages and operates a sports book itself.

(b) The licensee's contracted sports wagering platform provider, in accordance with the scope of that contract, when the licensee chooses to contract the management and operation of all or a portion of its sports book line-of-business with a platform provider.

(15) "Patron" or "player" means an individual who places a wager on a sports event.

(16) "Permit" has the same meaning as that term is defined in R.S. 27:3.

(17) "Permittee" has the same meaning as that term is defined in R.S. 27:3.

(18) "Person" has the same meaning as that term is defined in R.S. 27:3.

(19)(a) "Racehorse wagering" means wagers placed on horse racing conducted under the pari-mutuel form of wagering that are accepted by an offtrack wagering facility licensee as defined in R.S. 4:211 in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4 of Title 4 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and a board and Louisiana State Racing Commission approved agreement between the licensee and the offtrack wagering facility licensee or a board and Louisiana State Racing Commission approved plan of operation.

(b) "Fixed odds wagering on horse races" means the acceptance of sports wagers on a sports event of a live or simulcast horse race with predetermined odds. Fixed odds wagering on horse races shall only occur in strict compliance with R.S. 27:612. The wager may be combined with other sports wagers on other sporting events as authorized by this Chapter.

(20) "Representation of value" means tokens, chips, vouchers, coupons, or electronic cards that are issued by the licensee and authorized for use in sports wagering by rules and regulations promulgated by the board.

(21) "Sports book" means the offering of sports wagering by an operator on a licensee's premises or through a sports wagering platform.

(22)(a) "Sports event" means any professional sport or athletic event, any collegiate sport or athletic event, any amateur sport or athletic event, any Olympic or international sports competition event, any competitive video game or other electronic sports event, or any other special event or competition of relative skill as authorized by the board to be a sports event for purposes of this Chapter.

(b) A "sports event" may include racing as defined in R.S. 4:143 and subject to the requirements set forth in R.S. 27:612.

(c) "Sports event" shall not include high school sports, youth events, any international sports events where the majority of the participants are under the age of eighteen years, fantasy sports contests as provided in Chapter 6 of this Title, and any event prohibited by law.

(23) "Sports wager" or "sports bet" means a sum of money or representation of value risked by a player on an occurrence associated with a sports event for which the outcome is uncertain. The term includes but is not limited to single-game bets, teaser bets, parlay bets, over-under bets, moneyline bets, pools, exchange wagering, in-game wagering, in-play bets, proposition bets, and straight bets.

(24) "Sports wagering" means the acceptance of wagers on sports events or on portions of a sports event or on the individual performance or statistics of athletes or participants in a sports event or a combination of sports events, by any system or method of wagering.

(25) "Sports wagering account" means an electronic financial record established with an operator for an individual patron in which the patron may deposit and withdraw funds for sports wagering and other authorized purchases and to which the operator may credit winnings or other amounts due to that patron or authorized by that patron.

(26) "Sports wagering mechanism" or "kiosk" means a board-approved self-service mechanical, electrical, or computerized terminal, device, apparatus, or piece of equipment that is directly tied to a licensee's approved sports wagering platform that allows a patron to place a sports wager in a board-approved location on a licensee's premises. "Sports wagering mechanism" does not include a personal computer, mobile phone, or other device owned and used by a player to wager on a sports event.

(27) "Sports wagering platform" means an integrated system of hardware, software, or applications, including mobile applications and servers, through which an operator conducts the business of offering sports wagering in accordance with this Chapter.

(28) "Sports wagering platform provider" means a suitable business or legal entity that holds a permit from the board to engage in the operation of a sports book on behalf of a licensee.

Acts 2021, No. 440, §1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 530, §2, eff. June 16, 2022; Acts 2025, No. 291, §2, eff. June 11, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:30.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 30.5
Manufacture, sale, or distribution of gaming materials intended for illegal use prohibited; altering equipment prohibited; instructing others in cheating prohibited
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful to manufacture, sell, or distribute any cards, chips, dice, voucher, coupon, electronic card, game, or device that is intended to be used to violate any provisions of this Title.

B. It is unlawful to mark, alter, or otherwise modify any gaming equipment, gaming device, or associated equipment in a manner that:

(1) Affects the result of a wager by determining win or loss; or

(2) Alters the normal criteria of random selection, which affects the operation of a game or which determines the outcome of a game.

C. It is unlawful for any person to instruct another in cheating or in the use of any device for that purpose, with the knowledge or intent that the information or use so conveyed may be employed to violate any provision of this Title. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to board-approved training programs for gaming employees conducted by, or on behalf of, gaming licensees.

D. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years or may be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both.

Acts 2004, No. 324, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:30.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 30.3
Use of a counterfeit or unlawful wagering instrument prohibited
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for any licensee, permittee, or other person to use a counterfeit or unlawful wagering instrument. For the purposes of this Section "counterfeit or unlawful wagering instrument" includes any chip, token, coin, voucher, electronic card, or other wagering instrument not approved by the board.

B. It is unlawful for any person, in playing or using any gaming device designed to receive, play, or be operated by chips, tokens, coins, vouchers, or electronic cards approved by the board, or by lawful currency of the United States of America to knowingly use chips, tokens, coins, vouchers, or electronic cards not of the same denomination or represented value intended to be used in that gaming activity.

C. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years or may be fined not more than two thousand dollars, or both.

Acts 2004, No. 324, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:351 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 351
Title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be referred to as the "Louisiana Pari-mutuel Live Racing Facility Economic Redevelopment and Gaming Control Act".

Acts 1997, No. 721, §1, eff. July 9, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:29.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 29.4
Key and non-key gaming employee permit
Status: in_force

A. The board shall issue a key gaming employee permit to suitable persons pursuant to this Title.

B. The division shall issue a non-key gaming employee permit to suitable persons pursuant to this Title.

C. No gaming employee required by this Title to be permitted may commence employment or be employed as a gaming employee unless that person is the holder of a valid gaming employee permit.

D. The holder of a key or non-key gaming employee permit issued under this Title shall be authorized to work in the capacity for which permitted for the holder of a license as defined in R.S. 27:44 or 353, the casino gaming operator, or a sports wagering operator as defined in R.S. 27:602.

E. The fee for a non-key gaming employee permit issued under the provisions of this Section is two hundred dollars. This fee is required to be submitted at the time of application. The renewal fee for a non-key gaming employee permit issued under the provisions of this Section is two hundred dollars.

F. The fee for the initial application for a key gaming employee permit issued under the provisions of this Section is five hundred dollars. This fee is required to be submitted at the time of application. The renewal fee for the key gaming employee permit is two hundred dollars.

G. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to persons licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Video Draw Poker Devices Control Law as provided in Chapter 8 of this Title.

Acts 2001, No. 1222, §1, eff. July 2, 2001; Acts 2021, No. 80, §3, eff. July 1, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:32 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 32
Executive organization; retention of function
Status: in_force

A. For the purposes of executive branch organization, the Louisiana Gaming Control Board is placed within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, pursuant to R.S. 36:409(I).

B. All authority, power, responsibility, and functions of the board shall remain with the board and be administered, managed, and implemented without regard to the department secretary, or other department officers and employees, as provided in R.S. 36:801.1.

Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 2022, No. 623, §1, eff. July 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:421 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 421
Temporary placement of twenty-five video draw poker devices
Status: in_force

A. Any person applying for a truck stop facility license must meet all requirements provided by this Chapter prior to licensing. Upon a determination by the board that a truck stop facility meets the licensing and amenity requirements provided for by this Chapter, up to twenty-five video draw poker devices shall be temporarily placed at that facility without the requirement that the facility meet the fuel sale requirements as provided for in R.S. 27:416(C) for three calendar months. At the end of the first three calendar months of fuel sales, the number of video draw poker devices placed at the qualified truck stop facility shall be based on the average monthly fuel sales. Monthly fuel sales shall be calculated quarterly, using four sets of three calendar months, for the first year. For each calendar year thereafter, the number of video draw poker devices placed at the qualified truck stop facility shall be based upon the average fuel sales calculated annually as provided for in this Subsection.

B. If after one year a qualified truck stop facility is licensed and meets all fuel sale requirements to operate a certain number of devices, and then the truck stop facility becomes unable to meet fuel sale requirements in order to operate the same number of devices for reasons of force majeure or due to other noncommercial circumstances, such as road or other governmental construction projects contiguous to, or otherwise affecting the fuel sales of the qualified truck stop facility as determined by the division, the facility shall continue to be authorized to place and operate the same number of devices as operated prior to the interruption in the fuel sales. Upon resolution of the reasons causing the reduction in fuel sales, the division shall use the next three months of monthly fuel sales reports to determine the number of devices authorized to be placed and operated at the facility.

Acts 2012, No. 161, §2; Acts 2013, No. 216, §1, eff. June 10, 2013.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:256 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 256
Declaratory judgments
Status: in_force

A. The corporation may obtain a judicial determination of any question or construction or validity of any contract arising under this Chapter or any rule or regulation of the corporation by bringing an action for a declaratory judgment in accordance with the provisions of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure and this Chapter.

B. Statutes and rules and regulations reviewed pursuant to this Section must be construed in a manner consistent with the declared policy of the state.

C. The filing of a petition for judicial determination under this Section shall not stay enforcement of any corporation action. The corporation may grant a stay upon appropriate terms.

D. No proceeding brought under this Section shall result in the court granting relief to:

(1) Any proposed casino gaming operator or applicant seeking a license.

(2) Any person seeking judicial review of any action of the corporation.

E. The district court shall give priority over other civil actions to an action brought pursuant to this Section.

F. No action brought pursuant to this Section shall preclude a criminal action or administrative proceeding.

Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:656 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:626 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 626
Sports Wagering Enforcement Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund designated as the "Sports Wagering Enforcement Fund", hereafter referred to as the "fund". After allocation of money to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the treasurer shall deposit in and credit to the fund monies from license, application, and permit fees collected pursuant to this Part. Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund shall remain in the fund. Monies in the fund shall be appropriated, administered, and used solely as provided in this Section.

B. The monies in the fund shall be withdrawn only pursuant to appropriation by the legislature and shall be used solely for the expenses of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the Department of Justice, and the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, including regulatory, administrative, investigative, enforcement, legal, and other expenses as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter and the rules of the board.

Acts 2021, No. 80, §3, eff. July 1, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:451 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 451
Preemption of local laws and taxes
Status: in_force

Video draw poker devices or similar devices licensed and permitted pursuant to this Chapter are exempt from taxes, fees, and licensing restrictions imposed by any governmental entity, except that a local governing authority may levy an occupational license tax on the operation of video draw poker devices within its jurisdiction in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars per device.

Acts 1991, No. 1062, §1, eff. July 30, 1991. Redesignated from R.S. 33:4862.14 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:307 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 307
Issuance or denial of license
Status: in_force

A. The board shall consider all applications for licensure and shall issue a license to an applicant that meets the criteria set forth in this Chapter and as established by the board.

B. The board shall deny a license to any applicant who does not meet the criteria as set forth in this Chapter and as established by the board.

C. The board shall issue or deny an operator's license within sixty days of receipt of an application for licensure. If a license is not issued, the board shall provide the operator with specific reasons for not issuing a license.

D. A license issued by the board to a fantasy sports contest operator shall not be transferable.

Acts 2020, No. 141, §1, eff. June 9, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:94 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 94
Ninety-day time period to claim jackpot ticket; collection and use of funds
Status: in_force

A. The holder of a ticket obtained from any electronic gaming device which is included in the definition of "game", "gaming device", and "gaming equipment", as defined in R.S. 27:44, evidencing the right to a payment shall present the ticket for payment within ninety days after the date printed on the ticket. The failure to present such a ticket within the prescribed time shall constitute a waiver of the right to the payment. Thereafter, the holder of such ticket shall have no right to enforce payment of the ticket.

B. The funds held by any licensee for payment of outstanding tickets and for the payment of electronic gaming device jackpots shall be retained by such licensee for such purpose until the expiration of ninety days after the date printed on the ticket.

C. After such time, the licensee shall each day accumulate the amount equal to the sum of any unclaimed monies, less the amount of state tax paid by the licensee on the unclaimed monies that expire that day. On or before the fifteenth day of the first month following the end of a calendar-year quarter, the licensee shall remit to the state treasurer for deposit into the Crime Victims Reparations Fund as provided for in R.S. 46:1816(B)(8) an amount equal to the accumulated total for the previous calendar-year quarter. The funds shall be used exclusively to pay the expenses associated with health care services of victims of sexually oriented criminal offenses, including forensic medical examinations as defined in R.S. 15:622.

Acts 2015, No. 186, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:443 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 443
Allowing underage persons to play video draw poker devices; penalties; revocation hearing
Status: in_force

A.(1) No person licensed pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, or any agent or employee thereof, shall allow a person under the age of twenty-one to play or operate a video draw poker device at a licensed establishment.

(2) The person licensed pursuant to provisions of this Chapter shall withhold all winnings from patrons who are determined to be under the age of twenty-one.

(3) The person licensed pursuant to provisions of this Chapter shall each quarter report and remit to the division all winnings withheld from patrons who are determined to be under the age of twenty-one.

B.(1) Violations of Subsection A of this Section shall be penalized by the division as follows:

(a) For allowing a person under the age of twenty-one to play or operate a video draw poker device at a licensed establishment, unless the licensee, his employee, or agent reasonably believed that the person was twenty-one years old or older:

(i) For a first or second violation, a fine of one thousand dollars shall be imposed.

(ii) For a third or subsequent violation, a license revocation hearing shall be conducted at which time the board shall determine whether or not there are extenuating circumstances pursuant to which a license suspension or revocation should not be imposed. At the conclusion of the hearing, the board may revoke or suspend a license or impose a fine pursuant to R.S. 27:15(F).

(b) For allowing a person under the age of twenty-one to play or operate a video draw poker device at a licensed establishment when the licensee, his employee, or agent is shown to have known or reasonably believed he was allowing a person under the age of twenty-one years old to play or operate a video draw poker device, or for allowing a person under the age fifteen years old to play or operate a video draw poker device at a licensed establishment regardless of what the licensee, his employee or agent knew or reasonably believed about the age of that person:

(i) For a first or second violation, license revocation may be imposed.

(ii) For a first or second violation, a fine of one thousand dollars shall be imposed if the license is not revoked.

(iii) For a third or subsequent violation, a license revocation hearing shall be conducted at which time the board shall determine whether or not there are extenuating circumstances pursuant to which a license suspension or revocation should not be imposed. At the conclusion of the hearing, the board may revoke or suspend a license or impose a fine pursuant to R.S. 27:15(F).

(2)(a) A licensee shall be provided notice of the charged violation and may concede the violation and accept the penalty or may deny the violation and demand a hearing be held, pursuant to R.S. 27:25, to make a determination regarding the charge.

(b) A violation shall have occurred only if the charged violation is conceded by the licensee to have occurred or is found to have occurred at a hearing held for that purpose.

(c) For the purposes of determining whether a second or subsequent violation has occurred, every violation shall have occurred on a separate occasion, at the same licensed location, and only violations that have occurred within a one-year period, regardless of when they were charged, conceded, or found to have occurred, shall be considered.

(d) For persons having more than one license issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, license revocation as provided in this Subsection, shall only apply to the license of the licensed establishment where the violations occurred.

C.(1) It is unlawful for any person under twenty-one years of age to play or operate a video poker device.

(2) Whoever violates the provisions of this Subsection shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.

(3) Any person apprehended while violating the provisions of this Subsection may be issued a citation by the apprehending law enforcement officer, which shall be paid in the same manner as provided for the offenders of local traffic violations.

Acts 1991, No. 1062, §1, eff. July 30, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 1014, §3. Redesignated from R.S. 33:4862.19 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 146, §1; Acts 2012, No. 161, §4; Acts 2016, No. 307, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 1995, No. 1014, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:454 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 454
Promoting or encouraging the play of video draw poker devices
Status: in_force

A. A person licensed to operate video draw poker devices at his licensed establishment pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter and the device owner who owns the video draw poker devices may promote or encourage the play of video draw poker devices in any manner. However, the value of the promotion shall not exceed the maximum payout set by the internal mechanism of the video draw poker device and shall not be based solely upon the value of a single winning hand played on the video draw poker device.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section or any other provision of law to the contrary, no prize for any promotion may provide food to any patron free of charge or below the cost to the licensee or the device owner.

Acts 2006, No. 818, §1; Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:56 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 56
Supervisor
Status: in_force

A. The supervisor of the division shall be selected by the deputy secretary of public safety services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections who shall be a graduate of the state police academy and a commissioned officer of the office of state police. The supervisor shall be the chief officer and shall be in charge of the division and all of its functions and activities.

B. The supervisor shall be responsible for the exercise of the duties and powers assigned to the gaming enforcement division. For all purposes under this Chapter, the official acts of the supervisor shall be considered the acts of the division.

C. The supervisor shall organize the work of the division into such sections and units as necessary for efficient and effective operation of the division.

Acts 1991, No. 753, §1, eff. July 18, 1991. Redesignated from R.S. 4:516 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:381 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 381
Parishwide election on slot machine gaming
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no slot machine gaming shall be allowed in an eligible facility in any parish unless the operation and conduct of slot machine gaming pursuant to this Chapter has first been approved at an election held for such purpose.

B. Any person desiring to operate and conduct slot machine gaming at an eligible facility in a parish shall make application to the governing authority of the parish in which the proposed slot machine gaming is to be conducted. The application shall state the location of the proposed slot machine gaming and describe the facilities proposed to be constructed for the holding of slot machine gaming and shall have attached the license, or a certified copy thereof, for the live horse race meeting issued by the Louisiana State Racing Commission to conduct such live horse racing at the eligible facility.

C. Upon receipt of the application, the governing authority of the parish in which the slot machine gaming 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 slot machine gaming shall be allowed.

D. Except as provided in this Section, the elections shall be held in compliance with the Louisiana Election Code provisions governing proposition elections. In addition to the notice required by the Louisiana Election Code, 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: "TO AUTHORIZE SLOT MACHINE GAMING AT LIVE HORSE RACING FACILITIES. Shall the business of slot machine gaming at a live horse racing facility 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 conducted as provided in the Louisiana Election Code. 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.

F. The parish governing authority shall notify the applicant and the Gaming Control Board promptly of the results of the election. If slot machine gaming has been approved, the applicant may proceed in accordance with this Chapter and rules adopted pursuant to the authority of this Chapter. If the proposed slot machine gaming has not been approved at the election, the board shall not grant a license therefor and shall not accept or consider an application for such a license in the same parish until the expiration of at least two years from the date of the election at which the slot machine gaming in the parish was disapproved.

Acts 1997, No. 721, §1, eff. July 9, 1997; Acts 2010, No. 861, §11.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:27.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 27.5
Uniform human trafficking awareness and prevention training
Status: in_force

A. Human trafficking is a serious and widely recognized problem. It is imperative for the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the state of Louisiana that a comprehensive and uniform human trafficking awareness and prevention training be developed for the gaming industry.

B. The board in conjunction with the governor's office of human trafficking prevention and industry professionals shall develop and implement a comprehensive in-person and digital human trafficking awareness and prevention training for the gaming industry. If such development is not practical for the board, the board may approve third-party human trafficking awareness and prevention training programs. The training shall include but is not limited to training on identifying victims of human trafficking at gaming establishments in Louisiana.

C. The board shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act setting forth the minimum training requirements to be imposed on all licensees and permittees that are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section. Each licensee, permittee, and employee of a licensee or permittee shall certify participation in and completion of the human trafficking awareness and prevention training to the division on an annual basis as a condition of maintaining any gaming license or permit issued by the board.

Acts 2023, No. 286, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:19 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 19
Attorney general
Status: in_force

A. The attorney general or his designee shall be the legal advisor and legal representative to the board, chairman, and office of state police relative to all gaming matters under the board's jurisdiction, and in all legal proceedings.

B. The attorney general shall provide criminal investigative services to the board.

C. Expenses of the attorney general for legal, investigative, and administrative costs incurred in advising and representing the board, chairman, and state police shall be as provided by legislative appropriation in accordance with law.

Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 1999, No. 543, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:241.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 241.1
Minimum compensation payments; effective March 31, 2001; payments beginning August 1, 2022
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 27:241(C) or any other law to the contrary, effective midnight March 31, 2001, the minimum compensation to be paid by the casino operator to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board shall be the greater of: (i) eighteen and one-half percent of gross revenues or (ii) fifty million dollars for the casino fiscal year April 1, 2001 through March 31, 2002, sixty million dollars for the casino fiscal year April 1, 2002 through March 31, 2022, and sixty-five million dollars for the casino year April 1, 2022, and for each casino fiscal year thereafter. Such amount shall be allocated as provided in R.S. 27:270(A)(3)(b).

B.(1) In addition to any existing obligation to remit to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board any fees or compensation, including compensation paid to the state pursuant to the provisions of this Section, beginning on August 1, 2019, and concluding July 31, 2054, the casino operator shall annually pay to the state the sum of money set forth in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection which shall be used solely for the purpose of providing funding to the Louisiana Cancer Research Center of the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans/Tulane Health Sciences Center.

(2)(a) Except as provided in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph, beginning on October 1, 2019, the payment required by Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be equal to three million four hundred thousand dollars.

(b) Beginning on August 1, 2024, the amount set forth in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall be adjusted by a rate that is the lesser of two percent or the Consumer Price Index, United States city average for all urban customers (CPI-U), as prepared by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for the two calendar years immediately preceding the adjustment, with adjustments being made to this amount in the same manner every two years thereafter.

C. Beginning in casino fiscal year April 1, 2022, and each casino fiscal year thereafter, in addition to any existing obligation to remit to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board any fees or compensation, including compensation paid to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the casino operator shall annually pay to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board an annual license payment of three million dollars, of which five hundred thousand dollars shall be deposited in and credited to the Compulsive and Problem Gaming Fund established in R.S. 28:842.

Acts 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §2, eff. Mar. 21, 2001; Acts 2019, No. 171, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:436 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 436
Application for change of name of licensee operating video draw poker devices; exemption from processing fee
Status: in_force

A. A person licensed for the operation of video draw poker devices shall not be required to submit the processing fees provided for in R.S. 27:435(H) when filing an application for a transfer of ownership among subsidiaries and/or a parent corporation or its subsidiaries, if the Louisiana Gaming Control Board determines that all of the following are applicable:

(1) The only change requested in the license is a change in the corporate structure of the licensee.

(2) All persons associated with the licensee or parties to a license have previously submitted personal history and personal financial information with an application for a license to operate video draw poker devices and those same persons were previously found suitable, have not changed, and remain associated with the licensee.

(3) The ownership of the licensed establishment has not changed.

(4) The applicant has completed an affidavit in a form approved by the board which certifies that there have been no changes to the prior qualification and suitability information previously submitted to the board and required by the board in making the initial determination that the applicant was qualified and suitable for licensing as required by R.S. 27:427.

(5) The applicant has submitted all other releases, affidavits, documents, or information required by the board.

B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the conducting of suitability determinations in connection with the renewal of existing licenses held by the applicant.

C. This Section shall not be construed to preclude the Louisiana Gaming Control Board or the division from investigating the suitability or qualifications of any person should the Louisiana Gaming Control Board or division become aware of facts or information which may result in such person being found unsuitable or disqualified.

D. The Louisiana Gaming Control Board may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this Section. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act and the provisions of R.S. 27:15(B)(8).

Acts 2006, No. 747, §1; Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:401 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 401
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Video Draw Poker Devices Control Law".

Acts 1999, No. 1335, §1, eff. July 12, 1999; Acts 2009, No. 384, §5, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 161, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:55 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 55
Gaming Enforcement Division
Status: in_force

There is hereby created in the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, gaming enforcement section, a division thereof entitled the Riverboat Gaming Enforcement Division, as defined in R.S. 27:44. The division shall have the powers, duties, and functions provided for in this Chapter.

Acts 1991, No. 753, §1, eff. July 18, 1991. Redesignated from R.S. 4:515 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:375 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 375
Crimes and penalties; false statements; unauthorized slot machines; skimming of slot machine proceeds; payroll check cashing; gambling devices
Status: in_force

A. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001.

B. Except as otherwise permitted by law, any person who possesses or operates a slot machine without the license required by this Chapter or at other than an eligible facility shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than ten years or be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.

C. Any person who intentionally excludes, or takes any action in an attempt to exclude, anything or its value from the deposit, counting, collection, or computation of revenues from slot machine activity shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one year nor more than ten years and may be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars.

D. Any owner of an eligible facility who has been granted a license to operate slot machine gaming who cashes or accepts for cashing or permits any employee or other person to cash or accept for cashing an identifiable employee payroll check in the designated gaming area shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for not more than six months or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

E. Any slot machine used or offered for play in violation of the provisions of this Chapter, except as otherwise permitted by law, shall be considered a gambling device for purposes of R.S. 15:31.

Acts 1997, No. 721, §1, eff. July 9, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 403, §3, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001; Acts 2021, No. 440, §1, eff. July 1, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:302 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 302
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this Chapter:

(1) "Board" means the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.

(2) "Confidential information" means information related to the play of a fantasy sports contest by fantasy sports contest players that is obtained as a result of or by virtue of a person's employment.

(3) "Entry fee" means cash or cash equivalent that is required to be paid by a fantasy sports contest participant to a fantasy sports contest operator in order to participate in a fantasy sports contest.

(4) "Fantasy sports contest" means any fantasy or simulation sports game or contest played through the internet or mobile device with all of the following elements:

(a) Participants create a simulation sports team based on the current membership of real-world amateur or professional sports organizations.

(b) All prizes and awards offered to winning participants are established and made known to the participants in advance of the game or contest, and the value of the prizes or awards is not determined by the number of participants or the amount of any fees paid by those participants.

(c) All winning outcomes reflect the relative knowledge and skill of the participant and are predominantly determined by accumulated statistical results of the performance of the individuals, including athletes in the case of sporting events.

(d) No winning outcome is based on either of the following:

(i) On the score, point-spread, or any performance or performances of any single real-world team or any combination of such teams.

(ii) Solely on any single performance of an individual athlete in any single real-world sporting or other event.

(5) "Fantasy sports contest operator" or "operator" means a suitable person domiciled in Louisiana or a domestic business entity or a foreign corporation that is licensed by the board to offer a platform for the playing of fantasy sports contests, to administer one or more fantasy sports contests with an entry fee, and to award a prize of value.

(6) "Fantasy sports contest player" or "player" means a person who participates in a fantasy sports contest offered by a fantasy sports contest operator.

(7) "Gross fantasy sports contest revenues" means the amount equal to the total of all entry fees that a fantasy sports contest operator collects from all fantasy sports contest players, multiplied by the location percentage for the state of Louisiana.

(8) "Location percentage" means the percentage rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent of the total of entry fees collected from fantasy sports contest players located in the state of Louisiana, divided by the total entry fees collected from all fantasy sports contest players participating in fantasy sports contests.

(9) "Net revenue" means, for all fantasy sports contests, the amount equal to the total entry fees collected from all participants entering such fantasy sports contests, less the winnings paid to participants in the contests, multiplied by the location percentage for the state of Louisiana.

(10) "Operator's net revenue" means, for all fantasy sports contests, the amount equal to the total entry fees collected from all participants entering such fantasy sports contests, less the winnings paid to participants in the contests.

(11) "Participation" or "participate" means to pay an entry fee to a fantasy sports contest operator.

Acts 2018, No. 322, §1; Acts 2020, No. 141, §1, eff. June 9, 2020; Acts 2020, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 34, §1, eff. July 13, 2020; Acts 2020, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 44, §1, eff. Oct. 28, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:67 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 67
Economic development relocation application; procedure; requirements
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a licensee may submit an application to the board to relocate its gaming operations to a facility located within one thousand two hundred feet of the riverboat's licensed berth.

B. Such application must include the licensee's relocation plan, detailed capital improvement and reinvestment plan, and any other information required by the board. The board shall prescribe the form and manner of submission for the applications described in this Section.

C. All gaming operations shall be conducted in accordance with the terms of the license, the requirements of this Title, and rules and regulations adopted by the board.

Acts 2018, No. 469, §1, eff. May 23, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:212 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 212
Corporation president; officers
Status: in_force

A. The president of the corporation shall be appointed by the board subject to the approval of the governor. Should the governor refuse to approve the appointment of the president by the board, then the board shall submit another name. The person whose appointment was refused shall not be renamed for approval for a period of two years. The governor shall, within thirty days after the nomination of the president by the board, either approve or reject the nomination.

B. The president of the corporation shall manage the affairs of the corporation and shall have such powers and duties as specified by the board of directors. The president shall not be a member of the board. The president of the corporation shall serve at the pleasure of the board of directors which shall set the compensation of the president.

C. The president shall employ a vice president and a secretary-treasurer with such duties as are assigned by the president. Such officers shall serve at the pleasure of the president.

D. No officer or employee shall be a member of the board, but all officers and employees of the corporation shall be full-time employees and no officer or employee shall engage in any other occupation or trade for remuneration while an officer or employee of the corporation.

E. All meetings of the board shall be open and governed by the provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq. Security personnel, plans, and devices as listed in R.S. 42:17(A)(3) shall include but not be limited to the security portions or segments of casino gaming requests for proposals, security portions of proposals to conduct casino gaming operations, and records of the security division of the corporation.

Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 14, §1, eff. May 6, 1996. Redesignated from R.S. 4:612 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:46 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 46
Quarterly reporting of professional services and employment information
Status: in_force

A.(1) Each holder of a license as defined in R.S. 27:44 shall submit to the board, the Senate Committee on Judiciary B, and the House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice the report required by R.S. 27:21.1.

(2) The report shall also indicate if the entity providing a professional service is a Louisiana business, a female-owned business, or a minority-owned business.

B. In addition to the report required by Subsection A of this Section, each holder of a license as defined in R.S. 27:44 shall submit to the board, the Senate Committee on Judiciary B, and the House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice a report of the demographic information of their workforce, including but not limited to race, gender, and Louisiana residency.

C. The report required by this Section shall be submitted to the board and committees on a quarterly basis. The report shall be forwarded to the board and committees by certified mail no later than twenty days after the end of each quarter.

D. The report required by the provisions of this Section shall not be required to contain the amount of compensation paid to each business entity or employee.

E. The board may impose sanctions on the licensee for failure to submit to the board and committees the reports required by this Section.

F. The board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this Section. All rules shall be adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act and R.S. 27:15(B)(8).

Acts 2018, No. 469, §1, eff. May 23, 2018.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:112 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 112
Legal shipments of gaming devices into the state
Status: in_force

All shipments of gaming devices, including slot machines, into any parish of this state within which gaming is authorized, the registering, recording, and labeling of which have been duly done by the manufacturer or dealer thereof in accordance with Sections 3 and 4 of that certain Chapter of the Congress of the United States entitled, "An act to prohibit transportation of gaming devices in interstate and foreign commerce", approved January 2, 1951, being c. 1194, 64 Stat. 1134, and also designated as 15 U.S.C. 1171-1177, shall be deemed legal shipments thereof into any such parish.

Acts 1991, No. 753, §1, eff. July 18, 1991. Redesignated from R.S. 4:561 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:311 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 311
Civil penalties; adoption of schedule of penalties
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Gaming Control Board shall adopt as a rule the schedule of penalties provided for by this Chapter. All rules shall be adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

B. A civil penalty shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars for each violation of any provision of this Chapter or rule of the board.

C.(1) Payment of the civil penalty shall be a requirement for the retention of any license held by the entity which violated any such provisions.

(2)(a) Failure to remit civil penalties shall result in the shutdown of the platform of the operator who refused to remit the civil penalty. The provisions of this Subparagraph shall apply only in those instances where no administrative hearing has been timely requested.

(b) Upon payment of the penalty, the platform may be reactivated.

D. If the operator contests the imposition of the civil penalty, the penalty shall be imposed only after an adjudicatory hearing is conducted pursuant to R.S. 27:25 and a basis for imposition of the penalty is determined to exist.

Acts 2020, No. 141, §1, eff. June 9, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:391 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 391
Authorization of local governing authority tax
Status: in_force

A. Except in Bossier Parish and Calcasieu Parish, the local governing authorities in the parish in which the licensed eligible facility is located may levy a tax not to exceed four percent in the aggregate of the weekly taxable net slot machine proceeds.

B. In Bossier Parish the local governing authorities are authorized to levy taxes not to exceed four percent in the aggregate on taxable net slot machine proceeds as follows:

(1) The school board of the parish of Bossier may levy a tax at a rate not to exceed .06 percent on weekly taxable net slot machine proceeds solely for the purpose of depositing the revenues from such tax into the Bossier Parish Educational Excellence Fund. It is the intention of the legislature that the levy of such tax shall insure that such fund shall receive annually approximately the same amount of revenue as will be received individually by the city, by the sheriff or the law enforcement district, and the parish on behalf of itself and the towns provided for in Paragraph (3)(b), when such revenue is combined with the revenue to be received by the fund pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 33:9561(E)(3) and/or R.S. 27:392(B)(3)(a).

(2) The governing authority of the city in which the licensed eligible facility is located may levy a tax not to exceed .985 percent of the weekly taxable net slot machine proceeds.

(3)(a) The governing authority of the parish of Bossier may levy a tax not to exceed 1.97 percent of the weekly taxable net slot machine proceeds.

(b) One-half of the avails of the tax levied pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall be distributed monthly as follows:

(i) One-third to the town of Benton.

(ii) One-third to the town of Haughton.

(iii) One-third to the town of Plain Dealing.

(4) The Bossier Parish sheriff or the governing authority of the law enforcement district of Bossier Parish in which the licensed eligible facility is located may levy a tax not to exceed .985 percent of the weekly taxable net slot machine proceeds.

C.(1) The governing authority of the parish of Calcasieu may levy a tax not to exceed four percent of the weekly taxable net slot machine proceeds.

(2) The authority granted to local governing authorities in Calcasieu Parish in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection may be assigned to a gaming district established in accordance with R.S. 33:9575.

Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 142, §1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2000, No. 41, §1, eff. June 27, 2000; Acts 2000, No. 42, §1, eff. June 21, 2000; Acts 2005, No. 242, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:429 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 429
Regulation of video draw poker devices; Louisiana Gaming Control Board; gaming division
Status: in_force

A. The Louisiana Gaming Control Board shall perform the duties and functions as authorized by the provisions of this Chapter and the regulatory authority with respect to the regulation of video draw poker devices as provided by R.S. 27:15.

B. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, gaming division, shall perform the duties and functions as authorized by the provisions of this Chapter and the provisions of R.S. 27:20.

Acts 2012, No. 161, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:84 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 84
Gaming employee permits
Status: in_force

The division shall issue gaming employee permits to qualified persons. No person may commence employment as a gaming employee unless that person is the holder of a valid gaming employee permit.

Acts 1991, No. 753, §1, eff. July 18, 1991. Redesignated from R.S. 4:543 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:420 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 420
Rezoning notice
Status: in_force

No license shall be granted for the establishment of a qualified truck stop facility at a location that requires or required rezoning to accommodate the establishment of the facility unless any signage required to be posted under the rezoning requirements in the parish contains in clear and easily readable form the information that the rezoning is proposed for consideration to provide for the establishment of a qualified truck stop facility.

Acts 2012, No. 161, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:373 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 373
Prohibited relationships
Status: in_force

A.(1) In addition to any prohibition found in Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, no person employed by or performing any function on behalf of the board or the division may:

(a) Be an officer, director, owner, or employee of any person or entity licensed by the board.

(b) Have or hold any interest, direct or indirect, in or engage in any commerce or business relationship with any entity licensed by the board.

(2)(a) No elected public official as defined in R.S. 42:1 shall engage in any business activity with a licensee except as a patron.

(b) As used in this Paragraph, business activity shall specifically include but is not limited to contracts:

(i) For the sale or purchase of goods, merchandise, and services.

(ii) To provide or receive legal services, advertising, public relations, or any other business or personal service.

(iii) For the listing, purchase, or sale of immovable property or options or real rights relating thereto.

(iv) Modifying ownership or possessory interests in stocks, bonds, securities, or any financial instruments.

(3) The Board of Ethics shall administer and enforce the provisions of this Subsection. The procedures provided for in the Code of Governmental Ethics shall apply to the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Subsection.

B. No person licensed by the board as a manufacturer, distributor, or slot machine owner may participate in the operation of any computer program, software, or device which is used for the polling or reading of slot machine operations or for the remote shutdown of those operations as provided for in R.S. 27:365(2).

Acts 1997, No. 721, §1, eff. July 9, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:374 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 374
Illegal lottery devices
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, no slot machine operated according to the provisions of this Chapter shall be considered an illegal lottery device for purposes of R.S. 47:9075.

Acts 1997, No. 721, §1, eff. July 9, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 12
Certain financial interests prohibited; oaths
Status: in_force

A.(1) Neither a board member or board employee nor any member of the immediate family of any board member or board employee shall have a pecuniary interest in any business or organization which holds a gaming license, contract, or permit issued by the board or entered into by the board or which is under the board's regulation or which is doing business with any person or organization holding such a license, contract, or permit or in any holding, intermediary, or subsidiary company of any such person or organization.

(2) As used in this Section, "pecuniary interest" does not include a vested retirement or other employment termination benefit the amount and payment of which is guaranteed and totally unrelated to the profit made by the business or organization. Such a benefit may not include any stock or ownership transfers or profit-sharing devices.

B. Each member of the board, except the ex officio members, shall file with the Board of Ethics prior to the time of confirmation, and annually thereafter, a financial disclosure statement listing all assets and liabilities, property and business interests, and sources of income of the member, the spouse of the member, and each minor child of the member. Such financial disclosure shall be completed on a form designed by the ethics board and shall include a sworn affidavit as to its accuracy.

C. Before entering upon the duties of his office, each board member and employee shall subscribe to the constitutional oath of office and, in addition, swear that neither he nor, to his knowledge, any member of his immediate family has a prohibited pecuniary interest in any business or organization. The oath of office shall be filed with the office of the secretary of state.

Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. May 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:448 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 448
Division; determination as to issuance or denial of employee permit; rules
Status: in_force

A. If the division determines that the applicant is suitable for the issuance of a video draw poker employee permit as provided for in R.S. 27:447, then the division shall issue a video draw poker employee permit to the applicant.

B. If the division determines that the applicant is not suitable for the issuance of a video draw poker employee permit, as provided for in R.S. 27:447, then the division shall deny the applicant and shall not issue the video draw poker employee permit.

C. The Louisiana Gaming Control Board may adopt rules necessary for the implementation of the provisions of R.S. 27:445 through R.S. 27:450, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act and the provisions of R.S. 27:15(B)(8).

Acts 2003, No. 1268, §1; Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:262 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 262
Skimming of gaming proceeds
Status: in_force

A. Skimming of gaming proceeds is the intentional excluding, or the taking of any action in an attempt to exclude, any thing or its value from the deposit, count, collect, or computation of gross revenues or net gaming proceeds from gaming operations authorized by this Chapter.

B. Whoever commits the crime of skimming of gaming proceeds when the amount skimmed or to be skimmed is less than one thousand dollars may be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or may be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

C. Whoever commits the crime of skimming of gaming proceeds when the amount skimmed or to be skimmed is one thousand dollars or more but less than ten thousand dollars shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one year nor more than ten years and shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars.

D. Whoever commits the crime of skimming of gaming proceeds when the amount skimmed or to be skimmed is ten thousand dollars or more but less than twenty-five thousand dollars shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than ten years and not more than twenty-five years and shall be fined not less than five thousand dollars nor more than fifty thousand dollars.

E. Whoever commits the crime of skimming of gaming proceeds when the amount skimmed or to be skimmed is twenty-five thousand dollars or more shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than twenty-five years or for life.

F. The provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893 shall not apply to persons convicted of violating the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:662 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 2001, No. 403, §3, eff. June 15, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:27.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 27.3
Advertising; compulsive gambling information
Status: in_force

In any advertisement of gaming activities or of a gaming establishment that is offered to the general public in print by any licensee or the casino gaming operator operated pursuant to the provisions of this Title, the toll-free telephone number of the National Council on Problem Gambling or a similar toll-free number approved by the board shall be placed on such advertisement.

Acts 2001, No. 1124, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:57 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 57
General powers and duties of division
Status: in_force

A. The division may employ all necessary personnel for the investigation and enforcement of the laws, rules, and regulations relative to riverboat gaming activities.

B. The division and its agents may:

(1) Inspect and examine all premises wherein gaming activities are conducted or gaming devices or equipment are manufactured, sold, or distributed. Such inspection and examination of the premises wherein gaming activities are conducted shall take place both during the construction of a riverboat and thereafter.

(2) Inspect all gaming equipment and gaming supplies upon or destined for or from a riverboat.

(3) Summarily seize and remove from a riverboat and impound any gaming devices, equipment, gaming documents, information, or gaming supplies for the purpose of examination and inspection.

(4) Initiate actions for violations of this Chapter or of rules of the board or the division and defend appeals therefrom.

(5) Demand access to inspect, examine, photocopy, and audit all papers, books, and records of licensees.

(6) For the purpose of conducting audits after the cessation of gaming by a licensee, the former licensee shall furnish, upon demand of the division, books, papers, and records as necessary to conduct the audits. The former licensee shall maintain all books, papers, and records necessary for audits for a period of three years after the date of the expiration or cancellation of gaming activities.

(7) In enforcing the provisions of this Chapter:

(a) Deny an application.

(b) Limit or restrict a license or a permit.

(c) Suspend or revoke a license or a permit.

(d) Issue such orders as deemed necessary to carry out the intent of this Chapter.

(e) Impose a penalty on a person licensed or previously approved.

(8) Issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of a witness; administer oaths; require testimony under oath before the division in the course of an investigation or a hearing; and punish, as contempt, the failure to obey its orders. Appeal of an action by the division holding a person in contempt shall be to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court.

(9) Issue written interrogatories.

(10) Issue an emergency order for not more than ten days:

(a) Suspending, limiting, or conditioning a license or permit.

(b) Requiring a licensee to keep an individual from the licensed premises.

(c) Prohibiting payment for services rendered.

(d) Prohibiting payment of profits, income, or accruals, on investment in the licensee or its operations.

(11) Conduct investigative hearings concerning the conduct of gaming and gaming operations.

C.(1) In considering appropriate sanctions in a particular case under the provisions of this Chapter, the division may consider the following:

(a) The risk to the public and the integrity of gaming operations created by the conduct of the licensee or permittee.

(b) The seriousness of the conduct of the licensee or permittee and whether the conduct was purposeful and with knowledge that the conduct was in violation of this Chapter.

(c) A justification or an excuse for the conduct by the licensee or permittee.

(d) The history of the licensee or permittee involved with respect to gaming activity.

(e) The corrective action taken by the licensee or permittee to prevent similar misconduct from occurring in the future.

(2) In the case of a fine, the amount of the fine in relation to the severity of the misconduct and the financial means of the licensee or permittee, and whether there is any material involvement, directly or indirectly, with the licensee or permittee by a disqualified person as defined in R.S. 27:76.

Acts 1991, No. 753, §1, eff. July 18, 1991. Redesignated from R.S. 4:517 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 1999, No. 1384, §1; Acts 2012, No. 711, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:354 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 354
Power of Louisiana State Racing Commission
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to abrogate, limit, or diminish in any way the powers granted to the Louisiana State Racing Commission.

Acts 1997, No. 721, §1, eff. July 9, 1997; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 54, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:623 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 623
Sports wagering service provider permit fee
Status: in_force

A. The initial application fee for a sports wagering service provider permit shall be ten thousand dollars and shall be nonrefundable. The initial application fee shall be submitted at the time of application.

B. The permit fee for a sports wagering service provider permit issued pursuant to R.S. 27:29.2 shall be twelve thousand five hundred dollars. The permit shall be for a term of five years. The permit fee shall be submitted on the anniversary date of the issuance of the permit every five years. The first permit payment shall be submitted at the time of application.

C. The division shall collect all fees imposed or assessed pursuant to the provisions of this Section and deposit the fees into the Sports Wagering Enforcement Fund established in R.S. 27:626.

Acts 2021, No. 80, §3, eff. July 1, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:74 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 74
Licenses; term
Status: in_force

The term of any license to conduct gaming operations shall be five years.

Acts 1991, No. 753, §1, eff. July 18, 1991. Redesignated from R.S. 4:534 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 1999, No. 1384, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1222, §1, eff. July 2, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:204 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 204
Status of corporation; exercise of economic development function
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Economic Development and Gaming Corporation shall not be a state agency, except as expressly provided in this Chapter. It is the intent of the legislature that the creation of the corporation, the entering into of a casino operating contract with a private gaming operator, and the revenues received by the corporation shall be in furtherance of and deemed to result from the exercise by the state of its economic development power in partnership with private sector contractors. The amounts received by the corporation and the state from the private contractor are hereby declared to not be a tax or license fee, but rather the proceeds of a joint venture between the corporation and the casino operator in furtherance of economic development.

Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:604 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:43 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 43
Gaming activities allowed on designated rivers and waterways
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the conducting of gaming activities on a riverboat in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, while upon designated rivers or waterways as described in Subsection B of this Section, is hereby authorized.

B.(1) For purposes of this Chapter, designated rivers and waterways shall include those portions of the Mississippi, Red, except the portion of the Red River within the borders of Rapides Parish, Calcasieu, Mermentau, or Atchafalaya Rivers and Bayou Segnette within the city limits of Westwego, the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, Bayou Bienvenue, Lake Pontchartrain, including the waterways connected thereto in that portion of St. Tammany Parish located to the south and east of Interstate 10, specifically the waterways that are part of the Lakeshore Marina located south and east of Interstate 10, Exit 261, Lake Maurepas, Lake Charles, the Intracoastal Waterway, except the portion thereof within the borders of Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes, and the Sabine River north of the Toledo Bend Reservoir Dam subject to the provisions of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, upon which a gaming operator is authorized to conduct gaming operations in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

(2)(a) On and after June 20, 1995, the addition of a designated river or waterway to those listed in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be effective only after approval by voters in an election held, pursuant to this Paragraph, in any parish which borders the proposed river's or waterway's banks. Such election shall permit voters in such parishes to decide the question of whether the berthing of a riverboat upon which gaming is conducted on such river or waterway shall be authorized.

(b)(i) At any time after the inclusion of a river or waterway has been proposed by an act of the legislature, the governing authority of any parish which borders the proposed river's or waterway's banks may order, by resolution, an election to permit voters in such parish to decide the question of whether the berthing of a riverboat upon which gaming is conducted on such river or waterway shall be authorized. Such election shall be held pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(ii) If such an election has occurred in any parish which borders the banks of a proposed river or waterway and the results in any such election have been favorable, then immediately upon promulgation of the election results in any such parish, the river or waterway proposed by an act of the legislature shall be considered a designated river or waterway.

C.(1) For the purposes of this Section, the Intracoastal Waterway shall be deemed to include all of Bayou Boeuf within, or which forms the border of, St. Mary Parish, including that portion of Bayou Boeuf in St. Mary Parish historically described by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as the Morgan City to Port Allen Landside Route of the Intracoastal Waterway.

(2) This Subsection is expressly declared to be a clarification of the law. The provisions of this Subsection shall not be construed to add a designated river or waterway to those enumerated in Subsection B of this Section or to require the holding of an election or elections pursuant to Subsection B of this Section.

Acts 1991, No. 753, §1, eff. July 18, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 1117, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1299, §1, eff. June 20, 1995. Redesignated from R.S. 4:503 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 576, §1; Acts 2001, No. 942, §1; Acts 2021, No. 362, §2, eff. June 15, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:446 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 446
Video draw poker employee permit; application
Status: in_force

A. A person desiring to obtain a video draw poker employee permit shall apply to the division for the issuance of a video draw poker employee permit.

B. The application for the issuance of a video draw poker employee permit shall be in writing and on forms prescribed by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.

C. Each applicant for a video draw poker employee permit shall submit to the division any information and documentation required by the division.

Acts 2003, No. 1268, §1; Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:260 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 260
Gaming or employment in gaming prohibited for persons under twenty-one
Status: in_force

A. A person under the age of twenty-one shall not:

(1) Play, or be allowed to play, any licensed game or slot machine.

(2) Loiter, or be permitted to loiter, in or about any room, premises, or designated gaming area wherein any licensed game is operated or conducted.

(3) Be employed as a gaming employee.

B. Any casino operator, licensee, or other person who intentionally violates or permits the violation of any of the provisions of this Section and any person under twenty-one years of age who violates any of the provisions of this Section may be punished by imprisonment of up to six months or a fine of up to one thousand dollars, or both.

C. In any prosecution or other proceeding for the violation of any of the provisions of this Section, it shall be a defense that the casino operator, employee, dealer, or other person had a reasonable factual basis to believe and in good faith believed the person was twenty-one years old or over.

D. The casino gaming operator shall withhold all winnings from patrons who are determined to be under the age of twenty-one and shall remit such winnings to the corporation.

Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 1014, §1. Redesignated from R.S. 4:660 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:404 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 404
Service entity
Status: in_force

A service entity shall not perform any accounting functions, including but not limited to recording meter readings or handling or transporting funds procured from the video draw poker device. A service entity shall not perform any actions which would fulfill state reporting requirements other than those directly related to the physical repair of video draw poker devices.

Acts 2012, No. 161, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:261 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 261
Prohibited contacts with official gaming establishment and casino operator; public officers; penalties
Status: in_force

A. No public officer as defined in R.S. 42:1 shall engage in any business activity with a casino gaming operator except as a patron or as a performing professional musician in the official gaming establishment or other premises where authorized gaming activities are conducted. If the official is a performing professional musician, the official shall give notice to the Board of Ethics and the Louisiana Gaming Control Board not later than five days prior to any performance. If the official is also subject to the Judicial Canons of Ethics, then he must also provide such notice to the judicial administrator of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Such notice shall include but not be limited to the following information: the date, time and location of the performance; the amount of compensation the official has contracted to receive for the performance; and the identity of the person or entity providing compensation to the official. A copy of the contract shall also be attached to such notice. Cash compensation to the official for the performance is prohibited by this Section. The Board of Ethics may promulgate rules to provide for additional information to be included in such notice.

B. As used in this Section, business activity shall specifically include but not be limited to contracts:

(1) For the sale or purchase of goods, merchandise, and services.

(2) To provide or receive legal services, advertising, public relations, or any other business or personal service.

(3) For the listing, purchasing, or selling of immovable property or options or real rights relating thereto.

(4) Modifying ownership or possessory interests in stocks, bonds, securities, or any financial instrument.

C. The Board of Ethics shall administer and enforce the provisions of this Section. The procedures and penalties provided for in the Code of Governmental Ethics shall apply to the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Section. In addition, the corporation may institute an action in the district court to enjoin violations of Subsection A of this Section and hold the public officer liable for all costs of instituting and maintaining the action, specifically including attorney fees and costs of court.

D. No entity that holds a casino operating contract under the provisions of this Chapter shall be eligible to make campaign contributions to any person seeking election or reelection to a public office as defined in R.S. 42:1.

Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 64, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997. Redesignated from R.S. 4:661 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 2001, No. 1220, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:248 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 248
Non-gaming economic development by casino gaming operator
Status: in_force

A. An effective method of promoting non-gaming economic development by the casino gaming operator or an affiliate company exists through the development of businesses including but not limited to restaurants, entertainment outlets, and retail outlets leased or subleased to third-party tenants or subtenants within, adjacent to, and around the official gaming establishment.

B. Non-gaming economic development within, adjacent to, or around the official gaming establishment for which the casino gaming operator, on its own or through an affiliate, holds a leasehold interest, will revitalize the nearby properties and within the state and parish where the official gaming establishment is located.

C. As to non-gaming economic development activities:

(1) The casino gaming operator shall directly and through its parent, subsidiary, or affiliate companies and its third-party tenants and subtenants, collectively seek to maintain and grow the operating force or personnel level related to the casino and non-gaming operations within, adjacent to, or around the official gaming establishment.

(2) The total operating force or personnel level shall be reported to the board quarterly on the following dates every year:

(a) March thirty-first, covering the three-month period beginning December first and ending on the last day of February.

(b) June thirtieth, covering the three-month period beginning March first and ending May thirty-first.

(c) September thirtieth, covering the three-month period beginning June first and ending August thirty-first.

(d) December thirty-first, covering the three-month period beginning September first and ending November thirtieth.

(3) The reported operating force or personnel level for the prior quarter shall be determined by taking into account the greater of either the three-month average for the applicable reporting quarter or the highest monthly total during the applicable reporting quarter. The reported operating force or personnel level for the prior quarter shall be credited to the casino gaming operator for purposes of meeting its obligations under R.S. 27:244(A)(11), provided that such credit shall be limited to no more than half of the total operating force or personnel level required by R.S. 27:244(A)(11).

(4) For purposes of this Section, "operating force or personnel level" shall mean the number of people employed by the casino and any related non-gaming entity, including hotel operations, hospitality outlets, third-party tenants, corporate employees, and any third-party contractors that work at the casino and any related non-gaming venue, excluding any third-party contractors providing personal or professional services; however, the employees of third-party contractors shall be included only until the capital investment requirement set forth in R.S. 27:241(A)(2)(b) has been fulfilled.

(5) The casino gaming operator shall be credited an amount equal to the compensation to employees of the third-party tenants. The credited amount shall be applied to the total salary level or compensation reported under R.S. 27:244(A)(12) and shall be calculated based on the total operating force or personnel level reported pursuant to Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.

Acts 2016, No. 483, §1; Acts 2021, No. 408, §1, eff. July 1, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:61 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 61
Obligations of licensees
Status: in_force

A licensee shall periodically report the following information to the division, which is not confidential and shall be available for public inspection:

(1) The licensee's net gaming proceeds from all authorized games.

(2) The amount of net gaming proceeds tax paid.

(3) All quarterly and annual financial statements presenting historical data that are submitted to the division, including annual financial statements that have been audited by an independent certified public accountant.

Acts 1991, No. 753, §1, eff. July 18, 1991. Redesignated from R.S. 4:521 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:628 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 628
Sports Wagering Local Allocation Fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the Sports Wagering Local Allocation Fund, hereafter referred to as the "fund".

B. Monies in the fund shall be remitted monthly, by proportionate distribution, to each parish governing authority in which the taxable conduct pursuant to R.S. 27:625 occurred. The distribution associated with mobile wagering only shall be proportionate to the population percentage of each parish that approved a proposition to allow sports wagering compared to the total population of the parishes based on the latest federal decennial census.

Acts 2021, No. 435, §1, eff. June 21, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 266, §1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2023, No. 286, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:355 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 355
Requirements for slot machines
Status: in_force

Slot machines shall:

(1) Be inspected by the board or its designee for certification and compliance.

(2) Have a serial number or other identification number permanently affixed to the device by the manufacturer.

(3) Be connected to a central computer operated and maintained as directed by the board.

(4) Offer the same minimum winning percentage and payout as slot machines on riverboats.

Acts 1997, No. 721, §1, eff. July 9, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 27:20 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 27 / Section 20
Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, shall:

(a) Conduct investigations and audits regarding the qualifications of applicants for licenses or permits requiring suitability determinations as required by law or rule or determined necessary by the board.

(b) Submit all investigative reports to the board for analysis, review, and action pursuant to the provisions of this Title.

(c) Conduct audits to assist the board in determining compliance with all gaming laws, rules, and regulations on gaming activities and operations under the board's jurisdiction.

(d) Issue the following licenses and permits in accordance with rules adopted by the board:

(i) Non-key gaming employee permits.

(ii) New licenses and the renewal of licenses for the operation of video draw poker devices at facilities with no more than three video draw poker devices at their licensed establishments.

(iii) Licenses to nongaming vendors.

(e) Perform all other duties and functions necessary for the efficient, efficacious, and thorough regulation and control of gaming activities and operations under the board's jurisdiction.

(2) Investigations as provided in this Subsection shall be conducted only by or under the direct supervision of sworn law enforcement officers.

B. The office of state police shall enforce the law including the provisions of this Title and rules adopted by the board without the necessity of direction from the board.

C. The office of state police may initiate any administrative action against any entity that has a license, permit, casino contract, action, or approval.

D. The gaming enforcement division, office of state police, Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall not be considered a professional or occupational licensing board for purposes of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 2012, No. 161, §2; Acts 2023, No. 286, §1.