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LA Rev Stat § 27:249.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§249.1. Issuance of permit to conduct racehorse wagering

RS 249.1 - Issuance of permit to conduct racehorse wagering  A. The division shall issue a permit to a qualified racehorse wagering operator to conduct racehorse wagering at the official gaming establishment in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.  B. An applicant for a permit to conduct racehorse wagering shall submit with his application a written contract of the terms between the applicant and the casino gaming operator authorizing the applicant to conduct racehorse wagering at the official gaming establishment.  C. The division shall promulgate rules and regulations for the conducting of racehorse wagering at the official gaming establishment in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.  D. The racehorse wagering operator shall deliver to the designated representative at the licensed racing association operated by the racehorse wagering operator twenty-five percent of the audited net profits derived from racehorse wagering authorized under this Part for use as purse supplements. These funds shall be used in addition to all other funds available for use as purses under current provisions of law. Such amounts shall be paid quarterly, within thirty days of the end of each quarter.  Acts 2021, No. 440, §1, eff. July 1, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 27:250 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§250. Renewal of licenses; penalties

RS 250 - Renewal of licenses; penalties A. The securing of the license required under the provisions of this Chapter shall be a prerequisite for conducting, operating, or performing any activities regulated by this Chapter. B. Subject to the power of the board to deny, revoke, suspend, condition, or limit licenses, any license in force may be renewed by the board for the next succeeding period upon proper application for renewal and payment of license fees as required by law and the rules and regulations of the board. The board shall act upon any such application no later than thirty days prior to the date of expiration of the current license. C. Application for renewal of a license required by this Chapter shall be filed with the board no later than ninety days prior to the expiration of the current license, and all license fees as required by law shall be paid to the board on or before the date of expiration of the current license. D. Any person failing to pay any license fee due at the time provided shall pay in addition to such license fee a penalty of not less than twenty-five dollars or twenty-five percent of the amount due, whichever is the greater. The penalty shall be collected as are other charges, license fees, and penalties under this Chapter. E. Upon renewal of any license, the board shall issue an appropriate renewal certificate or validating device or sticker, which shall be attached to each gaming license so renewed. F. Any person who operates, conducts, or exposes for play any gambling game, gaming device, or slot machine or who manufactures, supplies, or distributes any gaming device, equipment, materials, or machine used in gaming, after his license becomes subject to renewal, and thereafter fails to apply for renewal as provided in this Section shall be imprisoned for not more than one year, or fined not more than one thousand dollars, or both and, in addition, shall be liable to the state of Louisiana for all license fees and penalties which would have been due upon application for renewal. G. If any employee of a casino gaming operator, or licensee, who is required to have a license fails to renew his license as provided herein, the employer, upon notice by the board, shall terminate the employee or suspend the employee without pay until such time as the employer is notified by the board that the employee has renewed his license. Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:650 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 2001, No. 1222, §1, eff. July 2, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 27:251 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§251. Fees for licenses

RS 251 - Fees for licenses Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the annual fee for a license issued under the provisions of this Chapter will be as set forth in the rules and regulations promulgated by the board. Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:651 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 2001, No. 1222, §1, eff. July 2, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 27:252 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§252. Ninety-day time period to claim jackpot ticket; collection and use of funds

RS 252 - Ninety-day time period to claim jackpot ticket; collection and use of funds  A. The holder of a ticket obtained from any electronic gaming device which is included in the definition of "game" and "gaming device", as provided for in R.S. 27:205, 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 the casino gaming operator 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 § 27:255 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§255. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001.

RS 255 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 27:256 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§256. Declaratory judgments

RS 256 - Declaratory judgments 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 § 27:257 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§257. Duty of corporation to initiate proceedings

RS 257 - Duty of corporation to initiate proceedings The corporation, through the president, shall initiate appropriate proceedings or actions to enforce the provisions of this Chapter and may request or recommend that a district attorney or the attorney general prosecute any public offense committed in violation of any provisions of this Chapter. Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:657 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
LA Rev Stat § 27:258 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§258. Authority of corporation to bring civil actions for collection of fees, interest, or penalties

RS 258 - Authority of corporation to bring civil actions for collection of fees, interest, or penalties The corporation may bring a civil action in the courts of this state, any other state, or of the United States to collect any fee or other amount due the corporation together with any penalties and interest due thereon. An action may be brought even though the debtor is no longer a casino gaming operator, licensee, permittee, or employee thereof. Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:658 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
LA Rev Stat § 27:259 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§259. Legislative oversight of corporation rules and regulations

RS 259 - Legislative oversight of corporation rules and regulations A. The president shall transmit and deliver within seven days after publication in the official journal of the state or the corporation a copy of any proposed rules and regulations of the corporation to the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president of the Senate, the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice, and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary B for their review. The chairmen of those committees shall review the proposed rules to determine whether to conduct legislative oversight hearings. B. Legislative oversight shall be in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 49:968, except as provided in this Chapter and except that any legislative committee hearing approving or rejecting any proposed rules or regulations shall be held within twenty days of receipt of the proposed rules by the presiding officers of each house of the legislature, and any action by the governor to disapprove the action of the committee shall be taken within seven days of receipt of the report of the committee by the governor. C. For the purposes of this Section and legislative oversight, the articles of incorporation, bylaws, and rules of procedure of the corporation shall constitute rules subject to legislative oversight. Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:659 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
LA Rev Stat § 27:260 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§260. Gaming or employment in gaming prohibited for persons under twenty-one

RS 260 - Gaming or employment in gaming prohibited for persons under twenty-one 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 § 27:261 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§261. Prohibited contacts with official gaming establishment and casino operator; public officers; penalties

RS 261 - Prohibited contacts with official gaming establishment and casino operator; public officers; penalties 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 § 27:262 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§262. Skimming of gaming proceeds

RS 262 - Skimming of gaming proceeds 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 § 27:263 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§263. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001.

RS 263 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 27:264 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§264. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 216, §2.

RS 264 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 216, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 27:265 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§265. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1124, §2.

RS 265 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1124, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 27:266 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§266. Check cashing; purchase of tokens, chips, and electronic cards; prohibitions

RS 266 - Check cashing; purchase of tokens, chips, and electronic cards; prohibitions 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 § 27:267 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§267. Declaration of state's exemption from operation of provisions of 15 U.S.C. 1172

RS 267 - Declaration of state's exemption from operation of provisions of 15 U.S.C. 1172 Pursuant to Section 2 of that certain Chapter of the Congress of the United States entitled "An act to prohibit transportation of gambling 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, the state of Louisiana, acting by and through its duly elected and qualified members of its legislature, does hereby in this Section, and in accordance with and in compliance with the provisions of Section 2 of such Chapter of Congress, declare and proclaim that any parish of the state of Louisiana within which gaming operations are authorized is exempt from the provisions of Section 2 of that certain Chapter of the Congress of the United States entitled "An act to prohibit transportation of gambling devices in interstate and foreign commerce", approved January 2, 1951, being c. 1194, 64 Stat. 1134. Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:667 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
LA Rev Stat § 27:268 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§268. Legal shipments of gambling devices into state

RS 268 - Legal shipments of gambling devices into state All shipments of gambling devices, including slot machines, into any parish of the state of Louisiana within which gaming operations are authorized, the registering, recording, and labeling of which has been duly had 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 gambling 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 within which gaming operations are authorized. Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:668 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
LA Rev Stat § 27:269 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§269. Status of authorized games and gaming devices

RS 269 - Status of authorized games and gaming devices Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, it shall not be illegal to possess, offer, or play any authorized game or gaming device in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and any such game or device shall not constitute a game or gaming device, possessed or operated, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter and shall not be considered a gambling device as prohibited by R.S. 15:31 nor an illegal video lottery device as prohibited by provisions of R.S. 47:9075. Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:669 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
LA Rev Stat § 27:271 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§271. Terminated by Acts 1999, No. 1221, §3, eff. June 30, 2000.

RS 271 - Terminated by Acts 1999, No. 1221, §3, eff. June 30, 2000.
LA Rev Stat § 27:271.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§271.1. Terminated by Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 35, §2, eff. June 30, 2001.

RS 271.1 - Terminated by Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 35, §2, eff. June 30, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 27:275 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control|§275. Protection of creditor's operations during creditor's enforcement in certain situations

RS 275 - Protection of creditor's operations during creditor's enforcement in certain situations To encourage the lending of money to the casino gaming operator or a licensee, to foster economic development and growth, to insure the continuity of employment of Louisiana citizens and to maintain the integrity and regulation of casino gaming operations, the corporation shall have authority, either by rules and regulations or by contract, or both, to provide for the protection of the rights of holders of security interests in both immovable property and movable property including gaming devices used in or related to casino gaming operations and to provide for the continued operation of the official gaming establishment during the period of time that a lender as holder of a security interest seeks to enforce his security interest in such property. Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:675 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.