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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:250. Renewal of licenses; penalties

RS 27:250 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:251. Fees for licenses

RS 27:251 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:252. Ninety-day time period to claim jackpot ticket; collection and use of funds

RS 27:252 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:256. Declaratory judgments

RS 27:256 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:257. Duty of corporation to initiate proceedings

RS 27:257 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:258. Authority of corporation to bring civil actions for collection of fees, interest, or penalties

RS 27:258 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:259. Legislative oversight of corporation rules and regulations

RS 27:259 - 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. 49:966, 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:260. Gaming or employment in gaming prohibited for persons under twenty-one

RS 27:260 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:261. Prohibited contacts with official gaming establishment and casino operator; public officers; penalties

RS 27:261 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:262. Skimming of gaming proceeds

RS 27:262 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:266. Check cashing; purchase of tokens, chips, and electronic cards; prohibitions

RS 27:266 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:267. Declaration of state's exemption from operation of provisions of 15 U.S.C. 1172

RS 27:267 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:268. Legal shipments of gambling devices into state

RS 27:268 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:269. Status of authorized games and gaming devices

RS 27:269 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:271.1. Terminated by Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 35, §2, eff. June 30, 2001.

RS 27:271.1 - Terminated by Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 35, §2, eff. June 30, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:275. Protection of creditor's operations during creditor's enforcement in certain situations

RS 27:275 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:276. No cause of action against the corporation or the state

RS 27:276 - No cause of action against the corporation or the state
No rule or regulation and no provision in a contract executed by the corporation pursuant to authority granted in R.S. 27:275 shall be the basis for any cause of action in contract or in tort against the state or the corporation, its board of directors or its agents, attorneys, or employees.
Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:676 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:277. Holders of security interests exempt from licensing

RS 27:277 - Holders of security interests exempt from licensing
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, the holder of a security interest in immovable property or movable property including gaming devices used in gaming operations may receive payments from the owner or lessee thereof out of the proceeds of casino gaming operations received by the owner or lessee, and the holder of the security interest may be exempt from the licensing requirements of this Chapter with respect to such payments if the transaction or transactions giving rise to such payments have been approved in advance by the corporation and complies with all rules and regulations of the corporation and the corporation determines the holder to be suitable.
Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:677 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:278. Notice of default and cure

RS 27:278 - Notice of default and cure
The corporation shall, by rule and regulation to be promulgated, establish a procedure providing for notice to be given by the corporation to persons holding a security interest in immovable property or gaming devices where the owner or lessee of the encumbered property is in default of any provision of the casino operating contract with the corporation or is under investigation for any act which may lead to suspension or revocation of any license affecting the use of encumbered property. Such rules shall also contain provisions allowing the creditor to cure such defaults or participate in proceedings which might lead to suspension or revocation of the debtor's contract or license.
Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:678 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:279. Provisional license to former holder of security interest; gaming device

RS 27:279 - Provisional license to former holder of security interest; gaming device
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:280. Appointment of receiver for official gaming establishment; license; successor receivers

RS 27:280 - Appointment of receiver for official gaming establishment; license; successor receivers
A. The corporation shall maintain a list of at least three persons who meet the suitability standards for contractors to operate the official gaming establishment. If the holder of a security interest in immovable property comprising the official gaming establishment wishes to continue the operation of the official gaming establishment during and after the filing of a suit to enforce the security interest, the holder must name the corporation as a nominal defendant in such suit and request the appointment of a receiver from among the persons on the list maintained by the corporation. Upon proof of the debtor's default under the security instrument and the holder's right to enforce the security interest, the court shall appoint a person from the corporation's list as a receiver of the official gaming establishment.
B. Upon appointment of a receiver pursuant to this Part, the receiver shall furnish a fidelity bond in favor of the security interest holder, the owner or lessee of the official gaming establishment and the corporation in an amount to be set by the court after consultation with the corporation and all parties. No right of action shall exist to test the sufficiency of the bond set by the court.
C. Upon the appointment and posting of bond by the receiver, the receiver so appointed shall be issued a one-time, nonrenewable provisional contract by the corporation to continue gaming operations until the receivership is terminated. In any proceeding thereafter by the court, or by any parties to the suit other than the corporation, to remove the receiver for cause or appoint a successor receiver in the event of the death, disability, or resignation of the receiver, the corporation shall be served with a notice of such action and shall have standing to contest or concur in the action to remove the receiver or to name a successor receiver. No person may be appointed as a successor receiver unless named in the then-current list of qualified persons maintained by the corporation.
Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:680 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:281. Effect of appointment of receiver

RS 27:281 - Effect of appointment of receiver
Upon the appointment of a receiver and posting of bond, the authority of the debtor/contractor shall be conditioned, subject to full reinstatement by the corporation according to rules and regulations to be promulgated by the corporation. If the debtor/contractor is operating pursuant to a contract with the corporation, the receiver shall be considered to have all of the rights and obligations of the contract formerly held by the debtor/contractor.
Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:681 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:282. Cost of bond; funding of operations during receivership

RS 27:282 - Cost of bond; funding of operations during receivership
A. The holder of a security interest provoking the appointment of a receiver under this Part shall be required to pay the cost of the receiver's bond and the cost of operating the official gaming establishment or gaming operator during the term of the receivership to the extent that such costs exceed available revenues, in accordance with rules and regulations of the corporation.
B. The fees of the receiver and the authority for expenditures of the receiver shall be established by rules and regulations to be promulgated by the corporation and shall be considered costs of operations.
Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:682 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:283. Operations by receiver

RS 27:283 - Operations by receiver
The actions of the receiver during the term of the receivership shall be governed by and taken in strict accordance with rules and regulations to be promulgated by the corporation. The receiver shall be required to account to both the court and the corporation during his tenure at such times and in such detail as may be required by the rules and regulations of the corporation.
Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:683 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:284. No effect on suit to enforce

RS 27:284 - No effect on suit to enforce
The appointment of a receiver shall have no effect on the subsequent prosecution of the action to enforce the security interest.
Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:684 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:285. Termination of receivership

RS 27:285 - Termination of receivership
A. A receivership shall terminate upon:
(1) A sale of the property subject to the receivership to a duly approved or authorized person.
(2) The payment in full of all obligations due to the holder of the security interest in the property subject to the receivership.
(3) An agreement for termination of the receivership signed by the holder of the security interest and the debtor, and approved by the corporation and the court.
(4) The lapse of five years from the date the initial appointment of the receiver.
B. A receivership may also be terminated by a notice from the holder of a security interest who provoked the receivership to the court and the corporation of its intention to withdraw its financial support of the receivership at a specified time not less than ninety days from the date of the notice. In the event of such notice, the holder of the security interest giving the notice shall not be responsible for any costs or expenses of the receivership after the date specified in the notice, except for reasonable costs and fees of the receiver in concluding the receivership, and the costs of a final accounting.
Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:685 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:286. Restoration of contract

RS 27:286 - Restoration of contract
If the receivership is terminated under the provisions of R.S. 27:285(A)(2) or (3), the suspension of the authority of the debtor/contractor and the substitution of the receiver in any contract between the corporation and the debtor/contractor may be simultaneously terminated by the corporation and such person may be restored to the same position as if the receivership had never occurred. If the receivership terminated under the provisions of R.S. 27:285(A)(1) or (4), or by the withdrawal of financial support of the receivership, the authority of the debtor/contractor may be revoked by the corporation and any contract between the corporation and the debtor/contractor may be terminated and rebid.
Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992. Redesignated from R.S. 4:686 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:303. Election on fantasy sports contests

RS 27:303 - Election on fantasy sports contests
A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no fantasy sports contest shall be allowed in any parish unless first approved at an election held for such purpose pursuant to the provisions of this Section.
B.(1) At the statewide election occurring on November 6, 2018, a proposition shall appear on the ballot in every parish to determine whether fantasy sports contests shall be permitted in the parish.
(2) The ballot for the election shall state as follows:
"PROPOSITION TO AUTHORIZE FANTASY SPORTS CONTESTS.
Shall fantasy sports contests be permitted in the parish of _________________? YES ( ) NO ( )"
C.(1) 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.
(2) If a majority of the qualified electors in the parish voting on the proposition vote for the proposition, then fantasy sports contests shall be permitted in such parish subject to the enactment of laws for the licensing, regulation, and taxation of such activity.
(3) If a majority of the qualified electors in the parish voting on the proposition vote against the proposition, then fantasy sports contests shall not be permitted in the parish.
D. The secretary of state shall prepare the ballot for the election as set forth in the provisions of this Section.
E. Except as otherwise provided by this Section, the election shall be conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code.
Acts 2018, No. 322, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:304. Gaming Control Board; duties and powers

RS 27:304 - Gaming Control Board; duties and powers
A. The 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 fantasy sports contests as provided by R.S. 27:15.
B.(1) The board shall adopt, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, all rules necessary to implement, administer, and regulate fantasy sports contests as authorized in this Chapter. The rules shall include but not be limited to the following:
(a) The issuance of any license, contract, or permit authorized by this Chapter, subject to regulation by the board.
(b) The methods of and forms and procedures for making an application for a license, contract, or permit to be considered by the board.
(c) The methods of and forms for providing to the board information concerning a person's family, habits, character, associates, criminal record, business activities, and financial affairs.
(d) Enforcement of this Chapter, gaming laws administered by the board, and rules of the board, including imposition and collection of fines, penalties, and other sanctions which may be imposed by the board against an operator or any other licensee or permittee of the board.
(2) Not later than August 1, 2020, the board shall institute rulemaking procedures as necessary to implement the provisions of this Subsection.
C.(1) In accordance with R.S. 27:306(C) and (D) and the Administrative Procedure Act, the board may assess and provide for the imposition and collection of such fees as may be necessary to defray administrative costs associated with the application for and the investigation, granting, or renewal of licenses and enforcement of this Chapter.
(2) Any fine or other monetary penalty collected by the board or its staff shall be remitted to the state treasury for deposit into the state general fund.
D. Upon direction of the board, the office of state police and the attorney general shall submit proposed rules to the board for consideration, modification, and promulgation as provided in this Section.
E. The board shall not adopt rules and regulations pertaining to campaign finance and contributions which are more restrictive than the provisions of law found generally in Chapter 11 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and specifically in R.S. 18:1505.2(L).
Acts 2018, No. 322, §2, see Act; Acts 2020, No. 141, §1, eff. June 9, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:305. Fantasy sports contests prohibited in certain parishes

RS 27:305 - Fantasy sports contests prohibited in certain parishes
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, participation in fantasy sports contests shall not be permitted in any parish in which, at the election held pursuant to R.S. 27:303, a majority of the qualified electors in the parish voting on the proposition to authorize fantasy sports contests in the parish voted against the proposition.
Acts 2018, No. 322, §4, see Act; Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 44, §1, eff. Oct. 28, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:307. Issuance or denial of license

RS 27:307 - Issuance or denial of license
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:308.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:432 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.

RS 27:308.1 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:432 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:308.2. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:433 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.

RS 27:308.2 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:433 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:310. Reporting of gaming proceeds

RS 27:310 - Reporting of gaming proceeds
An operator shall periodically report the following information to the division, which is not confidential and shall be available for public inspection:
(1) The operator's gross fantasy sports contest revenues.
(2) The operator's net revenue.
(3) Quarterly and annual financial statements regarding their operations in Louisiana submitted to the division that present historical data, including annual financial statements that have been audited by an independent certified public accountant as required by R.S. 27:308(D).
Acts 2020, No. 141, §1, eff. June 9, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:311. Civil penalties; adoption of schedule of penalties

RS 27:311 - Civil penalties; adoption of schedule of penalties
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:311.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:445 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.

RS 27:311.1 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:445 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:311.2. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:446 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.

RS 27:311.2 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:446 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:311.3. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:447 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.

RS 27:311.3 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:447 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:311.4. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:448 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.

RS 27:311.4 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:448 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:311.5. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:449 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.

RS 27:311.5 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:449 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:311.6. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:450 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.

RS 27:311.6 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:450 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:311.7. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:428 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.

RS 27:311.7 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:428 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:311.8. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:457 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.

RS 27:311.8 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:457 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:311.9. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:436 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.

RS 27:311.9 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:436 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:312. Revocation or suspension of a license; civil penalty

RS 27:312 - Revocation or suspension of a license; civil penalty
A. The board or division, as may be applicable, shall initiate an administrative action and may revoke or suspend the license or permit of any person issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter for any of the following:
(1) The failure to meet the requirements of suitability as defined in this Chapter or in any rules adopted by the board.
(2) The failure to meet the requirements for the issuance of a license as provided for in this Chapter or in any rules adopted by the board.
(3) Repeated violations of any of the provisions of this Chapter or any rule of the board governing this Chapter. "Repeated violations" shall mean three violations of the same rule or statutory provision which have occurred on separate occasions by the same operator within a one-year period. The date of a violation shall be considered to be the date the citation for that violation is issued.
B. For all other violations not listed in Subsection A of this Section, the board or division, as may be applicable, may issue a civil penalty in accordance with an adopted schedule of penalties as required by R.S. 27:311.
C. In addition to or in lieu of the revocation or suspension of a license issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, the board or division, as may be applicable, may impose a civil penalty not to exceed fifty thousand dollars for each violation of any provision of this Chapter or any rule of the board governing this Chapter.
D. In lieu of revocation or suspension of a license, the licensee may enter into a consent agreement or settlement to pay a penalty not to exceed fifty thousand dollars.
E. No suspension imposed pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall exceed a period of thirty days.
Acts 2020, No. 141, §1, eff. June 9, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:313. Investigations and violations

RS 27:313 - Investigations and violations
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 operator agrees that the division and its agents and employees shall have unrestricted access and the right to inspect any premises or electronic platform under the control of the operator in which any activity relating to the provisions of this Chapter is conducted.
Acts 2020, No. 141, §1, eff. June 9, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:314. Limitation on active accounts; obligations to participants

RS 27:314 - Limitation on active accounts; obligations to participants
An operator shall:
(1) Limit each authorized player to one active and continuously used account.
(2) Publish and facilitate parental control procedures to allow parents or guardians to exclude minors from access to any contest or platform. The procedures shall include a toll-free number to call for help in establishing such parental controls.
(3) Make clear conspicuous statements that are not inaccurate or misleading concerning the chances of winning and the number of winners when referencing the chances or likelihood of winning.
(4) Permit any authorized player to permanently close an account registered to the player, on any and all platforms supported by the operator, at any time and for any reason.
(5) Identify all highly experienced players in any contest by a symbol attached to the players' usernames, or by other visible means, on all platforms supported by the operator.
(6) Implement measures to protect the privacy and online security of authorized players, their account, and their personal financial information.
Acts 2020, No. 141, §1, eff. June 9, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Louisiana Gaming Control › §27:315. Charging for inactive accounts

RS 27:315 - Charging for inactive accounts
A. An operator shall not charge a player for an inactive account.
B. An operator shall charge players only for entry fees placed or contests entered. No player shall be charged for failure to enter on a fantasy sports contest or for failure to deposit certain amounts of cash or cash equivalent into any account.
Acts 2020, No. 141, §1, eff. June 9, 2020.