Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XI - Video Poker › Chapter 24 - Video Draw Poker › Section XI-2403 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The provisions of the Louisiana video draw poker devices
				  control law relating to the definitions of words, terms, and phrases are hereby
				  incorporated by reference and made a part hereof, and shall apply and govern
				  the interpretation of these regulations, except as otherwise specifically
				  declared or as is clearly apparent from the context of the regulations herein.
				  The following words, terms, and phrases shall have the ascribed meaning
				  indicated below.
Act
-the provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 27,
				  R.S.
				  27:401-457 and its amendments hereafter.
Advertise
or
Advertising
-to
				  issue an advertisement.
Advertisement
-public notice or announcement
				  of gaming activities, gaming promotions, or of a gaming establishment. Public
				  notice or announcement includes, but is not limited to, all written
				  communication, signage, and radio or television broadcasts.
Agent
- any commissioned Louisiana state
				  police trooper or designated employee of the State of Louisiana, Department of
				  Public Safety and Corrections, Office of State Police, Video Gaming
				  Division.
Applicant
- the person who has completed an
				  application to the division for a license or permit to participate in the video
				  gaming industry in Louisiana.
Application
- the process by which a person
				  requests a license or permit, or the renewal of a license or permit, for
				  participation in the video gaming industry in Louisiana.
Audit Tape
- an exact copy of each printed
				  ticket voucher retained within the device pursuant to the Act.
Designated Representative
- an employee
				  designated by the licensee to oversee and assume responsibility for the
				  operation of the licensed establishment.
Device
- a video draw poker device which
				  complies with the rules of the division and the Act.
Electronic Funds Transfer
, hereinafter
				  referred to as a
Sweep
- any transfer of funds, other than a
				  transaction originated by check, draft, or similar paper instrument that is
				  initiated through an electronic terminal, telephone, computer, or magnetic tape
				  for the purpose of ordering, instructing, or authorizing a financial
				  institution to debit or credit an account.
Encourage Play
-see
Promote
or
Promoting
.
Enrolling Procedure
- the process by which a
				  device is linked to and monitored by the central computer system of the
				  division.
Facility
- the premises of a business which
				  is licensed to house or offer for play video gaming devices within this
				  state.
Inspection
- the observation or examination
				  by any agent of the division of any premises or motor vehicles of the licensee
				  or applicant where video gaming devices and related equipment may be
				  manufactured, distributed, stored, possessed, or offered for play, or any
				  inquiry procedures necessary to discover facts or things related/connected to
				  video gaming in any way.
Interstate Highway
- a fully controlled
				  access highway which is part of the National System of Interstate and Defense
				  Highways.
Licensee
- any applicant or person who is
				  granted a license by the division permitting video gaming activities that are
				  authorized by the Act. The authorized activity of all licensees shall be
				  limited to the type of license issued to each.
Maintenance
- the routine servicing of any
				  video gaming device, excluding the logic board, software, and electronic (soft)
				  and mechanical (hard) meters, and other servicing which provides for the
				  efficient operation of the device.
Major State Highway
- a through highway as
				  defined in
				  R.S.
				  32:1 and which has been designated as a state
				  highway by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
Minors
- every natural person under the age
				  of 18 years.
Mixed Patronage
- a clientele which includes
				  both minors and adults.
Nonvolatile Memory
- a type of memory in
				  which data stored in the memory is not lost when the power is turned
				  off.
Notify
or
Notification
-the
				  act of providing notice of an event through written communication, including
				  electronic transmission, as required by these rules.
Offense
- any violation of the Act or these
				  rules or any other criminal conduct.
Permittee
-for purposes of these rules, shall
				  have the same meaning as "video draw poker employee" as provided in
				  R.S.
				  27:402.
Premises
- land, together with all buildings,
				  improvements, equipment, and personal property located thereon which is
				  controlled by an applicant or a licensee, and associated with video gaming
				  activities authorized by the Act.
Promote
or
Promoting
-to
				  engage in a
promotion
.
Promotion
-an activity, prize, or event
				  offered or held on the premises of a licensed video poker establishment for the
				  purpose of directly encouraging or rewarding the play of video poker devices at
				  the establishment. For the purpose of this Part,
promotion
does not include on-premises advertising of the promotional activity, prize, or
				  event.
RAM Clear Chip
-an erasable programmable
				  read-only memory or other media memory storage device as approved by the
				  division which contains a program specifically designed to clear volatile and
				  nonvolatile memory sections of a logic board for a video gaming device.
Resident
- any natural person who is
				  domiciled in the state or who demonstrates that he maintains a permanent place
				  of abode within the state, and who has resided and/or been domiciled in the
				  state of Louisiana for a period of two years prior to the date of his
				  application for a license.
Security Interest Holder
- any person who
				  loans money for the purpose of financing devices, and uses the devices as
				  collateral. This shall also include a lessor of devices.
Shipment
- any physical movement of a video
				  gaming device from a manufacturer to a distributor, from a distributor to a
				  device owner, or vice versa either into the state, from the state, or within
				  the state.
Ticket Voucher
- a ticket which is printed by
				  a video gaming device by use of a player-activated switch providing the player
				  with a printed record of credits owed.
Transfer
- the physical movement of a video
				  gaming device by a device owner to or from a licensed establishment where a
				  change of ownership does not occur.
Validation Decal
- the decal furnished by the
				  division and placed on a device indicating that the device meets the criteria
				  established by the division, and that the particular device has been enrolled
				  by the division.
Video Gaming Device
- for purposes of these
				  rules, shall have the same meaning as video draw poker
device
.
Volatile Memory
- a type of memory in which
				  data stored in the memory is lost when the power is turned off.
Warehouse
- a secure and limited access
				  structure or room, approved by the division, utilized for the storage of video
				  gaming devices and/or their components.
Written Reprimand
- a written notification
				  from the division to a licensee which outlines any violation of these
				  rules.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:4862.1 et
				  seq.