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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 47 - Landbased Casino Gaming › Section III-4725 - Credit Limit Increases

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Prior to
				approving a credit limit increase, a representative of the credit department
				shall:
1. obtain a written request from the
				person;
2. verify the person's
				current casino limits and outstanding balances;
3. verify the person's outstanding
				indebtedness and personal checking account information;
4. consider the person's player rating based
				on a continuing evaluation of the amount and frequency of play subsequent to
				the person's initial receipt of credit. The person's player rating shall be
				readily available to the credit department prior to their approving a person's
				request for a credit limit increase;
a. for
				table game play, the information for the person's player rating shall be
				recorded on a player rating form by casino department supervisors or put
				directly into the casino operator's or casino manager's computer system
				pursuant to an approved submission; and
b. for slot play, the information for the
				person's player rating shall be recorded on a player rating form by slot
				department supervisors, or put directly into the casino operator's or casino
				manager's system pursuant to an approved submission, or generated by insertion
				of a card, by a person, into a card reader attached to a slot
				machine;
5. include the
				information and documentation required by Paragraphs A.1-6 of this Section and
				the person's player rating indicated at the time the credit increase is
				approved in the person's credit file.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 47 - Landbased Casino Gaming › Section III-4727 - Additional Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				casino operator's or casino manager's credit department shall either verify the
				person's address, current casino credit limits and any outstanding
				indebtedness, or suspend the person's credit privileges, whenever:
1. a person's credit file has been inactive
				for a 12-month period; or
2. a
				person has failed to completely pay off his credit balance at least once within
				a 12-month period; or
3. a credit
				instrument is returned to the casino operator or casino manager by a person's
				bank; or
4. information is received
				by the casino operator's or casino manager's credit department which reflects
				negatively in the person's continued credit worthiness; or
5. the information in the person's credit
				file has not been updated or verified for a 12-month period.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 47 - Landbased Casino Gaming › Section III-4729 - Suspension of Credit Privileges

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Any person having a check returned to the casino operator or casino manager
				unpaid by the person's bank shall have his credit privileges suspended until
				such time as the returned check has been paid in full or the reason for the
				derogatory information has been satisfactorily explained. If the casino
				operator or casino manager desires to continue the person's credit privileges
				on the basis of a satisfactory explanation having been obtained for the
				returned check, it may do so if the casino operator or casino manager records
				the explanation for its decision in the credit file before accepting any
				further checks from the person along with the signature of the credit
				department representative accepting the explanation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 47 - Landbased Casino Gaming › Section III-4731 - Record Keeping

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All
				transactions affecting a person's outstanding indebtedness including all
				issuances of credit and payments thereof, to the casino operator or casino
				manager shall be recorded in chronological order in the person's credit file
				and credit transactions shall be segregated from the safekeeping deposit
				transactions.
B. Player rating
				cards, evidence of credit worthiness and related documents shall be retained
				for a minimum of five years, or as long as the debt remains unpaid, whichever
				is longer.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 47 - Landbased Casino Gaming › Section III-4732 - Collection and Deduction from Gross Revenue

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The casino operator or casino manager,
				after extending credit and prior to taking a deduction for uncollected credit
				instruments, shall:
1. furnish to the
				division documentation showing that it has attempted to collect the full amount
				of the debt at least once every 30 days while the debt was treated as
				collectible by requesting payment in a letter sent to the debtor's known
				address, or in personal or telephone conversations with the debtor, or by
				presenting the credit instrument to the debtor's bank for collection, or
				otherwise demonstrate to the satisfaction of the division that it has made good
				faith attempts to collect the full amount of the debt; and
2. furnish the credit instrument within 30
				days of the divisions request, unless the casino operator or casino manager has
				independent, written, and reliable verification that the credit instrument:
a. is in the possession of a court,
				governmental agency, or financial institution;
b. has been returned to the debtor upon the
				casino operator's or casino manager's good faith belief that it had entered
				into a valid and enforceable settlement; or
c. has been stolen and the casino operator or
				casino manager has made a written report of the theft to an appropriate law
				enforcement agency, other than the division, having jurisdiction to investigate
				the theft.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 47 - Landbased Casino Gaming › Section III-4733 - Disallowed Deductions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				casino operator or casino manager shall not be entitled to a deduction if the
				minimum payment required under the casino operating contract has not been
				satisfied.
B. The casino operator
				or casino manager may not be entitled to a deduction if a particular credit
				was, in the sole opinion of the division, issued in a manner inconsistent with
				the internal controls.
C. The
				casino operator or casino manager shall not knowingly compromise any credit
				collection amount with any person that has an outstanding debt with any
				affiliate or subsidiary of the casino operator or casino manager without the
				approval of the division.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and 24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 47 - Landbased Casino Gaming › Section III-4737 - Disciplinary Action against Employees and Agents

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board may take disciplinary action
				against any employee or agent of the casino operator or casino manager who:
1. failed to disclose, misstated or otherwise
				misled the board with respect to any material fact contained in his application
				for a permit or finding of suitability;
2. committed, attempted to commit, or
				conspired to commit any acts or omissions prohibited by the Act or any
				rule;
3. knowingly permitted to
				remain in play, at the official gaming establishment, any cheating
				device;
4. concealed or refused to
				disclose any material fact in any investigation by the board or
				division;
5. committed, attempted
				to commit, or conspired to commit theft or embezzlement against the casino
				operator;
6. been convicted of any
				gaming related offense in any gaming jurisdiction;
7. accepted employment without prior board or
				division approval, in a position for which he is required to be permitted under
				the Act or these rules, after having been denied a permit for a reason
				involving suitability or after failing to apply for a permit upon being
				requested to do so by the board or division;
8. been refused the issuance or renewal or
				had suspended or revoked, any gaming license or permit, or manufacturing and
				distribution permit, or any pari-mutual permit in any other gaming
				jurisdiction;
9. been prohibited,
				by governmental action from being on the premises of any gaming establishment
				in Louisiana or any other gaming jurisdiction; or
10. been determined in the sole discretion of
				the board, to be a person whose prior activities, criminal record, reputation,
				habits, and associations pose a threat to the public interest to this state or
				create or enhance the dangers of unsuitable, unfair or illegal practices,
				methods and activities in the conduct of gaming operation at the official
				gaming establishment;
11. failed to
				maintain suitability as provided in the Act and rules;
12. failed to comply with any provision of
				these rules.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 47 - Landbased Casino Gaming › Section III-4739 - Gaming by Owners, Directors, Officers and Key Employees

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this
				Section, no officer, director, owner or key management or key gaming employee
				of the casino operator shall play or place a wager at any game or slot machine
				which is exposed to the public for play or wagering by the casino operator or
				at any casino in the state of Louisiana which is owned or operated in whole or
				in part by the casino operator.
B.
				This prohibition shall not apply to the playing of or the wagering on poker or
				panguingui.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 47 - Landbased Casino Gaming › Section III-4741 - Disciplinary Action against Manufacturers, Distributors and Other Vendors

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board may
				take disciplinary action against any manufacturer, distributor or other vendor
				of gaming devices or gaming supplies and any non gaming vendor if the vendor
				has:
1. failed to disclose, misstated or
				otherwise misled the board with respect to any material fact contained in his
				application for a permit, registration or finding of suitability;
2. committed, attempted to commit or
				conspired to commit any acts or omissions prohibited by the Act or
				rules;
3. concealed or refused to
				disclose any material fact in any investigation by the board or
				division;
4. committed, attempted
				to commit, or conspired to commit theft or embezzlement against the casino
				operator;
5. been convicted of any
				gaming related offense in any gaming jurisdiction;
6. conducted business with the casino
				operator prior to being permitted under the Act or rules. This prohibition
				shall not apply to vendors not required to be permitted under the Act or
				rules;
7. been refused the issuance
				or renewal or had suspended or revoked any gaming license or permit, or
				manufacturing and distribution permit, or any pari-mutual permit in any other
				gaming jurisdiction;
8. been
				determined in the sole discretion of the board, to be a person whose prior
				activities, criminal record, reputation, habits and associations pose a threat
				to the public interest to this state or, create or enhance the dangers of
				unsuitable, unfair or illegal practices, methods and activities in the conduct
				of gaming operations at the official gaming establishment;
9. failed to maintain suitability as provided
				in the Act and rules;
10. failed to
				comply with any provision of the rules.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 47 - Landbased Casino Gaming › Section III-4743 - Criminal Conviction as Grounds for Disciplinary Action

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board may discipline any person found
				suitable, including revoking or suspending his permit, registration, approval
				or finding of suitability, if the person, or if the person is a corporation or
				partnership, any person owning 5 percent or more interest in the profits or
				losses of such entity, is convicted of a crime, even though the convicted
				person's post-conviction rights and remedies have not been exhausted, if the
				crime or conviction discredits or tends to discredit the state of Louisiana or
				the gaming industry.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter A - New Orleans Organizations › Section V-2001 - General Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Organizations shall be licensed by the division prior to being eligible for a
				  local license.
B. License to
				  conduct New Orleans Cable Television Bingo shall only be issued to:
1. an organization meeting qualifications as
				  required by Louisiana's Raffles, Bingo, Keno Licensing Law,
				  R.S.
				  33:4861.1 et seq., and
				  R.S.
				  40:1485.1 et seq., administrative rules;
				  and
2. an organization/member
				  organizations actively domiciled in the state of Louisiana for minimum of two
				  consecutive years immediately preceding their application; and
3. the organization, in addition, making
				  application must prove to the division by a preponderance of the evidence to be
				  a charitable, religious, nonprofit educational, public service, or civic
				  organization. An organization's own determination that it is such an
				  organization is not a controlling factor. In the division's determination, the
				  division shall consider factors such as the group's stated purpose; the group's
				  actual activities; the amount and proportion of its activities and monies that
				  are devoted to its charitable, religious, nonprofit educational, public
				  service, or civic activities; the amount and proportion of its revenue devoted
				  to salaries, overhead, or other items; and whether it has qualified for
				  nonprofit status with the Internal Revenue Service. Because of the exceptions
				  to the state's constitutional prohibitions of gambling, the division shall
				  carefully scrutinize all these factors and considerations. With respect to
				  nonprofit status with the Internal Revenue Service, in particular, having such
				  status with the Internal Revenue Service is a factor but will not be
				  determinative alone.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter A - New Orleans Organizations › Section V-2003 - Applicant Suitability and Business Relationships

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The division may deny an application or
				  revoke, suspend, restrict, or limit an organization's license when it finds
				  that the applicant, or a business relationship between an applicant and another
				  person or business entity, is unsuitable or endangers the health, safety, or
				  welfare of the citizens of this state. In determining the suitability of an
				  applicant, or other persons or business entities in a business relationship,
				  the division may consider the person or business entity's:
1. general character, including honesty and
				  integrity;
2. financial security
				  and stability, competency and business experience in the capacity of the
				  relationship;
3. record, if any, of
				  violations which may affect the legal and proper operation of charitable gaming
				  including a violation affecting another licensee or applicant; or any violation
				  of the laws of this state, other states, federal government, and countries
				  without limitations as to the nature of the violation;
4. refusal to provide records, information,
				  equipment, or access to premises to any member of the division or any peace
				  officer when such access is reasonably necessary in the performance of duty or
				  to ensure or protect public health, safety, or welfare;
5. association or relationship to a licensed
				  manufacturer, distributor, charitable organization, commercial lessor,
				  noncommercial lessor, or private contractor; and
6. compliance with Louisiana's Code for
				  Governmental Ethics.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter A - New Orleans Organizations › Section V-2005 - Organization Application for a License to Conduct New Orleans Cable Television Bingo

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An application
				  to conduct cable television bingo must be submitted to the division upon forms
				  prescribed and provided by the division.
B. The application shall include names, dates
				  of birth, current office holders, current home addresses of original
				  incorporators, members participating in gaming activity, federal tax
				  identification number, federal tax exemption certificate, latest federal income
				  tax return. Each applicant must also produce a description of accounting
				  policies and procedures, and internal accounting controls.
C. The application is not complete unless
				  dated and signed by the president of the organization in the presence of a
				  notary public attesting to truthfulness of the information contained
				  therein.
D. A fee in the amount of
				  $50 must accompany each application. Fee is not refundable should the
				  application be denied.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter A - New Orleans Organizations › Section V-2007 - Expiration of License/Renewal

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All
				  licenses issued pursuant to these rules expire at midnight, June 30 of each
				  year.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter A - New Orleans Organizations › Section V-2009 - Volunteer Worker I.D.- Application/Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No person shall sell, attempt to sell or
				  otherwise furnish to any consumer, any cable TV bingo cards, or supplies unless
				  that person has a valid identification card issued by the division and
				  displayed conspicuously on his person.
B. An application shall be submitted to the
				  division upon forms prescribed and provided by the division, before an I.D.
				  card is issued.
C. The application
				  is not complete unless it is signed and dated by the applicant in the presence
				  of a notary public attesting to its truthfulness.
D. A fee in the amount of $15 made payable to
				  the Louisiana State Police shall accompany each application to defray the cost
				  of processing.
E. An application
				  for a license must be submitted to the division on forms prescribed by the
				  division, the fee paid and the I.D. issued before the applicant can assist in
				  the sale of cable bingo supplies.
F. No person under the age of 18 shall be
				  issued an I.D. to sell cable television bingo supplies.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter A - New Orleans Organizations › Section V-2011 - Volunteer/Worker License I.D. Not Transferable

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A worker/volunteer I.D. is valid only for
				  the applicant and applicant organization.
B. The I.D. is further restricted for use
				  only regarding cable television bingo and shall not be used by the holder of
				  such as an I.D. for any other purpose than in matters associated with cable
				  television bingo.
C. Any I.D.
				  issued pursuant to this Act and administrative rules is a privilege and not
				  personal property and must be surrendered to the division upon
				  request.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter A - New Orleans Organizations › Section V-2013 - Transfer of Surplus Supplies

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A
				  licensee of cable television bingo shall not transfer any surplus supplies
				  except upon written application to and written approval of the
				  division.
B. Licensees may only
				  sell or distribute cable television bingo cards in the Parish of
				  Orleans.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter A - New Orleans Organizations › Section V-2015 - Minimum Internal Accounting Controls

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All licensees must establish and maintain
				  an internal accounting control system which meets minimum standards established
				  or approved by the Division of Charitable Gaming Control. The system must
				  provide reasonable assurance that all transactions associated with cable
				  television bingo are properly and accurately recorded, that gaming proceeds are
				  disbursed in accordance with established policy of the licensee and that assets
				  are protected against loss or theft.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter A - New Orleans Organizations › Section V-2023 - Reporting Requirements for License Holders

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each licensee shall file with the division
				  a quarterly report signed by the member-in-charge or head of the organization
				  as described in §1715 on forms prescribed and supplied by the division. The
				  report shall also be signed by the person preparing the report. The report must
				  be postmarked, or if hand-delivered, received in the division's office, no
				  later than the last business day of the first month following the end of the
				  quarter. Business days are defined as Monday through Friday, not including
				  state holidays. Quarters are on a calendar year basis and begin and end as
				  follows.
1. The first quarter begins January
				  1 and ends March 31.
2. The second
				  quarter begins April 1 and ends June 30.
3. The third quarter begins July 1, and ends
				  September 30.
4. The fourth quarter
				  begins October 1 and ends December 31.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter A - New Orleans Organizations › Section V-2025 - Record Retention Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A licensee must maintain and make
				  available for inspection by the division all necessary books of accounts,
				  records, documents and such other information as the division may require to
				  insure that licensees are in compliance with the law and administrative
				  rules.
B. These records include but
				  are not limited to bank statements, canceled checks, deposit slips, sales
				  invoices and receipts, purchase invoices and receipts, shipping documents,
				  lease agreements, inventory records, and records of gaming activity as may be
				  prescribed by the division.
C.
				  Records must be retained for three years.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter A - New Orleans Organizations › Section V-2027 - Investigation of License Holders

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  The division may, upon its own initiative, investigate the actions of any
				  licensee. The investigation shall be undertaken for the purpose of gathering
				  evidence and determining whether a violation of the Act, rules or other
				  statutes of the state of Louisiana has occurred. All licensees, including
				  licensed manufacturers, distributors and private contractors shall fully
				  cooperate with the division in any such investigation. Cooperation shall
				  include but not be limited to making available for inspection all premises,
				  inventory, equipment, books of accounts, records, documents, and such
				  information the division may require to insure compliance.
B. All departments, commissions, boards,
				  agencies, officers, and institutions of this state and all subdivisions
				  thereof, shall upon the institution of any proceeding or investigation of any
				  licensee of the division involving violations of this Act or these
				  administrative rules, timely notify the division of the facts and circumstance
				  of the investigation or proceeding.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter A - New Orleans Organizations › Section V-2029 - Audits

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each
				  organization licensed in this state is subject to audit by this division. The
				  audit may include but is not limited to financial transactions as well as
				  compliance with state laws and administrative rules.
B. Each auditee is expected to fully
				  cooperate with the division auditors, providing them with adequate space to
				  work and making available all inventories, bank records, gaming records, books
				  of account, source documents, and such other documents and information as may
				  be needed to complete the audit.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter B - Private Contractor › Section V-2051 - General Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any
				  person or business entity desiring to be a private contractor for cable
				  television bingo operations must:
1. be issued
				  and maintain all required federal, state, parish and municipal
				  licenses;
2. apply to the division
				  on forms prescribed by the division for licensing;
3. meet the suitability and business
				  relationship criteria of these rules; and
4. prove to the division by a preponderance
				  of evidence, demonstrated skills in the conduct and management of charitable
				  games of chance.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter B - Private Contractor › Section V-2053 - Applicant Suitability and Business Relationships

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The division may deny an application or
				  revoke, suspend, restrict, or limit a private contractors license when it finds
				  that the applicant, or a business relationship between an applicant and another
				  person or business entity is unsuitable or endangers the health, safety, or
				  welfare of the citizens of this state. In determining the suitability of an
				  applicant, or other persons or business entities in a business relationship,
				  the division may consider the person or business entity's:
1. general character, including honesty and
				  integrity;
2. financial security
				  and stability, competency, and business experience in the capacity of the
				  relationship;
3. record, if any, of
				  violations which may affect the legal and proper operation of charitable gaming
				  including a violation affecting another licensee or applicant; or any violation
				  of the laws of this state, other states, federal government and countries
				  without limitations as to the nature of the violation;
4. refusal to provide records, information,
				  equipment, or access to premises to any member of the division or any peace
				  officer when such access is reasonably necessary in the performance of duty or
				  to ensure or protect public health, safety or welfare;
5. association or relationship to a licensed
				  manufacturer, distributor, charitable organization, commercial lessor,
				  noncommercial lessor; and
6.
				  compliance with Louisiana's Code for Governmental Ethics.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter B - Private Contractor › Section V-2055 - Application

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An application
				  for a license as a private contractor for cable television bingo must be
				  submitted to the Division of Charitable Gaming Control upon forms prescribed
				  and provided by the division.
B.
				  The application shall be signed by the applicant in the presence of a notary
				  attesting to its truthfulness.
C.
				  The applicant must come to the division with the application in person to be
				  fingerprinted.
D. A fee of $1,000
				  shall accompany each application. This fee is nonrefundable should the
				  application be denied for any reason.
E. The application shall include name, date
				  of birth, current home addresses of original incorporators, current board of
				  directors and federal tax identification number. In addition, each application
				  shall include a budget forecast for three years of operation, a detailed
				  description of accounting procedures and internal controls and such additional
				  information as may be deemed necessary by the division. A personal history
				  disclosure Form 1 shall be submitted on all key employees. Key employees are
				  defined as owners, board members, managers, and salaried employees recompensed
				  $25,000 or greater annually.
F.
				  Detailed specifications of the operation of cable television bingo are required
				  by the division. Such specifications are required to ensure the legal operation
				  and integrity of cable television bingo and provide the division with methods
				  in which to monitor the activity. All contracts or components of cable
				  television bingo must be submitted to the division for approval prior to being
				  implemented by the private contractor.
G. Any modification(s) to any contract or
				  component in the operation of cable television bingo shall be submitted to the
				  division for approval prior to implementation.
H. The division may conditionally approve the
				  method of operation based upon preliminary findings. Final approval of the
				  director, however, is required even if the operation has been conditionally
				  approved.
I. In addition to any
				  application of a private contractor, each non-key employee(s) or agent(s) of
				  the private contractor must submit an application on forms prescribed and
				  provided by the department. A fee in the amount of $10 made payable to the
				  Louisiana State Police must accompany the application. The applicant shall
				  personally appear with the application to be fingerprinted.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter B - Private Contractor › Section V-2057 - Private Contractor Background Investigation

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Private contractor(s) shall reimburse the
				  division for all reasonable costs incurred for background investigations.
				  Reasonable costs shall include but are not limited to travel cost at the state
				  per diem rate.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter B - Private Contractor › Section V-2059 - Expiration/License Renewal

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A private
				  contractor's license shall expire on midnight, June 30 of each year.
B. The division may consider the same
				  criteria for renewal of a license as considered for the original
				  license.
C. Failure to satisfy any
				  licensing criteria, or reporting requirements, or violations of the Act or
				  these rules shall be cause for denial of a license.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter B - Private Contractor › Section V-2061 - Acquisition of Supplies

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No person
				  shall ship into or sell cable television bingo supplies in this state until his
				  license is granted by the division.
B. No person shall ship into or sell cable
				  television bingo supplies in this state unless such supplies have been approved
				  by the division.
C. No person shall
				  ship into or sell cable television bingo supplies in this state unless those
				  supplies or equipment were purchased from a licensed private contractor,
				  distributor or manufacturer.
D. No
				  private contractor, distributor or manufacturer of cable television bingo
				  supplies shall directly or indirectly give gifts, trips, prizes, premiums or
				  other such gratuities to any organization, person, volunteer, owner, employee
				  or retail outlet location approved for the selling of cable television bingo
				  supplies.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter B - Private Contractor › Section V-2063 - Payment of Supplies

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No private
				  contractor of cable television bingo shall sell, offer to sell, or deliver any
				  cable television bingo supplies to any licensed organization except on terms of
				  immediate payment or on terms requiring payment not later than the fifteenth
				  day of the following month of which actual delivery is made.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter B - Private Contractor › Section V-2065 - Minimum Internal Accounting Controls

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A private contractor must establish and
				  maintain an internal accounting control system which meets standards acceptable
				  to the Division of Charitable Gaming Control.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter B - Private Contractor › Section V-2067 - Reporting Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each
				  private contractor shall file with the division such monthly reports as may be
				  required by the division, signed by a company official and the preparer. The
				  report must be received by the division no later than the fifteenth day of each
				  following month.
B. Reports must be
				  completed in full compliance with instructions supplied by the division.
				  Incorrect, incomplete or unsigned reports will not be accepted and shall not be
				  considered as a timely filed report.
C. Private contractors are responsible for
				  securing the necessary report forms from the division.
D. A penalty of $100 may be assessed for
				  reports not timely submitted.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter B - Private Contractor › Section V-2069 - Collection of Use Fee

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Private
				  contractors shall collect and remit with monthly reports to the division, the
				  following use fee:
1. 5 percent of the gross
				  proceeds collected from the sale of chances during the reporting period. This
				  percentage is to be computed from gross proceeds before the deduction of other
				  fees, prizes, expenses, or charges of any nature whatsoever.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter B - Private Contractor › Section V-2071 - Record Retention Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Private contractors must maintain and make
				  available for inspection by the division all necessary books of accounts,
				  inventories, records, documents and such other information as the division may
				  require to insure that licensees are in compliance with the law and
				  administrative rules. These records must be retained for a period of three
				  years.
B. These records, include,
				  but are not limited to:
1. bank
				  statements;
2. canceled
				  checks;
3. deposit slips;
4. sales invoices and receipts;
5. purchase invoices and receipts;
6. shipping documents;
7. lease agreements;
8. inventory records;
9. as may be prescribed by the
				  division.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter B - Private Contractor › Section V-2073 - Investigation of License Holders

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  The division may, upon its own initiative, investigate the actions of any
				  licensed private contractor. The investigation shall be undertaken for the
				  purpose of gathering evidence and determining whether a violation of the Act,
				  rules or other statutes of the state of Louisiana has occurred. All licensed
				  private contractors shall fully cooperate with the division in any such
				  investigation. Cooperation shall include but not be limited to making available
				  for inspection all premises, equipment, books of accounts, records, documents
				  and such information the division may require to insure compliance.
B. All departments, commissions, boards,
				  agencies, officers, and institutions of this state and all subdivisions thereof
				  shall upon the institution of any proceeding or investigation of any licensee
				  of the division involving violations of this Act or these administrative rules,
				  timely notify the division of facts and circumstances of the
				  investigation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter B - Private Contractor › Section V-2075 - Audits

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each private
				  contractor licensed in this state is subject to audit by this division. Audits
				  shall include but are not limited to financial transactions as well as
				  compliance with state laws and administrative rules.
B. Each auditee is expected to fully
				  cooperate with the division auditors, providing them with adequate work space
				  and making available all inventories, bank records, gaming records, books of
				  account, source documents, and such other documents and information as may be
				  needed to complete the audit.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter B - Private Contractor › Section V-2101 - Retail Sales Premises-General

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No
				  organization or private contractor may sell cable television bingo supplies or
				  cards at a location other than licensed premises.
B. The private contractor or organization
				  shall submit on forms prescribed and provided by the division an application
				  for retail sales outlets of cable television bingo supplies.
C. The division shall not license premises
				  for the sale of cable television bingo supplies whose principal business is the
				  sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.
D. The division shall not license a location
				  which is a public throughway, street or highway.
E. No volunteer of an organization may sell
				  cable television bingo supplies or cards at a location other than at a retail
				  sales outlet licensed for that organization or deliver or furnish cards to a
				  location unsolicited.
F. No private
				  residence shall be licensed by the division as a retail sales outlet.
G. A fee in the amount of $200 shall
				  accompany each application for a retail outlet.
H. Licensees may sell cable television bingo
				  supplies on the organization's own premises wherein recognized meetings are
				  attended by members to carry out the organization's purposes without first
				  obtaining a license from the division. In no case shall sales on such premises
				  take place more than one time a month without first obtaining a retail sales
				  premises license.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 33:486.1 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 20 - Cable Television Bingo › Subchapter B - Private Contractor › Section V-2103 - Retail Premises Suitability

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				  division may deny an application for a location when it finds the applicant or
				  a business relationship between an applicant organization, volunteer or a
				  business entity is unsuitable or endangers the health, safety, or welfare of
				  the citizens of this state. In determining the suitability of a location the
				  division may consider the location's:
1.
				  general reputation or instances of problems at the location;
2. the owner's or occupant's of the premises,
				  general character, financial security and stability;
3. record, if any, of violations which may
				  affect the legal and proper operation; and
4. association or relationship to a licensed
				  manufacturer, distributor, private contractor, organization, commercial lessor,
				  or noncommercial lessor.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 30 - Civil Sanctions › Section V-3001 - Suspension and Revocation of License Holders

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The division may suspend any license held
				by an alleged violator after opportunity for hearing when the division:
1. receives:
a. a certified copy (or other credible
				evidence) of any judgment or conviction of any licensee or his agent, servant
				or employee for any violation of any criminal law or ordinance of the United
				States, the state of Louisiana or any Louisiana parish, city or town relating
				to charitable gaming or gambling; or
b. a certified copy of the record (or other
				credible evidence) of the forfeiture by any permittee or his agent or employee
				of bond to appear to answer charges of violating any law or ordinance relating
				to charitable gaming or gambling; or
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 30 - Civil Sanctions › Section V-3003 - Right to Fair Hearing-Judicial Review

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. When the division revokes, suspends,
				restricts or denies an application for license or renewal, the applicant may
				request a hearing. The request for a hearing shall be made in writing to the
				division within 45 days of the revocation, suspension, restriction or denial by
				the division. Upon the division's receipt of written request, a hearing shall
				be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure
				Act, R.S.
				49:950 et seq.
B. Hearings conducted by the division are
				subject to judicial review according to the provisions of the Administrative
				Procedure Act.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  33:4861.1 et seq.,
				  R.S.
				  40:1485.1 et seq., and
				  R.S.
				  33:4861.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part V - T.V. Bingo › Chapter 30 - Civil Sanctions › Section V-3005 - General Penalty Provision

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any
				violation of any provision of this Act or any rule of the department for which
				a penalty is not specified may be cause for denial, suspension, or revocation
				of a license and/or a fine of not more than $5,000.
B. These rules are enacted pursuant to Act
				752 of the 1986 Legislative Session, Acts 85, 389 and 526 of the 1987
				Legislative Session.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  33:4861.1 et seq.,
				  R.S.
				  40:1485.1 et seq., and
				  R.S.
				  33:4861.21.