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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter A - General Requirements › Section I-1705 - Eligibility for Charitable Gaming Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The law requires organizations to be
					 licensed by the department prior to being eligible for a local
					 license.
B. License to conduct
					 charitable gaming shall only be issued to:
1.
					 an organization meeting qualifications as required by Louisiana's Raffles,
					 Bingo, and Keno Licensing Law,
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.1 et seq., and
					 R.S.
					 40:1485.1 et seq.; and
2. organizations conducting games within a
					 parish or municipality that has an ordinance authorizing charitable gaming
					 under the provision of
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.1 et seq.; and
3. organizations actively domiciled in
					 Louisiana for the two consecutive years immediately preceding their
					 application. This domicillary requirement may be waived by the director for a
					 specific fund raising event for newly formed organizations whose members meet
					 the domicillary requirement.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter A - General Requirements › Section I-1707 - Application for a License to Conduct Charitable Gaming

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An application to conduct charitable
					 gaming must be submitted to the division upon forms prescribed and provided by
					 the department.
B. The application
					 shall include the names, dates of birth and current home addresses of original
					 incorporators, current officers, partners or principals of the organization,
					 federal tax identification number, federal tax exemption certificate, latest
					 federal income tax return, local ordinance authorizing charitable gaming,
					 financial reports for previous year, current charitable gaming licenses, and
					 copy of any rental or lease agreements where gaming is to be conducted, where
					 applicable.
C. The application is
					 not complete unless it is dated and signed by the proposed member in charge of
					 charitable gaming and the head of the organization, who shall be the president,
					 chairman of the board of directors, or the chief executive officer or other
					 duly elected head of the organization. It is the intent of this Section that
					 the legally responsible official of the applicant organization shall sign in
					 his representative capacity and the application shall contain all information
					 and statements required by the department.
D. A fee in the amount of $50 must accompany
					 each application to cover the cost of processing. Fee is nonrefundable should
					 the application be denied.
E. All
					 games conducted must comply with all the requirements of these rules and to the
					 requirements of the Act and such other laws and rules as may be
					 applicable.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						33:4861.17.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter A - General Requirements › Section I-1709 - Expiration of License/Reissuance

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.
B. An application for a
					 new license must be submitted to the division on forms prescribed by the
					 department, the fee paid, and new license issued, before any gaming activity
					 can be conducted.
C. The department
					 shall consider the same criteria for reissuance of a license as considered for
					 the original license. Failure to satisfy license criteria contained in the Act
					 and these rules shall result in denial of a license.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						33:4861.17.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter A - General Requirements › Section I-1711 - Manufacturer's Suitability and Business Relationships

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The department may deny an application or
					 revoke, suspend, restrict, or limit approval of registration if it finds an
					 applicant or a business relationship between an applicant and another person or
					 a 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 department
					 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 a pull tab game,
					 including a violation of the laws or local ordinances of this state, other
					 states, and countries without limits as to the nature of the
					 violations;
4. refusal to provide
					 access to records, information, equipment, or premises to the department or
					 peace officers when such access is reasonably necessary to ensure or protect
					 public health, safety or welfare.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter A - General Requirements › Section I-1713 - Revocation, Suspension, Restriction, Denial or Nonrenewal of Application-Fair Hearing; Judicial Review

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. When
					 the department revokes, suspends, restricts or denies an application for
					 registration or renewal, the applicant may request a fair hearing. The request
					 for a hearing shall be made in writing to the department within 45 days of the
					 revocation, suspension, restriction or denial by the department. Upon the
					 department's receipt of written request, a fair hearing shall be conducted in
					 accordance with the provisions of the Louisiana Administrative Procedure
					 Act.
B. Administrative procedure
					 conducted by the department are subject to judicial review according to the
					 provisions of the Louisiana Administrative Procedure Act.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						33:4861.17.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter A - General Requirements › Section I-1719 - Assembly and Packaging

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
					 Manufacturers of pull tabs shall manufacture, assemble and package each pull
					 tab series in such a manner that none of the winning pull tabs, nor the
					 location or approximate location of any of the winning pull tabs can be
					 determined, in advance of opening the pull tabs in any manner or by any device,
					 including but not limited to any pattern in manufacture, assembly, packaging,
					 markings, or by the use of a light.
B. Winning pull tabs shall be randomly
					 distributed and mixed among all other pull tabs in the series. The series shall
					 be assembled and packaged with special care so as to eliminate any pattern as
					 between series, or portions of series, from which the location or approximate
					 location of any of the winning tabs may be determined.
C. When the series is packaged in more than
					 one package, box or other container, the entire series of individual pull tabs
					 shall be mixed in such a manner that no person can determine the position or
					 approximate location of any of the winning pull tabs or determine whether any
					 one package or portion of a series contains a larger or smaller percentage of
					 winner pull tabs than the balance of the series. The packages, boxes of other
					 containers shall not be numbered as to distinguish one from the other. Each
					 series of pull tabs shall contain a packing slip placed inside the package
					 containing the name of manufacturer, series number, date the series was
					 packaged, and the name or identification of the person who packaged the series.
					 This information may be printed on the back of the flare or the outside of at
					 least one of the packages, boxes or containers in which the pull tabs are
					 packed.
D. No distributor or
					 manufacturer of pull tabs shall sell or otherwise provide to any person in this
					 state or for use in this state any pull tab series that does not contain a
					 minimum of 70 percent in prizes. For the purpose of determining the percentage
					 of prizes offered in any pull tab series under this Section, total merchandise
					 prizes shall be computed at the amount actually paid therefor by the licensed
					 operator plus 50 percent of actual cost.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						33:4861.17.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter B - Gaming Requirements › Section I-1721 - Raffles

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Organizations
					 conducting raffles must first obtain a gaming license as required by
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.1.
1. Applications for a gaming license to hold
					 a raffle shall include the following information:
a. date of raffle;
b. location of drawing or determination of
					 winner;
c. prize(s) to be given and
					 their value (see §1727);
d. cost of
					 tickets or chances to participants.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter B - Gaming Requirements › Section I-1722 - Limited Raffle License Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A limited
					 raffle license may be issued pursuant to
					 R.S.
					 4:707.1 to an organization that:
1. qualifies under Louisiana law to conduct
					 charitable gaming;
2. holds one or
					 more raffle games during the 12-month license period for which the aggregate
					 value of all prizes to be awarded for all raffle games does not exceed $10,000;
					 and
3. the raffles are not
					 conducted at a time and place other games of chance allowed under
					 R.S.
					 4:707 are conducted.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter B - Gaming Requirements › Section I-1723 - Bingo Licensing Exemptions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
					 Organizations conducting charitable gaming activity on property which the
					 federal government claims exclusive jurisdiction on, groups which participate
					 in closed bingo sessions for amusement purposes only within their respective
					 social clubs, elderly groups or retirement communities, etc., where the
					 organization or persons conducting the games do not profit or take a percentage
					 from them, or organizations exempted by the following rules in Subsection B are
					 not required to be licensed by the division.
B. Organizations are also exempt from bingo
					 licensing requirements when:
1. the
					 organization otherwise meets all statutory requirements and applicable rules
					 and regulations of the division;
2.
					 bingo activity is limited to no more than five bingo sessions per calendar
					 year;
3. the organization uses
					 donated prizes, which total value is less than $2,000 and gross receipts from
					 all gaming activities together does not exceed $5,000 in any calendar
					 year;
4. the local governing body
					 has passed an ordinance permitting charitable gaming activity;
5. only bona fide active members or their
					 spouses of said organization conduct, or assist in the conducting of the games,
					 (spouses may assist, but cannot act in a managerial capacity as defined in
					 §1725 D);
6. the organization gives written notice, at
					 least 15 days prior to any such activity, to the division stating the
					 organization's intention to conduct the games, the location of the activities
					 and the date and time they will be conducted;
7. the organization maintains records of the
					 gaming activity on forms approved by the division. These records shall be
					 available upon request for inspection by the division;
8. bingo activity is conducted on totally
					 donated premises, or the organization's own premises;
9. all revenue therefrom, after deducting the
					 cost of prizes and other reasonable and necessary expenses of the gaming
					 activity, is devoted solely to religious, charitable, patriotic, public
					 spirited, or educational purposes;
10. exempt organizations purchase gaming
					 supplies only from licensed distributors.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter B - Gaming Requirements › Section I-1725 - Miscellaneous

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No license shall
					 be issued to any organization determined by the division to be renting or
					 leasing facilities or equipment for more than the reasonable market rental
					 rate.
B. Licensed organizations
					 shall provide all bingo and keno cards or paper sheets for use during sessions.
					 Participants shall not be allowed to play on their own bingo or keno cards.
					 Nothing shall prohibit the organization from allowing persons legally blind
					 from using their own cards.
C.
					 Licensed organizations shall register all workers of a bingo or keno game prior
					 to the beginning of a session.
1. The register
					 shall include the following on all workers for the organization:
a. name;
b. current residential address;
c. date of birth;
d. job description;
e. name of organization (if a nonmember of
					 the licensed organization conducting games).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter B - Gaming Requirements › Section I-1727 - Value of Prizes

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. When
					 merchandise is awarded as a prize in a game, its value shall be determined by
					 its cost to the licensee or if donated, the fair market value. The fair market
					 value of donated merchandise prizes may not be reported as an expenditure in
					 financial statement.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						33:4861.17.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter B - Gaming Requirements › Section I-1729 - Transfer of Surplus Supplies

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
					 Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act, a licensee may transfer surplus
					 supplies or equipment to another licensee upon written application to and
					 written permission of the division.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						33:4861.17.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter B - Gaming Requirements › Section I-1731 - 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. These records must be
					 retained for 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; and
9. records of daily gaming activity as may be
					 prescribed by the division.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter B - Gaming Requirements › Section I-1733 - Separate Gaming Account

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A licensee
					 must maintain a separate checking account for all receipts and disbursements
					 related to charitable gaming. All checks on this account must have preprinted
					 consecutive numbers and have the words, "Charitable Gaming Account," along with
					 licensee's state charitable gaming license number, printed on the face of the
					 check.
B. All disbursements related
					 to charitable gaming (including disbursements for prizes, supplies, equipment,
					 operating expenses, contributions, etc.) shall be made only by a check drawn on
					 the special gaming bank account, with the sole exception of prize payouts of
					 under $600 per prize. All checks shall be made payable to a specific person or
					 corporation, and at no time shall a check be made payable to cash.
C. All receipts from charitable gaming,
					 except for the amount of cash used to make prize payouts of under $600 per
					 prize, shall be deposited in the special gaming bank account no later than the
					 next banking day following the date of the charitable gaming session. All
					 deposit slips shall be sufficiently completed as to be able to readily identify
					 the date and source of the receipts being deposited.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						33:4861.17.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter B - Gaming Requirements › Section I-1735 - License Not Transferable

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A
					 license for charitable gaming is only valid for the applicant, the premises,
					 and the date and times indicated on the license.
B. The license is further restricted to the
					 particular game or games approved by the department and identified on the
					 license.
C. Any license issued
					 pursuant to the Act and these 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.
						33:4861.17.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter B - Gaming Requirements › Section I-1743 - Expenses

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All expenses
					 incurred in connection with the conduct of charitable gaming must be paid from
					 the separate charitable gaming bank account.
B. All expenses paid must be bona fide,
					 reasonable in amount, and ordinary and necessary to the conduct of the gaming
					 activity. In connection with this rule, the following definitions shall
					 apply.
Bona Fide
- an expense that is genuine
						and authentic.
Ordinary
- an expense that is commonly
						incurred in the conduct of charitable gaming.
Necessary
- an expense that is
						appropriate and justifiably required to conduct the games.
Reasonable
- an expense that is moderate
						or fair in amount.
C. Incurring or
					 paying, whether directly or indirectly, of expense for the following goods and
					 services is specifically prohibited:
1.
					 transportation of game players;
2.
					 child care or baby sitting service;
3. rentals in excess of reasonable market
					 rental rate;
4. promotional items
					 given to game players during a bingo or keno session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter B - Gaming Requirements › Section I-1744 - Assigned Fixed Value Required on Disposable and Nondisposable Bingo/Keno Cards, and Bonanza Sheets

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. For the
					 purpose of this rule, a disposable bingo/keno card is a card made of paper or
					 other suitable material which is designed or intended for use at a single
					 bingo/keno occasion. A nondisposable bingo/keno card is a reusable card such as
					 a hard card, or one that contains a slide or shutter.
B. Each organization will assign a fixed
					 value, the amount it intends to charge, for individual nondisposable bingo/keno
					 cards, if used; and/or for each cut and collation of disposable bingo/keno
					 card, and bonanza sheet it intends to use, sell, or otherwise furnish in the
					 conduct of its gaming sessions.
C.
					 Each organization will submit a list to the division with the assigned fixed
					 values it intends to charge for each disposable or nondisposable bingo/keno
					 card, and bonanza sheet that it intends to sell. This list will be resubmitted
					 with each license application submitted by the organization.
D. All sales of disposable and nondisposable
					 bingo/keno cards, and bonanza sheets must be in accordance with the fixed
					 assigned values as reported to the division.
E. Neither the fixed assigned values nor the
					 cuts and collations of disposable bingo/keno cards can be changed without prior
					 written approval from the division.
F. Organizations may not:
1. issue or otherwise furnish any free
					 disposable or nondisposable bingo/keno cards, or bonanza sheets; or
2. discount the price of any disposable or
					 nondisposable bingo/keno card or bonanza sheet.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter C - Suppliers › Section I-1745 - Licensing of Manufacturers and Distributors

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any person or business entity desiring to
					 manufacture or distribute charitable gaming supplies for use in this state
					 must:
1. be issued and maintain all required
					 federal, state, parish and municipal licenses;
2. apply to the department on forms
					 prescribed by the department for licensing;
3. meet the suitability and business
					 relationship criteria of these rules.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter C - Suppliers › Section I-1747 - Application for Manufacturer's License

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An application for a license to
					 manufacture charitable gaming supplies and equipment must be submitted to the
					 Division of Charitable Gaming Control upon forms prescribed by the
					 department.
B. The application
					 shall include the names, date of birth, and current home addresses of original
					 incorporators, current officers, Louisiana agents for service of process,
					 partners or principals of the organization, federal tax identification number,
					 or current licenses where applicable.
C. A fee in the amount of $200 to cover the
					 cost of the processing of the application must accompany each application. The
					 fee is not refundable if the application is denied.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						33:4861.17.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter C - Suppliers › Section I-1749 - Application for Distributor's License

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An application for a license to distribute
					 or sell charitable gaming supplies and equipment must be submitted to the
					 Division of Charitable Gaming Control upon forms prescribed by the
					 department.
B. The application
					 shall include the names, dates of birth and current home addresses of original
					 incorporators, current officers, Louisiana agents for service of process,
					 partners or principals of the organization, federal tax identification number,
					 or current licenses where applicable.
C. A fee in the amount of $100 to cover the
					 cost of the processing of the application must accompany each application. The
					 fee is not refundable if the application is denied.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						33:4861.17.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter C - Suppliers › Section I-1751 - Applicant Suitability and Business Relationships

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The department may deny an application or
					 revoke, suspend, restrict, or limit a 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 department 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 and any violation
					 of the laws of this state, other states, 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 officers when such access is reasonably
					 necessary to ensure or protect public health, safety or welfare;
5. association or relationship to a licensed
					 manufacturer, distributor, charitable organization or commercial
					 lessor.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter C - Suppliers › Section I-1753 - Manufacturers' and Distributors' Background Investigation

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Manufacturers and distributors 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 prevailing state per diem rate.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						33:4861.17.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter C - Suppliers › Section I-1755 - Distributor's State Identification Stamp

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each distributor shall purchase from the
					 division a state identification stamp for a fee of $100. Each separate package
					 of all charitable gaming supplies and equipment shall be permanently and
					 conspicuously marked with this stamp at the point of sale to a licensed
					 organization at which time the distributor will collect the following fees:
1. 3 percent of the ideal net proceeds on all
					 pull tab or break-open tickets;
2.
					 5 percent of the actual value of all other charitable gaming
					 supplies;
3. distributors shall
					 remit these fees with their monthly reports of sales to the division.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter C - Suppliers › Section I-1757 - Timely Payment of Supplies; Penalty for Violation

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No distributor shall sell, offer to sell,
					 or deliver any charitable gaming product to any licensed organization in this
					 state, and no organization shall buy or accept delivery of any licensed
					 charitable gaming supplies except on terms of immediate payment or on terms
					 requiring payment not later than the fifteenth day following that on which
					 actual delivery is made. If any payment is not made when due, the distributor
					 shall immediately notify the charitable gaming division thereof and the
					 division shall notify all manufacturers and distributors licensed in the state
					 of the default and thereafter no person shall sell any charitable gaming
					 product to the organization in default on any other terms than immediate
					 payment until otherwise authorized by the division. Under penalty of suspension
					 of its license, the organization which is in default shall pay its obligation
					 in full within 30 days from the date it became due.
B. No distributor shall accept payment from
					 any licensed organization for any gaming supplies unless that payment is in the
					 form of a check bearing the organization's state license number and drawn on
					 the organization's separate charitable gaming account.
C. Any licensee who violates this Section may
					 have its license suspended for not more than 30 days for the first offense and
					 not more than 60 days for a subsequent offense. Each failure of an organization
					 to make payment for any default before the expiration of the period of
					 suspension constitutes a subsequent offense. In addition, the organization may
					 be required to make payment in cash for all gaming products subsequently
					 purchased.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						33:4861.17.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter D - Reporting Requirements › Section I-1761 - Reporting Requirements for License Holders

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each licensee and manufacturer shall file
					 with the department a quarterly report signed by the member in charge or head
					 of the organization as described in
					 §1707 on forms prescribed and supplied by
					 the department. 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: The first quarter begins January 1 and ends
					 March 31; the second quarter begins April 1 and ends June 30; the third quarter
					 begins July 1 and ends September 30; the fourth quarter begins October 1 and
					 ends December 31.
B. Each
					 distributor shall file with the division a monthly report signed by the head of
					 the organization as described in
					 §1707 These reports along with the user
					 fees are due no later than midnight of the fifteenth of each following
					 month.
C. In addition to any other
					 civil or criminal penalties, organizations which are late in filing these
					 reports may be assessed a $100 late penalty for each quarterly or monthly
					 report or reports not submitted timely after notice and opportunity for a
					 hearing held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Repeated
					 violations shall be cause for denial, suspension, or revocation of said
					 license.
D. Manufacturer's
					 quarterly reports and distributor's monthly reports shall include, but are not
					 limited to, the following information regarding the sale of gaming supplies:
1. licensed organization sold to;
2. number of item (form number);
3. item description (form design);
4. cost per item;
5. quantity sold to organization;
6. manufacturers and distributors shall
					 record and be able to track each pull tab series or deal by serial number. The
					 serial numbers must be included or attached to invoices.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter E - Pull Tabs › Section I-1773 - Assembly and Packaging of Pull Tabs

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A. Manufacturers of pull tabs shall
					 manufacture, assemble, and package each pull tab series in such a manner that
					 none of the winning pull tabs, nor the location or approximate location of any
					 of the winning pull tabs can be determined, in advance of opening the pull tabs
					 in any manner or by any device; including, but not limited to, any pattern in
					 manufacture, assembly, packaging, markings, or by the use of a light.
B. Winning pull tabs shall be randomly
					 distributed and mixed among all other pull tabs in the series. The series shall
					 be assembled and packaged with special care so as to eliminate any pattern as
					 between series, or portion of series, from which the location or approximate
					 location of any of the winning tabs may be determined.
C. When the series is packaged in more than
					 one package, box or other container, the entire series of individual pull tabs
					 shall be mixed in such a manner that no person can determine the position or
					 approximate location of any of the winning pull tabs or determine whether any
					 one package or portion of a series contains a larger or smaller percentage of
					 winning pull tabs than the balance of the series. The packages, boxes or other
					 containers shall not be numbered or marked in any way so as to distinguish one
					 from the other. When a series is packaged in more than one package, the entire
					 series or deal shall be put into play at the same time. Each series of pull
					 tabs shall contain a packing slip placed inside the package containing the name
					 of manufacturer, series number, date the series was packaged, and the name or
					 identification of the person who packaged the series. This information may be
					 printed on the back of the flare or the outside of the packages, boxes or
					 containers in which the pull tabs are packed.
D. No distributor or manufacturer of pull
					 tabs shall sell or otherwise provide to any person in this state, or for use in
					 this state, any pull tabs series that does not conform to the following:
1. maximum 4,000 tickets per deal;
2. $500 maximum prize for an individual
					 ticket;
3. minimum payback
					 percentage:
Ticket Price
Minimum Payback
$0.25
65%
$0.50
65%
$1.00
70%
$2.00
75%
4. Ticket price shall not exceed
					 $2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter E - Pull Tabs › Section I-1775 - Progressive Pull-Tabs

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A. Each
					 progressive pull-tab jackpot must be established only through the play of deals
					 bearing a licensed manufacturer's form number. Each jackpot must use the
					 identical form number for each deal contributing to the prize jackpot. Pull-tab
					 deals must meet all requirements as set forth in
					 R.S.
					 4:725 and 725.1 and in LAC 42:I.1715, 1719,
					 1771, and 1773.
B. Accountability.
					 Organizations participating in a progressive pull-tab jackpot must maintain all
					 required forms as prescribed by the office.
1.
					 For each progressive pull-tab jackpot, the organization must maintain, at a
					 minimum, the following records for a period of three years from the date that
					 the progressive game prize was awarded or the game was considered closed:
a. date the progressive jackpot
					 started;
b. method or rules of
					 determining a potential jackpot winner;
c. method or rules of determining how a
					 player Wins the jackpot;
d. dollar
					 amount of contribution into the jackpot per deal;
e. dollar amount of the jackpot
					 cap;
f. accumulated jackpot totals
					 including any backup jackpots;
g.
					 serial number and date sold of the pull tab deals contributing to the jackpot;
					 and
h. name and identification of
					 the winner with the date and amount won.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter F - Progressive Bingo › Section I-1783 - Progressive Mega Jackpot Bingo [Formerly section 1791]

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A. In accordance with
					 R.S.
					 4:706(A) and (B) and
					 R.S.
					 4:707(J), the governing
					 authority of any municipality or parish shall decide whether a progressive mega
					 jackpot bingo game shall be permitted within the municipality or parish. Such
					 game shall be the aggregate of predetermined contributions made by a group of
					 licensed charitable organizations before each licensed call bingo session
					 deposited into one special account in order to offer a prize for a specific
					 progressive mega jackpot bingo game. For the purpose of conducting a
					 progressive mega jackpot bingo game, such organizations shall:
1. establish links or networks as provided in
					 R.S.
					 4:732.(A)(1);
2. contribute a predetermined amount of money
					 not to exceed limits set by 4:732(A)(2) per participating organization into one
					 special account before each licensed call bingo gaming session. Each
					 contribution shall be in the predetermined amount and shall not be considered
					 part of the total amount of prizes awarded during that
					 session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter G - Investigations › Section I-1787 - Investigation of License Holders [Formerly section 1781]

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A. The department may, upon its own motion,
					 investigate the actions of any licensee, licensed manufacturer or distributor.
					 The investigation shall be undertaken for the purpose of gathering evidence and
					 determining whether a violation of the Act, rule or other statutes of the state
					 of Louisiana has occurred. All licensees, including licensed manufacturers and
					 distributors shall fully cooperate with the office 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 office may require to insure compliance.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						4:705(6) and
						R.S.
						4:721(B)(5).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter G - Investigations › Section I-1789 - Suspension and Revocation of License Holders [Formerly section 1783]

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A. The department
					 may suspend any license held by an alleged violator after opportunity for
					 hearing when:
1. the department 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 (at 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 I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter G - Investigations › Section I-1791 - Right to Fair Hearing-Judicial Review [Formerly section 1785]

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A. When the
					 department revokes, suspends, restricts or denies an application for license
					 renewal, the applicant may request a hearing. The request for a hearing shall
					 be made in writing to the department within 15 days of the revocation,
					 suspension, restriction, or denial by the department. Upon the department'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.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						4:705(11)(a) and R.S.
						718(D)(1).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 1 - Bingo › Chapter 17 - Charitable Bingo, Keno and Raffle › Subchapter H - Civil Penalties › Section I-1793 - Penalty Provisions [Formerly section 1787]

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A. Civil penalties may be assessed by the
					 office against any person, licensee or other legal entity in accordance with
					 the following schedule.
1. Except as provided
					 in LAC 42:I.1755.B, violations of statutes or administrative rules relative to
					 reporting requirements including, but not limited to, submission of quarterly
					 reports shall be subject to a civil penalty not in excess of $100 per
					 violation.
2. Violations of
					 statutes or rules relative to the conducting of games of chance, including but
					 not limited to, conducting unauthorized games, participation by unauthorized
					 persons, unauthorized distribution or procurement of supplies or equipment,
					 failure to maintain proper records of gaming sessions, failure to properly use
					 and retain records relative to the model accounting system shall be subject to
					 a civil penalty not to exceed $500 per violation.
3. Violations of statutes or administrative
					 rules relative to making false statements in documents submitted to the
					 division and maintained by the organization including, but not limited to, the
					 applications, monthly or quarterly financial reports, inventories, session
					 records, and any supporting documentation shall be subject to a civil penalty
					 not in excess of $1,000 per violation.
4. Violations of statutes or rules relative
					 to the use of charitable gaming proceeds including, but not limited to, using
					 net gaming proceeds in whole or in part for any uses other than educational,
					 charitable, patriotic, religious or public spirited shall be subject to a civil
					 penalty not to exceed $2,000 per violation.
5. Violations of statutes or rules relative
					 to theft or misappropriation of charitable gaming proceeds shall be subject to
					 a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 per violation.
6. Failure to comply with orders, warnings or
					 mandates of the office or to comply with agreements entered into with the
					 office shall be subject to a civil penalty of $500 per violation.
7. Any other violation of a statutory
					 provision or administrative rule for which a penalty is not provided for in
					 this Section shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 per
					 violation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 2 - Electronic Video Bingo › Chapter 18 - Electronic Video Bingo Rules › Section I-1801 - Statement of Department Policy

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A.
				  The public health, safety and welfare, is the primary consideration in
				  promulgating electronic video bingo machine rules and shall continue to be the
				  primary consideration in their application and enforcement.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 33:4861.17.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 2 - Electronic Video Bingo › Chapter 18 - Electronic Video Bingo Rules › Section I-1805 - Registration of Manufacturers, Distributors or Owners of Electronic Video Bingo Machines

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A. Any person
				  desiring to own, sell or distribute electronic video bingo machines in this
				  state shall:
1. be issued and maintain all
				  required federal, state, parish, and municipal licenses;
2. apply to the department on forms
				  prescribed by the department for registration and pay to the department a
				  nonrefundable $2,000 registration fee. Said fee is payable on initial
				  application and will be used by the department to cover the cost of processing
				  the application, and any other costs associated with the administration of
				  these rules. If the cost of a background check of the applicant and his
				  business exceeds $2,000, the applicant will be given notice of these
				  anticipated additional costs prior to the expenditure by the
				  department;
3. apply to the
				  department on forms prescribed 90 days prior to the end of the registration
				  year (June 30) for a renewal of registration. Said application for renewal
				  shall be accompanied by a $500 nonrefundable fee; which shall be used by the
				  department to cover the cost of the renewal application, including background
				  checks and other costs associated with the administration of these
				  rules;
4. furnish to the department
				  monthly reports identifying the quantities, models, manufacturers, owners, and
				  distributors of machines, and such other information the department may
				  determine necessary to regulate and control electronic video bingo machines in
				  accordance with the Act and these rules; and
5. meet the suitability and business
				  relationship criteria of §1817
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 2 - Electronic Video Bingo › Chapter 18 - Electronic Video Bingo Rules › Section I-1807 - Permitting Process

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A. Eligibility.
				  Permit stamps for electronic video bingo shall only be issued to:
1. a charitable organization doing business
				  in those parishes or incorporated municipalities where an ordinance has been
				  adopted allowing gaming by means of electronic video bingo; or
2. a manufacturer or distributor of
				  electronic video bingo machines who is registered under these rules and who
				  leases or rents such machines only to charitable organizations in parishes or
				  incorporated municipalities where an ordinance has been adopted allowing gaming
				  by means of electronic video bingo.