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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 42 - Electronic Gaming Devices › Section III-4210 - Electronic Gaming Device Tournaments

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. EGD tournaments may be conducted by a
				licensee or casino operator upon written notification to the
				division.
B. All tournament play
				shall be on machines which have been tested and approved by the division, and
				for which the tournament feature has been enabled.
C. All EGDs used in a single tournament shall
				utilize the same electronics and machine settings. The licensee or casino
				operator shall utilize, and each device shall be equipped with, an approved
				program which allows for tournament mode play to be enabled by a switch key
				(reset feature) or total replacement of the logic board, with an approved
				tournament board. Replacement of program storage media is not permissible for
				tournament play only. Form(s) approved by the division are required to be
				submitted for each device used in tournament play when the non- tournament
				logic board is removed. The licensee or casino operator shall submit written
				procedures regarding the storage and security of tournament and non-tournament
				boards when not in use.
D. EGDs
				enabled for tournament play shall not accept or pay out coins. The EGDs shall
				utilize credit points only.
E.
				Tournament credits shall have no cash value.
F. Tournament play shall not be credited to
				accounting or electronic (soft) meters of the EGD.
G. At the licensee's or casino operator's
				discretion, and in accordance with applicable laws and rules, the licensee or
				casino operator may establish qualification or selection criteria to limit the
				eligibility of players in a tournament.
H. Rules of Tournament Play
1. The licensee or casino operator shall
				submit rules of tournament play to the division in accordance with
				§2954 The rules of play shall include,
				but are not limited to, the following:
a. the
				amount of points, credits, and playing time players will begin with;
b. the manner in which players will receive
				EGD assignments and how reassignments are to be handled;
c. how players are eliminated from the
				tournament and how the winner or winners are to be determined;
d. the number of EGDs each player will be
				allowed to play;
e. the amount of
				entry fee for participating in the tournament;
f. the number of prizes to be
				awarded;
g. an exact description of
				each prize to be awarded;
h. any
				additional house rules governing play of the tournament;
i. any rules deemed necessary by the division
				to ensure compliance with this Chapter.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 42 - Electronic Gaming Devices › Section III-4211 - Duplication of Program Storage Media

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Personnel and Certification
1. Only the personnel defined in the internal
				controls shall be allowed to duplicate program storage media.
2. Upon request by the division, the licensee
				or casino operator shall provide the division with documentation from the
				manufacturer or copyright holder of the duplicated program storage media
				certifying that the duplication of the program storage media is
				authorized.
3. The licensee and
				casino operator shall comply with all rules and regulations regarding copyright
				infringement.
4. Each duplicated
				program storage media shall match the designated gaming laboratory's electronic
				signature for that program storage media.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 42 - Electronic Gaming Devices › Section III-4212 - Marking, Registration, and Distribution of Gaming Devices

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No manufacturer,
				supplier, casino operator or licensee may ship or otherwise transfer a gaming
				device into this state, out of this state, or within this state unless:
1. a serial number, which shall be the same
				number as given the device pursuant to the provisions of
				15 USC
				1173 of the Gaming Device Act of 1962, is
				permanently stamped or engraved in lettering no smaller than 5 millimeters on
				the metal frame or other permanent component of the EGD and on a removable
				metal plate attached to the cabinet of the EGD;
2. forms, as prescribed by the division, are
				filed before receiving authorization to ship a device for use in the Louisiana
				gaming industry;
3. a per device
				registration fee is paid by company check, money order, or certified check made
				payable to: State of Louisiana, Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
				The per device registration fee is required for all gaming devices destined for
				use in Louisiana by riverboat licensees or the casino operator. This fee is not
				required on devices which are currently registered with the board or division
				and display a valid registration certificate. The amount of the device
				registration fee is $100 per device for riverboat licensees and $10 per device
				for the casino operator; and
4.
				division authorization is received prior to shipping a gaming device.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 42 - Electronic Gaming Devices › Section III-4213 - Approval to Sell or Dispose of Gaming Devices

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No gaming device registered by the
				division shall be destroyed, scrapped, or otherwise disassembled without prior
				written approval of the division. A licensee and casino operator shall not sell
				or deliver a gaming device to a person other than its affiliated companies or a
				permitted manufacturer or supplier without prior written approval of the
				division. Applications for approval to sell or dispose of a registered gaming
				device shall be made, processed, and determined in such manner and using such
				forms as the division may prescribe.
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 42 - Electronic Gaming Devices › Section III-4214 - Maintenance of Electronic Gaming Devices

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A licensee and casino operator shall not
				alter the operation of an approved EGD except as provided in these rules and
				shall maintain the EGDs as required by this Chapter. Each licensee and casino
				operator shall keep a written list of repairs made to the EGD offered for play
				to the public that require a replacement of part(s) that affect the game
				outcome, and any other maintenance activity on the EGD. The list shall be
				available for inspection by the division upon request. The written list of
				repairs shall be logged in the machine's MEAL book which shall be kept in the
				EGD.
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 42 - Electronic Gaming Devices › Section III-4215 - Analysis of Questioned Electronic Gaming Devices

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. If the operation of any EGD is questioned
				by any licensee, casino operator, patron, or division agent, and the question
				cannot be resolved, the questioned device shall be examined in the presence a
				division agent and a representative of the licensee or casino operator. If the
				malfunction can not be resolved to the satisfaction of the division, the
				patron, the casino operator or the licensee, the EGD shall be disabled and be
				subjected to a program storage media memory test to verify "signature"
				comparison by the division. While waiting for the division agent to test the
				EGD, the EGD shall be removed from service and shall not be tampered with by
				any person. Upon successful verification of the "signature" of the program
				storage media and all malfunctions resolved, the EGD in question may be enabled
				for patron play with approval by the division.
B. In the event that the malfunction cannot
				be determined and corrected by this testing, the EGD may be removed from the
				designated gaming area and secured in a remote, locked compartment. The
				division may require that the EGD be transported to a designated gaming
				laboratory selected by the division where the device shall be fully analyzed to
				determine the status and cause of the malfunction. All costs for transportation
				and analysis shall be borne by the licensee or casino operator.
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 42 - Electronic Gaming Devices › Section III-4216 - Summary Suspension of Approval of Electronic Gaming Devices

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board or
				division may issue an order suspending approval of an EGD if it is determined
				that the EGD does not operate in the manner certified by the designated gaming
				laboratory pursuant to this Chapter. After issuing an order, the board or
				division may seal or seize all models of that EGD not in compliance with this
				Chapter.
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 43 - Specifications for Chips, Tokens, Cards, and Dice › Section III-4301 - Approval of Chips and Tokens; Applications and Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A licensee or casino operator shall not
				issue, sell, or redeem any chips, tokens, or modifications of chips or tokens
				unless approved in writing by the division.
B. Applications for approval of chips,
				tokens, and modifications to previously approved chips or tokens must be
				submitted in such manner and using such forms as the division may prescribe.
				Only licensees, the casino operator and suppliers may apply for such approval.
				Each application must include:
1. an exact
				drawing or electronic file, in color, of each side and the edge of the proposed
				chip or token, drawn to actual size or drawn to larger than actual size and in
				scale, and showing the measurements of the proposed chip or token in each
				dimension;
2. written
				specifications for the proposed chips or tokens;
3. the name and address of the
				manufacturer;
4. the licensee's or
				casino operator's intended use for the proposed chips or tokens; and
5. such other items or information as the
				division may require.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 43 - Specifications for Chips, Tokens, Cards, and Dice › Section III-4303 - Specifications for Chips and Tokens

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Chips and tokens shall be designed, manufactured, and constructed in compliance
				with all applicable statutes, regulations, and policies of the United States,
				Louisiana, and other states to prevent counterfeiting of the chips and tokens
				to the extent reasonably possible. Chips and tokens shall not resemble any
				current or past coinage of the United States or any other nation.
B. In addition to other specifications as the
				division may approve, all chips and tokens shall contain:
1. the name of the issuing gaming
				establishment inscribed on each side of each chip and token;
2. the city, or other locality, and the state
				where the establishment is located inscribed on at least one side of each chip
				and token unless the division approves otherwise;
3. the value of the chip or token inscribed
				on each side of each chip and token except for chips used exclusively at
				roulette; and
4. the manufacturer's
				name or a distinctive logo or other mark identifying the manufacturer inscribed
				on at least one side of each chip or token.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 43 - Specifications for Chips, Tokens, Cards, and Dice › Section III-4305 - Specifications for Chips

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Unless the
				division approves otherwise, chips shall be disk-shaped, shall be 0.130 inch
				thick, and shall have a diameter of:
1. 1.55
				inches for chips used at games other than baccarat;
2. 1.55 inches or 1.6875 inches for chips
				used at baccarat; and
3. 1.6875
				inches for chips used exclusively at race books or other counter
				games.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 43 - Specifications for Chips, Tokens, Cards, and Dice › Section III-4307 - Specifications for Tokens

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Unless
				the division approves otherwise, tokens shall be disk-shaped and shall measure
				as follows:
1. $0.25 tokens shall be from
				0.983 through 0.989 inches in diameter, from 0.064 through 0.070 inches thick,
				and if the token has reeds or serrations on its edges, the number of reeds or
				serrations shall not exceed 100;
2.
				$1 denomination tokens shall be from 1.459 through 1.474 inches in diameter,
				from 0.095 through 0.115 inch thick, and, if the token has reeds or serrations
				on its edges, the number of reeds or serrations shall not exceed 150;
3. $5 denomination tokens shall be 1.75
				inches in diameter, from 0.115 through 0.135 inch thick, and, if the token has
				reeds or serrations on its edges, the number of reeds or serrations shall not
				exceed 175;
4. $25 denomination
				tokens shall be larger than 1.75 inches but no larger than 1.95 inches in
				diameter, except that such tokens may be 1.654 inches (42 millimeters) in
				diameter if made of 99.9 percent pure silver, shall be 0.10 inch thick, and, if
				the token has reeds or serrations on its edges, the number of reeds or
				serrations shall not exceed 200; and
5. tokens of other denominations shall have
				such measurements and edge reeds or serrations as the division may approve or
				require.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 43 - Specifications for Chips, Tokens, Cards, and Dice › Section III-4309 - Use of Chips and Tokens

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A
				licensee or casino operator that uses chips or tokens at its gaming
				establishment shall:
1. comply with all
				applicable statutes, regulations, and policies of Louisiana and of the United
				States pertaining to chips or tokens;
2. sell chips and tokens only to patrons of
				its gaming establishment and only at their request;
3. promptly redeem its own chips and tokens
				from its patrons;
4. post
				conspicuous signs at its establishment notifying patrons that federal law
				prohibits the use of the tokens, and that state law prohibits the use of the
				chips, outside the establishment for any monetary purpose; and
5. take reasonable steps, including examining
				chips and tokens and segregating those issued by another licensee or casino
				operator, to prevent sales of chips and tokens issued by another licensee or
				casino operator.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 43 - Specifications for Chips, Tokens, Cards, and Dice › Section III-4311 - Receipt of Gaming Chips or Tokens from Manufacturer or Supplier

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. When chips or
				tokens are received from the manufacturer or supplier thereof, they shall be
				opened and checked by at least two employees of the licensee or casino operator
				from different departments. Any deviation between the invoice accompanying the
				chips or tokens and the actual chips or tokens received or any defects found in
				such chips or tokens shall be reported promptly to the division. A division
				agent shall be notified of the time of delivery of any chips or tokens to the
				licensee or casino operator.
B.
				After checking the chips received, the licensee or casino operator shall
				document in a chip inventory ledger the denomination of the chips received, the
				number of each denomination of chips received the number and description of all
				non-value chips received, the date of such receipt and the signature of the
				individuals who checked such chips.
C. If any of the chips received are to be
				held in reserve and not utilized either at the gaming tables or at a cashier's
				cage, they shall be stored in a separate locked compartment either in the vault
				or in a cashier's cage and shall be recorded in the chip inventory ledger as
				reserve chips.
D. Any chips
				received that are part of the secondary set of chips of the licensee or casino
				operator shall be recorded in the chip inventory ledger as such and shall be
				stored in a locked compartment in the casino vault separate from the reserve
				chips.
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 43 - Specifications for Chips, Tokens, Cards, and Dice › Section III-4313 - Inventory of Chips

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Chips shall be
				taken from or returned to either the reserve chip inventory or the secondary
				set of chips in the presence of at least two individuals. The denominations,
				number and amount of chips so taken or returned shall be recorded in the chip
				inventory ledger together with the date and signatures of the individuals
				conducting this process.
B. On a
				daily basis, the licensee or casino operator shall compute and record the
				unredeemed liability for each denomination of chips in circulation and cause
				the result of such inventory to be recorded in the chip inventory ledger. On a
				monthly basis, each licensee or casino operator shall inventory chips in
				reserve and the result of such inventory shall be recorded in the chip
				inventory ledger. The procedures to be utilized to compute the unredeemed
				liability and to inventory chips in circulation and reserve shall be included
				in the internal controls. A physical inventory of chips in reserve shall be
				required annually if the inventory procedures incorporate the sealing of the
				locked compartment.
C. During
				non-gaming hours all chips in the possession of the licensee or casino operator
				shall be stored in the chip bank, in the vault, or in a locked compartment in a
				cashier's cage except that chips may be locked in a transparent compartment on
				gaming tables provided that there is adequate security as approved by 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 43 - Specifications for Chips, Tokens, Cards, and Dice › Section III-4315 - Redemption and Disposal of Discontinued Chips and Tokens

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A licensee or casino operator that
				permanently removes from use or that replaces approved chips or tokens at its
				casino, or that ceases operating its casino, shall prepare a plan for redeeming
				discontinued chips and tokens that remain outstanding at the time of
				discontinuance. The licensee or casino operator shall submit the plan in
				writing to the division not later than 30 days before the proposed removal,
				replacement, or cessation of gaming operations, unless the cause for
				discontinuance of the chips or tokens cannot be reasonably anticipated, in
				which event the licensee or casino operator shall submit the plan as soon as
				reasonably practicable. The division may approve the plan or require reasonable
				modifications as a condition of approval. Upon approval of the plan, the
				licensee or casino operator shall implement the plan as approved.
B. In addition to such other reasonable
				provisions as the division may approve or require, the plan shall provide for:
1. redemption of outstanding or discontinued
				chips and tokens, in accordance with this Subsection, for at least 120 days
				after the removal or replacement of the chips or tokens, for at least 120 days
				after operations cease, or for a period as the division may approve or
				require;
2. redemption of the chips
				and tokens at the casino or at such other location as the division may
				approve;
3. publication of notice
				of the discontinuance of the chips and tokens, the redemption period and the
				redemption location with times of operation in at least two newspapers of
				general circulation in Louisiana. The notice shall be published at least twice
				during each week of the redemption period and shall be subject to the
				division's approval of the form of the notice, the newspapers selected for
				publication, and the specific days of publication;
4. conspicuous posting of the notice
				described in Paragraph B.3 of this Section at the casino or other redemption
				location; and
5. destruction or
				such other disposition of the discontinued chips and tokens as the division may
				approve or require.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 43 - Specifications for Chips, Tokens, Cards, and Dice › Section III-4317 - Destruction of Counterfeit Chips and Tokens

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Unless a court of competent jurisdiction
				orders otherwise, a licensee and casino operator shall destroy or otherwise
				dispose of counterfeit chips and tokens discovered at their establishments in
				such manner as the division may approve or require.
B. Unless a court of competent jurisdiction
				orders otherwise, a licensee and casino operator shall dispose of coins of the
				United States or any other nation discovered to have been unlawfully used at
				their establishments by including them in their coin inventories or, in the
				case of foreign coins, by exchanging them for United States currency or coins
				and including same in their currency or coin inventories, or by disposing of
				them in any other lawful manner.
C.
				In addition to such other information as the division may require, each
				licensee and casino operator shall record:
1.
				the number and denominations, actual and purported, of the coins and
				counterfeit chips and tokens destroyed or otherwise disposed of pursuant to
				this Section;
2. the month during
				which they were discovered;
3. the
				date, place, and method of destruction or other disposition, including, in the
				case of foreign coin exchanges, the exchange rate and the identity of the bank,
				exchange company, or other business or person at which or with whom the coins
				are exchanged; and
4. the names of
				the persons carrying out the destruction or other disposition on behalf of the
				licensee or casino operator.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 43 - Specifications for Chips, Tokens, Cards, and Dice › Section III-4318 - Promotional and Tournament Chips or Tokens

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Promotional and tournament chips or tokens
				shall be designed, manufactured, approved, and used in accordance with the
				provisions of these rules applicable to chips or tokens, except as follows:
1. promotional and tournament chips or tokens
				shall be of such shape and size and have such other specifications as the
				division may approve or require; and
2. each side of a promotional and tournament
				chip or token shall conspicuously bear the inscription "no cash
				value."
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 43 - Specifications for Chips, Tokens, Cards, and Dice › Section III-4319 - Approval and Specifications for Dice

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Unless otherwise approved by the division,
				each die used by a licensee or casino operator in its casino shall meet the
				following specifications:
1. be formed in the
				shape of a perfect cube and of a size no smaller than 0.750 of an inch on each
				side nor any larger than 0.775 of an inch on each side, or 0.625 of an inch on
				each side for Pai Gow Poker;
2. be
				manufactured to an accuracy tolerance of no greater than 0.0002 of an
				inch;
3. be transparent and made
				exclusively of cellulose except for the spots, name of the casino and serial
				numbers or letters contained thereon;
4. have the surface of each of its sides
				perfectly flat and the spots contained in each side perfectly flush with the
				area surrounding them;
5. have all
				edges and corners perfectly square, that is forming perfect 90 degree
				angles;
6. have the texture and
				finish of each side exactly identical to the texture and finish of all other
				sides;
7. have its weight equally
				distributed throughout the cube and no side of the cube heavier or lighter than
				any other side of the cube;
8. have
				its six sides bearing white circular spots from one to six respectively with
				the diameter of each spot equal to the diameter of every other spot on the
				die;
9. have spots arranged so that
				the side containing one spot is directly opposite the side containing six
				spots, the side containing two spots is directly opposite the side containing
				five spots and the side containing three spots is directly opposite the side
				containing four spots;
10. have the
				name of the casino, city and state in which the die is being used imprinted or
				impressed thereon;
11. have each
				spot placed on the die by drilling into the surface of the cube and filling the
				drilled out portion with a compound equal in weight to the weight of the
				cellulose drilled out and which will form a permanent bond with the cellulose
				cube; and
12. have each spot extend
				into the cube exactly the same distance as every other spot extends into the
				cube to an accuracy tolerance of 0.004 of an inch.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 43 - Specifications for Chips, Tokens, Cards, and Dice › Section III-4321 - Approval and Specifications for Cards

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Unless otherwise approved by the division,
				cards used by a licensee or casino operator in its casino must meet the
				following specifications.
1. Cards used for
				play shall be in decks of 52 cards with each card identical in size and shape
				to every other card in the deck.
2.
				Each deck shall be composed of four suits: diamonds, spades, clubs and
				hearts.
3. Each suit shall be
				composed of 13 cards: ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and
				2.
4. The back of each card in the
				deck shall be identical and no card shall contain any marking, symbol or design
				that will enable a person to know the identity of any element printed on the
				face of the card or that will in any way differentiate the back of that card
				from any other card in the deck.
5.
				The backs of all cards in the deck shall be designed so as to diminish as far
				as possible the ability of any person to place concealed markings
				thereon.
6. The design to be placed
				on the backs of cards shall be submitted to the division for approval prior to
				use of such cards in gaming activity and shall include the name and city of the
				casino or another logo approved by the division.
7. Each deck of cards shall be packaged
				separately and shall contain a seal affixed to the opening of such
				package.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 43 - Specifications for Chips, Tokens, Cards, and Dice › Section III-4323 - Cards and Dice; Receipt, Storage, Inspections and Removal from Use

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. When cards or
				dice for use in the casino are received from the manufacturer or supplier, they
				shall immediately be inspected by a member of the security department and a
				table games supervisor to verify that the seals on each box meet the following
				criteria: are intact, unbroken and free from tampering. Boxes satisfying these
				criteria shall be placed for storage in a locked cabinet or storage area. Boxes
				that do not satisfy these criteria shall either be returned to the manufacturer
				or supplier, or inspected to verify that the cards or dice conform to division
				standards and are in a condition to ensure fair play and then placed for
				storage in a locked cabinet or storage area.
B. The cabinet or storage area shall be
				located in a secure, controlled area, the location and physical characteristics
				of which shall be approved by the division prior to use.
C. The storage areas will be used exclusively
				for the cards and dice.
D. A
				licensee's or casino operator's card and dice inventory log shall include:
1. the balance of cards and dice on
				hand;
2. the cards and dice removed
				from storage;
3. the cards and dice
				returned to storage or received from the manufacturer;
4. the date of the transaction; and
5. the signatures of the individuals
				involved.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 45 - Labor Organizations › Section III-4501 - Labor Organization Registration Required

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each labor organization, union or
				affiliate representing or seeking to represent employees permitted by the board
				or division and employed by a licensee or casino operator, shall register with
				the board annually.
B.
1. The board may exempt any labor
				organization, union or affiliate from registration requirements if it
				determines that such labor organization, union or affiliate:
a. is not the certified bargaining
				representative of any employee permitted by the board or division or employed
				by a licensee; and
b. is neither
				involved nor seeking to be involved actively, directly, or substantially in the
				control or direction of the representation of any such employee.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 45 - Labor Organizations › Section III-4503 - Registration Statement

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A labor
				organization, union or affiliate shall file with the board a "Labor
				Organization Registration Statement" on a form prescribed by the board. The
				registration statement shall be completed and filed with the board prior to the
				labor organization becoming the certified bargaining representative for
				employees occupationally licensed to work for a licensee or casino
				operator.
B. The registration
				statement shall include, without limitation, the following:
1. the names of all labor organizations
				affiliated with the registrant;
2.
				information as to whether the registrant is involved or seeking to be involved
				actively, directly or substantially in the control or direction of the
				representation of any employee licensed by the board or division and employed
				by a licensee or casino operator;
3. information as to whether the registrant
				holds, directly or indirectly, any financial interest whatsoever in the
				licensee or casino operator whose employees it represents;
4. the names of any pension and welfare
				systems maintained by the registrant and all officers and agents of such
				systems;
5. the names of all
				officers, agents and principal employees of the registrant; and
6. all written assurances, consents, waivers
				and other documentation required of a registrant by the board.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 45 - Labor Organizations › Section III-4505 - Registration Renewal

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A labor
				organization registration shall be effective for one year. The registration may
				be renewed upon filing of an updated "Labor Organization Registration
				Statement" no later than 120 days prior to the expiration of the current
				registration.
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 45 - Labor Organizations › Section III-4507 - Continuing Duty to Disclose

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Every
				registered labor organization shall be under a continuing duty to promptly
				disclose any change in the information contained in the "Labor Organization
				Registration Statement" or otherwise requested by the board or
				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 45 - Labor Organizations › Section III-4509 - Federal Reports Exception

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Notwithstanding the reporting requirements imposed by the regulations of the
				board, no labor organization, union, affiliate or person shall be required to
				furnish any information which is included in a report filed by any labor
				organization, union, affiliate or person with the secretary of labor, pursuant
				to
				29 USC
				431 et seq., (Labor-Management Reporting and
				Disclosure Act) if a copy of such report, or if the portion thereof containing
				such information, is furnished to the board pursuant to the aforesaid federal
				provisions.
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 45 - Labor Organizations › Section III-4511 - Qualification of Officers, Agent, and Principal Employees

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board shall have the authority to call
				forth any officer, agent or employee of the labor organization who has the
				ability to exercise significant influence over a licensee or casino operator
				and such person shall be subject to the suitability and qualification
				requirements of the Act.
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-4701 - General Provision and Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The regulations contained in this Chapter
				are applicable only to the casino operator, casino manager and other persons
				licensed, permitted or determined suitable pursuant to chapter 5 of the
				Act.
B. The following words and
				terms shall have the following meanings.
Annual Audit
-the audit performed each fiscal
				  year by the independent CPA of the fiscal year financial statements of the
				  casino operator performed in accordance with the requirements of the casino
				  operating contract.
Books and Records
-all financial statements,
				  revenue, expense and other accounting or financial documents or records,
				  including general ledgers, accounts receivable, accounts payable, invoices,
				  payroll records, ownership records, expense records, income records and other
				  documents or records required by the internal control system (including
				  detailed records by game, drop and shift) and all other documents or records
				  maintained by the casino operator or the casino manager whether in print,
				  electronic, magnetic, optical, digital or other media form relating to or
				  concerning the official gaming establishment.
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-4703 - Suitability of Casino Operator

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				The following persons shall demonstrate their suitability and qualification to
				the board by clear and convincing evidence:
1.
				a casino operator;
2. a casino
				manager;
3. an affiliate of the
				casino operator;
4. certain holders
				of debt or equity interest in one or more of the casino operator and its
				affiliates;
5. all other persons,
				who either alone or in combination with others, have the ability to
				significantly and directly affect or influence the affairs of a casino operator
				or casino manager;
6. a person with
				respect to whom a finding of suitability is necessary in order to insure that
				the policies of the Act and the integrity of gaming operations are protected;
				and
7. any other person that the
				board, in its sole discretion, directs to demonstrate its suitability and
				qualifications.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 47 - Landbased Casino Gaming › Section III-4705 - Suitability of Certain Lenders

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Any person holding a security interest in immovable or movable property used in
				gaming operations shall be required to demonstrate suitability to the
				board.
B. The following lenders may
				be presumed suitable in connection with any transaction which is otherwise in
				compliance with the rules:
1. an institutional
				lender as defined in the Act; or
2.
				a person previously found suitable and approved by the board.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 47 - Landbased Casino Gaming › Section III-4707 - Safe Harbor

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. If at any
				time the board finds that an affiliate of the casino operator or casino manager
				or a holder of a debt or equity interest in the casino operator, the casino
				manager or a respective affiliate that is required to be and remain suitable
				has failed to demonstrate suitability, the board may, consistent with the Act
				and the casino operating contract, take any action it deems necessary to
				protect the public interest. The board shall take no action to declare the
				casino operator, casino manager or an affiliate unsuitable based upon such
				finding if the casino operator, casino manager or the affiliate takes immediate
				good-faith action, including the prosecution of all legal remedies, and
				complies with any order of the board to cause such person failing to
				demonstrate suitability to dispose of such person's interest in the casino
				operator, casino manager or affiliate, and, pending such disposition and upon
				receipt of notice from the board of a finding of failure to demonstrate
				suitability, the casino operator, casino manager or the affiliate ensures that
				the person failing to demonstrate suitability:
1. does not receive dividends or interest on
				the securities of the casino operator, casino manager or the
				affiliate;
2. does not exercise,
				directly or indirectly, including through a trustee or nominee, any right
				conferred by the securities of the casino operator, casino manager or the
				affiliate;
3. does not receive any
				remuneration from the casino operator, casino manager or the
				affiliate;
4. does not receive any
				economic benefit for the casino operator, casino manager or the affiliate;
				and
5. subject to the disposition
				requirements of this section, does not continue in ownership or economic
				interest in the casino operator, casino manager or the affiliate, or remain as
				a manager, officer, director, partner, employee, consultant or agent of the
				casino operator, casino manager or the affiliate.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 47 - Landbased Casino Gaming › Section III-4709 - Additional Reporting Requirements; Floor Plans

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The casino operator shall be responsible,
				in addition to the casino manager, for all reporting and approval obligations
				imposed upon the casino manager by rule or assumed by the casino manager in
				connection with the casino management agreement.
B. Pursuant to the casino operating contract,
				the casino operator shall deliver to the board updated copies of scale drawings
				of the floor plan of the official gaming establishment as changes are made in
				the use of any room or enclosed area.
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-4711 - Hotel Restriction

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. To the
				extent permitted by the Act, the casino operator or casino manager shall be
				allowed to offer lodging provided that no such lodging may be located within
				the official gaming establishment. Lodging may be offered and provided by the
				casino operator or its agents or designees in facilities other than the
				official gaming establishment even if those facilities provide tunnels,
				walkways and other passageways for ingress and egress to and from the official
				gaming establishment.
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-4713 - Permissible Food Service

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				casino operator may offer food and restaurant services in non-gaming space in
				the official gaming establishment as permitted by the Act, including the
				following.
1. Employee Cafeteria. The casino
				operator may provide cafeteria style food services with seating for the
				employees provided that the cafeteria is not accessible to the general public
				and is limited to the employees of the casino operator and casino
				manager.
2. Buffet Cafeteria. The
				casino operator may offer a cafeteria-buffet style food service for patrons not
				to exceed 400 seats provided that no food shall be given away or discounted at
				this facility except as provided in the Act.
3. Restaurants. The casino operator may offer
				a single restaurant facility with table food service not to exceed 150 seats
				within the official gaming establishment. The casino operator may lease space
				on the second floor of the official gaming establishment to unaffiliated third
				parties for no more than two restaurants with total seating not to exceed 350
				seats in the aggregate.
4. Local
				Food Concessions. The casino operator may lease space for food service to area
				restaurant owners and food preparers in a kiosk area of the official gaming
				establishment. The seating for such kiosk areas shall be limited to 100 seats
				in the aggregate which shall be used only for kiosk food service seating. Kiosk
				areas may include food carts, food courts or such other food service areas
				approved by the board. For purposes of this Section, area restaurant owners and
				food preparers shall mean any restaurant or food preparer located in New
				Orleans or within the state of Louisiana.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 47 - Landbased Casino Gaming › Section III-4715 - Capital Replacement Fund

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				casino operator shall establish a capital replacement account to be funded in
				the manner mandated by the casino operating contract. In the event the contract
				upon which the funding requirements are established expires or terminates, the
				casino operator shall fund the capital replacement account as ordered by the
				board.
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-4719 - Detention and Ejection

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. In order to
				effectuate the policies of the Act related to maintaining the integrity of
				gaming operations and protecting the safety of persons within the official
				gaming establishment, the casino operator and casino manager and their
				employees and agents shall at all times cooperate and assist the board and the
				division in connection with maintaining order and preventing suspected activity
				which threatens the safety or welfare of patrons or others within the official
				gaming establishment.
B. The casino
				operator or casino manager and their employees and agents may escort a person
				to security personnel employed by the casino operator or casino manager for
				questioning and, if necessary, notification and turnover to regulatory or law
				enforcement authorities including, without limitation, the New Orleans Police
				Department, the board or the division when there is reasonable cause to believe
				that the person:
1. has violated any
				provisions of the Act, rules or other criminal laws of the state;
2. is subject to exclusion pursuant to the
				Act and rules;
3. is subject to
				removal pursuant to Subsection D of this Section; or
4. is threatening the safety or welfare of
				any patron or employee within the official gaming establishment.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 47 - Landbased Casino Gaming › Section III-4723 - Credit Approval Authorization

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any credit limit, and any changes thereto,
				must be approved by any one or more of the individuals identified in the
				internal controls, or holding the job positions of the vice president of casino
				operation, credit manager, assistant credit manager, credit shift manager,
				credit executive or a credit committee composed of casino key employees with no
				incompatible functions which may approve credit as a group but whose members
				may not approve credit individually unless such person is included in the job
				position referenced above, or in the approved internal controls.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.