Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 21 - Licenses and Permits › Section III-2108 - Non-Gaming Suppliers

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A non-gaming
				supplier shall not apply for a non-gaming supplier permit unless it reasonably
				foresees supplying goods or services and/or receiving payment for goods or
				services from a licensee or casino operator for an amount equal to or greater
				than five hundred thousand dollars per calendar year. Any non-gaming supplier,
				regardless of whether having been permitted or not and regardless of the dollar
				amount of goods or services provided to a licensee or casino operator, may be
				required by the board or division to apply to the division for a finding of
				suitability.
B. A non-gaming
				supplier shall be prohibited from supplying goods or services to, and/or
				receive payment for goods or services from, a licensee or casino operator of an
				amount equal to or greater than five hundred thousand dollars during any
				calendar year, unless such non-gaming supplier holds a valid non-gaming
				supplier permit, an exemption pursuant to the provisions of Subsection C of
				this Section, or a waiver pursuant to the provisions of Subsection E of this
				Section.
C. The following persons
				shall be exempt from obtaining a non-gaming supplier permit pursuant to this
				Section:
1. nonprofit charitable organizations
				and educational institutions which receive funds from the licensee or casino
				operator including educational institutions that receive tuition reimbursement
				on behalf of employees of a licensee or casino operator;
2. entities which provide one or more of the
				following services and which are the sole source provider of such service:
a. water;
b. sewage;
c. electricity;
d. natural gas; and
e. local telephone services;
3. regulated insurance companies
				providing insurance to a licensee, casino operator and its employees including
				providers of medical, life, dental, and property insurance;
4. administrators of employee benefit and
				retirement plans including incorporated 401K plans and employee stock purchase
				programs;
5. national or local
				professional associations which receive funds from a licensee or casino
				operator for the cost of enrollment, activities, and membership;
6. all state, federal and municipal operated
				agencies;
7. all liquor, beer and
				wine industries regulated by the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco
				Control;
8. state and federally
				regulated banks and savings and loan associations;
9. newspapers, television stations and radio
				stations which contract with a licensee or the casino operator to provide
				advertising services;
10. providers
				of professional services, including but not limited to accountants, auditors,
				actuaries, architects, landscaping or surveying services, attorneys, legal
				services, advertising or public relation services, consultants, engineers and
				lobbyists, when acting in their respective professional capacities;
11. hotels and restaurants;
12. nationwide shipping services, including
				Federal Express, United Parcel Service, Airborne Express and Emory
				Freight;
13. publicly traded
				companies or wholly owned subsidiaries of publicly traded companies subject to
				regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, who are in good standing
				and are current with required filings; and
14. professional sports and racing teams
				regulated by national sanctioning bodies.