Louisiana Gaming Control
La. Laws div. RS, tit. 27
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section27:1. Short titlesection27:2. Public policy of state concerning gaming; status of licenses, contracts, and permitssection27:3. Definitionssection27:11. Louisiana Gaming Control Board; creation; members; terms; meetingssection27:12. Certain financial interests prohibited; oathssection27:13. Standards of conductsection27:14. Compensationsection27:15. Board's authority; responsibilitiessection27:15.1. Sports wageringsection27:16. Chairman; power and dutiessection27:17. Officessection27:18. Venuesection27:19. Attorney generalsection27:19.1. Attorney general; illegal online gambling; cease and desist noticesection27:19.2. Attorney general; illegal online gambling; other civil remediessection27:20. Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state policesection27:20.1. Authority to obtain criminal history record informationsection27:21. Records of board deemed open, exceptionssection27:21.1. Quarterly reporting of professional services informationsection27:22. Restricted use agreements; confidentiality of recordssection27:23. Contractssection27:24. Rulemaking authority; fees and fines; collectionsection27:25. Hearing officer; dutiessection27:26. Appeals from boardsection27:27. Institutional investors or institutional lenderssection27:27.1. Uniform compulsive and problem gambling programsection27:27.2. Board designated excluded personssection27:27.3. Advertising; compulsive gambling informationsection27:27.4. Exclusion or ejection of personssection27:27.5. Uniform human trafficking awareness and prevention trainingsection27:28. Suitability standardssection27:29. Permit required; terms; disposition of feessection27:29.1. Manufacturer; permitssection27:29.2. Gaming supplier permitssection27:29.3. Employee training; supplier suitabilitysection27:29.4. Key and non-key gaming employee permitsection27:29.5. Renewal of permits; penaltiessection27:30. Crime of making false statements relating to gamingsection27:30.1. Unlawful use of state-issued identification to gain access to a gaming establishment or in conjunction with gaming activitiessection27:30.2. Unlawful use of an expired permitsection27:30.3. Use of a counterfeit or unlawful wagering instrument prohibitedsection27:30.4. Unlawful possession of devices intended for violations of the Louisiana Gaming Control Lawsection27:30.5. Manufacture, sale, or distribution of gaming materials intended for illegal use prohibited; altering equipment prohibited; instructing others in cheating prohibitedsection27:30.6. Electronic gaming devices; licensee's central computer systemsection27:31. Transfer of obligations, funding sources, and functionssection27:32. Executive organization; retention of functionsection27:41. Title and citationsection27:42. Public policy of riverboat economic development and gaming activitiessection27:43. Gaming activities allowed on designated rivers and waterwayssection27:44. Definitionssection27:44.1. Riverboat inspections; alternative inspections when certificate of inspection not issued; inspections for non-certificated vesselssection27:44.2. Riverboat inspections for landside facilities; state fire marshalsection27:45. Records of the division and the boardsection27:46. Quarterly reporting of professional services and employment informationsection27:47. License requiredsection27:48. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 711, §2.section27:51. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 711, §2.section27:52. Board; powers; duties; rulessection27:55. Gaming Enforcement Divisionsection27:56. Supervisorsection27:57. General powers and duties of divisionsection27:58. Division responsibilitiessection27:59. Division; rules and regulationssection27:60. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1124, §2.section27:61. Obligations of licenseessection27:63. Standards of conductsection27:65. Licenses to conduct gaming activities upon riverboats; limitationssection27:66. Gaming while a riverboat is docked in the parish of the official gaming establishmentsection27:67. Economic development relocation application; procedure; requirementssection27:68. Transfersection27:68.1. Notice of lis pendens; actions involving gamingsection27:70. Gaming operator license and permits; suitabilitysection27:71. Application for license; additional requirements; summary of proposed gaming operationssection27:72. Application process; investigation feessection27:73. Hearing on application license to conduct gaming operationssection27:74. Licenses; termsection27:75. Renewal of licenses; penaltiessection27:76. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001.section27:77. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001.section27:78. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001.section27:81. Issuance of permits to certain persons furnishing services or goodssection27:82. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001.section27:83. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001.section27:84. Gaming employee permitssection27:85. Employment of unpermitted persons; underage personssection27:86. Issuance of permit to conduct racehorse wageringsection27:88. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 711, §2.section27:89. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001.section27:91. Fees for issuance of licenses and permitssection27:92. Collection and disposition of feessection27:93. Authorization of local governing authorities; fees; regulation; local optionsection27:94. Ninety-day time period to claim jackpot ticket; collection and use of fundssection27:96. Contracts prohibited; gaming operator; public officials; penaltiessection27:97. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 711, §2.section27:98. Skimming of gaming proceedssection27:99. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001.section27:100. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 216, §2.section27:101. Check cashing; purchase of tokens, chips, and electronic cards; prohibitionssection27:111. Exemptionssection27:112. Legal shipments of gaming devices into the statesection27:113. Declaration of state's exemption from operation of provisions of 15 U.S.C. 1172section27:114. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 336, §2, eff. June 18, 2004.section27:201. Title and citationsection27:202. Public policy of state concerning gamingsection27:203. Official gaming establishmentsection27:204. Status of corporation; exercise of economic development functionsection27:205. Definitionssection27:206. Venue in civil proceedingssection27:207. Corporation legal representation; attorney generalsection27:210. Louisiana Economic Development and Gaming Corporation created; administration by corporation; management; domicilesection27:211. Board of directors; qualifications; terms; removal; chairman; compensation; meetings; records; appointment of corporation president; duties; removal; open board meetingssection27:212. Corporation president; officerssection27:220. Duties of the board; adoption of administrative regulations; rulemaking authoritysection27:221. Powers and duties of corporation in generalsection27:222. Corporation and board to act through presidentsection27:223. Powers and obligations of corporation's presidentsection27:224. Acceptance and expenditure of monies by corporation; corporation to be self-sustaining and self-fundedsection27:225. Personnel program for employees; conflict of interest; employment of specified persons by corporation prohibited; background investigationssection27:226. Standards of conductsection27:227. Corporation exemptions; local regulation and taxationsection27:230. Specific powers and duties of the corporation relating to casino gaming operationssection27:231. Corporation responsibilities relating to gaming operationssection27:232. Corporation independent hearing officerssection27:233. Corporation's duty to investigate qualifications of applicants, casino operators, and others; absolute powers of corporationsection27:234. Suitability qualifications for casino gaming operator or license holdersection27:235. Casino operating contract, license; disqualification criteriasection27:236. Transfer of contractsection27:237. Records of corporation deemed open; exceptions; restricted use agreementssection27:238. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001.section27:239. Application for contract; additional requirements; summary of proposed gaming operationssection27:239.1. Wagering at the official gaming establishmentsection27:240. Legislative intent; land-based casino gaming activitiessection27:241. Board to let contract to conduct casino gaming operations; bid specifications; compensation of casino gaming operator; contract renewalsection27:241.1. Minimum compensation payments; effective March 31, 2001; payments beginning August 1, 2022section27:242. Casino operator; requirements for persons making application or bidsection27:243. Requirements for casino operating contractsection27:244. Contract to conduct casino gaming operations; other requirements; breach of contractsection27:245. Receivership, bankruptcy; continued suitabilitysection27:246. Utilization of Louisiana goods and services; employment criteriasection27:247. Casino support servicessection27:248. Non-gaming economic development by casino gaming operatorsection27:249. Compulsive gambling; posting informationsection27:249.1. Issuance of permit to conduct racehorse wageringsection27:250. Renewal of licenses; penaltiessection27:251. Fees for licensessection27:252. Ninety-day time period to claim jackpot ticket; collection and use of fundssection27:255. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001.section27:256. Declaratory judgmentssection27:257. Duty of corporation to initiate proceedingssection27:258. Authority of corporation to bring civil actions for collection of fees, interest, or penaltiessection27:259. Legislative oversight of corporation rules and regulationssection27:260. Gaming or employment in gaming prohibited for persons under twenty-onesection27:261. Prohibited contacts with official gaming establishment and casino operator; public officers; penaltiessection27:262. Skimming of gaming proceedssection27:263. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001.section27:264. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 216, §2.section27:265. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1124, §2.section27:266. Check cashing; purchase of tokens, chips, and electronic cards; prohibitionssection27:267. Declaration of state's exemption from operation of provisions of 15 U.S.C. 1172section27:268. Legal shipments of gambling devices into statesection27:269. Status of authorized games and gaming devicessection27:270. Deposit of revenues; expenditures and investments authorized; transfer of revenues to state treasury; corporation operating account; audit of corporation books and records; auditssection27:271. Terminated by Acts 1999, No. 1221, §3, eff. June 30, 2000.section27:271.1. Terminated by Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 35, §2, eff. June 30, 2001.section27:275. Protection of creditor's operations during creditor's enforcement in certain situationssection27:276. No cause of action against the corporation or the statesection27:277. Holders of security interests exempt from licensingsection27:278. Notice of default and curesection27:279. Provisional license to former holder of security interest; gaming devicesection27:280. Appointment of receiver for official gaming establishment; license; successor receiverssection27:281. Effect of appointment of receiversection27:282. Cost of bond; funding of operations during receivershipsection27:283. Operations by receiversection27:284. No effect on suit to enforcesection27:285. Termination of receivershipsection27:286. Restoration of contractsection27:301. Titlesection27:302. Definitionssection27:303. Election on fantasy sports contestssection27:304. Gaming Control Board; duties and powerssection27:305. Fantasy sports contests prohibited in certain parishessection27:306. Licensing of fantasy sports contest operatorssection27:307. Issuance or denial of licensesection27:308. Licensee requirementssection27:308.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:432 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:308.2. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:433 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:309. Allowing certain players to play fantasy sports contests; penalties; revocation hearingsection27:310. Reporting of gaming proceedssection27:311. Civil penalties; adoption of schedule of penaltiessection27:311.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:445 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:311.2. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:446 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:311.3. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:447 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:311.4. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:448 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:311.5. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:449 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:311.6. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:450 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:311.7. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:428 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:311.8. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:457 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:311.9. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:436 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:312. Revocation or suspension of a license; civil penaltysection27:313. Investigations and violationssection27:314. Limitation on active accounts; obligations to participantssection27:315. Charging for inactive accountssection27:316. Taxationsection27:317. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:455 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:318. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:438 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:319. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:443 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:320. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:453 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:321. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3.section27:322. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:444 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:323. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:439 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:324. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:452 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:325. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:456 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:326. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 161, §3; Redesignated as R.S. 27:454 by Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.section27:351. Titlesection27:352. Policysection27:353. Definitionssection27:354. Power of Louisiana State Racing Commissionsection27:355. Requirements for slot machinessection27:361. Conduct of slot machine gaming; temporary conductsection27:362. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001.section27:363. Suitability standardssection27:364. Gaming Control Board; powers and dutiessection27:365. Division; powers and dutiessection27:371. Prohibition on operation of video draw poker devices; prohibition on any other type of gamesection27:372. Gaming area limitationssection27:372.1. Limitations on the number of slot machines operated at an eligible facility in Orleans Parishsection27:373. Prohibited relationshipssection27:374. Illegal lottery devicessection27:375. Crimes and penalties; false statements; unauthorized slot machines; skimming of slot machine proceeds; payroll check cashing; gambling devicessection27:376. Allowing minors to play slot machines; penalties; revocation of licensesection27:377. Toll-free telephone assistance for compulsive gamblers; posting of signs on premisessection27:381. Parishwide election on slot machine gamingsection27:391. Authorization of local governing authority taxsection27:392. Collection and disposition of fees and taxessection27:393. State tax; levysection27:393.1. Facility maintenance and improvement fundsection27:393.2. Enhanced promotional play pilot programsection27:394. Ninety-day time period to claim jackpot ticket; collection and use of fundssection27:401. Short titlesection27:402. Definitionssection27:403. Video draw poker device operation not gambling; license is a privilegesection27:404. Service entitysection27:405. Description and specifications of devicessection27:406. Ticket vouchers and accounting ticketssection27:407. Games without minimum wager; Orleans exceptedsection27:409. Winning percentagesection27:410. Limitation on amount of money played and value of prizessection27:411. Expected payback; verificationsection27:412. State license qualifications; types of licensessection27:413. Licenses to operate video draw poker devices at certain alcoholic beverage facilities; multiple facilitiessection27:414. Hotel and motel facilities; criteriasection27:415. Pari-mutuel wagering facility or offtrack wagering facility; no minimum wager; locationsection27:416. Qualified truck stop facilities; number of devices; fuel salessection27:417. Qualified truck stop criteria; amenitiessection27:418. Leasing or subleasing restaurant and convenience stores at qualified truck stops; holiday operationsection27:419. Truck stop construction; advertising; notice of intent to constructsection27:420. Rezoning noticesection27:421. Temporary placement of twenty-five video draw poker devicessection27:422. Truck stop locations; prohibited distances; prohibited structuressection27:423. Termination of lease of truck stop; effect on operation of devicessection27:424. Sale or transfer of license; continued operation of devicessection27:425. Tax clearancesection27:426. Affidavit application for three machine locationssection27:427. Suitability requirementssection27:428. Application for additional licenses by person previously found suitable; personal history and financial information not required under certain circumstancessection27:429. Regulation of video draw poker devices; Louisiana Gaming Control Board; gaming divisionsection27:430. Rules and regulations; reporting to board or divisionsection27:431. Powers and duties of the board or division; restrictions; permitssection27:432. Civil penalties; violations; adoption of schedule of penaltiessection27:433. Revocation or suspension of permit or license; civil penalty; consent agreements or settlementssection27:434. Investigations and violationssection27:435. Licensing by division; fees; franchise payments; enforcement activitiessection27:436. Application for change of name of licensee operating video draw poker devices; exemption from processing feesection27:437. Video Draw Poker Device Fund; distribution and expendituresection27:438. Distribution of video draw poker device revenues; particular licensed establishments; pari-mutuel wagering facilitiessection27:439. Video Draw Poker Device Purse Supplement Fund and Subfund; distribution and expendituresection27:440. Video draw poker crimes and penalties; unauthorized devicessection27:441. Illegal lottery devicessection27:442. Prohibited relationships; division employees; licenseessection27:443. Allowing underage persons to play video draw poker devices; penalties; revocation hearingsection27:444. Check cashing; prohibitionssection27:445. Video draw poker employee permits; categories; permit termsection27:446. Video draw poker employee permit; applicationsection27:447. Suitability requirements; issuance of video draw poker employee permitsection27:448. Division; determination as to issuance or denial of employee permit; rulessection27:449. Provisional authorization to work pending suitability determinationsection27:450. Holder of video draw poker employee permitsection27:451. Preemption of local laws and taxessection27:452. Local zoning ordinancessection27:453. Toll-free telephone assistance for compulsive gamblers; posting of signs on premisessection27:454. Promoting or encouraging the play of video draw poker devicessection27:455. Residence and domicile requirements; licenseessection27:456. Good faith reliance on inaccurate surveysection27:457. Operation of video draw poker devices in certain parishes not affected by change of parish boundariessection27:501. Potential problems with gaming and gambling; educational programsection27:502. Raffles under two hundred fifty dollarssection27:601. Title and citation; privilegesection27:602. Definitionssection27:603. Gaming Control Board; state police; duties and powerssection27:604. License; limited; requirements; contract with platform providersection27:605. Sports wagering platform providersection27:606. Temporary certificate of authoritysection27:607. Operators; sports lounge required; responsibilities; poolingsection27:608. Limitations on wageringsection27:609. Electronic wagering; kiosk; mobile wageringsection27:610. Payment of winnings; collection and use of fundssection27:611. Layoff betssection27:612. Fixed odds wagering on horse racessection27:621. Sports wagering license feesection27:622. Sports wagering platform provider permit feesection27:623. Sports wagering service provider permit feesection27:624. Sports wagering distributor permit feesection27:625. State tax; levysection27:626. Sports Wagering Enforcement Fundsection27:627. Promotional playsection27:628. Sports Wagering Local Allocation Fundsection27:629. Pari-mutuel wagering; commissions, fees, and other deductions
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