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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:210

  • Board: means the board of directors of the corporation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: means the Louisiana Economic Development and Gaming Corporation, which except as specifically provided in this Chapter shall be a special corporation operated for a public purpose, the ownership interest of which is vested in the state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205
  • Gaming operator: means a person licensed by the corporation or authorized by contract with the corporation to conduct gaming operations or gaming activities in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:205

A.  There is hereby created and established a special corporation to be operated for a public purpose which shall be known as the Louisiana Economic Development and Gaming Corporation.  The corporation shall be managed in such a manner that enables the people of the state to benefit from its operations and profits.

B.  The state of Louisiana hereby grants to the Louisiana Economic Development and Gaming Corporation all powers and faculties necessary to perform the functions for which it is created, including the power of granting an exclusive contract to operate a casino gambling establishment in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.  It is further provided that the acts of a holder of a casino gaming operator‘s contract pursuant to exclusive rights vested in him by the Louisiana Economic Development and Gaming Corporation shall be deemed to be acts of the state of Louisiana for purposes of the Sherman Antitrust Act and other laws of the United States regulating commerce.

C.  The existence of the corporation shall begin only upon confirmation of a majority of the members of the board by the Senate as provided in this Chapter.  Until the time of such confirmation, no business shall be conducted on behalf of the corporation.

D.  Any action taken on behalf of the corporation when less than a majority of the members of the board have been confirmed shall have no effect.

E.  The corporation shall be domiciled in the parish of Orleans.

Acts 1992, No. 384, §1, eff. June 18, 1992.  Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 4:610 by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §3, eff. May 1, 1996.