Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9102 – A. Wagering through a website or mobile application shall be subject to the following requirements:
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9102
- Application: means the forms and schedules prescribed by the corporation upon which an applicant seeks a permit or the renewal of a permit. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
- Mobile application: means an application on a mobile phone or other device through which a player is able to register, fund, and place a wager with an operator on a sports event and receive a credit on their sports wagering account. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
- operator: means a suitable person that holds a permit from the corporation to engage in the operation of a sports book on behalf of the corporation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
- Person: means any individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
- player: means an individual who places a wager on a sports event. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
- Sports wagering: means the acceptance of a wager on a sports event or on a portion of a sports event or on the individual performance or statistics of an athlete or participant in a sports event or a combination of sports events, by any system or method of wagering. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
A. Wagering through a website or mobile application shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1) A player shall establish a sports wagering account with the operator before the operator accepts any sports wager through a website or mobile application from the player. The operator shall also complete an initial verification of the account prior to accepting sports wagers.
(2) An account may be established with a line of credit or as an advance deposit wagering account.
B. No operator shall accept a sports wager through a website or mobile application from the public or any person who does not have an established account with the corporation.
C. No wagers shall be placed when the player is physically located out of state or in a parish that has not approved a proposition authorizing sports wagering. An operator shall maintain geofencing and geolocation services.
Acts 2021, No. 80, §4, eff. July 1, 2021.