Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 47 > Subtitle XI > Chapter 10 - Louisiana Lottery Corporation Sports Wagering

• Acquittal:
  1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
  2. A verdict of "not guilty."
   
• AML: means the requirements and guidelines provided in the federal Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, as amended, and the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, as amended, for the prevention and detection of money laundering and the financing of terrorism. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Applicant: means a person, business, or legal entity who has submitted an application to the corporation seeking a permit or the renewal of a permit. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
• 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
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Board: means the board of directors of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: means the Louisiana Lottery Corporation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
• 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.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Distributor: means a permitted business or legal entity that is domiciled in this state and markets, buys, sells, leases, services, or repairs sports wagering mechanisms in this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
• Donee: The recipient of a gift.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Lottery: means any game of chance approved by the corporation and operated pursuant to this Chapter and shall not include sports wagering authorized pursuant to this Subtitle. 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
• Net gaming proceeds: means the amount equal to the total gross revenue of all sports wagers placed by patrons less the total amount of all winnings paid out to patrons. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
• Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• 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
• Permit: means any permit or authorization, or application therefor, issued pursuant to the provisions of this Subtitle. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
• Permittee: means any person who is issued a permit pursuant to the provisions of this Subtitle. 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
• Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Retail establishment: means a retail business that is permitted by the corporation to host a sports wagering mechanism. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
• Security: means the protection of information that would provide an unfair advantage to any individual involved in the operation of the lottery, protection and preservation of the integrity of lottery games and operations, as well as measures taken to prevent crimes against the corporation and its retailers. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
• Sports book: means the offering of sports wagering by a sports wagering platform provider on the premises of a permitted retail establishment or through a sports wagering platform. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
• Sports event: means any professional sport or athletic event, any collegiate sport or athletic event, any Olympic or international sports competition event, or any other special event or competition of relative skill as authorized by the corporation to be a sports event for purposes of this Chapter. 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
• Sports wagering account: means an electronic financial record established with an operator for an individual patron in which the patron may deposit and withdraw funds for sports wagering and other authorized purchases and to which the operator may credit winnings or other amounts due to that patron or authorized by that patron. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
• Sports wagering platform: means an integrated system of hardware, software, or applications, including mobile applications and servers, through which an operator conducts the business of offering sports wagering conducted in accordance with this Subtitle. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
• Subtitle: means and includes all the Chapters in Subtitle II of this Title 47 and any other Title of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 except the provisions of Chapter 1 of Subtitle IV of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and estate taxes for the assessment, collection, administration, and enforcement of taxes, fees, licenses, penalties, and interest due the state of Louisiana which have been delegated to the Department of Revenue. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:1501
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.