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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:365

  • Board: means Louisiana Gaming Control Board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:353
  • Licensee: means any person issued a license by the board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:353
  • Slot machine: means any mechanical, electrical, or other device, contrivance, or machine which, upon insertion of a coin, token, or similar object therein or upon payment of any consideration whatsoever, is available to play or operate, the play or operation of which, whether by reason of the skill of the operator or application of the element of chance, or both, may deliver or entitle the person playing or operating the machine to receive cash, premiums, merchandise, tokens, or anything of value, whether the payoff is made automatically from the machine or in any other manner. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:353

The division shall:

(1)  Upon the direction of the board or pursuant to any agreement with the board, investigate any applicant or licensee, make any other investigation or inspection, or take any enforcement action necessary to the thorough and efficient implementation of this Chapter.

(2)  Subject to the direction of the board, establish, maintain, and operate the mechanism necessary to conduct remote polling or reading of slot machine operations or for the remote shutdown of those operations.

(3)  Inspect, examine, and seize and impound all slot machines or equipment or records related to operating slot machines as directed by the board or as agreed with the board.

(4)  Report to the board any violation of law or rule discovered by the division.

(5)  Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 336, §2, eff. June 18, 2004.

Acts 1997, No. 721, §1, eff. July 9, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 1222, §1, eff. July 2, 2001; Acts 2004, No. 336, §2, eff. June 18, 2004.