Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:371 – A. The operation of video draw poker devices shall be prohibited and may not be licensed to operate in any eligible facility in which slot machine gaming occurs. Except as provided i
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:371
- Board: means Louisiana Gaming Control Board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:353
- Eligible facility: means no more than one facility in St. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:353
- License: means the authorization applied for by or issued to the owner of an eligible facility by the board to conduct slot machine gaming at an eligible facility issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. 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
- Slot machine gaming: means the use, operation, offering, or conducting of slot machines at an eligible facility in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:353
A. The operation of video draw poker devices shall be prohibited and may not be licensed to operate in any eligible facility in which slot machine gaming occurs. Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, on or after June 1, 2003, no slot machine in an eligible facility, where slot machine gaming is conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, shall offer the game of poker for operation or play.
B. The owner of an eligible facility where slot machine gaming is being conducted on June 1, 2003, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, shall have until December 31, 2006, to bring the eligible facility into full compliance with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section. The owner of the eligible facility shall reduce the number of slot machines which offer the game of poker for operation or play as follows:
(1) By July 1, 2004, ten percent of the slot machines offering the game of poker on June 1, 2003, shall be replaced or modified so that they no longer offer the game of poker for operation or play.
(2) By July 1, 2005, an additional forty percent of the slot machines offering the game of poker on June 1, 2003, shall be replaced or modified so that they no longer offer the game of poker for operation or play.
(3) By December 31, 2006, all remaining slot machines offering the game of poker on June 1, 2003, shall be replaced or modified so that they no longer offer the game of poker for operation or play.
C.(1) Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to permit the operation or play of any type of game the play of which requires the participation of an employee of the licensee.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection to the contrary, participation of an employee of the licensee may be permitted if the licensee is also issued a license to operate a sports book by the board in accordance with Chapter 10 of this Title and the employee’s participation is in compliance with and regarding activities related to operations regulated by that Chapter.
Acts 1997, No. 721, §1, eff. July 9, 1997; Acts 2003, No. 1287, §1; Acts 2021, No. 440, §1, eff. July 1, 2021.