Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:375 – Crimes and penalties; false statements; unauthorized slot machines; skimming of slot machine proceeds; payroll check cashing; gambling devices
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:375
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Designated gaming area: means the contiguous area of an eligible live racing facility at which gaming may be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, determined by measuring the area, in square feet, inside the interior walls of the licensed eligible facility, excluding any space therein in which gaming activities may not be conducted, such as bathrooms, stairwells, cage and beverage areas, and emergency evacuation routes of any width that meet or exceed the minimum size required by law. 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
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- 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A. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001.
B. Except as otherwise permitted by law, any person who possesses or operates a slot machine without the license required by this Chapter or at other than an eligible facility shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than ten years or be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.
C. Any person who intentionally excludes, or takes any action in an attempt to exclude, anything or its value from the deposit, counting, collection, or computation of revenues from slot machine activity shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one year nor more than ten years and may be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars.
D. Any owner of an eligible facility who has been granted a license to operate slot machine gaming who cashes or accepts for cashing or permits any employee or other person to cash or accept for cashing an identifiable employee payroll check in the designated gaming area shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for not more than six months or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.
E. Any slot machine used or offered for play in violation of the provisions of this Chapter, except as otherwise permitted by law, shall be considered a gambling device for purposes of La. Rev. Stat. 15:31.
Acts 1997, No. 721, §1, eff. July 9, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 403, §3, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001; Acts 2021, No. 440, §1, eff. July 1, 2021.