Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9050

  • 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
  • Board: means the board of directors of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means any individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
  • President: means the president of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation, who shall also serve as chief executive officer of the corporation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
  • Retailer: means any person with whom the corporation has contracted to sell lottery tickets to the public. 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
  • 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
  • Vendor: means any person who has entered into a major procurement contract with the corporation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002

A.  The legislature hereby recognizes that to conduct a successful lottery, the corporation must develop and maintain a statewide network of lottery retailers that will serve the public convenience and promote the sale of tickets, while insuring the integrity of the lottery operations, games, and activities.

B.  To govern the selection of lottery retailers, the board shall, by administrative regulation, develop a list of objective criteria upon which the selection of lottery retailers shall be based.  Separate criteria shall be developed to govern the selection of retailers of instant tickets and on-line retailers.  In developing these criteria, the board shall consider such factors as the applicant‘s financial responsibility, security of the applicant’s place of business or activity, integrity, and reputation; however, the board shall not consider political affiliation, activities, or monetary contributions to political organizations or candidates for any public office.  The criteria shall include but not be limited to the following:

(1)  The applicant shall be current in payment of all taxes, interest, and penalties owed to any taxing political subdivision where the lottery retailer will sell lottery tickets.

(2)  The applicant shall be current in filing all applicable tax returns and in payment of all taxes, interest, and penalties owed to the state of Louisiana, excluding items under formal appeal pursuant to applicable statutes, before a license is issued and before each renewal.

(3)  No person, partnership, unincorporated association, corporation, or other business entity shall be selected as a lottery retailer for the sale of instant tickets or on-line games who:

(a)  Has been convicted of a criminal offense related to the security or integrity of the lottery in this or any other jurisdiction.

(b)  Has been convicted of any illegal gambling activity, false statements, false swearing, or perjury in this or any other jurisdiction, or convicted of any crime punishable by more than one year imprisonment or a fine of more than one thousand dollars, or both.

(c)  Has been found to have violated the provisions of this Subtitle or any administrative regulation adopted hereunder, unless either ten years have passed since the violation, or the president and the board find the violation both minor and unintentional in nature.

(d)  Is a vendor or an employee or agent of any vendor doing business with the corporation.

(e)  Resides in the same household as an officer of the corporation.

(f)  Has made a statement of material fact to the corporation, knowing such statement to be false.

Acts 1990, No. 1045, §1, eff. Nov. 7, 1990; Acts 2001, No. 716, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.

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