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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE BILL NO. 719
BY SENATOR MICHOT
GAMING. Provides additional penalties for allowing minors to gamble at video poker
truck stops. (8/15/10)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 27:319(B)(2)(e), relative to penalties for allowing underage persons to play2
video draw poker devices, to provide for revocation of certain permits, designations3
and identification cards; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 27:319(B)(2)(e) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง319. Allowing underage persons to play video draw poker devices; penalties;7
revocation of license8
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(e) Any employee of the licensee holding a video draw poker employee11
permit or employed as a designated representative or a licensed and insured12
uniform security guard or off duty P.O.S.T. certified law enforcement officer13
performing security detail at a licensed establishment shall be subject to14
revocation of their video draw poker employee permit, designated15
representative status or their guard identification card, whichever is applicable,16
should the licensee receive a violation pursuant to this Section and the licensee17 SB NO. 719
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later determine fault on behalf of the video draw poker employee permit holder,1
designated representative or licensed and insured guard or law enforcement2
officer in being cited for such violation.3
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Heyward Jeffers.
DIGEST
Present law provides penalties for licensees or their agents for allowing underage persons
to play video draw poker devices.
Proposed law additionally provides that if a licensee receives a violation and determines that
fault for the violation lies with the holder of a video draw poker employee permit or a
designated representative or a licensed and insured uniform security guard or an off duty
P.O.S.T. certified law enforcement officer performing security detail at the licensed
establishment, the permit of designated representative status or guard identification card
shall be subject to revocation.
Effective August 15, 2010.
(Adds R.S. 27:319(B)(2)(e))