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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 446
BY REPRESENTATIVE LOPINTO
GAMBLING/CHARITABLE: Prohibits certain persons associated or affiliated with
charitable gaming licensees from benefitting from net gaming proceeds
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 4:735(D), relative to violations of the Charitable Raffles, Bingo and Keno2
Licensing Law; to prohibit persons associated or affiliated with charitable gaming3
licensees from benefitting from net gaming proceeds; to provide for exceptions; to4
provide for definitions; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 4:735(D) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 7
ยง735. Violations; penalties8
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D.(1) It shall be unlawful for any person associated or affiliated with a10
charitable gaming licensee to benefit from any part of the net gaming proceeds of11
that charitable gaming licensee.12
(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to a contribution or13
disbursement of net gaming proceeds made to, or for the direct benefit of, a group14
or activity provided that both of the following occur:15
(a) The contribution or disbursement meets the requirements of R.S.16
4:735(B)(9).17
(b) Not more than one-half of the participants of the group or activity18
receiving the contribution are members or immediate family members of members19
of the charitable gaming licensee making the contribution or disbursement.20 HLS 12RS-826 ENGROSSED
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(3) For purposes of this Subsection, "net gaming proceeds" shall not include1
accounting or other professional services not otherwise prohibited by R.S.2
4:715(A)(6).3
(4) The provisions of this Subsection shall not be construed to limit or impair4
the payment of compensation to bingo workers for working bingo games as provided5
by R.S. 4:715(A)(2)(b).6
(5) Whoever violates the provisions of this Subsection may be fined not7
more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more8
than one year, or both.9
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Lopinto HB No. 446
Abstract: Prohibits net gaming proceeds from benefitting anyone associated or affiliated
with a charitable gaming licensee.
Present law provides for the licensing and conducting of charitable gaming activities.
Present law provides for violations and criminal penalties for committing violations of the
charitable gaming law.
Proposed law adds that it shall be unlawful for any person associated or affiliated with a
charitable gaming licensee to benefit from any part of the net gaming proceeds of that
charitable gaming licensee and provides penalties for violating proposed law provisions.
The penalties include a fine of not more than $5,000, imprisonment with or without hard
labor for not more than one year, or both.
Provides that proposed law shall not apply to a contribution or disbursement of net gaming
proceeds made to, or for the direct benefit of, a group or activity provided that both of the
following occur:
(1)The contribution or disbursement is used for legitimate charitable gaming purposes.
(2)Not more than 1/2 of the participants of the group or activity receiving the
contribution are members or immediate family members of members of the
charitable gaming licensee making the contribution or disbursement.
Proposed law shall not be construed to limit or impair the payment of compensation to bingo
workers for working bingo games.
(Adds R.S. 4:735(D))