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ACT No. 710
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 446
BY REPRESENTATIVE LOPINTO
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 is not in violation of Paragraph (B)(9)16
of this Section.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
(3) For purposes of this Subsection, "net gaming proceeds" shall not include21
accounting or other professional services not otherwise prohibited by R.S.22
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(4) The provisions of this Subsection shall not be construed to limit or impair1
the payment of compensation to bingo workers for working bingo games as provided2
by R.S. 4:715(A)(2)(b).3
(5) Whoever violates the provisions of this Subsection may be fined not4
more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more5
than one year, or both.6
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: