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Prepared by Cathy R. Wells.
Adams HB No. 146
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
GAMBLING/VIDEO POKER: Provides relative to fuel sales provisions of video draw
poker law
DIGEST
Present law provides for the operation of video draw poker devices at qualified truck stop
facilities. Provides that the number of video draw poker devices placed at such facilities
shall be based on the average monthly fuel sales as follows:
(1)100,000 gallons of fuel of which 40,000 gallons are diesel - not more than 50
devices.
(2)75,000 gallons of fuel of which 30,000 gallons are diesel - not more than 40 devices.
(3)50,000 gallons of fuel of which 10,000 gallons are diesel - not more than 35 devices.
Present law provides that if after a qualified truck stop facility is licensed and an initial
determination has been made to authorize the placement and operation of devices at the
facility based upon the average of the fuel sales reports for three months, and the qualified
truck stop facility thereafter becomes unable to sell a sufficient number of gallons of fuel to
permit the minimum number of devices to be operated at the facility, for reasons of force
majeure or due to other noncommercial circumstances, the facility shall continue to operate
the number of devices based upon the last average calculation of monthly fuel sales reports
prior to the interruption in the fuel sales. Upon resolution of the reasons causing the
reduction in fuel sales, the division shall use the next three months of monthly fuel sales
reports to determine the number of devices authorized to be placed and operated at the
facility.
Proposed law retains present law and further provides that the licensee can continue to
operate the same number of video draw poker devices that they operated prior to the
reduction in fuel sales if that reduction is caused by force majeure or noncommercial
circumstances.
Proposed law provides that in case of any conflict between these provisions and the
provisions of the Act which originated as SB 141 of the 2013 Regular Session of the
Legislature, the provisions of the Act which originated as SB 141 shall supercede and control
regardless of the order of passage.
(Amends R.S. 27:421(B))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary B to the
engrossed bill
1. Adds provision regarding any conflict with SB 141.