DIGEST
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the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Harrison HB No. 714
Abstract: Redirects riverboat, casino, slots at tracks, video draw poker, and lottery gaming
proceeds to the Bet on Louisiana's Future Fund.
RIVERBOAT GAMING
Present law permits riverboat gaming and imposes an annual license fee of $100,000 per
riverboat and 3.5% of net gaming proceeds (R.S. 27:91(B)). A basic franchise fee is charged for
the right to conduct gaming activities on a riverboat at an annual amount of 15% of net gaming
proceeds (R.S. 27:91(C)(1)). There are add-on franchise fees, depending on locale, that run from
an additional 3% (R.S. 27:91(C)(2)) to an additional 6% (R.S. 27:91(C)(2) and (3)), a dock-side
fee of 2% to 3% based on a sliding scale (R.S. 27:91(C)(4)), and an admission (boarding) fee of
$2.50 to $3.00 for each passenger charged by the local governing authority of the respective area
(R.S. 27:93(A)). Present law allocates these license and franchise fees, other than admission
fees, in varying amounts to the following entities, in the respective funds listed:
ENTITY SOURCE FUND
Office of Behavioral Health
R.S. 27:92(B)(2)(a)(i)Compulsive and Problem
Gaming Fund, R.S. 28:842
State Operating Expenses R.S. 27:92(B)(2)(b)(i)State General Fund
MFP;
LSU System;
Southern Univ. System;
UL System;
LCTCS (technical colleges);
LUMCON
R.S. 27:92(B)(2)(b)(ii),
(iii), and (iv)
Support Education in LA First
(SELF) Fund,
R.S. 17:421.7
Office of Attorney General;
Gaming Control Board;
DPS&C/State Police
R.S. 27:92(C) Riverboat Gaming
Enforcement Fund,
R.S. 27:92(B)(2)(c)
Proposed law redirects riverboat gaming revenues listed above, except the local admission fees,
to the Bet on Louisiana's Future Fund. LAND-BASED CASINO
Present law permits the operation of a land-based casino in New Orleans and, except for a
percentage for Compulsive and Problem Gaming, all net revenues which are surplus to the needs
of the Louisiana Economic Development and Gaming Corporation are transferred to the state
treasury (R.S. 27:270(A)(3)). Present law allocates revenues in varying amounts to the following
entities, in the respective funds listed:
ENTITY SOURCE FUND
Office of Behavioral Health
R.S. 27:270(A)(2) Compulsive and Problem
Gaming Fund, R.S. 28:842
MFP;
LSU System;
Southern Univ. System;
UL System;
LCTCS (technical colleges);
LUMCON
R.S. 27:270(A)(3)(a)Support Education in LA First
(SELF) Fund,
R.S. 17:421.7
Office of Attorney General;
Gaming Control Board;
DPS&C/State Police
R.S. 27:270(B)(2) Casino Gaming Enforcement
Fund,
R.S. 27:270(B)
Proposed law redirects land-based casino gaming revenues listed above to the Bet on Louisiana's
Future Fund.
SLOTS AT TRACKS
Present law authorizes certain race tracks to conduct slot machine gaming (R.S. 27:361(A)) and
imposes a state license tax of 18.5% (R.S. 27:393) and a local tax of 4% (R.S. 2:391) of net slot
machine proceeds. Present law also requires 15% of net slot machine proceeds to be paid to
supplement purses (R.S. 27:361(B)(4)(a)) and 3% to horse associations (R.S. 27:361(B)(4)(b)
and (c)). Present law allocates net slot machine proceeds, other than the 4% local tax, in varying
amounts to the following entities, in the respective funds listed:
ENTITY SOURCE FUND
Thoroughbred and quarter horse
purse supplement;
Horsemen's Benevolent &
Protective Assoc.
R.S. 27:361(B)(4)(a)Direct payment LA Thoroughbred Breeders'
Assoc. breeders' award;
LA Quarter Horse Breeders
Assoc. breeders' award
R.S. 27:361(B)(4)(b) and
(c)
Direct payment
Office of Behavioral Health R.S. 27:392(B)(2)(a)Compulsive and Problem
Gaming Fund, R.S. 28:842
Office of Attorney General;
Gaming Control Board;
Louisiana Racing Comm.;
DPS&C/State Police
R.S. 27:392(B)(2)(b)Pari-mutuel Live Racing
Facility Gaming Control
Fund, R.S. 28:392(2)(a)
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JDC truancy program R.S. 27:392(B)(3)(a)Bossier Parish Truancy
Program Fund,
R.S. 27:392(B)(3)(a)(i)
St. Landry School Board R.S. 27:392(B)(3)(b)St. Landry Parish Excellence
Fund,
R.S. 27:392(B)(3)(b)
Calcasieu Parish School Bd;
McNeese State Univ.;
Sowella Technical Inst.
R.S. 27:392(B)(3)(c)Calcasieu Parish Fund,
R.S. 27:392(B)(3)(c)
LCTCS, Allied Health &
Nursing Program
R.S. 27:392(B)(3)(d)Orleans Parish Excellence
Fund, R.S. 27:392(B)(3)(d)
Agriculture and Forestry R.S. 27:392(B)(4) Agricultural Finance Auth.
Fund, R.S. 3:277
Affiliated Blind of Louisiana;
LA Center for the Blind at
Ruston;
La. Assoc. for the Blind;
Lighthouse for the Blind in New
Orleans
R.S. 27:392(B)(5) Rehabilitation for the Blind
and Visually Impaired Fund,
R.S. 27:392(B)(5)
Equine Health Studies; Program
at LSU Vet School
R.S. 27:392(B)(6)(a)Equine Health Studies
Program Fund,
R.S. 27:392(B)(6)(a)
Southern University AgCenter R.S. 27:392(B)(6)(b)Southern University AgCenter
Program Fund,
R.S. 27:392(B)(6)(b) New Orleans City Park
Improvement Assoc.
R.S. 27:392(B)(7) and
R.S. 27:392(C)(1)
Beautification and
Improvement of the New
Orleans City Park Fund,
R.S. 27:392(B)(7)
Southern Univ. Urban Tourism
and Marketing Program
R.S. 27:392(B)(8)
Orleans Parish DA's OfficeR.S. 27:392(B)(8)
Greater New Orleans Sports
Foundation
R.S. 27:392(C)(2) Greater New Orleans Sports
Foundation Fund,
R.S. 27:392(C)(2)
Algiers Economic Development
Foundation
R.S. 27:392(C)(3) Algiers Economic
Development Fund,
R.S. 27:392(C)(3)
New Orleans Urban Tourism &
Hospitality Training in Econ.
Dev., Inc.
R.S. 27:392(C)(4) New Orleans Urban Tourism
& Hospitality Training in
Econ. Dev. Foundation Fund,
R.S. 27:392(C)(4)
Beautification Project for New
Orleans Neighborhoods, Inc.
R.S. 27:392(C)(5) Beautification Project for New
Orleans Neighborhoods Fund,
R.S. 27:392(C)(5)
Friends of NORD, Inc. R.S. 27:392(C)(6) Friends of NORD Fund,
R.S. 27:392(C)(6)
LA Stadium & Expo Dist. for
contractual obligations of NFL
or NBA franchise
R.S. 27:392(C)(7) New Orleans Sports Franchise
Assistance Fund,
R.S. 27:392(C)(7)
State operating expenses R.S. 27:392(B)(9) State General Fund
Proposed law redirects slots-at-the-track gaming revenues listed above, except the 4% local tax
portion, to the Bet on Louisiana's Future Fund.
Present law also establishes a Pari-Mutuel Live Racing Facility Economic Redevelopment and
Gaming Control Assistance District in the parishes of St. Landry, Bossier, and Calcasieu as a
special taxing district with boundaries coterminous with the parish lines, which districts are
authorized to levy an additional tax of 18.5% on net slot machine proceeds. Proposed law
repeals these special taxing districts. In St. Landry and Bossier, present law establishes a
preference and priority to Louisiana residents, laborers, vendors, and suppliers. Proposed law
retains this preference. VIDEO DRAW POKER
Present law authorizes the placement, operation, maintenance, and play of approved video draw
poker devices and imposes an annual fee to be paid by the holder of each license (R.S.
27:435(A)), a device owner fee (R.S. 27:435(B)), a franchise payment in an amount equal to a
percentage of the net device revenue derived from the operation of each device, the percentage of
which is based on the type of licensed establishment (R.S. 27:435(D)), and a processing fee (R.S.
27:435(H)). Present law allocates these fees and payments in varying amounts to the following
entities, in the respective funds listed:
ENTITY SOURCE FUND
Purse supplements;
Horsemen's benefits
R.S. 27:438 Direct payment
Purse supplements for
thoroughbred and quarter horse
races;
Thoroughbred Breeders
Association;
Quarterhorse Racing
Association
R.S. 27:435(D)(4); R.S.
27:439
Video Draw Poker Device
Purse Supplement Fund, R.S.
27:439
Office of Behavioral Health
R.S. 27:437(B)(2)(a)Compulsive and Problem
Gaming Fund, R.S. 28:842
District Attorneys and Assistant
District Attorneys
R.S. 27:437(C)(1)(a)Video Draw Poker Device
Fund, R.S. 27:437
Local Governing AuthoritiesR.S. 27:437(C)(1)(b)Video Draw Poker Device
Fund, R.S. 27:437
Office of Attorney General;
DPS&C/State Police
R.S. 27:437(C)(2) Video Draw Poker Device
Fund, R.S. 27:437
State Operating Expenses R.S. 27:437(C)(3) State General Fund
Proposed law redirects video draw poker revenues listed above, except revenues going to the
District Attorneys and Assistant District Attorneys and to local governing authorities, to the Bet
on Louisiana's Future Fund.
LOTTERY
Present law permits the operations of a state lottery with all net revenues, surplus to the needs of
the Lottery Corporation, credited to the Louisiana Lottery Proceeds Fund (R.S. 47:9029(B)).
Present law allocates revenues in varying amounts to the following entities, in the respective funds listed:
ENTITY SOURCE FUND
Office of Behavioral Health
R.S. 47:9029(B)(2) Compulsive and Problem
Gaming Fund, R.S. 28:842
MFP Const. Art. 12, Sec. 6Lottery Proceeds Fund, Const.
Art. 12, Sec. 6; R.S.
47:9029(A) and (B)
Proposed law redirects lottery revenues listed above to the Bet on Louisiana's Future Fund.
FUNDS
Proposed law retains the Support Education in Louisiana First (the SELF) Fund but eliminates
references to various sources of gaming revenue. Proposed law provides for deposits into the
SELF fund from the Bet on Louisiana's Future Fund.
Proposed law retains the Compulsive and Problem Gaming Fund but eliminates references to
various sources of gaming revenue. Proposed law provides for deposits into the Compulsive and
Problem Gaming Fund from the Bet on Louisiana's Future Fund.
Proposed law repeals the following funds: Riverboat Gaming Enforcement Fund, R.S.
27:92(B)(2)(c); Casino Gaming Enforcement Fund, R.S. 27:270(B); Bossier Parish Truancy
Program Fund, R.S. 27:392(B)(3)(a)(i); St. Landry Parish Excellence Fund, R.S.
27:392(B)(3)(b); Calcasieu Parish Fund, R.S. 27:392(B)(3)(c); Orleans Parish Excellence Fund,
R.S. 27:392(B)(3)(d); Rehabilitation for the Blind and Visually Impaired Fund, R.S.
27:392(B)(5); Equine Health Studies Program Fund, R.S. 27:392(B)(6)(a); Pari-mutuel Live
Racing Facility Gaming Control Fund, R.S. 28:392(2)(a); Compulsive and Problem Gaming
Fund, R.S. 28:842; Southern University AgCenter Program Fund, R.S. 27:392(B)(6)(b);
Beautification and Improvement of the New Orleans City Park Fund, R.S. 27:392(B)(7); Greater
New Orleans Sports Foundation Fund, R.S. 27:392(C)(2); Algiers Economic Development Fund,
R.S. 27:392(C)(3); New Orleans Urban Tourism & Hospitality Training in Econ. Dev.
Foundation Fund, R.S. 27:392(C)(4); Beautification Project for New Orleans Neighborhoods
Fund, R.S. 27:392(C)(5); Friends of NORD Fund, R.S. 27:392(C)(6); New Orleans Sports
Franchise Assistance Fund, R.S. 27:392(C)(7); and Video Draw Poker Device Purse Supplement
Fund, R.S. 27:439.
OTHER
Proposed law eliminates cross-references to provisions of law being repealed by this Act.
Effective if and when the proposed amendment of Article XII of the Constitution of La. contained in the Act which originated as House Bill No. ____ of this 2014 R.S. of the Legislature
is adopted at a statewide election and becomes effective.
(Amends R.S. 17:421.7(A), R.S. 27:92(B)(1), 249, 270, 353(13), 392(B)(1), 435(D), and
437(B)(1) and (C)(intro para) and (3), R.S. 28:842(B) and (C), the heading of Chapter 39 of Title
33 of the La. Revised Statutes of 1950 and R.S. 33:9551(F), the heading of Chapter 40 of Title
33 of the La. Revised Statutes of 1950 and R.S. 33:9561, and R.S. 47:9029(A)(3) and (C);
Repeals R.S. 27:31(F), 92(B)(2) and (C), 361(B)(4), 392(B)(2)-(9) and (C), 437(B)(2) and
(C)(2) and (4), 438, and 439, R.S. 33:9551(A)-(E), 9561(A)-(E), and 9571, and R.S. 47:9029(B))