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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 848
BY REPRESENTATIVE CONNICK
GAMING/REVENUE: Provides relative to the distribution of slot proceeds at the horse
racing facility in Orleans Parish
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 27:361(B)(5), relative to the conduct of slot machine gaming activity; to2
dedicate to facility improvements a percentage of net slot machine proceeds from the3
gaming operations at the pari-mutuel live horse racing facility in Orleans; to provide4
for submission of capital improvement plans to the Louisiana State Racing5
Commission; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 27:361(B)(5) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:8
ยง361. Conduct of slot machine gaming; temporary conduct9
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B. As a condition of licensing and to maintain continued authority for the11
conduct of slot machine gaming at the licensed eligible facility, the owner of the12
licensed eligible facility shall:13
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(5) Contribute to the support of the pari-mutuel live horse racing facility in15
Orleans Parish by paying annually a fixed percentage of ten percent of the annual net16
slot machine proceeds received from slot machine gaming operations at the licensed17
eligible facility in Orleans Parish for capital improvements to such facility including18
frontside and backside projects, improvements to grandstands, stables, and racetrack19
surfaces. Plans for capital improvements shall be submitted annually to the20
Louisiana State Racing Commission for approval of the projects. The commission,21 HLS 14RS-1443 ORIGINAL
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in approving the plans, shall consider the applicable criteria, standards, and1
guidelines contained in R.S. 4:159 as well as standards, technology, and features of2
other race track facilities owned by the parent company of the licensed eligible3
facility in Orleans Parish. The commission shall set a time by which such projects4
must be completed and certify satisfactory completion to the board. The initial set5
of plans shall be submitted to the commission by October, 2014, and shall contain6
improvements which can be completed to the satisfaction of the commission prior7
to the start of the next racing year. 8
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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)]
Connick HB No. 848
Abstract: Requires 10% of net slot machine proceeds from the gaming operations at the
race track in New Orleans be used for capital improvements at that facility.
Present law, generally, 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)).
Proposed law retains present law and as a condition of licensing and in order to maintain
continued authority for the conduct of slot machine gaming, requires 10% of net slot
machine proceeds from gaming operations at the pari-mutuel facility in Orleans Parish be
used for capital improvements at that facility.
Proposed law specifically provides for capital improvements to both frontside and backside
projects of the facility, including improvements to grandstands, stables, and racetrack
surfaces. Proposed law requires plans for capital improvements to be submitted annually
to the Louisiana State Racing Commission for approval of the projects, establishes criteria
and standards for capital improvements, and requires the commission to set a time by which
the projects must be completed. Proposed law also requires the commission to certify
satisfactory completion to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.
Proposed law requires the initial set of plans to be submitted to the racing commission by
October, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 27:361(B)(5))