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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 133
BY SENATOR MORRELL
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 14:90.5(B) and R.S. 27:28(H)(1), relative to the Louisiana2
Gaming Control Board; to authorize certain emergency responders acting in their3
official capacity to enter certain gaming facilities; to provide relative to persons who4
have the ability or capacity to exercise significant influence over gaming licensees,5
operators, permittees, or other persons who are required to be found suitable; and to6
provide for related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 14:90.5(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:9
§90.5. Unlawful playing of gaming devices by persons under the age of twenty-one;10
underage persons, penalty11
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B. No person under the age of twenty-one , except an emergency responder13
acting in his official capacity, shall enter, or be permitted to enter, the designated14
gaming area of a riverboat, the official gaming establishment, or the designated slot15
machine gaming area of a pari-mutuel wagering facility which offers live horse16
racing licensed for operation and regulated under the applicable provisions of17
Chapters 4, 5, and 7 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.18
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Section 2. R.S. 27:28(H)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:20
§28. Suitability standards21
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H.(1)(a) Any person who has or controls directly or indirectly five percent23
or more ownership, income, or profit or economic interest in an entity which has or24
applies for a license or permit or enters into a casino operating contract with the state25
pursuant to the provisions of this Title, or who receives five percent or more revenue26
interest in the form of a commission, finder's fee, loan repayment, or any other27
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business expense related to the gaming operation, or who has the ability, in the1
opinion of the board, or capacity to exercise a significant influence over a licensee,2
the casino gaming operator, a permittee, or other person required to be found suitable3
pursuant to the provisions of this Title, shall meet all suitability requirements and4
qualifications pursuant to the provisions of this Title.5
(b) In determining whether a person has significant influence for6
purposes of this Section, the board or division may consider but is not limited7
to the following: management and decision-making authority; operational8
control; financial relationship; receipt of gaming revenue or proceeds; financial9
indebtedness; and gaming related associations.10
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: