The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Cathy Wells.
DIGEST
SB 198 Original 2015 Regular Session Heitmeier
Present law authorizes any person, association, or corporation licensed to hold, operate, or conduct
any games of chance under any license issued pursuant to present law to compensate, for services
rendered, any 15 employees, including a bingo caller, who assist in the holding, operating, or
conducting of such games.
Present law restricts the rate of compensation to no more than $10.00 per hour and no more than
$50.00 per session for any employee.
Proposed law increases the rate of compensation to no more than $15.00 per hour and no more than
$90.00 per session for any employee.
Present law requires each distributor of electronic bingo card dabber devices to have at least one
employee on site during use of the distributor's devices.
Proposed law allows rather than requires each distributor of electronic bingo card dabber devices to
have at least one employee on site during use of the distributor's devices.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 4:715(A)(2)(b) and (B)(2) and 739(C)(3))