HLS 18RS-555 REENGROSSED
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 91
BY REPRESENTATIVE THIBAUT
GAMING: Provides with respect to the designated gaming area and the conducting of
gaming tournaments at live horse racing facilities
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 27:372(A), relative to slot machine gaming area limitations in
3 live horse racing facilities; to provide for a maximum number of gaming positions
4 authorized within the designated gaming area; to provide for exceptions; and to
5 provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 27:372(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง372. Slot machine gaming area limitations
9 A. The size of the designated gaming area in an eligible facility shall not
10 exceed fifteen thousand square feet contain more than one thousand six hundred
11 thirty-two gaming positions.
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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)]
HB 91 Reengrossed 2018 Regular Session Thibaut
Abstract: Changes the basis of limitations on the size of gaming areas in live horse racing
facilities from square footage to number of gaming positions.
Present law provides for the conducting and regulation of slot machine gaming at eligible
live horse racing facilities.
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HB NO. 91
Present law provides that the size of a designated gaming area of an eligible gaming facility
shall not exceed 15,000 square feet.
Proposed law changes present law to provide that the size of a designated gaming area of an
eligible gaming facility shall not contain more than 1,632 gaming positions.
(Amends R.S. 27:372(A))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Administration of
Criminal Justice to the original bill:
1. Change the number of authorized gaming positions from 1,735 to 1,632.
2. Change the maximum number of tournaments an eligible facility may conduct
each year from five to four.
3. Provide that no limit shall be imposed on the number of tournaments or the
length of tournaments an eligible facility may conduct, if the tournaments do not
utilize more than the maximum amount of slot machines the eligible facility is
authorized to have.
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Remove from proposed law the provisions which authorized the conducting of
gaming tournaments at eligible facilities.
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