GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 91 2018 Regular Session Thibaut
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
GAMING: Provides with respect to the designated gaming area and the conducting of
gaming tournaments at live horse racing facilities.
DIGEST
Present law provides for the allocation and distribution of monies due as purses to persons
licensed to race horses and to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association at any
facility where the purse revenue derived from slot machines is limited by law to a certain
expressly stated number of slot machines.
Proposed law changes the descriptor of such facilities to those facilities subject to the
provisions of present law that limit facilities in Orleans Parish to no more than 700 slot
machines and otherwise retains present law.
Present law provides for the minimum live racing dates of facilities where the purse revenue
derived from slot machines is limited by law to a certain expressly stated number of slot
machines.
Proposed law changes the descriptor of such facilities to those facilities subject to the
provisions of present law that limit facilities in Orleans Parish to no more than 700 slot
machines and otherwise retains present law.
Present law provides for the conducting and regulation of slot machine gaming at eligible
live horse racing facilities.
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.
Proposed law defines "gaming position" as a slot machine seat with each slot machine seat
counted as one position, subject to the rules and regulations of the board. Further provides
that the board shall provide by rule for the counting of gaming positions for devices and
games where seats and spaces are not readily countable.
(Amends R.S. 4:183(B)(3) and 214.1(B) and 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.
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Prepared by Ashley Menou. 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.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary B to the
reengrossed bill
1. Changes the descriptor of facilities limited to a certain number of slot machines
from any facility where the purse revenue derived from slot machines is limited
by law to a certain expressly stated number of slot machines to any facility
subject to present law provisions limiting the number of slot machines to no more
than 700 for eligible facilities in Orleans Parish.
2. Adds the definition of "gaming position".
3. Makes technical changes.
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Prepared by Ashley Menou.