2024 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 50
BY SENATOR REESE
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 14:90.8, relative to sports wagering; to prohibit certain persons from wagering
3 on sports events; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for
4 exceptions; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 14:90.8 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง90.8. Unlawful wagering; prohibited player
8 A.(1) It is unlawful for a prohibited player to wager on a sports event,
9 personally or through another individual or proxy.
10 (2) It is unlawful for a person or entity to facilitate or place a sports
11 wager on behalf of a prohibited player.
12 B. For purposes of this Section, "prohibited player" means a person who
13 is prohibited from placing a wager on a sports event by any of the following:
14 (1) Chapter 10 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,
15 particularly R.S. 27:608, or Louisiana Administrative Code Title 42, Part VI.
16 (2) Participation in a self-restriction or self-exclusion program in
17 accordance with R.S. 27:27.1 or Louisiana Administrative Code Title 42, Part
18 III, Chapter 3.
19 (3) Any other law, administrative rule, or policy of any jurisdiction, the
20 sports wagering operator, the sports book, or a sports governing body.
21 C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more
22 than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
23 Upon a second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this Section, the
24 penalty shall be a fine of one thousand dollars, or imprisonment with or without
25 hard labor for not more than one year, or both.
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1 D. Whoever conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, leases, or
2 owns all or part of a business when the person knowingly allows a prohibited
3 player to wager on a sports event shall be fined not more than twenty thousand
4 dollars, or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years,
5 or both.
6 E.(1) A person, business, or entity licensed or sports wagering operator
7 permitted pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 27 of the Louisiana
8 Revised Statutes of 1950 shall not be subject to the penalty contained in
9 Subsection D of this Section if the licensee or permittee has taken commercially
10 reasonable methods to prevent a prohibited player from placing a wager on a
11 sports event in person, on a sports wagering mechanism, or through a mobile
12 application.
13 (2) A sports wagering platform provider permitted pursuant to the
14 provisions of Chapter 10 of Subtitle XI of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised
15 Statutes of 1950 shall not be subject to the penalty contained in Subsection D of
16 this Section if the permittee has taken commercially reasonable methods to
17 prevent a prohibited player from placing a wager on a sports event on a sports
18 wagering mechanism or through a mobile application.
19 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
20 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
21 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
22 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
23 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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