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HB 540 Original 2025 Regular Session Fontenot
Abstract: Provides relative to the number of video draw poker devices certain businesses may
operate and to areas where video draw poker devices may not be granted.
Proposed law increases the number of video draw poker devices permitted at certain alcoholic
beverage facilities from three to four and provides criteria to qualify for additional video draw poker
devices.
Proposed law increases the number of video draw poker devices permitted at truck stops from 50 to
60.
Proposed law increases the number of video draw poker devices permitted at hotels and motels from
three to four for individual lounges and from 12 to 13 for the hotel or motel.
Proposed law provides that offtrack wagering facilities shall not be granted a license to operate video
draw poker devices within one mile of any property on the National Register of Historic Places, any
public playground, any residential property, or a building used primarily as a church, synagogue,
public library, or school.
Proposed law provides for the designation of residential districts for the purposes of proposed law.
Proposed law provides relative to franchise fee rates and appropriation for revenue generated by
video draw poker devices.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 27:412(B)(1) and (2), 413(A) and (B), 414(intro. para.), 416(A), (C)(2)(a)- (c) and
(3)(b) and 435(D)(4); Adds R.S. 27:415(C)-(G))