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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 13, § 4721. Gambling houses; definition; declared public nuisances

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. For the purposes of this Subpart, or for the purposes of any action or prosecution in this Section, a gambling house is either:

(1) Any place whatsoever where any game of chance of any kind or character is played for money, for wagers, or for tokens, and where the conduct of such place operates, directly or indirectly, to the profit of one or more individuals and not exclusively to the direct profit of the actual participants in such game.

(2) Any place whatsoever where races, athletic contests, sports, and games are not actually held and where opportunity is afforded for wagering upon races, athletic contests, sports, and games of chance.

B. All gambling houses as defined in this Section are declared to be public nuisances, and the owners thereof, and the agents for such owners, or the lessees, sublessees, or other occupants thereof are declared to be guilty of maintaining a public nuisance.

C. The provisions of this Subpart shall not apply to any place where sports wagering is conducted in accordance with Chapter 10 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 or Chapter 10 of Subtitle XI of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

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