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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 14, § 90.8. Unlawful wagering; prohibited player

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

A. (1) It is unlawful for a prohibited player to wager on a sports event, personally or through another individual or proxy.

(2) It is unlawful for a person or entity to facilitate or place a sports wager on behalf of a prohibited player.

B. For purposes of this Section, “prohibited player” means a person who is prohibited from placing a wager on a sports event by any of the following:

(1) Chapter 10 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, particularly R.S. 27:608, or Part VI of Title 42 of the Louisiana Administrative Code.

(2) Participation in a self-restriction or self-exclusion program in accordance with R.S. 27:27.1 or Chapter 3 of Part III of Title 42 of the Louisiana Administrative Code.

(3) Any other law, administrative rule, or policy of any jurisdiction, the sports wagering operator, the sports book, or a sports governing body.

C. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. Upon a second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this Section, the penalty shall be a fine of one thousand dollars or imprisonment with or without hard labor for not more than one year, or both.

D. Whoever conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, leases, or owns all or part of a business when the person knowingly allows a prohibited player to wager on a sports event shall be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both.

E. (1) A person, business, or entity licensed or sports wagering operator permitted pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall not be subject to the penalty contained in Subsection D of this Section if the licensee or permittee has taken commercially reasonable methods to prevent a prohibited player from placing a wager on a sports event in person, on a sports wagering mechanism, or through a mobile application.

(2) A sports wagering platform provider permitted pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 10 of Subtitle XI of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall not be subject to the penalty contained in Subsection D of this Section if the permittee has taken commercially reasonable methods to prevent a prohibited player from placing a wager on a sports event on a sports wagering mechanism or through a mobile application.

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