Louisiana § RS 4:713 - Control and supervision over games
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§ RS 4:713. Control and supervision over games
A. The office, when applicable, and the governing authority of any municipality or parish issuing any license under this Chapter shall regulate all games of chance held, operated, or conducted under such license issued by it, to assure that they are fairly held, operated, and conducted in accordance with the provisions of the license, the provisions of this Chapter, and the rules promulgated and adopted pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 4:705(10)(b). The issuing authority may suspend or revoke any license issued by it for violation of any such provision, and its officers and agents may enter and inspect any premises where any such game of chance is being held, operated, and conducted or is intended to be held, operated, and conducted, or where any equipment is being used or intended to be used in the conduct thereof.
B. Each licensee shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter, and all rules and regulations properly adopted by the office pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no governing authority of any municipality or parish shall require by ordinance, rule, or other regulation, that as a condition for granting a charitable gaming license, a charitable organization must be domiciled in that parish or municipality.
Acts 1999, No. 568, §3, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2003, No. 871, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 4:713 ("Control and supervision over games") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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