La. Admin. Code tit. 42 § III-2401

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section III-2401 - Relocation of Gaming Operations to a Facility, Procedure

A. Prior Approval

1. Prior written approval of the board is required to relocate gaming operations to a facility in accordance with R.S. 27:44(24)(e) and R.S. 27:67.

2. Failure to obtain approval from the board prior to relocating gaming operations to a facility may be grounds for administrative action against a licensee.

B. Application

1. A licensee desiring to relocate its gaming operations to a facility in accordance with R.S. 27:44(24)(e) and 27:67 shall file an application with the board, which application shall include the following:

a. a petition requesting approval to relocate all or a portion of its gaming operations to a facility as provided for in R.S. 27:44(24)(e) and 27:67;

b. a site plan designating the licensees current approved berth site and the location of the proposed facility;

c. a legal property description of the land owned or leased by the licensee on which the facility is to be located;

d. a detailed capital improvement and reinvestment plan;

e. a plan for financing the proposed relocation, including any financing commitments;

f. a schedule for the commencement and completion of construction;

g. a comprehensive relocation plan, which shall include plans for staffing the facility, the moving and installation of gaming devices and equipment into the facility, security and surveillance for the facility, and a date for the commencement of gaming activities at the facility; and

h. any other information, documentation, plan, or description deemed relevant and requested by the board or division.

2. If substantial completion of a riverboat vessel and approved project was completed after January 1, 2005 (with a minimum monetary investment of $200 million), the board will consider this past economic investment and may allow not more than 6 percent of the gaming positions as provided in R.S. 27:44 to be located in an existing structure which is part of the approved project. The licensee shall request the change to the designated gaming area by filing a petition detailing the date of substantial completion and the monetary investment and shall include the following:

a. a site plan designating the licensees current approved berth site and the location of the existing structure;

b. a legal property description of the land owned or leased by the licensee on which the structure is located;

c. a detailed plan for staffing, installation of gaming devices and equipment, security and surveillance, and a date for the commencement of gaming activities at the site; and

d. any other information, documentation, plan, or description requested by the board or division.

C. No licensee shall be allowed to commence gaming activities at a facility until the division has determined that all necessary staffing, training, security and surveillance, technical, accounting, and internal control procedures are acceptable.

La. Admin. Code tit. 42, § III-2401

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Gaming Control Board, LR 442217 (12/1/2018), Amended LR 45677 (5/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 27:15 and 24.