La. Admin. Code tit. 42 § III-2935

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

Section III-2935 - Entertainment Activities

A. No motion picture shall be exhibited within any casino either by direct projection or by closed circuit television which would be classified as obscene material.

B. No live entertainment shall be permitted within a casino which includes:

1. the performance of acts, or simulated acts, of sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation or any sexual acts which are prohibited by law;

2. the actual or simulated touching, caressing or fondling of breasts, buttocks, anus or genitals; or

3. the actual or simulated display of the pubic hair, vulva, genitals, anus, female nipple or female areola.

C. No entertainment shall be offered within the designated gaming area unless the licensee or casino operator receives approval from the division to provide such entertainment.

D. The licensee or casino operator shall file a written submission with the division at least five days prior to the commencement of such entertainment which includes, at a minimum, the following information:

1. the date and time of the scheduled entertainment;

2. a detailed description of the type of entertainment to be offered;

3. the number of persons involved in the entertainment;

4. the exact location of the entertainment in the designated gaming area;

5. a description of any additional security measures that will be implemented as a result of the entertainment; and

6. a certification from the licensee or casino operator that the proposed entertainment will not adversely affect security, surveillance, the integrity of the gaming operations and the safety and security of persons in the casino.

E. The submission from Subsection D of this Section shall be deemed approved by the division unless the licensee or casino operator is notified in writing to the contrary within five days of filing.

F. The division may at any time after the granting of approval require the licensee or casino operator to immediately cease any entertainment offered within the designated gaming area if the entertainment provided is in any material manner different from the description contained in the submission filed pursuant to Subsection D of this Section or in any way compromises the integrity of gaming operations.

G. In reviewing the suitability of an entertainment proposal, the division shall consider the extent to which the entertainment proposal:

1. may unduly interfere with efficient gaming operations;

2. may unduly interfere with the security of the casino or any of the games therein or any restricted casino area, or may unduly interfere with surveillance operations; and

3. may unduly interfere with the safety and security of persons in the casino.

H. The division, in its sole discretion, may grant ongoing approval for scheduled entertainment events that follow a set pattern. The duration of the approval shall be at the discretion of the division.

La. Admin. Code tit. 42, § III-2935

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Gaming Control Board, LR 38:1659 (July 2012).

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