La. Admin. Code tit. 42 § III-4719

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

Section III-4719 - Detention and Ejection

A. In order to effectuate the policies of the Act related to maintaining the integrity of gaming operations and protecting the safety of persons within the official gaming establishment, the casino operator and casino manager and their employees and agents shall at all times cooperate and assist the board and the division in connection with maintaining order and preventing suspected activity which threatens the safety or welfare of patrons or others within the official gaming establishment.

B. The casino operator or casino manager and their employees and agents may escort a person to security personnel employed by the casino operator or casino manager for questioning and, if necessary, notification and turnover to regulatory or law enforcement authorities including, without limitation, the New Orleans Police Department, the board or the division when there is reasonable cause to believe that the person:

1. has violated any provisions of the Act, rules or other criminal laws of the state;

2. is subject to exclusion pursuant to the Act and rules;

3. is subject to removal pursuant to Subsection D of this Section; or

4. is threatening the safety or welfare of any patron or employee within the official gaming establishment.

C. In connection with any questioning of a person as provided in Subsection B of this Section, the casino operator or casino manager may take such person into custody, make a reasonable search of such person in accordance with the circumstance for weapons or suspected contraband of suspected criminal activity and detain such person within the official gaming establishment in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable amount of time. The casino operator or casino manager shall ensure that there is adequate surveillance coverage of the detention area and shall provide notice to the detainee that the area is under surveillance. The casino operator or casino manager may take a photograph of any person detained for questioning.

D. The casino operator and casino manager and their employees and agents may exclude or remove a person from the official gaming establishment when there is reasonable cause to believe the person attempting to enter the casino or located within the casino is:

1. under the age of 21;

2. visibly intoxicated;

3. a threat to the safety or welfare of other persons;

4. a prostitute or panhandler;

5. a person who has been detained or ejected from the official gaming establishment in the past 24 month period; or

6. does not otherwise meet any house rules established for entry into the official gaming establishment.

La. Admin. Code tit. 42, § III-4719

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Gaming Control Board, LR 38:1690 (July 2012).

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