§ 27:311 — Civil penalties; adoption of schedule of penalties

§311. Civil penalties; adoption of schedule of penalties
A. The Louisiana Gaming Control Board shall adopt as a rule the schedule of
penalties provided for by this Chapter. All rules shall be adopted pursuant to the provisions
of the Administrative Procedure Act.
B. A civil penalty shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars for each violation of any
provision of this Chapter or rule of the board.
C.(1) Payment of the civil penalty shall be a requirement for the retention of any
license held by the entity which violated any such provisions.
(2)(a) Failure to remit civil penalties shall result in the shutdown of the platform of
the operator who refused to remit the civil penalty. The provisions of this Subparagraph shall
apply only in those instances where no administrative hearing has been timely requested.
(b) Upon payment of the penalty, the platform may be reactivated.
D. If the operator contests the imposition of the civil penalty, the penalty shall be
imposed only after an adjudicatory hearing is conducted pursuant to R.S. 27:25 and a basis
for imposition of the penalty is determined to exist.

Legislative History

Acts 2020, No. 141, §1, eff. June 9, 2020.