§ 27:375 — Crimes and penalties; false statements; unauthorized slot machines; skimming of slot

§375. Crimes and penalties; false statements; unauthorized slot machines; skimming of slot
machine proceeds; payroll check cashing; gambling devices
A. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001.
B. Except as otherwise permitted by law, any person who possesses or operates a slot
machine without the license required by this Chapter or at other than an eligible facility shall,
upon conviction, be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than ten years or be
fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.
C. Any person who intentionally excludes, or takes any action in an attempt to
exclude, anything or its value from the deposit, counting, collection, or computation of
revenues from slot machine activity shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one
year nor more than ten years and may be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars.
D. Any owner of an eligible facility who has been granted a license to operate slot
machine gaming who cashes or accepts for cashing or permits any employee or other person
to cash or accept for cashing an identifiable employee payroll check in the designated gaming
area shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned for not more than six months or fined not more
than five thousand dollars, or both.
E. Any slot machine used or offered for play in violation of the provisions of this
Chapter, except as otherwise permitted by law, shall be considered a gambling device for
purposes of R.S. 15:31.

Legislative History

Acts 1997, No. 721, §1, eff. July 9, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 403, §3, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 1222, §2, eff. July 2, 2001; Acts 2021, No. 440, §1, eff. July 1, 2021.