§19.2. Attorney general; illegal online gambling; other civil remedies

            A. In addition to any other remedy under law, upon application by the attorney general, regardless of whether proceedings have been initiated pursuant to this Chapter, a court may issue any relief it deems appropriate to prevent and restrain activities prohibited by this Chapter. Such relief may include a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or injunction against any person in violation of R.S. 14:90.3 to prevent or restrain gambling by computer and any related transactions or activities, including, without limitation, the removal of any gambling by computer website, the freezing of bank or credit accounts associated with such website or such gambling by computer activity, and the removal of a person's access to such websites or accounts who participates in the gambling by computer activity. In an action seeking injunctive relief, violation of this Chapter shall conclusively be determined irreparable harm.

            B.(1) In addition to the remedies available in Subsection A of this Section, the attorney general may seek an ex parte injunction to do all the following:

            (a) Compel a platform provider as defined in R.S. 14:90.3 to remove or disable access to a website violating this Chapter, or a hypertext link to a website violating this Chapter.

            (b) Enjoin a merchant payment processor as defined in R.S. 14:90.3 from processing transactions for the gambling by computer operator.

            (c) Compel a person in violation of R.S. 14:90.3 to discontinue supporting, marketing, promoting, or conducting gambling by computer in this state.

            (2) In such case, a hearing on the ex parte injunction shall be held within thirty days, and after such hearing the court may convert the injunction to a preliminary injunction.

            C. Relief granted pursuant to this Section against a platform provider that is not otherwise engaged in gambling by computer shall:

            (1) Be limited to the removal of, or disabling of access to, the website violating this Chapter, or a hypertext link to a website violating this Chapter, that is stored on a computer server that such platform provider controls or operates.

            (2) Specify the website to which it applies.

            (3) Specify the website or hypertext link to be removed or other access to be disabled.

            D. Any violation of an order entered against a platform provider or merchant payment processor as defined in R.S. 14:90.3 is punishable by a fine of fifty thousand dollars for a first violation and a fine of one hundred thousand dollars for each subsequent violation for each day that the gambling by computer activity remains accessible on the website to persons physically located in this state or for a merchant payment processor, each subsequent gambling by computer transaction that is processed and each act in support of gambling by computer.

            E. Relief granted pursuant to this Section against a merchant payment processor or other person that supports the operation, conduct, or promotion of gambling by computer in violation of R.S. 14:90.3 that is not otherwise engaged in illegal online gambling shall:

            (1) Be limited to the suspension of processing transactions for the gambling by computer operator and with persons physically located in this state, or be limited to ceasing support of the operation, conduct, or promotion of gambling by computer in this state.

            (2) Specify the website to which it applies.

            Acts 2026, No. 182, §2.