§457.  Operation of video draw poker devices in certain parishes not affected by change of parish boundaries

A.  In any parish in which a majority of the electors of the parish voted to permit the operation of video draw poker devices in the election authorized in R.S. 18:1300.21, and conducted at the 1996 congressional general election, the operation of video draw poker devices may be conducted within the parish boundaries as the parish boundaries were recognized and taxed by the local governing authority of the parish at the time of that election.  The operation of video draw poker devices shall not be affected if the parish boundaries are changed, established, or taxed subsequent to the election provided for in R.S. 18:1300.21 via the statutory process provided for in R.S. 50:221 et seq., R.S 33:141 et seq., annexation or in any other manner for any reason.

B.  In any parish in which a majority of the electors voted against the continuance of the operation of video draw poker devices in the election authorized in R.S. 18:1300.21, and conducted at the 1996 congressional general election, then no license or permit shall be issued to conduct the operation of video draw poker devices within the parish boundaries as the parish boundaries were recognized and taxed by the local governing authority of the parish at the time of that election.  The prohibition on the operation of video draw poker devices shall not be affected if the parish boundaries are changed, established, or taxed subsequent to the election provided for in R.S. 18:1300.21 via the statutory process provided for in R.S. 50:221 et seq., R.S 33:141 et seq., annexation or in any other manner for any reason.

C.  The Louisiana Gaming Control Board shall not issue a license to operate video draw poker devices in any parish in which a majority of the electors voted against the continuance of the operation of video draw poker devices in the election authorized in R.S. 18:1300.21, and conducted at the 1996 congressional general election.  The prohibition on the issuance of a video draw poker license in such a parish shall not be affected if the parish boundaries are changed, established, or taxed subsequent to the election provided for in R.S. 18:1300.21 via the statutory process provided for in R.S. 50:221 et seq., R.S 33:141 et seq., annexation or in any other manner for any reason.

Acts 2005, No. 425, §1; Acts 2012, No. 161, §4.