§18.  Venue

A.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the venue for any civil proceeding by or against the board or to which the board is a party shall be the parish of East Baton Rouge.

B.  Except as provided in Subsection A of this Section, the venue for any civil proceeding involving a licensee, involving the conducting of gaming activities or operations, by or against any licensee, or to which a licensee is a party, shall be the domicile of the licensee.  The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to any regulatory or enforcement action by or against the state.

Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1, eff. May 1, 1996; Acts 1997, No. 1004, §1, eff. July 10, 1997.