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La. Rev. Stat. § 14:90 (2026)

Gambling

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SUBPART B. OFFENSES AFFECTING GENERAL MORALITY

1. GAMBLING

§90. Gambling

           A.(1)(a) Gambling is the intentional conducting, or directly assisting in the conducting, as a business, of any game, contest, lottery, or contrivance whereby a person risks the loss of anything of value in order to realize a profit.

           (b) Whoever commits the crime of gambling shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

           (2) Whoever conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, or owns all or part of an illegal gambling business shall be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both when:

           (a) R.S. 14:90 is violated.

           (b) Five or more persons are involved who conduct, finance, manage, supervise, direct, or own all or part of an illegal gambling business.

           (c) Such business has been in or remains in substantially continuous operation for a period of thirty days or more or, if the continuous operation is for less than thirty days, has a gross revenue of two thousand dollars in any single day.

           B. The conducting, or directly assisting in the conducting, as a business, of any game, contest, lottery, or contrivance on board a commercial cruiseship used for the international carriage of passengers whereby a person risks the loss of anything of value in order to realize a profit is not gambling and shall not be suppressed by any law enforcement officer of the state of Louisiana or any of its political subdivisions. This Subsection shall apply only to commercial cruiseships for the carriage of passengers which are sailing from a port outside the continental limits of the United States to a port in any municipality of this state having a population of more than three hundred thousand or any such ship which is sailing from a port in such a municipality to a port outside the continental limits of the United States, provided that the ship is not docked or anchored but is navigating en route between such ports.

           C. The conducting or assisting in the conducting of gaming activities or operations upon a riverboat at the official gaming establishment, by operating an electronic video draw poker device, by a charitable gaming licensee, or at a pari-mutuel wagering facility, conducting slot machine gaming at an eligible horse racing facility, or the operation of a state lottery which is licensed for operation and regulated under the provisions of Chapters 4 and 11 of Title 4, Chapters 4, 5, 7, and 8 of Title 27, or Subtitle XI of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, is not gambling for the purposes of this Section, so long as the wagering is conducted on the premises of the licensed establishment.

           D. Except as provided in R.S. 27:305, participation in any fantasy sports contest as defined by R.S. 27:302 shall not be considered gambling for the purposes of this Section.

           E. Sports wagering shall not be considered gambling for purposes of this Section so long as the wagering is conducted in compliance with Chapter 10 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 or Chaprter 10 of Subtitle XI of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

           Amended by Acts 1968, No. 647, §1; Acts 1979, No. 633, §1; Acts 1990, No. 1045, §2, eff. Nov. 7, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 158, §1; Acts 1991, No. 289, §6; Acts 1991, No. 753, §2, eff. July 18, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 384, §2, eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 2010, No. 518, §§1 & 2, eff. August 15, 2010; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 17, §1, eff. June 12, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 161, §1, eff. August 1, 2012; Acts 2018, No. 322, §3, eff. upon adoption of fantasy sports contests rules by the La. Gaming Control Board, rules adopted Feb. 20, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 80, §2, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2021, No. 440, §3, eff. July 1, 2021.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 100 cases, 1951–2019 · leading case: Bd. of Com'rs of Orleans Levee Dist. v. Connick, 654 So. 2d 1073 (La. 1995).
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Bd. of Com'rs of Orleans Levee Dist. v. Connick, 654 So. 2d 1073 (La. 1995). · cites it 27× “R.S. 14:90" as long as that person is under the authority of a valid riverboat gaming license.”
Polk v. Edwards, 626 So. 2d 1128 (La. 1993). · cites it 8× “Having defined gambling in La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 14:90 as "the intentional conducting, or directly assisting in the conducting, as a business, of any game, contest, lottery, or contrivance whereby a person risks the loss of anything of value in order to realize a profit," the…”
United States v. Bally Mfg. Corp., 345 F. Supp. 410 (E.D. La. 1972). · cites it 24× “R.S. § 14:90. Counts X through XVI each charge Bally, O’Donnell, Boasberg, and at least one other defendant with a substantive violation of 18 U.”
Gandolfo v. Louisiana State Racing Comm'n, 78 So. 2d 504 (La. 1954). · cites it 17× “That pari-mutuel wagering on harness races is gambling in violation of Article 19, Section 8 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 and in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:90, and that LSA-R.S. 4:148, 153, 156 and 159 are unconstitutional.”
State v. Griffin, 495 So. 2d 1306 (La. 1986). · cites it 6× “2 and its prohibition against "gambling in public." There are two apparent distinctions between this statute and La.”
Touchet v. Broussard, 31 So. 3d 986 (La. 2010). · cites it 8× “R.S. 14:90. Further, the trial court found that La.”
State v. Tracy, 831 So. 2d 503 (La. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 13× “(2) Whoever conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, or owns all or part of an illegal gambling business shall be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both when: (a) R.S. 14:90 is…”
Theriot v. Terrebonne Par. Police Jury, 436 So. 2d 515 (La. 1983). · cites it 5× “R.S. 14:90; La. R.S. 14:90.2. Defining and prescribing means of suppression are left to the state legislature and the legislative determination in this regard constitutes an appropriate exercise of police power for protection of the public.”
St. Charles Gaming v. Riverboat Gaming, 648 So. 2d 1310 (La. 1995). · cites it 6× “12, § 6(B) and La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 14:90 (West Supp.1994); and (2) "by omission" the Ordinance directly contradicts prohibitory law, because the Riverboat Gaming Act authorizes riverboat gaming on Lake Pontchartrain, see La.”
Marchetti v. United States, 390 U.S. 39 (1968). · cites it 2× “200 (1962); La. Rev. Stat. § 14:90 (1950); Me. Rev. Stat.”
United States v. Garrison, 348 F. Supp. 1112 (E.D. La. 1972). · cites it 10× “R.S. 14:90 (Supp.1972) (Article 90 of the Louisiana Criminal Code), 5 which defines and proscribes “gambling.”
Latour v. State, 778 So. 2d 557 (La. 2001). · cites it 4× “R.S. 14:90 to say that the intentional conducting or assisting in the conducting of gaming activities at official gaming establishments (land-based casino and video-poker establishments), on cruiseships, and on riverboats is not gambling.”
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— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:90(A) — 5 cases
Bd. of Com'rs of Orleans Levee Dist. v. Connick, 654 So. 2d 1073 (La. 1995). “R.S. 14:90" as long as that person is under the authority of a valid riverboat gaming license.”
Theriot v. Terrebonne Par. Police Jury, 436 So. 2d 515 (La. 1983). “R.S. 14:90; La. R.S. 14:90.2. Defining and prescribing means of suppression are left to the state legislature and the legislative determination in this regard constitutes an appropriate exercise of police power for protection of the public.”
Knights of Columbus Chapter No. 2409 v. Louisiana Dep't of Pub. Saf. & Corr., Div. of State Police, 532 So. 2d 973 (La. Ct. App. 1988).
Brown v. State ex rel. Dep't of Pub. Saf., Div. of Louisiana State Police, 385 So. 2d 436 (La. Ct. App. 1980).
Showboat Star P'ship v. Connick, 654 So. 2d 1082 (La. 1995).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:90(A)(2) — 1 case
State v. Tracy, 831 So. 2d 503 (La. Ct. App. 2002). “(2) Whoever conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, or owns all or part of an illegal gambling business shall be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both when: (a) R.S. 14:90 is…”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:90(A)(2)(b) — 1 case
State v. Tracy, 831 So. 2d 503 (La. Ct. App. 2002). “(2) Whoever conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, or owns all or part of an illegal gambling business shall be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both when: (a) R.S. 14:90 is…”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:90(A)(2)(b)(c) — 1 case
State v. Tracy, 831 So. 2d 503 (La. Ct. App. 2002). “(2) Whoever conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, or owns all or part of an illegal gambling business shall be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both when: (a) R.S. 14:90 is…”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:90(A)(2)(c) — 1 case
State v. Tracy, 831 So. 2d 503 (La. Ct. App. 2002). “(2) Whoever conducts, finances, manages, supervises, directs, or owns all or part of an illegal gambling business shall be fined not more than twenty thousand dollars, or imprisoned with or without hard labor, for not more than five years, or both when: (a) R.S. 14:90 is…”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:90(B) — 6 cases
Polk v. Edwards, 626 So. 2d 1128 (La. 1993). “Having defined gambling in La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 14:90 as "the intentional conducting, or directly assisting in the conducting, as a business, of any game, contest, lottery, or contrivance whereby a person risks the loss of anything of value in order to realize a profit," the…”
Theriot v. Terrebonne Par. Police Jury, 436 So. 2d 515 (La. 1983). “R.S. 14:90; La. R.S. 14:90.2. Defining and prescribing means of suppression are left to the state legislature and the legislative determination in this regard constitutes an appropriate exercise of police power for protection of the public.”
Casino Ass'n of La. v. State Ex Rel. Foster, 820 So. 2d 494 (La. 2002).
Latour v. State, 778 So. 2d 557 (La. 2001). “R.S. 14:90 to say that the intentional conducting or assisting in the conducting of gaming activities at official gaming establishments (land-based casino and video-poker establishments), on cruiseships, and on riverboats is not gambling.”
Deon v. Barasch, 341 F. Supp. 3d 438 (M.D. Penn. 2018).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:90(C) — 1 case
Strong v. Eldorado Casino Shreveport Jt. Venture, 73 So. 3d 967 (La. Ct. App. 2011).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:90(D) — 7 cases
Bd. of Com'rs of Orleans Levee Dist. v. Connick, 654 So. 2d 1073 (La. 1995). “R.S. 14:90" as long as that person is under the authority of a valid riverboat gaming license.”
Polk v. Edwards, 626 So. 2d 1128 (La. 1993). “Having defined gambling in La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 14:90 as "the intentional conducting, or directly assisting in the conducting, as a business, of any game, contest, lottery, or contrivance whereby a person risks the loss of anything of value in order to realize a profit," the…”
St. Charles Gaming v. Riverboat Gaming, 648 So. 2d 1310 (La. 1995). “12, § 6(B) and La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 14:90 (West Supp.1994); and (2) "by omission" the Ordinance directly contradicts prohibitory law, because the Riverboat Gaming Act authorizes riverboat gaming on Lake Pontchartrain, see La.”
State v. Schoening, 770 So. 2d 762 (La. 2000).
Latour v. State, 778 So. 2d 557 (La. 2001). “R.S. 14:90 to say that the intentional conducting or assisting in the conducting of gaming activities at official gaming establishments (land-based casino and video-poker establishments), on cruiseships, and on riverboats is not gambling.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 14:90(E) — 2 cases
Polk v. Edwards, 626 So. 2d 1128 (La. 1993). “Having defined gambling in La.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 14:90 as "the intentional conducting, or directly assisting in the conducting, as a business, of any game, contest, lottery, or contrivance whereby a person risks the loss of anything of value in order to realize a profit," the…”
Latour v. State, 778 So. 2d 557 (La. 2001). “R.S. 14:90 to say that the intentional conducting or assisting in the conducting of gaming activities at official gaming establishments (land-based casino and video-poker establishments), on cruiseships, and on riverboats is not gambling.”
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