House Bill No. by Representative Fontenot seeks to expand the definition of "racketeering activity" under Louisiana law by adding specific gambling-related crimes as predicate offenses. The bill enacts new provisions under R.S. 15:1352(A)(89) through (95), which include offenses such as gambling, gambling in public, gambling by computer, gambling at cockfights, gambling by electronic sweepstakes devices, unlawful wagering, and bribery of sports participants. These additions aim to strengthen the legal framework surrounding racketeering by incorporating these gambling crimes into the existing list of offenses.

The bill retains the current law while enhancing it with the new gambling-related offenses, thereby broadening the scope of activities that can be prosecuted under racketeering statutes. The Louisiana Law Institute is tasked with renumbering the new entries to ensure they are organized alphabetically. This legislative change reflects a growing recognition of the need to address gambling-related crimes within the context of organized crime and racketeering.