RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 426 (HB 435) 2021 Regular Session Romero
Prior law defined "video draw poker" as any card game approved by the Dept. of Public
Safety and Corrections, office of state police, that utilized one deck of cards per hand with
multiple hands permitted per game.
New law adds to the prior law definition of "video draw poker device" to include card games
that utilize one or more decks of cards per hand with multiple hands permitted per game.
Existing law provides that each video draw poker device shall offer the game of draw poker
or other such card games that are approved by the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections,
office of state police, and have certain methods of operations as provided by existing law.
Prior law required each hand to utilize a deck of cards consisting of 52 standard playing
cards, and up to two jokers could also be used. Required the deck to be shuffled by use of
a random number generator to exchange each card in the deck with another randomly
selected card.
New law requires each hand to utilize one or more decks of cards consisting of 52 standard
playing cards each, and up to two jokers per deck may also be used. The decks shall be
shuffled by use of a random number generator to exchange each card in a deck with another
randomly selected card.
Effective August 1, 2021.
(Amends R.S. 27:402(18) and 405(C)(1)-(5))


Statutes affected:
HB435 Original: 27:402(18), 27:405(C)(1)
HB435 Engrossed: 27:402(18), 27:405(C)(1)
HB435 Enrolled: 27:402(18), 27:405(C)(1)
HB435 Act 426: 27:402(18), 27:405(C)(1)