§ 6-23. State license required.

(a)

No license shall be granted to any charitable organization hereunder unless that organization has first obtained a charitable gaming license from the office of charitable gaming as provided under state law.

(b)

Policy.

(1)

No organization shall hold, operate, or conduct any game of chance enumerated in sections 6-20 through 6-24 without obtaining a charitable gaming license or a special charitable gaming license from the division, as further provided in under state law.

(2)

Organizations closely connected to one another shall not hold, operate, or conduct any game of chance enumerated in sections 6-20 through 6-24 under a single parish license. Each organization shall be required to obtain a separate license in order to conduct such games. Any otherwise eligible organization shall be deemed to be closely connected when:

a.

Membership in one organization automatically qualifies an individual as a member of another;

b.

Membership in one organization is dependent upon membership in another organization, including social membership; or

c.

The existence of an organization is dependent upon the existence of another organization.

(3)

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b)(2) of this section, a chartered auxiliary group associated with a nonprofit veterans' association, as defined in section 6-18, shall not be required to obtain a separate license in order to assist in the holding, operating, or conducting of any game of chance being operated by the parent organization. The parent organization shall notify the parish administrator or his designee annually of the names of members who will assist in the gaming operations. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a qualified chartered auxiliary group from receiving its own gaming license.

(Code 1985, § 25-2(f), (g); Ord. No. 2891, 8-12-1992)