La. Rev. Stat. § 4:171.1
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Transmission of racing information for illegal gambling purposes
Official statutory text
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to transmit or communicate to another or receive or secure by any means whatsoever the results, changing odds, track conditions, jockey changes, or any other information relating to any horse race from any racetrack in this state, to any person, firm, or corporation located outside the confines of said racetrack, or to relay the same to any other person, firm, or corporation by word of mouth, by signal, or by use of telephone, telegraph, radio, or any other means, when the information is knowingly used or intended to be used for illegal gambling purposes, or in furtherance of such gambling.
B. This Section shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the public welfare, health, peace, safety, and morals of the people of the state and all of the provisions herein shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of this purpose.
C. Any person violating the provisions of this Section upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, or both, at the discretion of the court.
D. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed as amending or repealing the provisions of any other law or affecting any rule of the Louisiana Public Service Commission relating to the regulation of public utilities in the furnishing to others of any communication, wire service, or other similar service or equipment; it is intended that this Section shall be supplemental to other laws and a further aid in the elimination of transmission of information for illegal gambling purposes.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 675, §1; Acts 1990, No. 883, §1, eff. July 25, 1990.
B. This Section shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the public welfare, health, peace, safety, and morals of the people of the state and all of the provisions herein shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of this purpose.
C. Any person violating the provisions of this Section upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, or both, at the discretion of the court.
D. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed as amending or repealing the provisions of any other law or affecting any rule of the Louisiana Public Service Commission relating to the regulation of public utilities in the furnishing to others of any communication, wire service, or other similar service or equipment; it is intended that this Section shall be supplemental to other laws and a further aid in the elimination of transmission of information for illegal gambling purposes.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 675, §1; Acts 1990, No. 883, §1, eff. July 25, 1990.
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