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[5 open · 5 restricted · 7 closed · 2 uncertain · 1 not yet assessed → 20 classes](#products) Regulator: Louisiana Gaming Control Board (LGCB) · Collected 25 Oct 2026 · Published 25 Oct 2026 · Changed 18 Oct 2026 [PDF](report.pdf) [Sign in for PDF](https://advennt.io/auth/) [Compare](/compare/?j=louisiana) Jurisdiction scope: [United States (Federal)](/jurisdictions/united-states/) Louisiana ## Can we offer our product? Every product class, in fixed taxonomy order. The band is what you can do; where the recorded legal status says something the band does not, it is shown beside the product. ### Player products - CasinoProhibited · Models agreeXClosed - PokerProhibited · Models agreeXClosed - BingoProhibited · Models agreeXClosed - LotteryState monopolyXClosed - Sports bettingRRestricted - Other event bettingProhibited · Models agreeXClosed - Horse and greyhound racing betting–Not yet assessed - Esports bettingModels agreeRRestricted - Exchange bettingModels agreeRRestrictedVaries by form · 1Exchange wagering on non-sports, non-racing events (e.g. politics, entertainment, weather): prohibited - Pool bettingModels agreeRRestrictedVaries by form · 1Pools on non-sports, non-racing events (e.g. politics, entertainment, novelty): prohibited - Virtual event bettingProhibited · Models agreeXClosed - Fantasy sportsRRestricted - Skill gamesProhibited · Models agreeXClosed - Prediction marketsGrey zone · Models agree?Uncertain - SweepstakesOutside the regulatory perimeter · Models agreeOOpenVaries by form · 1Dual currency: prohibited - Free playOutside the regulatory perimeter · Models agreeOOpen ### Supply roles - Software / B2BModels agreeOOpen - Affiliate marketingOOpen - Payments for gamblingModels agreeOOpen ### Settlement rail - Crypto gamblingNot yet regulated?Uncertain Class-level certainty is graded for 14 of 20 classes. ## Board briefing Louisiana: mature, tax-rising, parish-fragmented US sports-betting/DFS market with acute sweepstakes-enforcement risk #### What has changed - Online sports wagering tax rose from 15% to 21.5% (Act 298/HB639, Aug 2025); sweepstakes casinos face an AG opinion + 40+ cease-and-desist letters despite a vetoed formal ban. #### What to do now - Pursue only casino-skin or B2B platform-provider routes in approved parishes; avoid any sweepstakes/dual-currency product design. #### What to watch - HB53 Senate outcome (2026 session); prediction-market federal-preemption dispute; any future parish referenda expanding coverage. ## 11 answers, each dated and graded The weather grades favourability for an operator, not legality: legality is the product table above. The left rule is our confidence: solid confirmed, dashed probable, dotted uncertain. 01 · What kind of market is this? ### Overview Mixed Louisiana's gambling market is defined by a single regulatory event with ripple effects: the Louisiana Gaming Control Board's decision to decline full licence renewal for DraftKings, substituting a conditional extension tied to an AI-targeting investigation. The board's posture, voiced by Chairman C… Full analysis · 121 words Louisiana's gambling market is defined by a single regulatory event with ripple effects: the Louisiana Gaming Control Board's decision to decline full licence renewal for DraftKings, substituting a conditional extension tied to an AI-targeting investigation. The board's posture, voiced by Chairman Chris Hebert, is cautious rather than accusatory — press reports alone are not treated as establishing a violation — but the conditions imposed (executive liaison, suitability review, AI disclosure) represent an active tightening of oversight over a major licensee. Separately, a tribal venture, the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe's SaltTrade Derivatives product with Kalshi, has entered the prediction-markets space on a federal/tribal theory that stands in unresolved tension with the LGCB's standing advisory classifying such products as illegal sports wagering under state law. - Parish-by-parish opt-in fragmentation (55/64 parishes for betting, 47/64 for DFS) - Aggressive, unresolved enforcement stance against sweepstakes/dual-currency products - Prohibition on real-money online casino (iGaming) remains in place Confirmed AI-generated [Read full analysis & tables →](/jurisdictions/louisiana/overview/) 02 · Can we get a licence? ### Licensing and regulation Mixed The Louisiana Gaming Control Board voted unanimously on 15 October 2026 to decline DraftKings' full licence renewal, granting instead a conditional extension. The conditions reported include appointment of a senior executive as a board liaison within seven days of the vote, a shareholder-suitability… Full analysis · 129 words The Louisiana Gaming Control Board voted unanimously on 15 October 2026 to decline DraftKings' full licence renewal, granting instead a conditional extension. The conditions reported include appointment of a senior executive as a board liaison within seven days of the vote, a shareholder-suitability review, and an ongoing duty to disclose the operator's use of artificial intelligence in promotional targeting. This action was taken under the board's existing renewal discretion rather than through any new statute or rule, and it runs alongside parallel investigations by the board itself, the Louisiana Attorney General, and State Police. Board Chairman Chris Hebert's public statement that news reports do not establish regulatory violations signals the board is withholding a conclusive finding while still exercising its renewal authority to impose interim conditions on the licensee. Confirmed AI-generated [Read full analysis & tables →](/jurisdictions/louisiana/licensing/) 03 · How hard is entry, really? ### Market entry in practice Mixed Probable AI-generated [Read full analysis & tables →](/jurisdictions/louisiana/market-entry/) 04 · What do the licences cost? ### Licence fees Mixed Confirmed AI-generated [Read full analysis & tables →](/jurisdictions/louisiana/fees/) 05 · What is the tax take? ### Tax Mixed Confirmed AI-generated [Read full analysis & tables →](/jurisdictions/louisiana/taxes/) 06 · Can we move player money? ### Payments and banking Mixed Uncertain AI-generated [Read full analysis & tables →](/jurisdictions/louisiana/payments/) 07 · Can we advertise? ### Marketing Mixed Confirmed AI-generated [Read full analysis & tables →](/jurisdictions/louisiana/marketing/) 08 · What must the platform meet? ### Technical compliance Favourable Confirmed AI-generated [Read full analysis & tables →](/jurisdictions/louisiana/technical/) 09 · Can we ship through apps and platforms? ### Distribution and platforms Favourable Act 182's new R.S. 27:19.1-19.2 extends criminal and civil exposure beyond the operator itself to platform providers, financial transaction providers, geolocation providers, promoters, and media affiliates who knowingly support dual-currency gambling-by-computer activity, effective August 1, 2026. T… Full analysis · 81 words Act 182's new R.S. 27:19.1-19.2 extends criminal and civil exposure beyond the operator itself to platform providers, financial transaction providers, geolocation providers, promoters, and media affiliates who knowingly support dual-currency gambling-by-computer activity, effective August 1, 2026. This creates a distribution-chain liability model in which any intermediary knowingly facilitating the prohibited game type, regardless of its role in the transaction, can be named in Attorney General cease-and-desist action, materially raising the bar for any Louisiana-facing distribution or affiliate relationship touching sweepstakes-style products. Probable AI-generated [Read full analysis & tables →](/jurisdictions/louisiana/distribution/) 10 · How hard does the regulator enforce? ### Enforcement Mixed The LGCB's 15 October 2026 unanimous vote declining DraftKings' full licence renewal is the central enforcement development. In place of unconditional renewal, the board imposed conditions: a seven-day deadline for appointing a senior-executive board liaison, a shareholder-suitability review, and an… Full analysis · 187 words The LGCB's 15 October 2026 unanimous vote declining DraftKings' full licence renewal is the central enforcement development. In place of unconditional renewal, the board imposed conditions: a seven-day deadline for appointing a senior-executive board liaison, a shareholder-suitability review, and an AI-usage disclosure obligation, all tied to allegations that DraftKings used a machine-learning "elasticity score" to target bettors likely to lose money with promotions. The board, the Louisiana Attorney General, and State Police are each conducting investigations that remain open. Board Chairman Chris Hebert has stated that news reports do not themselves establish regulatory violations, indicating the board has not reached a finding on the underlying allegation even as it uses its renewal authority as a practical enforcement lever. Board-meeting minutes or a written order confirming the precise condition language had not been published at the time of research; only press accounts of the vote are currently available. Separately, the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe's Kalshi-partnered prediction-markets launch sits in unresolved tension with the LGCB's standing December 2025 advisory position that such products are illegal sports wagering under Louisiana law, though no enforcement action specific to that launch has been identified. Probable AI-generated 1 enforcement event [Read full analysis & tables →](/jurisdictions/louisiana/enforcement/) 11 · What is coming? ### Outlook Mixed Probable AI-generated [Read full analysis & tables →](/jurisdictions/louisiana/outlook/) Evidential record & source register 0 enforcement · 2 red flags · 14 sources · Expand full record ## What gets operators fined 2 red flags (1 high) and 0 controls that address them. - highMarketing sports betting or DFS in opt-out parishesNine parishes have not approved sports wagering and seventeen have not approved DFS; offering or advertising in these parishes is unlicensed activitySource 13 · T3 - criticalOperating dual-currency sweepstakes casino model targeting Louisiana residentsAG opinion + 40+ cease-and-desist letters + pending racketeering bill (HB53) create acute criminal/regulatory exposure despite absence of an explicit statutory banSource 11 · T3 ## Worked scenarios 5 entry scenarios, each with the move we would make. #### Offshore sportsbook operator wants to enter Louisiana online sports wagering market Must partner with one of the 20 licensed casinos for a skin (max 2 per casino), obtain LGCB approval of internal controls, and geofence to the 55 approved parishes. Do this: Pursue a skin partnership with an existing licensee; direct licensure is not available to non-casino entities. Source 2 · T1 Source 10 · T3 #### DFS operator seeks to enter the Louisiana market Market is a licensed duopoly (DraftKings, FanDuel) and coverage is limited to 47 of 64 parishes. Do this: High barrier to entry; new entrants face both licensing competition and parish-coverage limits. Source 11 · T3 Source 12 · T3 #### Sweepstakes casino operator considers launching a dual-currency product in Louisiana AG opinion treats the model as illegal gambling under existing statutes; LGCB has issued 40+ cease-and-desist letters; HB53 racketeering bill advancing. Do this: Do not launch; enforcement risk is acute and rising. Source 11 · T3 Source 9 · T3 #### Prediction-market platform (event contracts) considers offering sports-related contracts to Louisiana users Platform may claim federal CFTC oversight as a derivatives market, but LGCB maintains sports-related contracts are illegal gambling under state law; status is contested. Do this: Treat as high-uncertainty/high-risk pending resolution of the federal-preemption question. Source 12 · T3 #### Esports betting product launch LGCB will only consider wagering on esports events sanctioned by the Esports Integrity Commission where the sportsbook is an ESIC anti-corruption supporter. Do this: Secure ESIC sanctioning and anti-corruption membership before submitting event-approval requests to LGCB. Source 10 · T3 ## What we looked for and could not find Confirmed absence is a finding of its own. These are the questions we searched and could not answer from a citable source, with the searches we ran. Never behind the paywall. Aml cft regime. fewer than 2 sourced structured claims found for FATF status, primary AML legislation article-level citations, and reporting thresholds specific to Louisiana gaming operators. - searched: Louisiana gaming AML BSA reporting threshold LGCB - searched: Louisiana sportsbook suspicious activity report requirement - searched: Louisiana gaming control board AML compliance rule - checked: lgcb.dps.louisiana.gov Competitive landscape. unlicensed_market_share_estimate_pct not published by any T1/T2 source found this cycle. - searched: Louisiana unlicensed gambling market share estimate - searched: Louisiana offshore sportsbook usage statistics - searched: LGCB illegal gambling market size report - checked: lgcb.dps.louisiana.gov Regulated activity classes. no statutory or regulatory treatment of crypto-gambling identified in Louisiana law. - searched: Louisiana crypto gambling law - searched: Louisiana cryptocurrency casino regulation LGCB - searched: Louisiana digital asset wagering statute - checked: law.justia.com ## Source register Every source on a four-step tier scale. A claim is never shown at a stronger tier than the source it cites. 14 sources · 4 tier 1 · 4 tier 2 · 6 tier 3 No. Source Tier Verification 1 LGCB-HOME T1 of 4 Source 1 · Open in drawer → 2 LGCB-LICENSED-PLATFORMS T1 of 4 Source 2 · Open in drawer → 3 MURPHY-V-NCAA-2018 T1 of 4 Source 3 · Open in drawer → 4 NIGC-COMPACT-REGISTER T1 of 4 Source 4 · Open in drawer → 5 LA-RS-TITLE-27 T2 of 4 Source 5 · Open in drawer → 6 RGORG-LA-STATS T2 of 4 Source 6 · Open in drawer → 7 UIGEA-2006 T2 of 4 Source 7 · Open in drawer → 8 WIRE-ACT-1084 T2 of 4 Source 8 · Open in drawer → 9 YOGONET-HB639 T3 of 4 Source 9 · Open in drawer → 10 BETTINGUSA-LA T3 of 4 Source 10 · Open in drawer → 11 BODOG-LA T3 of 4 Source 11 · Open in drawer → 12 ODDSSHARK-LA T3 of 4 Source 12 · Open in drawer → 13 LOUISIANABETS-APPS T3 of 4 Source 13 · Open in drawer → 14 SBCAMERICAS-HB639 T3 of 4 Source 14 · Open in drawer → ## Parent jurisdiction This unit licenses in its own right; the parent page covers the federal layer. - parent[United States](/jurisdictions/united-states/) · 1 restricted · 15 uncertain · 4 not yet assessed