§ 18-46. Immunity of licensees and persons conducting or participating in games.

No person licensed under the provisions of this article:

(1)

Possessing, selling or in any manner disposing of, in the city, any shares, tickets or rights to participate in any game of chance conducted or to be conducted under any license lawfully issued pursuant to the article;

(2)

Lawfully conducting or participating in the conduct of any such game of chance; or

(3)

Permitting the conduct of any such game of chance, upon premises owned by him, of any game of chance conducted or to be conducted under any license lawfully issued pursuant to this article;

shall be liable to prosecution or conviction for violation of any provision of R.S. 14:90; however, this immunity shall not extend to any person knowingly conducting or participating in the conduct of any game of chance under any license obtained by any false pretense or statement made in any application for such license or otherwise, or possession, selling or disposing of shares, tickets, or rights to participate in or permitting the conduct upon any premises owned by him of any game of chance conducted under any license known to him to have been obtained by any such false or fraudulent pretense or statement.

(Code 1988, § 10-41)

State law reference

Similar provisions, R.S. 4:723.