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Can I offer contests that involve chance-based games in Louisiana? What are the requirements?

Yes, you can offer contests that involve chance-based games in Louisiana, but you must comply with certain requirements. According to LARS § 51.1721, any promotional contest that involves chance-based games must meet the following prerequisites:

  1. The consumer must be provided with written or verbal disclosure at the time they are notified of the prize or gift. The disclosure must contain a full description of the prize or gift, all terms and conditions attached to the prize or gift, and a statement that the consumer is given, invited, required, or requested to submit to a sales presentation or promotional program.
  2. Any prize, gift, or other item offered must be delivered to the prospective purchaser whether or not they purchase the product offered for sale. If the prize, gift, or other item is valued at two hundred dollars or less, or is a vacation certificate, it must be delivered on the day the recipient appears to claim it. If the prize, gift, or other item is valued in excess of two hundred dollars or if ordered supplies of the item have been exhausted, a gift voucher describing the item must be offered.
  3. Any contract resulting from a transaction in which a consumer is given, invited, required, or requested to submit to a sales presentation or promotional program as a condition of receiving a prize or gift shall afford the consumer a right to cancel at any time prior to midnight of the third business day following the day on which the contract is signed.
  4. The provisions of LARS § 51.1721 do not apply when participants are only asked to complete and mail, or deposit at a local retail commercial establishment, an entry blank obtainable locally or by mail, and participants are not asked to, required to, requested to, or invited to submit to or listen to a sales presentation or promotional program.

It is important to note that if you plan to hold games of chance under a license issued under Louisiana Revised Statutes, you must comply with the rules and regulations governing the holding, operation, and conduct thereof in the municipality or parish [2.1]. Additionally, no commission, salary, compensation, reward, or recompense, including but not limited to granting or use of bingo cards without charge or at a reduced charge, shall be paid or given directly or indirectly to any person holding, operating, or conducting any licensed game or games of chance [2.2].

In summary, you can offer contests that involve chance-based games in Louisiana, but you must comply with the requirements set forth in LARS § 51.1721 and any rules and regulations governing the holding, operation, and conduct of games of chance in the municipality or parish.

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