Gaming Enforcement Division – Administrative Support & Indian Gaming Section

Corporate Investigations Unit

The Corporate Investigations Unit conducts licensing investigations to determine the suitability of all corporate casino and gaming supplier applicants.

Video Poker

The Truck Stop Investigations Unit conducts licensing investigations to determine the suitability of all video poker truck stop license applicants. They also investigate and enforce violations of state gaming law, administrative rules, and regulations related to video poker truck stop licenses.

The Video Poker Technical Support Unit monitors and ensures all licensed Video Poker devices are communicating with the required state central monitoring system in Baton Rouge. They also ensure the gaming industry complies with storage, transfers, and placement of video poker devices. Additionally, they review new gaming technologies and devices for compliance with Louisiana laws and provide investigative assistance regarding technical data.

The Administrative Support Unit staff is responsible for the intake and processing of gaming applications at headquarters.

Indian Gaming Unit

The Indian Gaming Unit is also under the purview of the Administrative Support & Indian Gaming Section. Because of the sovereignty of Indian lands, special attention is required to ensure operations adhere to the agreements outlined in the compacts.

These signed tribal compacts authorize the Division's Indian Gaming personnel to co-regulate gaming operations on Indian reservations. Troopers and investigators assigned to Indian Gaming establishments are responsible for preventing organized crime and other criminal elements from influencing or corrupting gaming on Indian land.

The Division oversees operations by approving all types of games and rules of play, certifying gaming employees and casino vendors, and enforcing criminal statutes on the gaming floor.

Currently, three Indian casinos operate in Louisiana:

• Cypress Bayou Casino Resort, Charenton – operated by the Chitimacha Tribe
• Paragon Casino Resort, Marksville – operated by the Tunica–Biloxi Tribe
• Coushatta Casino Resort, Kinder – operated by the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana