Change is finally happening in Louisiana as lawmakers are reportedly targeting to rewrite the state’s antiquated casino law in the first quarter of the year.
According to The Associated Press, Republican Sen. Ronnie Johns is set to sponsor a bill that will spark a “meaningful conversation” on Louisiana’s riverboat casino laws and pave the way for the overhaul of the 20-year-old law.
“We’ve started with something we think is very manageable, something that I think has an excellent opportunity to pass,” Johns said, according to the news outlet.
In 1991, legislators enacted a law that gave way to the opening of 15 riverboat casinos in Louisiana. At least $400 million of the $900 million collected from state’s gambling industry came from riverboat casinos, according to the report.