Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 35 - HORSE RACING
Part XIII - Wagering
Chapter 120 - Account Wagering
Section XIII-12027 - Opening Wagering Account

A. An applicant for a wagering account shall make application in writing on the appropriate form supplied by the licensee at an account wagering center, at a racetrack or off-track wagering facility within the state, by mail, or by other means approved by the commission. The applicant shall provide his/her full name, current address and telephone number, Social Security number, and such additional information as the licensee may require. It is the account holder's responsibility to keep his/her mailing address current with the account wagering center. The application shall be signed by the applicant or otherwise authorized in a manner acceptable to the commission. Applicants must state in their application whether they are below the age of 18.

B. Each account shall have a unique identification account number (and such other methods of identification as the licensee may require). Such number may be changed at any time provided the licensee informs the account holder in writing of the change.

C. At the time of applying for an account, each applicant shall select a confidential identification code to be used as further identification when wagering. Both the licensee and the account holder have the right to change this code at any time without explanation by informing the other party in writing of such change and the effective date thereof.

D. An account holder shall receive at the time the account is opened a unique identification account number; an identification card; a summary of the rules; an explanation of the procedures then in force for depositing to, withdrawing from and closing the account; a telephone number to be utilized by the account holder; a description of the mechanics of wagering; and such other information as the licensee or commission may deem appropriate.