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This bill amends Louisiana law to include several specific gambling-related offenses as "predicate offenses" for racketeering activity, meaning that engaging in these gambling crimes can now be used as a basis to prosecute someone for racketeering. Racketeering, in this context, refers to a pattern of criminal activity, and by adding these gambling crimes to the list of offenses that can constitute racketeering, the bill expands the scope of what can be considered racketeering activity. The specific gambling crimes being added include general gambling (R.S. 14:90), gambling in public (R.S. 14:90.2), gambling by computer (R.S. 14:90.3), gambling at cockfights (R.S. 14:90.6), gambling using electronic sweepstakes devices (R.S. 14:90.7), unlawful wagering and prohibited players (R.S. 14:90.8), and bribery of sports participants (R.S. 14:118.1). The bill also directs the Louisiana Law Institute to reorder these new entries alphabetically for clarity.

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