GAMBLING/VIDEO POKER: Provides for a local option gaming election on the operation of video draw poker devices in Concordia Parish (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)

HB 22 allows specific parishes in Louisiana to hold local elections on whether to permit video draw poker operations. It expands the original focus on Concordia Parish to include 22 parishes (listed in the bill), such as Beauregard, Bossier, and Caddo. The bill requires parishes where video poker is not already legal to hold a vote, while exempting those where it is already permitted. If approved, these parishes could authorize video poker devices through a local election process.