{"id":452,"date":"2021-07-28T14:22:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T11:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/louisiana-governor-names-ronnie-johns-gaming-control-board-chairman\/"},"modified":"2021-07-28T14:22:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T11:22:54","slug":"louisiana-governor-names-ronnie-johns-gaming-control-board-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/de\/louisiana-governor-names-ronnie-johns-gaming-control-board-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Governor Names Ronnie Johns Gaming Control Board Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_34 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Inhaltsverzeichnis<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/de\/louisiana-governor-names-ronnie-johns-gaming-control-board-chairman\/#Absent_from_Veto_Session\" title=\"Absent from Veto Session\">Absent from Veto Session<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/de\/louisiana-governor-names-ronnie-johns-gaming-control-board-chairman\/#Sports_Betting_on_Horizon\" title=\"Sports Betting on Horizon\">Sports Betting on Horizon<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ronnie Johns, a state senator who recently resigned from the Legislature, has been named chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. His appointment comes as the state is preparing to launch sports betting.<\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180851\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-180851 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ronnie-Johns-142x142.jpeg?x38396\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ronnie-Johns-142x142.jpeg?x38396\" alt=\"Ronnie Johns\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ronnie-Johns-142x142.jpeg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ronnie-Johns-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ronnie-Johns-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ronnie-Johns-120x120.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ronnie-Johns-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ronnie-Johns.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data- title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-180851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ronnie-Johns-142x142.jpeg?x38396\" alt=\"Ronnie Johns\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ronnie-Johns-142x142.jpeg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ronnie-Johns-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ronnie-Johns-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ronnie-Johns-120x120.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ronnie-Johns-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ronnie-Johns.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"text-description\">Ronnie Johns gestures while speaking at a public hearing. The former state senator has been named chairman of the panel that regulates gaming in Louisiana. (Image: <em>The Advocate<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p3\">Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) this week appointed Johns, a Republican, to lead the board that regulates gaming in Louisiana. The 71-year-old Johns is from Sulphur, near Lake Charles, one of the state\u2019s gambling hubs. That area in South Louisiana near the Texas border is still recovering from two deadly hurricanes that ripped through there last year. One hurricane knocked the Isle of Capri riverboat casino off its moorings in Lake Charles, sending it crashing into a bridge. No one was injured. The casino is expected to open next year as a land-based gambling hall.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Johns submitted a brief letter this week resigning from his legislative seat, saying it was an honor to serve the senate district for nine years. He stepped down with more than two years left before he would be unable to run again because of term limits, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p3\">Johns replaces Mike Noel, who resigned in June as the legislature was wrapping up its two-month session at the Capitol in Baton Rouge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\">If Noel had sought to remain, he likely would have faced legislative questioning about the 2019 death of a Black motorist during a State Police stop in North Louisiana. At the time of motorist Ronald Greene\u2019s death, Noel was the State Police chief of staff, running daily operations. Greene\u2019s death is under federal investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">As chairman of the nine-member Control Board, Noel was paid <span class=\"s1\">$152,531 a year, the Associated Press reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p6\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Absent_from_Veto_Session\"><\/span>Absent from Veto Session<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p6\">Some members of the Republican Party criticized Johns for missing the two-day veto session this week, the Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\">During the brief session, Republicans tried unsuccessfully to override two of the governor\u2019s vetos. Edwards vetoed one bill that would have banned transgender athletes from competing in school sports, and another to relax the rules for getting a permit to carry concealed handguns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\">Johns missed the veto session, which ended Wednesday, to undergo knee replacement surgery. Some conservatives accused him of dodging the override session to secure the Democratic governor\u2019s Control Board appointment and the chairman\u2019s salary, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p6\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sports_Betting_on_Horizon\"><\/span>Sports Betting on Horizon<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p6\">Johns takes the helm as the Control Board is setting the rules to allow sports betting in the 55 of 64 parishes where voters authorized it last November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>The legislature passed bills this session legalizing sports betting on mobile devices, such as smartphones, and in-person at casino sportsbooks. Bettors also will be able to wager at kiosks in bars and restaurants that serve liquor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p6\">No one will be allowed to place a legal sports bet in Louisiana, however, until the board sets the rules to regulate the industry. Some state officials have said sports betting might not be operational in the state until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/hiccup-could-delay-sports-betting-in-louisiana-until-after-football-season\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">next year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p6\">Earlier in July, the board issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/draftkings-kicks-off-fantasy-sports-betting-in-louisiana\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the first daily fantasy sports betting license<\/a> to DraftKings, a Boston-based company providing various online sports betting games and contests. In fantasy sports games, players select an imaginary team of real players and compile their stats each week for cash prizes.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/louisiana-governor-names-ronnie-johns-gaming-control-board-chairman\/\" target=\"_blank\">Louisiana Governor Names Ronnie Johns Gaming Control Board Chairman<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\" target=\"_blank\">Casino.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronnie Johns, a state senator who recently resigned from the Legislature, has been named chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. His appointment comes as the state is preparing to launch sports betting. Ronnie Johns gestures while speaking at a public hearing. 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