Who's enforcing new law to protect casino 'card counters'?

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana legislators earlier this year quietly approved a new law meant to establish protections for "skilled" gamblers, including those who count cards when playing blackjack -- a practice made popular in films like 21 and Rain Man.

Under Act 451, which sailed through the Legislature with no votes against it, a person cannot be excluded from a gaming establishment "based solely on the skill level of the person."

Lawmakers at the time said that they hoped it would protect patrons being kicked out of casinos for activities that are otherwise legal under the law, but frowned upon by casino operators. Casinos across the country have a long reputation of banning people who are believed to be card counters.