REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE
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SENATE BILL NO. 7–COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
(ON BEHALF OF THE NEVADA GAMING CONTROL BOARD)
PREFILED NOVEMBER 16, 2022
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
SUMMARY—Revises various provisions relating to gaming.
(BDR 41-260)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: No.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to gaming; revising and repealing various
provisions relating to the registration and oversight of
gaming employees; requiring the Nevada Gaming
Commission to adopt certain regulations relating to the
registration and oversight of gaming employees;
authorizing the Commission to adopt regulations
providing for the issuance of a temporary registration as a
manufacturer; authorizing the Commission to adopt
regulations imposing an assessment on an applicant or
licensee who is late or deficient in making certain filings;
revising provisions relating to the approval of a game or
gambling game; revising the definition of the term
“information service”; providing that certain additional
activities are included in the operation of a race book or
sports pool; repealing provisions concerning global risk
management; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law defines “gaming employee” to mean, in general, a person directly 1
associated with certain gaming operations and provides that the term includes 2
certain specified persons such as dealers, shift or pit bosses and security personnel, 3
among others. (NRS 463.0157) Section 7 of this bill eliminates this definition of 4
“gaming employee” and section 3 of this bill instead requires the Nevada Gaming 5
Commission to define the term “gaming employee” by regulation. 6
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Existing law: (1) prohibits a person from being employed as a gaming 7
employee unless he or she is temporarily registered or registered as a gaming 8
employee; and (2) sets forth the process by which a person may temporarily register 9
or register as a gaming employee. (NRS 463.335) Section 16 of this bill repeals 10
such provisions and section 2 of this bill instead: (1) prohibits a person from being 11
employed as a gaming employee unless the person is registered as a gaming 12
employee; and (2) sets forth a new process by which a person may register as a 13
gaming employee. Under section 2, a person who wishes to register as a gaming 14
employee is required to submit to the Nevada Gaming Control Board an application 15
containing certain information and a fee in an amount determined by the 16
Commission by regulation. If the application is approved in accordance with 17
procedures and requirements established by the Commission by regulation, the 18
Board is required to register the person as a gaming employee. Section 3 requires 19
the Commission to adopt various regulations concerning the registration and 20
oversight of gaming employees. 21
Existing law requires the Board, after a hearing, to suspend the registration of 22
any gaming employee who is an offender convicted of a crime against a child or a 23
sex offender and who is not in compliance with certain requirements relating to the 24
registration of such offenders. (Chapter 179D of NRS; NRS 463.335) Section 16 25
repeals such provisions. Section 3 instead requires the regulations adopted by the 26
Commission governing the registration and oversight of gaming employees to 27
include certain requirements and procedures for the imposition of appropriate 28
disciplinary action against a gaming employee who is an offender convicted of a 29
crime against a child or a sex offender and who fails to maintain compliance with 30
requirements relating to the registration of such offenders. Section 13 of this bill 31
makes a conforming change to reflect the changes made in sections 3 and 16 32
pertaining to the requirements for the registration of a gaming employee who is an 33
offender convicted of a crime against a child or a sex offender. 34
Existing law sets forth certain requirements and procedures governing the 35
suspension and revocation of the registration of a person as a gaming employee. 36
(NRS 463.335, 463.3353, 463.336, 463.337) Section 16 repeals such provisions 37
and section 3 instead requires the regulations of the Commission governing the 38
registration and oversight of gaming employees to establish certain standards and 39
procedures for the suspension or revocation of the registration of a gaming 40
employee and for any other disciplinary action to be taken against a gaming 41
employee. 42
Existing law prohibits, with certain exceptions, a person from manufacturing, 43
selling or distributing any gaming device, cashless wagering system or interactive 44
gaming system without procuring and maintaining all required licenses. (NRS 45
463.650) Existing law also sets forth various requirements and restrictions 46
concerning the licensure and regulation of manufacturers of such devices and 47
systems. (NRS 463.650-463.670, 463.750-463.770) Additionally, existing law 48
requires the Commission to adopt regulations requiring the registration of persons 49
who manufacture or distribute certain associated equipment. (NRS 463.665) 50
Section 4 of this bill authorizes the Commission to adopt regulations to: (1) provide 51
for the issuance of a temporary registration as a manufacturer; and (2) enable a 52
person who holds such a temporary registration to manufacture and deploy a 53
gaming device, associated equipment, a cashless wagering system or an interactive 54
gaming system without obtaining any license or other authorization otherwise 55
required by the provisions of existing law governing gaming or complying with any 56
other requirements imposed by those provisions of existing law, except as 57
otherwise required by the Commission. Section 4 sets forth various requirements 58
concerning the content of the regulations governing a temporary registration as a 59
manufacturer, if the Commission chooses to adopt such regulations. 60
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Section 5 of this bill authorizes the Commission to adopt regulations requiring 61
an applicant or licensee who is late or deficient in making any filing required by the 62
provisions of existing law governing gaming to pay, in addition to any fees and 63
costs associated with the filing, an assessment in an amount determined by the 64
Commission. 65
Existing law defines the term “information service” as a person who sells and 66
provides information to a licensed sports pool used primarily to aid the placing of 67
wagers on any kind of event. (NRS 463.01642) Section 8 of this bill revises the 68
definition of the term to: (1) include the sale and provision of information to a 69
licensed race book; and (2) provide that the sale and provision of information can 70
be direct or indirect. Existing law also defines the term “global risk management” 71
and requires the Commission to adopt regulations for global risk management. 72
(NRS 463.810, 463.820) Section 16 repeals such provisions, and section 8 adds 73
certain activities included in the definition of “global risk management” to the 74
definition of “information service.” Sections 11 and 12 of this bill make 75
conforming changes by removing the references to global risk management in the 76
Nevada Revised Statutes. 77
With certain exceptions, existing law prohibits a person from engaging in 78
certain gaming activities, including operating a race book or sports pool, without 79
procuring and maintaining all required gaming licenses or registrations. (NRS 80
463.160) Section 9 of this bill provides that certain additional activities are 81
included in the operation of a race book or sports pool. 82
Existing law: (1) prohibits, in general, a gaming licensee from offering a game 83
or gambling game for play if the game or gambling game has not received a 84
recommendation from the Board or an approval from the Commission; and (2) 85
requires the Commission to adopt regulations governing the approval of games or 86
gambling games. (NRS 463.164) Section 10 of this bill instead prohibits a gaming 87
licensee from offering a game or gambling game for play if the game or gambling 88
game has not been administratively approved by the Board in accordance with 89
regulations adopted by the Commission governing such administrative approval. 90
Section 6 of this bill makes a conforming change to refer to a game or gambling 91
game being administratively approved by the Board. 92
Section 14 of this bill makes a conforming change to reflect that certain 93
information relating to the registration of gaming employees is confidential 94
pursuant to section 2. 95
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 463 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this 2
act. 3
Sec. 2. 1. A person may not be employed as a gaming 4
employee unless the person is registered as a gaming employee 5
pursuant to this section. 6
2. A person who wishes to register as a gaming employee 7
must submit to the Board: 8
(a) An application on a form prescribed by the Commission 9
containing any information that the Commission may require by 10
regulation; 11
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(b) A completed statement as prescribed in subsections 1 and 2 1
of NRS 463.3351; 2
(c) Any fee associated with registration established by the 3
Commission by regulation; and 4
(d) Any other information or documentation that the 5
Commission may require by regulation. 6
3. If an application for registration as a gaming employee is 7
approved in accordance with the procedures and requirements 8
established by the Commission by regulation, the Board shall 9
register the applicant as a gaming employee. 10
4. Registration as a gaming employee pursuant to this section 11
is valid for a period established by the Commission by regulation 12
and may be renewed if: 13
(a) The registered gaming employee submits to the Board: 14
(1) An application on a form prescribed by the Commission 15
containing any information that the Commission may require by 16
regulation; 17
(2) A completed statement as prescribed in subsections 1 18
and 2 of NRS 463.3351; 19
(3) Any fee associated with renewal established by the 20
Commission by regulation; and 21
(4) Any other information or documentation that the 22
Commission may require by regulation; and 23
(b) The application for renewal is approved in accordance with 24
the procedures and requirements established by the Commission 25
by regulation. 26
5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, all records 27
acquired or compiled by the Board or Commission relating to any 28
application made pursuant to this section, all lists of persons 29
registered as gaming employees, all lists of persons who have 30
applied for registration as a gaming employee and all records of 31
the names or identity of persons engaged in the gaming industry 32
in this State are confidential and must not be disclosed except in 33
the proper administration of this chapter or to an authorized law 34
enforcement agency. Upon receipt of a request from the Division 35
of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health 36
and Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.400 for information 37
relating to a specific person who has applied for registration as a 38
gaming employee or is registered as a gaming employee, the Board 39
shall disclose to the Division the person’s social security number, 40
residential address and current employer as that information is 41
listed in the files and records of the Board. Any record of the 42
Board or Commission which shows that the applicant has been 43
convicted of a crime in another state must show whether the crime 44
was a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, felony or other class of 45
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crime as classified by the state in which the crime was committed. 1
In a disclosure of the conviction, reference to the classification of 2
the crime must be based on the classification in the state where it 3
was committed. 4
Sec. 3. 1. The Commission shall adopt regulations 5
governing the registration and oversight of gaming employees. 6
2. The regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to 7
subsection 1 must, without limitation: 8
(a) Define “gaming employee,” as that term is used in this 9
chapter; 10
(b) Prescribe the method and form of application which any 11
applicant for registration or renewal of registration as a gaming 12
employee must follow and complete before consideration of his or 13
her application; 14
(c) Prescribe the information that an application for 15
registration or renewal of registration as a gaming employee must 16
contain and any additional information or documentation that an 17
applicant for registration or renewal of registration as a gaming 18
employee must submit to the Board; 19
(d) Establish the qualifications that an applicant must meet to 20
be eligible for registration or renewal of registration as a gaming 21
employee and the methods to determine whether an applicant 22
meets such qualifications; 23
(e) Establish procedures and requirements for the approval or 24
denial of an application for registration or renewal of registration 25
as a gaming employee; 26
(f) Prescribe the period for which a registration as a gaming 27
employee is valid; 28
(g) Establish the fees associated with registration and renewal 29
of registration as a gaming employee; 30
(h) Establish standards and procedures for the suspension, 31
temporary suspension, summary suspension or revocation of the 32
registration of a gaming employee and for any other disciplinary 33
action to be taken against a gaming employee; 34
(i) Require each gaming employee who is an offender 35
convicted of a crime against a child, as defined in NRS 36
179D.0559, or a sex offender, as defined in NRS 179D.095, to 37
maintain compliance with the provisions of chapter 179D of NRS 38
and set forth procedures for the imposition of appropriate 39
disciplinary action to be taken against such a gaming employee 40
who fails to maintain compliance with the provisions of chapter 41
179D of NRS; and 42
(j) Address such other matters concerning the registration and 43
oversight of gaming employees as the Commission determines to 44
be necessary. 45
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Sec. 4. 1. The Commission, with the advice and assistance 1
of the Board, may adopt regulations to provide for the issuance of 2
a temporary registration as a manufacturer and enable a person 3
who holds such a temporary registration to manufacture and 4
deploy a gaming device, associated equipment, a cashless 5
wagering system or an interactive gaming system without: 6
(a) Applying for or obtaining any license or other 7
authorization otherwise required by any provision of chapters 462 8
to 466, inclusive, of NRS or any regulations adopted pursuant 9
thereto; or 10
(b) Otherwise complying with any provision of chapters 462 to 11
466, inclusive, of NRS or any regulations adopted pursuant 12
thereto, except as otherwise required by the Commission pursuant 13
to the regulations adopted pursuant to this section. 14
2. If the Commission adopts regulations to provide for the 15
issuance of a temporary registration as a manufacturer pursuant 16
to subsection 1, the regulations must: 17
(a) Require a person who wishes to obtain a temporary 18
registration as a manufacturer to submit to the Board a 19
nonrefundable fee in an amount not to exceed $100,000 and an 20
application which includes, without limitation: 21
(1) A description of any gaming device, associated 22
equipment, cashless wagering system or interactive gaming system 23
proposed for manufacture or deployment. 24
(2) The full legal name, address, telephone number, 25
electronic mail address and Internet website address of the 26
applicant, and, if the applicant is not a natural person, each 27
officer, director or other principal of the applicant. 28
(3) A description of any criminal conviction and any final 29
administrative suspension, revocation or termination of a 30
professional or occupational license of the applicant and any 31
other person described in subparagraph (2), if such a conviction 32
or suspension, revocation or termination occurred in this State or 33
another jurisdiction within the 5 years immediately preceding the 34
date of the application. 35
(4) The consent of the applicant to the provisions for choice 36
of law and provisions for the selection of a forum as prescribed by 37
the Commission. 38
(5) Any other information deemed necessary by the 39
Commission. 40
(b) Establish the period for which a temporary registration as 41
a manufacturer is valid and authorize the Chair to extend that 42
period for one additional period of not more than 180 days. 43
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(c) Establish the period after which the holder of a temporary 1
registration as a manufacturer is required to apply for a 2
manufacturer’s license. 3
(d) Require an applicant for a temporary registration as a 4
manufacturer to agree to file an application for a license as a 5
manufacturer pursuant to NRS 463.650 within the period 6
established by the Commission pursuant to paragraph (c). 7
(e) Authorize the Chair to terminate or impose a condition on 8
a temporary registration as a manufacturer at any time. 9
(f) Require an applicant for a temporary registration as a 10
manufacturer to show that the applicant will at all times during 11
the period in which the applicant holds a temporary registration as 12
a manufacturer: 13
(1) Be subject to the exercise of personal jurisdiction by the 14
courts of this State; and 15
(2) Establish and maintain a physical or virtual location 16
that is reasonably accessible to the Board and Commission from 17
which the gaming device, associated equipment, cashless wagering 18
system or interactive gaming system will be manufactured or 19
deployed and at which all records, documents and data required 20
by the Commission will be maintained. 21
(g) Establish requirements and restrictions concerning the 22
conduct of the holder of a temporary registration as a 23
manufacturer upon the expiration or termination of the temporary 24
registration which must, without limitation: 25
(1) Require the holder of a temporary registration as a 26
manufacturer which has expired or been terminated to remove 27
from operation any gaming device, associated equipment, cashless 28
wagering system or interactive gaming system which was deployed 29
under the authority of the temporary registration; and 30
(2) Prohibit the holder of the temporary registration as a 31
manufacturer which has expired or been terminated and any other 32
person associated with any gaming device, associated equipment, 33
cashless wagering system or interactive gaming system which was 34
deployed under the authority of the temporary registration from 35
receiving any form of compensation, including, without limitation, 36
any accruals, relating to the device, equipment or system. 37
(h) Establish any other requirements the Commission deems 38
necessary for the issuance of a temporary registration as a 39
manufacturer. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 40
such requirements may not be less stringent than the requirements 41
for registration as a manufacturer of associated equipment 42
established by the Commission by regulation pursuant to 43
NRS 463.665. 44
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3. If the Commission adopts regulations to provide for the 1
issuance of a temporary registration as a manufacturer pursuant 2
to subsection 1: 3
(a) Except as otherwise required by the Commission pursuant 4
to those regulations, the provisions of chapters 462 to 466, 5
inclusive, of NRS do not apply to the holder of a temporary 6
registration as a manufacturer; and 7
(b) All money received from the collection of fees for the 8
issuance of a temporary registration as a manufacturer must be 9
deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to a separate account 10
in the State General Fund for expenditure by the Board or 11
Commission only to pay the costs incurred in conducting 12
investigations of applicants for a temporary registration as a 13
manufacturer. 14
Sec. 5. 1. The Commission may adopt regulations 15
requiring an applicant or licensee who is late or deficient in 16
making any filing required by this chapter to pay, in addition to 17
any fees and costs associated with the filing, an assessment in an 18
amount determined by the Commission. 19
2. If the Commission adopts regulations requiring an 20
applicant or licensee to pay an assessment pursuant to subsection 21
1, all money received from the collection of such an assessment 22
must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to a separate 23
account in the State General Fund for expenditure by the Board 24
or Commission only to defray the costs incurred in processing 25
filings required by this chapter that are late or deficient. 26
Sec. 6. NRS 463.0152 is hereby amended to read as follows: 27
463.0152 1. “Game” or “gambling game” means any game 28
played with cards, dice, equipment or any mechanical or electronic 29
device or machine for money, property, checks, credit or any 30
representative of value, including, without limiting the generality of 31
the foregoing, faro, monte, roulette, keno, bingo, fan-tan, twenty-32
one, blackjack, seven-and-a-half, klondike, craps, poker, chuck-a-33
luck, wheel of fortune, chemin de fer, baccarat, pai gow, beat the 34
banker, panguingui, slot machine, any banking or percentage game 35
or any other game or device administratively approved by the 36
[Commission, upon the recommendation of the] Board [,] pursuant 37
to NRS 463.164. 38
2. The term does not include games: 39
(a) Played with cards in private homes or residences in which no 40
person makes money for operating the game, except as a player; or 41
(b) Operated by qualified organizations that are registered by the 42
Chair pursuant to the provisions of chapter 462 of NRS. 43
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Sec. 7. NRS 463.0157 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
463.0157 [1.] “Gaming employee” [means any person 2
connected directly with an operator of a slot route, the operator of a 3
pari-mutuel system or a manufacturer, distributor or disseminator, or 4
with the operation of a gaming establishment licensed to conduct 5
any game, 16 or more slot machines, a race book, sports pool or 6
pari-mutuel wagering, including: 7
(a) Accounting or internal auditing personnel who are directly 8
involved in any recordkeeping or the examination of records 9
associated with revenue from gaming; 10
(b) Boxpersons; 11
(c) Cashiers; 12
(d) Change personnel; 13
(e) Counting room personnel; 14
(f) Dealers; 15
(g) Employees of a person required by NRS 464.010 to be 16
licensed to operate an off-track pari-mutuel system; 17
(h) Employees of a person required by NRS 463.430 to be 18
licensed to disseminate information concerning racing and 19
employees of an affiliate of such a person involved in assisting the 20
person in carrying out the duties of the person in this State; 21
(i) Employees of a person required by paragraph (e) of 22
subsection 1 of NRS 463.160 to be registered to operate as a cash 23
access and wagering instrument service provider; 24
(j) Employees whose duties are directly involved with the 25
manufacture, repair, sale or distribution of gaming devices, 26
associated equipment when the employer is required by NRS 27
463.650 to be licensed, cashless wagering systems or interactive 28
gaming systems; 29
(k) Employees of operators of slot routes who have keys for slot 30
machines or who accept and transport revenue from the slot drop; 31
(l) Employees of operators of interactive gaming systems whose 32
duties include the operational or supervisory control of the systems 33
or the games that are part of the systems; 34
(m) Employees of operators of call centers who perform, or who 35
supervise the performance of, the function of receiving and 36
transmitting wagering instructions; 37
(n) Employees who have access to the Board’s system of 38
records for the purpose of processing the registrations of gaming 39
employees that a licensee is required to perform pursuant to the 40
provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant 41
thereto; 42
(o) Floorpersons; 43
(p) Hosts or other persons empowered to extend credit or 44
complimentary services; 45
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(q) Keno runners; 1
(r) Keno writers; 2
(s) Machine mechanics; 3
(t) Odds makers and line setters; 4
(u) Security personnel; 5
(v) Shift or pit bosses; 6
(w) Shills; 7
(x) Supervisors or managers; 8
(y) Ticket writers; 9
(z) Employees of a person required by NRS 463.160 to be 10
licensed to operate an information service; 11
(aa) Employees of a licensee who have local access and provide 12
management, support, security or disaster recovery services for any 13
hardware or software that is regulated pursuant to the provisions of 14
this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto; 15
(bb) Temporary or contract employees hired by a licensee to 16
perform a function related to gaming; and 17
(cc) Other persons whose duties are similar to the classifications 18
set forth in paragraphs (a) to (bb), inclusive, as the Commission may 19
from time to time designate by regulation. 20
2. “Gaming employee” does not include barbacks or bartenders 21
whose duties do not involve gaming activities, cocktail servers or 22
other persons engaged exclusively in preparing or serving food or 23
beverages. 24
3. As used in this section, “local access” means access to 25
hardware or software from within a licensed gaming establishment, 26
hosting center or elsewhere within this State.] has the meaning 27
ascribed to it by regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant 28
to section 3 of this act. 29
Sec. 8. NRS 463.01642 is hereby amended to read as follows: 30
463.01642 “Information service” means a person who , directly 31
or indirectly, sells and provides information to a licensed race book 32
or sports pool that is used primarily to aid the placing of wagers on 33
events of any kind. The term [includes,] : 34
1. Includes, without limitation, a person who sells and 35
provides any: 36
[1.] (a) Line, point spread or odds; 37
[2.] (b) Information, advice or consultation considered by a 38
licensee in establishing or setting any line, point spread or odds; [or 39
3.] (c) Advice, estimate or prediction regarding the outcome of 40
an event [. 41
The term does] ; or 42
(d) The management, or consultation or instruction in the 43
management, of risks associated with wagering pools for a race, 44
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sporting event or any other event for which a wager may be 1
accepted. 2
2. Does not include a newspaper or magazine of general 3
circulation or a television or radio service or broadcast if the 4
primary purpose of the newspaper, magazine or television or radio 5
service or broadcast is other than to aid the placing of wagers on 6
events of any kind. 7
Sec. 9. NRS 463.160 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8
463.160 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and 9
NRS 462.155 and 463.172, it is unlawful for any person, either as 10
owner, lessee or employee, whether for hire or not, either solely or 11
in conjunction with others: 12
(a) To deal, operate, carry on, conduct, maintain or expose for 13
play in the State of Nevada any gambling game, gaming device, slot 14
machine, race book or sports pool; 15
(b) To provide or maintain any information service; 16
(c) To operate a gaming salon; 17
(d) To receive, directly or indirectly, any compensation or 18
reward or any percentage or share of the money or property played, 19
for keeping, running or carrying on any gambling game, slot 20
machine, gaming device, race book or sports pool; 21
(e) To operate as a cash access and wagering instrument service 22
provider; or 23
(f) To operate, carry on, conduct, maintain or expose for play in 24
or from the State of Nevada any interactive gaming system, 25
without having first procured, and thereafter maintaining in 26
effect, all federal, state, county and municipal gaming licenses or 27
registrations as required by statute, regulation or ordinance or by the 28
governing board of any unincorporated town. 29
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, it is unlawful 30
for any person knowingly to permit any gambling game, slot 31
machine, gaming device, race book or sports pool to be conducted, 32
operated, dealt or carried on in any house or building or other 33
premises owned by the person, in whole or in part, by a person who 34
is not licensed pursuant to this chapter, or that person’s employee. 35
3. The Commission may, by regulation, authorize a person to 36
own or lease gaming devices for the limited purpose of display or 37
use in the person’s private residence without procuring a state 38
gaming license. 39
4. For the purposes of this section, the operation of a race book 40
or sports pool includes [making] , without limitation, the following: 41
(a) Controlling the types of wagers that will be accepted, 42
including, without limitation, controlling the setting of lines, point 43
spreads and odds; 44
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(b) Representing to the public that the person is operating a 1
race book or sports pool; 2
(c) Having responsibility for the financial success or failure of 3
the race book or sports pool; 4
(d) Facilitating the transfer of an existing wager or a ticket 5
evidencing an existing wager from one person to another person; 6
or 7
(e) Making the premises available for any of the following 8
purposes: 9
[(a)] (1) Allowing patrons to establish an account for wagering 10
with the race book or sports pool; 11
[(b)] (2) Accepting wagers from patrons; 12
[(c)] (3) Allowing patrons to place wagers; 13
[(d)] (4) Paying winning wagers to patrons; or 14
[(e)] (5) Allowing patrons to withdraw cash from an account for 15
wagering or to be issued a ticket, receipt, representation of value or 16
other credit representing a withdrawal from an account for wagering 17
that can be redeemed for cash, 18
whether by a transaction in person at an establishment or through 19
mechanical means, such as a kiosk or similar device, regardless of 20
whether that device would otherwise be considered associated 21
equipment. A separate license must be obtained for each location at 22
which such an operation is conducted. 23
Sec. 10. NRS 463.164 is hereby amended to read as follows: 24
463.164 1. The Commission shall adopt regulations 25
governing the administrative approval of games or gambling 26
games by the Board. 27
2. A licensee shall not offer a game or gambling game for play 28
unless the game or gambling game has [received a recommendation 29
from] been administratively approved by the Board [or an approval 30
of] in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Commission 31
[. 32
2. The Board may recommend a game or gambling game for 33
the approval of the Commission, and upon the issuance of any such 34
recommendation, a licensee may immediately offer the game or 35
gambling game for play, subject to the final disposition of the 36
Commission pursuant to subsection 3. 37
3. Not later than 60 days after the issuance of a 38
recommendation of the Board pursuant to subsection 2, the 39
Commission shall render a final disposition relating to the approval 40
or disapproval of the game or gambling game. If the Commission 41
does not render a final disposition within such time, the game or 42
gambling game is deemed to be approved by the Commission. 43
4. The Commission shall adopt regulations governing the 44
approval of games or gambling games.] pursuant to subsection 1. 45
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Sec. 11. NRS 465.090 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
465.090 1. It is unlawful for a person to furnish or 2
disseminate any information in regard to racing or races, from any 3
point within this state to any point outside the State of Nevada, by 4
telephone, telegraph, teletype, radio or any signaling device, with 5
the intention that the information is to be used to induce betting or 6
wagering on the result of the race or races, or with the intention that 7
the information is to be used to decide the result of any bet or wager 8
made upon the race or races. 9
2. This section does not prohibit: 10
(a) A newspaper of general circulation from printing and 11
disseminating news concerning races that are to be run or the results 12
of races that have been run; or 13
(b) The furnishing or dissemination of information concerning 14
wagers made in an off-track pari-mutuel system of wagering 15
approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission . [; or 16
(c) Global risk management pursuant to NRS 463.810 and 17
463.820.] 18
3. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty 19
of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the 20
state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a 21
maximum term of not more than 6 years, or by a fine of not more 22
than $5,000, or by both fine and imprisonment. 23
Sec. 12. NRS 465.094 is hereby amended to read as follows: 24
465.094 The provisions of NRS 465.092 and 465.093 do not 25
apply to [global risk management pursuant to NRS 463.810 and 26
463.820 or to] a wager placed by a person for the person’s own 27
benefit or, without compensation, for the benefit of another that is 28
accepted or received by, placed with, or sent, transmitted or relayed 29
to: 30
1. A race book or sports pool that is licensed pursuant to 31
chapter 463 of NRS, if the wager is accepted or received within this 32
State and otherwise complies with all other applicable laws and 33
regulations concerning wagering; 34
2. A person who is licensed to engage in off-track pari-mutuel 35
wagering pursuant to chapter 464 of NRS, if the wager is accepted 36
or received within this State and otherwise complies with subsection 37
3 of NRS 464.020 and all other applicable laws and regulations 38
concerning wagering; 39
3. Any other person or establishment that is licensed to engage 40
in wagering pursuant to title 41 of NRS, if the wager is accepted or 41
received within this State and otherwise complies with all other 42
applicable laws and regulations concerning wagering; or 43
4. Any other person or establishment that is licensed to engage 44
in wagering in another jurisdiction and is permitted to accept or 45
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receive a wager from patrons within this State under an agreement 1
entered into by the Governor pursuant to NRS 463.747. 2
Sec. 13. NRS 179D.570 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3
179D.570 1. The Central Repository shall, in accordance 4
with the requirements of this section, share information concerning 5
sex offenders and offenders convicted of a crime against a child 6
with: 7
(a) The Nevada Gaming Control Board to carry out the 8
[provisions of NRS 463.335] requirements pertaining to the 9
registration of a gaming employee who is a sex offender or an 10
offender convicted of a crime against a child [.] established by the 11
Nevada Gaming Commission by regulation pursuant to section 3 12
of this act. The Central Repository shall, at least once each calendar 13
month, provide the Nevada Gaming Control Board with the name 14
and other identifying information of each offender who is not in 15
compliance with the provisions of this chapter, in the manner and 16
form agreed upon by the Central Repository and the Nevada 17
Gaming Control Board. 18
(b) The Department of Motor Vehicles to carry out the 19
provisions of NRS 483.283, 483.861 and 483.929. 20
2. The information shared by the Central Repository pursuant 21
to this section must indicate whether a sex offender or an offender 22
convicted of a crime against a child is in compliance with the 23
provisions of this chapter. 24
3. The Central Repository shall share information pursuant to 25
this section as expeditiously as possible under the circumstances. 26
4. The Central Repository may adopt regulations to carry out 27
the provisions of this section. 28
Sec. 14. NRS 239.010 is hereby amended to read as follows: 29
239.010 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and 30
NRS 1.4683, 1.4687, 1A.110, 3.2203, 41.0397, 41.071, 49.095, 31
49.293, 62D.420, 62D.440, 62E.516, 62E.620, 62H.025, 62H.030, 32
62H.170, 62H.220, 62H.320, 75A.100, 75A.150, 76.160, 78.152, 33
80.113, 81.850, 82.183, 86.246, 86.54615, 87.515, 87.5413, 34
87A.200, 87A.580, 87A.640, 88.3355, 88.5927, 88.6067, 88A.345, 35
88A.7345, 89.045, 89.251, 90.730, 91.160, 116.757, 116A.270, 36
116B.880, 118B.026, 119.260, 119.265, 119.267, 119.280, 37
119A.280, 119A.653, 119A.677, 119B.370, 119B.382, 120A.640, 38
120A.690, 125.130, 125B.140, 126.141, 126.161, 126.163, 126.730, 39
127.007, 127.057, 127.130, 127.140, 127.2817, 128.090, 130.312, 40
130.712, 136.050, 159.044, 159A.044, 172.075, 172.245, 176.015, 41
176.0625, 176.09129, 176.156, 176A.630, 178.39801, 178.4715, 42
178.5691, 179.495, 179A.070, 179A.165, 179D.160, 200.3771, 43
200.3772, 200.5095, 200.604, 202.3662, 205.4651, 209.392, 44
209.3923, 209.3925, 209.419, 209.429, 209.521, 211A.140, 45
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213.010, 213.040, 213.095, 213.131, 217.105, 217.110, 217.464, 1
217.475, 218A.350, 218E.625, 218F.150, 218G.130, 218G.240, 2
218G.350, 224.240, 226.300, 228.270, 228.450, 228.495, 228.570, 3
231.069, 231.1473, 232.1369, 233.190, 237.300, 239.0105, 4
239.0113, 239.014, 239B.026, 239B.030, 239B.040, 239B.050, 5
239C.140, 239C.210, 239C.230, 239C.250, 239C.270, 239C.420, 6
240.007, 241.020, 241.030, 241.039, 242.105, 244.264, 244.335, 7
247.540, 247.550, 247.560, 250.087, 250.130, 250.140, 250.150, 8
268.095, 268.0978, 268.490, 268.910, 269.174, 271A.105, 281.195, 9
281.805, 281A.350, 281A.680, 281A.685, 281A.750, 281A.755, 10
281A.780, 284.4068, 284.4086, 286.110, 286.118, 287.0438, 11
289.025, 289.080, 289.387, 289.830, 293.4855, 293.5002, 293.503, 12
293.504, 293.558, 293.5757, 293.870, 293.906, 293.908, 293.910, 13
293B.135, 293D.510, 331.110, 332.061, 332.351, 333.333, 333.335, 14
338.070, 338.1379, 338.1593, 338.1725, 338.1727, 348.420, 15
349.597, 349.775, 353.205, 353A.049, 353A.085, 353A.100, 16
353C.240, 360.240, 360.247, 360.255, 360.755, 361.044, 361.2242, 17
361.610, 365.138, 366.160, 368A.180, 370.257, 370.327, 372A.080, 18
378.290, 378.300, 379.0075, 379.008, 379.1495, 385A.830, 19
385B.100, 387.626, 387.631, 388.1455, 388.259, 388.501, 388.503, 20
388.513, 388.750, 388A.247, 388A.249, 391.033, 391.035, 21
391.0365, 391.120, 391.925, 392.029, 392.147, 392.264, 392.271, 22
392.315, 392.317, 392.325, 392.327, 392.335, 392.850, 393.045, 23
394.167, 394.16975, 394.1698, 394.447, 394.460, 394.465, 24
396.1415, 396.1425, 396.143, 396.159, 396.3295, 396.405, 396.525, 25
396.535, 396.9685, 398A.115, 408.3885, 408.3886, 408.3888, 26
408.5484, 412.153, 414.280, 416.070, 422.2749, 422.305, 27
422A.342, 422A.350, 425.400, 427A.1236, 427A.872, 432.028, 28
432.205, 432B.175, 432B.280, 432B.290, 432B.4018, 432B.407, 29
432B.430, 432B.560, 432B.5902, 432C.140, 432C.150, 433.534, 30
433A.360, 439.4941, 439.4988, 439.840, 439.914, 439A.116, 31
439A.124, 439B.420, 439B.754, 439B.760, 439B.845, 440.170, 32
441A.195, 441A.220, 441A.230, 442.330, 442.395, 442.735, 33
442.774, 445A.665, 445B.570, 445B.7773, 447.345, 449.209, 34
449.245, 449.4315, 449A.112, 450.140, 450B.188, 450B.805, 35
453.164, 453.720, 458.055, 458.280, 459.050, 459.3866, 459.555, 36
459.7056, 459.846, 463.120, 463.15993, 463.240, 463.3403, 37
463.3407, 463.790, 467.1005, 480.535, 480.545, 480.935, 480.940, 38
481.063, 481.091, 481.093, 482.170, 482.368, 482.5536, 483.340, 39
483.363, 483.575, 483.659, 483.800, 484A.469, 484B.830, 40
484B.833, 484E.070, 485.316, 501.344, 503.452, 522.040, 41
534A.031, 561.285, 571.160, 584.655, 587.877, 598.0964, 598.098, 42
598A.110, 598A.420, 599B.090, 603.070, 603A.210, 604A.303, 43
604A.710, 612.265, 616B.012, 616B.015, 616B.315, 616B.350, 44
618.341, 618.425, 622.238, 622.310, 623.131, 623A.137, 624.110, 45
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624.265, 624.327, 625.425, 625A.185, 628.418, 628B.230, 1
628B.760, 629.047, 629.069, 630.133, 630.2671, 630.2672, 2
630.2673, 630.30665, 630.336, 630A.327, 630A.555, 631.332, 3
631.368, 632.121, 632.125, 632.3415, 632.3423, 632.405, 633.283, 4
633.301, 633.4715, 633.4716, 633.4717, 633.524, 634.055, 5
634.1303, 634.214, 634A.169, 634A.185, 635.111, 635.158, 6
636.262, 636.342, 637.085, 637.145, 637B.192, 637B.288, 638.087, 7
638.089, 639.183, 639.2485, 639.570, 640.075, 640.152, 640A.185, 8
640A.220, 640B.405, 640B.730, 640C.580, 640C.600, 640C.620, 9
640C.745, 640C.760, 640D.135, 640D.190, 640E.225, 640E.340, 10
641.090, 641.221, 641.2215, 641.325, 641A.191, 641A.217, 11
641A.262, 641B.170, 641B.281, 641B.282, 641C.455, 641C.760, 12
641D.260, 641D.320, 642.524, 643.189, 644A.870, 645.180, 13
645.625, 645A.050, 645A.082, 645B.060, 645B.092, 645C.220, 14
645C.225, 645D.130, 645D.135, 645G.510, 645H.320, 645H.330, 15
647.0945, 647.0947, 648.033, 648.197, 649.065, 649.067, 652.126, 16
652.228, 653.900, 654.110, 656.105, 657A.510, 661.115, 665.130, 17
665.133, 669.275, 669.285, 669A.310, 671.170, 673.450, 673.480, 18
675.380, 676A.340, 676A.370, 677.243, 678A.470, 678C.710, 19
678C.800, 679B.122, 679B.124, 679B.152, 679B.159, 679B.190, 20
679B.285, 679B.690, 680A.270, 681A.440, 681B.260, 681B.410, 21
681B.540, 683A.0873, 685A.077, 686A.289, 686B.170, 686C.306, 22
687A.060, 687A.115, 687B.404, 687C.010, 688C.230, 688C.480, 23
688C.490, 689A.696, 692A.117, 692C.190, 692C.3507, 692C.3536, 24
692C.3538, 692C.354, 692C.420, 693A.480, 693A.615, 696B.550, 25
696C.120, 703.196, 704B.325, 706.1725, 706A.230, 710.159, 26
711.600, and section 2 of this act, sections 35, 38 and 41 of chapter 27
478, Statutes of Nevada 2011 and section 2 of chapter 391, Statutes 28
of Nevada 2013 and unless otherwise declared by law to be 29
confidential, all public books and public records of a governmental 30
entity must be open at all times during office hours to inspection by 31
any person, and may be fully copied or an abstract or memorandum 32
may be prepared from those public books and public records. Any 33
such copies, abstracts or memoranda may be used to supply the 34
general public with copies, abstracts or memoranda of the records or 35
may be used in any other way to the advantage of the governmental 36
entity or of the general public. This section does not supersede or in 37
any manner affect the federal laws governing copyrights or enlarge, 38
diminish or affect in any other manner the rights of a person in any 39
written book or record which is copyrighted pursuant to federal law. 40
2. A governmental entity may not reject a book or record 41
which is copyrighted solely because it is copyrighted. 42
3. A governmental entity that has legal custody or control of a 43
public book or record shall not deny a request made pursuant to 44
subsection 1 to inspect or copy or receive a copy of a public book or 45
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record on the basis that the requested public book or record contains 1
information that is confidential if the governmental entity can 2
redact, delete, conceal or separate, including, without limitation, 3
electronically, the confidential information from the information 4
included in the public book or record that is not otherwise 5
confidential. 6
4. If requested, a governmental entity shall provide a copy of a 7
public record in an electronic format by means of an electronic 8
medium. Nothing in this subsection requires a governmental entity 9
to provide a copy of a public record in an electronic format or by 10
means of an electronic medium if: 11
(a) The public record: 12
(1) Was not created or prepared in an electronic format; and 13
(2) Is not available in an electronic format; or 14
(b) Providing the public record in an electronic format or by 15
means of an electronic medium would: 16
(1) Give access to proprietary software; or 17
(2) Require the production of information that is confidential 18
and that cannot be redacted, deleted, concealed or separated from 19
information that is not otherwise confidential. 20
5. An officer, employee or agent of a governmental entity who 21
has legal custody or control of a public record: 22
(a) Shall not refuse to provide a copy of that public record in the 23
medium that is requested because the officer, employee or agent has 24
already prepared or would prefer to provide the copy in a different 25
medium. 26
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.030, shall, upon 27
request, prepare the copy of the public record and shall not require 28
the person who has requested the copy to prepare the copy himself 29
or herself. 30
Sec. 15. Notwithstanding the amendatory provisions of this 31
act, a person who, on December 31, 2023, is registered as a gaming 32
employee pursuant to NRS 463.335, as that section existed on 33
December 31, 2023, shall be deemed to be registered as a gaming 34
employee pursuant to section 2 of this act on January 1, 2024, and 35
the registration of such a person shall be deemed to expire on the 36
date on which the registration issued pursuant to NRS 463.335, as 37
that section existed on December 31, 2023, was due to expire, 38
unless it is earlier suspended or revoked. 39
Sec. 16. NRS 463.01955, 463.335, 463.3353, 463.336, 40
463.337, 463.810 and 463.820 are hereby repealed. 41
Sec. 17. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and 42
approval. 43
2. Sections 1 to 16, inclusive, of this act become effective: 44
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(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any 1
regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative 2
tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and 3
(b) On January 1, 2024, for all other purposes. 4
LEADLINES OF REPEALED SECTIONS
463.01955 “Temporarily registered as a gaming employee”
defined.
463.335 Gaming employee must be registered with Board;
notice of change of employment; investigation of applicant; fee;
expiration of registration; suspension of or objection to
registration; hearing and review; confidentiality of records;
suspension of registration for failure to comply with provisions
of chapter 179D of NRS.
463.3353 Temporary suspension of registration as gaming
employee if arrested by agent of Board; regulations.
463.336 Issuance of order summarily suspending
registration as gaming employee; hearing; notice of defense.
463.337 Revocation of registration as gaming employee:
Grounds; power of Commission; judicial review.
463.810 “Global risk management” defined.
463.820 Regulations.
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