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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 58–COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
(ON BEHALF OF THE NEVADA GAMING CONTROL BOARD)
PREFILED NOVEMBER 20, 2024
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
SUMMARY—Revises various provisions relating to gaming.
(BDR 41-297)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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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 the definitions of certain
terms related to gaming; providing for the administrative
approval of games or gambling games by the Chair of the
Nevada Gaming Control Board; revising the types of
games that may be exposed by gaming establishments;
making a technical correction to refer to a race book and
sports pool for the purposes of licensing an establishment
to operate interactive gaming; removing and repealing
provisions governing cash access and wagering
instrument service providers; removing and repealing
provisions governing global risk management; and
providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law defines certain terms for the purposes of provisions relating to 1
gaming. (NRS 463.013-463.01967) Section 1 of this bill removes dice, playing 2
cards and devices for weighing or counting money from the definition of the term 3
“associated equipment.” Section 4 of this bill adds a person who sells and provides 4
management, or consultation or instruction in the management, of risks associated 5
with wagering pools for a race or sporting event or any other event for which a 6
wager may be accepted to the definition of the term “information service.” 7
Existing law: (1) prohibits, in general, a gaming licensee from offering a game 8
or gambling game for play if the game or gambling game has not received a 9
recommendation from the Nevada Gaming Control Board or an approval from the 10
Nevada Gaming Commission; and (2) requires the Commission to adopt 11
regulations governing the approval of games or gambling games. (NRS 463.164) 12
Section 6 of this bill instead prohibits a gaming licensee from offering a game or 13
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gambling game for play if the game or gambling game has not been 14
administratively approved by the Chair of the Board in accordance with regulations 15
adopted by the Commission governing such administrative approval. Section 2 of 16
this bill makes a conforming change to refer to such regulations and administrative 17
approval of a game or gambling game. 18
Existing law prohibits the Commission from approving a license for an 19
establishment to operate interactive gaming unless certain conditions are met. (NRS 20
463.750) Section 8 of this bill makes a technical correction to refer to a race book 21
and sports pool for purposes of such licensure. 22
Existing law authorizes the Commission to provide by regulation for the 23
licensing of service providers, who generally: (1) perform certain services on behalf 24
of another licensed person who conducts nonrestricted gaming operations or an 25
establishment licensed to operate interactive gaming; or (2) provide services or 26
devices which patrons of licensed establishments use to obtain cash or wagering 27
instruments. (NRS 463.01395, 463.0157, 463.160, 463.677) Section 11 of this bill 28
repeals the term “cash access and wagering instrument service provider.” Sections 29
3, 5 and 7 of this bill make conforming changes to remove provisions of existing 30
law relating to cash access and wagering instrument service providers. Section 7 31
also removes system-based and system-supported games from the list of certain 32
games that may be exposed by licensed gaming establishments. 33
Existing law requires the Commission to adopt regulations relating to global 34
risk management, which is defined as the operation, by a person who has been 35
issued a license to operate a race book or sports pool, of certain risk management 36
services between and among various jurisdictions through communications 37
technology for the purposes of the management, or consultation or instruction in the 38
management, of wagering pools and the transmission of information relating to 39
wagering pools or other similar information. (NRS 463.810, 463.820) Section 11 40
repeals the provisions of existing law governing global risk management, and 41
section 4 adds certain activities previously included in the definition of “global risk 42
management” to the definition of “information service.” Sections 9 and 10 of this 43
bill make conforming changes to remove references to global risk management in 44
existing law. 45
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 463.0136 is hereby amended to read as 1
follows: 2
463.0136 “Associated equipment” means any equipment or 3
mechanical or electronic contrivance, component or machine used 4
remotely or directly in connection with gaming, any game, race 5
book or sports pool that would not otherwise be classified as a 6
gaming device, including [dice, playing cards,] links which connect 7
to progressive slot machines, inter-casino linked systems, equipment 8
which affects the proper reporting of gross revenue, computerized 9
systems of betting at a race book or sports pool [,] and computerized 10
systems for monitoring slot machines . [and devices for weighing or 11
counting money.] 12
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Sec. 2. NRS 463.0152 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
463.0152 1. “Game” or “gambling game” means any game 2
played with cards, dice, equipment or any mechanical or electronic 3
device or machine for money, property, checks, credit or any 4
representative of value, including, without limiting the generality of 5
the foregoing, faro, monte, roulette, keno, bingo, fan-tan, twenty-6
one, blackjack, seven-and-a-half, klondike, craps, poker, chuck-a-7
luck, wheel of fortune, chemin de fer, baccarat, pai gow, beat the 8
banker, panguingui, slot machine, any banking or percentage game 9
or any other game or device approved by the Commission [, upon 10
the recommendation] or administratively approved by the Chair of 11
the Board [,] pursuant to [NRS 463.164.] regulations adopted by 12
the Commission. 13
2. The term does not include games: 14
(a) Played with cards in private homes or residences in which no 15
person makes money for operating the game, except as a player; or 16
(b) Operated by qualified organizations that are registered by the 17
Chair pursuant to the provisions of chapter 462 of NRS. 18
Sec. 3. NRS 463.0157 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19
463.0157 1. “Gaming employee” means any employee, 20
temporary employee or other representative of an operator of a slot 21
route, the operator of a pari-mutuel system, the operator of an inter-22
casino linked system or a manufacturer, distributor or disseminator, 23
or a gaming establishment licensed to conduct any game, 16 or more 24
slot machines, a race book, sports pool or pari-mutuel wagering, 25
whose job duties pertain to the operation, control or outcome of any 26
gambling game or the access, transport or review of any gaming 27
revenue, including, without limitation: 28
(a) Accounting or internal auditing personnel who are directly 29
involved in any recordkeeping or the examination of records 30
associated with revenue from gaming; 31
(b) Table games personnel; 32
(c) Cage and counting room personnel; 33
(d) Slot personnel; 34
(e) Keno personnel; 35
(f) Race book and sports pool personnel; 36
(g) Employees of a person required by NRS 464.010 to be 37
licensed to operate an off-track pari-mutuel system; 38
(h) Employees of a person required by NRS 463.430 to be 39
licensed to disseminate information concerning racing and 40
employees of an affiliate of such a person involved in assisting the 41
person in carrying out the duties of the person in this State; 42
(i) [Employees of a person required by paragraph (e) of 43
subsection 1 of NRS 463.160 to be registered to operate as a cash 44
access and wagering instrument service provider; 45
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(j)] Employees whose duties are directly involved with the 1
manufacture, repair, sale or distribution of gaming devices, 2
associated equipment when the employer is required by NRS 3
463.650 to be licensed, cashless wagering systems or interactive 4
gaming systems; 5
[(k)] (j) Employees of operators of interactive gaming systems 6
whose duties include the operational or supervisory control of the 7
systems or the games that are part of the systems; 8
[(l)] (k) Employees of operators of call centers who perform, or 9
who supervise the performance of, the function of receiving and 10
transmitting wagering instructions; 11
[(m)] (l) Employees who have access to the Board’s system of 12
records for the purpose of processing the registrations of gaming 13
employees that a licensee is required to perform pursuant to the 14
provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant 15
thereto; 16
[(n)] (m) Information technology personnel who have 17
operational or supervisory control over information technology 18
systems associated with any of the matters related to gaming 19
described in this subsection; 20
[(o)] (n) Hosts or other persons empowered to extend credit or 21
complimentary services related to gaming; 22
[(p)] (o) Machine mechanics; 23
[(q)] (p) Odds makers and line setters; 24
[(r)] (q) Security personnel; 25
[(s)] (r) Shift or pit bosses; 26
[(t)] (s) Shills; 27
[(u)] (t) Supervisors or managers whose duties include the 28
supervision of employees described in this subsection; 29
[(v)] (u) Employees of a person required by NRS 463.160 to be 30
licensed to operate an information service; 31
[(w)] (v) Club venue employees; and 32
[(x)] (w) Other persons whose duties are similar to the 33
classifications set forth in paragraphs (a) to [(w),] (v), inclusive, as 34
the Commission may from time to time designate by regulation. 35
2. “Gaming employee” does not include employees whose 36
duties do not involve gaming activities, persons engaged exclusively 37
in preparing or serving food or beverages or persons involved 38
primarily in the resort or hotel functions of a licensed gaming 39
establishment. 40
Sec. 4. NRS 463.01642 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
463.01642 1. “Information service” means a person who sells 42
and provides information to a licensed sports pool that is used 43
primarily to aid the placing of wagers on events of any kind. 44
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2. The term includes, without limitation, a person who sells 1
and provides any: 2
[1.] (a) Line, point spread or odds; 3
[2.] (b) Information, advice or consultation considered by a 4
licensee in establishing or setting any line, point spread or odds; [or 5
3.] (c) Advice, estimate or prediction regarding the outcome of 6
an event [. 7
] ; or 8
(d) Management, or consultation or instruction in the 9
management, of risks associated with wagering pools for a race or 10
sporting event or any other event for which a wager may be 11
accepted. 12
3. The term does not include a newspaper or magazine of 13
general circulation or a television or radio service or broadcast if the 14
primary purpose of the newspaper, magazine or television or radio 15
service or broadcast is other than to aid the placing of wagers on 16
events of any kind. 17
Sec. 5. NRS 463.160 is hereby amended to read as follows: 18
463.160 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and 19
NRS 462.155, 463.172 and 463.1725, it is unlawful for any person, 20
either as owner, lessee or employee, whether for hire or not, either 21
solely or in conjunction with others: 22
(a) To deal, operate, carry on, conduct, maintain or expose for 23
play in the State of Nevada any gambling game, gaming device, slot 24
machine, race book or sports pool; 25
(b) To provide or maintain any information service; 26
(c) To operate a gaming salon; 27
(d) To receive, directly or indirectly, any compensation or 28
reward or any percentage or share of the money or property played, 29
for keeping, running or carrying on any gambling game, slot 30
machine, gaming device, race book or sports pool; or 31
(e) [To operate as a cash access and wagering instrument service 32
provider; or 33
(f)] To operate, carry on, conduct, maintain or expose for play in 34
or from the State of Nevada any interactive gaming system, 35
without having first procured, and thereafter maintaining in 36
effect, all federal, state, county and municipal gaming licenses or 37
registrations as required by statute, regulation or ordinance or by the 38
governing board of any unincorporated town. 39
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, it is unlawful 40
for any person knowingly to permit any gambling game, slot 41
machine, gaming device, race book or sports pool to be conducted, 42
operated, dealt or carried on in any house or building or other 43
premises owned by the person, in whole or in part, by a person who 44
is not licensed pursuant to this chapter, or that person’s employee. 45
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3. The Commission may, by regulation, authorize a person to 1
own or lease gaming devices for the limited purpose of display or 2
use in the person’s private residence without procuring a state 3
gaming license. 4
4. For the purposes of this section, the operation of a race book 5
or sports pool includes making the premises available for any of the 6
following purposes: 7
(a) Allowing patrons to establish an account for wagering with 8
the race book or sports pool; 9
(b) Accepting wagers from patrons; 10
(c) Allowing patrons to place wagers; 11
(d) Paying winning wagers to patrons; or 12
(e) Allowing patrons to withdraw cash from an account for 13
wagering or to be issued a ticket, receipt, representation of value or 14
other credit representing a withdrawal from an account for wagering 15
that can be redeemed for cash, 16
whether by a transaction in person at an establishment or through 17
mechanical means, such as a kiosk or similar device, regardless of 18
whether that device would otherwise be considered associated 19
equipment. A separate license must be obtained for each location at 20
which such an operation is conducted. 21
Sec. 6. NRS 463.164 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22
463.164 1. A licensee shall not offer a game or gambling 23
game for play unless the game or gambling game has received [a 24
recommendation] administrative approval from the Chair of the 25
Board or an approval of the Commission. 26
2. [The Board may recommend a game or gambling game for 27
the approval of the Commission, and upon the issuance of any such 28
recommendation, a licensee may immediately offer the game or 29
gambling game for play, subject to the final disposition of the 30
Commission pursuant to subsection 3. 31
3. Not later than 60 days after the issuance of a 32
recommendation of the Board pursuant to subsection 2, the 33
Commission shall render a final disposition relating to the approval 34
or disapproval of the game or gambling game. If the Commission 35
does not render a final disposition within such time, the game or 36
gambling game is deemed to be approved by the Commission. 37
4.] The Commission shall adopt regulations governing the 38
administrative approval of games or gambling games. 39
Sec. 7. NRS 463.677 is hereby amended to read as follows: 40
463.677 1. The Legislature finds that: 41
(a) Technological advances have evolved which allow licensed 42
gaming establishments to expose games, including, without 43
limitation, [system-based and system-supported games,] gaming 44
devices, interactive gaming, cashless wagering systems or race 45
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books and sports pools, and to be assisted by an interactive gaming 1
service provider or a service provider, as applicable, who provides 2
important services to the public with regard to the conduct and 3
exposure of such games. 4
(b) To protect and promote the health, safety, morals, good 5
order and general welfare of the inhabitants of this State, and to 6
carry out the public policy declared in NRS 463.0129, it is necessary 7
that the Board and Commission have the ability to: 8
(1) License interactive gaming service providers; 9
(2) Register service providers; and 10
(3) Maintain strict regulation and control of the operation of 11
such interactive gaming service providers or service providers, 12
respectively, and all persons and locations associated therewith. 13
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the 14
Commission may, with the advice and assistance of the Board, 15
provide by regulation for the: 16
(a) Licensing of an interactive gaming service provider; 17
(b) Registration of a service provider; and 18
(c) Operation of such a service provider or interactive gaming 19
service provider, respectively, and all persons, locations and matters 20
associated therewith. 21
3. The regulations pursuant to subsection 2 may include, 22
without limitation: 23
(a) Provisions requiring: 24
(1) The interactive gaming service provider to meet the 25
qualifications for licensing pursuant to NRS 463.170, in addition to 26
any other qualifications established by the Commission and to be 27
licensed regardless of whether the interactive gaming service 28
provider holds any license. 29
(2) The service provider to be registered regardless of 30
whether the service provider holds any license. 31
(b) Criteria regarding the location from which the interactive 32
gaming service provider or service provider, respectively, conducts 33
its operations, including, without limitation, minimum internal and 34
operational control standards established by the Commission. 35
(c) Provisions relating to: 36
(1) The licensing of persons owning or operating an 37
interactive gaming service provider, and any person having a 38
significant involvement therewith, as determined by the 39
Commission. 40
(2) The registration of persons owning or operating a service 41
provider, and any persons having a significant involvement 42
therewith, as determined by the Commission. 43
(d) A provision that a person owning, operating or having 44
significant involvement with an interactive gaming service provider 45
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or a service provider, respectively, as determined by the 1
Commission, may be required by the Commission to be found 2
suitable to be associated with licensed gaming, including race book 3
or sports pool operations. 4
(e) Additional matters which the Commission deems necessary 5
and appropriate to carry out the provisions of this section and which 6
are consistent with the public policy of this State pursuant to NRS 7
463.0129, including that an interactive gaming service provider or a 8
service provider, respectively, must be liable to the licensee on 9
whose behalf the services are provided for the interactive gaming 10
service provider’s or service provider’s proportionate share of the 11
fees and taxes paid by the licensee. 12
4. The Commission may not adopt regulations pursuant to this 13
section until the Commission first determines that interactive 14
gaming service providers or service providers, respectively, are 15
secure and reliable, do not pose a threat to the integrity of gaming 16
and are consistent with the public policy of this State pursuant to 17
NRS 463.0129. 18
5. Subject to any regulations adopted by the Commission 19
pursuant to subsection 6, the premises on which an interactive 20
gaming service provider or a service provider conducts its 21
operations are subject to the power and authority of the Board and 22
Commission pursuant to NRS 463.140, as though the premises are 23
where gaming is conducted and the interactive gaming service 24
provider or service provider, respectively, is a gaming licensee. 25
6. The Commission may adopt regulations that define the 26
scope of the power and authority of the Board and Commission 27
provided in subsection 5 as it deems appropriate based on the type 28
and function of a specific interactive gaming service provider or 29
service provider. 30
7. As used in this section: 31
(a) “Interactive gaming service provider” means a person who 32
acts on behalf of an establishment licensed to operate interactive 33
gaming and: 34
(1) Manages, administers or controls wagers that are 35
initiated, received or made on an interactive gaming system; 36
(2) Manages, administers or controls the games with which 37
wagers that are initiated, received or made on an interactive gaming 38
system are associated; 39
(3) Maintains or operates the software or hardware of an 40
interactive gaming system; or 41
(4) Provides products, services, information or assets to an 42
establishment licensed to operate interactive gaming and receives 43
therefor a percentage of gaming revenue from the establishment’s 44
interactive gaming system. 45
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(b) “Service provider” means a person who [: 1
(1) Is a cash access and wagering instrument service 2
provider; or 3
(2) Meets] meets such [other or additional] criteria as the 4
Commission may establish by regulation. 5
Sec. 8. NRS 463.750 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6
463.750 1. The Commission shall, with the advice and 7
assistance of the Board, adopt regulations governing: 8
(a) The licensing and operation of interactive gaming; and 9
(b) The registration of service providers to perform any action 10
described in paragraph (b) of subsection 7 of NRS 463.677. 11
2. The regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to this 12
section must: 13
(a) Establish the investigation fees for: 14
(1) A license to operate interactive gaming; 15
(2) A license for a manufacturer of interactive gaming 16
systems; 17
(3) A license for an interactive gaming service provider to 18
perform the actions described in paragraph (a) of subsection 7 of 19
NRS 463.677; and 20
(4) Registration as a service provider to perform the actions 21
described in paragraph (b) of subsection 7 of NRS 463.677. 22
(b) Provide that: 23
(1) A person must hold a license for a manufacturer of 24
interactive gaming systems to supply or provide any interactive 25
gaming system, including, without limitation, any piece of 26
proprietary software or hardware; 27
(2) A person must hold a license for an interactive gaming 28
service provider to perform the actions described in paragraph (a) of 29
subsection 7 of NRS 463.677; and 30
(3) A person must be registered as a service provider to 31
perform the actions described in paragraph (b) of subsection 7 of 32
NRS 463.677. 33
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsections 6 to 10, 34
inclusive, set forth standards for the suitability of a person to be: 35
(1) Licensed as a manufacturer of interactive gaming 36
systems; 37
(2) Licensed as an interactive gaming service provider as 38
described in paragraph (a) of subsection 7 of NRS 463.677 that are 39
as stringent as the standards for a nonrestricted license; or 40
(3) Registered as a service provider as described in paragraph 41
(b) of subsection 7 of NRS 463.677 that are as stringent as the 42
standards for a nonrestricted license. 43
(d) Set forth provisions governing: 44
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(1) The initial fee for a license for an interactive gaming 1
service provider as described in paragraph (a) of subsection 7 of 2
NRS 463.677. 3
(2) The initial fee for registration as a service provider as 4
described in paragraph (b) of subsection 7 of NRS 463.677. 5
(3) The fee for the renewal of such a license for such an 6
interactive gaming service provider or registration as a service 7
provider, as applicable, and any renewal requirements for such a 8
license or registration, as applicable. 9
(4) Any portion of the license fee paid by a person licensed 10
to operate interactive gaming, pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 11
463.770, for which an interactive gaming service provider may be 12
liable to the person licensed to operate interactive gaming. 13
(e) Provide that gross revenue received by an establishment 14
from the operation of interactive gaming is subject to the same 15
license fee provisions of NRS 463.370 as the games and gaming 16
devices of the establishment, unless federal law otherwise provides 17
for a similar fee or tax. 18
(f) Set forth standards for the location and security of the 19
computer system and for approval of hardware and software used in 20
connection with interactive gaming. 21
(g) Define “interactive gaming system,” “manufacturer of 22
interactive gaming systems,” “operate interactive gaming” and 23
“proprietary hardware and software” as the terms are used in this 24
chapter. 25
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5, the 26
Commission shall not approve a license for an establishment to 27
operate interactive gaming unless: 28
(a) In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the 29
establishment is a resort hotel that holds a nonrestricted license to 30
operate games and gaming devices. 31
(b) In a county whose population is 52,000 or more but less than 32
700,000, the establishment is a resort hotel that holds a nonrestricted 33
license to operate games and gaming devices or the establishment: 34
(1) Holds a nonrestricted license for the operation of games 35
and gaming devices; 36
(2) Has more than 120 rooms available for sleeping 37
accommodations in the same county; 38
(3) Has at least one bar with permanent seating capacity for 39
more than 30 patrons that serves alcoholic beverages sold by the 40
drink for consumption on the premises; 41
(4) Has at least one restaurant with permanent seating 42
capacity for more than 60 patrons that is open to the public 24 hours 43
each day and 7 days each week; and 44
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(5) Has a gaming area that is at least 18,000 square feet in 1
area with at least 1,600 slot machines, 40 table games, and a [sports] 2
race book and [race] sports pool. 3
(c) In all other counties, the establishment is a resort hotel that 4
holds a nonrestricted license to operate games and gaming devices 5
or the establishment: 6
(1) Has held a nonrestricted license for the operation of 7
games and gaming devices for at least 5 years before the date of its 8
application for a license to operate interactive gaming; 9
(2) Meets the definition of group 1 licensee as set forth in the 10
regulations of the Commission on the date of its application for a 11
license to operate interactive gaming; and 12
(3) Operates either: 13
(I) More than 50 rooms for sleeping accommodations in 14
connection therewith; or 15
(II) More than 50 gaming devices in connection 16
therewith. 17
4. The Commission may: 18
(a) Issue a license to operate interactive gaming to an affiliate of 19
an establishment if: 20
(1) The establishment satisfies the applicable requirements 21
set forth in subsection 3; 22
(2) The affiliate is located in the same county as the 23
establishment; and 24
(3) The establishment has held a nonrestricted license for at 25
least 5 years before the date on which the application is filed; and 26
(b) Require an affiliate that receives a license pursuant to this 27
subsection to comply with any applicable provision of this chapter. 28
5. The Commission may issue a license to operate interactive 29
gaming to an applicant that meets any qualifications established by 30
federal law regulating the licensure of interactive gaming. 31
6. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 7, 8 and 9: 32
(a) A covered person may not be found suitable for licensure 33
under this section within 5 years after February 21, 2013; 34
(b) A covered person may not be found suitable for licensure 35
under this section unless such covered person expressly submits to 36
the jurisdiction of the United States and of each state in which 37
patrons of interactive gaming operated by such covered person after 38
December 31, 2006, were located, and agrees to waive any statutes 39
of limitation, equitable remedies or laches that otherwise would 40
preclude prosecution for a violation of any provision of federal law 41
or the law of any state in connection with such operation of 42
interactive gaming after that date; 43
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(c) A person may not be found suitable for licensure under this 1
section within 5 years after February 21, 2013, if such person uses a 2
covered asset for the operation of interactive gaming; and 3
(d) Use of a covered asset is grounds for revocation of an 4
interactive gaming license, or a finding of suitability, issued under 5
this section. 6
7. The Commission, upon recommendation of the Board, may 7
waive the requirements of subsection 6 if the Commission 8
determines that: 9
(a) In the case of a covered person described in paragraphs (a) 10
and (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 463.014645: 11
(1) The covered person did not violate, directly or indirectly, 12
any provision of federal law or the law of any state in connection 13
with the ownership and operation of, or provision of services to, an 14
interactive gaming facility that, after December 31, 2006, operated 15
interactive gaming involving patrons located in the United States; 16
and 17
(2) The assets to be used or that are being used by such 18
person were not used after that date in violation of any provision of 19
federal law or the law of any state; 20
(b) In the case of a covered person described in paragraph (c) of 21
subsection 1 of NRS 463.014645, the assets that the person will use 22
in connection with interactive gaming for which the covered person 23
applies for a finding of suitability were not used after December 31, 24
2006, in violation of any provision of federal law or the law of any 25
state; and 26
(c) In the case of a covered asset, the asset was not used after 27
December 31, 2006, in violation of any provision of federal law or 28
the law of any state, and the interactive gaming facility in 29
connection with which the asset was used was not used after that 30
date in violation of any provision of federal law or the law of any 31
state. 32
8. With respect to a person applying for a waiver pursuant to 33
subsection 7, the Commission shall afford the person an opportunity 34
to be heard and present relevant evidence. The Commission shall act 35
as finder of fact and is entitled to evaluate the credibility of 36
witnesses and persuasiveness of the evidence. The affirmative votes 37
of a majority of the whole Commission are required to grant or deny 38
such waiver. The Board shall make appropriate investigations to 39
determine any facts or recommendations that it deems necessary or 40
proper to aid the Commission in making determinations pursuant to 41
this subsection and subsection 7. 42
9. The Commission shall make a determination pursuant to 43
subsections 7 and 8 with respect to a covered person or covered 44
asset without regard to whether the conduct of the covered person or 45
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the use of the covered asset was ever the subject of a criminal 1
proceeding for a violation of any provision of federal law or the law 2
of any state, or whether the person has been prosecuted and the 3
prosecution terminated in a manner other than with a conviction. 4
10. It is unlawful for any person, either as owner, lessee or 5
employee, whether for hire or not, either solely or in conjunction 6
with others, to operate interactive gaming: 7
(a) Until the Commission adopts regulations pursuant to this 8
section; and 9
(b) Unless the person first procures, and thereafter maintains in 10
effect, all appropriate licenses as required by the regulations adopted 11
by the Commission pursuant to this section. 12
11. A person who violates subsection 10 is guilty of a category 13
B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison 14
for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of 15
not more than 10 years or by a fine of not more than $50,000, or 16
both. 17
Sec. 9. NRS 465.090 is hereby amended to read as follows: 18
465.090 1. It is unlawful for a person to furnish or 19
disseminate any information in regard to racing or races, from any 20
point within this state to any point outside the State of Nevada, by 21
telephone, telegraph, teletype, radio or any signaling device, with 22
the intention that the information is to be used to induce betting or 23
wagering on the result of the race or races, or with the intention that 24
the information is to be used to decide the result of any bet or wager 25
made upon the race or races. 26
2. This section does not prohibit: 27
(a) A newspaper of general circulation from printing and 28
disseminating news concerning races that are to be run or the results 29
of races that have been run; or 30
(b) The furnishing or dissemination of information concerning 31
wagers made in an off-track pari-mutuel system of wagering 32
approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission . [; or 33
(c) Global risk management pursuant to NRS 463.810 and 34
463.820.] 35
3. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty 36
of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the 37
state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a 38
maximum term of not more than 6 years, or by a fine of not more 39
than $5,000, or by both fine and imprisonment. 40
Sec. 10. NRS 465.094 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
465.094 The provisions of NRS 465.092 and 465.093 do not 42
apply to [global risk management pursuant to NRS 463.810 and 43
463.820 or to] a wager placed by a person for the person’s own 44
benefit or, without compensation, for the benefit of another that is 45
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accepted or received by, placed with, or sent, transmitted or relayed 1
to: 2
1. A race book or sports pool that is licensed pursuant to 3
chapter 463 of NRS, if the wager is accepted or received within this 4
State and otherwise complies with all other applicable laws and 5
regulations concerning wagering; 6
2. A person who is licensed to engage in off-track pari-mutuel 7
wagering pursuant to chapter 464 of NRS, if the wager is accepted 8
or received within this State and otherwise complies with subsection 9
3 of NRS 464.020 and all other applicable laws and regulations 10
concerning wagering; 11
3. Any other person or establishment that is licensed to engage 12
in wagering pursuant to title 41 of NRS, if the wager is accepted or 13
received within this State and otherwise complies with all other 14
applicable laws and regulations concerning wagering; or 15
4. Any other person or establishment that is licensed to engage 16
in wagering in another jurisdiction and is permitted to accept or 17
receive a wager from patrons within this State under an agreement 18
entered into by the Governor pursuant to NRS 463.747. 19
Sec. 11. NRS 463.01395, 463.810 and 463.820 are hereby 20
repealed. 21
Sec. 12. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025. 22
TEXT OF REPEALED SECTIONS
463.01395 “Cash access and wagering instrument service
provider” defined. “Cash access and wagering instrument service
provider” means a provider of services or devices for use by patrons
of licensed gaming establishments to obtain cash or wagering
instruments through a variety of automated methods, including,
without limitation:
1. Wagering instrument issuance and redemption kiosks; or
2. Money transfers through mobile or Internet services.
463.810 “Global risk management” defined.
1. As used in this section and NRS 463.820, unless the context
otherwise requires, “global risk management” means the operation,
by a person who has been issued a license to operate a race book or
sports pool, of risk management services between and among
permissible jurisdictions through communications technology for
the purposes of providing the management, or consultation or
instruction in the management, of wagering pools and the
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transmission of information relating to wagering pools or other
similar information. The term:
(a) Includes, without limitation:
(1) The management of risks associated with a wagering pool
for a race or sporting event or any other event for which a wager
may be accepted.
(2) The setting or changing of bets or wagers, cutoff times
for bets or wagers, acceptance or rejection of bets or wagers,
pooling or laying off of bets or wagers, lines, point spreads, odds or
other activity relating to betting or wagering.
(3) The use, transmittal and accumulation of information and
data for the purpose of providing risk management services.
(b) Does not include:
(1) The transmission or placement of a bet or wager for a
race or sporting event or any other event for which a wager may be
accepted between or among permissible jurisdictions.
(2) The provision of any information service, as defined by
NRS 463.01642.
2. As used in this section:
(a) “Communications technology” has the meaning ascribed to it
in NRS 463.016425.
(b) “Permissible jurisdiction” means any jurisdiction in which
global risk management or the betting or wagering on a race or
sporting event is lawful or not otherwise expressly prohibited under
the laws of that jurisdiction.
(c) “Wagering pool” means a pool or a combination of multiple
pools for the placement of bets or wagers for a race or sporting
event or any other event for which a wager may be accepted and
which is located in a permissible jurisdiction.
463.820 Regulations. The Commission shall, with the advice
and assistance of the Board, adopt regulations for global risk
management. The regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant
to this section may include, without limitation:
1. Provisions which establish minimum internal and
operational control standards for global risk management; and
2. Any additional provisions which the Commission deems
necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of this section
and which are consistent with the public policy of this State
pursuant to NRS 463.0129.
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