Title 41

NRS 463.15995 Regulations governing charging of fee for admission to area in which gaming is conducted. 1. The Commission shall, with the advice and assistance of the Board, adopt regulations authorizing a gaming licensee to charge a fee for admission to an area in which gaming i…

NRS 463.15997 Regulations concerning development and deployment of certain gaming devices, associated equipment and various gaming support systems. 1. The Legislature hereby declares that: (a) The State of Nevada leads the nation as the home state for companies that design, devel…

NRS 463.15999 Regulations requiring registration of club venue employees. 1. The Commission shall, with the advice and assistance of the Board, provide by regulation for the registration of club venue employees and matters associated therewith. Such regulations may include, witho…

NRS 463.160 Licenses required; unlawful to permit certain gaming activities to be conducted without license; exceptions; separate license required for each location where operation of race book or sports pool conducted. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and NRS 462.…

NRS 463.1605 Limitation on approval of nonrestricted license in county whose population is 100,000 or more; additional local regulation of resort hotels permissible. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Commission shall not approve a nonrestricted license, other t…

NRS 463.161 License to operate 15 or fewer slot machines: Conditions. 1. A license to operate 15 or fewer slot machines at an establishment in which the operation of slot machines is incidental to the primary business conducted at the establishment may only be granted to the oper…

NRS 463.162 State gaming license required where equipment, services or property delivered or furnished for gaming interest or revenue; exemptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 and NRS 463.1725, it is unlawful for any person to: (a) Lend, let, lease or ot…

NRS 463.1625 Preliminary finding of suitability; regulations. 1. The Commission may, with the advice and assistance of the Board, adopt regulations governing the issuance of a preliminary finding of suitability to a person. 2. The regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to…

NRS 463.163 Operation of gaming device in restricted area of public transportation facility: Prior approval of Board required. 1. A licensee shall not operate a gaming device in a restricted area of a public transportation facility without prior approval of the Board. 2. If appro…

NRS 463.164 Offering of game or gambling game for play: Administrative approval from Chair of Board or approval of Commission required; regulations. 1. A licensee shall not offer a game or gambling game for play unless the game or gambling game has received administrative approva…

NRS 463.165 Licensing of certain persons having significant influence over gaming operation of licensee; remuneration, contracts and employment prohibited for certain unsuitable or unlicensed persons; termination of contracts or agreements for services or employment. 1. Except fo…

NRS 463.166 Contracts or agreements with certain unsuitable or unlicensed persons prohibited; termination of contract or agreement. 1. A person who has: (a) Been denied a license by the Commission; (b) Been found unsuitable by the Commission; or (c) Had a license or finding of su…

NRS 463.1665 Licensing, registration, suitability or approval of applicants who are governmental entities or owned or controlled by governmental entities. 1. An applicant which is a governmental entity or which is owned or controlled by a governmental entity must file such applic…

NRS 463.167 Suitability or licensing of certain persons furnishing services or property or doing business with gaming licensee; termination of association. 1. The Commission may determine the suitability, or may require the licensing, of any person who furnishes services or prope…

NRS 463.168 Suitability of certain persons providing transmission services in association with licensee; termination of association. 1. The Commission, upon recommendation by the Board, may require a natural person or an entity providing services in connection with the transmissi…

NRS 463.169 Registration or licensing of person conducting certain tournaments or contests in association with gaming licensee; termination of association. Repealed. (See chapter 78, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 426.)

NRS 463.170 Qualifications for license, finding of suitability or approval; regulations. 1. Any person who the Commission determines is qualified to receive a license, to be found suitable or to receive any approval required under the provisions of this chapter, or to be found su…

NRS 463.172 Power of Chair to approve transfer of interest in license, registration, finding of suitability or approval to or from inter vivos trust; approval of Chair required before amendment to inter vivos trust effective. 1. The Chair of the Board, in the Chair’s sole and abs…

NRS 463.1725 Power of Chair to approve spouse, next of kin, personal representative, guardian or heir of holder of license who is deceased or has been judicially declared disabled to temporarily engage in certain activities without procuring state gaming license. 1. The Chair of …

NRS 463.173 Restrictions on person denied license or found unsuitable. 1. A person who has had his or her application for a license denied or who has been found unsuitable by the Commission: (a) Is not entitled to profit from his or her investment in a: (1) Corporation other than…

NRS 463.174 Board to maintain list of unsuitable and unlicensed persons; removal of name from list. 1. The Board shall maintain and make available to every licensee a complete and current list containing the names of every person who has been denied a license, been found unsuitab…

NRS 463.175 Exemption of bank or trustee of employee stock ownership plan acting as fiduciary from certain requirements; limitation. 1. As used in this section: (a) “Bank” means a national banking association that is authorized to do business in this State, a banking corporation …

NRS 463.177 Exemption of governing body leasing portion of facility for public transportation for operation of slot machines. 1. As used in this section: (a) “Governing body” includes the governing body of a political subdivision of this State and every authority composed of repr…

NRS 463.180 Qualifications for county license. 1. A person is not qualified to hold any county license unless the person is the holder of a valid state license and unless the person meets such other qualifications as may be imposed by any valid county ordinance. 2. A county shall…

NRS 463.190 Qualifications for municipal license. 1. A person is not permitted to engage in gaming operations in any city or town in this state, unless the person has in force valid state and county licenses, as well as any licenses required by the city or town. 2. A city or town…

NRS 463.200 Application for state license: Contents; supplemental forms. 1. Application for a state gaming license or other Commission action must be made to the Board on forms furnished by the Board and in accordance with the regulations of the Commission. 2. The application for…

NRS 463.210 Investigation of applicant; order of Board recommending approval or denial of license. 1. Within a reasonable time after filing of an application and such supplemental information as the Board may require, the Board shall commence its investigation of the applicant an…

NRS 463.220 Action by Commission on application; further investigation; hearing. 1. The Board shall present its final order upon an application to the Commission at the next meeting of the Commission. 2. The Commission may, after considering the recommendation of the Board, issue…

NRS 463.225 Issuance of state licenses; bonds and deposits; account for bonds of state gaming licensees. 1. If satisfied that an applicant is eligible to receive a state gaming, manufacturing, selling, distributing or pari-mutuel wagering license, and upon tender of: (a) All lice…

NRS 463.230 Issuance of county license. 1. Any person to whom a state license has been issued as provided in this chapter may, upon proper application to the sheriff if there is no county license department or to that department of the county wherein it is proposed that such gami…

NRS 463.240 State license prerequisite to county or municipal license; confidentiality of certain information provided to county or municipality. 1. No county, city or town may grant a gaming license to any applicant unless the applicant holds a valid state gaming license issued …

NRS 463.242 Preparation by Board of basic form of application and supporting documents for licensing by county and city. 1. The Board shall investigate the information required by each county and city which licenses gaming, and shall prepare a basic form of application and suppor…

NRS 463.245 Single establishment not to contain more than one licensed operation; exceptions; certain agreements for sharing of revenue prohibited. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section: (a) All licenses issued to the same person, including a wholly owned subsidiary of …

NRS 463.250 Taxing powers preserved. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to affect the powers conferred by the provisions of the charter or organic law of any county or incorporated city in the State of Nevada to fix, impose and collect a license tax, and in all suc…

NRS 463.260 Posting and inspection of licenses. 1. A license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must be posted by the licensee and kept posted at all times in a conspicuous place in the area where gaming is conducted in the establishment for which the license is is…

NRS 463.270 Renewal of state license; voluntary surrender of state license; penalties. 1. Subject to the power of the Commission to deny, revoke, suspend, condition or limit licenses, any state license in force may be renewed by the Commission for the next succeeding license peri…

NRS 463.280 Renewal of county license. Subject to the power of the Commission to deny, revoke or suspend, condition or limit licenses, any county license in force on the expiration date thereof may be replaced by a new license issued by the sheriff if there is no county license d…

NRS 463.290 Report furnished by licensee. Every licensee shall at all times maintain on file with the Commission a current report, verified by the affidavit of the person or an officer of a corporation to whom the license is issued, which sets forth such information as may be req…

NRS 463.300 Unlawful transfer of ownership. It is unlawful for any person to sell, purchase, lease, hypothecate, borrow or loan money, or create a voting trust agreement or any other agreement of any sort to or with any licensee in connection with any gaming operation licensed un…

NRS 463.302 Moving location of establishment and transferring restricted or nonrestricted license: Exclusive authority of Board to approve; conditions for approval; exception. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as otherwise provided in this section, the Boar…

NRS 463.305 Approval of gaming device required; list of approved gaming devices; removal of gaming device following suspension or revocation of approval; regulations. 1. Any person who operates or maintains in this State any gaming device of a specific model or any gaming device …

NRS 463.307 Permissible wagering instrumentalities. All wagering must be conducted with chips, tokens, wagering instruments or other instrumentalities approved by the Board, or with wagering credits or the legal tender of the United States. (Added to NRS by 1981, 1073; A 1985, 21…

NRS 463.3072 Legislative findings and declarations. 1. The Legislature hereby finds that: (a) According to the United States Bureau of the Census, the State of Nevada was the fastest-growing state in the United States during the period from 1990 to 1996, increasing its population…

NRS 463.3074 Applicability of NRS 463.3072 to 463.3094, inclusive. The provisions of NRS 463.3072 to 463.3094, inclusive, apply to establishments and gaming enterprise districts that are located in a county whose population is 700,000 or more. (Added to NRS by 1997, 1704; A 2011,…

NRS 463.3076 Location of proposed establishment within Las Vegas Boulevard gaming corridor. 1. The location of a proposed establishment shall be deemed to be within the Las Vegas Boulevard gaming corridor if: (a) The property line of the proposed establishment: (1) Is within 1,50…

NRS 463.3078 Location of proposed establishment within rural Clark County gaming zone. The location of a proposed establishment shall be deemed to be within the rural Clark County gaming zone if the property line of the proposed establishment is not within any of the tracts of la…