1. RELEVANT AUTHORITIES AND LEGISLATION
1.1 Which entities regulate what type of gambling and social/skill gaming activity in your jurisdiction? Relevant Product Who regulates it in digital form? Who regulates it in land-based form? Gaming Casino gaming (including slots and casino table games such as roulette & blackjack) Not applicable. Nevada Gaming Control Board and Commission. Poker Nevada Gaming Control Board and Commission. Bingo Not applicable. Nevada Gaming Control Board and Commission. Betting Betting Nevada Gaming Control Board and Commission. Sports/horse race betting (if regulated separately to other forms of betting) Not applicable. Fantasy betting (payment to back a ‘league’ or ‘portfolio’ selection over a period of time, for example in relation to sport or shares) Nevada Gaming Control Board and Commission. Lotteries Lotteries Not applicable. Social/Skill arrangements “Social” gaming with no prize in money or money’s worth Not applicable. Skill games and competitions with no element of chance 1.2 Specify: (i) the law and regulation that applies to the Relevant Products in your jurisdiction; and (ii) – in broad terms – whether it permits or prohibits the offer of Relevant Products to persons located in your jurisdiction.
Nevada delegates the authority to license and regulate gambling to two agencies: the Nevada Gaming Control Board (the “Board”); and the Nevada Gaming Commission (the “Commission”). The three-member Board is the full-time administrator of the gaming laws and regulations and makes recommendations on licensing matters to the Commission. In this regard, the Board conducts auditing, tax collection, criminal and civil enforcement of the gaming laws and regulations, equipment approvals and licensing investigations. The five part-time Commission members make final determinations regarding licence application approvals, the adoption of regulations and disciplinary action for regulatory violations by licensees.
Local city and county governments have concurrent authority to license and regulate gaming. Local governments, however, typically perceive licensing as a method of taxation, and rarely use their powers in a regulatory fashion.
Like most jurisdictions, gambling in Nevada is prohibited unless licensed. Most gambling regulation originates from the Nevada Gaming Control Act (the “Act”), and the regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder. Permitted licensed gaming under […]
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