SB 256 — Revises provisions relating to gaming. (BDR 41-146)

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256–SENATORAssemblymember NGUYENMiller FEBRUARYCHAPTER.......... 27, 2025 ____________ JOINT SPONSOR :

ASSEMBLYMEMBER M ILLER ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to gaming.

(BDR 41-146) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

Increases or Newly Provides for Term of Imprisonment in County or City Jail or Detention Facility.

Effect on the State:

No.

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A person who willfully fails to report, pay or truthfully account for and pay over any license fee or tax imposed by the provisions of this chapter, or willfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat any such license fee, tax or payment thereof is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – NRS 193.130.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a person who willfully violates, attempts to violate, or conspires to violate any of the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 463.160 is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, by a fine of not more than $50,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.

play4. or displays additional games or slot machines in a public area without first obtaining all required licenses and approval is subject only to the penalties provided in NRS 463.270 and 463.310 and in any applicable ordinance of the county, city or town.

A licensee who puts additional games or slot machines into play or displays additional games or slot machines in a public area without first obtaining all required licenses and approval is subject only to the penalties provided in NRS 463.270 and 463.310 and in any applicable ordinance of the county, city or town.

- *SB256_R1* – 3 – (a) For the first offense, is guilty of a category C felony and shallorder any profits, gain, gross receipts or other benefit from theo violation to be punisheddisgorged asand providedpaid to the State Treasurer for deposit in NRSthe 193.130.State General Fund.

The court shall also order any profits, gain, gross receipts or other benefit from the violation to be disgorged and paid to the State Treasurer for deposit in the State General Fund.

A person who attempts, or two or more persons who conspire, to violate any provision of NRS 465.070 to 465.086, inclusive, each is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished by imposing the penalty provided in subsection 1 for the completed - 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – crime, whether or not he or she personally played any gambling game or used any prohibited device.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 465.094, a person,of alonethis orstate:or with others, shall not knowingly, within or outside (a) Accept or receive, directly or indirectly, through any medium of communication a wager from another person who is physically present within this state:state;

(a) Accept or receive, directly or indirectly, through any medium of communication a wager from another person who is physically present within this state;

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