Existing law prohibits the Commission from approving a license for an establishment to operate interactive gaming unless certain conditions are met.

(1) perform certain services on behalf - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – of another licensed person who conducts nonrestricted gaming operations or an establishment licensed to operate interactive gaming;

or (2) provide services or devices which patrons of licensed establishments463.160, use463.677) Section 11 of this bill repeals the term “cash access and wagering instrument service provider.” Sections 3, 5 and 7 of this bill make conforming changes to obtainremove provisions of existing law relating to cash oraccess and wagering instruments.instrument service providers.

(NRS 463.01395, 463.0157, 463.160, 463.677) Section 11 of this bill 3, 5 and 7 of this bill make conforming changes to remove provisions of existings law relating to cash access and wagering instrument service providers.

Existing law requires the Commission to adopt regulations relating to global risk management, which is defined as the operation, by a person who has been servicesissued betweena andlicense amongto variousoperate jurisdictionsa throughrace communicationsbook managementor technologysports forpool, theof purposescertain ofrisk themanagement management,services orbetween consultationand oramong instructionvarious injurisdictions thethrough management,communications oftechnology wageringfor poolsthe andpurposes of the transmission of information relating to wagering pools or other similar information.

(NRS 463.810, 463.820) Section 11 repeals the provisions of existing law governing global risk management, and section 4 adds certain activities previously included in the definition of “global risk management” to the definition of “information service.” Sections 9 and 10 of this bill make conforming changes to remove references to global risk management inhisin existing law.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

“Game” or “gambling game” means any game played with cards, dice, equipment or any mechanical or electronic device or machine for money, property, checks, credit or any representative of value, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, faro, monte, roulette, keno, bingo, fan-tan, twenty-twenty-one, one, blackjack, seven-and-a-half, klondike, craps, poker, chuck-a-chuck-a-luck, luck, wheel of fortune, chemin de fer, baccarat, pai gow, beat the banker, panguingui, slot machine, any banking or percentage game or any other game or device approved by the Commission [, upon the recommendation] or administratively approved by the Chair of the Board [,] pursuant to [NRS 463.164.] regulations adopted by the Commission.

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“Gaming3. employee” means any employee,as follows:

temporaryNRS employee463.0157 oris otherhereby representativeamended of an operator of a slot route, the operator of a pari-mutuel system, the operator of an inter- casino linked system or a manufacturer, distributor or disseminator, or a gaming establishment licensed to conductread anyas game,follows: 16 or more slot machines, a race book, sports pool or pari-mutuel wagering, whose job duties pertain to the operation, control or outcome of any gambling game or the access, transport or review of any gaming revenue, including, without limitation:

463.0157 1.

“Gaming employee” means any employee, temporary employee or other representative of an operator of a slot route, the operator of a pari-mutuel system, the operator of an inter-casino linked system or a manufacturer, Senate Amendment No.

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58 First Reprint Page 5 distributor or disseminator, or a gaming establishment licensed to conduct any game, 16 or more slot machines, a race book, sports pool or pari-mutuel wagering, whose job duties pertain to the operation, control or outcome of any gambling game or the access, transport or review of any gaming revenue, including, without limitation:

(f) Race book and sports pool personnel;

[(k)] (j) Employees of operators of interactive gaming systems systemswhose orduties include the gamesoperational thator aresupervisory part of the systems;y control of the [(l)]systems (k) Employees of operators of call centers who perform, or who supervise the performancegames of,that theare functionpart of receivingthe andsystems; transmitting wagering instructions;

[(l)] (k) Employees of operators of call centers who perform, or who supervise the performance of, the function of receiving and transmitting wagering instructions;

- 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – [(n)] (m) Information technology personnel who have operational or supervisory control over information technology systems associated with any of the matters related to gaming described in this subsection;

complimentary[(o)] services(n) relatedHosts toor gaming;eredother persons empowered to extend credit or [(p)]complimentary (o)services Machinerelated mechanics;to gaming;

[(p)] (o) Machine mechanics;

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“Information service” means a person who sells and provides information to a licensed sports pool that is used pri2.primarily to aid the placing of wagers on events of any kind.

2.

The term does not include a newspaper or magazine of general circulation or a television or radio service or broadcast if the primary purpose of the newspaper, magazine or television or radio -service 83rdor Sessionbroadcast (2025) – 5 – events of any kind.t is other than to aid the placing of wagers on Sec.events of any kind.

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or (e) [To operate as a cash access and wagering instrument service pro(f)]provider; To operate, carry on, conduct, maintain or expose for play in or from the State of Nevada any interactive gaming system,  without having first procured, and thereafter maintaining in effect, all federal, state, county and municipal gaming licenses or registrations as required by statute, regulation or ordinance or by the governing board of any unincorporated town.

or (f)] To operate, carry on, conduct, maintain or expose for play in or from the State of Nevada any interactive gaming system,  without having first procured, and thereafter maintaining in effect, all federal, state, county and municipal gaming licenses or registrations as required by statute, regulation or ordinance or by the governing board of any unincorporated town.

The Commission may, by regulation, authorize a person to own or lease gaming devices for the limited purpose of display or use in the person’s private residence without procuring a state gam4.ggaming lForlicense. the purposes of this section, the operation of a race book or sports pool includes making the premises available for any of the following purposes:

4.

For the purposes of this section, the operation of a race book or sports pool includes making the premises available for any of the following purposes:

(c)Senate AllowingAmendment patronsNo. to place wagers;

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or -(e) 83rdAllowing Sessionpatrons (2025)to –withdraw 6cash –from an account for wagering or to be issued a ticket, receipt, representation of value or other credit representing a withdrawal from an account for wagering that can be redeemed for cash,  whether by a transaction in person at an establishment or through mechanical means, such as a kiosk or similar device, regardless of whether that device would otherwise be considered associated equipment.

In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, a license to operate 15 or fewer slot machines at an establishment which is licensed to sell alcoholic beverages at retail by the drink to the general public may only be granted if the establishment meets theethe requirements of this subsection.

(3) Includes a kitchen which is operated not less than 12 hours each day the establishment is open for business to the public, or the entire time the establishment is open for business to the public if 3.it is open for business 12 hours or less each day.

isAs3. used in this section:urs or less each day.

As used in this section:

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A licensee shall not offer a game or gambling game for play unless the game or gambling game has received [a recommendation] administrative approval from the Chair of the Boa2.Board or an approval of the Commission.

o[The2. Board may recommend a game or gambling game for the approval of the Commission, and upon the issuance of any such recommendation, a licensee may immediately offer the game or gambling game for play, subject to the final disposition of the Commission pursuant to subsection 3.

[The Board may recommend a game or gambling game for the approval of the Commission, and upon the issuance of any such recommendation, a licensee may immediately offer the game or gambling game for play, subject to the final disposition of the Commission pursuant to subsection 3.

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(a) Technological advances have evolved which allow licensed gaming establishments to expose games, including, without limitation, [system-based and system-supported games,] gaming devices, interactive gaming, cashless wagering systems or race books and sports pools, and to be assisted by an interactive gaming service provider or a service provider, as applicable, who provides important services to the public with regard to the conduct and exp(b)exposure To protect and promote the health, safety, morals, good order and general welfare of thesuch inhabitantsgames. of this State, and to carry out the public policy declared in NRS 463.0129, it is necessary that the Board and Commission have the ability to:

(b) To protect and promote the health, safety, morals, good order and general welfare of the inhabitants of this State, and to carry out the public policy declared in NRS 463.0129, it is necessary that the Board and Commission have the ability to:

and - 83rd Session (2025) – 8 – (c) Operation of such a service provider or interactive gaming service provider, respectively, and all persons, locations and matters associated therewith.

The regulations pursuant to subsection 2 may include, wit(a)without Provisionslimitation: requiring:

(a) Provisions requiring:

(d) A provision that a person owning, operating or having significant involvement with an interactive gaming service provider or a service provider, respectively, as determined by the Commission, may be required by the Commission to be found suitable to be associated with licensed gaming, including race book or sports pool operations.

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The902 Commission may not adopt regulations pursuant to thisAssembly sectionBill untilNo. the Commission first determines that interactive gaming service providers or service providers, respectively, are secure and reliable, do not pose a threat to the integrity of gaming - 83rd Session (2025) – 9 – NRS 463.0129.stent with the public policy of this State pursuant to 5.

58 First Reprint Page 9 4.

The Commission may not adopt regulations pursuant to this section until the Commission first determines that interactive gaming service providers or service providers, respectively, are secure and reliable, do not pose a threat to the integrity of gaming and are consistent with the public policy of this State pursuant to NRS 463.0129.

5.

(a) “Interactive gaming service provider” means a person who acts on behalf of an establishment licensed to operate interactive gaming (1)and: Manages, administers or controls wagers that are initiated, received or made on an interactive gaming system;

(1) Manages, administers or controls wagers that are initiated, received or made on an interactive gaming system;

or (2) Meets] meets such [other or additional] criteria as the ComSec.Commission may establish by regulation.

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maNRSNRS 463.750 is hereby amended to read as follows:

-(1) 83rd Session (2025) – 10 – (2) A license forto aoperate manufacturer of interactive gaminggaming; systems;

(2) A license for a manufacturer of interactive gaming systems;

and (3)Senate AAmendment personNo. must be registered as a service provider to NRS 463.677.actions described in paragraph (b) of subsection 7 of (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsections 6 to 10, inclusive, set forth standards for the suitability of a person to be:

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58 First Reprint Page 10 (3) A person must be registered as a service provider to perform the actions described in paragraph (b) of subsection 7 of NRS 463.677.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsections 6 to 10, inclusive, set forth standards for the suitability of a person to be:

described(2) in paragraph (b) of subsection 7 of NRS 463.677.ovider as (3) The initial fee for the renewal of such a license for such an interactive gaming service provider or registration as a service provider,provider as applicable,described andin anyparagraph renewal(b) requirementsof forsubsection such7 aof licenseNRS or463.677. registration, as applicable.

(3) The fee for the renewal of such a license for such an interactive gaming service provider or registration as a service provider, as applicable, and any renewal requirements for such a license or registration, as applicable.

-(e) 83rdProvide Sessionthat (2025)gross –revenue 11received –by an establishment from the operation of interactive gaming is subject to the same license fee provisions of NRS 463.370 as the games and gaming devices of the establishment, unless federal law otherwise provides for a similar fee or tax.

(a) In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the establishment is a resort hotel that holds a nonrestricted license to ope(b) In a county whose population is 52,000 or more but less than 700,000, the establishment is a resort hotel that holds a nonrestricted license to operate games and gaming devicesdevices. or the establishment:

(b) In a county whose population is 52,000 or more but less than 700,000, the establishment is a resort hotel that holds a nonrestricted license to operate games and gaming devices or the establishment:

and (5) Has a gaming area that is at least 18,000 square feet in area with at least 1,600 slot machines, 40 table games, and a [sports] rac(c)race Inbook all other counties, the establishment is a resort hotel that holds a nonrestricted license to operate games and gaming[race] devicessports orpool. the establishment:

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and -(3) 83rdOperates Sessioneither: (2025) – 12 – (3)(I) More than 50 rooms for sleeping accommodations in connection therewith;

(I) More than 50 rooms for sleeping accommodations in connection therewith;

The Commission may issue a license to operate interactive gaming to an applicant that meets any qualifications established by federal law regulating the licensure of interactive gaming.ishedgaming. by 6.

6.

(c) A person may not be found suitable for licensure under this section within 5 years after February 21, 2013, if such person uses a cov(d) Use of a covered asset is grounds for revocationthe operation of an interactive gaminggaming; license, or a finding of suitability, issued under this section.

and (d) Use of a covered asset is grounds for revocation of an interactive gaming license, or a finding of suitability, issued under this section.

-(1) 83rdThe Sessioncovered (2025)person –did 13not –violate, directly or indirectly, any provision of federal law or the law of any state in connectiontly,connection with the ownership and operation of, or provision of services to, an interactive gaming facility that, after December 31, 2006, operated interactive gaming involving patrons located in the United States;

(b)Senate InAmendment theNo. case of a covered person described in paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 463.014645, the assets that the person will use in connection with interactive gaming for which the covered person applies for a finding of suitability were not used after December 31, 2006, in violation of any provision of federal law or the law of any state;

and902 (c)to InAssembly theBill caseNo. of a covered asset, the asset was not used after December 31, 2006, in violation of any provision of federal law or connection with which the asset was used was not used after that date in violation of any provision of federal law or the law of any state.

58 First Reprint Page 12 (b) In the case of a covered person described in paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 463.014645, the assets that the person will use in connection with interactive gaming for which the covered person applies for a finding of suitability were not used after December 31, 2006, in violation of any provision of federal law or the law of any state;

and (c) In the case of a covered asset, the asset was not used after December 31, 2006, in violation of any provision of federal law or the law of any state, and the interactive gaming facility in connection with which the asset was used was not used after that date in violation of any provision of federal law or the law of any state.

The Commission shall make a determination pursuant to subsections 7 and 8 with respect to a covered person or covered asset without regard to whether the conduct of the covered person or the use of the covered asset was ever the subject of a criminaloncriminal or proceeding for a violation of any provision of federal law or the law of any state, or whether the person has been prosecuted and the prosecution terminated in a manner other than with a conviction.

and -(b) 83rdUnless Sessionthe (2025)person –first 14procures, –and thereafter maintains in effect, all appropriate licenses as required by the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to this section.

2.

This section does not prohibit:

A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum termSenate ofAmendment notNo. less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.

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465.094 The provisions of NRS 465.092 and 465.093 do not apply to [global risk management pursuant to NRS 463.810 and 463.820 or to] a wager placed by a person for the person’s own benefit or, without compensation, for the benefit of another that is accepted or received by, placed with, or sent, transmitted or relayed to:

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A person who is licensed to engage in off-track pari-mutuel wagering pursuant to chapter 464 of NRS, if the wager is accepted or received within this State and otherwise complies with subsection 3 of NRS 464.020 and all other applicable laws and regulations con3.rniAny other person or establishment that is licensed to engage in wagering pursuant to title 41 of NRS, if the wager is accepted or received within this State and otherwise complies with all other applicable laws and regulations concerning wagering;

3.

Any other person or establishment that is licensed to engage in wagering pursuant to title 41 of NRS, if the wager is accepted or received within this State and otherwise complies with all other applicable laws and regulations concerning wagering;

~~~~~TEXT 25OF -REPEALED 83rdSECTIONS Session463.01395 (2025)“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 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.

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(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.