Existing law defines certain terms for the purposes of provisions relating to gaming. (NRS 463.013-463.01967) Section 1 of this bill removes dice, playing cards and devices for weighing or counting money from the definition of the term “associated equipment.” Section 4 of this bill adds a person who sells and provides management, or consultation or instruction in the management, of risks associated with wagering pools for a race or sporting event or any other event for which a wager may be accepted to the definition of the term “information service.” Existing law: (1) prohibits, in general, a gaming licensee from offering a game or gambling game for play if the game or gambling game has not received a recommendation from the Nevada Gaming Control Board or an approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission; and (2) requires the Commission to adopt regulations governing the approval of games or gambling games. (NRS 463.164) Section 6 of this bill instead prohibits a gaming licensee from offering a game or gambling game for play if the game or gambling game has not been administratively approved by the Chair of the Board in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission governing such administrative approval. Section 2 of this bill makes a conforming change to refer to such regulations and administrative approval of a game or gambling game. Existing law prohibits the Commission from approving a license for an establishment to operate interactive gaming unless certain conditions are met. (NRS 463.750) Section 8 of this bill makes a technical correction to refer to a race book and sports pool for purposes of such licensure. Existing law authorizes the Commission to provide by regulation for the licensing of service providers, who generally: (1) perform certain services on behalf 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 establishments use to obtain cash or wagering instruments. (NRS 463.01395, 463.0157, 463.160, 463.677) 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 remove provisions of existing law relating to cash access and wagering instrument service providers. Section 7 also removes system-based and system-supported games from the list of certain games that may be exposed by licensed gaming establishments. 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 issued a license to operate a race book or sports pool, of certain risk management services between and among various jurisdictions through communications technology for the purposes of 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. (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 in existing law.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 463.0136, 463.0152, 463.0157, 463.01642, 463.160, 463.164, 463.677, 463.750, 465.090, 465.094
BDR: 463.0136, 463.0152, 463.0157, 463.01642, 463.160, 463.164, 463.677, 463.750, 465.090, 465.094