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NRS 463.0152

“Game” and “gambling game” defined

Known as the Nevada Gaming Control Act

The act spans §§ 463–463 (375 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Kent v. Mindlin (1997)

Most recently applied in Kent v. Mindlin (January 1997)

(Added to NRS by 1967, 1039; A 1969, 462; 1979, 772; 1981, 1073; 1985, 2134; 2019, 964; 2021, 3377; 2025, 2127)

1. “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-one, blackjack, seven-and-a-half, klondike, craps, poker, chuck-a-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 or administratively approved by the Chair of the Board pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commission.

2. The term does not include games:

(a) Played with cards in private homes or residences in which no person makes money for operating the game, except as a player; or

(b) Operated by qualified organizations that are registered by the Chair pursuant to the provisions of chapter 462 of NRS.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.