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signs of problem gaming, and refrain from marketing to customers who have
excluded themselves. Nev. Gaming Reg. 5.170.
Nevada specifically regulates sports and event betting. State law per-
mits wagering on organized sports events ( i.e. , operating “sports pools”),
NRS §§ 463.0193, 463.01962, but not on elections or events that lack effec-
tive supervision, Nev. Gaming Reg. 22.1205. Among other things, Nevada
requires licensees to verify that insiders (such as players or coaches) do not
wager on their own events. Id. at 22.1205(2).
The gaming industry is vital to Nevada’s economy. Licensed sports
pools report more than $548 million in revenue each year. See Nev. Gaming
Control Bd., Monthly Revenue Report 1 (Nov. 2025), perma.cc/DFE3-V8J4.
The gaming industry accounts for over one-third of Nevada’s economy and
supports over 436,000 jobs. Nev. Resort Ass’n, 2025 Nevada Gaming Fact
Book 2 (2025), perma.cc/NRH9-5NGV (NRA, Fact Book ). The industry con-
tributes over $2 billion in taxes—over one-third of Nevada’s general fund.
Id. at 65. Those taxes pay for essential services across the State, including
schools, roads, and public utilities.
Before 2018, Nevada was the only State that allowed casino-style
sports betting because of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection
Act (PASPA), 28 U.S.C. § 3701 et seq. Murphy , 584 U.S. at 462. After the
Supreme Court invalidated PASPA, other States became free to choose
whether, and to what extent, they would allow sports betting. Now, 38 other
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