Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 458A - Prevention and Treatment of Problem Gambling
NRS 458A.090 - Creation; administration; use of money in Account.


1. The Revolving Account to Support Programs for the Prevention and Treatment of Problem Gambling is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Director shall administer the Account.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the money in the Account must be expended:
(a) To award grants of money or contracts for services to state agencies and other political subdivisions of the State or to organizations or educational institutions to provide programs for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling or to provide services related to the development of data, the assessment of needs, the performance of evaluations or technical assistance. The Director may use not more than 10 percent of the money in the Account to administer the Account.
(b) For any other purpose authorized by the Legislature.
3. The existence of the Account does not create a right in any state agency or other political subdivision of the State or in any organization or educational institution to receive money from the Account.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1528; A 2007, 812; 2010, 26th Special Session, 18; 2013, 1626)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 458A - Prevention and Treatment of Problem Gambling

NRS 458A.010 - Definitions.

NRS 458A.020 - "Account" defined.

NRS 458A.030 - "Advisory Committee" defined.

NRS 458A.040 - "Department" defined.

NRS 458A.050 - "Director" defined.

NRS 458A.054 - "Person with an addictive disorder related to gambling" defined.

NRS 458A.055 - "Problem gambling" defined.

NRS 458A.057 - "Qualified mental health professional" defined.

NRS 458A.058 - "Restitution" defined.

NRS 458A.060 - Creation; regular members and alternate members; terms of members; compensation; quorum; members holding public office or employed by governmental entity; duties.

NRS 458A.070 - Additional duties.

NRS 458A.080 - Appointment of groups to consider specific issues and policy and assist in research and development of strategic plans.

NRS 458A.090 - Creation; administration; use of money in Account.

NRS 458A.100 - Gifts, grants and donations.

NRS 458A.110 - Director to adopt regulations.

NRS 458A.200 - Authority of court to establish program of treatment; conditions for assignment; administration.

NRS 458A.210 - Eligibility for assignment to program of treatment.

NRS 458A.220 - Hearing to determine whether person should receive treatment; court to advise person of conditions.

NRS 458A.230 - Examination of person; determination of acceptability for treatment; imposition of conditions; payment of restitution; deferment of sentencing; payment of costs of treatment.

NRS 458A.240 - Deferment of sentencing; satisfaction of conditions for treatment; setting aside conviction; determination of transfer to another facility or sentencing.

NRS 458A.250 - Civil commitment not criminal conviction; sealing of records.

NRS 458A.260 - State or political subdivision not required to provide program for treatment.