1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a person who is licensed to engage in off-track pari-mutuel wagering shall not:
(a) Accept from a patron less than the full face value of an off-track pari-mutuel wager;
(b) Agree to refund or rebate to a patron any portion or percentage of the full face value of an off-track pari-mutuel wager; or
(c) Increase the payoff of, or pay a bonus on, a winning off-track pari-mutuel wager.
2. A person who is licensed to engage in off-track pari-mutuel wagering and who:
(a) Attempts to evade the provisions of subsection 1 by offering to a patron a wager that is not posted and offered to all patrons; or
(b) Otherwise violates the provisions of subsection 1,
is subject to the investigatory and disciplinary proceedings that are set forth in NRS 463.310 to 463.318, inclusive, and shall be punished as provided in those sections.
3. The Nevada Gaming Commission shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of this section.
4. The Nevada Gaming Commission may, by regulation, exempt certain bets, refunds, rebates, payoffs or bonuses from the provisions of subsection 1 if the Commission determines that such exemptions are in the best interests of the State of Nevada and licensed gaming in this state. Any bets, refunds, rebates, payoffs or bonuses that would result in the amount of such bets, refunds, rebates, payoffs or bonuses being directly or indirectly deductible from gross revenue may not be exempt.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3316; A 2003, 3409)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 464 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering
NRS 464.010 - Licenses required.
NRS 464.015 - Fee for issuance or renewal of license; disposition.
NRS 464.040 - Limitations on amount and division of commissions; payment and disposition of taxes.
NRS 464.050 - Place for conducting and public viewing of wagering.
NRS 464.060 - Wagering outside enclosure or licensed establishment prohibited.
NRS 464.070 - Limitation on wager by agent; off-track wagering by agent prohibited.
NRS 464.075 - Altering value of wager for patron prohibited; regulations; exemptions.
NRS 464.080 - Suspension or revocation of license: Hearing; judicial review.