Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 465 - Crimes and Liabilities Concerning Gaming
NRS 465.080 - Possession, use, sale or manufacture of counterfeit, unapproved or unlawful instruments or items; possession of certain unlawful devices or paraphernalia for manufacturing slugs.


1. It is unlawful for any licensee, employee or other person, not a duly authorized employee of a licensee acting in furtherance of his or her employment within an establishment, to possess, use, sell or manufacture counterfeit chips, counterfeit debit instruments or other counterfeit wagering instruments in a gambling game, associated equipment or a cashless wagering system.
2. It is unlawful for any licensee, employee or other person, not a duly authorized employee of a licensee acting in furtherance of his or her employment within an establishment, to possess, use, sell or manufacture any counterfeit instruments, counterfeit tickets or other counterfeit items that are used to determine the outcome of any contest or promotional activity conducted by or on behalf of any licensee.
3. It is unlawful for any person, in playing or using any gambling game, associated equipment or cashless wagering system designed to be played with, receive or be operated by chips, tokens, wagering credits or other wagering instruments approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board or by lawful coin of the United States of America:
(a) Knowingly to use other than chips, tokens, wagering credits or other wagering instruments approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board or lawful coin, legal tender of the United States of America, or to use coin or tokens not of the same denomination as the coin or tokens intended to be used in that gambling game, associated equipment or cashless wagering system; or
(b) To use any device or means to violate the provisions of this chapter.
4. It is unlawful for any person, not a duly authorized employee of a licensee acting in furtherance of such employment within an establishment, to have on his or her person or in his or her possession on or off the premises of any licensed gaming establishment any device intended to be used to violate the provisions of this chapter.
5. It is unlawful for any person, not a duly authorized employee of a licensee acting in furtherance of such employment within an establishment, to have on his or her person or in his or her possession on or off the premises of any licensed gaming establishment any key or device known to have been designed for the purpose of and suitable for opening, entering or affecting the operation of any gambling game, cashless wagering system or drop box, or any electronic or mechanical device connected thereto, or for removing money or other contents therefrom.
6. It is unlawful for any person, not a duly authorized employee of a licensee acting in furtherance of such employment within an establishment, to have on his or her person or in his or her possession any paraphernalia for manufacturing slugs. As used in this subsection, "paraphernalia for manufacturing slugs" means the equipment, products and materials that are intended for use or designed for use in manufacturing, producing, fabricating, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, storing or concealing a counterfeit facsimile of the chips, tokens, debit instruments or other wagering instruments approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board or a lawful coin of the United States, the use of which is unlawful pursuant to subsection 3. The term includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Lead or lead alloys;
(b) Molds, forms or similar equipment capable of producing a likeness of a gaming token or United States coin;
(c) Melting pots or other receptacles;
(d) Torches;
(e) Tongs, trimming tools or other similar equipment; and
(f) Equipment which can be reasonably demonstrated to manufacture facsimiles of debit instruments or wagering instruments approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
7. Possession of more than one of the devices, equipment, products or materials described in this section permits a rebuttable inference that the possessor intended to use them for cheating.
[1:239:1951; A 1955, 13] + [2:239:1951]—(NRS A 1965, 1467; 1967, 588; 1973, 445; 1977, 475; 1979, 1477; 1981, 1293; 1989, 971; 1991, 939; 1993, 830; 1995, 1502; 2007, 1120)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 465 - Crimes and Liabilities Concerning Gaming

NRS 465.015 - Definitions.

NRS 465.070 - Fraudulent acts.

NRS 465.075 - Use or possession of device, software or hardware to obtain advantage at playing game prohibited.

NRS 465.080 - Possession, use, sale or manufacture of counterfeit, unapproved or unlawful instruments or items; possession of certain unlawful devices or paraphernalia for manufacturing slugs.

NRS 465.083 - Cheating.

NRS 465.085 - Unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering or modification of equipment and devices associated with gaming; unlawful instruction.

NRS 465.086 - Unlawful receipt of compensation for accepting bets or wagers upon result of certain events without required gaming licenses.

NRS 465.088 - Penalties for violation of NRS 465.070 to 465.086, inclusive.

NRS 465.090 - Unlawful dissemination of information concerning racing; exemptions; penalty.

NRS 465.091 - "Medium of communication" defined.

NRS 465.092 - Accepting, receiving or allowing another to accept or receive wager from person physically present in this state prohibited under certain circumstances; penalty.

NRS 465.093 - Placing, sending, transmitting or relaying wagers to another person prohibited under certain circumstances; penalty.

NRS 465.094 - Limitation on applicability of NRS 465.092 and 465.093.

NRS 465.101 - Detention and questioning of person suspected of violating chapter; limitations on liability; posting of notice.

NRS 465.110 - Disposition of evidence seized by agent of Nevada Gaming Control Board.