Nevada

13 October 2006, President signs H.R. 4954: Security and Accountability For Every Port Act ("SAFE Port Act"), which SAFE Port Act incorporated Title VIII--Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. Title VIII added in conference committee. Earlier, the House passed the SAFE Port Act: ayes-421, nays-2 and not voting-9 and the Senate passed the SAFE Port Act: ayes-98, nays-0 and not voting-2.

29 September 2006, a judge cleared a former British betting-company executive to return to London after New York Governor George Pataki declined to sign a warrant extraditing him to Louisiana, where he was charged with illegal online gambling. Offshore Internet gambling, however, is not a crime in New York, and Governor Pataki said the state law only permitted extradition if the accused person was physically present in the place where he is accused of breaking the law.

Gaming in Nevada

Gambling is one of the primary industries in the State of Nevada, generating billions in revenues from commercial tribal casino, video lottery terminals and the state lottery. According to the American Gaming Association’s 2006 State of the States: The AGA Survey of Casino Entertainment, Nevada as of December 2005 was the home to 268 major commercial casinos, four (4) tribal casinos and 2,200 video lottery terminals. Nevada doesn't have a state lottery--yet.

Legislation: Nevada

Nevada is one of only a handful of states to specifically prohibit Internet gambling, as well as social gambling. Players can be prosecuted for a misdemeanor and Internet gambling sites face felony prosecution for aggravated gambling.

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