Nevada Gaming Control Board
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The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB or SGCB), also known as the State Gaming Control Board, is a Nevada state governmental agency involved in the regulation of gaming and law enforcement of Nevada gaming laws throughout the state, along with the Nevada Gaming Commission. The Nevada Gaming Control Board's Enforcement Division is the law enforcement arm of the Nevada Gaming Commission. It was founded in 1955 by the Nevada Legislature.
The board is composed of three members appointed by the governor. Board members serve four-year terms in a full-time capacity.{{cite web |url=http://gaming.nv.gov/documents/pdf/gaming_regulation_nevada.pdf |title= Gaming Regulation in Nevada |access-date=2007-08-17 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070809225218/http://gaming.nv.gov/documents/pdf/gaming_regulation_nevada.pdf |archive-date = 2007-08-09}}
Divisions
- Administration Division
- Audit Division
- Enforcement Division (staffed by sworn law enforcement officers)
- Investigations Division
- Tax and License Division
- Technology Division {{cite web |url=http://nv.gov/agency/executive |title=STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS |access-date=2016-05-12 |archive-date=2016-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512213950/http://nv.gov/agency/executive/ |url-status=dead }}
Gaming revenues and collections
The control board reports monthly gaming revenues and collections by established areas:{{cite press release | title=Gaming Revenue Information | url= http://www.gaming.nv.gov/index.aspx?page=149 | work=Nevada Gaming Control Board | date=2016-05-12 | access-date=2016-05-12}}
- Clark County
- LV Strip
- Downtown
- North Las Vegas
- Laughlin
- Boulder Strip
- Mesquite
- Balance of County
- Washoe County
- Reno
- Sparks
- North Lake Tahoe
- Balance of County
- South Lake Tahoe
- Elko County
- Wendover
- Balance of County
- Carson Valley Area
- Other
According to data released by the State Committee for Game Control, casino revenue in Nevada showed monthly growth for the first time during 2019, with 1.04 in revenues.{{cite web |date=July 13, 2019 |title=Nevada gaming revenues rise |url=https://www.gamingtoday.com/industry/article/84207-Nevada_gaming_revenues_rise |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923134329/https://www.gamingtoday.com/industry/article/84207-Nevada_gaming_revenues_rise |archive-date=September 23, 2020 |access-date=September 18, 2019 |publisher=gamingtoday}} $1.4 billion was collected from players across the state in July 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-30 |title=Nevada casinos set a single-month revenue record of $1.4B during July |url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nevada-casinos-set-a-single-month-revenue-record-of-1-4b-during-july |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=The Nevada Independent |language=en}} In February 2025, the NGCB reported a significant 22.45 percent revenue increase in Las Vegas Strip casino revenues during the previous month, compared to January 2024.{{Cite web |last=O’Neil |first=Kirk |date=2025-02-27 |title=Las Vegas Strip casinos reverse a disturbing trend |url=https://www.thestreet.com/gambling/las-vegas-strip-casinos-reverse-a-disturbing-trend |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=TheStreet |language=en-us}}
2024 Virgin Hotels Las Vegas strike
On December 4, 2024, the Board met with 700 striking workers who were members of the Culinary Workers Union and employed at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.{{cite web|url=https://www.culinaryunion226.org/news/press/culinary-union-virgin-lv-strikers-nv-gaming-control-board-dec4|title=Culinary Union to bring Virgin Las Vegas strikers to the Nevada Gaming Control Board to provide public comment|publisher=Culinary Workers Union Local 226|date=December 4, 2024|accessdate=December 4, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.actionnetwork.com/news/hospitality-workers-taking-contract-fight-to-nevada-gaming-control-board|title=Hospitality Workers Taking Contract Fight to Nevada Gaming Control Board|first=Dave|last=Grendzynski|publisher=Action Network|date=December 4, 2024|accessdate=December 4, 2024}} A new, five-year contract was reached the following month, ending the two-month strike.{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |date=January 22, 2025 |title=Culinary ends strike at Virgin, reaching an agreement after 69 days |url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/culinary-ends-strike-at-virgin-reaching-an-agreement-after-69-days |access-date=February 23, 2025 |work=The Nevada Independent}}
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://gaming.nv.gov/ Nevada Gaming Control Board] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901072712/http://gaming.nv.gov/ |date=2016-09-01 }}
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