Nevada § 462.290 - Penalty for opening or maintaining office for sale of tickets for unauthorized lottery; penalty for intentional advertisement of such office
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 462.290 — Penalty for opening or maintaining office for sale of tickets for unauthorized lottery; penalty for intentional advertisement of such office, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 462.290. Penalty for opening or maintaining office for sale of tickets for unauthorized lottery; penalty for intentional advertisement of such office
Every person who opens, sets up or keeps by himself or herself or by any other person
any office or other place for the sale of or for registering the number of any ticket
in any lottery in violation of this chapter, or who by printing, writing or other
means intentionally advertises or publishes the setting up, opening or using of any
such office, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 462.290 ("Penalty for opening or maintaining office for sale of tickets for unauthorized lottery; penalty for intentional advertisement of such office") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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