Nevada § 462.300 - Penalty for insuring or guaranteeing lottery tickets
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 462.300 — Penalty for insuring or guaranteeing lottery tickets, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 462.300. Penalty for insuring or guaranteeing lottery tickets
Every person who insures or receives any consideration for insuring for or against
the drawing of any ticket in any lottery whatever, whether drawn or to be drawn within
this state or not, or who receives any valuable consideration upon any agreement to
repay any sum or deliver the same, or any other property, if any lottery ticket or
number of any ticket in any lottery shall prove fortunate or unfortunate, or shall
be drawn or not be drawn at any particular time or in any particular order, or who
promises or agrees to pay any sum of money, or to deliver any goods, things in action
or property, or to forbear to do anything for the benefit of any person, with or without
consideration, upon any event or contingency dependent upon the drawing of any ticket
in any lottery, or who publishes any notice or proposal of any of the purposes aforesaid,
is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Nevada § 462.300
What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 462.300 cover?
Section 462.300 ("Penalty for insuring or guaranteeing lottery tickets") 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.
How do I cite Nevada § 462.300?
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Is this the official text of Nevada law?
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