Nevada § 463.0161 - “Gross revenue” defined
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 463.0161 — “Gross revenue” defined, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 463.0161. “Gross revenue” defined
1. “ Gross revenue ” means the total of all: (a) Cash received as winnings; (b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (g) of subsection 2, cash received as
entry fees for the right to participate in contests and tournaments; (c) Cash received in payment for credit extended by a licensee to a patron for purposes
of gaming; and (d) Compensation received for conducting any game in which the licensee is not party
to a wager, less the total of all cash paid out as losses to patrons, all cash and the cost of
any noncash prizes paid out to participants in contests or tournaments not to exceed
the total cash or cash equivalents received for the right to participate in the contests
or tournaments, those amounts paid to fund periodic payments and any other items made
deductible as losses by NRS 463.3715 . 2. The term does not include: (a) Counterfeit facsimiles of money, chips, tokens, wagering instruments or wagering
credits; (b) Coins of other countries which are received in gaming devices; (c) Any portion of the face value of any chip, token or other representative of value
won by a licensee from a patron for which the licensee can demonstrate that it or
its affiliate has not received cash; (d) Cash taken in fraudulent acts perpetrated against a licensee for which the licensee
is not reimbursed; (e) Uncollected baccarat commissions; (f) Cash provided by the licensee to a patron and subsequently won by the licensee,
for which the licensee can demonstrate that it or its affiliate has not been reimbursed;
or (g) Cash received as entry fees for the right to participate in a contest or tournament
conducted on the premises of a licensed gaming establishment with the participants
physically present at those premises when participating, if the cash is designated: (1) As employee compensation and paid as compensation to an employee of a licensee
who is involved in the organization or operation of the contest or tournament, in
addition to the regular compensation of the employee; (2) As a donation to a nonprofit, charitable, fraternal or other organization that
qualifies as a tax-exempt organization pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c) or a nonprofit corporation organized or existing pursuant to chapter 82 of NRS and
the amount is remitted to the designated organization; (3) As an addition to a payoff schedule of the contest or tournament that is fixed,
or increases automatically over time or as the contest or tournament is played, and
that is paid as a prize to a patron participating in the present or a future contest
or tournament; or (4) As an addition to an account to fund guaranteed payouts of future contests or
tournaments and the disbursement of funds from the account are used to fund guaranteed
payouts of future contests or tournaments. The Commission may adopt regulations authorizing the exclusion from gross revenue
set forth in paragraph (g) to apply to cash received as entry fees for the right to
participate in a contest or tournament other than a contest or tournament conducted
on the premises of a licensed gaming establishment with contestants physically present
at those premises when participating. 3. The amount of cash received as entry fees for the right to participate in a contest
or tournament that is excluded from gross revenue pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection
2: (a) May not be deducted from the amount of the entry fees included in gross revenue
pursuant to subsection 1 if the amount is paid or distributed for any purpose other
than a purpose set forth in paragraph (g) of subsection 2; (b) Must be included in gross revenue for the month in which the amount is paid out
or distributed for a purpose other than a purpose set forth in paragraph (g) of subsection
2. 4. As used in this section, “ baccarat commission ” means: (a) A fee assessed by a licensee on cash paid out as a loss to a patron at baccarat
to modify the odds of the game; or (b) A rate or fee charged by a licensee for the right to participate in a baccarat
game.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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