Nevada § 465.080 - Possession, use, sale or manufacture of counterfeit, unapproved or unlawful instruments or items; possession of certain unlawful devices or paraphernalia for manufacturing slugs

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§ 465.080. Possession, use, sale or manufacture of counterfeit, unapproved or unlawful instruments or items; possession of certain unlawful devices or paraphernalia for manufacturing slugs

1. It is unlawful for any licensee, employee or other person, not a duly authorized

employee of a licensee acting in furtherance of his or her employment within an establishment,

to possess, use, sell or manufacture counterfeit chips, counterfeit debit instruments

or other counterfeit wagering instruments in a gambling game, associated equipment

or a cashless wagering system. 2. It is unlawful for any licensee, employee or other person, not a duly authorized

employee of a licensee acting in furtherance of his or her employment within an establishment,

to possess, use, sell or manufacture any counterfeit instruments, counterfeit tickets

or other counterfeit items that are used to determine the outcome of any contest or

promotional activity conducted by or on behalf of any licensee. 3. It is unlawful for any person, in playing or using any gambling game, associated

equipment or cashless wagering system designed to be played with, receive or be operated

by chips, tokens, wagering credits or other wagering instruments approved by the Nevada

Gaming Control Board or by lawful coin of the United States of America: (a) Knowingly to use other than chips, tokens, wagering credits or other wagering

instruments approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board or lawful coin, legal tender

of the United States of America, or to use coin or tokens not of the same denomination

as the coin or tokens intended to be used in that gambling game, associated equipment

or cashless wagering system; or (b) To use any device or means to violate the provisions of this chapter. 4. It is unlawful for any person, not a duly authorized employee of a licensee acting

in furtherance of such employment within an establishment, to have on his or her person

or in his or her possession on or off the premises of any licensed gaming establishment

any device intended to be used to violate the provisions of this chapter. 5. It is unlawful for any person, not a duly authorized employee of a licensee acting

in furtherance of such employment within an establishment, to have on his or her person

or in his or her possession on or off the premises of any licensed gaming establishment

any key or device known to have been designed for the purpose of and suitable for

opening, entering or affecting the operation of any gambling game, cashless wagering

system or drop box, or any electronic or mechanical device connected thereto, or for

removing money or other contents therefrom. 6. It is unlawful for any person, not a duly authorized employee of a licensee acting

in furtherance of such employment within an establishment, to have on his or her person

or in his or her possession any paraphernalia for manufacturing slugs. As used in this subsection, “ paraphernalia for manufacturing slugs ” means the equipment, products and materials that are intended for use or designed

for use in manufacturing, producing, fabricating, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging,

storing or concealing a counterfeit facsimile of the chips, tokens, debit instruments

or other wagering instruments approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board or a lawful

coin of the United States, the use of which is unlawful pursuant to subsection 3. The term includes, but is not limited to: (a) Lead or lead alloys; (b) Molds, forms or similar equipment capable of producing a likeness of a gaming

token or United States coin; (c) Melting pots or other receptacles; (d) Torches; (e) Tongs, trimming tools or other similar equipment; and (f) Equipment which can be reasonably demonstrated to manufacture facsimiles of debit

instruments or wagering instruments approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. 7. Possession of more than one of the devices, equipment, products or materials described

in this section permits a rebuttable inference that the possessor intended to use

them for cheating.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 465.080 cover?

Section 465.080 ("Possession, use, sale or manufacture of counterfeit, unapproved or unlawful instruments or items; possession of certain unlawful devices or paraphernalia for manufacturing slugs") 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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