The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB or SGCB), also known as the State Gaming Control Board, is a
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
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 Commission is a Nevada state governmental agency involved in the regulation of casinos throughout the state, along with the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
In 1959, the Nevada Gaming Commission ("Commission") was created by the ...
. 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 Nevada Legislature is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada, consisting of the Nevada Assembly (lower house with 42 members) and the Nevada Senate (upper house with 21 members). With a total of 63 seats, the Legisla ...
.
The board is composed of three members appointed by the
governor
A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...
. Board members serve four-year terms in a full-time capacity.
Divisions
*Administration Division
*Audit Division
*Enforcement Division (staffed by sworn law enforcement officers)
*Investigations Division
*Tax and License Division
*Technology Division
Gaming revenues and collections
The control board reports monthly gaming revenues and collections by established areas:
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Clark County Clark County may refer to:
*Clark County, Arkansas
*Clark County, Idaho
*Clark County, Illinois
*Clark County, Indiana
*Clark County, Kansas
*Clark County, Kentucky
*Clark County, Missouri
*Clark County, Nevada, containing Las Vegas
*Clark County, ...
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LV Strip
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Downtown
''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in American and Canadian English to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business district ( ...
**North Las Vegas
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Laughlin
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Boulder Strip
**Mesquite
**Balance of County
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Washoe County
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Reno
Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border. It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County, Nevada, Washoe County. Sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, ...
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Sparks
**North Lake Tahoe
**Balance of County
*South Lake Tahoe
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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. $1.4 billion was collected from players across the state in July 2023. 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.
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
The Culinary Workers Union, UNITE HERE Local 226 is a local union affiliated with UNITE HERE which operates in the Las Vegas metropolitan area of Nevada. Members include a variety of occupations organized along craft lines working in restaurants ...
and employed at the
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas is a hotel and casino resort in Paradise, Nevada, east of the Las Vegas Strip. It previously operated as the Hard Rock Hotel from 1995 to 2020, before closing for renovations to be rebranded as Virgin Hotels.
Richard Bra ...
. A new, five-year contract was reached the following month, ending the two-month strike.
See also
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List of law enforcement agencies in Nevada
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Nevada.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies'', the state had 76 law enforcement agencies employing 6,643 sw ...
References
External links
Nevada Gaming Control Board
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Gambling regulators in the United States
Gaming Control Board
A gaming control board (GCB), also called by various names including gambling control board, casino control board, gambling board, and gaming commission, is a government agency charged with Regulation, regulating casino and other types of gaming i ...
Gambling in Nevada