Source: Nevada Gaming Control Board (NV)
Nevada’s Esports Technical Advisory Committee advises on guidelines to protect the integrity of esports competitions where wagers are placed, according to the committee’s page. Its recommendations are non-binding on the Nevada Gaming Commission and Nevada Gaming Control Board.
The committee’s advice informs esports wagering safeguards but does not bind Nevada’s gaming authorities.
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A report describes Nevada’s gambling market as focused on land-based casinos, mobile sports betting and online poker. It estimates total 2025 gaming revenue at about $15.8bn and says mobile wagers accounted for roughly 70% of sports betting handle, exceeding $7.1bn in 2025.
Nevada’s Gaming Control Board discussed proposed changes to gaming regulations at a workshop on 16 December, including rules for game testing and approvals, wagering accounts and cloud computing. The board advanced some proposals and tabled others; any recommendations require approval by the Nevada Gaming Commission, and the process may involve further discussions.
Nevada's Gaming Control Board said on Wednesday that contracts tied to sports, elections and other events count as wagering under state law, including when listed on a CFTC-regulated exchange. Nevada licensees offering them, or entering related partnerships, could face suitability reviews or further discipline; the notice follows similar warnings in Ohio and Michigan.
It was reported that NGCB reached an agreement requiring Kalshi to stop accepting Nevada wagers by 12 August or face daily fines of $120,000. Regulators described Kalshi’s continued activity in the state as unlawful.
Nevada’s Gaming Control Board is seeking a state-court injunction against Kalshi, alleging that its prediction-market platform offers illegal sports wagering. The board has shifted its legal effort to state court; a Nevada court had ordered Kalshi to suspend activity temporarily while the case proceeds.