Las Vegas Casinos and Gambling Lawyer

The proven Las Vegas gambling lawyer professionals at the Sklar Williams PLLC law firm are experienced in the effective resolution of claims related the regulated gaming operations in Nevada. Las Vegas gambling attorney professionals are knowledgeable in all areas of general gambling law, including but not limited to internet gaming cases and gaming licensing claims in Las Vegas Nevada. Clients will have the confidence of knowing that the case is being handled by an experienced and knowledgeable Las Vegas gambling lawyer.

Casinos are state regulated gaming and gambling operations. Nevada gaming law is the legal body which regulates the state and federal activities of casinos, racetracks, lotteries, and other activities related to gaming. States that allow such gaming and gambling activities typically establish a commission or agency to take responsibility of industry regulations.

Federal law defines illegal gambling activity as:

A violation of the law of the state in which it is conducted; and
Involves five or more persons who conduct, finance, manage, supervise, direct or own all or part of such business; and
Has been or remains in substantially continuous operation for a period in excess of thirty days, or has gross revenue of $2,000 in any single day.

State laws on illegal gambling activity vary by state and often include offenses for possessing illegal gambling devices and promoting illegal gambling activity. An illegal gambling device is any device, machine, paraphernalia or equipment that is normally used or usable in the playing phases of any gambling activity, whether that activity consists of gambling between persons or gambling by a person involving the playing of a machine. However, lottery tickets, policy slips and other items used in the playing phases of lottery and policy schemes are not gambling devices within this definition.

Gambling is accepting, recording, or registering bets, or carrying on a policy game or any other lottery, or playing any game of chance, for money or other thing of value. Title 18, U.S.C., Sec. 1955, makes it a federal crime or offense for anyone to conduct an 'illegal gambling business.'

State laws also govern gambling. Some states prohibit public wagers or betting by minors, while others allow wagering up to a certain amount. In some states pari-mutuel betting on horse races at the tracks is legal and most states operate or participate in daily and weekly lotteries. Some states, however, particularly those along the Mississippi River, restrict casino gambling to riverboats. Since passage of the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, states have been required to permit on reservations any type of gambling that is permitted off-reservation. Gambling is a significant source of revenue in their respective states and the subject of controversy due to the social ills which have been argued to be connected to it, such as organized crime and gambling addiction.

A local Las Vegas gambling attorney should be consulted for specific requirements in your area. A Las Vegas casino lawyer is professional and knowledgeable in understanding the details, facts, complications, and circumstances that arise in a Las Vegas gambling case.

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