NRS 464.005 - Definitions.

NV Rev Stat § 464.005 (2019) (N/A)
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Gross revenue” means the amount of the commission received by a licensee that is deducted from off-track pari-mutuel wagering, plus breakage and the face amount of unpaid winning tickets that remain unpaid for a period specified by the Nevada Gaming Commission.

2. “Off-track pari-mutuel system” means a computerized system, or component of such a system, that is used with regard to a pari-mutuel pool to transmit information such as amounts wagered, odds and payoffs on races, sporting events or other events.

3. “Off-track pari-mutuel wagering” means any pari-mutuel system of wagering approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission for the acceptance of wagers on:

(a) Horse or dog races which take place outside of this state;

(b) Sporting events; or

(c) Other events.

4. “Operator of a system” means a person engaged in providing an off-track pari-mutuel system.

5. “Pari-mutuel system of wagering” means any system whereby wagers with respect to the outcome of a race, sporting event or other event are placed in a wagering pool conducted by a person licensed or otherwise permitted to do so under state law, and in which the participants are wagering with each other and not against that person. The term includes off-track pari-mutuel wagering.

(Added to NRS by 1983, 1891; A 1985, 518; 1987, 634; 1991, 1845; 1993, 2049; 1995, 1501; 1997, 3509; 2009, 2429; 2017, 1104)