The provisions of NRS 598.136, 598.137 and 598.138 do not apply to:

1. A contest of skill that does not involve the sale or lease of any goods, property or service.

2. A person who is licensed as a seller or salesperson pursuant to chapter 599B of NRS, and is engaging in an activity within the scope of that license.

3. A sale or purchase, or solicitation or representation made in connection with the sale or purchase, of goods from a catalog or of books, recordings, videocassettes, periodicals or other similar goods offered by a seller or membership group which is regulated by the Federal Trade Commission if the seller or membership group sends goods, pursuant to an agreement, to a customer or member for his or her inspection and, if unsatisfied after inspecting the goods, the customer or member is entitled to receive a full refund of the purchase price of the goods if the goods are returned undamaged to the seller or membership group.

4. A solicitation, advertisement or promotion, or offer to extend credit, made by a commercial bank, bank holding company, subsidiary or affiliate of a bank holding company, trust company, savings and loan association or savings bank, credit union, industrial loan company, personal property broker, consumer finance lender, commercial finance lender or insurer, or any other person engaged in the business of extending credit, who is regulated by an officer or agency of the State or of the Federal Government.

5. A person licensed pursuant to chapter 463 of NRS and his or her employees.

(Added to NRS by 1989, 2196; A 2009, 2717; 2011, 2652; 2013, 1054; 2015, 3653; 2017, 2254; 2019, 2501, effective July 1, 2021)