The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has officially completed its regulatory modernization initiative originally launched in July 2025, featuring enhancements to technology and anti-money laundering (AML) requirements.
Addressing the modernization efforts, NGCB Chairman Mike Dreitzer said: “These efforts reflect our commitment to maintaining a regulatory framework that is responsive to innovation, effective in its oversight responsibilities and capable of supporting the continued success of Nevada’s gaming industry.”
The initiative encompassed 43 regulation projects, marking one of the Board’s “most comprehensive” modernization efforts performed in recent years. According to the NGCB, the initiative was carried out to “keep pace with an evolving gaming industry.”
AML enhancements include updates to reporting requirements, compliance obligations and regulatory provisions, while the Board also updated technology regulations governing cloud computing, wagering account functionality, cybersecurity reporting, gaming device approvals and more.
Horse racing operations governance in Nevada was modernized to address operational requirements, disciplinary procedures, licensing and integrity related provisions and longstanding regulatory clarifications.
A “broad range” of operational areas were addressed as well, including gaming salons, wagering-related activities, house rules, chips and tokens, disseminators and fellow requirements which affect day-to-day gaming activities.
"Nevada has built a reputation as the nation's leader in gaming regulation, and our regulatory framework must continue to evolve alongside the industry," Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo said.
"This work reflects our broader commitment to making state government more responsive, effective and adaptable to Nevadans' needs."
The Nevada Gaming Commission approved new AML regulations in April, following what was described as an “eventful and difficult year” which saw various operators fined a total of $32m during 2025.
Dreitzer touched on the need to modernize Nevada’s gaming regulations during a panel held at the 19th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking, where he was joined by Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chairman Christopher Hebert.
Judge Jason Woodbury granted the NGCB’s preliminary injunction request against Polymarket on June 1, originally filing enforcement action to halt the prediction market’s operations in January
