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Nevada Senate unanimously approves bill requiring disgorgement of illegal gaming profits
Summary
The Nevada Senate passed Senate Bill 256 on a 20-0 vote, requiring people who gain profits or other benefits from certain illegal gaming activities to disgorge them to the state treasurer for deposit into the state general fund and clarifying related penalties.
The Nevada Senate on April 7, 2025, passed Senate Bill 256, which requires a person to disgorge any profit, gain, gross receipt or other benefit resulting from certain illegal gaming activities and to pay that amount to the state treasurer for deposit into the state general fund. Senator Winn delivered the bill summary on the floor before the roll call vote.
Senator Winn said Senate Bill 256 "requires a person to disgorge any profit gain gross receipt or other benefit resulting from certain illegal gaming activities and pay that amount to the state treasurer for deposit into the state general fund." The bill also addresses penalties related to accepting, receiving or allowing certain wagers under specified circumstances.
Supporters on the floor emphasized that the bill directs proceeds from illegally obtained gaming receipts to the state general fund. The measure, as presented in floor remarks, includes provisions addressing penalties for parties who accept or receive prohibited wagers; the transcript did not specify precise penalty amounts or detailed enforcement mechanisms.
The secretary opened the roll for SB 256 following floor remarks. The secretary recorded 20 yeas and 0 nays; the bill was declared passed and ordered to the Assembly.
The measure will proceed to the Nevada Assembly for consideration. The bill text introduced on the floor and any committee analyses will provide further details about enforcement, exceptions, or implementing language not specified during floor remarks.
