1931 – ‘Wide Open Gambling Bill’ passed in Nevada giving counties power to license gambling institutions and collect taxes and fees. The Bill was enforced to stabilize the State Economy after the effects of The Great Depression and allowed Las Vegas to become what it is today.
1949 – Bill passed to legalize gaming on Horse Racing and Pro Sports.
1955 – Nevada rid the State of undesirable elements including ‘The Mob’ by instituting the Nevada Gaming Board to collect license fees and taxes, administer the industry and apply oversight.
The Nevada Gaming Board has been such a success that Nevada’s Gaming is run perfectly cleanly without any crime association and all of Nevada’s gambling establishments are now corporately-owned, family-friendly locations.
1974 – Sports Betting tax lowered to 2% and Vegas Casino’s boom as a result creating plush facilities for city’s sports bettors, later lowered to 0.25% in 1983.
2010 – Sports Betting Apps introduced in Nevada.
2013 – First online casinos (online poker only) open in Nevada.
2014 – Online poker Liquidity-Sharing agreement signed between Nevada and Delaware with scope to introduce other states in the future.
2015 – DFS deemed ‘gambling’ and a requirement applied that DFS sites be licensed in Nevada. DFS evolves into a different form in Nevada.
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