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Nevada Sports Betting Overview

As the traditional home of sports betting in the US, Nevada operated for decades as the only jurisdiction with full-fledged sports betting due to the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA).

The 2018 Supreme Court ruling that struck down PASPA cleared the path for other states to legalize sports betting, thereby ending Nevada’s monopoly. Even so, Nevada still has the most developed sports betting industry in the nation controlled by operators with decades’ worth of experience.

Today, most casinos in Nevada host a retail sportsbook and an associated mobile sports betting app that offer wagers on a full menu of professional leagues, college sports and, in some cases, horse racing events. In all, Nevada is home to 185 sportsbooks spread across the state.

Nevada Online Sports Betting

Mobile betting is legal in Nevada and most local sportsbook operators offer online betting apps that can be accessed from anywhere within state lines.

Under Nevada sports betting law, residents and visitors alike may bet online. Customers may download betting apps and begin signing up online, but registration must be completed in-person at a casino associated with that sportsbook.

Legal Nevada Sports Betting Apps

Every Nevada sports betting app is associated with a land-based operator as shown below. You can use the links below to visit the official app’s website and then visit an affiliated casino to register your account in person.

Nevada Sportsbook Promo Codes

Nevada Betting Bonuses

Sports betting bonuses and promotions are available in Nevada, but they tend to be smaller and infrequent compared to the offers bettors can find in other states with competitive mobile sports betting markets.

The Nevada sports betting industry is different than all others because it is well-established among locals, requires in-person registration, and receives a significant amount of temporary action from travelers. As a result, Nevada’s mobile sportsbooks tend to be stingier than most. However, that doesn’t mean Nevada is a desert when it comes to betting bonuses. Bettors just have to look around a bit more to find good deals.

Nevada Horse Racing Betting

Nevada’s formidable land-based gambling and sports betting industries have kept horse racing on the sidelines for the most part. There are no major race tracks operating in Nevada, but the state does host the occasional meet and pari-mutuel wagering is legal.

Parimutuel wagering is legal and regulated in Nevada, both for horse racing and other types of sporting events. NRS § 464 establishes the legal basis for pari-mutuel wagering in Nevada and additional regulations adopted by the Gaming Control Board are found in Regulations 26, 26A, 26B, and 26C.

Demand for a full-fledged racetrack has never really materialized, but most Nevada sportsbooks do offer pari-mutuel wagering on races held around the country. This capability also extends to some sportsbooks with mobile betting apps that offer a full range of sports and horse racing betting options.

Nevada Online Horse Racing Betting

Unlike most states, Nevada does not issue licenses to the traditional online racing betting sites such as TwinSpires and TVG. However, Nevada residents can download certain mobile sportsbook apps that also offer horse racing betting:

• Boyd Gaming B. Connected App: Boyd Gaming launched the state’s first app with a dedicated section for parimutuel horse wagering in 2016. Customers can visit any Boyd location to sign up in person and then download the app to bet on wagers from around the country.
• STN Sports from Station Casinos: The STN Sports app by Station Casinos offers a full range of mobile sports and horse racing betting across Nevada. If you’re in Nevada, you can download the app and register in-person at any Station Casinos property.
• South Point Race Book App: South Point Casino has a dedicated horse racing app that covers race tracks from around the country. Thoroughbred, quarter horse, harness, and greyhound racing are all supported. Visit the South Point Race Book in-person to register an account and then bet online from anywhere in state lines.
• Atlantic Race & Sports Book App: The Atlantis Race & Sports Book app is available for iOS and Android devices alike. Customers can visit the Atlantic to register an account and all deposits must be made in-person.

Can I Bet on the Kentucky Derby in Nevada?

Yes. Nevada racebooks may offer two types of Kentucky Derby betting.

Casinos that have simulcast contracts with Churchill Downs Inc may offer a full menu of pari-mutuel wagers on the Kentucky Derby. Wagers placed at those locations are comingled with Kentucky Derby betting pools and pay at full track odds.

In addition, Nevada law allows casinos to offer fixed-odds wagering on the Kentucky Derby. Fixed-odds Kentucky Derby bets are not comingled with Churchill Downs betting pools because casinos handle those wagers entirely in-house. Typically, Nevada racebooks that offer fixed-odds betting match track payouts on standard win/place/show wagers but cap payouts on the more exotic, high-paying bets like exactas and trifectas.

Nevada horse racing fans have no shortage of opportunities to bet on the Kentucky Derby, but that wasn’t always the case. Fans recently went two years without pari-mutuel Kentucky Derby wagering due to a contract dispute between local operators and Churchill Downs, which led to Nevada regulators authorizing racebooks to offer fixed-odds wagering on “nationally televised races.”

The dispute arose after the simulcasting contract between the Nevada Pari-Mutuel Association and Churchill Downs expired in 2019. Negotiations on the renewed contract broke down shortly thereafter, leading to a stalemate during which Nevada racebooks could not offer pari-mutuel wagers on two Kentucky Derbies.

However, the Nevada Pari-Mutuel Association and Churchill Downs resolved their differences and entered a new contract just in time for the 2022 Kentucky Derby.

Nevada Daily Fantasy Sports

On October 15^th, 2015, the Nevada Gaming Control Board issued this statement effectively banning all daily fantasy sports contests not hosted by a licensed provider. Nevada daily fantasy sports sites were told they would need to apply for traditional pools betting licenses to continue operating within the state as the games they offer constitute gambling under Nevada law.

The fantasy sports sites operating in Nevada at the time all withdrew their services in the state due to the significant time and expense involved in acquiring such licenses. Additionally, it was speculated that the major DFS sites did not want to concede they were gambling in Nevada and set a precedent that could hurt their legalization efforts in other states. No daily fantasy sites have returned to Nevada since then.

One fantasy provider called US Fantasy received a license to offer parimutuel-style fantasy games in 2016, but US Fantasy does not operate online in Nevada. Additionally, US Fantasy does not operate in the same manner as the big DFS sites such as FanDuel. Rather than competing to build teams that score fantasy sports, players of US Fantasy are given a list of stats for that day’s games and then try to select the best-performing athletes for that statistic.

For example, US Fantasy might host a game during the NFL season revolving around quarterback passing yards achieved throughout all of that week’s Sunday games. You would then place bets on which quarterbacks are going to do the best in that area. You also have the option to select multiple quarterbacks and their final ranking order (in terms of passing yards) much like you would select multiple horses in a horse racing bet.

All bets are pooled together and then payouts are determined by the number of wagers taken in – also like horse racing.

Nevada Online Poker

Nevada legalized online poker in 2011, and the first Nevada poker sites opened in 2013. Three poker sites launched early in Nevada’s online poker market, but WSOP Poker is the only one still in operation.

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed the nation’s first interstate player sharing agreement in 2014, creating the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA). The agreement resulted in a modest increase in traffic at both sites, but the impact of player sharing was limited due to both states having relatively small populations. However, MSIGA experienced considerable boosts in traffic when New Jersey poker sites joined MSIGA in 2017 and when Michigan poker sites joined in 2022.

• Nevada Poker Sites

Multiple States Now Share Poker Player Pools

In February of 2015, Nevada and Delaware signed the “Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement” that will allow licensed poker sites in each state to share players. This is the first interstate gaming agreement in the United States and marks an important step in setting up a sustainable, long-term business model for poker sites.

One of the big concerns we’ve always had with the state-by-state approach to online gaming is player liquidity. It’s impossible for poker sites to reach their true potential when they are limited to serving players from one state only. Multi-state compacts will allow poker sites to reach more players, which in turn will give players more tables to choose from and bigger tournaments to play.

New Jersey governor Chris Christie reached an agreement with Nevada and Delaware in 2017 to bring New Jersey into the fold. Now, poker sites in all three sites may share players across state lines. If you play online poker in Nevada today, you may find yourself competing with not just fellow Nevadans, but also players from Delaware and New Jersey.

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