Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 465.015 (2026)

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NRS 465.015 Definitions. As used in this chapter:

1. “Cheat” means to alter the elements of chance, method of selection or criteria which determine:

(a) The result of a game;

(b) The amount or frequency of payment in a game;

(d) The value of a wagering credit.

2. The words and terms defined in chapter 463 of NRS have the meanings ascribed to them in that chapter.

(Added to NRS by 1981, 1292; A 1993, 830; 1995, 1502)

UNLAWFUL ACTS AND EQUIPMENT

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases, 1983–1994 · leading case: Lyons v. State, 775 P.2d 219 (Nev. 1989).

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Lyons v. State, 775 P.2d 219 (Nev. 1989). · cites it 26× “We therefore conclude that despite Lyons' failure to challenge the validity of his guilty plea before the district court, he will be permitted to do so via this appeal from his judgment of conviction.”

Childs v. State, 816 P.2d 1079 (Nev. 1991). · cites it 16× “The jury found appellant guilty of one count of cheating at gambling and one count of burglary. NRS 465.070(7), 205.”

Sheriff of Washoe Cnty. v. Martin, 662 P.2d 634 (Nev. 1983). · cites it 6× “Among other contentions, he argued that the definition of cheating in NRS 465.015, on which the charges against him rested, was unconstitutionally vague.”

El Dorado Hotel, Inc. v. Brown, 691 P.2d 436 (Nev. 1984). · cites it 4× “NRS 465.015; NRS 465.083. Under these statutes it is unlawful for a player knowingly to take advantage of a defect that permits manipulation of a slot machine's payoff criteria.”

Skipper v. State, 879 P.2d 732 (Nev. 1994). · cites it 9× “NRS 465.015 defines “cheat” as “alter[ing] the selection of criteria” that determines either the “result of a game” or “the amount or frequency of payment in a game.”

Moore v. State, 692 P.2d 1278 (Nev. 1984). ““Cheat” is defined in NRS 465.015 as “to alter the selection of criteria which determine: (a) the result of a game; or (b) the amount or frequency of payment in a game.”

Courtney v. State, 756 P.2d 1182 (Nev. 1988). “That statute, NRS 465.015, defines “[c]heat” as “to alter the selection of criteria which determine: (a) The result of a game; or (b) The amount or frequency of payment in a game.”

Childs v. State, 864 P.2d 277 (Nev. 1993). · cites it 2× “Childs I addressed the legislative response to our decision in *1052 Lyons that declared NRS 465.015 (cheating at gambling) unconstitutionally vague as applied to non-damaging manipulation of slot machine handles (handle popping).”

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