With little in the way of an economy, lawmakers determined the best way to attract people to the state was to allow Nevada gambling at a time when most states were going the other direction. It was the first state to fully legalize and regulate Nevada casinos.
Nevada Online gambling: Horse racing, sports betting and online poker are all legal.Smoking ban: Nevada’s smoking ban exempts businesses that restrict minors.Nevada Gambling Age: 18 years for charity games, 21 years for casinos and others.Estimated Gambling Revenue: $11.1 billion.Estimated Tax Revenue from Gambling: $745 million.Year Nevada Regulated Gambling: Casinos (1931), Sports Betting (1949), Horseracing (1949), Bingo (1993), Online Sports Betting (2010), Online Poker (2013).
