Board to publish excluded‑persons list online and narrow licensee removal duties
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Summary
The board recommended amending Regulation 28 to publish the excluded‑persons list on the board website instead of physical distribution and to narrow licensee duties to immediate notification to the board when an excluded person is identified, removing the affirmative regulatory duty to ask the person to leave or to notify local law enforcement.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board recommended Dec. 11 that the Nevada Gaming Commission update Regulation 28 to reflect contemporary enforcement practice: publish the excluded‑persons list on the board website in lieu of paper distribution and clarify licensee duties when an excluded person appears on property.
Senior Deputy Attorney General Mike Soms summarized the draft (dated Nov. 3, 2025). The proposal deletes language requiring physical distribution of the excluded‑persons list to licensees and law enforcement and replaces it with a publication requirement on the board's website, with staff working toward a downloadable format that licensees can integrate into operational systems. The draft also removes regulatory language that obliged licensees to ask an excluded person to leave and to notify law enforcement if the person refuses; what remains is a duty to notify the board promptly when an excluded person is present so enforcement can assess and respond.
Enforcement supervisors said "immediate" notification has been understood operationally as a prompt phone call to 24/7 enforcement so agents can respond and, where appropriate, effect detention or coordinate with local prosecutors; enforcement emphasized caution about false detentions and urged licensees to follow security protocols. The board voted unanimously to recommend the draft to the Commission.