Gaming board backs surveillance updates; retention raised to 15 days and new rules proposed for restricted locations
December 10, 2025 | Nevada Gaming Control Board, Executive Agencies, Organizations, Executive, Nevada
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The Nevada Gaming Control Board voted Dec. 11 to recommend amendments to NGC Regulation 5.16 and to move forward toward updated casino surveillance standards that modernize technical language, revise licensee categories and expand the scope of surveillance in several areas.
Deputy Attorney General Nona Lawrence presented the draft changes, which would eliminate an annual requirement to submit surveillance system plans to the board and instead require licensees to maintain plans on property. The surveillance standards have multiple substantive updates: new definitions (including "electronic table games"), a shift from revenue‑based license categories to activity‑based categories (for example, requiring a 24/7 surveillance room for footprints with 10 or more table games), raising the dedicated‑camera base payout threshold from $250,000 to $500,000, and increasing recording retention from 7 to 15 days.
The draft also adds Standard 14 to require restricted licensees to install surveillance systems and cameras in gaming areas; staff proposed grandfathering or phased approaches for small or infrastructure‑constrained locations and asked stakeholders for implementation input. "We're asking to be notified as well, and that previously did not occur," Chief Torgerson said about club‑venue and surveillance notifications. Enforcement staff emphasized that longer retention and broader coverage would aid investigations and dispute resolution.
Industry representatives — including Erica Okerberg (Century Gaming/Golden Root), Chandler Poehl (MGM Resorts) and Eric Golbevski (Caesars Entertainment) — urged flexibility on monitoring/monitor‑room requirements and asked for phased timelines (some suggested up to one year or two years) to reach 15‑day retention and restricted‑licensee compliance. The board asked staff to consider phased approaches and to publish the standards for 30 days (target publish date: on or before Jan. 15) to solicit further comment.
Member Sandahl moved that the board recommend the proposed Reg. 5.16 amendments (draft dated 12/01/2025); the motion passed unanimously. Staff will incorporate on‑record edits and prepare the surveillance standards for administrative posting.
Deputy Attorney General Nona Lawrence presented the draft changes, which would eliminate an annual requirement to submit surveillance system plans to the board and instead require licensees to maintain plans on property. The surveillance standards have multiple substantive updates: new definitions (including "electronic table games"), a shift from revenue‑based license categories to activity‑based categories (for example, requiring a 24/7 surveillance room for footprints with 10 or more table games), raising the dedicated‑camera base payout threshold from $250,000 to $500,000, and increasing recording retention from 7 to 15 days.
The draft also adds Standard 14 to require restricted licensees to install surveillance systems and cameras in gaming areas; staff proposed grandfathering or phased approaches for small or infrastructure‑constrained locations and asked stakeholders for implementation input. "We're asking to be notified as well, and that previously did not occur," Chief Torgerson said about club‑venue and surveillance notifications. Enforcement staff emphasized that longer retention and broader coverage would aid investigations and dispute resolution.
Industry representatives — including Erica Okerberg (Century Gaming/Golden Root), Chandler Poehl (MGM Resorts) and Eric Golbevski (Caesars Entertainment) — urged flexibility on monitoring/monitor‑room requirements and asked for phased timelines (some suggested up to one year or two years) to reach 15‑day retention and restricted‑licensee compliance. The board asked staff to consider phased approaches and to publish the standards for 30 days (target publish date: on or before Jan. 15) to solicit further comment.
Member Sandahl moved that the board recommend the proposed Reg. 5.16 amendments (draft dated 12/01/2025); the motion passed unanimously. Staff will incorporate on‑record edits and prepare the surveillance standards for administrative posting.
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