![]() ![]() ![]() “I think that is probably a window into how things have changed, and why we can potentially get it across the finish line. “This is a new day and new conversations can be had about a new future,” Miller said. ![]() He said legislative leaders told him “it was a reasonable time” to introduce the measure. But with changing legislative and political dynamics, the industry is now on the defensive as it seeks to defeat the proposal and pour water on the idea that a lottery would be a revenue boon for the state.ĭespite the opposition from the state’s casino industry, which produced a record $14.8 billion in gaming revenue in 2022, Miller said he is hopeful the resolution will be successful. Proposals to adopt a Nevada lottery have occasionally come up over the past decades, but have been easily swatted down by the state’s powerful casino industry. “It’s outdated for us not to have this revenue stream.” “We have a revenue issue and we need additional revenue sources,” Miller said. Hawaii and Utah don’t have any forms of legal gambling, while Alabama and Alaska have only tribal casinos. Nevada is unique among the five states without a statewide lottery. Gaming insiders suggested Nevadans wouldn’t see lottery tickets or scratch-off card sales from a Silver State retailer until 2027 or even 2028, given the amount of time needed to set up and implement rules and regulations on a future Nevada lottery. Miller’s proposal would have to pass the Assembly and Senate this year and in 2025 before voters could weigh in on the ballot question in 2026. Miller said in an interview with The Nevada Independent that revenue generated by a lottery would be directed toward youth mental health programs.Īs with any constitutional amendment originating in the Legislature, AJR5 must pass two successive legislative sessions and then be approved by a simple majority of voters at the next general election before implementation. A proposed constitutional amendment sponsored by Assemblyman Cameron (C.H.) Miller (D-North Las Vegas), AJR5, would repeal the state’s 159-year-old constitutional ban on lotteries. Nevada’s relationship with the lottery could soon change. “We’re not making big bucks off the lottery, but it's something fun and different to have,” Szony said. Szony considers the lottery store a marketing tool that draws customers to Truckee Gaming’s small Verdi casino, which has 250 slot machines, four food outlets, a gas station and a convenience store. A spokeswoman for the lottery did not provide a revenue breakdown. That outlet, operated by Las Vegas-based Affinity Gaming, is just across the state line from the company’s three Primm casinos. “It's a bit of an accounting nightmare for us,” Szony said.īut when the Powerball or other jackpots hit the nine-figure range, the lottery store is a busy place.Īccording to the California Lottery, Gold Ranch is the state’s second-largest seller of lottery tickets during multimillion-dollar jackpot events, trailing only the lottery store in Primm Valley. Truckee employees who manage the lottery store are considered California workers, subject to state income taxes. ![]() The store’s lottery terminals sit on the California side of the state line in Floriston. Truckee Gaming is a retailer licensed by the California Lottery to sell tickets from a store adjacent to the Gold Ranch Casino & RV Resort in Verdi. A legislative proposal allowing Nevada to operate a state lottery could slice into the revenue stream of Northern Nevada casino operator Truckee Gaming.īut it wouldn’t be a large chunk of the company’s cash flow, said CEO Ferenc Szony. ![]()
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