Abstract
Key points in gaming history demonstrate why Nevada regulators have been crucial in supporting the growth of regulated gaming in the U.S. and globally. Since the 1959 Gaming Control Act, the protection of the state through the strict regulation of gaming has been a core principal that regulators continuously returned to. Certain key points in gaming history and how Nevada gaming regulators have responded using this principal includes several events, such as the expansion of gaming throughout the U.S. and internationally, and the rise of online gambling and the many forms it has since evolved into. This article reviews those points in history and the response by Nevada in consistently returning to that core principal.
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