Nevada Casino Marker Laws Blog

What is a casino marker?

Posted on June 29, 2022 | Category: Casino Marker Laws

Casino markers are short-term, interest-free lines of credit that gaming establishments offer customers to use for gambling. Players are expected to repay these interest-free loans quickly, typically within 30 days. Nevada makes defaulting on casino markers (NRS 205.130) a category D felony carrying one to four years in prison plus fines and restitution. In fact, …

Casino Markers – 5 key things to know

Posted on June 21, 2021 | Category: Casino Marker Laws, Useful information

Poker chips and dollar Money bills on green cloth

Failing to pay back casino markers is a crime in Nevada under NRS 205.130. And it is very difficult for defendants to win casino marker cases because courts automatically presume they had an “intent to defraud.” Casino markers are lines of credit that casinos extend to patrons to gamble with. In Nevada, patrons usually have …

Can I do a payment plan for a casino marker?

Posted on November 17, 2020 | Category: Casino Marker Laws

Defendants charged with unpaid casino markers (NRS 205.130) in Nevada might be able to do a payment plan to avoid incarceration. And once the entire amount is paid in full, the D.A. may agree to dismiss the casino marker charges completely. But prosecutors are not obligated to offer payment plans, and they treat each matter …

Can I arrange a payment plan for a casino marker?

Posted on July 28, 2020 | Category: Casino Marker Laws

Cash and gambling chips. Not paying back casino markers is a crime in Nevada.

It depends. Occasionally Nevada casinos will agree to a payment plan for patrons to pay back outstanding casino markers without filing a criminal complaint. But in most casino marker cases under Nevada law, casinos demand all the money back in full. And if the patrons cannot pay back the gambling debt, then the casinos will …

What happens if you don’t pay a casino marker in Las Vegas?

Posted on July 1, 2020 | Category: Casino Marker Laws

Nevada crime of not paying back a casino marker include both criminal charges and civil lawsuits. Since Nevada law presumes casino marker defendants have an “intent to defraud”, it is challenging for defendants to win these cases unless they can repay the full amount they owe. Here are ten things that happen if you do …

Is Not Paying Back a Casino Marker a Crime in Nevada?

Posted on July 1, 2020 | Category: Casino Marker Laws

Yes. Just last month the Nevada Supreme Court took up this issue again and upheld the constitutionality of NRS 205.130. If someone takes out a casino marker and fails to make good on it within the specified time, the court presumes the person had “intent to defraud.” It is very difficult to win casino marker …

Reno/Tahoe Casino Crime Can Deal You a Bad Hand

Posted on July 1, 2020 | Category: Casino Marker Laws

You can get in big trouble in the “Biggest Little City in the World” if you try to cheat your way to riches in one of Reno’s many casinos. There are many crimes that take place in Reno’s casinos that could happen anywhere in the city – prostitution, battery, public intoxication, and pickpocketing just to …

Nevada Supreme Court rules “casino markers” constitutional

Posted on March 15, 2015 | Category: Casino Marker Laws

Last month the Nevada Supreme Court once again affirmed the constitutionality of the state’s casino marker laws. Specifically, it upheld the conviction of defendant Harel Zahavi, who allegedly failed to pay back nearly $400,000 in casino markers to four different Las Vegas casinos. He had been placed on probation with a suspended prison sentence of …

Get Quick Legal Help...

Blog: Casino Marker Laws

Contact Our Firm