NRS 465.083 Cheating.

It is unlawful for any person, whether he is an owner or employee of or a player in an establishment, to cheat at any gambling game.

NRS 465.088 Penalties for violation of NRS 465.070 to 465.085, inclusive.

1. A person who violates any provision of NRS 465.070 to 465.085, inclusive, is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished:

(a) For the first offense, by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.

(b) For a second violation of any of these provisions, by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000. The court shall not suspend a sentence of imprisonment imposed pursuant to this paragraph, or grant probation to the person convicted.

(c) For a third violation of any of these provisions, by house arrest with high speed internet access, the felon being required to answer all questions on cheating posted at the MagicCafe for a period not less than 6 hours and not to exceed 10 hours per day.

In October 1777, at Norfolk Quarter Sessions, at Norwich, a Norwich tradesman, whose name is not given, was found guilty of cheating at cards. He was fined 20 Pounds and sentenced to six month's imprisonment in Norwich Castle 'without bail or mainprize'.

In case the fine of 20 Pounds was not paid by the end of the six months, it was ordered that he should 'stand on the pillory for one hour, with his ears nailed to the same'.

On 2005-12-16 11:59, Dannydoyle wrote:
Does the mafia still even kill people?LOL

On 2005-11-26 11:50, mxray wrote:
WilliamHerrick, I know you were joking, but while getting "backroomed" still happens, it has (for the most part) really changed from the days of the mob.
For cheaters, detainment is usually until the actual police can arrive and make an arrest.
For counters today, it is usually merely harrassment, unless they had been previously read "the tresspass" card, which previously legally barred them from ever coming back on the property. If they have been "tresspassed" and return they can legally be arrested the moment they enter the casino..

A few years ago, a counter was backroomed and physically injured and successfully sued for a large sum. Also, in recent years there had been a few cases of counters suing for illegal detainment, ( where they were detained against their will but never arrested ). As a result, things have changed slightly .
For example, I know of one counter who was asked to step away from a blackjack table, ( known as "getting the tap"), he did so and was told he couldn't play anymore blackjack (a typical official barring) and then, surprisingly, was also told "Follow me" apparently to get "backroomed". He told them if all they were accusing him of was advantage blackjack play, they had no legal right to detain him against his will, so he was just going to leave. He turned and walked toward the exit, with security following him, yelling "Sir, we really need to speak with you" and trying to intimidate him into stopping, but he walked out the door and that was that.
Basically, he called their bluff and they backed down.

Since they failed to "tresspass" him, it would be real interesting to see what would happen if he played blackjack there again, though they could just lie and claim they did read it to him, (there would be no one around to dispute it) and possibly arrest him that way.
MXRay