Gambling and gaming
1 tracked measure relating to gambling and gaming, in 1 state.
Topic labels are applied by this site to group related measures. They are a navigation aid, not a legal classification, and they are not assigned by any state.
Nevada
1 measure
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Did not qualify
Assembly Joint Resolution 5 would have asked Nevada voters to remove the state constitutional ban on a lottery, which has been in place since statehood. A constitutional amendment proposed…
About gambling and gaming ballot measures
Gambling measures ask voters to authorize, expand, restrict, or tax a form of wagering: state lotteries, casino licensing, sports betting, charitable and tribal gaming, and the machines and platforms each is conducted on.
These questions land on the ballot more often than their subject alone would suggest, because many state constitutions prohibit lotteries or gambling outright. Where that is the case, the legislature cannot authorize a game by ordinary statute — the prohibition itself has to be amended, and only voters can do that. It is why a gambling question is frequently a constitutional amendment about permission rather than a detailed regulatory scheme.
Read for the difference between a measure that legalizes an activity directly and one that merely lets the legislature legalize it later; the second changes nothing until a future session acts. Then look for where the money goes. Dedicated revenue — to education, to a general fund, to problem-gambling programs — is usually the most-argued provision, and whether the dedication is binding or advisory is stated in the text.
Wording, numbering, and certification status are set by each state and can change up to the printing of the ballot. Every summary above links to the records it was built from; where those records disagree with this page, the records govern. Confirm the final ballot text with your state or county election authority before you rely on it.