A bill to implement a Nevada lottery ended Friday when the Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager (D-Las Vegas) announced that AJR5 would not move forward. The bill sought to remove a 159-year-old constitutional prohibition on Nevada operating a lottery. Nevada is one of five states without a lottery.
The measure easily passed in both legislative chambers in 2023, but it required a second approval before it could be sent to Nevada voters in 2026. The bill was backed by Culinary Workers Union Local 226 but opposed by the Nevada Resort Association.
In a statement, Yeager said the measure was approved two years ago to give lawmakers time to consider Nevada participating in multistate lotteries.
