Here’s how people who get in trouble with Nevada casinos end up in the ‘Black Book’

Saturday, August 2, 2025 11:33 AM
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  • Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review Journal

The process of placing someone on Nevada’s List of Excluded Persons can take months. But once accomplished, it’s a designation that literally lasts a lifetime.

Here’s how people who get in trouble with casinos land in the “Black Book.”

To determine whether a candidate is suitable for exclusion, the Gaming Control Board can consider several factors, including: a prior state or federal felony conviction; a crime involving moral turpitude; a violation of the gaming laws of any state; willful evasion of fees or taxes; a notorious or unsavory reputation that could damage public confidence that the gaming industry is free from criminal or corrupt elements.