Nevada casino regulators made it easier for resorts to hire armed security guards when it made regulatory changes in November.
Now. a state official who enforces gaming laws says the regulatory fix has accomplished that.
Newly hired guards previously had to wait up to six months to be able to carry a weapon on the job, due to a federal policy change in May 2024. The change approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission last November shortens the waiting period, as applicants can begin working as soon as they can prove they applied for a concealed-carry permit.
“The industry feedback has been positive since the implementation of the amended regulation,” Kristi Torgerson, chief of the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s Enforcement Division, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in an email on Tuesday.
