465.090 - Unlawful dissemination of information concerning racing; exemptions; penalty. - Nevada Statutes

465.090  Unlawful dissemination of information concerning racing; exemptions; penalty.

      1.  It is unlawful for a person to furnish or disseminate any information in regard to racing or races, from any point within this state to any point outside the State of Nevada, by telephone, telegraph, teletype, radio or any signaling device, with the intention that the information is to be used to induce betting or wagering on the result of the race or races, or with the intention that the information is to be used to decide the result of any bet or wager made upon the race or races.

      2.  This section does not prohibit:

      (a) A newspaper of general circulation from printing and disseminating news concerning races that are to be run or the results of races that have been run; or

      (b) The furnishing or dissemination of information concerning wagers made in an off-track pari-mutuel system of wagering approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission.

      3.  A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished 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 $5,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.

      [1:134:1941; 1931 NCL § 6225] + [2:134:1941; 1931 NCL § 6225.01]—(NRS A 1967, 588; 1979, 1478; 1989, 711; 1995, 1296)