ShareA piece of legislation in the State of Nevada has been proposed that would subject online poker cheaters to potential lifetime bans from casinos. Assembly Bill No. 380 would establish a list of individuals who have been suspended or banned from an interactive gaming system for cheating, which would be a public record containing the individual's interactive gaming account name, full name, and date of birth.
The bill would require licensed operators of interactive gaming in the state to transmit this information to the Board, and operators of interactive gaming licensed by other signatory governments would also be required to report individuals who have been suspended or banned for cheating.
The bill includes provisions for appeal for wrongful inclusion on the list, and the term "cheat" is defined as per Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 465.015.
“The Commission shall by regulation provide for the establishment of a list of persons who have been suspended or banned from an interactive gaming system for cheating. Any such list is a public record and must include, without limitation, the interactive gaming account name, full name and date of birth of any such person.”
“Require each licensed operator of interactive gaming in this State to transmit to the Board the interactive gaming account name, full name and date of birth of any such person who has been suspended or banned from the interactive gaming system.”
“Require each operator of interactive gaming that is licensed by one or more of the signatory governments to an agreement entered into by the Governor pursuant to NRS 463.747 to report to the Board the interactive gaming account name, full name and date of birth of any person who has been suspended or banned from the interactive gaming system for cheating. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply to the extent it would violate the terms of the agreement entered into by the Governor pursuant to NRS 463.747.”
“Authorize a person to appeal his or her listing upon a showing that the person’s name was wrongfully included on the list established pursuant to this section. The Commission may adopt other such regulations as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. As used in this section, “cheat” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 465.015."
However, Haley Hintze of Poker.org reported that the bill failed to advance from committee and did not receive a vote before the deadline for new legislation to clear its initial hurdle. The transparency issue regarding cheating on online poker sites remains, and there is still no legal recourse for players who have been cheated.
It remains to be seen if the bill can be revived at a later date.
