Shouldn't the Ban on Casinos Charging Admission Apply to Parking?

Per Nevada law, it is illegal to charge patrons for entering an establishment that has gaming devices, as long as the person states their intention to gamble. By extension, shouldn't this also apply to the parking lot?

Before we get to the answer, a word about two days' worth of Tomorrow's Question on the parking situation at OYO.

The rollout of the collection of parking fees at OYO has been problematic and confusing and the information has been sporadic at best, especially since it's being managed by a parking-services company and the hotel-casino isn't issuing any details. It's been changing frequently and we haven't had a chance to run over there yet, but we will in the next few days and we'll run the Q&A when we have all the facts.

Which nicely leads us, coincidentally, into the deeper issue of charging for parking at gaming establishments.

“Valid question,” replies Nevada Gaming Control Board Senior Analyst Michael Lawton. “But charging for parking does not prohibit patrons from entering an establishment. It just prohibits them from parking at the establishment.”

Lawton then goes on to cite Nevada Revised Statute 463.0129. It states, “To ensure that gaming is conducted honestly, competitively, and free of criminal and corruptive elements, all gaming establishments in this state must remain open to the general public and the access of the general public to gaming activities must not be restricted in any manner except as provided by the Legislature.”

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AyeCarambaPoker Dec-04-2024

Does this apply to pools?

Say a pool has an entrance fee but also provides gambling pool-side

Could one refuse to pay the entrance fee and insist of being allowed to enter for free by stating that they were going to gamble?

grouch Dec-04-2024

staying at hotel

do the casinos charge a parking fee if you stay at there hotel? probably not but parking is a business just like any thing else and casinos make a lot of money off them to.
i also liked the one about the pools.

IPA Noah Dec-04-2024

RE Pools

Yes at the Golden Nugget DT for instance they more or less infer that the pool is just for guests, but if you tell them you want to enter the pool to play the table games they have outside they have to let you in.

LynGHS Dec-04-2024

MGM Does

Unless you have the privilege of free parking due to your tier status at an MGM property, they DO charge for parking even when you are paying for a room. 
Good question on the pool comment.

David Berton Dec-04-2024

Stadium Swim

Is there free entry to Stadium Swim at Circa if "going to play tables"?

Vegas Fan Dec-04-2024

Caesars, mgm parking fees

I'm not charged at either. I'm a low roller, but i have both their credit cards. Mgm doesn't specify how much you have to charge, just be a customer"in good standing" (pay you're bill). Caesars specifies 5000/year. Fortunately(unfortunately) that's not hard to achieve.

Kevin Lewis Dec-04-2024

The casinos are the law in Nevada

Let's not pretend that they don't charge admission because it's supposedly illegal. They don't charge admission because that would be bad for business, unless they do it cartel-style, like they did with 6:5 blackjack and resort fees. Nevada casinos can do anything they want, unconstrained by the toothless "laws" and the laughably flaccid Gaming Commission.

sunny78 Dec-04-2024

yes to vegasfan

That's the key, do a little research and obtain credit cards and such to make such charges a non-issue. But I think some people here just love to endlessly complain how "the man" is out to get them and bitch about how las vegas rips them off on everything and anything.

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