What is the legal age for gambling in Las Vegas?
The legal age for gambling or gaming in the State of Nevada is 21 years of age. Casinos are expected to adhere to very strict rules to maintain their gaming licenses. No one under the age of 21 is allowed in the casino area nor allowed to linger in the casino area while a parent is gambling. Most casinos do not allow photography of any type in the gaming machine or table areas. A few do expressly permit it. Another strictly enforced rule is no use of cellular telephones in the sports book betting areas.
Most U.S. gaming jurisdictions model their age regulations on Nevada's, requiring gamblers and non-gamblers alike be 21 years of age. There are no exceptions to those rules when it comes to being on the casino floor.
Since the minimum drinking age in Las Vegas is 21, and the minimum gambling age is 21. Minors are not allowed in the casino gaming areas. A rule of thumb, if there is a slot machine nearby your kids are most likely not welcome. However, children are allowed to walk through the casino, as long as they do not stop. You will be reminded of this as you make your way through the casino with children.
The State of Nevada Gaming Control Board is extremely sensitive when it comes to minors in a casino-so much so that allowing minors to loiter where gambling is conducted is grounds to cancel, revoke, or even renew a casino's gambling license. NRS 463.350 spells out clearly that gaming, or employment in gaming, is prohibited for persons under 21. The statute states that a person under the age of 21 years shall not: (a) Play, be allowed to play, place wagers at, or collect winnings from, whether personally or through an agent, any gambling game, slot machine, race book, sports pool, or pari-mutuel operator. (b) Loiter or be permitted to loiter, in or about any room or premises wherein any license game, race book, sports pool, or pari-mutuel wager is operated or conducted.
