Nevada Gaming Commission
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The Nevada Gaming Commission is a Nevada state governmental agency involved in the regulation of casinos throughout the state, along with the Nevada Gaming Control Board. It was founded in 1959 by the Nevada Legislature.
The Commission is responsible for administering regulations, granting licenses and ruling on disciplinary matters brought before it by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. It is comprised of five members appointed by the governor. Commission members serve for four years in a part time capacity.[1]
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[edit] Popular Culture
In the 2001 film Ocean's Eleven The NGC is said to have a (fictitious) stipulation requiring casinos to hold in reserve enough cash to cover every chip at play on their floor. In the film, Matt Damon plays a thief who passes himself off as an NGC agent.
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- ^ Gaming Regulation in Nevada. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
