Nevada casinos will be required from Oct. 23 to take reasonable steps to stop businesses directly funding a patron’s gambling transactions under a new state rule aimed at third-party business funding.
Regulation 5.047, titled “Business Entity Funding,” applies to deposits into front-money, safekeeping and wagering accounts. It also generally bars a business from directly paying a patron’s casino credit or funding the issuance of cash or wagering instruments to that patron.
The Nevada Gaming Commission adopted the measure on April 23 as part of a wider package covering anti-money-laundering compliance, compliance personnel, reporting and independent agents. The rule’s stated purpose is to prohibit third-party business entities from funding patrons’ wagering activities.
The restriction is not a poker-specific measure, though it applies when covered funds are used for poker. Legal US Poker Sites noted that the text does not specifically address poker staking or backing arrangements, meaning players using such funding will need to determine whether an exclusion applies. It also focuses on casino funding transactions rather than specifically addressing deposits to online poker accounts.
Several exclusions limit the rule’s reach. They include money from a patron’s sole proprietorship; funds drawn from the patron’s personal account at a financial institution; payments from licensed or government-authorized gaming establishments; and negotiable instruments payable to the patron. Funds provided by businesses for entrants in contests or tournaments on casino premises are also excluded, as are payments by government entities, collection agencies, charitable organizations for charitable gaming events, and businesses supplying nongaming goods or services to the casino.
The distinction means a player funding casino play through a personal account is generally outside the direct-business-funding prohibition, while a player using a company account could face greater source-of-funds scrutiny or have a transaction declined.
The measure arrives amid a broader tightening of Nevada’s AML controls. CDC Gaming reported that Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts International, Resorts World Las Vegas and Wynn Resorts paid a combined $32 million in AML-related fines in 2025. The accompanying regulatory package also imposed requirements concerning AML compliance personnel and reporting, while amendments governing independent agents took effect Aug. 21.
