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Gambling industry watchers can expect the number of Nevada gaming license applicants to pile up over the next few months as the race to bring legal online poker to the US.
No big names have been denied a license, but anything can happen during the notoriously grueling application process.
The Control Commission is the last step before the final decision from the actual Gaming Commission.
Last week Gaming Control regulators also issued a finding of suitability in the case of Irish Sports Betting giant Paddy Power.
A finding of suitability is basically a decision confirming that the company in question is even eligible to receive a gaming license at all.
Paddy Power is in a unique position with regulators because the company does not own any casinos or licensed businesses in Nevada.
Despite this obstacle, Gaming Control is allowing Paddy Power to go through the licensing process.
Last week the Gaming Control Commission unanimously approved Shufflemasters’ application for a coveted online gaming license.
Shufflemaster is best known for its automatic card shuffling machines and is expected to partner up with a land-based casino for online gaming operations.
Which company they’ll wind up working with is anybody’s guess after their deal to acquire the OnGame Network from Bwin fell apart recently.
Shufflemaster is set to become the third company to receive a license to operate intrastate Online poker in Nevada.
The other two companies that have already been approved, Bally Technologies and IGT, are also game manufacturing companies rather than casinos.
SOURCE-CAP
No big names have been denied a license, but anything can happen during the notoriously grueling application process.
The Control Commission is the last step before the final decision from the actual Gaming Commission.
Last week Gaming Control regulators also issued a finding of suitability in the case of Irish Sports Betting giant Paddy Power.
A finding of suitability is basically a decision confirming that the company in question is even eligible to receive a gaming license at all.
Paddy Power is in a unique position with regulators because the company does not own any casinos or licensed businesses in Nevada.
Despite this obstacle, Gaming Control is allowing Paddy Power to go through the licensing process.
Last week the Gaming Control Commission unanimously approved Shufflemasters’ application for a coveted online gaming license.
Shufflemaster is best known for its automatic card shuffling machines and is expected to partner up with a land-based casino for online gaming operations.
Which company they’ll wind up working with is anybody’s guess after their deal to acquire the OnGame Network from Bwin fell apart recently.
Shufflemaster is set to become the third company to receive a license to operate intrastate Online poker in Nevada.
The other two companies that have already been approved, Bally Technologies and IGT, are also game manufacturing companies rather than casinos.
SOURCE-CAP
