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South Point Poker LLC has made history as the first U.S. casino to be licensed to operate an intrastate, real-money poker website
The unanimous approval by the five-member Nevada Gaming Commission is not only the first in the nation, but is unique because the casino
does not rely on a third-party company(Such as MGM & Caesars Entertainment )
to run its online poker site. South Point Poker, which developed its own online poker system.
"We are pretty excited to enter the online gaming world," said Lawrence Vaughan, chief operating officer of South Point Poker.
"This is an incredible step forward. It's going to redefine gaming and what the state can do."
"We built this home-grown in Nevada from scratch, to the regulations," Vaughan said.
Global Cash Access, which provides ATM and credit services in brick-and-mortar casinos, will provide the method for South Point online poker
players to buy and redeem chips.
Commissioner Tony Alamo said, its operations will be under the microscope since it is the very first online poker Room.
Vaughan assured commissioners that the company has taken precautions to make sure it could handle a large influx of players when it launches because it will be the first website in the market.
There are also safeguards in place to ensure there are not under 21 gamblers in the poker room.
"We want to make sure it's done correctly because what you do might have an impact on what others do later," Commission Chairman Peter Bernhard said.
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The unanimous approval by the five-member Nevada Gaming Commission is not only the first in the nation, but is unique because the casino
does not rely on a third-party company(Such as MGM & Caesars Entertainment )
to run its online poker site. South Point Poker, which developed its own online poker system.
"We are pretty excited to enter the online gaming world," said Lawrence Vaughan, chief operating officer of South Point Poker.
"This is an incredible step forward. It's going to redefine gaming and what the state can do."
"We built this home-grown in Nevada from scratch, to the regulations," Vaughan said.
Global Cash Access, which provides ATM and credit services in brick-and-mortar casinos, will provide the method for South Point online poker
players to buy and redeem chips.
Commissioner Tony Alamo said, its operations will be under the microscope since it is the very first online poker Room.
Vaughan assured commissioners that the company has taken precautions to make sure it could handle a large influx of players when it launches because it will be the first website in the market.
There are also safeguards in place to ensure there are not under 21 gamblers in the poker room.
"We want to make sure it's done correctly because what you do might have an impact on what others do later," Commission Chairman Peter Bernhard said.
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