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By Chris Sieroty
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- What were the odds of Gov. Brian Sandoval signing a bill allowing gambling behind closed doors?
To most oddsmakers it was 3-2, as the gaming industry lobbied lawmakers in Carson City to give their customers the option to access their favorite slot machine, table game or sports book on the casino floor or in their hotel rooms.
It's a far cry from the days of small, uncomfortable hotel rooms in Las Vegas, designed to keep guests gambling in the casino instead of sleeping or lounging in their rooms.
"It's really the way the industry is evolving," said David G. Schwartz, director of the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "I think these bills will help Nevada casinos keep up with changing technologies."
Schwartz said that as more and more commerce and communication move online and on phones, it's only natural that people will want to place bets that way.
Assembly Bill 258, one of two gaming bills signed by the governor, directs the Nevada Gaming Commission to adopt regulations and to grant licenses to casinos to be ready to offer online poker if and when the federal government approves it. Nevada gaming regulators have until January to approve the regulations.
"We are aware of the deadlines for setting up the procedures we must follow for those regulations," Nevada Gaming Commission Chairman Peter Bernhard said Monday. "I don't see any difficulty meeting those deadlines."
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- What were the odds of Gov. Brian Sandoval signing a bill allowing gambling behind closed doors?
To most oddsmakers it was 3-2, as the gaming industry lobbied lawmakers in Carson City to give their customers the option to access their favorite slot machine, table game or sports book on the casino floor or in their hotel rooms.
It's a far cry from the days of small, uncomfortable hotel rooms in Las Vegas, designed to keep guests gambling in the casino instead of sleeping or lounging in their rooms.
"It's really the way the industry is evolving," said David G. Schwartz, director of the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "I think these bills will help Nevada casinos keep up with changing technologies."
Schwartz said that as more and more commerce and communication move online and on phones, it's only natural that people will want to place bets that way.
Assembly Bill 258, one of two gaming bills signed by the governor, directs the Nevada Gaming Commission to adopt regulations and to grant licenses to casinos to be ready to offer online poker if and when the federal government approves it. Nevada gaming regulators have until January to approve the regulations.
"We are aware of the deadlines for setting up the procedures we must follow for those regulations," Nevada Gaming Commission Chairman Peter Bernhard said Monday. "I don't see any difficulty meeting those deadlines."
Read entire article here.
