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Big news out of Nevada this week was the GC’s approval of regulations to permit independent labs to test casino gaming devices and online gaming technology. By a unanimous vote, the GC authorized the outsourcing of 100% of Nevada’s testing responsibilities, meaning 10 state employees are now out of work (and this in a state whose unemployment rate is the highest in the country – just sayin’). Nevada Gaming Control Board (GCB) chairman Mark Lipparelli defended the move, pointing out that most states outsourced their testing long ago. “This is a very successful, tried and true model.” State regulators will still be required to sign off on the labs’ results. The new rules take effect on May 1.
The hope is that independent labs, which are more flexible in terms of staffing allocations, will be better equipped to handle the expected onslaught of testing requirements as Nevada launches its intrastate online poker plans. Gaming Labs International and BMM Compliance – the latter’s founder, Travis Foley, was once the GCB’s technology chief – have already applied to handle Nevada’s testing needs, and Lipparelli expects more companies will be submitting applications in due course.
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The hope is that independent labs, which are more flexible in terms of staffing allocations, will be better equipped to handle the expected onslaught of testing requirements as Nevada launches its intrastate online poker plans. Gaming Labs International and BMM Compliance – the latter’s founder, Travis Foley, was once the GCB’s technology chief – have already applied to handle Nevada’s testing needs, and Lipparelli expects more companies will be submitting applications in due course.
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