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Nevada Gov Sandoval plans to solicit all viewpoints on Internet gambling including those of Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson
along with many other critics to develop policies to
manage and regulate changing gaming industry, which includes online poker & casinos that could be headed to the United States. Sandoval, presiding over the first meeting
of his revamped Gaming Policy Committee on Wednesday, said the 11-member panel’s objective would be to recommend public policy positions and suggest legislation in
advance of online gaming approval and to make sure Nevada continues as a global leader in industry regulation and commercial competition. He wants the group’s efforts to be
completed by the end of August so that it can issue a report and suggest bill drafts in advance of the 2013 legislative session.
Sandoval said the committee would meet four more times, roughly every four to six weeks, and he encouraged representatives of the gaming industry to weigh in
with their views on how Nevada could best leverage Internet gambling and enable the state to be the gold standard in regulation and policy.
The Gaming Policy Committee is a seldom-used sounding board to discuss issues critical to the industry. The Internet gambling policy debate could be one of the
most complex issues the committee has undertaken. The result of the committee’s work could yield either some of the most important polices ever produced
for the state’s economic future or much ado about nothing if lawmakers fail to address the issue.
Most believe that the need for government entities to generate revenue will pressure lawmakers to act on Internet gambling eventually, but how it would be made
allowable is an open question. Sandoval says he wants the state to be ready for any eventuality, including the prospect of Nevada offering intrastate wagering if
federal lawmakers fail to act. Online gaming takes the issue to a new level if gamblers can play from their computer screens or mobile devices.
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along with many other critics to develop policies to
manage and regulate changing gaming industry, which includes online poker & casinos that could be headed to the United States. Sandoval, presiding over the first meeting
of his revamped Gaming Policy Committee on Wednesday, said the 11-member panel’s objective would be to recommend public policy positions and suggest legislation in
advance of online gaming approval and to make sure Nevada continues as a global leader in industry regulation and commercial competition. He wants the group’s efforts to be
completed by the end of August so that it can issue a report and suggest bill drafts in advance of the 2013 legislative session.
Sandoval said the committee would meet four more times, roughly every four to six weeks, and he encouraged representatives of the gaming industry to weigh in
with their views on how Nevada could best leverage Internet gambling and enable the state to be the gold standard in regulation and policy.
The Gaming Policy Committee is a seldom-used sounding board to discuss issues critical to the industry. The Internet gambling policy debate could be one of the
most complex issues the committee has undertaken. The result of the committee’s work could yield either some of the most important polices ever produced
for the state’s economic future or much ado about nothing if lawmakers fail to address the issue.
Most believe that the need for government entities to generate revenue will pressure lawmakers to act on Internet gambling eventually, but how it would be made
allowable is an open question. Sandoval says he wants the state to be ready for any eventuality, including the prospect of Nevada offering intrastate wagering if
federal lawmakers fail to act. Online gaming takes the issue to a new level if gamblers can play from their computer screens or mobile devices.
Full Story Here
