Whats going on with Nevada online gaming?

[sba9630]

Howard Stutz ‏@howardstutz

MT: Nevada gaming regulators OK interactive gaming license for Bally Technologies [story - lvrj.com]

Bally's Haddrill says pending gaming approval of the technology, Nevada's first for pay online poker site could be up by end of the year

Up to the minute: Gaming Control Board approves GLI and BMM as Nevada's first independent testing laboratories to certify gaming equipment

[shpanko]

****, it's really happening. This is awesome. Please other states follow, one time!

[VP$IP]

Sounds good to me.

At the NGCB’s meeting today, board members unanimously approved Bally Technologies for a license to act as an interactive gaming system manufacturer and service provider. This enables Bally to provide business-to-business iGaming solutions for the state’s casino operators, including wager-based online poker.

Bally Technologies is offering its iGaming platform technology and content to casino operators. The Company’s iGaming platform features an open architecture, which enables operators to choose from best-of-breed content from a multitude of providers.

If the feds were doing this, it would be dicked up. The NGCB and Bally are competent.

[buddyspal]

IGT was approved 30 min. after Bally's was

[knircky]

Do we know who applied and why only two licenses?

[PokerXanadu]

Originally Posted by knircky

Do we know who applied and why only two licenses?

http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news...-poker-license
http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news...the-holy-grail

Cantor G&W (Nevada) L.P. — Service Provider
South Point Poker (Gaughan Straight Holdings) — Operator
IGT — Manufacturer/Service Provider
888 Holdings plc/888 US Limited — Manufacturer/Distributor/Service Provider
Bally Technologies — Manufacturer/Service Provider
Shuffle Master — Service Provider
Aristocrat Technologies — Manufacturer/Distributor/Service Provider
Monarch Casino — Operator
Caesars Entertainment — Operator
Boyd Gaming — Operator
Fertitta Interactive, LLC — Operator/Service Provider
Fertitta Acquisitionsco, LLC — Manufacturer/Service Provider
MGM Resorts Online, LLC — Operator
ACEP Interactive, LLC — Operator/Service Provider
NetEffect Networks, Inc — Class 2 Service Provider
Gaming Laboratories International — Independent Testing Lab
BMM Compliance — Independent Testing Lab
BP Gaming Entertainment, Inc. (subsidiary of bwin.party) — Manufacturer/Service Provider
Spielo International USA, LLC — Manufacturer/Service Provider
Spielo International Canada, ULC — Manufacturer/Service Provider
Spielo International Austria GmbH — Manufacturer/Service Provider
St. Minver Ltd — Service Provider
Boss Media AB — Service Provider
GNLV Corp dba Golden Nugget — Operator
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
LV Gaming Ventures, LLC (M Resort)
Z4 Poker, LLC (David and Eric Colvin)
SG Gaming, Inc.
WHG Ltd. (Playtech)
Global Cash Access
Wyle Laboratories

Bally & IGT are just the first two to get approved for their licenses. The other applications are in process and more will be approved.

Note that Bally & IGT are licensed as "Manufacturer/Service Provider". They will provide the ipoker platforms to some of the casinos that receive "Operator" licenses. Bally owns the ChiliGaming platform; IGT owns IGT Poker Network (formerly Entraction) as well as DoubleDown Interactive on Facebook. Bally's Chiligaming is mostly an interface for other software plugins. Ongame Networks (which was acquired from bwin.party by Shuffle Master earlier this year) has an agreement with Bally to plug into the Chiligaming platform.

So, poker players who play on NV casino sites that use Bally will play on the Ongame Network. Players that play on NV casino sites that use IGT will play on the IGT Poker Network. International player pooling will be easy to implement, once given the go ahead by the Nevada Gaming Commission.

Gaming Laboratories International and BMM International have been approved by the NGC as Independent Testing Labs.

[Groggy]

This is starting to look really good.

[knircky]

i wonder when i will be traveling to Vegas to play online poker lololol :-)

[DonkeyQuixote]

Originally Posted by knircky

i wonder when i will be traveling to Vegas to play online poker lololol :-)

You'll have to be at least 21, sorry.

[DjSkyy]

Originally Posted by knircky

i wonder when i will be traveling to Vegas to play online poker lololol :-)

vegas might be fun if you're a 21 year old kid.

this 30 year old man is starting to think tahoe...at least until Cali gets it's **** together and joins the fray.

[TeflonDawg]

Originally Posted by knircky

traveling to Vegas to play online poker will be pointless if the site is no bigger than Merge/Revolution/Bovada.

fyp

Although it might be fishier...

Regardless, the important thing is the first domino will have fallen imo.

[knircky]

Originally Posted by DonkeyQuixote

You'll have to be at least 21, sorry.

Let me guess you're a 40-50 year old live 1/2 player?

[knircky]

Originally Posted by DjSkyy

vegas might be fun if you're a 21 year old kid.

this 30 year old man is starting to think tahoe...at least until Cali gets it's **** together and joins the fray.

Last time I checked they did not have games higher than 1/2 there.... I'd prefere my local Philly venue

[tamiller866]

Interesting.

The companies have said that their Internet games would be available to people outside Nevada boundaries but that those players wouldn't be able to exchange money.

Appeal Special Report: Nevada Flush with Online Gaming Opportunity

[schlucky1]

Originally Posted by tamiller866

Interesting.



Appeal Special Report: Nevada Flush with Online Gaming Opportunity

It just sounds like you will be able to play for play money from anywhere.