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Online Poker Approved in Nevada
Nevada has just become the first state in the nation to grant licenses for online poker. Thursday, the State Gaming Commission gave Reno based International Game Technologies, and Bally Technologies in Las Vegas the go-ahead to begin creating online poker systems.  Nevada Online5/21/2013
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Nevada Holds Talks on Forming Interstate Gaming Compacts
(Nevada) -- Brian Sandoval, governor of Nevada, which is now home to America’s first licensed online poker room, announced to the Nevada press that preliminary...
5/20/2013
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Nevada Online Poker Verification Methods
(Nevada) -- There are two publicly discussed methods for location verification in Nevada. One method is cell phone triangulation, while the other is a USB key that also...
5/19/2013
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Nevada Governor Sandoval Reports Internet Poker Deals “Possible”
(Nevada) -- With one site online with its 30-day trial and a host of others waiting in the wings, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval commented to Nevada media that he has...
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Nevada Grants Online Poker Licenses
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) granted Aristocrat Technologies and GambleID LLC, their license to provide online poker technological services to Nevada-...
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WSOP Close to Launching Online Poker
(Nevada) -- The World Series of Poker is getting closer to launching real-money online poker at WSOP.com WSOP has announced that it is hoping to launch during the 44th...
5/16/2013
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Ultimate Poker's legal online betting foray could be a game changer in the U.S.
(Nevada) -- At 11:58 p.m. Las Vegas time on Tuesday, the millionth hand of legal, secure online poker was dealt at UltimatePoker.com, a company that is fully owned and...
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Sandoval: Deals with other states on Web poker possible
(Nevada) -- Gov. Brian Sandoval said Thursday he has held preliminary talks with other state governors on partnering with Nevada on Internet poker. Sandoval didn’t...
5/14/2013
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Banks have yet to install online gambling software
(Nevada) -- Station Casinos Online PokerSports wagering by deep-pocketed private groups could produce a significant spurt in commercial activity as more people with more...
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Nevada Gaming Board Investigates Iovation
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Board has confirmed that it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the brief service period of online security firm iovation in...
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Nevada’s First Online Poker Site Offers Windows 7 to Mac Gamers
(Nevada) -- Station Casinos achieved its initial aim of making Ultimate Poker the first legal and real-money online poker site in the U.S. Reports have it that the poker...
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Ultimate Poker ‘Quickly’ Gaining Traction, Station Says [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- Station Casinos finance chief Marc Falcone said that initial results from its newly-launched Nevada Internet poker offering have exceeded management...
5/13/2013
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Nevada Opens Door to Online Poker
(Nevada) -- Poker devotees can now skip the smoky casino and legally gamble their dollars away on the couch — at least in the state of Nevada. A Las Vegas-based...
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Ultimate Poker Dumps iovation in Response to Widespread Player Complaints
(Nevada) -- On the last day of April, Ultimate Poker became the first site to go live for real-money poker play as a U.S.-licensed and regulated online poker site,...
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Ultimate Poker, unlicensed service provider relationship probed
(Nevada) -- State gaming regulators are looking into the relationship between 2-week-old Internet poker website Ultimate Poker and an unlicensed service provider used to...
5/10/2013
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Las Vegan wins first real-money online poker tourney in U.S.
(Las Vegas) -- A winner has been crowned in the first ever real-money online poker tournament in the United States.
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Las Vegas man wins first legal online poker tournament in United States
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas resident Daniel Healey made history last weekend, becoming the first poker player to win a legal, real-money online tournament in the U.S....
5/8/2013
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Station Casinos says it knows Ultimate Poker has shortcomings, but being first was more important
(Las Vegas) -- To the experienced online poker player, Station Casinos' Ultimate Poker website can feel like a trip back to the Stone Age. Players have complained...
5/7/2013
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Ultimate Poker Launches Multi-Table Tournaments, Players React
(Las Vegas) -- On Sunday, Ultimate Poker became a pioneer in American online poker yet again by successfully running the first ever U.S.-regulated online poker...
5/6/2013
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EDITORIAL: Online poker
(Las Vegas) -- Years of urgent work by Nevada entrepreneurs, elected officials and gaming regulators paid off Tuesday when UltimatePoker.com opened for business,...
5/5/2013
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Editorial: Online poker
(Las Vegas) -- Years of urgent work by Nevada entrepreneurs, elected officials and gaming regulators paid off Tuesday when UltimatePoker.com opened for business,...
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The Gambler’s Report, Online Gambling Rise & Fall from Legalization
(Nevada) -- This past week has been history making to say the least for the Ultimate Gaming website that launch offering real money poker to participants in the the...
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Ultimate Poker Continues To Garner Support In Early Days Of Action
(Nevada) -- Although it is extremely early to gain a read on how successful it will be, the early days of action on Ultimate Poker are showing that the site is steadily...
5/4/2013
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Nevada takes legal gaming online; how far behind is Mississippi?
(Las Vegas) -- A Las Vegas NV firm this week became the - 1st to launch legal online gaming in the - United States, & it likely will have a major impact on casinos...
5/3/2013
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New Nevada online poker site deals out 100,000th hand
(Las Vegas) -- Ultimate Poker has registered thousands of users from every U.S. state and 20 different countries. That’s in just 72 hours. By Thursday evening, the...
5/2/2013
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Las Vegas Web Site Is Test for Legal Online Gambling
(Las Vegas) -- As the nation’s first legal, pay-to-play poker Web site embarks on a 30-day trial period, players from every state and Europe are logging on, even...
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Nevada Regulators Confident Of Online Geolocation Compliance [sub.req'd]
(Nevada) -- Nevada gaming regulators are optimistic about prospects for Ultimate Poker of Las Vegas and other online operators to avoid legal and regulatory violations...
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MGM assessing costs of operating online poker in Nevada
(Nevada) -- MGM Resorts International CFO Dan D'Arrigo said the company was still deciding whether or not to launch an Internet poker website in Nevada and the state...
5/1/2013
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Nevada opens doors on first US-based online casino
(Nevada) -- Online poker was legalised in the state in February. And states across the US, probably starting with New Jersey and Delaware, look likely to follow suit.
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US gets its first legal online poker website
(Nevada) -- Already home to the Las Vegas strip with its casinos and high-stakes games, Nevada on Tuesday became the first state where residents can legally play poker...
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Nevada's reputation rides on Web poker experiment
(Nevada) -- Has Nevada finally tamed the wild, wild West? That question will be answered in the next 30 days as Las Vegas-based Ultimate Poker continues its test of the...
4/30/2013
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America’s ‘First Legal’ Online Poker Site Goes Live
(Nevada) -- America’s “first legal” online poker set is going live today. The site was made possible thanks to the LasVegas legislature rushing through...
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Grab your virtual chips: In Nevada, online poker goes legal
(Nevada) -- Station Casinos, LLC, a family-operated Las Vegas casino company, is launching the first legal online poker site in the United States today, but there's...
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Legal Online Poker Makes U.S. Debut With Fertitta Gambling Site
(Nevada) -- Station Casinos LLC, the casino company led by Las Vegas’ Fertitta family, will open the first legal, online poker site in the U.S. today.
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Nevada opens door of online gambling with poker launch
(Nevada) -- Nevada will lead the nation into the world of legal, real-money Internet gambling with Tuesday's launch of a Las Vegas-based online poker site.
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Online gaming in USA underway
(Nevada) -- Online poker players are out of the darkness. At least in the USA. And at least on the internet. Today, Ultimate Poker (ultimatepoker.com) became the first...
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Online poker back: Legal site launches today in Las Vegas
(Nevada) -- A Las Vegas-based social gambling company says it will launch the first legal, real-money poker website in the United States. Ultimate Gaming will only...
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Online Poker Is Back (if You're in Nevada)
(Nevada) -- It’s a moment many American poker devotees have been waiting for: the return of online poker. Las Vegas-based Ultimate Poker opened its (virtual) doors...
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Online poker is back: Legal website launches in NV
(Nevada) -- Poker devotees will soon be able to skip the smoky casino and legally gamble their dollars away on the couch — at least in the state of Nevada. A Las...
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Online poker website launches in Nevada; legal for residents only
(Nevada) -- Poker fanatics in Nevada now have an online play-from-home option to gamble. The first legal online poker website launched Tuesday in the Silver State, home...
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Online poker: The perks and pitfalls of being first in the country
(Nevada) -- The race to roll out the first legal, real-money poker website in the United States is over — and it ended in Nevada. Station Casinos on Tuesday...
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Regulated Online Poker Makes U.S. Debut In Nevada [sub. req'd]
(Nevada) -- Station Casinos’ Ultimate Gaming subsidiary on Tuesday launched Nevada’s first real-money poker website, a landmark moment in the history of U.S...
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Ultimate Poker site already a win for Nevada
(Nevada) -- UltimatePoker.com, the nation’s first legal, real-money Internet gambling site, went live at 9 a.m. today, and it’s already a win for Nevada....
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UltimatePoker.com Launches First Ever Regulated Online Poker Room in Nevada
(Nevada) -- The first ever hand of real money online poker regulated in the state of Nevada will be dealt today, at 9am PST (4pm UTC). The UltimatePoker.com client is...
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UltimatePoker.com to host games among players in Nevada
(Nevada) -- The first-ever legal pay-to-play online poker website in the United States is expected to launch this morning when Station Casinos-owned Ultimate Poker flips...
4/29/2013
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New Jersey Online Gambling to Launch in November
(New Jersey) -- Gaming officials in New Jersey have set November 26th 2013 as the date for the launch of online gambling. This means that New Jersey residents will be...
4/28/2013
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888 Holdings Set to Launch in Nevada
(Nevada) -- The CEO of 888 Holdings, Brian Mattingley, has said that the company is about to enter the Nevada online gambling market.
4/27/2013
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MEHAFFEY: Will Omission of Casino Games Affect Nevada’s Ability to Compete?
(Nevada) -- Nevada became the first state to pass online poker regulations in July 2011. The law compelled the Nevada Gaming Control Board to draft online poker...
4/26/2013
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Meet the man in charge of Nevada’s online gaming laws
(Nevada) -- It’s easy to see why Las Vegas lawyer John Moran Jr. refers to his office as “the war room.” Not only are there neatly stacked piles of...
4/25/2013
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888 Expects to Launch Online Poker in Nevada This Summer
(Nevada) -- Nevada residents are still waiting for the launch of the first legal, real-money online poker room in the Silver State. According to 888 Holdings CEO Brian...
4/22/2013
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Fertitta Inter. ready to launch online poker website
(Las Vegas) -- Fertitta Interactive, a company that is majority owned by Station Casinos, advised the Nevada Gaming Commission it is ready to launch its online poker...
4/19/2013
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Station Casinos Approved for Internet Poker
(Nevada) -- On Thursday, the Las Vegas Sun reported that the Nevada Gaming Commission has cleared Station Casinos to develop and operate Internet poker. The approval...
4/18/2013
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Breitling OK'd as 14.3 percent owner of Fertitta Interactive
(Nevada) -- A change in the ownership structure of Fertitta Interactive was approved Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Commission, allowing Station Casinos to control the...
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Station Casinos wins approval for Internet poker venture
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday cleared Station Casinos to develop and operate its own Internet poker system after getting assurances there will be...
4/15/2013
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Private equity sports betting advances in Nevada
(Nevada) -- Private equity groups could soon place large bets at Nevada sports books and pump millions of dollars into the legal sports betting trough under a bill...
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Nevada Shoshone Tribe to Launch E-Gaming Casino
(Nevada) -- Chief William Bills of the Shoshone Nation of Nevada and Gerry Gionet founder of GEObet Network have signed a further extension to the exploratory deal...
4/12/2013
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Big month for Nevada
(Nevada) -- Gaming revenues in the US state of Nevada rose by over 15 per cent in February. This was the result of a calendar shift that moved the lucrative Chinese New...
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Online Gambling in Nevada to Soon Become Reality
(Nevada) -- Online gambling in the state of Nevada is soon to be a reality as players are now encouraged to register for Caesar Interactive Entertainment’s beta...
4/6/2013
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Ultimate Poker Signs Antonio Esfandiari as Brand Ambassador
(Nevada) -- Ultimate Poker, a Nevada-based licensed online poker room set to be launched and operated by Ultimate Gaming, has made history by signing Antonio Esfandiari...
3/27/2013
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Why Nevada’s first online gambling license is more symbol than substance
(Nevada) -- Casinos and social gaming sites have a lot riding on new laws and licenses that will turn on the taps to online gaming revenue. One company is set to finally...
3/22/2013
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First online casino to get a US gambling license turns out to be notorious UK spammer
(Nevada) -- 888 Holdings just become the first online-only gaming company to reportedly be approved to operate in the US, securing all but the final details of a license...
3/21/2013
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Regulators OK Gilbraltar-based company for Web gaming license
(Nevada) -- Gibraltar-based 888 Holdings was approved Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Commission for an interactive gaming license.
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Treasure Island partnership OK’d for online poker
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Commission conducted its monthly meeting today in Las Vegas. The issue: Licensing of 888 Holdings PLC and Treasure Island The vote: 5-0
3/20/2013
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Online gaming meets some brush back in Jersey
(New Jersey) -- Only days after New Jersey became the third U.S. state to legalize online gambling, the American Gaming Association filed a brief opposing PokerStars...
3/19/2013
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Nevada Crowdsources Ideas for Interstate Compact Regulations
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Commission has solicited open comments regarding the role and responsibilities the NGC should have in administering the future interstate...
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Nevada seeking public comment on interstate poker regulations
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Commission is seeking public comment before drafting interstate online poker regulations under the recently passed Assembly Bill 114.
3/18/2013
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Nevada asks for interstate online poker recommendations
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Commission has launched a public consultation inviting interested parties to voice their opinions ahead of the drafting of interstate...
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Nevada Drafts Policies for Interstate Online Poker
(Nevada) -- In line with Nevada’s Assembly Bill 14, which permits the State of Nevada to expand online poker coverage by entering into agreements with other U.S....
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Europe’s Online Poker Giants Split On Nevada, Eye New Jersey [sub req'd]
(New Jersey) -- Playtech and Bwin.Party are pulling back on entering what might be a crowded Nevada online poker market, leaving the field open for rival European...
3/13/2013
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Nevada Passes Revamped Online Poker Bill
(Nevada) -- The Democratic Senate Majority Leader William Horne (l.) tried to pull a fast one on his fellow online gaming fan, Republican Governor Brian Sandoval, with a...
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Who Will Lead Online Poker Pack?
(Nevada) -- With nine online poker operators approved for an interactive poker licenses in Nevada, the betting has begun on which members of the group will lead the pack...
3/8/2013
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Nevada Legalizes Online Gambling
(Nevada) -- Nevada made history on February 21 by becoming the first state in the US to legalize ‘interactive gaming’ in a record seven hours via Assembly...
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Nevada Resorts to Benefit from Online Gambling Bill
(Nevada) -- The big resort hotels in Nevada look to be best positioned to benefit from the online gambling bill which was signed last month.
3/7/2013
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888 Holdings would team with Treasure Island to offer online poker
(Nevada) -- Two more companies took a step toward joining Nevada’s interactive gaming license club Wednesday after the state Gaming Control Board unanimously...
3/6/2013
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888 Holdings recommended for Nevada license for online poker
(Nevada) -- The state Gaming Control Board conducted its monthly meeting today in Las Vegas. The issue: 888 Holdings, a Gibraltar corporation, is seeking an interactive...
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European online gamer recommended for Nevada interactive gaming license
(Nevada) -- European online gaming operator 888 Holdings was recommended for approval to receive a Nevada interactive gaming license Wednesday.
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OP/ED: Nevada smart to bet on internet gambling
(Reno) -- On Feb. 21, Gov. Brian Sandoval and the Nevada Legislature signed a bill legalizing online gambling in the state of Nevada. This bill, which authorizes Nevada...
3/5/2013
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How Internet Gaming Will Help Atlantic City
(Atlantic City) -- In an interview this week from his Atlantic City office inside Stockton's Carnegie Library, Dr. Israel Posner, executive director of Stockton...
3/4/2013
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Nevada Online Gambling Licences Only For Major Hotels
(Nevada) -- Nevada Online Gambling Licences Only For Major HotelsDespite Nevada signing its online gambling bill last month, the real beneficiaries of the new laws are...
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Nevada’s Online Operators Face Struggle To Survive In Intrastate Market [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- Nevada casino operators, which last year seized a chance to use Nevada as a springboard to start nationwide Internet poker enterprises, now face an army of...
3/3/2013
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Boon or bust: Nevada looks to future with online poker
(Reno) -- When the Nevada Legislature passed a bill allowing the state to proceed with online poker, it stepped into the world of Internet gaming — a growing...
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It’s poker only for online gambling in Nevada, for now
(Nevada) -- Ask gaming lobbyists what Assembly Bill 114 does, and they’ll tell you it legalizes online poker in Nevada. But the bill — which the Legislature...
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Online gaming raises fears in Nevada about problem gamblers
(Nevada) -- Assemblyman Ira Hansen, R-Sparks, said he is concerned about the impact on online gaming on problem gamblers. “People are already addicted to their...
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Only the big fish allowed to swim in Nevada’s online gambling pool
(Nevada) -- When Gov. Brian Sandoval signed the online gambling bill in the old Assembly chambers last month, he reminisced about the 1931 “Wide Open Gambling...
3/1/2013
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888 Closes In On Nevada Online License [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- London-listed 888 Holdings could be licensed as an interactive gaming supplier in Nevada by the end of March, with the first of two mandatory public hearings...
2/28/2013
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Nevada rolls the dice on online gambling
(Nevada) -- Europe may be debating how best to manage online betting and gambling companies and their profits, but – in what will hardly come as a shock to anyone...
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Treasure Island, 888 Next Up for Nevada License Application Hearing
(Nevada) -- Nevada’s Gaming Control Board has scheduled a public hearing next week for the interactive license application of Treasure Island Hotel and Casino and...
2/24/2013
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Nevada legalizes online poker
(Nevada) -- Republican Governor Brian Sandoval signed the landmark bipartisan bill into law on Thursday, authorizing his office to enter into agreements with other...
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Online Gambling is Coming of Age in US
(USA) -- The 2 big casino states, Nevada and New Jersey, are racing into online gambling as a way of protecting their turf. They will in essence become laboratories for...
2/23/2013
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Jackpot: Nevada expects big money after online gambling legalization
(Nevada) -- Nevada has beaten their casino rivals from New Jersey to become the first US state to legalize online gambling and open doors to a potential national market...
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Nevada passes online poker bill, but gaming software not yet approved
(Nevada) -- Even though the Legislature rushed through a bill on Internet poker Thursday, the state has yet to approve the software to allow the game to be offered to...
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What's Next After Nevada Legalizes Online Interstate Gaming
(Nevada) -- Now that Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed legislation legalizing online interstate gaming, what’s next for online poker fans in the United States?
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Nevada gets lead position in online gaming markets (HED)
(Mississippi) -- Las Vegas now offers it. Atlantic City will begin to offer it in days. Will Biloxi or Tunica be threatened by the lack of it? I’m talking about...
2/22/2013
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In Nevada, online gambling poised to go interstate
(Nevada) -- Online gambling is poised to go interstate, thanks to a fast-tracked bill in Nevada that Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) signed in to law on Thursday. Not only does...
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Nevada governor approves online gambling, touts economic benefit
(Nevada) -- Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval has signed legislation legalizing online gambling, after quick approval of the bill by state lawmakers, in a move that comes...
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Nevada Legalizes Online Gambling, Opens Up Interstate Rollout
(Nevada) -- Hard-working Americans may no longer need to buy a plane ticket to sin city to lose their kids’ college savings: Online gambling is now legal in Nevada...
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Nevada legalizes online poker that could be offered nationwide, Zynga shares spike
(Nevada) -- Nevada has become the first U.S. state to legalize interstate online poker and allow state-to-state gaming agreements, beating New Jersey to the punch and...
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RALSTON: Was the rush really needed on web poker?
(Nevada) -- Now that lawmakers have passed a web poker bill faster than pocket Aces can get cracked, they can move just as quickly to tax fast food and ban smokers from...
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OP/ED: It's up to Nevada now to get Internet gaming right
(Nevada) -- It could be a bonanza, especially for companies in a position to take advantage of the new gambling frontier, whether casino operators or technology firms.
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ZNGA, GLUU Rally As Nevada Legalizes Online Gambling
(Wall Street) -- Shares of social gaming company’s Zynga and Glu Mobile are trading higher this morning after Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval yesterday signed a measure...
2/21/2013
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Legislature approves online gambling bill
(Nevada) -- Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed a bill legalizing online gambling in Nevada. The signing Thursday afternoon capped a dizzying day at the Legislature in which...
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Nevada 'Prepared' To Negotiate Compacts With Other States For Internet Poker Liquidity
(Nevada) -- A hearing was held Thursday in the Nevada legislature on the topic of Internet gaming and how to make it as financially juicy as possible for Silver State...
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Nevada Adds New Restrictions To Internet Poker Law [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- In less than seven hours yesterday Nevada officials held the first legislative hearing on a key Internet poker bill and enacted the measure into law.
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Nevada Governor Signs Online Gambling Bill
(Nevada) -- Gov. Brian Sandoval signed legislation Thursday legalizing online gambling in Nevada, capping a dizzying day at the Legislature as lawmakers passed the bill...
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Nevada governor signs online gambling bill into law
(Nevada) -- Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed legislation that legalized online gambling inside the state of Nevada.
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Nevada Governor Signs Poker Bill into Law
(Nevada) -- Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed Assembly Bill 114 into law Thursday, allowing the Silver State to enter into interstate agreements for online poker without...
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Nevada Legislature Amends Current Law, Will Seek Other States As Partners For Online Poker
(Nevada) -- Potentially seeing that citizens of their own state weren’t going to be enough to persuade investment in the industry (and other potential issues), the...
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Nevada Legislature unanimously passes online poker bill
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Legislature today fast tracked an online gaming bill, declaring it an emergency measure to get it to Gov. Brian Sandoval for a signature today.
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Nevada Legislature unanimously passes online poker bill
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Legislature today fast tracked an online gaming bill, declaring it an emergency measure to get it to Gov. Brian Sandoval for a signature today.
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Online poker bill moves forward at Nevada Legislature
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Legislature today took its first step toward passing an online poker bill — a priority for both Gov. Brian Sandoval and the gaming industry.
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Sandoval signs interactive gaming bill; first in the nation
(Nevada) -- Nevada became the first state in the nation Thursday to authorize interactive gaming when Gov. Brian Sandoval signed Assembly Bill 114 into law in a ceremony...
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Sandoval testifies for interactive gaming bill before Legislature
(Nevada) -- Gov. Brian Sandoval testified Thursday in support of a bill allowing the state to get into the business of interactive gaming.
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Reid in favor of bills for online sales tax, gaming at state level
(Nevada) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid lent his support to two proposals Wednesday night that could bring Nevada hundreds of millions of dollars.
2/17/2013
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5 things upcoming in the Nevada Legislature [2nd Item]
(Nevada) -- ...ONLINE POKER: Gov. Brian Sandoval has made Nevada's push into online gambling a priority of his administration.
2/15/2013
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Two legislative panels to hear Internet gaming bill next week
(Nevada) -- A bill allowing Nevada to get into the business of interactive gaming will get a hearing Thursday in a joint meeting of the Assembly and Senate Judiciary...
2/13/2013
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Former U.S.-Facing Online Firms Targeted In Nevada Bill [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- A new bill in Nevada would effectively prohibit certain former U.S.-facing online gaming firms from being awarded interactive gaming licenses, marking a...
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Horne crosses Sandoval, seeks to double online gaming license fee to $1 million
(Nevada) -- Last week, Majority Leader William Horne, D-Las Vegas, announced he would shepherd an online gaming bill — a top priority for Republican Gov. Brian...
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Nevada Internet gaming bill introduced
(Nevada) -- A bill that would allow Nevada to get into the business of interactive gaming was introduced Wednesday in the Assembly but it has run into trouble already...
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Nevada Proposes Bill to Tax Online Poker Tournaments
(Nevada) -- Nevada Senate Bill 9, introduced to the Senate Committee on Judiciary on Tuesday by Gaming Control Board Chairman A.G. Burnett, seeks to add online poker...
2/12/2013
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Nevada Senate bill aims to tax internet poker
(Nevada) -- The Nevada State Gaming Control Board is pushing for legislation in the Nevada Senate to tax the net profits of internet poker tournaments. Gaming Control...
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Owner of Stratosphere launches free online poker site
(Las Vegas) -- The owner of the Stratosphere and Arizona Charlie’s casinos in Las Vegas have become the latest Nevada gaming company to offer free-to-play online...
2/10/2013
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Nevada Governor Pushing To Hold Top Spot for US Gambling Regulation
(Nevada) -- Brian Sandoval, the Governor of Nevada, is currently pushing lawmakers in the state to pass a bill that would expand the online gambling offerings in the...
2/9/2013
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Gov. Sandoval pushes interstate online gambling bill
(Nevada) -- Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is building on the low-grade rivalry between Las Vegas and Atlantic City by urging lawmakers to pass a bill to expand the state...
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Nevada Internet Poker Licensees Seek Permission To Delay Launch
(Nevada) -- Three of the first Nevada casino operators that rushed to get state licenses for Internet poker last year now are asking for regulatory permission to delay...
2/8/2013
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Horne to sponsor online gaming bill backed by Sandoval
(Nevada) -- Gov. Brian Sandoval and Assembly Majority Leader William Horne are pushing forward to pass an online gaming law within the next 30 days.
2/7/2013
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All eyes on Nevada for online poker bill
(Nevada) -- Lawmakers were urged Tuesday to act quickly on Gov. Brian Sandoval's plan to let companies offering online poker in Nevada take bets from players in...
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Nevada Online Poker Companies Need More Time to Test Software
(Nevada) -- A trio of potential online poker companies asked Nevada gaming regulators for another six months to test their software. South Point Poker and Monarch...
2/6/2013
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Nevada governor urges state lawmakers to clear way for online poker
(Nevada) -- Gov. Brian Sandoval has asked the state Legislature to act within 30 days on an Assembly bill to allow Nevada to join with other states to offer online poker...
2/4/2013
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Nevada Considers New Online Poker Bill
(Nevada) -- Nevada is considering an online poker bill that will allow customer sharing across state lines with other states that have also legalized online poker.
1/31/2013
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Atlantic City casino union president calls on governor to sign Internet gambling law
(New Jersey) -- Calling it crucial for the survival of the weaker casinos, the president of Atlantic City’s largest casino union is urging Gov. Chris Christie to...
1/30/2013
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Nevada Bill: Interstate Online Poker Is OK
(Nevada) -- The Silver State’s Gaming Control Board wants to create a regulatory framework that would include accepting online bets from other states via...
1/28/2013
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BLOG: New Nevada Bill Would Allow for Interstate Gaming Compacts
(Nevada) -- A bill has been introduced in the Nevada General Assembly, on behalf of the state’s State Gaming Control Board, that would allow for the state governor...
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Poker Players Alliance going all-in for NJ gaming bill
(New Jersey) -- The Poker Players Alliance has been eagerly observing the ups and downs of the bid in New Jersey to legalize online casino gaming of all sorts.
1/25/2013
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Italian company wins interactive gaming license in Nevada
(Nevada) -- Despite concerns about fraud and underage gambling, the Nevada Gaming Commission has granted an international company a license to manufacture and distribute...
1/17/2013
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Nevada governor presses for online gaming bill
(Nevada) -- In his 2013 State of the State address, Nevada governor Brian Sandoval has urged the state’s lawmakers to move quickly and pass an online gaming bill...
1/16/2013
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Golden Gaming online license recommended for approval
(Las Vegas) -- Golden Gaming Inc., owners of the - Pahrump Nugget, Gold Town & Lakeside casinos, is one of two gaming companies of vastly different sizes & scope...
1/15/2013
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Nevada Bill: Interstate Online Poker Is OK
(Nevada) -- The Silver State’s Gaming Control Board wants to create a regulatory framework that would include accepting online bets from other states via...
1/12/2013
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Las Vegas visitation up 2.5 percent in November
(Las Vegas) -- Officials say about the number of visitors to Las Vegas was up 2.5 percent in November compared with last year, but gambling tumbled.
1/11/2013
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Lottomatica receives Nevada Gaming Control Board approval
(Nevada) -- Italian lottery and gaming giant Gruppo Lottomatica SpA has been recommended for an interactive gaming licence by the Nevada Gaming Control Board alongside...
1/10/2013
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Statewide gaming revenue down in November; Lake Tahoe sees big win
(Nevada) -- Nevada's gaming figures for November show overall casino "win" down 11.08 percent, with South Shore Lake Tahoe casinos at Stateline performing...
1/9/2013
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Lottomatica Group recommended for interactive gaming license in Nevada
(Nevada) -- Italian-based gaming company Lottomatica Group was recommended for approval by Wednesday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board for the state's 18th...
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Multinational company recommended for interactive gaming license
(Nevada) -- The state Gaming Control Board conducted its monthly meeting in Las Vegas today.
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Nevada Regulators Back Lottomatica’s Online Applications
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Control Board Wednesday expressed no qualms about recommending Spielo International, a subsidiary of Rome-based Lottomatica Group, for...
1/8/2013
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Pooling legislation introduced in Nevada
(Nevada) -- Draft legislation has been submitted to the Nevada Legislature that could eventually see the western state’s current gambling regulations amended in...
1/7/2013
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BLOG: New Nevada Bill Would Allow for Interstate Gaming Compacts
(Nevada) -- A bill has been introduced in the Nevada General Assembly, on behalf of the state’s State Gaming Control Board, that would allow for the state governor...
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Proposed gaming bill would allow interstate agreements for online poker
(Nevada) -- Nevada's budding Internet poker market could eventually accept wagers from players located in other states under a proposed legislative change in the...
1/3/2013
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Nevada Legislature To Weigh Regulatory Reform Bills [sub' req'd]
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Control Board has filed legislative bills that would authorize the state’s governor to enter agreements with other states for joint...
12/27/2012
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Nevada Casinos Progress Towards Online Operations
(Nevada) -- Last year Nevada legalised online poker and since then a number of land casino companies have expressed interest in running an online poker operation.
12/24/2012
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Nevada Casinos Take Giant Step Toward Online Poker
(Nevada) -- Nevada legalized web poker in June 2011 and adopted the rules for the industry in December 2011, all of which provided casino companies the sole power...
12/18/2012
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Former Nevada Regulator Argues For Federal Online Poker Bill
(Nevada) -- Mark Lipparelli, former chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, is out of the business of crafting regulations, but he’s still involved with the...
12/17/2012
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New Nevada Gaming Chairman To Continue Charge On Online Regulation [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- For a man who once considered becoming a CIA agent, the new chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board is not planning dramatic changes in the approach of...
12/9/2012
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Casino operators gearing up for online poker
(Nevada) -- Northern Nevada casino operators are working feverishly to usher online gaming into Nevada despite working under a regulatory environment that's still...
12/5/2012
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Caesars recommended for Nevada online poker license
(Nevada) -- The online unit of Caesars Entertainment Corp. of Las Vegas today was recommended for licensure as an online intrastate poker operator in Nevada.
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Caesars, Garber Get Nevada Nod For Interactive Licenses [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Control Board voted 3-0 Wednesday to recommend licensing Caesars Interactive Entertainment for Internet poker operations inside Nevada but...
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Nevada Gaming Control Board approves Caesars group for online poker website
(Nevada) -- State gaming regulators tentatively approved Caesars Interactive Entertainment to operate an online poker website in Nevada Wednesday.
12/3/2012
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Casino operators gearing up for online poker
(Nevada) -- Northern Nevada casino operators are working feverishly to usher online gaming into Nevada despite working under a regulatory environment that’s still...
11/28/2012
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Nevada Mulls Internet Horse Race Wagering
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Control Board was petitioned on Tuesday to change its rules to allow Nevada race and sports books to take online horse race wagers across...
11/22/2012
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Hard Rock, Treasure Island Apply for Online Licenses in Nevada
(Nevada) -- If the application and licensing process is any indication, online poker may soon be as prevalent as live poker in Nevada, with two more Las Vegas casinos...
11/20/2012
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Nevada Prepares Regulatory Revisions For Internet Gaming [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- Nevada policymakers will propose multiple amendments to the state’s interactive gaming laws next year, including that the state be allowed to launch...
11/19/2012
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Online poker: What you need to know about the complex industry
(Nevada) -- As Nevada moves toward launching real-money online poker, there are several concepts to keep in mind about the complexities of the emerging industry.
11/16/2012
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3 more companies get Nevada online poker licenses
(Nevada) -- Three more casino operators have been issued a Nevada online poker license. The state Gaming Control Board on Thursday approved interactive gambling licenses...
11/15/2012
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MGM Resorts Gives Regulator 'Warm And Fuzzy' Feeling, Wins License For Online Poker In Nevada
(Nevada) -- One of the dominant casino companies in the world now has a license for Internet poker in Nevada. MGM Resorts was approved by the state Gaming Commission on...
11/2/2012
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Nevada Casinos Weigh Online Poker Within State Lines [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- Most Nevada casinos that are obtaining licenses for Internet poker are preparing to start operations inside Nevada borders even if Congress fails to approve...
10/29/2012
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Nevada’s fledgling Internet gambling is not tied to New York bookmaking ring
(Nevada) -- The chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board said the state’s fledgling Internet poker system is not tied in any way to the illegal national sports...
10/28/2012
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FAHRENKOPF: Web is opportunity for Northern Nevada
(Reno) -- Ray Hagar missed the boat in his recent column, “Online gaming could be bad bet for the north” [Politics, Oct. 21]. The not-so-big secret about...
10/26/2012
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Illegal offshore gambling ring could hurt Nevada’s emerging online gaming industry
(Nevada) -- Just as the Internet gambling industry was building credibility in Nevada with strict regulations, taxation and reputable participants, along came Michael...
10/21/2012
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Ray Hagar: Online gaming could be bad bet for the north
(Reno) -- The gaming industry in Washoe County and rural Nevada can be a gritty business with slim profit margins. The recession is one reason. Then, there are those...
10/19/2012
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Three online poker licenses granted by Nevada Gaming Commission
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Commission has granted licenses to three companies to begin offering online poker,should it ever become legal in the United States to offer...
10/18/2012
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Gaming regulators grant interactive licenses to three companies
(Nevada) -- Three companies were granted interactive gaming licenses by the Nevada Gaming Commission Thursday as the lineup for the state's potential online poker...
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Three more casino operators get online poker licenses
(Nevada) -- Three more casino operators received online poker licenses today to compete in Nevada’s developing intrastate market. They are online subsidiaries of...
10/16/2012
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Online Poker Delayed In Nevada
(Nevada) -- Online Poker in Nevada DelayedSouth Point Poker had anticipated a real-money launch this month, but delays in testing and conforming to regulations pushes...
10/15/2012
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South Point Poker hiring for online poker site
(Las Vegas) -- South Point Poker, which hopes to become the first real-money online poker site to launch legally in Nevada, is recruiting to fill several technology,...
10/1/2012
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Lipparelli Leaves After Steering Nevada Online [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- Just one month after U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada drafted an Internet poker bill in December 2010, Mark Lipparelli became chairman of the...
9/30/2012
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Eldorado casino enters deal for online gambling
(Reno) -- The Eldorado hotel-casino is betting that online gambling will be legalized in the months or years ahead. A subsidiary of the Reno casino, Eldorado Interactive...
9/28/2012
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Eldorado casino enters deal for online gambling
(Reno) -- The Eldorado hotel-casino is betting that online gambling will be legalized in the months or years ahead.
9/27/2012
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Nevada Internet Poker The Gateway To Gambling On Video Games, Says Gaming Executive
(Reno) -- Nevada-based gaming company 3G Studios wants to bring real-money betting to the U.S. video game market. The firm is a developer of the popular PlayStation 3...
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Video game developer 3G Studios partners with Eldorado Hotel Casino to launch online gambling venture
(Reno) -- Eldorado Interactive, LLC a subsidiary of Eldorado Resorts, and 3G Studios have entered into a letter of intent to form a strategic online partnership.
9/26/2012
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Nevada Adopts Rules For Payments, Geolocation Licensing [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- Less than a year after Nevada regulators adopted regulations for online poker businesses, they have created three new licensing categories for interactive...
9/25/2012
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New online gambling ventures could be jackpot for Reno
(Reno) -- 3G Studios is the first video game company to apply for an online poker license. Later this month, the Reno-based software developer will launch SlotALot.com,...
9/24/2012
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Bally to provide online poker system for Stratosphere, sister casinos
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas-based casino supplier Bally Technologies Inc. today said it signed a deal to provide its online gaming platform to the Stratosphere and its...
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Bally to provide online poker system to Stratosphere parent
(Las Vegas) -- Bally Technologies will provide an interactive gaming system to the parent company of the Stratosphere, which was licensed last week by Nevada gaming...
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MORRISON: Outgoing chairman puts state on track for online gaming
(Nevada) -- Mr. September, the cover boy on Nevada Gaming Lawyer magazine, just announced, "I'm outta here." Mark Lipparelli leaves his job with a...
9/21/2012
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Nevada Doesn't Want To License Banks, Credit Card Firms For Its Internet Poker Industry
(Nevada) -- Nevada is about to embark on its real-money online gaming experiment, and it doesn’t necessarily want to have to license firms like Visa, Bank of...
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3 more companies approved for online poker
(Nevada) -- Nevada gambling regulators have approved licenses for three companies to run Internet poker sites in the state. The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday...
9/20/2012
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Stratopshere parent company gets online gaming license
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Commission approved the corporate parent of the Stratosphere to operate an online gaming website Thursday.
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Three more Nevada online poker licenses approved
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Commission today approved licenses for three more companies to participate in the state’s new online intrastate poker industry.
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Two More Gaming Companies Receive Internet Poker Licenses In Nevada
(Nevada) -- On Thursday, Nevada’s five-member Gaming Commission granted licenses to WMS Gaming Inc. and American Casino & Entertainment Properties to be...
9/6/2012
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2 more companies recommended for Nevada online poker licenses
(Nevada) -- Two more companies cleared initial licensing hurdles today to potentially compete in Nevada’s new intrastate online poker industry.
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Casino Says It Wants To Be Able To 'Make Dumb Decisions Very Cheaply' With Online Poker
(Nevada) -- For ACEP Interactive — the latest Nevada casino business to receive its first round of regulatory approval to operate online poker in the state...
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First Nevada online poker marketing affiliate gets OK
(Nevada) -- The State Gaming Control Board made history again Thursday with the first approval for a marketing company to participate in online intrastate poker in...
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Slot Machine Maker Gets Web Poker OK In Nevada
(Nevada) -- On Thursday, Nevada’s three-member Gaming Control Board said okay to WMS Gaming Inc. being involved with the state’s upcoming intrastate online...
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WMS Industries gains preliminary approval for online gaming
(Nevada) -- With Nevada being the first state to legalize intrastate online and mobile wagering, WMS Industries Inc. is looking to join a select group of gaming...
9/3/2012
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Chuck Blount: First online U.S. poker license requires increased responsibility
(Las Vegas) -- Last week, Las Vegas' South Point casino became the first company in the United States to be awarded a legal license to offer real-money poker games...
8/29/2012
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OP/ED: Internet poker: Federal standards would benefit Nevada
(Nevada) -- Michael Gaughan's South Point Poker made history last week, becoming the first U.S. casino to be licensed to operate an in-state, real-money poker...
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Player Verify applies for Nevada online gaming license
(Nevada) -- A two-year-old document verification company in Tennessee has applied for a Nevada Gaming Control Board online poker service provider license.
8/26/2012
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First Intrastate Online Poker License Granted in Nevada
(Nevada) -- The first real money intrastate online poker license in Nevada has been granted to South Point Poker, LLC, owned and operated by Michael Gaughan. This is the...
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South Point Poker Granted Nevada Interactive Gaming License
(Nevada) -- Finally the ice seems to be broken on whether or not an online poker license would ever be granted in the United States of America. It has come to pass that...
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STUTZ: Online poker's window of opportunity may be closing
(Las Vegas) -- What seemed like a tremendous decision for the gaming industry nine months ago - the re-evaluation of the Federal Wire Act of 1961 - may not be so...
8/25/2012
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Poker Players’ Skill Gets Them Lucky Break
(Wall Street) -- Following on the heels of news yesterday that the first legal online poker site in the U.S. may be up and running by October thanks to a license from...
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Two New Real-Money Poker Licensing Approvals Made by NGC
(Nevada) -- On Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Commission approved South Point Poker as the state’s first interactive gaming operator, the poker room made history as...
8/24/2012
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Owner of Reno's Atlantis, others approved for online poker
(Las Vegas) -- Online poker cleared a final hurdle when state gaming regulators Thursday approved plans by three companies, including operators of the Atlantis resort in...
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