Online Poker Regulation a Step Closer in Nevada

Aug 26, 2011
Nevada Gaming Board receives first drafts After the legislature's approval of legalized internet poker subject to prior federal legalization, the US state of Nevada seems to be fast at pursuing the passage of the new law. In order to do this, the Nevada Gaming Control Board needed to draw up appropriate regulations for the state to implement following federal legalization, so the Board this week presented a number of proposals on the organization's website. The proposed drafts included: applicant vetting requirements, technology aspects, customer protection, record-keeping and auditing rules, state oversight provisions and a disciplinary regime for use in non-compliance issues involving licensees. According to the Gaming Control Board chairman Mark Lipparelli, online poker has become a multibillion dollar business around the world. "The technology supporting it, while not perfect, has improved dramatically since its introduction," he said. "Similar to our land-based requirements, Nevada will establish high standards giving players as much confidence as possible in the entities and technologies that might eventually gain approval." The next step is to consider the drafts through a public consultation workshop process that will begin at the end of September. In addition, they may be amended before becoming the subject of public hearings, which need to be held so that both the Board and the Nevada Gaming Commission can grant approval to the final version of the regulations.
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