WMS and Stratosphere set for Nevada licence hearing
Licence applications on Gaming Control Board agenda for 6 September.
WMS Gaming and the owner of Las Vegas’ Stratosphere Casino will have their applications for online poker licences in Nevada considered by the Gaming Control Board (GCB) on Thursday.
If recommended by the GCB, the Nevada Gaming Commission will decide whether to award the licences at its next meeting on 20 September.
Illinois-based WMS has applied for manufacturer and service provider licences, while American Casino & Entertainment Properties (ACEP), the holding company for Stratosphere, had applied for operator and service provider licences in February but has since requested to withdraw its service provider application.
If successful, ACEP will become the third operator in the Silver State allowed to offer online poker, following the licences awarded to South Point Poker and Monarch last month.
WMS Gaming has been providing slot machines, video terminals and game software for casino operators “ both land-based and online “ since 1999. This year it announced a strategic alliance with Dragonfish, the B2B arm of 888 Holdings, and acquired online gaming content developer Jadestone Group as well as social and mobile game developer Phantom EFX.
WMS’ egaming division Williams Interactive, launched in July, has released two social casino games on Facebook and its UK-facing brand Jackpot Party has launched several online slots this year.
More than 30 companies have applied for Nevada licences, including twelve operators, with Golden Gaming becoming the latest to submit an application last week.
NRT Technology and Sartini Synergy Online are the most recent applicants, with both companies applying for service provider licences.