Lottomatica confirms Nevada licence applications
Group applies for five service provider licenses under SPIELO International, Boss Media and St. Minver subsidiaries
The Lottomatica Group has confirmed it has applied for Interactive Gaming Service Provider licenses from the Nevada Gaming Control Board (GCB), calling the move an “important step in its iGaming strategy for the US”.
The group has applied for five service provider licenses in total: three under subsidiaries SPIELO International USA, SPIELO International Canada, and SPIELO International Austria, while GTECH G2 subsidiaries Boss Media and St. Minver have also applied.
SPIELO International and GTECH G2 were merged last October to make up the new gaming division of the Lottomatica Group, and provide web-based, player-focused games, products and services.
Walter Bugno (pictured), president and CEO of SPIELO International and GTECH G2, said: “Applying for these licenses in Nevada is an important step in our iGaming strategy for the US. SPIELO International and GTECH G2 are names that are trusted in regulated markets around the world. We have an established track record as providers of end-to-end gaming products to more than 1,500 customers on five continents.”
Lottomatica follows the likes of NetEffect and Shuffle Master in applying for service provider licenses. So far a total of 15 such licenses have been applied for, while six operators including Boyd Gaming and MGM Resorts have also positioned themselves to be among the first to offer online poker in Nevada.
The Silver State is aiming to become the first US state to license real money online poker. Nevada GCB chairman Mark Lipparelli has stated that the first licenses could be granted as early as May. Applicants will then have to pass the GCB’s Interactive Gaming Technical Standards before becoming fully operational in the state.