Nevada debates new egaming proposals
Discussions cover new legislative proposals including account verification and prevention of collusion and underage gambling.
A meeting of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board (GCB) yesterday saw it debate the merits of new egaming proposals within the state.
Representatives of various operators were present, including Nevada licence applicants such as 888 and International Game Technology (IGT).
Among the issues covered were account verification and the prevention of collusion and underage gambling, while rake and multiple-skin systems were also debated.
Many of the matters will now be referred to the Nevada Gaming Commission when it meets on 22 December.
According to CardPlayer, IGT representative Ellen Whittemore proposed a mention of tournament-specific rake calculations in the Silver State’s regulatory documentation.
Fertitta Interactive attorney and regular eGaming Review columnist and blogger Anthony Cabot, put forward the argument for strong anti-collusion measures, while 888 representative Mark Clayton proposed a 30-day window in which players can play while the verification process is in progress, seemingly targeted at players based in Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker.
GCB chairman Mark Lipparelli revealed earlier this year that licence applications could be considered as soon as February, but new proposals continue to be added to the existing regulatory framework.
Among the latest set of proposals is the concept that “Operators may use a celebrity player for marketing purposes to attract authorised players if the operator clearly identifies the celebrity player to the authorised players and does not profit beyond the rake.”