WMS Gaming, a subsidiary of WMS Industries, has announced that the Nevada Gaming Commission has approved WMS for both an interactive gaming manufacturer licence and a service provider licence in the state of Nevada.
The interactive gaming licences enable the company to partner with Nevada casino operators to provide online poker to players. Nevada is the first state to adopt statutes and develop a regulatory framework for online poker in the US and the Nevada Gaming Commission is the first regulatory agency to award statewide online gaming licences.
“The granting of WMS’ interactive gaming licences in Nevada is an important milestone in the initiatives we’ve undertaken to support our casino customers’ online gaming entertainment needs,” said Orrin J Edidin, president of WMS. “We can now offer casino operators in Nevada an online, real-money poker platform along with a comprehensive, industry-leading suite of white-label, casino-branded, interactive, play-for-fun gaming entertainment products and managed services.
“These products and services are fully expandable to provide a proven foundation for the eventual transition to other online real-money gaming capabilities, when it becomes legally enabled in other markets. Nevada is a recognised leader in gaming regulation and is moving consistently forward with rules and regulations for interactive gaming enablement and we are looking forward to providing our customers in the state with industry-leading products and services in a safe and secure online environment.”
WMS is advancing casino operators’ i-gaming efforts through a comprehensive and flexible suite of products and services that will bridge and connect in-casino, online, social, casual and mobile gaming entertainment into an integrated gaming ecosystem.
