Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has asked the state Legislature to act within 30 days on an Assembly bill to allow Nevada to join with other US states to offer online poker games.
The bill would permit the governor to enter into special interstate compacts and would repeal an existing law barring online gaming over state lines until a federal law is passed.
“Nevada has always been the gold standard of both gaming regulation and agreements, and I intend to see to it that our state will lead the world into this new frontier,” the governor said in a message to lawmakers.
Some 20 licenses have been issued to casinos and companies to conduct online poker within Nevada, but none of the computer systems to run the games have been approved by the state.
A.G. Burnett, chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, said the systems are still being tested to ensure they comply with technical requirements.
