2012 Gambling Mid-Year Report

Nevada Leads Online Poker Race
In the race to be the first state offering legal online poker, Nevada is pulling way ahead of the competition. Given the state’s well-established industry, this isn’t much of a surprise. It’s very likely that the Nevada Gaming Commission will be granting the first-ever US online gambling licenses to Bally Technologies any day now.
Nevada’s licensing finesse has set off a flurry of partnerships and strategic alliances between big casino companies and iGaming software providers.
So far Nevada is only planning on offering online poker to in-state residents, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see them enter into some kind of online gaming compact with other states in the future.