Nevada Gaming Control Board chair enacts a rule change to quicken equipment approval process

Wednesday, September 6, 2023 8:40 PM
  • Howard Stutz, The Nevada Independent

Five months after state gaming authorities identified more than a dozen outdated regulations, gaming officials are scheduled to wipe the various requirements off the books later this month.

However, Gaming Control Board Chairman Kirk Hendrick isn’t waiting to eliminate one such regulatory hurdle.

In a notice that took effect on Aug. 22, Hendrick said certain new gaming devices or modifications to existing equipment will no longer require a field trial in a Nevada casino as long as another state’s gaming regulatory agency has signed off on the equipment.

Under the rule change, the board chairman has the sole authority to determine if a field test is needed.