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Nevada board recommends five-year limited licences for Aruze-linked applicants

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The Nevada Gaming Control Board recommended five-year limited licences for Aruze Gaming Global and two executives, with the applications due before the Nevada Gaming Commission on 24 July, according to the report. The recommendation also covered a stock option allowing Commerce Casino chief executive Jeffrey Harris to buy an equity interest in Empire Technological Group; the commission had yet to decide.

The commission’s pending decision will determine the applicants’ licensing and Harris’s potential equity interest.

Earlier licence decisions by Nevada Gaming Commission

DateCompanyAmountStoryAppeal status
Wynn ResortsNot statedNevada Gaming Commission approves Wynn COO Brian Gullbrants’ licenceNot stated
Merkur Group, Gaming ArtsNot statedNevada Gaming Commission approves Merkur licence and Gaming Arts acquisitionNot stated
Merkur Group, Merkur Gaming USNot statedNevada Gaming Commission licenses Merkur to manufacture and distribute gaming productsNot stated
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, The VenetianNot statedNevada board recommends three Las Vegas casino executives for licencesNot stated
Station Casinos, Treasure IslandNot statedNevada Gaming Commission approves Station Casinos sportsbooks at Treasure Island and MesquiteNot stated

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