Nevada’s Gaming Commission approved a gaming licence for Merkur, clearing the way for its acquisition of Gaming Arts. The transaction is financed mainly through debt forgiveness and a loan guarantee, with a nominal purchase price; Gaming Arts’ 66 other employees are expected to remain with the company.
Nevada approval clears Merkur’s acquisition while retaining Gaming Arts’ 66 other employees.
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Gaming Arts appointed Michael Moosman as vice president of product management and marketing, reportedly giving him responsibility for product management, marketing and go-to-market strategy. Moosman joins from IGT, where he was director of product management for core video.
Nevada's Gaming Commission granted Merkur Gaming US a licence to manufacture and distribute gaming products in the state and approved Merkur's acquisition of Gaming Arts LLC. The company said the acquisition was expected to close in early Q3 2025; it had not yet completed.
Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Mike Dreitzer said he expected the CFTC’s move. The agency proposed defining event contracts as swaps while excluding casino-style gambling, including sportsbook wagers and casino games. Dreitzer said sports event contracts and online sportsbook bets are the same, while Kalshi filed for a rehearing after losing a unanimous ruling against Ohio and Tennessee regulators.
Nevada's chief gaming regulator said he expected the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to push ahead with its prediction-market overhaul. Mike Dreitzer, who chairs the Nevada Gaming Control Board, told the Indian Gaming Association's weekly webinar on Wednesday that the agency has been acting in concert with designated contract markets. He called the line the CFTC draws between event contracts and sportsbook wagers "an untenable distinction without a difference." The commission released two proposals late last Friday, one of which would classify event contracts as swaps under federal law and bar traditional gambling.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board is advancing proposed revisions to technical requirements for gaming equipment and systems in Nevada, according to the report. The board expects the revised standards to take effect on 1 October 2027; its technology division presented 10 standards at the first hearing, and the board decided to republish updated drafts after considering them.
Reportedly, the Nevada Gaming Control Board considered revised technical standards for gaming equipment and systems at its Wednesday meeting. The board will repost the drafts for public comment by 15 November and retain the proposed adoption date of 1 October 2027.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board considered ten revised technical standards for gaming equipment and systems at its meeting on Wednesday and will repost the drafts for public comment by 15 November, keeping a proposed adoption date of 1 October 2027. The board heard the drafts presented by Jeremy Eberwein, chief of its technology division, according to the board's presentation.