Wynn Resorts, has submitted an application to operate online poker in the the US Gambling capital, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Wynn is one of the latest to apply as the state inches closer to the first industry of its kind in U.S. gaming history.
Wynn expressed interest in online poker more than a year ago when it agreed to a partnership with PokerStars. The deal was cancelled after the poker site fell into hot water with the federal government.
Wynn is now in talks with Zynga, Facebook.’s social gaming powerhouse, Forbes reported in late April of this year. Zynga has not applied for a license in Nevada.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. and MGM Resorts International, other Nevada brick-and-mortar giants, have had their respective paperwork in for months. Both companies already have partnerships with established poker sites that will be licensed to offer technology to casinos.
Last week the iGaming Post reported that, the Gaming Control Board approved Internet gaming applications for Bally Technologies, Inc. and International Game Technology. The companies head to the Gaming Commission later this month for final approval, expected date is the 21st June for the hearing.
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