Wireless gambling approved in Nevada |
(source: Washington Post)
Playing slots on a handheld device while at the buffet? Within a year this could very well become a reality in Nevada which has just approved wireless gambling. This story comes via cnews:
[Joe] Asher [managing director of Cantor G & W] would not disclose details about the encryption method, and said a biometric system that reads a user’s fingerprint could also be used if regulators prefer. The wireless devices would be linked to a server that could verify the gambler is the person who checked out one of the devices at a casino. Asher says the devices could be set to stop working in non-authorized areas, and players could establish limits in advance by depositing money in an account.
These handheld devices will still have some restrictions:
the devices will only be used in public areas of casinos with 100 or more slot machines and that offer at least one other gambling game. Devices will not be allowed in hotel rooms or private areas.
This step greases the way toward online gambling which is something I’m sure every casino in Nevada would like to tap into — legally. With the proliferation of indian casinos and online gambling, Nevada and Atlantic City are no longer pretty much the only games in town. They need something like this to attract lost customers.
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