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At a glance: Nevada Gaming Control Board recommendations and votes from Feb. 12, 2025 meeting
Summary
Summarized outcomes of the board’s Feb. 12 meeting: multiple licensing approvals, consent items and a patron-dispute recommendation were recommended to the Nevada Gaming Commission; key votes and conditions are listed.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board handled a slate of licensing and administrative items at its Feb. 12, 2025 meeting. Below are the formal recommendations and board actions taken during the session, with key conditions and vote outcomes.
Nonrestricted calendar — recommended to the Nevada Gaming Commission - Item 1 (BetMGM/MGM/Entain): Recommend approval with conditions (internal control acceptance by Audit Division, executed reserve agreement per Regulation 5.225 and 22.04, surveillance standard, requirement that ticket writers be BetMGM employees, prior notice for kiosk/satellite conversions, and 30-day notice of any new/changed agreements). Vote: unanimous (Member Assad Aye; Member Sandahl Aye; Chairman Hendrick Aye). (See separate coverage.) - Item 2 (GAN Limited/GAN Nevada Inc. and related applicants): Motion to recommend approval to the Commission. Vote: unanimous. - Item 3 (Christopher Joy — Orleans Hotel & Casino key employee): Motion to recommend approval to the Commission. Vote: unanimous. - Item 4 (Ryan Palos — Gold Coast key employee): Motion to recommend approval to the Commission. Vote: unanimous. - Item 6 (Scott Butera — Affinity Interactive officer/key-employee and manager): Motion to recommend approval to the Commission. Vote: unanimous. - Item 7 (Timothy Rambo — key employee for three properties owned by Jet Gaming LLC): Motion to recommend approval to the Commission. Vote: unanimous. - Item 8 (Balamuragan Ganeshanathan — suitability for Mesquite/Interblock roles): Motion to recommend approval to the Commission. Vote: unanimous. - Item 9 (Najam Khan — Treasure Island key employee): Motion to recommend approval to the Commission. Vote: unanimous.
Restricted calendar and consent items - Restricted consent items (listed on the restricted consent calendar): The board recommended approval for restricted agendas for select convenience-store and market operators with conditions including surveillance inspection and restrictions on attendant age and operation; motions carried unanimously. - Restricted Item 1 (Mountainside Restaurant & Tavern — Donald Henslick): Recommend approval with a key-employee filing condition (file within 60 days of license issuance); board also referred the previously filed application by Justin Baca back to staff for amendment to a key-employee filing or further processing. Vote: unanimous. - Restricted Item 3 (Swami G. Sahai LLC and applicants for a slot-route revenue share at 7-Eleven store #25578): Recommend approval. Vote: unanimous.
Other actions and hearing outcomes - Casino patron dispute appeal (Lauren Rustum v. Fontainebleau Las Vegas, case 23LV01414): The board accepted the hearing examiner’s recommendation to affirm the agent’s denial of payment. Vote: unanimous.
What this means: The board’s recommendations now go to the Nevada Gaming Commission, which takes final action. Several approvals included follow-up conditions (Audit Division acceptance, reserve agreements, surveillance inspections or key-employee filings) that must be satisfied before operations or vesting of responsibilities.
Ending: Board members praised investigators for rapid, thorough work and reiterated oversight priorities for internal controls, AML/reporting compliance and clear designated on-site responsibility for restricted locations.
