Gaming Control Board approves multiple restricted and consent license applications; surveillance and compliance conditions attached to several approvals

The Nevada Gaming Control Board approved a series of restricted‑license and consent items at its April 2025 meeting, recommending a package of approvals to the Nevada Gaming Commission and imposing conditions on several matters to ensure regulatory compliance.

Key approvals and conditions (votes at a glance)

- Restricted agenda item 7 (Vegas TP / United Coin Machine / Century Gaming Technologies at Twin Peaks): Recommended for approval. Vote: Assad Aye; Sandahl Aye; Hendrick Aye. (Consent item.) - Restricted agenda item 9 (Crawford Coin Inc. / Green Valley Grocery #95): Recommended for approval with a condition that the surveillance system and/or mirrors be inspected and approved by the NGCB Enforcement Division within 60 days of issuance of the state gaming license and thereafter be maintained at or above the approved standard. Vote: Assad Aye; Sandahl Aye; Hendrick Aye. (Consent item.) - Restricted agenda item 1 (Patrick Stork / Conrad and Sons Limited — temporary licensure/co‑executor transfer): Recommended for approval. Vote: Assad Aye; Sandahl Aye; Hendrick Aye. - Restricted agenda item 2 (Citrus 2 NVI Inc. doing business as Citrus Grill; applicants Sean Tamina, Russell Tamina, Luis Ruiz): Recommended for approval. Vote: Assad Aye; Sandahl Aye; Hendrick Aye. - Restricted agenda item 3 (88 Horizon LLC doing business as 7‑11 #3404; Harish Chopra): Recommended for approval with condition that the applicant demonstrate successful completion of a restricted‑license regulatory compliance seminar acceptable to the NGCB chair or designee within 90 days of state gaming license issuance (administrative extension possible). Vote: Assad Aye; Sandahl Aye; Hendrick Aye. - Restricted agenda item 4 (ASNS LLC doing business as Craig Foodmart; Cesar Shashani): Recommended for approval. The board instructed the Technology Division to perform a device inspection; Technology agreed it could schedule an inspection the following week and report findings before the Nevada Gaming Commission hearing. Vote: Assad Aye; Sandahl Aye; Hendrick Aye. - Restricted agenda item 5 (Joseph Yonan LLC doing business as Joe's Martin Smokes; Claudia Alcacionan): Recommended for approval. Vote: Assad Aye; Sandahl Aye; Hendrick Aye. - Restricted agenda item 6 (Nevada Restaurant Services Inc. doing business as Dottie’s #20): Recommended for approval after discussion of NGC Regulation 3.01 and local zoning; staff attempted to contact a nearby church but received no response. Vote: Assad Aye; Sandahl Aye; Hendrick Aye. - Restricted agenda item 8 (Eclipse Route Operations LLC doing business as Lucky 7 Lounge): Recommended for approval with the surveillance review condition identical to item 9 (inspection and approval of surveillance/mirrors within 60 days and ongoing maintenance). Vote: Assad Aye; Sandahl Aye; Hendrick Aye.

Nut graf: The package included a mix of routine restricted licenses and transfers; the board consistently attached operational conditions where surveillance, device ownership or operator training raised oversight questions. The board also instructed staff to follow up where investigative or technical checks remained outstanding.

Board commentary and staff action

Board members and agents repeatedly stressed the importance of compliance education for restricted licensees. Multiple applicants reported attending, or agreeing to attend, the board’s restricted‑license compliance seminar. Deputy Chief John Lastusky of the Technology Division told the board the division’s policy is to inspect restricted locations within a three‑year window and that a technician could visit a flagged site the following Monday to confirm device numbers and condition.

Why the conditions were used

- Surveillance inspection (items 9 and 8): Standard condition to ensure cameras and mirrors meet NGCB enforcement standards within 60 days of license issuance. - Training requirement (item 3): Applied where an applicant would be the primary licensed operator of a location and the board wanted formal evidence of regulatory training within a defined window. - Technology inspection (item 4): Board directed Technology to inspect existing devices at Craig Foodmart because machines had been in place and no SRO had been operating the route for several years; technology agreed to inspect and report.

Ending: All items on the restricted calendar were recommended to the Nevada Gaming Commission by unanimous board votes; the Commission will consider final approval where required. The board commended staff and investigators for preparation and asked licensees to keep lines of communication open with NGCB staff.