Nevada board approves Blueberry Gaming entry but limits two Catalyst principals for four years

The Nevada Gaming Control Board recommended approval Wednesday for Blueberry Gaming USA to be licensed as a manufacturer and distributor and for Catalyst Capital Group to register as Blueberry’s private investment owner, but imposed a four‑year limit on two Catalyst principals and a $50,000 revolving fund for investigative reviews.

The action follows a multi‑hour suitability hearing in which Blueberry executives described the company’s product portfolio, U.S. growth and Nevada investments, and private equity representatives acknowledged repeated delays in providing information to Nevada investigators during the licensing review.

Why it matters: the board’s decision allows Blueberry — a slot‑machine supplier that has expanded rapidly in North America — to operate in Nevada while placing conditional limits on two controlling principals tied to the investment firm Catalyst, after investigators found a pattern of late and incomplete responses that delayed the review.

Blueberry presentation and Catalyst role Blueberry Chief Executive Andrew Burke presented the company’s business case, telling the board Blueberry has 12,000 units in North America, 194 regulatory licenses and a growing Nevada operation that includes an 80,000 square‑foot Las Vegas facility and an office in Reno. Burke said Blueberry recently closed a $55,000,000 financing that reduced legacy investor exposure and funded growth…