The CEO of a company in gaming equipment that previously served at Nevada Advokatkontor has been appointed head of Nevada Gaming Control Board.
Mike Dreitzer, CEO of Gaming Arts LLC, a privately owned Las Vegas-based supplier of gaming equipment that holds more than 150 gaming licenses, was appointed as the new board chairman by Gov. Joe Lombardo.
He will take the position June 23, the day after the current chairman Kirk Hendrick leaves.
Hendrick in January announced that he was planning to resign from the chairman’s role at the end of Nevada’s 2025 legislative session.
“Mike has a comprehensive background in compliance with games and provides decades of industry experience to the role,” Lombardo said. “I am convinced that Mike will lead the Nevada Gaming Control Board with privacy and honor, while promoting his latest innovation and progress.”
Dreitzer resigns from gaming art and will provide transition services until he can begin his role on the board. Merkur Gaming, who acquires the interests of the game art, expects to emerge for Nevada’s game regulator next month.
Dreitzer previously served as president of North America’s Ainsworth Game Technology Inc., Chief Operating Officer for BMM Americas, a Global Gaming Test Lab and Consultancy, and co -founder and Chief Operating Officer for G3, a gaming content company.
Dreitzer also served in a variety of compliance roles for Progressive Gaming International Corp., after his term as Deputy National Attorney in Nevada. As Deputy National Attorney, Dreitzer provided legal representation for the Nevada Gaming Commission and Control Board. Dreitzer received his basic degree from Cornell University and his law degree from Emory University.
From 2023, Transparent Nevada reported that the chairman of the board of directors received annual salary and benefits of $ 223,256.
Test Lab acquired
A LAS Vegas company that tests and certifies gaming products on a global basis is under new ownership.
The private investment company The Visualize Group, based in New York, announced last week an agreement to acquire BMM -Testlabs, which provides testing, inspection, compliance and certification service for the gaming industry and will continue to be led by president and CEO Martin Storm.
The conditions for the deal were not revealed, but as part of the transaction Visualize said that it would implement an employee’s ownership program to allow BMM’s employees to participate in Visualis’s value -cutting plan, which includes several growth initiatives.
Online casinos set records, past land -based casinos
Gross gaming revenue from casinos online surpassed the total reported by bricks and masonry casinos in two East Coast states last month, one of which was united by a large Lakes jurisdiction that sets records on the process all the time.
Internet games in New Jersey and Michigan generated more revenue in March than the respective retail casinos in each, according to data from state gaming regulators.
New Jersey Igaming generated $ 244 million in March, compared with $ 231 million reported by Atlantic City’s nine casinos. It was the second month in a row online gaming revenue has come higher than the Jersey Shore game speakers. During the first three months of 2025, Internet games in NJ have raised $ 673 million in revenue compared to $ 644 million from Atlantic City Casinos, according to data from the state department for gaming operations.
In Michigan, casino operators reported online $ 260.5 million last month, the highest sum in the state’s history. The three commercial casinos in Detroit published $ 117.4 million.
Pennsylvania online casinos also published a monthly record in March with $ 238.2 million. Keystone State’s Brick-and-Mortel Casino generated $ 304.4 million last month, according to Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
Nevada does not allow internet games except for online poker.
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