Income Access Managing Director 'optimistic' about online gaming in U.S.

[The Buzz]

Yogonet.com published a Q&A with Nicky Senyard, managing director of the recently acquired Income Access, in advance of G2E in Las Vegas later this month.

While she said she is "optimistic about online gaming’s future in the United States," she said that fact that it's being driven by individual states rather than the federal government is "probably the main reason" it's "progressing relatively gradually."

"Many states seem to be adopting a wait-and-see approach – watching how the iGaming markets of New Jersey and other regulated states fare. The signs have been encouraging – New Jersey’s iGaming revenue hit a record high for July – and so other states like Pennsylvania, New York and California are currently considering legislation."

Read more here: http://www.yogonet.com/international...ming-in-the-us

[David_Allegro]

The stat by state approach to U.S. gaming is going to make things very interesting. I can't help but wonder how many states will need to legalize before federal involvement will take place. If it remains on an individual state basis, will a provider need to get a license in each individual state? That is going to be very costly and a compliance nightmare, not only for the casinos, but for the marketing. You can see it now, Nevada and Deleware pool players, but to operate in New Jersey, there must be a "brick and mortar" casino in the state. It is going to be complex, convoluted, and all sorts of interesting if things start to go that way.