The Venetian First With Remote Gambling

Published: Friday, May 26, 2006 Online-Casinos.com

THE VENETIAN FIRST WITH REMOTE GAMBLING ON LAND PREMISES

Cantor Gaming gets the inside track with Las Vegas giant

With testing, debate and legislating out of the way, it looks as if the Venetian in Las Vegas will be the first to offer visitors remote hand-held devices with which they can place bets as long as they are within the property.

The process has taken some time, but as early as this year games such as blackjack, roulette, video poker and slots will be introduced on handheld devices provided by Cantor Gaming, an affiliate of the financial services company Cantor Fitzgerald, according to an announcement this week.

The long-term agreement with Cantor Gaming provides mobile gaming services to The Venetian and the currently under-construction Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino, making it the exclusive provider of mobile gaming services to Las Vegas Sands properties in Nevada.

Cantor was instrumental in the Nevada legislature's adoption of Assembly Bill 471 signed into law in June 2005, becoming the first company licensed by the Nevada Gaming Commission as a manufacturer, distributor, and operator of a mobile gaming system. The bill permits wireless gaming on hand-held, mobile devices in public areas of a resort casino, such as restaurants, nightclubs and pool side.

Cantor's field trial for mobile gaming will be conducted at The Venetian upon receipt of the required regulatory approvals, which is expected to occur in late 2006 or early 2007.