Compliance Updates
NGCB: Nevada Gaming Control Board Mask Guidance

As regulators of Nevada’s renowned gaming industry, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (“Board”) is proud of the industry’s outstanding efforts to vaccinate its hospitality workforce. This remarkable work, resulting in vaccination of a substantial percentage of the people who make up the hospitality workforce, will benefit the gaming industry, the local governments that rely upon the gaming economy, and, ultimately, it will benefit the state.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board has implemented and enforced the Governor’s emergency
directives. Emergency Directive 045 originally pertained to wearing masks outdoors, while retaining a mask requirement for all indoor gaming floor areas of gaming properties.
Now, with updated CDC guidance and with the Governor’s Directive 045 incorporating this updated CDC
guidance by reference, which clarifies that fully vaccinated individuals need not wear masks indoors or outdoors in most situations, the Board’s position regarding mask requirements for indoor and outdoor gaming floor areas will follow Emergency Directive 045, updated by reference:
The Board neither requires nor prohibits gaming licensees from confirming patron vaccination status. Licensees are encouraged to post signage with the latest CDC mask guidance for vaccinated and unvaccinated guests.
The Board’s agents will not attempt to confirm vaccination status of patrons. Consequently, unless circumstances change, it is not practical for the Board to attempt to enforce a mask mandate tethered to an individual’s vaccination status.
Licensees may have mask policies that are more restrictive than the CDC guidance. Staff should consult with their employers regarding workplace COVID-19 safety protocols. To be clear, however, a private employer’s policies regarding COVID-19 safety protocol are not Board policies.
For additional information, please see Emergency Directive 045 and today’s clarification published by the Nevada Health Response.
Compliance Updates
VIP Play Obtains Interim West Virginia iGaming and Sports Wagering Management Service Provider Licenses

VIP Play Inc. announced the approval of its interim License in West Virginia for both Sports Wagering and iGaming managed services. This follows the recently announced market access partnership between VIP Play and Delaware North’s Wheeling Island Casino.
This milestone marks the company’s initial expansion beyond Tennessee, where it currently operates as a mobile Sports Wagering Operator. The interim License in West Virginia also adds iGaming to the company’s book of business, and allows VIP Play to participate in the rapidly expanding i-Gaming industry. VIP Play expects to begin serving West Virginia customers in the coming months.
Bruce Cassidy, VIP Play CEO & Chairman of the Board, said: “The acquisition of our interim Sports Wagering and i-Gaming License in West Virginia marks a significant milestone in our journey to expand, underscoring our commitment to provide innovative experiences to a wider audience. As we grow our presence, our dedication to excellence stands firm, and we’re excited to play a role in enriching West Virginia’s dynamic gaming community.”
Compliance Updates
QTech Games sharpens its LatAm focus with MINCETUR licence in Peru

New certification for emerging-markets leader arrives ahead of key industry summit in Sao Paulo and awards recognition
QTech Games, the leading game aggregator for emerging markets, has had its platform and games successfully approved for the Peruvian market, demonstrating that its premier B2B platform and all-encompassing content conforms to the latest legislative updates to enhance and regulate Peru’s local gaming environment.
Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Commerce and Tourism (MINCETUR) has now issued an online gaming licence to QTech Games, whereby all its platform products and games are now deemed legally permitted. This includes its new software service for retail, QTech Hybrid, which allows land-based partners to scale their operations online. QTech Hybrid simplifies transactions by enabling deposits, withdrawals and gameplay while allowing access to players both in-shop and on personal devices.
This breakthrough hybrid solution has quickly won clients and awards in the comparably fragmented African market (most recently in March for Best Innovation at AGE Lagos), and now promises to do likewise across LatAm, where QTech Games has already signed several major clients for both its aggregation platform and its QTech Hybrid solution. This activity has seen it again nominated for Best Aggregator at the SiGMA Americas Awards, which kickstart the SiGMA Americas summit (7-10 April) next week, as the igaming world converges on Sao Paulo for a must-attend conference in another of QTech Games’ “focus markets” for 2025.
Philip Doftvik, QTech Games’ CEO, said: “It’s fantastic to have certified our aggregation platform in Peru via MINCETUR – and I’m pleased to say we have more such approvals pending across the continent. We attended fantastic events in Rio and, more recently, SAGSE 2025 in Buenos Aires – and anticipate more of the same at SiGMA Americas in Sao Paulo next week, where we’re also thrilled to have been shortlisted for Best Aggregator at their LatAm Awards. Given the venue, Brazil will be dominating the discussion for many at SiGMA Sao Paulo. However, we’ll also be looking beyond Brazilian borders this year, and are already active in Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Paraguay. We know our QTech Hybrid solution will work very well wherever we put a pin on the LatAm map.”
QTech Games delegates will be present at five more LatAm summits in 2025, with SiGMA Americas (7 April) the next port of call – followed by GAT Expo Cartagena (28 April), SBC Americas (13 May), Peru Gaming Show (18 June) and GAT Expo Mexico (28 Aug).
Compliance Updates
IGSA Welcomes Eclipse Compliance Testing as a New Vertical Member

The International Gaming Standards Association (IGSA) has welcomed Eclipse Compliance Testing as a new Vertical member.
IGSA President Mark Pace said: “IGSA is excited to welcome Eclipse Compliance Testing as a new member, as their extensive knowledge in gaming product compliance testing for over 25 years will be invaluable.”
Eclipse Compliance Testing Founder Nick Farley said: “Eclipse Compliance Testing is pleased to add its voice and expertise in regulatory compliance testing. We have been on the fore front of the battle to help define what is legal and what is not and hope to contribute to the ongoing regulatory work that IGSA has undertaken.”
Eclipse Compliance Testing (ECT) is a full-service ISO 17025, 17020 and GSA accredited regulatory compliance Independent Test Laboratory (ITL) for the casino gaming, lottery, and amusement industries.
Founded in 2000 by gaming compliance testing pioneer, Nick Farley, and former General Electric executive, Janice Farley, ECT serves over 250 regulated markets globally with regulatory testing for devices and systems in Class III, Class II, skill games, electronic pull-tabs, iGaming, mobile gaming, sports wagering, DFS, and charitable gaming markets.
ECT also provides assistance in the preparation of technical standards and regulations, expert testimony services on behalf of legal professionals, federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, on-site inspections and audits, consulting and technical advice, forensic evaluations, and training.
ECT is a current member of the International Gaming Standards Association (IGSA), North American Gaming Regulators Association (NAGRA), the American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA) and the Oklahoma Tribal Gaming Regulators Association (OTGRA).
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