Nevada Gaming Board approved a merger between DFS and pari-mutuel wagering

US Fantasy Sports received approval from the Nevada Gaming Control Board to offer DFS games after the company’s application to merge DFS games with pari-mutuel wagering.

US.- US Fantasy Sports (USF) received unanimous approval from the Nevada Gaming Control Board (GCB) to offer DFS games after the company’s application to merge DFS games with pari-mutuel wagering.

Towards the end of 2015, Nevada banned Daily Fantasy Sports operators from offering DFS contests on the basis that these real money games were similar to online gambling and hence required a license to operate in the state.

USF is backed by Vic Salerno, a member of the American Gaming Association Hall of Fame and the chairman of William Hill US. The operator submitted its application to the board in December 2015 and requested for a pari-mutuel sports system off-track operator’s license.

Now, the only thing pending for USF to obtain an official license is to get the approval of the Nevada Gaming Commission. If this is the case, Salerno will use the software technology developed by Mike Knapp to offer DFS games and USF would offer a number of games including football and baseball in a format similar to horse betting. A.G. Burnett, the Board Chairman dubbed USF’s proposal as a “turnkey solution” to introduce DFS betting in Nevada.