MGM CEO: Nevada-New Jersey Compact Likely in 2014 MGM CEO: Nevada-New Jersey Compact Likely in 2014
Key Takeaways
  • Nevada officials are considering forming a compact with New Jersey to allow for interstate online gambling compacts, MGM CEO Jim Murren said in an interview Tuesday.
  • Given its population size, Nevada needs to form such compacts if it hopes to build a healthy online poker market.
  • “We’ve really been focusing on Nevada’s ability to compact with other states, create more liquidity,” Murren added.
  • New Jersey and Nevada are competing to become the hub of online gambling in the United States.

Nevada officials are considering forming a compact with New Jersey to allow for interstate online gambling compacts, MGM CEO Jim Murren said in an interview Tuesday.