“GLI announces proposed changes to GLI-22 Bingo Systems Standards"

Please be advised that due to the rapid changes in Bingo Technology, Bingo Systems and Bingo Hand held units, along with regulatory changes at State and Provincial Agencies as well as recent rules adopted by the National Indian Gaming Commission, GLI will be updating its GLI-22 Bingo System Standards. This updating process will take place over the next 6 months and will involve stakeholders from Tribal Regulatory Agencies, State and Provincial Agencies as well as suppliers of bingo equipment.

During this period GLI will be removing its current standard from publications. ALL current GLI-22 certifications will remain in place and be unaffected. GLI will continue to certify bingo equipment as requested by any regulatory agency using standards that the regulatory agency specifies. In the absence of a specification, GLI will work with each agency to seek the appropriate level of testing needed for that agency on a case by case basis.

GLI will be seeking consultations at scheduled meetings throughout the remainder of 2010. GLI will also schedule, where possible and practical private one on one consultations with those that make such a request.

Please direct any questions reqarding this announcement to

GLI Compliance
Gaming Laboratories International, LLC
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Lakewood, NJ 08701
Office: 732.942.3999
Compliance Call Center: 888.GLI.REGS (454.7347)
Email: compliance@gaminglabs.com

LONG TIME NIGC ATTORNEY TO RETIRE.

Washington, DC May 21,2010- Acting General Counsel, Penny Coleman announced she will retire from federal service effictive July 2, 2010. Coleman began her federal career in 1981 with the Department of the Interior's office of the Solicitor, Indian Affairs division......Read More

Mashantuckets' former lobbyist Little sworn in as federal regulator

By Brian Hallenbeck

Publication: 04/22/2010

Daniel Little, a Washington-based lobbyist for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe for more than a decade, has begun a three-year term as an associate member of the National Indian Gaming Commission.

He was sworn in Monday by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.

Little's appointment brings the three-member commission to full strength for the first time, except briefly, since December 2007. He joins Acting Chairman George Skibine, who is also the Department of the Interior's deputy assistant secretary for Indian Affairs, and Vice Chairwoman Steffani Cochran.

The NIGC's primary mission is to regulate gaming activities on Indian lands.

As the tribe's director of national governmental affairs, Little served as tribal liaison between the Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Commission, the NIGC, Congress and other federal and state agencies. Little's experience enabled him "to develop in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and the process governing tribal gaming operations," Salazar said in proposing Little be appointed.

 

 

"I'm looking forward to contributing to the team at the NIGC in protecting tribal interests and assets," Little was quoted as saying in an NIGC news release. "The Indian gaming industry has played a key role in revitalizing tribal economies over the past several decades, and consistent oversight is the bedrock in implementing the Commission's statutory responsibilities and securing industry compliance with IGRA."

Little had been the target in recent weeks of an apparent attempt to derail his nomination. A report on an ABCNews.com blog raised questions about whether he was the source of online comments critical of the Obama administration. Little, a Republican, denied making the posts to the Department of the Interior, which looked into the matter, according to a department spokeswoman.

Little was a government affairs assistant for the Connecticut legislature before going to work for the Mashantuckets. A graduate of Florida Atlantic University, he lives with his family in northern Virginia.

b.hallenbeck@theday.com

 

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