Nevada green lights eSports betting in a second event

The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) approved Wednesday the state’s licensed sportsbooks to offer wagers on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s ESL Meisterschaft.

Licensed Nevada books will be able to post and accept bets on the ESL CS:GO event taking place now through May in three wager types: head to head, match winner, and outright winner.

Under the terms outlined by the NGCB, licensed bookmakers electing to offer these wagers must first notify the Enforcement Division by email. One stipulation of the conditions state wagers can not be accepted after a match has begun. 

Additionally, the NGCB will require match results to be based on a “permissible source” that complies with respective regulations and all applicable audit procedures. Supplemental markets outside of the three approved wager types will require separate application and approval.

The approval and guidelines mirror that of the Control Board’s recent decision to permit wagering on ESL Pro League Season 11: North America. With the addition of ESL Meisterschaft, Nevada will have two esports events to wager throughout the month of April.

As it stands now, United States regulatory guidelines require a separate application and approval process to offer wagers on esports tournaments. Although, the cancellation of traditional sports leagues has possibly encouraged Nevada to move the needle on offering esports wagers.

On the East Coast, New Jersey is pushing equal boundaries to allow for esports betting. That state is also discussing legislation that would permanently allow legal betting on eSports events, which advanced out of an Assembly committee last month.