August 19 Meeting

The Mississippi Gaming Commission held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, August 19, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. at the Jackson office and via Zoom. Executive Director Allen Godfrey, Chairman Al Hopkins and Commissioners Franc Lee and Tom Gresham all participated. The following matters were considered:

LICENSING

The Commission approved the issuance of licenses to the following:

• AGS LLC, as a Manufacturer and Distributor

• SBTech Malta Limited, as a Manufacturer and Distributor

• Land Holdings I, LLC d/b/a Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort, as an Operator

• International Gaming Solutions, Inc., as a Distributor 

• Konami Gaming, Inc., as a Manufacturer and Distributor 

• United Tote Company, as a Manufacturer and Distributor 

FINDINGS OF SUITABILITY

The Commission approved findings of suitability for the following persons or entities:

• Kenneth Robert Adams – Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC 

• Carl Gordon Braunlich – Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC 

• Kathleen Myers Marshall – Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC 

• Michael Kenyon Pendergast – BTN, LLC and BSLO, LLC 

• Alexy Roque – Internationals Gaming Solutions, Inc. 

• Keith Arlyn Meister – BetMGM, LLC 

OTHER APPROVALS

• AGS LLC 

  • Continuous Approval of Public Offerings and/or Private Placements

  • Pledges of Equity Interests and Securities

  • Imposition of Equity Restrictions including Negative Equity Pledges

  • Guarantee of Securities and Hypothecation of Assets

• Everi Payments Inc. and Everi Games Inc. 

  • Pledges of Equity Interests and Securities

  • Imposition of Equity Restrictions including Negative Equity Pledges

• OpenBET Technologies Limited

  • De-Registration of Scientific Games Corporation as a Publicly Traded Company of OpenBET Technologies Limited

  • De-Registration of NYX Gaming Group, LLC; SG Digital UK Holdings Limited; Bally Gaming and Systems UK Limited; Bally Gaming and Systems Holdings Limited; SG Gaming, Inc., and Technologies Limited  

• Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC d/b/a Silver Slipper Casino

  • Continuous Approval of Public Offerings and/or Private Placements

  • Pledges of Equity Interests and Securities

  • Imposition of Equity Restrictions including Negative Equity Pledges

  • Guarantee of Securities and Hypothecation of Assets

• Premier Entertainment Biloxi LLC d/b/a Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi and Premier Entertainment Vicksburg, LLC d/b/a Casino Vicksburg

  • Pledges of Equity Interests and Securities

  • Imposition of Equity Restrictions including Negative Equity Pledges

  • Guarantee of Securities and Hypothecation of Assets

  • Imposition of Equity Restrictions including Negative Equity Pledges

• Konami Gaming, Inc.

  • Multi-State Wide Area Progressive Operator

  • Continuous Approval of Public Offerings and/or Private Placements

  • Pledges of Equity Interests and Securities

  • Imposition of Equity Restrictions including Negative Equity Pledges

  • Guarantee of Securities and Hypothecation of Assets

• End of other approvals 

Next Meeting

The next regular meeting of the Mississippi Gaming Commission will be held on Thursday, September 16, 2021, at the Jackson offices of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The deadline for submission of agenda items for this meeting is August 31, 2021.