The Mississippi Gaming Commission held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. at the Jackson office. Executive Director Jay McDaniel and Chairman Franc Lee, Commissioner Kent Nicaud and Commissioner Jeremy Felder were all in attendance. The following matters were considered:
LICENSING
The Commission approved the issuance of a license to the following:
- Sega Sammy Creation USA Inc. as a Manufacturer and Distributor
- Coast Gaming Supply, Inc. as a Manufacturer and Distributor
- KGM Gaming, LLC as a Manufacturer and Distributor
FINDINGS OF SUITABILITY
The Commission approved findings of suitability for the following persons and entities:
- Naoki Kameda – Sega Sammy
- Hajime Satomi – Sega Sammy
- Haruki Satomi – Sega Sammy
- Shuji Utsumi – Sega Sammy
- Ayumu Hoshino – Sega Sammy
- Hiroshi Ishikura – Sega Sammy
- Koichi Fukazawa – Sega Sammy
- David Benjamin Sambur – AP X Voyager VoteCo, LLC (Everi Payments, Everi Games, and IGT)
- Daniel Cohen – AP X Voyager VoteCo, LLC (Everi Payments, Everi Games, and IGT)
- Skrmetta MS, LLC – BTN, LLC d/b/a Boomtown Casino Biloxi
- Motozumi Miwa – Glory LTD and Glory Global Solutions, Inc.
OTHER APPROVALS
The Commission approved the following:
- Request for Approvals – Sega Sammy
- Registration of Sega Sammy Creation Inc. as a Holding Company of Sega Sammy Creation USA Inc.
- Registration of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. as a Publicly Traded Company of Sega Sammy Creation USA Inc.
- Waiver of the Stock Restriction Legend Requirement
- Continuous Approval of Public Offerings and/or Private Placements
- Pledges of Equity Interests or Securities
- Imposition of Equity Restrictions including Negative Equity Pledges
- Guarantee of Securities and Hypothecation of Assets
- Request for Approvals – GAN
- Proposed Acquisition of Control of GAN Limited
- Approval of the Merger of Arc Bermuda Limited with and into GAN Limited
- Registration of each of GAN Limited and Sega Sammy Creation Inc. as a Holding Company of GAN Nevada Inc.
- Registration of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. as a Publicly Traded Corporation of GAN Nevada Inc.
- De-Registration of GAN Limited as a Publicly Traded Company of GAN Nevada Inc.
- Request for Approvals – Everi Games Inc., Everi Payments Inc., and IGT
- Registration of Voyager Parent, LLC as a Holding Company of Everi Games Inc., Everi Payments Inc., and IGT
- Registration of Voyager Holdco II, LLC as a Holding Company of Everi Games Inc., Everi Payments Inc., and IGT
- Registration of Voyager Holdco I Corporation as a Holding Company of Everi Games Inc., Everi Payments Inc., and IGT
- Registration of Voyager TopCo, L.P. as a Holding Company of Everi Games Inc., Everi Payments Inc., and IGT
- Registration of AP Voyager Holdings, L.P. as a Holding Company of Everi Games Inc., Everi Payments Inc., and IGT
- Registration of AP X Voyager Aggregator, L.P. as a Holding Company of Everi Games Inc., Everi Payments Inc., and IGT
- Finding of Suitability of AP Voyager Co-Invest, L.P. as a Greater than 5% Owner of Everi Games Inc., Everi Payments Inc., and IGT
- Registration of AP X Voyager VoteCo, LLC as a Holding Company of Everi Games Inc., Everi Payments Inc., and IGT
- Proposed Acquisition of Control of Everi Holdings Inc.
- Approval of the Merger of Voyager Merger Sub, Inc. with and into Everi Holdings Inc.
- De-Registration of Everi Holdings Inc. as a Publicly Traded Corporation of Everi Games Inc. and Everi Payments Inc.
- Registration of Everi Holdings Inc. as a Holding Company of Everi Games Inc. and Everi Payments Inc.
- Transfer of the Equity Interests or Securities of International Game Technology
- Registration of Ignite Rotate LLC as a Holding Company of IGT
- Transfer of the Equity Interests or Securities of Ignite Rotate LLC
- De-Registration of International Game Technology PLC as a Publicly Traded Corporation of IGT
- Pledges of Equity Interests or Securities
- Imposition of Equity Restrictions including Negative Equity Pledges
- Issuance of Options and Restricted Stock Units and Exercise Thereof of Voyager Holdco I Corporation
- Review of Hearing Examiner’s Decision regarding player dispute hearing held and decision rendered on April 7, 2025, in Aaron J. Goetsch vs. BTN, LLC d/b/a Boomtown Casino Biloxi; MGC No. 24- 00149 (SD)
- The Commission declined to review the decision of the hearing officer.
- End of Other Approvals