LAS VEGAS, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fertitta Interactive LLC announced today that it has submitted an application to the Nevada Gaming Control Board to be licensed as an operator and service provider of Internet Poker.  Fertitta Interactive has been at the forefront of pursuing regulation for online poker since the company's inception in 2010.

"We support the regulation of online poker," said Lorenzo Fertitta, founder of Fertitta Interactive.  "Our industry leading software has a track record of complying with the strictest regulations in jurisdictions around the world. 

"Nevada has always been the leader in gaming regulation and we're pleased to file our application here," he added.  "Our goal is to provide customers with the best online gaming experience in a safe and well-regulated online environment."

About Fertitta Interactive:
Established in 2010 by Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Tom Breitling and Tim Poster, Fertitta Interactive works to build strong global brands and businesses online. The group has worked together since the early 1990s, when the Fertittas were investors in Travelscape, an online travel company that was founded by Breitling and Poster and purchased by Microsoft's Expedia, Inc. in 2000.

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