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In business gaming Ultimate Gaming approved for intrastate Internet poker By Richard N. Velotta senior staff writer In what was hailed as a historic event, Station Casinos subsidiary Ultimate Gaming won final approval for its intrastate Internet poker system. The Nevada Gaming Commission voted unanimously to approve the system. Ultimate Gaming Chief Technology Officer Chris Derossi reported that during its 90-day trial operation, there were few glitches or problems and that the company responded quickly to player comments. He said the system worked well during peak operational periods. Derossi said the system's geolocation and player identification technology worked well and regulators suggested software upgrades to better detect collusion. Derossi said 9.1 million hands have been dealt and more than 700,000 pages of reports were forwarded to regulators law firm merger gives Denver company presence in the southwest | 12 AUGUST 2013 20130812_VI09_F.indd 9 | spin off its holdings into a real estate investment trust. The move is primarily to help the Wyomissing, Pa.-based company apply for a gaming license in Maryland, but local regulators had to review the request because Penn National operates the M Resort in Henderson. It's Like Having a Branch in the Palm of Your Hand legal City National Mobile Banking Check your balances, transfer funds and make deposits all from the palm of your hand. Available for iPhone® and Android. TM Get started today! Visit cnb.com/MobileBanking. iPhone is a registered trademark of Apple, Inc. Android is a trademark of Google, Inc. ©2013 City National Bank By Eli Segall staff writer A Southwestern law firm with offices in Las Vegas is merging with a smaller, 110-year-old firm based in Denver. Phoenix-based Lewis and Roca LLP, which has five satellite offices and about 180 lawyers, said in late July it will join forces with Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP, which has two satellite offices and 70 attorneys. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The merger is expected to be completed Sept. 1, and the combined firm will be called Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP. Lewis and Roca managing partner Kenneth Van Winkle will hold the same post with the combined group. "Our clients have been expanding in the Southwest region for some time and encouraged us to find an opportunity to establish a presence there," Rothgerber Chairman Frederick Baumann said in a prepared statement. "With Lewis and Roca, we are partnering with a firm with an equally strong reputation in its practices and markets." Founded in 1950, Lewis and Roca opened a Las Vegas office in 1999 and now has 44 attorneys locally. It also has offices in Reno; Tucson, Ariz.; Albuquerque, N.M.; and Mountain View, Calif. Its practice areas include energy, real estate, bankruptcy litigation and personal injury. Rothgerber, founded in downtown Denver in 1903, has outposts in Colorado Springs, Colo., and Casper, Wyo. Its practice areas include campaign finance, international business, and labor and employment. during the trial period. Derossi said one recurring problem involved a 1.5-kilometer "buffer zone" near state borders that prohibited some players within Nevada's boundaries from being able to play. Also granted at the July 26 meeting was Penn National Gaming's request to City National Mobile Banking CNB MEMBER FDIC 9 8/8/13 2:16:14 PM