Vancouver-based casino supplier Jackpot Digital has been approved to provide its products in Maine, its first U.S. state license.

In getting the green light from the Maine Gambling Control Unit, the provider of dealerless electronic poker and table game solutions has gained its first state-wide license.

Until now, all of its U.S. operations have been exclusively through the company’s tribal gaming casino partners, noted CEO Jake Kalpakian. It already has a footprint in the likes of California, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Oregon and Washington.

Kalpakian says Maine will be just the start of its new state-focused approach.

“We have several additional state licenses pending approval, representing a major expansion opportunity into larger state-regulated commercial casinos,” he noted. “More immediately, this MGCU approval enables us to offer Jackpot Blitz to [Maine] gaming operators.”

The Jackpot Blitz is a fully automated dealerless poker electronic table game with a 75-inch touchscreen tabletop that combines traditional poker with dealerless technology.

Jackpot Digital also keeping firm focus on home market

While the Maine license is its first with a U.S. state regulator, Jackpot Digital has similar existing arrangements in its home country of Canada.

As well as its American ambitions, Jackpot Digital took a landmark step north of the border when it secured a license from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) to enter the province’s extensive retail casino market. It previously received approval from the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) for its first major jurisdictional, non-tribal license.

Jackpot Digital can now supply its electronic table games to regulated land-based gaming facilities across all of Ontario, Saskatchewan and Maine.

The company said at the time of its AGCO approval that it had already attracted interest as a supplier from casinos across the province and intended to immediately engage with gaming operators, exploring strategic partnerships to introduce its products to the Ontario market. It already has a presence in multiple Saskatchewan casinos run by the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority.