Las Vegas-based colocation company Cobalt Data Centers has been given the go ahead by the State of Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) to host regulated applications for gaming licensees.

Cobalt’s ‘state-of-the-art’ Cheyenne-based facility will allow casinos in Nevada to operate mission-critical gaming applications, including authorized wagering systems and other businesses infrastructure.

Cobalt operates the facility in accordance with standards set forth by Uptime Institute for Tier III data centers and in compliance with its AICPA SSAE 16 auditor’s examination.

The facility - commissioned last year - is based just 20 minutes away from Las Vegas’ notorious Las Vegas Strip.

Cobalt said the facility features the latest in redundant systems architecture, energy-efficient design, multi-factor security and customer amenities.

Cobalt Data Centers CEO Jeff Brown said Cobalt is already hosting non-gaming applications for  some of the biggest casinos on the Strip.

“With our NGCB registration, Cobalt becomes the one-stop, full-service hosting partner for licensees and unlocks all sorts of strategic options for an industry so vital to our State,” Brown said.

“This is an exciting and progressive leap forward for gaming in Nevada”.