Isle of Man-based online gaming firm PokerStars has made an appointment which looks geared towards the American market, should laws there change.

According to a report by the Las Vegas Journal Review the firm has hired former Nevada Gaming Control Board member Randall Sayre as a consultant.

The move came just a week after an internet gaming bill was introduced in the Nevada legislature which, if approved, would force the United States Gaming Commission to create regulations allowing online poker in the country.

PokerStars also hired former Nevada Assembly Speaker Richard Perkins as its legislative lobbyist earlier this year.

Perkins has described the Isle of Man as a booming technology centre that could lead the industry in the right direction.