The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) is publicly refuting claims that it approved a tribal operator’s online gambling and daily fantasy sports (DFS) operation.

Earlier this week, the Las Vegas-based Atlantis Gaming Corporation (AGC) issued a press release claiming it had “obtained approval from two federal agencies for its refinement of online gaming.” The release also touted plans for an initial public offering of a new DFS company early next year.

The AGC’s CEO, Donald L. Bailey, is also CEO of the Atlantis Internet Group (ATIG), which in 2012 announced plans to launch the Tribal Gaming Network (TGN). The TGN’s plan was to offer online gambling via terminals based in tribal casinos, which would be linked via intranet to terminals in other tribal casinos.

The AGC’s release said it had entered into a licensing deal with ATIG to use the TGN product, and that Bailey had led the TGN through “approval processes” from the NIGC and the US Department of Justice.