A chance encounter set Las Vegas resident Tyre Gray on a path to law school and in 2020 to become the first Black president of the Nevada Mining Association.
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Although sports wagering hasn’t been approved yet in New York, Penn National Gaming is getting a jump on it by signing a deal with Capital Region Gaming in Schenectady.
“Vegas could become the esports capital of North America,” said Milo Ocampo, the founder of Las Vegas-based 8-Bit Esports.
A leading proponent of skill-based video game slot machines and video game gambling in the state will need to regroup after the Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday denied him a gaming license.
The Las Vegas-based company reported $2.18 billion in revenues throughout 2020, down more than $1 billion from the 2019 total of $3.33 billion, according to financial reports.
“The hope is that we can make Las Vegas, the health (and) safety capital of the world,” said Jim Murren, head of the state’s COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Task Force.
A federal contractor working at the state’s Tonopah Test Range, including the Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, will pay $293,000 in back wages and employee benefits to 69 workers, following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.